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Wag-Aero Dedicates Catalog To Company Founder

Posted on June 13, 2012 by mwflyer

LYONS, WIS. – Wag-Aero’s March 2012 Catalog is a tribute to the company’s founder, Dick (Richard) Wagner, who passed away January 1, 2012. For over 50 years, Wag-Aero has been a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of aircraft parts for the … Continue reading →

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Student Starts & Pilot Retention

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Jim Hanson EDITOR’S NOTE: Flight instructor, fixed base operator and airport manager, Jim Hanson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, responded to the article “What We Can & Cannot Do To Increase Our Pilot Numbers” (Midwest Flyer Magazine, February/March 2011) prior … Continue reading →

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Skydivers Descend On Wisconsin Airport

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Merriah Eakins North Central Regional Director United States Parachute Association OSCEOLA, WIS. – L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO) was positively buzzing February 19, 2011, with extra activity. A group of 55 skydivers and many more spectators descended on the … Continue reading →

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Door County, Wisconsin…. The Cape Cod of the Midwest!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Pilots looking for a northern Wisconsin destination should consider flying to Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), Ephraim-Fish Creek, Wisconsin, in the Door County Peninsula. There is an array of activities, from water sports, bicycling miles of bike trails, golfing, … Continue reading →

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Flying In The Canadian Arctic… Leave The Junk & Bring Home The Memories!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Philip Mattison If you are looking for a great flying adventure, head for Canada on wheels or floats! I fly a yellow and black 1999 Cub Crafters Super Cub; my friend, Wolfgang Greiner, flys a red and white 1998 … Continue reading →

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Getting Checked Out To Rent A Seaplane

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Jeffrey Flynn Aviation Representative Mn/DOT, Office of Aeronautics Most of my time flying seaplanes has been spent at latitudes north of Lake Superior. Sure there has been the occasional flight to Oshkosh or a trip on amphibs to the … Continue reading →

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Gear Down On Final, Gear Down On Final…..Or Not?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Curt Drumm Of all the flight training one can do over a pilot’s lifetime, one of the most fun challenges is probably getting your “seaplane rating.” Personally, I did mine on a “dare” with a buddy of mine many … Continue reading →

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Success by Chance!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

True story of how to create an aviation business, backwards. by Karen Workman How do you start a successful aviation sightseeing business? According to John Justad, owner of Lake Country Air Service in Hackensack, Minnesota, it just kind of happens. … Continue reading →

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A Seaplane Adventure Over The Rockies

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

by Mary Alverson Flying seaplanes is great fun, whether flying a Piper Super Cub, Cessna 206, or de Havilland Beaver. While my usual mount is a Piper Super Cub, I was invited to fly a Cessna 206 amphibian seaplane from … Continue reading →

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State With Largest GA Fleet In Midwest Addresses Future Airport Funding Initiatives & Growing Number of Wind Turbines

Posted on February 22, 2011 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman LANSING, MICH. – A sell-out crowd at the Michigan Airport Conference, February 16-17, 2011 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in Lansing, Michigan, listened intensively as Michigan Aeronautics, Michigan Department of Transportation, and Federal Aviation Administration … Continue reading →

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