PHILLIPS, WIS. – Price County Airport and Harbor View Pub & Eatery will host a fly-in and airshow, Friday, July 3, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, July 4,…
Category: April/May 2014
Minnesota Aviation Stakeholders Meet On Capitol Hill
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Anyone actively involved in aviation in Minnesota, and who believes in the importance of their local airport, showed up at the Minnesota State Capitol, March 5,…
Article Written By EAA Founder Inspired Lifetime Member To Build Airplanes
Like many early members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Louis C. Seno, Sr. of Downers Grove, Illinois, was inspired by an article by EAA Founder & President Paul H….
Become An ACE…
Every summer for the past 22 years, students from around the state of Minnesota have had an opportunity to attend a fabulous summer program called ACE (Aviation Career Education) Camp….
Travel Safety Is No Accident!
by Cassandra Isackson Spring is within sight and I am confident most of us can hardly wait for its arrival. The best part about spring is the renewal of so…
2014 Aviation Art Contest Results
Getting young people interested in pursuing careers in aeronautics, science and engineering, while spreading the message about the importance of aviation, helps ensure the vitality of the industry for decades…
IFR-VFR Safety Seminar At Volk Field
CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. – The next WisDOT IFR-VFR Safety Seminar is scheduled for May 17th at Volk Field ANGB in Camp Douglas, Wis., and will be held in conjunction with…
Air Shows, Fly-Ins & Other Events At Your Local Airport
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Hosting an air show or fly-in can provide a tremendous benefit to the airport and its users. These types of events give local…
Meet Dan Brugman…
Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Dan Brugman joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in March 2013. As an airport development engineer, Dan is responsible for…
Wisconsin Isn’t A ‘Flyover’ State When It Comes To The Aerospace Industry
by Tom Still At first thought, the move of Kestrel Aircraft Corp. to Superior, Wis., may strike some skeptics as a curious landing strip for a company in the business…
Industry Mourns Death of Industry Leader
Washington, D.C. – Officials with the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) have announced that its president and CEO for the past 18 years, Henry Michael Ogrodzinski, 65, passed…
Des Moines Flying Service’s Dee Price
DES MOINES, IOWA – Dolores J. “Dee” Price, 82, of Des Moines Flying Service, passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 3, 2014. Price was born in Waukegan, Illinois;…
The Lakes That Launched Thousands of Seaplanes
by Rachel Obermoller Aviation Representative MnDOT Office of Aeronautics It should come as no surprise to pilots that the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” played a pivotal role in the early…
Bifold Doors For Your Floatplane Hangar, Marina or Boathouse
Wind, waves or weather… If you’re living near the water’s edge and going through the hassle of tieing down your floatplane or watercraft to a dock or on the shore…
Flying On Floats or Wheels…. Checklists Could Save Your Life!
by Philip Mattison I am a 5,000-plus hour pilot, with commercial, single and multi-engine, instrument, seaplane, skiplane, and instructor ratings. I have logged 1,200-plus hours in my Super Cub on floats,…
Alaskan Bush Pilot Don Lee To Be Featured Speaker At Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar & Fly-In
Alaskan bush pilot, and the founder of “Alaska Floats and Skis,” Don Lee, will be the featured speaker at the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In, May…
Baker, Cooper, Mortvedt & Borling Headline Michigan’s Great Lakes International Aviation Conference
by Dave Weiman LANSING, MICH. – The Great Lakes Aviation Conference at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan, February 14-15, 2014, included seminars for aircraft technicians for inspection authorization (IA)…
Air Line Pilots Association Disagrees On Pilot Shortage
While the airlines feel that a pilot shortage currently exists, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) disagrees, claiming that pilots are either furloughed or flying overseas for better pay. ALPA…
Airforms Awarded New FAA PMA Baffle Kit Approvals For Piper Warrior & Dakota
BIG LAKE, ALASKA – Airforms, Inc. has received FAA PMA approvals for engine baffles on the Piper PA-28-161 Warrior and PA-28-236 Dakota, expanding the number of its engine baffles to…
AirSpace Minnesota Announces Go Boldly Challenge
ST. PAUL, MINN. – AirSpace Minnesota will hold a “Go Boldly Challenge,” April 26, 2014 at St. Paul Downtown Airport from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the purpose of…
Good Snow For Annual EAA Skiplane Fly-In
PIONEER AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Skiplane Fly-In had plenty of snow, February 8, 2014; so much that some participants were challenged in flying home that…
