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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

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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

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Big 70-foot Hydraulic Door Opens Tennessee Jet Hangar

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi, Dr. Ron Bingham, 57, has an interesting business model requiring aircraft from his hangar in Jackson, Tenn., to visit his satellite … Continue reading

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American Eagle A-1 Biplane

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The photo of the American Eagle A-1 Biplane featured on the cover of the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine was taken by Skot Weidemann at the Midwest Antique … Continue reading

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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

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Springfield Holds First Wings & Wheels Expo

by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue On August 30, 2023, EAA Chapter 770 of Springfield, Illinois, held its first “Wings & Wheels Expo” as a fundraising event to promote aviation education and sponsor flight … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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St. Louis Downtown Airport Saw Continued Growth In Flight Operations During FY2023

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue CAHOKIA HEIGHTS/SAUGET, ILL. – St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) announced flight operations at the airport increased to a total of 104,156 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. The data … Continue reading

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