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Dynon Avionics Receives First FAA STC For Installation of SkyView HDX In Type Certificated Aircraft
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue Dynon Avionics received its first Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its flagship SkyView HDX system. The STC’s Approved Model List (AML), which initially covers many Cessna 172 models, ushers in a new … Continue reading
Girls In Aviation Day Set For 2017
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 Women in Aviation International (WAI) held its annual “Girls in Aviation Day,” September 24, 2016, which included 71 events worldwide. WAI chapters and corporate sponsors hosted 68 WAI events (15 of them held … Continue reading
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame To Be Held At Hyatt In Bloomington
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) will hold its 28th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, April 22, 2017. The awards … Continue reading
Wisconsin Student Solos In Class-Built Aircraft
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 WESTOSHA, WIS. – The partnership between Central High School’s STEM Aviation Program and Eagle’s Nest Projects, Westosha, Wis., has provided students with an exciting and truly unique education experience and a venue for … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s High School To Begin Second STEM Aircraft Project
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 The story of Westosha Central’s Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) aviation program in Westosha, Wis., is far from a story about just a club. It is a story of a motivated aviation … Continue reading
Local & Cross-Country Seaplane Flight Training By Adventure Seaplanes
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 LINO LAKES, MINN. – Adventure Seaplanes offers conventional seaplane training in one of several locations in Minnesota and Florida, cross-country training between Minnesota and Florida, and adventure trip packages to Canada. Adventure Seaplanes … Continue reading
Jim Priest, Seaplane Pilots Ass’n Field Director For Ohio
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 After 20 years of efforts, Seaplane Pilots Association Field Director, Jim Priest, and other seaplane pilots from Ohio, were successful in gaining unlimited seaplane access to Ohio lakes beginning in June 2016. Priest … Continue reading
Randy Strebig, Seaplane Pilots Ass’n Field Director For Indiana
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 The Seaplane Pilots Association Field Director for Indiana is Randy Strebig, who was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He now lives on Lake James between Ft. Wayne and Angola, Indiana, and … Continue reading
Brian Van Wagnen, Seaplane Pilots Ass’n Field Director For Michigan
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 For Brian Van Wagnen of Napoleon, Michigan, flying has been a profession and a hobby. He owns a Grumman Widgeon amphibious aircraft…a J3 Cub on wheels, floats and skis, depending on the season…and … Continue reading
Gary Mueller, Seaplane Pilots Ass’n Field Director For Wisconsin
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 Gary L. Mueller of Eagle River, Wisconsin, is a field director with the Seaplane Pilots Association in Wisconsin. Mueller is a retired chiropractor, and holds a Private Pilot Certificate with Single-Engine Land and … Continue reading