Archives: Aircraft

Homebuilt Aircraft Fatal Accidents Remain Under Historic Average

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fatal amateur-built aircraft accidents remained under the historic average over the 12-month period ending in September 2022, but the Experimental Aircraft Association notes that an uptick over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, All Headlines, EAA & AirVenture, February/March 2023, Headlines, Headlines | Tagged aircraft, airplane, amateur-builts, aviation, EAA, experimental aircraft, FAA, Homebuilt Aircraft, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

FAA Extends Aircraft Registration From 3 To 7 Years

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three to seven years, an action which should alleviate delays in the aircraft registration … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, All Headlines, February/March 2023, Government/Legislation, Headlines, Headlines | Tagged aircraft, Aircraft Registration, airplane, aviation, FAA, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, plane | Leave a comment

D-Day Squadron Announces 2024 European Tour

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue OXFORD, CT. – The D-Day Squadron announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, a plan to return to Europe in 2024 for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France, and the 75th … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Oct/Nov 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, Airframe, aviation, CAF, Commemorative Air Force, D-Day Squadron, DC-3, DC-3 Society, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, Flying, flying museum, Midwest Flyer Magazine, military aircraft, Pilots, Tunison Foundation, WWII | Leave a comment

Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue NEENAH, WIS. – Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has announced that it chose the Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan, as its first charitable cause to support. The museum is home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Museums & Great Feats, Oct/Nov 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, Allen Tucker, aviation, B-25, eVTOL, Flying, Glory Museum, Grant Fisk, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Sandbar Mitchell, Volatus Infrastructure, WWII | Leave a comment

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Awarded Grant For New Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Vehicle

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue MASCOUTAH, ILL. – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (KBLV) will receive a $678,127 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program to purchase a new aircraft rescue firefighting truck that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Aug/Sept 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, aircraft rescue firefighting truck, airport, Illinois airports, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Scott Air Force Base | Leave a comment

New Carbon Cub FX-3 Raffle To Benefit Alaska Airmen’s Association

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – A brand new 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3 was given away as the Grand Prize in an annual raffle to benefit the Alaska Airmen’s Association and the many general … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, JuneJuly 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3, Abby Austin, aircraft, airplane, Alaska Airmen’s Association, aviation, CubCrafters, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

Rare P-47 Thunderbolt To Join CAF Airbase Georgia’s Fleet of Warbirds

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is acquiring a rare World War II P-47 Thunderbolt as a long-term restoration project. The P-47 will join the noteworthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, JuneJuly 2022, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, aviation, CAF, Commemorative Air Force, Midwest Flyer Magazine, P-47, Thunderbolt, warbirds, World War II | 5 Comments

Predicting the future

Posted on March 23, 2022 by mwflyer

by Rick Braunig Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. Every once in a while, I feel like I can see into the future and then I think about predictions that failed to materialize like the Small Aircraft … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, All Features, April/May 2022, Features, Features, Technology | Tagged 14 CFR Part 107, aircraft, Airports, aviation, Beyond Visual Line of Sight, BVLOS, Drone, Flying, LANCE, LSA, manned aircraft, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Rick Braunig, SATS, USS, UTM | Leave a comment

With Tanis & SwitcheOn

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mwflyer

Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Tanis Aircraft Products, a Hartzell Propeller company, and SwitcheOn, a Malmoset, LLC company, are working together to make preheating aircraft engines and cabins easier for aircraft owners. Tanis Aircraft Products, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, October/November 2021, Products & Services, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, aircraft engine preheating, aircraft preheating, airplane, aviation, Doug Evink, Hartzell Propeller, Midwest Flyer Magazine, plane, Sean Mollet, SwitcheOn, Tanis Aircraft Products, Tanis Preheat System | Leave a comment