RUSHFORD, MINN. – Rushford Municipal Airport recently celebrated the installation of a new T-hangar to replace the one destroyed in a 2019 fire. The City of Rushford sponsored the project,…
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Weather and reporting computers provided by MnDOT at airports are undergoing an upgrade!
The Minnesota Department of Transportation aims to provide general aviation pilots with easy, secure, reliable access to up-to-date weather and NOTAM information before taking off. This essential information helps pilots make…
Minnesota’s Hawk Aviation To Provide Private & Instrument Ground School
RUSH CITY, MINN. – If you have been thinking of getting into aviation for the first time, or expanding your career ambitions, Hawk Aviation at Rush City Regional Airport is…
SCHOLARSHIPS: Flight Training & Aircraft Technician Scholarships Applications Now Being Accepted
The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) is sponsoring two $1,000 flight training scholarships, and for the first time, one $1,000 aircraft maintenance scholarship. Applicants are required to write a short essay…
Milwaukee Timmerman Airport Hosts Spot Landing Contest
Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Spot Landing Contest,” September 14, 2024, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC). Milwaukee County, which owns and operates Timmerman Airport…
NASA Astronaut & Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman
Former NASA astronaut and Apollo 8 commander, Frank Borman, EAA Lifetime 300174, passed away on November 7, 2023, at the age of 95. In 1968, Borman commanded the first human…
EAA VP Sean Elliott Receives FAA ‘Friend of Safety’ Award
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 12, 2024) — Sean Elliott, Vice President of Advocacy and Safety for the Experimental Aircraft Association, has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s “Friend…
FAA Releases New Rule Critical To Continued U.S. Leadership In Advanced Air Mobility
Las Vegas, Nev. – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to establish requirements for the safe, efficient integration…
NBAA Issues Statement on Nomination of Sean Duffy as DOT Secretary
Washington, DC – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement Nov. 18, 2024 regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Sean Duffy…
FAA Releases New Rule Critical To Continued U.S. Leadership In Advanced Air Mobility
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to establish requirements for the safe, efficient integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the nation’s aviation system.
EAA Recognizes U.S. Rep. Sam Graves For Spearheading Bipartisan Efforts For FAA Reauthorization
Recently signed measure contains first-ever general aviation provision. EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has recognized (R-Missouri) for his bipartisan efforts, working with leaders in…
October/November 2024 Midwest Flyer Magazine
Dave & Peggy Weiman, along with their daughters, Stacy and Jenifer, and their families. The Weiman children and their families have been very supportive over the years in the Weimans’…
NASAO Concludes 93rd Annual Convention
WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2024) – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has concluded its 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Pittsburg, Penn., held September 7-11, 2024. With…
AOPA Aviation Foundation Gathering & Breakfast @ Oshkosh 2024
by Dave Weiman Something I look forward to attending each year at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the AOPA Foundation supporter appreciation gathering held this year at “The Waters”…
Midwest Antique Airplane Club Grassroots Fly-In 2024
by Skot Weidemann The annual “Midwest Antique Airplane Club” (MAAC) Grassroots Fly-In was held September 5-8th, 2024 at the Brodhead, Wisconsin airport (C37). Brodhead is a south-central Wisconsin small town…