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Scholarship Applications Now Available At Minnesota Pilots Association
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 MAPLE GROVE, MINN. – The MN Pilots Association has opened its application period for its three $2,000.00 aviation scholarships. The eligibility requirements are available on the MN Pilots Association website: https://www.mnpilots.org/ Two of … Continue reading
Academy College Announces 2020 Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship Recipients
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Established in 2016 to celebrate Academy College’s 80th Anniversary, two $5,000 scholarships are awarded to degree-seeking students pursuing a professional pilot career in honor of the late, Sherm Booen, … Continue reading
Here Comes The Bride & Groom Aviation-Style!
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Brandon Bielefeldt and Ivy Lannigan were married October 10th, 2020 in a very unique and special way by flying to their wedding. Bielefeldt owns a 1968 Cessna 150 Commuter and the couple … Continue reading
French “Jetman” Killed In Training Accident In Dubai
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Frenchman Vince Reffet, part of the “Jetman” team which has performed groundbreaking stunts above Dubai using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wings, was killed in a training accident on November 17, 2020. The Jetmen … Continue reading
Missouri Native & NATA Past President, Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 The long-time president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian of Williamsburg, Va., passed away on December 23, 2020. He was 85. From his first solo flight at … Continue reading
Amazing Flyer & Aircraft Restorer William M. “Bill” Amundson
December 24, 1928 – December 21, 2020 Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 On December 21, 2020, one of the nation’s premier vintage aircraft restorers, William M. “Bill” Amundson ” of Stoughton, Wisconsin, died three days short of … Continue reading
Benjamin Seaton Receives Arrowhead Eagles Scholarship
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue GRAND MARAIS, MINN. – Benjamin Seaton has been chosen to receive the new Arrowhead Eagles Scholarship, the first scholarship offered by the Arrowhead Eagles Aviation Organization. Seaton is a … Continue reading
Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award Presented To Wisconsin Mechanic
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue Richard C. Juarez of Portage, Wisconsin, has been awarded the “Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award” by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The award was presented to Juarez this fall … Continue reading
