General Aviation Links
GENERAL
Rules
Link to the FARs – Federal Aviation Regulations
Miscellaneous
FAA TFRs – (Temporary Flight Restrictions) with Graphics
Look Up an “N” Number
Links To Other States’ Aviation Offices Websites
Training & Education
Aviation Acronyms
Fixed Wing Aircraft Designators
Q-Codes
AVIATION WEATHER
National Weather Service – Duluth
National Weather Services Aviation Weather Center
Thermal Soaring Forecast
Soaring Weather Forecast
IWIN – Interactive Weather Information Network Home Page
IWIN – Illinois
IWIN – Indiana
IWIN – Iowa
IWIN – Michigan
IWIN – Minnesota
IWIN – North Dakota
IWIN – South Dakota
IWIN – Wisconsin
CSC DUATS
CNN – Weather
The Weather Channel
Gleim Aviation Weather
Pilot Weather Briefing – Free weather information for pilots, including surface conditions, upper level winds, turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, TAFs and Metars, radar and satellite images.
Predicting Weather – Simple, shareware software that will create simplified weather predictions up to 60 hours hence based on National Weather Service data.
AnyAWOS – To Listen to the current AWOS recording at ANY airport in the U.S. call 877-269-2967 – Click on the link to the left for more information.
RAMFAX Weather Symbols – A Pilot’s Guide to Aviation Weather Services An online brochure to help pilots use the “National Aviation Weather System.”
METARs (Historical), Weather Planning & More National Climate Data Center
Winds and Temperatures Aloft By selecting one of over 160 continental cities in the U.S.A. or one of 30 cities in Alaska, you can obtain wind direction, speed, and temperature forecasts.
SATELLITE WEATHER IMAGES
NOAA National Weather Service Satellite Imagery (Satellite Imagery of the U.S., and the rest of the world)
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Transaportation – General Aviation (Airspace, Weather Information, Aviation Events, Pilot’s Information, Airport Information)
Wisconsin airports with right-hand traffic patterns poster
Pilot/Mechanic Seminars
Aviation conferences
Airport engineers workshop
Airport operations and management / land use seminar
Flight instructor refresher course (FIRC)
Instrument flight rules / visual flight rules seminars (IFR/VFR)
Mechanic / inspection authorization (IA) seminar
Pilot education programs
Wisconsin ultralight and light aviation safety seminar
Pilot Information
Aircraft registration
Airmen certificate testing locations
Airspace information
Aviation medical examiner search
Building an airport/landing strip
Class II NOTAM Web site
FAA Wings Program
Fuel service in Wisconsin
Virtual Flight Surgeons, Inc.
Weather Access
Wisconsin Flyers
Special Events
Wisconsin fly-in’s
MINNESOTA
Airport & Weather Information
Home User Program – Minnesota Weather Access System (MnWAS)
Airport Directory & Travel Guide – Links To Minnesota Airports And Their Fixed Base Operators (FBOs)
Minnesota DOT – Office of Aeronautics
Rules
Minnesota Aeronautical Rules
Minnesota Aeronautical Statutes
Minnesota Aircraft Registration Information
Publications
Aeronautics Bulletin (as published in the Minnesota Flyer & Midwest Flyer Magazines)
Minnesota Aeronautical Chart
Minnesota Airport Directory
Request a Minnesota Directory or Chart (E-mail your name, address and request.)
Aviation Education Information
Events
Events Calendar
Fly-Ins
Miscellaneous
FAA TFRs – (Temporary Flight Restrictions)
Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
Links To Other States Websites
Minnesota Skydivers Club
Skydive Twin Cities
Minnesota Civil Aircraft Registry – Look up an N-number Organizations
MSP – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Minnesota Association of Soaring Clubs
MBAA – Minnesota Business Aircraft Association
Minnesota Ballooning Association
MCOA – Minnesota Council of Airports
Minnesota Association of Professional Flight Instructors (MAPFI)
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
FAA – Home Page
Accident & Incident Data
Licenses & Certificates
Forms & Online Services
Education & Research – Airmen Testing, Training, Student Resources
Medical & Drug Information
MSP FSDO – Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office
Runway Safety
Safety
FAA Safety Website & Safety Program Airmen Notification System (SPANS)
Transportation Security Agency
NASA – National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board Home
NTSB Accident database
AVIATION SAFETY
Air Safety Foundation
Air Safety Topics
Aviation Safety Magazine
FAA Safety Website & Safety Program Airmen Notification System (SPANS)
Flight Safety Int’l
Minnesota Safety Seminar Information
NASA Reporting – Aviation Safety Reporting System; protecting yourself by being proactive
Plane Crash Information – Aviation accident database with brief analysis and links to official determinations. Voice recordings, aircraft specifications, statistics, sorts by carrier or aircraft type, links and reference
Rich Stowell’s Aviation Learning Center – Spin recovery techniques
and emergency recovery maneuvers.
