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Shared Enthusiasm For GA!

Posted on March 27, 2017 by mwflyer

by Brian Thuringer Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 General aviation has made the first 65 years of my life both meaningful and rewarding. It has provided fun, richly…

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum… A Flying Treasure Created By A Flying Family

Posted on February 13, 2017 by mwflyer

by Jim Hanson Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 I’ve been to most of the big and famous aviation museums in the United States, and elsewhere. I love visiting…

Vintage Beech Across The Big Pond

Posted on February 13, 2017 by mwflyer

by Klaus Plasa Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue Sven Schlothauer of Eisenach, Germany, hired me to ferry a 1942 Beech C45H across the Atlantic Ocean, which they…

DC-3… The Good Ol’ Days

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by mwflyer

by Richard J. (Dick) Reilly Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 In his poem “In The Droving Days,” Australian Poet Laureate, A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, refers to a drover’s lame…

When Things Go RIGHT!

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mwflyer

by Jim Hanson As aviation consumers, all too often, we complain when things go wrong. Perhaps it’s just human nature to complain, but as one aviation mentor told me decades…

Island Hopping In The Bahamas

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Hurricane season just ended November 30, 2016. Winter is here! Brrrr…. And so is the holiday season, with more…

A Fireside Chat With EAA Chairman & CEO Jack Pelton

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton at…

The Bob Hoover Legacy Lives On!

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 On October 25, 2016, the aviation community lost its mentor, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, 94. Bob knew he was…

Log Cabin Airport Fly-In Raises Money For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital… Midwest Flyer Magazine Challenges Others To Do Likewise!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Photos by Phil Peterson Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 MONDOVI, WIS. – Doug Ward and Judie Ohm – owners of Log Cabin Airport (WS69) in…

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016… Lest We Forget!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by mwflyer

by Jim LaMalfa Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 Amid the night airshows, rock bands and fireworks at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, July 25-31, there sounded a serious note…

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