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Archives: February/March 2021
What’s a hangar for, anyway?
by Tim Jarvis MnDOT – Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 When asked recently to write about hangar usage, I immediately thought back to my manager days at a local FBO in the early 2000s. Even then, … Continue reading
Piper Aircraft Opens Application Period For 2021 Apprenticeship Program
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft has opened the application period for its 2021 Apprenticeship Program. The 2021 group, which will begin in August, will be the third apprenticeship class to begin … Continue reading
Piper Aircraft Launches Brand Ambassador Program With UND Aerospace
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace announced November 9, 2020, the launch of a new brand ambassador program. The platform is designed to increase … Continue reading
Fargo Air Museum Gives Area Youth An Introduction To Aviation
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Air Museum (FAM) is partnering with local aviation businesses to offer “Introduction to Aviation” camps for area youth. These camps provide an opportunity for participants to learn … Continue reading
Iowa Creating A Business Aviation Association
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Iowa businesses that own or operate aircraft are in the process of starting a new trade group, modeled after the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Organizers are working closely with NBAA to … Continue reading
Here Comes The Bride & Groom Aviation-Style!
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Brandon Bielefeldt and Ivy Lannigan were married October 10th, 2020 in a very unique and special way by flying to their wedding. Bielefeldt owns a 1968 Cessna 150 Commuter and the couple … Continue reading
French “Jetman” Killed In Training Accident In Dubai
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Frenchman Vince Reffet, part of the “Jetman” team which has performed groundbreaking stunts above Dubai using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wings, was killed in a training accident on November 17, 2020. The Jetmen … Continue reading
Posted in February/March 2021, People, Sections, Sections
Tagged Jetman, Midwest Flyer Magazine, The Jetmen, Vince Reffet
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Missouri Native & NATA Past President, Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 The long-time president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian of Williamsburg, Va., passed away on December 23, 2020. He was 85. From his first solo flight at … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, February/March 2021, Headlines, People
Tagged aviation, Larry Burian, Lawrence L. Burian, Midwest Flyer Magazine, NATA
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GAMA Applauds Creation of Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has expressed its strong support for the newly established “Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor” (SSTC) for testing non-military supersonic aircraft. The SSTC was made … Continue reading