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The Birth of America… The Birth of Freedom
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue During a trip to Boston (to teach a “Rusty Pilots Seminar” for AOPA), I had the chance to travel back in time while visiting the Minute Man National Historical … Continue reading
Island Hopping, Lake Michigan Style!
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
Birthplace of Aviation… An Air Trail Around Ohio
by Yasmina Soria Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue Ohio, the “Birthplace of Aviation,” has been home to countless aviation inventions, the birthplace of many pioneering aviators, the cradle of the aviation industry, and the location of … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Destinations, Feb/March 2020
Tagged Akron Fulton International Airport, Birthplace of Aviation, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cincinnati Municipal Airport, Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport, Columns, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, Destinations, Feb/March 2020, Goodyear Blimp, Lunken Field, Midwest Flyer, National Aviation Hall of Fame, National Museum, Ohio River Trail, Yasmina Soria Platt
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The Purest Form of Human Flying
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue In addition to its delicious culinary offerings, Lima, Perú is known for surfing and paragliding off the cliffs in Miraflores (a trendy and touristic neighborhooad). Paragliding is very … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2019/Jan 2020, Destinations
Tagged AECOM, Air Trails, Lima, Midwest Flyer, Miraflores, Perú, Yasmina Platt
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A Flight To Canada… Familiar Surroundings From A Different Perspective!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue Last year, I wrote an article describing my flight to Ontario, Canada to participate in the annual Canada Fishing Fly-Out to Miminiska Lodge. Accompanying me was an old classmate … Continue reading
There Are Things You Can Only See From The Air… Perú’s Nazca Lines!
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue Aircraft are great traveling machines, but they are also fantastic platforms for sightseeing. I recently found the best place for aerial sightseeing – the Nazca (often spelled “Nasca”) Lines … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2019, Columns, Columns, Destinations
Tagged AECOM, aircraft, geoglyphs, Midwest Flyer, Nazca, Yasmina Platt
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A Side Trip From The Famous Grand Canyon
by Yasmina Soria Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue My husband, Jared, and I recently took a trip (a 10-year wedding anniversary trip!) to an area of Arizona’s Grand Canyon we had never been to – Hualapai’s … Continue reading
Luray, Virginia – Flying There Is Half The Fun!
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue The article I recently wrote about the Grand Canyon Caverns reminded me of a memorable trip my then boyfriend Jared and I took back in 2007 when I was … Continue reading