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10 Memories of A Decade At EAA

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by “EW” The Kid Reporter Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: Anyone who has ever attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has their own special memories, be it meeting people you … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, EAA & AirVenture, Features, Features, Fly-Ins & Air Shows, October/November 2020 | Tagged airshows, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, EAA’s Pioneer Airport, EW, KidVenture, Midwest Flyer, Paul H. Poberezny, Seaplanes, The Kid Reporter, Wall of Fire! | Leave a comment

Years of Memories & Growing Up At Oshkosh

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Stacy W. Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue I may not remember my first time at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as I was too young, but I do remember prepping for the biggest event of the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, EAA & AirVenture, Features, Features, Fly-Ins & Air Shows, October/November 2020 | Tagged EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Midwest Flyer, Stacy W | Leave a comment

Miracle Over Minnesota… Survival After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dan Bass Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue @October 2020. All rights reserved! In February 2017, I needed to visit a customer in Thunder Bay, Ontario. By car, it’s over a 7-hour drive from Winona, Minnesota, where … Continue reading →

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The Last Light In Patsy Cline’s Life

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue Any time I hear about an aircraft accident which is attributed to “pilot error,” I cringe and try to put myself in the pilot’s seat. Was it a matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Features, Features, October/November 2020 | Tagged Dave Weiman, Dyersburg Army Air Base, Dyersburg Regional Airport, Midwest Flyer, Patsy Cline, Sugar Ridge Airport, Tom Kretschman | 4 Comments

From The Frying Pan, Into The Fire: PFAS/PFOS Concerns For Airport Operators

Posted on July 26, 2020 by mwflyer

by Brad Maurer, JD, CPCU Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue Airports have long been concerned about environmental quality. Ever since we have understood the impact of fuel and degreasing solvent releases to the ground and the groundwater, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, August/September 2020, Features, Features, Products & Services | Tagged aircraft, Airports, Brad Maurer, Jet Fuel, Midwest Flyer, perfluoroalkyl substances, Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS | Leave a comment

Wedding In Eleuthera

Posted on July 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Soria Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue When one of our old friends announced he would get married in the Bahamas in February of 2020, my husband and I immediately said we would fly GA … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, August/September 2020, Destinations, Features, Features | Tagged Airplanes, aviation, Bahamas, Bimini, Cocodimama Charming Resort, Eleuthera, Flying, Fort Pierce, Harbour Island, Midwest Flyer, Pompano Beach, Rock Sound, South Eleuthera’s Rock Sound, Yasmina Soria Platt | Leave a comment

Why we fly them, and how we make them fly?

Posted on July 24, 2020 by mwflyer

by Sean Elliott Vice President, Advocacy and Safety Experimental Aircraft Association Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, All Features, August/September 2020, Books & Movies, EAA & AirVenture, Features, Features | Tagged aircraft, B-17 Aluminum Overcast, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Collings Foundation, Dave Weiman, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, History of the B-17, Midwest Flyer, Paul Poberezny, Sean Elliott, warbird aircraft | Leave a comment

Island Hopping, Lake Michigan Style!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Soria Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue One may not always think of Michigan when thinking about “island hopping,” but there are a number of small islands on Lake Michigan with General Aviation (GA) airports. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Destinations, Features, Features, June/July 2020 | Tagged Air Trails, Beaver Island, Bois Blanc Island, ForeFlight, General Aviation, island hopping, Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, North Fox Island, North Manitou Island, South Fox Island, Yasmina Soria Platt | Leave a comment

Flying On Floats Makes For Flying Fun!

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue & June 1981 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: I first published this article in the June 1981 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, which describes my experience in getting a “seaplane rating.” … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, June/July 2020, Midwest Seaplane Pilot | Tagged Adventure Seaplanes, Bill Lotzer, Brian Schanche, Cessna 180H amphibian, Dave Weiman, Floatplane, How To Fly Floats, Jim and Carrie Beardsley, Kenosha Aero, Mat Goodman, Midwest Flyer, Seaplane Pilot | 11 Comments

A Positive Look At GA

Posted on June 2, 2020 by mwflyer

Letter to the city finance director of Wayne, Nebraska. From Jim Hanson Corporate Pilot & Manager of Albert Lea Municipal Airport Albert Lea, Minnesota Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue Dear Sir: In addition to being the manager of … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Features, Features, June/July 2020 | Tagged airport, Albert Lea Municipal Airport, aviators, Beech King Air 200, GA, General Aviation, Jim Hanson, Jim Hoffman, Midwest Flyer, Nebraska, Pilots, Wayne | 6 Comments

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