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Rippke To Retire From Bolton & Menk

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mwflyer

MANKATO, MINN. – Jon Rippke, P.E., Chairman of the Board of the engineering firm Bolton & Menk, Inc., headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota, retired at the end of 2013 after 40 years of service with the company. Rippke previously stepped down … Continue reading →

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Plane Missing In Idaho With Ties To Midwest, Found

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mwflyer

BOISE, IDAHO – The wreckage of a Beechcraft Bonanza flown by Dale Smith, 51, of San Jose, Calif., and carrying five people, including Jonathan Norton of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was found January 10, 2014 by a private search team. There … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Pilot Inducted Into Flight Instructor Hall of Fame

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mwflyer

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The National Association of Flight Instructors honored Gregory G. Gorak of Gaits Aviation Seminars as its 25th inductee into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame, November 2, 2013. The induction took place in Gorak’s hometown of Milwaukee, … Continue reading →

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EAA & AOPA Leaders Meet In Oshkosh

Posted on January 28, 2014 by mwflyer

OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA Chairman Jack Pelton and AOPA President & CEO Mark Baker led discussions between their respective senior staffs on December 16, 2013 at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh. Medical certification, aviation fuels, and increasing the pilot … Continue reading →

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West Michigan Aviation Academy Addresses People Shortages In Aviation

Posted on January 20, 2014 by mwflyer

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is doing its part to meet the growing demand for aviation professionals by expanding is facilities to accommodate its growing enrollment. The $2 million project is being funded … Continue reading →

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