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…
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Reuniting With Old Friends At EAA
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Whether it is at Camp Scholler, in the exhibit buildings or on the grounds, it…
Friday Lunch At Iola Is Pure Pilot Camaraderie!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue Wouldn’t you know it… the one day I had to miss flying to Iola, Wisconsin for lunch, they…
And the winner is…. Todd Niles & His RANS S6S Coyote II
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Winning this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC), was Todd…
Milwaukee’s Flour Bombing Contest… Precision Flying Is What It’s All About!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence…
Spot On: SIU’s Saluki Aces Finish Second In 2023 Air Race Classic
by Pete Rosenbery Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – Trusting their instincts and making smart decisions to overcome difficult weather paid off for Southern…
Wisconsin Has Brodhead… Minnesota Has Buffalo
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Two great Midwest airports are Brodhead in Wisconsin (C37), and Buffalo in Minnesota (KCFE), hosts of great aviation…
Relief At Last… AeroCreeper Will Make Maintaining Your Aircraft Much More Comfortable
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue For the past 40 years, I have been scooting around my hangar on a little red creeper I…
South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Uses Missing Horse Search For Advanced Training
by Dave Weiman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was part…
Up North At The Minnesota Airports Conference
Article by Dave Weiman Photos by Peggy Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The 2023 Minnesota Airports Conference was held April 26-28 at the Arrowwood Resort…
Connect With Your Community For Airport Success
by John Chmiel President, Wausau Flying Service, Inc. Manager, Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) Wausau, Wisconsin Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue Last October marked Wausau Flying Service,…
Airport Consultant Finds Flying Fun & Professionally Rewarding!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue Since 1954, Becher-Hoppe Associates, Inc., with offices in Wausau, Wisconsin, has provided engineer consulting and survey services throughout…
Flying the Line
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos. 2023 All Rights Reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue I was startled awake. The buzzing alarm clock did its job…
Smokeout 2021
by Patrick J. McDonald, ATP, CFI-I Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue The time is late summer of 2021, and for months, my only living brother and…
Wisconsin Aviation Conference 2022 Topics & Recognition
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – Welcoming attendees to the Wisconsin Aviation Conference, October 3 – 5, 2022, was…