by Curt Drumm What do you get when you combine the “Miracle on the Hudson,” a seaplane, a western cattle rancher and a hint of Elvis? Well, a fun seaplane…
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Fourth of July Seaplane Adventure To The Sub Arctic
by Philip Mattison My wife, Kathleen (Kath), and I were looking for a floatplane trip last mid summer, so we called Brian Schanche of Adventure Seaplanes at Surfside Seaplane Base…
Rochester International Airport – Fit For A King or Queen!
The Minnesota Airports Conference rotates each year, from northern to southern Minnesota, and all places in between. This year the conference will be held in the city known best for…
Ankeny Regional Airport & The Polk County Aviation Authority
One of the host airports of the annual Iowa Aviation Conference to be held April 25-26, 2012 at the West Des Moines Sheraton Inn, is Ankeny Regional Airport, established in…
Lone Rock – Where A VOR & Airport Restaurant Live On!
LONE ROCK, WIS. – Pilots once depended on the Lone Rock VOR for navigation, and the Lone Rock Flight Service Station for weather advisories and for filing flight plans. But…
Saving Lives… All In A Day’s Work!
Chicago’s lakefront was the start of it all. As a youngster, Joe Furman’s dad took him to see the Grumman Hellcats firing their 50 caliber machine guns into the lake…
WWII Vet Savors Gift of Flight
by Brooke Miller Hall Before Jim Leonard could take the ride of his life, he needed to get in the plane. And that’s harder than it sounds. Jim is 90,…
Bayfield… Where You Land, Depends On What You Want To Do
by Dave Weiman It is not just the community of Bayfield, Wisconsin, which is a major tourist attraction and recreational area, but all of Bayfield County, and the local communities of…
CAF Red Tail Squadron – In Honor of the Tuskegee Airmen
With the release of the motion picture “Red Tails” on January 20, 2012, more Americans are becoming aware of the contributions made by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II,…
J.B. Van Hollen, Wisconsin Attorney General & GA Pilot
Interview by Dave Weiman I had the opportunity to sit down with Wisconsin Attorney General John Byron “J.B.” Van Hollen last fall for a bit of “hangar talk,” although the surroundings…
Park Rapids Avionics…. Two Brothers, One Team In Lake Country
by Dave Weiman PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA – The first thing that impressed me when I flew into Park Rapids Municipal Airport/ Konshok Field (PKD) recently to tour the facilities at…
406 ELTs – Taking The ‘Search’ Out of Search & Rescue
by Dave Weiman Believe me when I say, I share your concern with having to buy yet another gizmo that costs a grand or more – either because the manufacturer…
10 Planes To Miminiska
by Dave Weiman Seven years ago when my neighbor and I started flying to Canada, we were hopeful that such a trip would interest others. To be successful, we felt…
Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech Routine… An Air Show Act You Can Hear & See!
by Dave Weiman Oftentimes, when a really good air show pilot performs, he/she tries to get as low as possible, thinking that is what the crowd wants. But what the…
In Business For 30 Years – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc.
by Dave Weiman “Folks who have known us for a long time ask, ‘Did you ever envision you would grow this big?’ And I answer, ‘Yes!’” says Jeff Baum, President/CEO…