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AA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education New Part 147 Regulations, Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools
Published May 24, 2022 Notice Number: NOTC2403 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue On December 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which contained the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (the Act). Section 135 of … Continue reading
Erin Miller To Receive 2021 Bruce Whitman Trophy
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Washington, DC – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has announced that Erin Miller, author of “Final Flight Final Fight: My Grandmother, the WASP,” and “Arlington National Cemetery,” has been selected as … Continue reading
AOPA & The AOPA Air Safety Institute Honored With Excel Awards
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), and the AOPA Air Safety Institute, were recognized June 16 for their news and educational media during the virtual 41st Annual … Continue reading
Watertown’s EAA Chapter 320 Awarded $10,000 Scholarship
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – EAA Chapter 320 of Watertown, Wisconsin, has met the stringent requirements to qualify for and receive a James C. Ray Foundation Scholarship administered through the Experimental Aircraft Association … Continue reading
Watertown’s EAA Chapter 320 Members Receive National Awards
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – Two members from EAA Chapter 320 in Watertown, Wisconsin, were contacted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in late June 2021 to inform them that they have been … Continue reading
Anyone Giving or Receiving Instruction In A Limited, Primary or Experimental Category Aircraft, Is At Risk of Violating New FAA Directive
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue The FAA issued a new directive effective July 12, 2021 that “provides notification on flight training for compensation in certain aircraft,” specifying it applies to receiving and providing instruction in limited, … Continue reading
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association To Hold Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In At Madden’s
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue BRAINERD, MINN. – The Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) will hold its 2021 Safety Seminar, September 17-19, at Madden’s on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota (https://www.maddens.com/). Wipaire will be sponsoring the … Continue reading
Sylvester “Wes” Schmid
December 31, 1921 – June 26, 2021 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Longtime Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) board member, Sylvester “Wes” Schmid, 99, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, passed away June 26, 2021. Schmid was born … Continue reading