By Tom B, Pilot, Aircraft Owner & Builder, From Somewhere In the Midwest Hi Doug (My Mechanic): Finding this 7/16-inch wrench in my right wing bay last week is one…
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AIRCRAFT: Pioneer-era aircraft showcased in EAA Museum, plus “Buster!”
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, July 21-27, was to pay homage to the earliest days of powered flight with a trio of replica aircraft from…
AIRCRAFT – Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) To Raffle Off 1958 Cessna 182
Southwest Idaho – The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) is proud to announce the grand prize for its 2025/26 charitable raffle: a meticulously restored 1958 Cessna 182 Skylane that…
AIRCRAFT – ABS Air Safety Foundation Awards Half-Million Dollar Maciel Ruddervator Prize
The American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation (ASF) (www.bonanza.org) has awarded a $500,000 ASF Manuel Maciel Ruddervator Prize to SRS Aviation LLC of Burnsville, Minnesota (www.srsaviation.com). ASF traveled to SRS’…
AIRCRAFT – Reflections of MBAA’s Lunch & Learn Event: Bombardier At Jetcraft…
ST. PAUL, MINN. -The Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA) delivered an unforgettable “lunch and learn” event, May 19, 2025, at Jetcraft’s impressive facility located at St. Paul Downtown Airport/Holman Field…
Midwest Antique Airplane Club Grassroots Fly-In 2024
by Skot Weidemann The annual “Midwest Antique Airplane Club” (MAAC) Grassroots Fly-In was held September 5-8th, 2024 at the Brodhead, Wisconsin airport (C37). Brodhead is a south-central Wisconsin small town…
KCAC Aviation Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony On New Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
OLATHE, KAN. (September 3, 2024) – KCAC Aviation, the factory authorized dealer for both Pilatus and Piper aircraft in the Midwest, proudly held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning…
Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Annual Meeting
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) holds its annual meeting during the Minnesota Airports Conference, and presents its scholarships at that…
New aircraft registration system provides one-stop service online
by Julie Carr MnDOT Aeronautics – Business Section Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue In Minnesota, all aircraft are registered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, through…
A 182 For You! Going Back To Our Roots
by Niki Britton, AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue When it came time to choose what the next AOPA sweepstakes aircraft would be, there was no…
Cirium Presents 2023 On-Time Performance Awards To MSP Airport
MSP is the first U.S. airport to win Cirium’s global airport award since 2011 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
Van’s Aircraft Reports Turning The Corner
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue Following up on an article published in the February/March 2024 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine (https://midwestflyer.com/?p=16790) noting financial problems by the…
Van’s Aircraft Reports Cash Crunch, Why It Occurred & The Means To Correct It
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In an October 30, 2023, Aviation-e-Brief article by rather than punched, with customers reporting cracks around AOPA’s Managing Editor of Digital…
American Eagle A-1 Biplane
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The photo of the American Eagle A-1 Biplane featured on the cover of the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Midwest Flyer…
St. Louis Downtown Airport Saw Continued Growth In Flight Operations During FY2023
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue CAHOKIA HEIGHTS/SAUGET, ILL. – St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) announced flight operations at the airport increased to a total of 104,156…