The Light Sport Repairman Certificate and MOSAIC 2.0
Monday October 13, 2025
7pm
Join us at the EAA Chapter 54 Chapter House when member Jim Pearsall provides a program on the new MOSAIC 2.0 rules which open up an entire new world for the sport aviation pilot. We'll also hear from three scholarship recipients about their experiences at the EAA Air Academy in Oshkosh vr the summer.
Upcoming Programs
November 2025: Chapter election | Matt Cooper AME
December 2025: Holiday Party (6 pm)
2025:
January: Using Foreflight
February: An evening with Al Kupferschmidt
March: Choosing the right avionics
April: Carl Ziegler on nondestructive inspection and testing of aircraft
May: Sebastien Hentz of Zenith Aircraft
June: Dr. Dan Johnson, "How to Crash Confidently"
July: John Mohr
August: Annual picnic
September: Combat helicopters
2024
January 2024: 3D printing aviation applications (and Lake Elmo noise complaints)
February 2024: A fireside chat with Marlon Gunderson
March 2024: Mark Schaible, owner and president of Sonex
April 2024: Joe Harris, MAC director of reliever airports
May 2024: Sim pit design with Jeff Dale
June 2024: Annual picnic and hangar tour
August 2024: Your Oshkosh experience and fly-in breakfast debrief
September 2024: Dale Seitzer's Sky Ranger
October 2024: The Ups and Downs of Building an RV
November 2024: Former NASA flight director (and RV8 builder Paul Dye)
December 2024: Annual chapter holiday party
From the South: From I-94, drive North approximately 3 miles on Manning Avenue. Just past the 30th Street traffic light, the first gate entrance takes you past the Chapter House. To the left of the MAC garage, you'll find the viewing area.
From the North: Take the second airport entrance (after you go past the runway).
Flying in?
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.075 (651-779-5949) |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.625 |
| WX ASOS at STP (10 nm SW): | 118.35 (651-312-8888) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SGS (11 nm SW): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RNH (16 nm NE): | 120.0 (715-246-3202) |
| WX ASOS at MSP (17 nm SW): | PHONE 612-713-4174 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANE (18 nm NW): | PHONE 763-780-9025 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OEO (20 nm N): | 119.925 (715-294-3845) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VORradial/distance | VOR name | Freq | Var | |||
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| MSPr068/17.3 | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | 115.30 | 02E | |||
| GEPr106/23.7 | GOPHER VORTAC | 117.30 | 06E | |||
| FGTr026/26.0 | FARMINGTON VORTAC | 115.70 | 06E | |||
| FCMr067/27.1 | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | 117.70 | 01E |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m | ||||
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition | ||||
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity | ||||
| RUNWAY 14 | RUNWAY 32 | ||||
| Latitude: | 44-59.993048N | 44-59.567783N | |||
| Longitude: | 092-51.480550W | 092-50.933050W | |||
| Elevation: | 925.0 ft. | 932.5 ft. | |||
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |||
| Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 138 true | 317 magnetic, 318 true | |||
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | nonprecision, in good condition | |||
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | |||
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | yes | |||
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | |||
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2496 x 75 ft. / 761 x 23 m | ||||
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition | ||||
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| RUNWAY 4 | RUNWAY 22 | ||||
| Latitude: | 44-59.744760N | 45-00.062903N | |||
| Longitude: | 092-51.424532W | 092-51.058273W | |||
| Elevation: | 923.7 ft. | 932.7 ft. | |||
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |||
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 039 true | 218 magnetic, 219 true | |||
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | basic, in good condition | |||
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | |||
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METROPOLITAN AIRPORT CMSN 6040 28TH AVE A MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799 Phone 612-726-8100 |
| Manager: | PHILIP TIEDEMAN 6040 28TH AVE S MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799 Phone 763-717-0001 MAINT SUPVR 612-919-3508, MON-FRI 0600-1430. |
