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When Things Go RIGHT!
by Jim Hanson Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue As aviation consumers, all too often we complain when things go wrong – and we ought to complain. Sub-par service…dates, schedules, and budget promises not kept…indifferent treatment by corporate … Continue reading
Michigan House Passes Recreational-Use Bill For Private Airports… Measure Now Goes On To Senate
LANSING, MICH. – The Michigan House of Representatives has passed a bill (House Bill 5178), which if approved by the Senate, would amend the state’s recreational use statute to include aviation. Such an amendment would provide liability protection for private … Continue reading
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill That Expands Liability Protection To Include Private Airport Owners
MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 321, April 16, 2014, to expand the existing Recreational Use Statute (RUS 895.52) to include liability protection for non-commercial aviation at private airports. Previous to this amendment, landowners were protected … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Government/Legislation, June/July 2014, Sections
Tagged Antique Aerodrome, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Manager, Bryan Budd, Chuck Aldrian, Dave Weiman, Don Kiel, EAA Governmental Affairs, Governor Scott Walker, Jay Baeten, Jonathan Harger, Recreational Aviation Foundation, Recreational Use Statute, Representative Paul Tittl, Senator Joe Leibham, Will-B-Gone Airport
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Voice of General Aviation Reaches Great Lakes Capitols
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region The past few months have been quite busy for AOPA’s State Advocacy Team … Continue reading
Legislation Pending Affects Private Airport Owner Liability In Wisconsin
Last winter, Wisconsin private airport owner, Chuck Aldrian, identified elected officials who would introduce legislation which would amend the Recreational Use Statute (RUS) in Wisconsin to include non-commercial aviation activities to protect private airport owners from liability from any incident. … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, News
Tagged airport, Bill LRB-2345/1, Chuck Aldrian, Don Kiel, Joe Leibham, Paul Tittl, Recreational Aviation Foundation
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When The “RAF” Doesn’t Mean The Royal Air Force!
by Jim Bildilli The 81st annual meeting of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and there was one presentation that especially captured the audience’s attention on a subject that doesn’t usually … Continue reading
WWII Veteran Donates Airport To Recreational Aviation Foundation For Future Generations
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The importance of privately-owned airports was brought to public attention, July 25, 2012 at EAA’s Brown Arch on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture, when Ben Ryan and his wife, Agnes, donated their airfield … Continue reading
Changing Your State’s Recreational Use Statute To Include Private Airstrips
by Jim Hanson Minnesota joins 15 other states in providing protection for private airstrip owners who allow other pilots to use their airstrips. Within the region served by Midwest Flyer Magazine, only South Dakota and Minnesota, and parts of Nebraska, … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, August/September 2012, Headlines
Tagged airstrip, aviation, Jim Hanson, John McKenna, Midwest Flyer Magazine, private airports, Private Airstrip, Recreational Aviation Foundation, Recreational Use Statute, Rep. Beard, Rep. David Hancock, Rep. McNamara, RUS, Sen. John Carlson
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Minnesota Senator & Representative Recognized By Recreational Aviation Foundation
Senator John Carlson (R. Bemidji) and Representative David Hancock (R. Bemidji) have received national recognition from the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) for their efforts to amend the Recreational Use Statute (RUS) in the State of Minnesota. RAF President John McKenna … Continue reading