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THE SKY AND I

by Ann Holtgren Pellegreno Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue LEARNING TO FLY 1960 TO 1961 YOUNG FIELD ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN First Part of Chapter One First Flying Lesson, August 29, 1960 “Be sure your seatbelt is … Continue reading

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TOP GUN: MAVERICK

At An IMAX Theatre Near You Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the … Continue reading

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Second Book of Vietnam Trilogy

Published By U.S. Army Veteran, Bob Worthington Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue Writer and Army veteran, Dr. Bob Worthington of Las Cruces, N.M., has published the second book of a planned Vietnam trilogy titled “Fighting Viet … Continue reading

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Planes: From the Wright Brothers to the Supersonic Jet

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue Budding aviation fans will pore over every page of “Planes: From the Wright Brothers to the Supersonic Jet” by Jan van der Veken (3/9/21; ISBN 978-3791374413; Hardcover $19.95; Ages 8-12; 104 … Continue reading

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Book Signing @ Morey Field (C29)

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – June/July 2021 Online Issue During his four years above the earth, throughout 58 years of teaching more than a thousand pilots, Field Morey overcame fear, faced weather, set records, had abundant fun…and as he … Continue reading

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Four Years Above The Earth – A Memoir by Field Morey

(A Review by Dave Weiman) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – June/July 2021 Online Issue Whether it is a book entitled “Poberezny,” as told by his son-in-law, Chuck Parnall, and daughter, Bonnie Poberezny…. “Fire And Air” – A Life On … Continue reading

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Vision Films & Action Aviation Reach New Heights With “One More Orbit” Deal

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue LOS ANGELES (August 18, 2020) – Vision Films Inc. (“Vision”) has announced it has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the “One More Orbit” documentary from Action Aviation. The feature-length film documents the … Continue reading

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Why we fly them, and how we make them fly?

by Sean Elliott Vice President, Advocacy and Safety Experimental Aircraft Association Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport … Continue reading

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Never Stop Getting Better

by Dean Zakos Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.” – Anonymous Scenario: You are level at 3,500 feet. With you in the cockpit are a good friend (a … Continue reading

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Living WWII Tuskegee Fighter Pilot’s Triumph Against Nazis Abroad & Racism At Home

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 issue WASHINGTON, DC – “Colored people aren’t accepted as airline pilots.” The “negro type has not the proper reflexes to make a first-class fighter pilot.” These were the degrading sentiments that faced eighteen-year-old … Continue reading

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