Dear Dave: I was just reading through the Oct/Nov 2012 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine and noticed your request for fly-in restaurant information. There is a new fly-in cafe at…
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Letter From Al Lien
(Response From Book Review “The Sky’s No Limit,” Round The World Air Race – 1994) Herbert H. Halperin, Author aiches3@aol.com Dear Herbert: I wanted to let…
When Two Organizations Are Better Than One!
by Dave Weiman On October 22, 2012, Rod Hightower – who had been appointed president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) on September 7, 2010 – announced that he was…
Minnesota Aviators Needed For International Learn To Fly Day
AirSpace Minnesota is seeking volunteers to celebrate the importance of aviation to Minnesota’s economic future, just as they did in 1938 during the National Air Mail Week Campaign. During this…
Fuller To Leave AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – AOPA President Craig Fuller has notified AOPA’s Board of Trustees of his intent to step down from his position and from the board. He plans to remain in…
ATC To Reduce Services Under Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA is planning on closing 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year, ceasing tower service after midnight at another 60…
FAA Certificates Must Now Be Plastic!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (2-21-2013) – The FAA is requiring that all airmen, A&P mechanic, repairman, flight engineer, and ground instructor certificates be replaced with “plastic” certificates no later than March 31, 2013…
First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival At Air Force Museum Theatre
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, DAYTON, OHIO – In celebration of the re-opening of the giant 400-seat theater, the U.S. Air Force Museum will hold the “Reel Stuff Film Festival,” April 11-14,…
Doolittle Raiders To Meet One Last Time
Eglin AFB, Fla. — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will hold their final public reunion, April 16-21, 2013, at the military base in which they trained. The squadron of daring pilots…
O-Ring Problem Solved!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks Aircraft Supply president Scott Wick. Now aircraft…
AAR Hiring Mechanics For Duluth Facility
DULUTH, MINN. – The global aerospace and defense company, AAR, is hiring mechanics for its Duluth, Minnesota aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair station. The company has 70 openings paying up to $25…
FedEx Express Donates Boeing 727 To SUN ‘n FUN As Interactive Aviation Classroom
LAKELAND, FLA. – On Friday, February 1, 2013, a Boeing 727-200F aircraft operated by FedEx Express will complete its final flight as it lands at Lakeland Linder Airport, where it…
No Second Term For LaHood
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2013) – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood of Illinois announced today that he will not serve a second term. He cited the passing of the FAA Reauthorization…
AOPA Foundation Releases Passenger Safety Video
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute (ASI) released its “Critical Information: The Passenger Safety Briefing” video during the AOPA Summit, October 11, 2012 in Palm Springs,…
Black Ice – Nearly Invisible!
One of the preparations for winter flying should be the heightened knowledge and awareness of rapidly changing weather patterns and their effect on area surface conditions. Aviators and drivers have…