by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue In my column in the October/November 2019 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I wrote about the…
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Academy College Announces 2019 Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship Recipient
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Established in 2016 to celebrate Academy College’s 80th Anniversary, the “Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship” provides $10,000 for a…
Illegal Charter Doesn’t Just Happen In Business Jets
by Greg Reigel, Esq. Copyright 2019. All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue As you may know, the FAA has recently increased its investigations into…
Airport Tenants Make For A Strong Airport Support Group
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 Issue As an airport tenant, wouldn’t you like a say on how your airport is ran…an opportunity to get…
Fire In The Cockpit
by Chuck Cook Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 Issue This is the story of my inflight fire in the cockpit and crash landing of my 1954 T-28…
AOPA’S YOU CAN FLY INITIATIVE WINS NAA AWARD
November 12, 2019 By AOPA Communications staff The National Aeronautic Association recognized AOPA’s You Can Fly initiative with one of its highest honors on November 12, the Frank G. Brewer…
HOLIDAY MAGIC, AIR RACE LEGENDS, AND MORE AT EAA AVIATION MUSEUM IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Posted In Midwest Flyer – October 2019 EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (October 23, 2019) — The holiday season is bringing a wide variety of special events to the…
Finland To Join Nordic Forefront In Reducing Emissions In Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue Finland’s incoming government introduced its Government Programme, June 3, 2019, which includes ambitious climate targets and a goal for carbon neutral Finland…
FAA Presents National General Aviation Awards To Three Entrepreneurs At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) General Aviation Awards were presented this year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 22-28, 2019,…
Duluth to the Moon
by Sandra Ettestad Founder & President, Duluth Aviation Institute Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue DULUTH, MINN. – Like many great accomplishments, the goal began with one small…
Northland Community & Technical College Awarded $7 Million National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant
Grant to aid in the formation of the National Center for Autonomous Technologies. Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue Northland Community & Technical College, along with five other…
Register for the WisDOT Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
Each fall, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) holds a two-day Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar for the people responsible for managing our state’s airports. The…
Fly Wisconsin… Still Going Strong!
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue It’s now been over two years since the Wisconsin Airport Management Association and Wisconsin Department…
Wisconsin Welcomes “Above the Clouds” – An Organization Devoted to Inspiring Underserved Young People Through the Wonder of Flight
by Meredith Alt WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue A line of volunteers holding signs and ringing cowbells cheered the newest arriving teenager at…
Applications For Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Scholarships Now Being Accepted!
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) wishes to remind the aviation community that the deadline for applying for its 2020 aviation…