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Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 The Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award is named in honor of Charles Taylor, the first aviation mechanic of powered flight, and recognizes the lifetime accomplishments of senior mechanics. Taylor served as the Wright brothers’ mechanic … Continue reading
Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years. Recipients are awarded a certificate and a lapel pin and … Continue reading
Letter from Herbert Zimmers
Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 Hi Dave! We are having the same issue with our “mags” that you had last year while on your trip to Churchill, Manitoba – one of the most remote destinations in North America. Fortunately for … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Aug/Sept 2016, Letters, Sections
Tagged aircraft mags, Dave Weiman, Gary Bavuso, Gran-Aire, Herbert Zimmers, Inc., Midwest Flyer
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Letter from Larry E. Nazimek
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 Hi Dave: In your June/July 2016 issue, page 36, lower right photo, it appears to me as though that photo is of an Apollo Command Module, and not the Skylab. Astronauts used the … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2016, Letters, Sections
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Letter from Bob Worthington
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 Dave: I finished reading the magazines you sent me. Looking forward to getting more! In the February/March 2016 issue, I really liked the “Operation LZ” article by Jim Hanson. It is interesting how … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2016, Letters, Sections
Tagged Bob Worthington, Jim Hanson, OPERATION LZ, Vietnam vets
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Letter from Dale Klevgard
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 Hi Dave: I want to thank you for the wonderful article in the February/March 2016 issue by Tom Biller (Northland Community & Technical College) on “model building.” I also grew up building plastic … Continue reading
Airport Lounge Pays Homage To Rolling Stones 1972 “Tequila Sunrise Tour”
QUEENS, N.Y – A one-of-a-kind, 1,500-square-foot airplane replica, with real steel and other parts from actual aircraft, was recently installed in the world-class retail lounge of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4. Designed and constructed as part of a … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Aug/Sept 2016, Sections
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Runway Safety Improvements Soar To Heights In Engineering Excellence
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 issue MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The airfield safety improvement projects at General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) earned an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Wisconsin. Mead & Hunt provided … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Aug/Sept 2016, Sections
Tagged General Mitchell International Airport, Midwest Flyer
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WWII MIA Hunter, Artist, NWA VP, Bryan Moon
Jan. 13, 1928 – Nov. 25, 2015 SARASOTA, FLA. – As vice president of Aloha Airlines (1966-68) and Northwest Airlines (1968-87), Bryan Moon, 87, was used to making powerful decisions, but none as important as his quest to recover the … Continue reading
