ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a 2013 Omnibus Tax Bill into law May 23, 2013, which includes several provisions that are intended to boost aviation activity…
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NationAir Aviation Insurance Announces New Public Entity Group
WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — NationAir Aviation Insurance has created a new company division, the Public Entity Group, dedicated to meeting the needs of government clients. “Publicly funded aviation programs have…
Keep it short? You sound like an editor!
by James Hanson Few of us have been lucky enough to do exactly what we wanted to do for a living. Even fewer have been lucky enough to make our…
Preparation For Summer Flying Activities
by Jay Hietpas Assistant Director of Aeronautics With summer finally here, we can all look forward to the beautiful days that are the validation for why many people live here….
Experience What Sun ‘n Fun Has To Offer
by Matthew Olafsen Every year pilots from around the country begin to shake off those cobwebs, shovel their planes out of their hangars, and make that annual migration south to…
Winning A Reprieve
by Craig Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association A few weeks ago, in a moment of exceptional cross-party accord, both the House and Senate passed legislation giving the…
Legislative Sessions In Full Force
by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region The new year brings one of the busiest times for AOPA’s regional managers and state legislative affairs staff, and this year is…
ForeFlight’s Review of The iPad Mini
IF YOU FEEL cramped in the cockpit with the 10-inch iPad, try the “iPad Mini.” The folks at “ForeFlight” have been flight-testing their ForeFlight Mobile on a 16 GB iPad…
Keeping Up To Date
by Nick Modders Aviation is a dynamic thing. Everything is changing all the time. Keeping track of what’s new can be a major undertaking. Here are some thoughts on easing at…
Resolution – Solution
by Chris Roy Director, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics The holiday season is here again! All the potential for excitement and joy that the season brings leads into the long, quiet…
What Does Roger Really Mean?” FAA Notice Number: NOTC3893
For most of us, we learned to use the word “Roger” early in our aviation career. We learned that it simply means that we heard and understand what the other…
Are You Proficient? – Or Just Current?
by Jeffery R. Taylor WisDOT Aviation Consultant What was your first thought the last time someone asked you to fly an airplane? Was it, “Am I current?” If it was,…
Step Out This Fall
by Chris Roy Director, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics We have had a fabulous summer overall and now we can see the early vestiges of fall. Soon we will be experiencing…
Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Flight Terminal Breaks Ground At Outagamie County Regional Airport… Building To Be Completed Before EAA AirVenture 2013
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) broke ground in August 2012 for a new, state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot general aviation terminal, called Platinum Flight Center. The terminal will…
AirVenture – Always A “Can-Do” Spirit
by Jim LaMalfa EAA’s annual fly-in (AirVenture) is one of the aviation world’s premier events, held at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, each July. This year’s event ran from Monday,…