by Pete Schoeninger Q: Why is it that I have 40-gallon fuel tanks in each wing of my Cessna 182 for a total of 80 gallons of fuel, but the…
Author: mwflyer
Vicky Benzing – Fastest Woman Racer Ever At Reno!
by Dave Weiman Our cover photo for this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine by Chris Bildilli features Vicky Benzing performing a knife-edge maneuver in her 1940 Boeing Stearman at EAA…
EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2016 NOTAM NOW AVAILABLE FOR PILOTS FLYING TO OSHKOSH
Oshkosh air traffic procedures are required reading for all aviators flying to AirVenture EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (May 24, 2016) — The Federal Aviation Administration has released the…
EAA LOOKING TO HIRE 600 TEMPORARY POSITIONS FOR AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2016
MULTIPLE DAY WALK-IN HIRING EVENT TO BE HELD IN JUNE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN — (June 1, 2016) — Experimental Aircraft Association will hold a walk-in hiring event in…
Discover Aviation Days!
June 4th and 5th 2016 WHAT: Come to the Anoka County Airport in Blaine, and celebrate the history and future of flight at Discover Aviation Days. Visitors will enjoy numerous…
THIRD CLASS MEDICAL REFORM INCLUDED IN DEFENSE BILL
FREDERICK, MD – Third class medical reform will once again go to the full Senate for a vote, this time as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The…
RARA Statement on NAHI Announcement
RENO, Nev. – Mike Crowell, President and CEO of The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), today made the following statement regarding the National Aviation Heritage Invitational’s decision to suspend the…
BERTRAND PICCARD SPOKES WITH U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON LIVE FROM THE COCKPIT DURING THE PARIS AGREEMENT SIGNATURE AT THE UN HQ
Bertrand Piccard spoke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon directly from the cockpit of Solar Impulse 2 while flying over the Pacific Ocean during a video conference on Friday April 22 from the United…
World of Aviation
The World of Aviation will air tonight at 11:50 PM featuring Nancy Grazzini-Olson, owner of Thunderbird Aviation and Academy College (of Aviation) in the Twin Cites… her chief flight instructor,…
Letter from Richard Schmidt
Harold (Green): I read with great interest your article on traffic patterns (Pilot Proficiency, Dec 2015/Jan 2016). I think it is a good idea to remind pilots of the correct…
Letter Noel Allard
David: Congratulations on being named the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Writer of the Year! Your spirited and informative publication Midwest Flyer Magazine is a benefit to all Minnesotan and…
Harvesting The Data Storm
by Stephen Sorenson Northland Community & Technical College’s Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Program: Riding the Wave of the UAS Tsunami How does Northland Community & Technical College’s (NCTC) Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Program…
Fourth Building At National Museum of U.S. Air Force To Open June 8
by Rob Bardua National Museum of the U.S. Air Force DAYTON, OHIO – A $40.8 million building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, which will include aircraft,…
A Seaplane Pilot At Work: Combining Conservation With Seaplane Flying
by Rachel Obermoller Aviation Representative – MnDOT Aeronautics Photos by Walt Rhodes, USFWS How many different jobs can you name for a seaplane pilot? Most pilots could probably call up…