Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – EAA Chapter 320 of Watertown, Wisconsin, has met the stringent requirements to qualify for and receive a James…
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Watertown’s EAA Chapter 320 Members Receive National Awards
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – Two members from EAA Chapter 320 in Watertown, Wisconsin, were contacted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in…
Anyone Giving or Receiving Instruction In A Limited, Primary or Experimental Category Aircraft, Is At Risk of Violating New FAA Directive
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue The FAA issued a new directive effective July 12, 2021 that “provides notification on flight training for compensation in certain aircraft,”…
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association To Hold Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In At Madden’s
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue BRAINERD, MINN. – The Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) will hold its 2021 Safety Seminar, September 17-19, at Madden’s on Gull…
Sylvester “Wes” Schmid
December 31, 1921 – June 26, 2021 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Longtime Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) board member, Sylvester “Wes” Schmid, 99, of…
Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame (OAS) Forms Inaugural Board of Trustees, Announces Name Change As Plans To Renovate Historic 1929 Port Columbus Air Terminal Move Forward
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue COLUMBUS, OHIO – The non-profit Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center (OAS) has established its inaugural board…
Fighting Lock-Down With A Flight Simulator
by Seán G. Dwyer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Everybody has experienced a moody computer. Nothing you do will get it to work, and then —…
LSA Certification Within Your Reach!
by Tom Briden Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Fellow Birdmen and future “Erks” (ref. WWII mechanics), I just returned from a…
LSA Maintenance Training – A Rare Opportunity
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue After training more than 7,000 students from nearly every state in the U.S., and more than 20 different countries, the owners…
Jet It & JetClub Move Forward With Electric Airplanes
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue DENVER, COLO. – North Carolina-based Jet It and JetClub have announce that they have entered into an agreement to become the…
AIAA Statement On The Successful Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Mission
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue RESTON, VA – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulated its corporate member, Virgin Galactic, on its successful test…
First In-Flight Livestream Brings Spaceflight Experience To Audiences Around The World
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Virgin Galactic announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space on July 11, 2021, completing the company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight. The flight…
Declared Distances and Displaced Thresholds… When the runway is shorter than published.
by Rick Braunig Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September online issue There aren’t a lot of runways with displaced thresholds in Minnesota, but they are common enough that pilots should…
Carver Aero Acquires Janesville Jet Center
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue DAVENPORT, IOWA – Carver Aero has announced that it has acquired the fixed-base operation Janesville Jet Center at Southern Wisconsin Regional…
Check that box and fly it to the ground!
by Chris Kruse Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Sometimes life comes at you in small drips. At other times, like a fire hose stream. And still…