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First GE-Powered King Air To Be Based In Wisconsin

Regarded by many as the most popular business turboprop in the world, the Beechcraft King Air 90 series has gotten a new lease on life, flying faster and higher at less cost, thanks to new GE H80 turboprop engines. GE … Continue reading

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Tragedy Motivates Pilot Community To Build Flight Training Center

On April 22, 2011, Dylan (35), Amy (34), Chase (7) and Ansley (5) Spencer of Scott City, Kansas, perished near Topeka, while flying to visit family for Easter weekend. The weather was good VFR when they departed in Scott City, … Continue reading

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Tailwind Flight Center Gains FAA Part 141 Private Pilot Training Approval

APPLETON, WIS. – Tailwind Flight Center has completed the challenging application and approval process, and is now certified to offer an FAA-approved Part 141 Private Pilot Training Program. The FAA-approved training curriculum allows students to take advantage of a fully … Continue reading

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Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula

DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim and the Town of Gibraltar, and an airport development project … Continue reading

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Hightower Resigns As EAA President/CEO… Pelton Elected Chairman of The Board

OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower, October 22, 2012. Hightower stated that he wanted to spend more time with his school-age children. He and his wife, … Continue reading

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Lt. Gov. Jumps With Golden Knights

ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon skydived with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, September 25, 2012, to raise awareness of groups, which support service men and women and their families. The jump took place over the … Continue reading

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Des Moines Flying Service Announces Promotions

DES MOINES, IOWA – The Board of Directors of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Chicago Piper and HondaJet Midwest, announced the following promotions to the company’s key management personnel. Effective September 24, 2012, John M. Lowe succeeded … Continue reading

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GA Helps Out National Football League

KANSAS CITY, MO. – When the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aren’t available, who does the National Football League call for a fly-over? General aviation, of course. On October 7, 2012, several groups of RVs … Continue reading

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Wichita Aero Club Creates Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship

WICHITA, KAN. – The Wichita Aero Club has announced the creation of the Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship to honor the memory of the late President of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and ICAO Ambassador for those applicants who seek … Continue reading

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Iowa & Minnesota Flight Instructors Nationally Recognized

PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced October 10, 2012, the winners of the inaugural “Flight Training Excellence Awards” at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif. Selected from almost 2,500 nominations, the awards … Continue reading

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