by Dean Zakos “Get in, and pay attention,” Obie gruffly told me.” – from the short story “Threading the Needle” If you think back, you likely had many mentors over…
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NAA Honors American Icon Joe Henry Engle
Accomplished pilot is remembered for a lifelong dedication to advancing aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) joins a…
Milwaukee Timmerman Holds 7th Annual Flour Drop Competition
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue The 7th Annual Timmerman Airport Flour Drop Competition took place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. A mandatory safety briefing was conducted for…
UNSELECTING RISKS
by Dean Zakos © Copyright Dean Zakos 2024. All Rights Reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue! “Learn from the mistakes of others. You won’t live long…
Coe Launches Flight School, Aviation Management Program With The Eastern Iowa Airport
by Vanessa Miller Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – On the wings of a pilot and aviation staffing shortage threatening aircraft, airlines and…
Fill ‘er up!
Keeping aviation fuel accessible while finding its alternative by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue Flying season is about to heat…
NorthPoint Aviation… Complete Aircraft & Pilot Services In Northern Minnesota
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue NorthPoint Aviation is a full-service fixed base operation located at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport in Brainerd, Minnesota. The company provides fuel…
Moving From Legacy Autopilots
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Over the many decades that I have been flying, there…
There Was No Rush In Getting His Captain Stripes For This Rush City Flight Instructor
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue RUSH CITY, MINN. – There is something to say about learning to fly in a small, rural community…
“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”
A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have…
Solar Eclipses: See them, Experience them!
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The (total) solar eclipse of 2017 was one of those memorable life experiences one remembers forever. A total…
Oshkosh Resident Fred Stadler Becomes First Pilot To Fly 10,000 Kids In EAA Young Eagles Program
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fred Stadler, a longtime EAA volunteer both year-round and at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has become the first pilot…
Landing On Ice & Snow-Covered Runways
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Q) How thick should ice be on a frozen lake before it…
Airshow Performer Robert Sidney Hosking
March 27, 1932 — September 3, 2023 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue BOUNTIFUL, UTAH – Robert Sidney Hosking – the talented helicopter pilot of “Otto The…
Quitting While You Are Ahead
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved! (Excerpted from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “It is time I stepped aside…