Archives: People

Twin & Turbine Appoints New Editor-in-Chief

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. – Twin & Turbine and VP Demand Creation Services has named Rebecca Groom Jacobs of Wichita, Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of Twin & Turbine Magazine, effective May 1. Jacobs succeeds Dianne … Continue reading →

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Former Top Gun From Minnesota Perishes In Glider Accident

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue A glider accident on April 14, 2018, resulted in the death of former U.S. Navy Top Gun instructor, Tom Irlbeck, 74, of Bayport, Minnesota and Cape Coral, Florida. The cause of the … Continue reading →

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Pan Am Clipper Pilot Celebrated Life & Appreciated Friends Paul A. Johns

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mwflyer

(In Memoriam: October 11, 1913 – March 28, 2018) Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 104th birthday of one of their members – Paul Johns of Iola, Wisconsin – … Continue reading →

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The Voice of The Red Baron Stearman Squadron Goes Silent

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue “The year is 1925. Back from World War I, many young former fight pilots were trying to make a living in aviation. You are standing on a grass field … Continue reading →

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Meet Mark Graczykowski

Posted on May 9, 2018 by mwflyer

Airport Development Engineer – WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue Mark Graczykowski joined the Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in October 2017. As an airport development engineer, Mark is responsible for managing projects … Continue reading →

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New Senior Vice President of Product Development At Cirrus

Posted on May 4, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue DULUTH, MINN. & KNOXVILLE, TENN. – As Cirrus Aircraft continues to innovate and lead general aviation with the best-selling SR series aircraft and the Vision® Jet, the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet, … Continue reading →

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Paul Cornu’s “Flying Bicycle” – 110th Anniversary of the First Helicopter Flight

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue On November 13, 1907, French engineer and bicycle maker, Paul Cornu, made history by becoming the first man to fly a rotary-wing aircraft. The primitive helicopter – a twin-rotorcraft powered by a … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Wisconsin Pilot, Peter Laper

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue PEWAUKEE, WIS. – Longtime Wisconsin pilot and the treasurer of the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA), Peter Laper, 62, died unexpectedly December 31, 2017 at his home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Born in … Continue reading →

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General Aviation Safety Expert, Bruce Landsberg, Nominated To NTSB

Posted on March 5, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – General aviation safety expert, Bruce Landsberg, has been nominated to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) by the Trump Administration for a five-year term. Landsberg, an award-winning expert on pilot … Continue reading →

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National Aviation Hall of Fame Names A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of The Year

Posted on February 16, 2018 by mwflyer

DAYTON, OHIO – The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Velvet Thomas of Golden Poppy Elementary School, Palmdale, Calif., is the recipient of the “A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of The Year Award” for 2017. The award … Continue reading →

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