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Pilot Donates Airplane To Save Lives
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 CANTON, MASS. – 83-year-old, retired police captain, Joe Michallyszyn, spent 50 years looking down on Massachusetts from his airplane. When he soloed in 1973, he was the youngest pilot flying into Beverly … Continue reading
Tanis Offers New Android Application & Updates For Its Preheat Remote
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 BLAINE, MINN. – When Tanis Aircraft Products purchased FST LLC, it announced that it would be making updates and improvements. Tanis now has an Android application and an IOS update available for … Continue reading
Piper Certifies & Delivers First Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft announced December 15, 2020 that it has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the “Pilot 100i.” The Pilot 100i, which was announced … 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
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
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
NASA ASRS Reports – Practical Considerations
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Any situation that could affect safety in the National Airspace System (NAS), other than criminal activities and accidents, may be confidentially reported to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the … Continue reading