ProCockpit
ASRS – Aviation Safety Reporting System
FLIGHT TRAINING INFORMATION
Aerobatics is Here
AOPA Flight Training Magazine
Find a Flight School (Be-a-Pilot.com)
Find a Flight Instructor (National Association of Flight Instructors)
Jeppesen
Gleim
Skydiving
Private Pilot & Instrument Rating Practice Tests
Parts Geek — Learn all about Airplanes & Their History
SPORT PILOT
Sport Pilot.org
FAA Sport Pilot Information
Adventure Productions Store
EAA – Experimental Aircraft Association
Powrachute Powered Parachutes
Six Chuter Powered Parachutes
Sky Ranger Aircraft
Titan Aircraft Company
Ultralight Aircraft Corporation
Zenith Aircraft Company
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES & FORMS
AOPA’s Aviation Services Department – AOPA Members Only – or call 800-USA-AOPA AOPA’s Guide to Customs – call 800-USA-AOPA Going to Canada? Call FSDO and 1-888-CAN-PASS (888-226-7277) for information on Customs & Immigration (AOPA Members Only)
Canadian Aeronautical Information Publication
Canadian Weather
Centers for Disease Control – 404-639-3311 International Charts – NACO Distribution – 800-638-8972 or 301-436-6990 or Canadian Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources – 800-465-MAPS
Int’l Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) – 301-695-2220
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – 514-954-8219
International Flight Information Manual (IFIM) – USGPO – 202-512-1800
International Flight Plan Form (FAA Form 7233-4) – Members Only – or call 301-695-2000 or 800-USA-AOPA
International NOTAMS – Call 301-695-2000 or 800-USA-AOPA
U.S. Customs & Border Protection – 202-354-1000
U.S. Customs Service Decal – 317-298-1200 (ext. 1245)
U.S. State Department – 202-647-4000 (main switchboard) or 202-647-5225 (hotline for American Travelers)
* CANPASS – Private Aircraft Program – Pilots and passengers traveling on a Canadian- or American-registered aircraft entering Canada directly from the United State must use a telephone reporting system to receive permission from Canadian Customs or Immigration officials to enter Canada.
The aircraft may be private, company-owned, or a small charter carrying no more than 15 passengers.
Notification must be made by calling 888-226-7277 two to 72 hours in advance of arrival.
Pilots and passengers are still required to carry the necessary personal identification, immigration, and aircraft documents.
Application – United States citizens, resident aliens, and Canadian citizens may apply for participation in the CANPASS program by completing a CANPASS application form. The form, together with Canadian $25, should be submitted to
CANPASS-Private Aircraft Program
Post Office Box 126
Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6T1
Telephone 204-983-3500
LIST OF CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS & SUPPLIERS
Aero-News Network
Aeroplanner
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty (Parts)
Airport Diagrams.com – Flight Plan, Airport Diagrams
Airports En Route – Airports directory with flight plan calculator. Computes distance, track, heading, ground speed and time en route between US and Canadian locations.
Air Source One
AirNav – Free access to FAA data on airports and navigational aids. Fast database searches of flight planning information.
Airport Guide – Databases with airport information, airmen, approach plates, businesses, aircraft specs, navaids, instructors.
ALPA – Airline Pilots Association
AOPA – Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
AOPA Medical Info
American Bonanza Society (ABS)
ASA
AVCOMM
AVEMCO
Aviation Acronyms
Aviation Book Company
The Aviation DataBase – A complete regulatory library: ADs, TCs and FARs.
Aviation Safety Magazine
Aviation Seminars
AvMart
AVweb Aviation Magazine
“Be A Pilot” – Learn to Fly Program – Get $49 Introductory Flight Lesson
Bi-Fold Door by Schweiss
Cessna Pilots Association
Cirrus Design
Cheap Flights – Kids Airport Diversion Guide
Dauntless Software – Free flight planning, training, and other aviation stuff
EAA – Experimental Aircraft Association
EAA Airventure – EAA Airventure otherwise Known as Oshkosh
Eastern Avionics
FAA – The Federal Aviation Administration
FBO Web
FlightPlan.com – Flight Planning made easy
The Flightsim Aviation Zone – Worldwide database with information about aircraft, airports, airlines, countries, time zones and ATC control zones. In addition, several aviation glossaries such as aviation abbreviations, terms, definitions, meteorology and pronunciation.
Garmin
Gleim Aviation Publications
Gulf Coast Avionics
How an Airplane Works
How a Helicopter Works
How a Jet Engine Works
IAC – International Aerobatic Club
IFR Magazine
Janes Information – Information about defense, weaponry, civil aviation and transportation. Publications, news, FAQs, products directories.
Jeppesen
Landings – The busiest Aviation Cyberspace Hub around!
Lifeline Pilots – Volunteer to fly medical compassion flights.
Low Approach.com – Aviation databases: 19,000 US airports, aviation/weather calculators, aircraft registration search.
Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (M/MOPA)
Mooney
MyAirplane.com – This site has a number of databases that provide useful information to visitors: NOAA Approach Plate Database, FAA Written Exam Prep, Aircraft Background Investigation, Aircraft Performance & Specifications, Homebuilt / Experimental Database, Translated METAR and Weather Center.
NAFI – National Association of Flight Instructors
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Air and Space Museum
NBAA – National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
The New Piper Aircraft Company
Ninety-Nines
PAMA – Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
Pacific Coast Avionics
Pilot Mall
Procockpit.com – Advanced Flight Concepts for the GA Pilot
Rod Machado
Runway Safety – FAA
Seaplane Pilots Association
Sporty’s Pilot Shop
Soaring Society of America
Sport Pilot
Thirty Thousand Feet – An aviation directory with thousands of links to aviation web pages, aviation news, FAQs, and other sources of commercial, military, and general aviation information.
Wag-Aero Group
Wings Of Mercy
Women In Aviation International
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