RACINE, WIS. – The Wisconsin Business Aviation Association Charity Golf Outing will be held Monday, June 11, 2012 at Western Lakes Golf Club W287 N1963 Oakton Road, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Proceeds…
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Wisconsin Association of Business Aircraft Owners Expands Membership
WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. – Realizing that the vast majority of all aircraft are used for business to some extent, the Wisconsin Business Aviation Association (WBAA) has expanded its membership base…
Wag-Aero Dedicates Catalog To Company Founder
LYONS, WIS. – Wag-Aero’s March 2012 Catalog is a tribute to the company’s founder, Dick (Richard) Wagner, who passed away January 1, 2012. For over 50 years, Wag-Aero has been…
Wipaire Completes Cessna 206 Project… Working On Caravan, Skylane Improvements
by Steve Schapiro The centerpiece of Wipaire’s display at Sun ‘n Fun this year, March 27 thru April 1, 2012, in Lakeland, Florida, was a custom-designed and built Cessna 206…
First-Timers From The Midwest Fly To Sun ‘n Fun
A Look At This Year’s Spring Break For Pilots by Steve Schapiro Mike Cooper has been flying for years – first in the Air Force where he instructed in T-38s…
NASA Ends Endeavour’s Journey
by Matthew Olafsen The National Air & Space Administration (NASA) called the second week in May 2012 and invited me to visit the inside of their orbiter “Endeavour,” while it…
A Day of Discovery
by Greg Reigel On April 17, 2012, the decommissioned space shuttle “Discovery” arrived at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. A…
Bittersweet Describes Demise of Orbiter Program, As Discovery Makes Final Pass & Heads For Udvar-Hazy
by Matthew Olafsen Bittersweet appeared to be the word of the day, April 17, 2012, as the orbiter “Discovery” made its final flight from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt…
Airport Manager Serves Dual Role For His Country, For His Community
PHILLIPS, WIS. – Chris Hallstrand, airport manager at Price County Airport in Phillips, Wisconsin, since 2003, wears many hats: husband, father, airport manager, crew chief onboard a C-130 Hercules with…
Newton Municipal Airport – A Proven Track Record of Success!
NEWTON, IOWA – Newton Municipal Airport has adapted to meet the needs of the City of Newton over the years. Since 1954, the airport had grown with the help of…
Illinois Aviation Conference Addresses Fuel Fraud Taxes & Unfair Competition
by Jim Bildilli ST. CHARLES, ILL. – The 2012 Illinois Aviation Conference was held May 22-23, 2012 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, and started with a hangar…
Wisconsin Recognizes & Strives For Excellence At State Aviation Conference
by Dave Weiman WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. – Airport managers, fixed base operators, engineers and support service professionals came together May 7-9, 2012 at the Wisconsin Aviation Conference in the Wisconsin…
Door County, Wisconsin & Washington Island… The Cape Cod of The Midwest!
by Dave Weiman A Recap of the Article Published In The April/May 2011 Issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine. https://www.midwestflyer.com/?p=2616 Pilots looking for a northern Wisconsin destination should consider flying to…
Destination Bayfield, Wisconsin
by Dave Weiman A re-cap of some of the sites noted in the article published in the February/March 2012 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine. https://www.midwestflyer.com/?p=4329 The Bayfield County peninsula and…
You didn’t really like those sunglasses, did you?
by Rachel Obermoller MNDOT Office of Aeronautics In a seaplane pilot’s ideal world, every day would be 5 to 10 knot winds with light chop on the water, clear skies,…