Submitted by Ted Manis
Hibbing FSS (HIB), Minnesota, October 1965
Newspaper article mentioning an FAA award given to FAA employee James Rintala in recognition of his high performance work with the Chisholm-Hibbing Flight Service Station
Hibbing FSS (HIB), Minnesota, November 1963
New Hibbing Flight Service Station building
New Hibbing Flight Service Station, Inflight position, 1963
Hibbing FSS (HIB), Minnesota, 1978
Foyer of Hibbing FSS.
Hibbing Inflight
Reggie Paul at the Inflight position
Hibbing Preflight
Hibbing Preflight
Hibbing Teletype
Hibbing weather observation equipment
Hibbing FSS (HIB), Minnesota, October 1962
Newspaper article highlighting the opening of the new Hibbing Flight Service Station
Page 2 of above newspaper article highlighting the opening of the new Hibbing Flight Service Station
Submitted by Ted Manis
Newspaper article mentioning an FAA award given to FAA personnel in recognition of their work with the Chisholm-Hibbing Flight Service Station
Alexandria FSS (AXN), Minnesota (year unknown)
Inflight position.
Inflight position
Inflight position
Monitoring position
Directional Finder (DF) Equipment
Alexandria FSS (AXN), Minnesota, 1974
Specialists Dale Gregory (left) and Gary Syverson at the Inflight position.
Operations room showing teletypes, line switching unit, and FAX machine, along with the employees bulletin board
Pilot briefing area, south entrance
Pilot weather briefing material is posted on a lazy-susan, which can be accessed from inflight or the pilot weather briefing counter
AXN FSS crew took this photo shortly after a staff meeting. Sitting, left to right, Lyle Swedberg, Gary Syverson, and Raymond Dusing. Standing, left to right, Dick Dressel, Al Powers, and Dick Plachecki.
James Walstad, after a mid watch
FSS operations is located on the right side and equipment room on the left
South entrance to pilot briefing area. Specialists exit this door to read the weather instruments. Outside speakers allow the specialists taking the weather observation to monitor aircraft calls when only one Specialists is on duty.
Chief’s Office
Alexandria Airport (AXN), Minnesota, December 5, 1973
Turning on final to runway 31
Pellston FSS (PLN), Michigan 1985
Pellston FSS Facility
Inflight position
Inflight position
Operations area
Operations area
Pellston FSS wind and altimeter instruments
Pilot Weather Briefing
Submitted by Ted Manis
Gladwin CAA (GDW), Michigan
Gladwin CAA building in background with unknown person in foreground.
Courtesy of Jim Curlin
Lansing AFSS, Michigan, November 4, 2010
Jim Curlin, last one out the door, captured this photo of the Lansing AFSS facility from the parking lot on the sad day the AFSS closed its doors