Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Hundreds of gorgeous airplanes are displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each year in hopes of winning a “Lindy Award.” Only a…
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Humanitarian Aircraft Missions Highlighted At Oshkosh
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hosted a special attraction this year that highlighted humanitarian aircraft that focus on providing medical…
United Parcel Service’s “Queen of the Skies” Makes Oshkosh Appearance
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – UPS flew one of its “Queens of the Skies” – a new Boeing 747-8F – to EAA AirVenture…
Van’s Aircraft Announces High-Wing Aircraft, RV-15
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue For the first time ever, Van’s Aircraft will be manufacturing a high-wing, total performance, RV-15, it was announced July 28 at…
Born In Ohio… Aerial Application Turns 100
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue August 3, 2021, was the 100th anniversary of an important event backing up Ohio’s claim as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” In…
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…
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…
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…
GA groups: FAA flight training policy changes will reduce safety, create administrative logjam
Agency’s interpretation threatens to halt most training in experimental aircraft EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (June 9, 2021) — Federal Aviation Administration policy interpretations on flight training arising out…
Has Your Airplane Been Stolen? Maybe not.
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue If you wake up in the middle of the night and see that on FlightAware your airplane is not where you…
GAMA Publishes First Quarter 2021 Aircraft Shipments & Billings Report
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue WASHINGTON – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has released the general aviation aircraft shipments and billings report for the first…
EAA B-17 Grounded For Maintenance
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue EAA’s B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” arrived at Punta Gorda, Florida (KPGD) on its schedule of flying and selling rides. When the aircraft…
Gary Jet Center Named Cirrus Aircraft® Authorized Service Center
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue GARY, IND. – Gary Jet Center (GJC) has entered into an agreement with Cirrus Aircraft to be an Authorized Service Center…
Investigative Update: Mid-Air Collision Near Denver
WASHINGTON – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continued to gather information following a mid-air collision May 12, 2021 involving a Cirrus SR-22 and a Swearingen Metroliner near Centennial Airport…