The Michigan Aviation Association was founded to promote aviation, aviation education and aviation safety throughout Michigan.

Announcing Michigan Air Tour 2012!

The schedule for Michigan Air Tour 2012 has been finalized! A MAT’12 flyer is available. This year’s Air Tour will be hosted by Bob Watkins, Cliff Miller, and Bob Shafer.

MAT 2012 will begin at on Friday, September 21st at DET - Detroit City Airport.  Pilot check in will begin at 8:30 AM, with coffee and breakfast snacks available.  Following check-in, we will have a tour of the Benjamin O. Davis Aerospace Technical High School, located at City Airport. 

After DET, we will head to RNY, Marshall, where we will enjoy a very special lunch at Schuler's Restaurant and a presentation on parachuting & skydiving. Following lunch, there will be ample time to explore the charming town of Marshall.

Following RNY, it's on to our final stop of the day, ADG, Adrian, where we'll have a presentation on gliders & soaring.  Following transport to our hotel, The Carlton Lodge, the evening will be free.

After our breakfast safety briefing on Saturday, September 22nd, we will leave ADG and head to BTL, Battle Creek.  There, we will have lunch and be treated to a tour of the Waco Aircraft factory. 

We will leave BTL for CAD, Cadillac, where we will enjoy a presentation on amphibians.  We will be transported to our hotel, McGuire's Resort, where we will have our Gala Banquet / Annual Meeting.

On Sunday, September 23rd, we will again have a breakfast safety briefing, after which we will head out on the final leg of the Tour.  That will take us to APN, Alpena County Regional Airport, where we will have lunch, our end of tour presentations and some special activities, including a visit to the Michigan Air National Guard's Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.

We invite you to join us on MAT’12 as we celebrate aviation in Michigan.