by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue On August 30, 2023, EAA Chapter 770 of Springfield, Illinois, held its first “Wings & Wheels Expo” as…
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Oshkosh Resident Fred Stadler Becomes First Pilot To Fly 10,000 Kids In EAA Young Eagles Program
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fred Stadler, a longtime EAA volunteer both year-round and at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has become the first pilot…
Illinois Announces Its Airport & Heliport of the Year Awards For 2023
by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue In keeping with its annual tradition, the Illinois Division of Aeronautics announced its 2023 picks for “Airport and…
GAMA Statement On Nomination of Mike Whitaker As FAA Administrator
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON D.C. – General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO, Pete Bunce, released the following statement regarding U.S. President Joe…
Flying An Autopilot With Flight Envelope Protection… The Garmin ESP-X
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue It has been a busy summer flight training and finishing…
Landing On Ice & Snow-Covered Runways
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Q) How thick should ice be on a frozen lake before it…
AOPA’s Richard McSpadden Lived In The Present, But Cherished The Past
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “Where our minds linger is a choice, and I choose the present.” Richard McSpadden Who would have ever…
GA Industry Announces “Climbing. Fast. Campaign”
As reported by Eric Blinderman Senior Director of Communications, AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Leaders from general aviation associations and entities gathered at the National…
The Borman Collection At EAA
“Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” Frank Borman by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wis.,…
Airshow Performer Robert Sidney Hosking
March 27, 1932 — September 3, 2023 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue BOUNTIFUL, UTAH – Robert Sidney Hosking – the talented helicopter pilot of “Otto The…
EAA Statement On The Death of Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 9, 2023) — Statement by Jack J. Pelton, CEO and Chairman of the Board…
Quitting While You Are Ahead
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved! (Excerpted from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “It is time I stepped aside…
“Passing it On”
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The weather may be getting a little nippy in much of the country and…
Tom Haines Honored At NBAA For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue LAS VEGAS – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen presented longtime AOPA media leader, Tom Haines, with…
Aviation Photojournalist Don Winkler Remembered
March 30, 1931 – October 20, 2023 by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Father, husband, friend, pilot and aviation photojournalist, Donald (Don) P. Winkler,…