GLENWOOD, MINN. – With winter fast approaching, aircraft owners need to prepare their aircraft for cold weather operation. Cold weather starts can seriously damage an airplane’s engine and shorten its…
Author: mwflyer
Poberezny Introduces Hightower As New EAA President
Longtime pilot/EAA member becomes only the third president in organization’s history; Poberezny to continue active role as chairman. OSHKOSH, WIS. – Tom Poberezny, chairman and president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, announced…
Poberezny Comments On Transition & Success of AirVenture 2010.
OSHKOSH, WIS. – At a press conference on the last day of EAA Air Venture, August 1, 2010 Poberezny commented on the transition period, and on the success of AirVenture 2010….
Fly-Over In Memory Of EAA Red Shirt Team Member
POWERS LAKE, WIS. – The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team comprised of four T-6 warbirds performed a “missing man” fly-over salute at Powers Lake, Wis., July 25th in memory of longtime air…
Aviation Explorers & Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Celebrate Aviation Education At Oshkosh
Thanks to an invitation from the Aviation Explorers Board of Directors, Southern Illinois University (SIUC) Carbondale’s Aviation Programs made a visit to the Aviation Explorers’ Base at EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh on…
Col. Kenneth O. Wofford
1922-2010 by Noel Allard Kenneth O. Wofford (USAF Colonel Retired) – Tuskegee Airman, Minnesota Aeronautics Commissioner, and Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductee – passed away at his home in…
The Last Time DC-3 Gathering At Rock Falls, Illinois
by Robbie Culver Few aircraft have the attention, praise, cult following, and long service life that the DC-3 has. When most pilots think of a classic, vintage aircraft, the DC-3…
“Gooney Birds” Flock To Sterling/Rock Falls
by Allen Penticoff Over the four days of July 23-26, Whiteside County Airport (KSQI), Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois, 29 Douglas DC-3s and C-47s gathered for the celebration of the 75th birthday of…
Airport Terminal Dedicated To Air Show Pro!
HUTCHINSON, MINN. – The skies rained tears from heaven just hours before show time at Hutchinson Municipal Airport, Hutchinson, Minnesota, August 7th. A crowd of several thousand friends, family and…
Volk Field Fly-In & Open House Builds Bridge of Understanding
by CMSgt Greg Cullen, Airfield Manager, Volk Field CRTC, Wisconsin CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. – Growing up on a dairy farm in southern Wisconsin, I learned at an early age that…
Eau Claire Air Show Brings Honor To Community
by Geoff Sobering Producing an air show every year is quite a bit of work, and a biennial schedule can have advantages. Obviously, some of the organizational effort can be…
Janesville 2010 – Ceiling, Visibility & Entertainment Unlimited!
by Geoff Sobering It would be hard to imagine better air show weather than May 28-29, 2010 for the Southern Wisconsin Airfest in Janesville, Wisconsin. Three days of warm weather…
Wildlife At Airports… Important To Pilots, Important To Airport Managers
Photos & Story by Dave Weiman Far be it from me to alarm my fellow aviators of the potential danger of “wildlife” on or near airports. But as a pilot…
Associations…. Why We Belong!
Dialogue – by Dave Weiman If you have ever questioned why you belong to the various aviation groups, such as the Experimental Aircraft Association, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, National…
Flight Schools Beware!
AOPA Great Lakes Regional Report – by Bill Blake An individual who lost a significant advanced payment for flight training at a now defunct California flight school has started a…