QUEENS, N.Y – A one-of-a-kind, 1,500-square-foot airplane replica, with real steel and other parts from actual aircraft, was recently installed in the world-class retail lounge of John F. Kennedy International…
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Runway Safety Improvements Soar To Heights In Engineering Excellence
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 issue MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The airfield safety improvement projects at General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA) earned an Engineering Excellence Award from the American…
A Final Salute To Joshua Sanford Field, Hillsboro, Wisconsin
by Phil Peterson Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 issue HILLSBORO, WIS. – Round barns and long runways used to symbolize the quaint community of Hillsboro, Wis., located in…
WISCONSIN AVIATION CELEBRATES 35 YEARS
Wisconsin Aviation, headquartered in Watertown, with locations in Madison and Juneau Wisconsin, provides private aircraft charter, pilot flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft services and maintenance. Watertown, Wisconsin – July 25, 2016…
HondaJet Headlines Great Planes Air Expo
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 On a three Midwestern city tour, including Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, and Appleton and Madison, Wisconsin on June 8, 2016, the HA-420…
AOPA & EAA Statement On Third Class Medical Reform & The Proposed FAA Extension
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) released the following statements after the announcement that Congress will…
NATA Applauds Authorized Extension of FAA… GAMA Does Not!
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 WASHINGTON, DC. – National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks praised House and Senate negotiators July 6, 2016 on…
Bolen & Pelton Featured At Wisconsin Business Aviation Association Town Hall Meeting
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 RACINE, WIS. – Members of the Wisconsin Business Aviation Association attended a town hall meeting, June 23, 2016, featuring National Business Aviation Association…
WWII MIA Hunter, Artist, NWA VP, Bryan Moon
Jan. 13, 1928 – Nov. 25, 2015 SARASOTA, FLA. – As vice president of Aloha Airlines (1966-68) and Northwest Airlines (1968-87), Bryan Moon, 87, was used to making powerful decisions,…
William S. “Bill” Knight
November 20, 1947 – March 17, 2016 BRODHEAD, WIS. – Pilot, vintage aircraft and antique car collector, and former owner of Knight Manufacturing, William S. “Bill” Knight, 68, of Brodhead,…
It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane….Nope, It’s A Drone!
by James Bildilli & Matt Heyen Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 No doubt you have heard about, seen or even operated a drone over the past couple…
AN IDEA WORTH SHARING Starting A Hamburger Social At Your Airport
by John P. Chmiel, Manager Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) – President, Wausau Flying Service Wausau, Wisconsin Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 When we first came up with…
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Safety Seminar & Fly-In… By Land & By Sea!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 BRAINERD, MINN. – The Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) held another blockbuster safety seminar and fly-in, May 20-22, 2016 at Madden’s on…
Port Washington, Wisconsin… A Midwest Town With New England Flair!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 PORT WASHINGTON, Wisconsin has long been known for having some of the best trophy fishing on Lake Michigan, but what many pilots…
A GA Pilot’s Perspective On Flying The Space Shuttle
by Jim Hanson Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 In the June/July 2016 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I shared my experience flying a King Air 200 to…