Breitling Jet Team To Fly At Oshkosh 2015
WILTON, CT. – The Breitling Jet Team, featuring seven L-39 Albatros jets, will be performing in the U.S. for the first time ever in 2015, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Oshkosh,…
Iceport 2014
GARRISON, MINN. – “Who needs an airport when you have 3000 feet of plowed frozen lake?” This is the motto of organizers of the Second Annual “Iceport” Fly-In, March 8,…
DuPage Unveils $4.2 Million Flight Center Renovation
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – DuPage Airport has completed a two-year, $4.2 million upgrade to its flight center with an updated lobby, renovated restrooms, state-of-the-art crew lounges, new customer entrances, and…
St. Louis Regional – Host Airport of 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference
The 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference, sponsored by the Illinois Aviation Trades Association, Illinois Public Airports Association and the Illinois Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division, will be held at the DoubleTree…
New Name For Outagamie County Regional Airport
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County in Appleton, Wisconsin, has decided to rename Outagamie County Regional Airport, “Appleton Airport,” for better name recognition. If possible, the airport will also add the…
Wisconsin Aviation Conference – A Gathering of Airport Managers, Fixed Base Operators, Business Aircraft Owners & Government Officials
The 59th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference will be held May 5-7 at the Patriot Center in Wausau-Rothschild. The conference is geared towards airport managers, fixed base operators and support professionals…
Central Wisconsin – Host Airport of 2014 Wisconsin Aviation Conference
The host airport of the 59th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference to be held May 5-7 at the Patriot Center in Wausau-Rothschild is Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), located in Mosinee, Wisconsin….
Bemidji Regional – Host Airport of 2014 Minnesota Airports Conference
Bemidji Regional Airport, located in northwest Minnesota, is the host airport for the Minnesota Airports Conference to be held April 16-18, 2014 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. In 1931,…
Captain Al Haynes To Be Featured At Iowa Aviation Conference
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Conference will be held April 22-23, 2014 at the West Des Moines Sheraton Hotel, and will feature speaker Captain Al Haynes at…
Wisconsin Amends Recreational Use Statute To Protect Private Airport Owners From Public-Use Liability
MADISON, WIS. (February 18, 2014) – The Wisconsin Assembly has passed Senate Bill 321 to protect private airport owners in the state from liability when the public uses their airports…
AOPA Applauds Senate Bill To Expand Third-Class Medical Exemption To More Pilots
FREDERICK, MD. – A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would expand the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) third-class medical exemption, reserved for sport pilots for the past decade, to…
Save Time & Money: Come Prepared!
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. & AME Aviation Medical Examiner, Professor Emeritus & Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin – Madison So, this guy comes to me…
Crosswind Operations: The Landing
by Harold Green In the last issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine (Feb/March 2014), we had just turned final on a windy day. Our aircraft is in the landing configuration and…
Saving SMO
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association If you live and fly anywhere near Southern California, then the saga of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)…
Protecting & Promoting GA At State Capitols
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region The 2014 legislative sessions in what we call the…
Voice of General Aviation Reaches Great Lakes Capitols
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region The past few…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete@Flymilwaukee.com Question: My aircraft is due for a major overhaul or replacement. If I bite the bullet and rebuild or replace the engine,…
Procedure Turns & Garmin Box Approaches
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman In this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I would like to revisit a topic from several issues back, “The Procedure Turn” and also finish our…
NTSB No Longer “Bound By” FAA’s Choice of Sanction
by Attorney Greg Reigel As you may be aware, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights mandated changes to the way FAA enforcement cases are handled by the National Transportation Safety Board…
Conferences, Floatplanes & Good People!
by Dave Weiman This issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine is dedicated to state aviation conferences in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa, and “floatplane flying!” While the conferences by in large…