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Duluth Sky Harbor Airport… Serving A Specific Need For GA
DULUTH, MINN. – When you look at an aeronautical chart and see three airports within close proximity to one another along a border between two states, one may conclude that they are a result of wasteful government spending. But that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, All Features, Aug/Sept 2011, Features, MN Aviation Industry News
Tagged airport, aviation, Don Macor, Duluth, MATA, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota, Sky Harbor Airport
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In The Land of Lincoln… Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is located in the heart of Sangamon County, Illinois, approximately 3 miles north of the city of Springfield, Illinois. The original development at Capital Airport was initiated in 1946 and completed in 1947 as the result … Continue reading
Blue Waters & Sunshine Greet Seaplane Pilots In Brainerd
BRAINERD, MINN. – Flying took precedence at the annual Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Safety Seminar & Fly-In, May 6-8, 2011, at Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota. The Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2011, Destinations, Features, Fly-Ins & Air Shows
Tagged airplane, aviation, Ben Thuringer, Bob TImm, Brian Thuringer, Chris Roy, East Gull Lake Airport, FAA Safety Seminar, Floatplane, Lake & Air Training & Pilot Shop, Lake and Air, Madden's Resort, Mary Alverson, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Safety Seminar & Fly-In, MnDOT, Patrick Schmidlin, Seaplane, Troy Zierden
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Honda Aircraft Company – Poised For Production, Poised For Success!
by Dave Weiman Technology in aircraft designs is going gangbusters right now with the research and development of several new light jets by different manufacturers. Only time will tell which manufacturers survive and prosper, but there are already indications as … Continue reading
Aviation Artist, Michelle Rouch
by Esta-Ann Elliott Seven years and one month after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Eugene B. Ely, racecar driver, chauffeur, car salesman and self-taught pilot, made naval aviation history by being the first pilot to land an airplane … Continue reading
What’s A Sikorsky Weekend?
by Jim Bildilli Anyone remotely familiar with aviation recognizes the name “Sikorsky” as the surname of the individual responsible for the creation and subsequent evolution of the practical helicopter. But did you know that there’s a place where you can … Continue reading
