Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue
BLAINE, MINN. – The 2018 Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering was held April 27-28 at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minnesota. Speakers included Randy Corfman, President of the Minnesota Pilots Association; AOPA President & CEO Mark Baker; event host, Greg Herrick of Golden Wings Flying Museum; Tom and Joshua Hass of Park Rapids Avionics; Tim Hieb and Kevin Dunrud of Horizon Aircraft Engine Services; Charlie Becker of the Experimental Aircraft Association; Kyle Lewis, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Manager; Andy Miller, AOPA Great Lakes Ambassador; Kevin Morris of the Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office; Mike Vivion, formerly with University of Minnesota-Crookston and a founding member of the Minnesota Pilots Association; Paul Jackson of Flightline Aviation TV; aviation historian, Tom Lymburn; flight instructor, Fred Nauer; air traffic controller, Mark Schreier; Steve Thibault of Sim Flite Minnesota; Grant Wallace of Aerotechnique; Dan MacDonald, formerly of Alpha Aviation; and Nicholas Wilson of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota.
