Archives: Midwest Seaplane Pilot
The Mississippi River Seaplane Tour
by Woody Minar Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue I’ve flown along the Mississippi River between Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4), east of Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, to Le Claire, Iowa, some 17 times! And each … Continue reading
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association To Hold Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In At Madden’s Resort, Brainerd
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Under the leadership of Steve Guetter, President of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA), the organization’s annual safety seminar and fly-in will be held May 18-20, 2018 at Madden’s Resort on Gull … Continue reading
Wipaire Receives Chinese Approval For Wipline 13000 Floats, Expands Gear Advisory Approvals
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted approval for Supplemental Type Certificate SA2CH for the installation of Wipline® 13000 floats on the Viking Series 400 … Continue reading
Posted in Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Midwest Seaplane Pilot, Products & Services, Sections
Tagged Floats, Midwest Flyer, Wipaire
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Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Safety Seminar Attracts Water & Land Pilots From Throughout The Midwest
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue Under the leadership of Steve Guetter, President of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA), and its board of directors; administrative support from Cassandra Isackson and her staff at the … Continue reading
Take The Bet & Get Your Seaplane Rating
by Curt Drumm Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 Issue It all started with a bet. My friend, Steve, bet me I couldn’t fly a taildragger. “Of course I can,” I said. The bet was on. I tracked down … Continue reading
Asphalt? Grass? Water?
by Woody Minar Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue Yes, I’ll take water with my Cessna 172 on floats. Stirred, not shaken, please! In the beginning, we learned to fly on asphalt and sometime afterwards, we made that … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Destinations, Features, June/July 2017, Midwest Seaplane Pilot
Tagged Adventure Seaplanes, amphibious floats, Cessna 172, Glassy water landings, Madden’s On Gull Lake, Midwest Flyer, Old Post Lodge, Scott’s Resort & Seaplane Base, Seaplane Pilots Association, Super Cub, Surfside Seaplane Base, Woody Minar, Zorbaz
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