APPLETON, WIS. – If you are one of the growing number of pilots who fly to Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you – and…
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Ulteig Celebrates 70th Anniversary
FARGO, N.D. – 2014 marks Ulteig’s 70th anniversary, making the engineering firm one of the oldest in the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1944 as an electrical engineering firm, Ulteig has…
Paulisms by Paul Poberezny
(September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) Paul H. Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953 and spent a significant part of his life promoting aviation and fighting…
NASAO Announced Greg Principato as President and CEO
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced that Greg Principato has been named President and CEO of the 83-year-old organization based in Washington D.C….
AOPA Announces 2014 Flight Training Awards & Scholarships
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded its third annual Flight Training Excellence Awards to top flight schools and flight instructors ranked by more than…
The “Oscar Night of Aviation” Inducts Midwest Aviators
DAYTON, OHIO – The National Aviation Hall of Fame 52nd Annual Enshrinement Ceremony was held October 4, 2014 in Dayton, Ohio, and featured air racer Sylvester “Steve” J. Wittman of…
Wichita Aero Club Trophy To Be Presented To Al Higdon
WICHITA, KAN. – The Wichita Aero Club will present its fifth annual Wichita Aero Club Trophy to former Learjet Public Relations Executive and co-founder of Sullivan Higdon & Sink Advertising…
The Right Guy With The Right Stuff Receives Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
STOUGHTON, WIS. – The FAA Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office presented the family of noted corporate pilot, flight instructor and aircraft builder, Roger Amundson, with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master…
Priester Aviation Names Bowers Sales VP
Priester Aviation Names Bowers Sales VP WHEELING, Ill. – Priester Aviation, LLC, has named Amy Bowers as Vice President of Sales. Bowers, who recently served in a similar position at…
R.W. “Buzz”Kaplan: The Life of an Adventurer
A Book by Kristin Kaplan Holsworth OWATONNA, MINN. – There’s a new series of paperback books out on the life of the late Owatonna pilot, adventurer and industrialist, Reuben W….
Minnesota Pilot Wins AOPA Sweepstakes Debonair…. AOPA President Stages Air-To-Air Delivery
LITCHFIELD, MINN. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded its 2014 Sweepstakes Airplane, a fully-restored 1963 Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair, to Steve Lagergren, an AOPA member from Litchfield,…
Global Parts Expands
AUGUSTA, KAN. – Global Parts Group, Inc. of Augusta, Kan., distributors and producers of parts for business, general, and commercial aviation, has announced that it has acquired the assets of…
EAA Director Of Publications Named
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Jim Busha, editor of EAA’s Warbirds and Vintage Airplane magazines and a frequent contributor to Sport Aviation, had been named EAA director of publications, assuming responsibilities that…
Continental & Aircraft Specialties To Evaluate CamGuard
CONTINENTAL Motors Services (CMS), a division of Continental Motors Group, has entered into an agreement and established a joint evaluation program with Aircraft Specialties Lubricants (ASL) to verify the benefits…
AOPA Medical Advisory Board Supports Third Class Medical Reform
The AOPA Medical Advisory Board is the latest group to urge quick action on the proposed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule that would allow thousands more pilots to fly without…