by Rick Braunig Manager, Aviation Safety & Enforcement Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Idon’t know how many people are still flying that remember seeing Ken Patz and…
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Your Advice & Involvement Is Important!
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 This has been a very busy year for us at your Minnesota Office…
Island Hopping In The Bahamas
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Hurricane season just ended November 30, 2016. Winter is here! Brrrr…. And so is the holiday season, with more…
AOPA Honors Flight Instructors & Flight Schools
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced the recipients of its “AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards.” The awards are based on the results of the…
Wisconsin & Iowa Pilots Win At 2016 U.S. National Aerobatic Contest
by Lorrie Penner Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Friday, September 30, was the final day of the very successful U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. Special congratulations to Rob…
Springfield, Ohio – Ramping Up For The Future
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO – The City of Springfield, Ohio, has contracted with Woolpert to provide a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Master Plan…
2016 Kansas Air Tour Focuses On Students
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 TOPEKA, KAN. – More than six hundred students from various elementary and middle schools from communities all across the state of Kansas…
More Than 1900 Turn Out For AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 BATTLE CREEK, MICH. – The AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In held Sept. 16-17, 2016 at W. K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, Mich.,…
Pan Am Clipper Pilot Turns 103
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 103rd birthday of one of their members – Paul Johns of Iola, Wisconsin…
Aviation & Golf Champion, Arnold Palmer
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Arnold Palmer, a man remembered as “The King” of the fairways and as an accomplished pilot, died of heart complications Sept. 25…
A Fireside Chat With EAA Chairman & CEO Jack Pelton
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton at…
The Bob Hoover Legacy Lives On!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 On October 25, 2016, the aviation community lost its mentor, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, 94. Bob knew he was…
Another great year to go flying!
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 It’s a little hard for me to believe that our…
Pentastar Aviation To Manage EC-135 Helicopter Operation
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 WATERFORD, MICH. – Pentastar Aviation has been selected as a provider of management services and direct air carrier operations for Superior Air-Ground…
The Medical Certification Process
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 In the last issue, I talked about how some pilots who will soon be permitted to fly…