Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Honda Aircraft Company debuted its “HondaJet Elite II” at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, July 24 to 30. The…
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Moon Missions, Unique Aircraft Part of NASA’s Presence At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – America’s legacy and future on the moon, unique aircraft, advanced aviation technologies, and a variety of presentations were…
Light Sport Envelope Expansion Proposed At Last
by Jim Moore, AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue The FAA released a long-awaited rulemaking proposal to do away with light sport aircraft weight limits and…
Airworthiness Issue For Airplane Pilots And Mechanics That Are Being Impacted By The Canadian Wildfires
by John Chmiel Wausau Flying Service, Inc. Wausau, Wisconsin Downtown Airport Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine, July 4, 2023 ATTENTION: Airworthiness issue for airplane pilots and mechanics in Wisconsin and…
Homebuilt Aircraft Fatal Accidents Remain Under Historic Average
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fatal amateur-built aircraft accidents remained under the historic average over the 12-month period ending in September 2022, but…
FAA Extends Aircraft Registration From 3 To 7 Years
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three to seven years,…
D-Day Squadron Announces 2024 European Tour
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue OXFORD, CT. – The D-Day Squadron announced at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, a plan to return to Europe in 2024 for…
Volatus Infrastructure to Support Warbirds of Glory Museum
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue NEENAH, WIS. – Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has announced that it chose the Warbirds of Glory Museum in Brighton, Michigan, as its…
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Awarded Grant For New Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Vehicle
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue MASCOUTAH, ILL. – MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (KBLV) will receive a $678,127 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program…
New Carbon Cub FX-3 Raffle To Benefit Alaska Airmen’s Association
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – A brand new 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3 was given away as the Grand Prize in an annual raffle…
Rare P-47 Thunderbolt To Join CAF Airbase Georgia’s Fleet of Warbirds
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia is acquiring a rare World War II P-47 Thunderbolt as…
Predicting the future
by Rick Braunig Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. Every once in a while, I feel like I can see into the future and then I think…
Read More About The Plane On The Cover
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue A “Bearhawk” aircraft owned by Heath Sneller of Annandale, Minnesota. The experimental homebuilt is powered by a Lycoming O-540-J1A5D 235 hp…
With Tanis & SwitcheOn
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Tanis Aircraft Products, a Hartzell Propeller company, and SwitcheOn, a Malmoset, LLC company, are working together to make preheating aircraft engines…
The Lark of Duluth Flying Boat Debuts At EAA AirVenture 2021
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue DULUTH, MINN. – The replica of the 1913 Lark of Duluth Benoist Type XIV flying boat was a featured attraction in…