Tag Archives: Recreational Use Statute

Private Airport Owner Hosts Fly-In Without Fear of Liability

Posted on October 24, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue DE PERE, WIS. – Jay Baeten, owner of Antique Aerodrome in De Pere, Wisconsin (9WS2), was able to host a fly-in at his private airstrip, August 26, 2017, without fear of liability, … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Headlines, Headlines, October/November 2017, Sport Pilot/Grassroot/Recreational Flying, WATA Difference | Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Chuck Aldrian, Don Kiel, Experimental Aircraft Association, Jay Baeten, Jim Hanson, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Paul Tittl, Recreational Aviation Foundation, Recreational Use Statute, RUS 895.52), Wisconsin’s Recreational Use Statute in 2014 (Senate Bill 321 | 1 Comment

New Year, New Initiatives, New Events, New Goals

Posted on January 22, 2015 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region 2014 is a wrap and planning for 2015 regional initiatives and activities is well underway. I hope you, too, … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, Columns, February/March 2015 | Tagged AOPA Regional Fly-In, aviation, Iowa Aviation Conference, Kansas Aviation Day, Recreational Use Statute, Seaplane Pilot, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Last Events of 2014…. & Preparing For 2015 To Preserve & Promote GA

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Regional Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region What a fun and active (although hot down in Houston where I live) summer it’s been! As fall … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, Columns, Columns, October/November 2014 | Tagged AOPA Central Southwest Region, meteorological evaluation towers, Recreational Use Statute, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

2014 Legislative Sessions Are Over… Now It’s Time To Fly & Mingle!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by mwflyer

News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in the Central Region (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa) have officially ended. Now it is … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA Regional Report, August/September 2014, Columns | Tagged Abel Island Splash-In/Fly-In, Aircraft Parts Sales Tax, Airport Support Network, American Bonanza Society, AOPA, AOPA Central Southwest Region, AOPA Foundation, Bruce Landsberg, Fly Iowa 2014, John Collins, Mark Baker, Missouri’s House Bill 1937, National Biplane Fly-in, Recreational Use Statute, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill That Expands Liability Protection To Include Private Airport Owners

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mwflyer

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 | Leave a comment

Wisconsin Amends Recreational Use Statute To Protect Private Airport Owners From Public-Use Liability

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mwflyer

MADISON, WIS. (February 18, 2014) – The Wisconsin Assembly has passed Senate Bill 321 to protect private airport owners in the state from liability when the public uses their airports for recreational purposes. The measure is an amendment to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Headlines, April/May 2014, Government/Legislation, Headlines | Tagged Private Airport, Recreational Use Statute, Wisconsin Senate Bill 321 | Leave a comment

Tightening The Belt News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa

Posted on March 21, 2013 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region It has certainly been a busy year so far for the AOPA Central Southwest Region, where we are working on 34 active state bills. Let me just highlight two here. Nebraska’s LB140, … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, April/May 2013, Columns, Columns | Tagged AOPA Central Southwest Region, AOPA Summit, Aviation Conferences, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Recreational Use Statute, Robert J. Krist, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Changing Your State’s Recreational Use Statute To Include Private Airstrips

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mwflyer

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 | Leave a comment