Archives: August/September 2023

Gulfstream Invests Additional $28.5 Million To Expand At St. Louis Downtown Airport

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Gulfstream has announced a further expansion of operations at its completions facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) in Cahokia, Illinois. Coming on the heels of last year’s expansion at the … Continue reading →

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New $6M Solar Array Project at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® To Save As Much As $350,000 Annually In Energy Costs

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, held a ribbon cutting June 26, 2023, to celebrate the operational start-up of its $6 million installation of a solar arrays … Continue reading →

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Cubs & Carbon Cubs & The Difference Between Landing & Takeoff Distances

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Q) What do your spies tell you about the current used airplane market? I’ve heard that there are now some airplanes that … Continue reading →

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New FAA Color Vision Tests

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue On May 31, 2023, the FAA authorized three new color vision tests Aviation Medical Examiners (AME) can use to test airmen. They … Continue reading →

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Obernolte-Cartwright Amendment On Ramp Fees For Transient Aircraft Was Halted In House

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obernolte-Cartwright Amendment to the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) on ramp fees for transient aircraft parking was halted July 18, 2023 … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…. Todd Niles & His RANS S6S Coyote II

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Winning this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC), was Todd Niles of Somers, Wisconsin, flying his homebuilt aircraft, a 2018 … Continue reading →

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Making Dreams Come True

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Excitement was in the air. At press time, we were only weeks away from the world’s largest airshow, when thousands of planes, pilots and … Continue reading →

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A Chicago Skyline Tour

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Platt © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Ready for #OSH24 yet? If so, there is a good chance many of you may fly around and/or over Chicago. If so, … Continue reading →

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LLC Members Do Not “Own” The Aircraft

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue I frequently speak with folks who are members of a limited liability company (“LLC”) that holds legal title to an … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee’s Flour Bombing Contest… Precision Flying Is What It’s All About!

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fact, flight … Continue reading →

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