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Eagle River Union Airport Reopens Primary Runway

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 EAGLE RIVER, WIS. – Eagle River Union Airport completed reconstruction of its primary runway, Runway 04/22 (5000 X 75 feet) and reopened the runway on October 6, 2017. The airport is a … Continue reading →

Another Beautiful Day Flying In The Colorado Mountains

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue It’s October 15, 2017, and the “end” of Colorado’s best mountain flying season is fast approaching, so I had to take advantage of another beautiful morning to fly … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Destinations, Features | Tagged Buena Vista, Colorado Mountains, Cottonwood Pass, Front Range, Gunnison, Midwest Flyer, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Remembering Beautiful People, On A Beautiful Island

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published In Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 Nestled between the beautiful turquoise blue waters of Lake Michigan to the east, and Green Bay to the west, with hilly topography and rock outcroppings, and beautiful, green deciduous … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Features, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Destinations, Features | Tagged Butterfly House, Cherry Train, Dave Weiman, Farm Museum, Field Wood Farm, Fish Boil Fly-In, Gislason Public Beach, Island Rides Bicycles, Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum, Jackson Harbor Soup, Midwest Flyer, Pottawatomie Lighthouse, Red Barn Park, Rock Island State Park, Sand Dunes Beach, Stavkirke, Washington Island | Leave a comment

ADS-B Proves Valuable On Canada Trip

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue When I started flying to Canada on fishing trips in 1981, we navigated by dead reckoning, sectional charts, and Automatic Directional Finders (ADFs) using Non-Directional Beacons (NDBs) and … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Destinations, Features | Tagged ADS–B, Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, Canada Fishing Fly-Out, Dave Weiman, Global Positioning System, GPS, Midwest Flyer, Miminiska Lodge, Ontario, Wilderness North | Leave a comment

History of Black Aviators Shared Through Special Exhibit

Posted on December 28, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 We’ve all heard of Amelia Earhart, but have you ever heard of Bessie Coleman? Both were adventurous young women who soon found themselves captive of the dream, aspiration, and sheer love of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Headlines, People | Tagged African-American aviators, Al Whitaker, Midwest Flyer, The Flying Ace, Tuskegee Airmen | Leave a comment

Pan Am Clipper Pilot Turns 104

Posted on December 28, 2017 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 The Central County Flyers celebrated the 104th birthday of one of their members – Paul Johns of Iola, Wisconsin – on October 13, 2017 at the airport named in his honor – … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, Headlines, People | Tagged Central County Flyers Association, Midwest Flyer, Pan Am Clipper, Paul Johns | 5 Comments

AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Seminars

Posted on December 28, 2017 by mwflyer

All too often, we complain about things that go wrong in the aviation world. We fail to look at the big picture—that despite all of our complaints, we still have access to the greatest aviation system in the world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, Dec 2017/Jan 2018 | Tagged Accelerated Aviation Instruction, Andy Miller, AOPA Rusty Pilots Seminar, aviation safety seminar, Collision Avoidance, Fly-By-Night, Forming A Flying Club, Jim Hanson, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment

Some Good Legislation, Some Not So Good, Planned For The Great Lakes Region

Posted on December 28, 2017 by mwflyer

by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager For Government Affairs & Airport Advocacy Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue As 2017 winds down, the 2018 legislative sessions are ready to swing into high gear. … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, Columns, Columns, Dec 2017/Jan 2018 | Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Kyle Lewis, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment

Big Names & Small Towns

Posted on December 27, 2017 by mwflyer

by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer December 2017/January 2018 issue More often than not, when we make plans to fly somewhere, the name attached to the airport is more of an afterthought than anything else. … Continue reading →

Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, From AOPA Headquarters | Tagged Airports, Mark Baker, Midwest Flyer, Robert W. Bunke, Rushford | Leave a comment

Pilots & Cataracts

Posted on December 8, 2017 by mwflyer

by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 Cataracts are a common result of aging. Over 24 million Americans over 40, one-sixth of that population, have cataracts. More than half the people over 80 have … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2017/Jan 2018, High On Health | Tagged Aviation Medical Examiner, cataracts, Midwest Flyer, William A. Blank | Leave a comment

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