Archives: Aug/Sept 2017
GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge Winners Build Glasair Sportsman
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – Students and their teacher from Olney High School in Olney, Texas, won an all-expenses-paid trip to Glasair Aviation in Arlington, Washington, to spend two weeks building a Glasair Sportsman airplane, … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, Aug/Sept 2017, Education, Headlines
Tagged Build A Plane, GAMA, Midwest Flyer, Olney High School, STEM
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Western Michigan University Celebrates Launch of Punta Gorda Aviation Program
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue PUNTA GORDA, FLA. – Western Michigan University’s (WMU) leadership and community officials gathered April 13, 2017, to celebrate WMU’s Charlotte County Aviation Collective and the launch of its aviation flight science program … Continue reading
High School Focuses Curriculum Around Flying
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue FAIRFAX, Minn., July 6, 2017 – The new Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School in Houston offers students the opportunity to attend a high school that focuses its curriculum around flying, including … Continue reading
Students Experience Principles of Flight At Minnesota High School
by Roger Bovee Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. To fly is everything.” Otto Lilienthal St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) high school students in St. Michael, Minnesota, understand Otto … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2017, Columns, Minnesota Education Section
Tagged aviation, Midwest Flyer, Roger Bovee
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William T. Piper Scholarship Recipient Selected
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft has announced that Vero Beach High School senior, Lorena Molina of Vero Beach, Florida, has received the annual William T. Piper Scholarship. For more than 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Aug/Sept 2017, Education, Sections
Tagged Midwest Flyer, Piper Aircraft, Scholarship
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Wisconsin Aviation Celebrates 36 Years In Business
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. is celebrating 36 years in business in 2017, and they started during difficult times. Interest rates were at 21 percent in 1981, and the country was … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Aug/Sept 2017, Sections, WATA Difference
Tagged Juneau, Madison, Midwest Flyer, Watertown, Wisconsin Aviation
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Eagle River Hosts Field Trip For Pre-K Kids!
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue EAGLE RIVER, WIS. – Rob Hom, airport manager at Eagle River Union Airport in Eagle River, Wisconsin, welcomed children of Northland Pines Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten and their families to the airport on … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Aug/Sept 2017, Sections, WATA Difference
Tagged Eagle River Union Airport, Midwest Flyer, Rob Hom
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Faribault Municipal Airport Renamed Liz Wall Strohfus Field
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue FARIBAULT, MINN. – The Faribault City Council renamed Faribault Municipal Airport “Faribault Municipal Airport – Liz Wall Strohfus Field” in memory of World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), Elizabeth Wall … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, Aug/Sept 2017, People, Sections
Tagged Faribault Municipal Airport, Liz Wall Strohfus Field
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Online Registration Open For 2017 Skydiving Hall of Fame
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue ROCHELLE, ILL. – Registration is now open for the 2017 International Skydiving Hall of Fame Celebration, September 21 – 23, at Chicagoland Skydiving Center (CSC) in Rochelle, Illinois. The annual weekend fundraiser … Continue reading
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame board of directors have selected six aviators to be inducted at its 2018 ceremonies to be held April 21, 2018 at the Hyatt … Continue reading
