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Minnesota’s Airline Served Communities Summit Conference
Providing an opportunity to learn how local air service can be maintained or improved.
March 12, 2012
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hiway Federal Credit Union Administrative Offices
RSVP By February 24, 2012
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African Americans in Aviation: Then and Now
February 29, 2012,
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Minnesota History Center, 3M Auditorium
Admission: Free
In honor of Black History Month, the History Center will celebrate African Americans in aviation. This panel discussion will offer personal aviation stories of success, triumphs and defeat from and African American perspective. Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
For more information click here: Minnesota Historical Society - African Americans in Aviation.
2012 Minnesota Aviation MaintenanceTechnician Conference
Pro·fes·sion·al·ism: Leadership for a Safer Tomorrow
March 19-20, 2012
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Janese Thatcher at 651-234-7183 or janese.thatcher@state.mn.us.
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Please click here to register
2012 Minnesota Airports Conference
The 2012 Minnesota Airports Conference is April 11-13, 2012
in Rochester, Minnesota at the Mayo Civic Center.
Hotel arrangements have been made with Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn. Room rates are $116.95 inclusive. You can contact both the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn at 507-280-8888.
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Theme: Silent Flight
Entries must be postmarked by January 12, 2012
Minnesota state judging is January 27, 2012
Ceremony for the 2012 Minnesota Aviation Art Contest winners is at the Minnesota State Capitol, February 04, 2012
United States national judging February 6, 2012
2012 Minnesota Airport Directory & Travel Guide
The 2012 Airport Directory & Travel Guide is now available online.
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Training Opportunity
The TRB Webinar: Small Airports: Practical Guidance for Survival was held on December 5, 2011.
To view a recorded version of the webinar click here.
Presentation Materials:
Small Airports: Practical Guidance for Survival (PDF)
ACRP Report 44: Preservation of Public-Use Airports
ACRP Report 28: Marketing for Small Airports
2011 State Aviation System Plan
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Office of Aeronautics is working on a new Minnesota State Aviation System Plan (SASP). The SASP is a comprehensive 20-year plan for the development of airports and aviation in Minnesota. The 2011 SASP will develop usable planning tools to assist in making informed and cost-effective decisions guiding the development of Minnesota’s system of airports.
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Want to Learn to Fly?
First College – Metropolitan State University and Winona State University will be offering Private Pilot Ground School this coming spring semester at the Metropolitan State St. Paul Campus location (700 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55106), Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:45 p.m., January 10, 2012 – May 1, 2012.
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FAA Requiring Re-registration of Aircraft on a Three Year Recurring
The first re-registration notices will be sent on or shortly after October 1, 2010, for aircraft that were registered in March of any year. These aircraft are assigned an expiration date of March 31, 2011. The owners of these aircraft must apply for re-registration between November 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011, their assigned timely filing window.
Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game
Here is a great opportunity to have fun while learning many very interesting and unique facts about Minnesota’s amazing aviation history. Play our Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game. Be sure to check back every other week because there will be a new and fascinating question and answer available for you. Enjoy the game!
Question 17:
Who flew the first airmail flight between Duluth and Minneapolis, in what year and what model of aircraft?
Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game answers, please click here.
Wide Area Multilateration (WAM)
The Minnesota Office of Aeronautics wants to fill a large radar coverage gap in Minnesota with a new technology called Wide Area Multilateration (WAM). The Office of Aeronautics and the FAA are working together to find a way to bring WAM to Minnesota.
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Airports provide jobs and bring money to communities.
Minnesota’s airports contributed more than $12.1 billion to the state’s economy in 2009, while providing nearly 165,000 jobs that produced more than $6.4 billion in labor income. For more detail information see Aviation in Minnesota brochure.
Fly Minnesota Passport
Fly Minnesota Airports! is a program sponsored by MnDOT Aeronautics and the Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) to promote general aviation in Minnesota.
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