Archives: June/July 2017
Short Elliott Hendrickson Celebrates 90 Years of Service
ST. PAUL, MINN. – It took only 90 years, but what started as a local, one-person operation in 1927, has grown to a nationally recognized company with over 800 employee-owners whose work can be found in 42 states. On May … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & Recognitions, June/July 2017, Sections
Tagged engineering, Sam Claassen, Short Elliott Hendrickson
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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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ForeFlight… The Flight Planning & Electronic Chart Service That Has Revolutionized Flying For All Pilots
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue Founded in 2007, “ForeFlight” is devoted to giving pilots the best possible mobile electronic flight planning tools for the best possible price using the Apple iPad or iPhone. The company has created … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Features, June/July 2017, Products & Services
Tagged Adam Houghton, Checklist Pro, Electronic Chart Service, FAR 91.21, flight planning, ForeFlight, ForeFlight Basic Plus, ForeFlight Mobile, Jason Miller, Midwest Flyer, Part 91 Instrument Flight Rules, Tyson Weihs, Visual Flight Rules
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Jeppesen & ForeFlight Form Alliance To Deliver Leading Apps & Flight Information To Pilots
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Jeppesen, a Boeing Company and a leader in aviation navigation and operational efficiency solutions, and ForeFlight, the innovative provider of mobile and web aviation applications, have announced that the … Continue reading
Flightstar Appoints Quality Control Manager
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue CHAMPAIGN, ILL. (KCMI) – Flightstar Corporation has appointed Robert “Bob” Dorsey as the Quality Control Manager. Over the past 35 years in the aviation industry, Dorsey has held such positions as Quality … Continue reading
AOPA Urges Canada, Bahamas & Mexico To Recognize “BasicMed”
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) is urging Canada, the Bahamas and Mexico to recognize the new FAA medical certification rule “BasicMed,” which pilots certified in the United States began using, effective … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, June/July 2017, Sections
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, AOPA, BasicMed, Mark Baker, Midwest Flyer
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