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Van’s Aircraft Reports Cash Crunch, Why It Occurred & The Means To Correct It
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In an October 30, 2023, Aviation-e-Brief article by rather than punched, with customers reporting cracks around AOPA’s Managing Editor of Digital Media, Jim Moore, the laser-cut holes. Company tests determined the … Continue reading
Gated Aviation Community In Texas Installs Schweiss Hydraulic Doors
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – The concept of airparks isn’t anything new. They are all over the world. Aero Country East in the North Dallas Metroplex has taken the concept to another level, … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s 67th Annual Aviation Conference… Everything An Airport Manager Needs To Know & More!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics panel discussion. Midwest Flyer Magazine Photo by Dave Weiman (From left to right): Matt Messina, Airport Engineering Unit Supervisor, matthew.messina@dot.wi.gov, 608-267-7108; Matt Malicki, … Continue reading
Illinois Announces Its Airport & Heliport of the Year Awards For 2023
by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue In keeping with its annual tradition, the Illinois Division of Aeronautics announced its 2023 picks for “Airport and Heliport of the Year.” The presentations were made at the … Continue reading
Airshow Performer Robert Sidney Hosking
March 27, 1932 — September 3, 2023 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue BOUNTIFUL, UTAH – Robert Sidney Hosking – the talented helicopter pilot of “Otto The Helicopter Clown,” and many other roles, passed away peacefully in … Continue reading
Milwaukee Timmerman Airport Hosts Spot Landing Contest
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Spot Landing Contest,” September 9, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC). Milwaukee County, which owns and operates Timmerman Airport and … Continue reading