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There Was No Rush In Getting His Captain Stripes For This Rush City Flight Instructor

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue RUSH CITY, MINN. – There is something to say about learning to fly in a small, rural community versus a big city. There is very little air traffic … Continue reading

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“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”

    A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have ever had a broken leg, a hip replacement or both, … Continue reading

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Finley The Horse & Rider Gin Reach Pacific Ocean

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Do you remember the article we published in the June/July 2023 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine about how the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol used … Continue reading

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Midwest Antique Airplane Club Grassroots Fly-In 2023

  Article & Photos by Skot Weidemann Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The annual “Midwest Antique Airplane Club” (MAAC) Grassroots Fly-In was held September 7-10th, 2023 at the Brodhead, Wisconsin airport (C37). Brodhead is a south-central … Continue reading

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AOPA’s Richard McSpadden Lived In The Present, But Cherished The Past

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “Where our minds linger is a choice, and I choose the present.” Richard McSpadden Who would have ever thought that former USAF Thunderbird Commander Richard McSpadden, 63, who … Continue reading

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The Borman Collection At EAA

“Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” Frank Borman by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., features “The Borman Collection: An EAA Member’s Space Odyssey,” an … Continue reading

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GA Industry Announces “Climbing. Fast. Campaign”

As reported by Eric Blinderman Senior Director of Communications, AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Leaders from general aviation associations and entities gathered at the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas, October … Continue reading

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Aviation Photojournalist Don Winkler Remembered

March 30, 1931 – October 20, 2023 by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Father, husband, friend, pilot and aviation photojournalist, Donald (Don) P. Winkler, 92, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away at his home October … Continue reading

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What’s NASAO?

by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Many of us are familiar with the acronyms AOPA, EAA, NBAA, GAMA and several others, but there’s also an aviation organization called the National Association of State Aviation … Continue reading

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Midwest LSA Expo 2023

by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue MT. VERNON, ILL. – September 7-9, 2023, marked the fifteenth anniversary of the Midwest LSA Expo. The Expo is an annual event held at Mt. Vernon Municipal Airport … Continue reading

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