Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – AeroEducate, the newest youth aviation initiative from the Experimental Aircraft Association, will bring an interactive, educational, and engaging…
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GAMA Accepting Applications For 2021 Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Excellence Award Scholarship
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is now accepting applications for its 2021 Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Excellence…
Duluth/Superior EAA Chapter Awards James Ray Aviation Scholarship
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue Kai Braaten of Duluth, Minnesota, has been awarded a James Ray Aviation Scholarship by Duluth/Superior EAA Chapter 272. The scholarship provides…
EAA Teams Up With Microsoft Flight Simulator To Provide Scholarships, Education Resources
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association and Microsoft are teaming up to provide flight training scholarships and education resources throughout the country in conjunction with the release of the…
Scholarship Applications Now Available At Minnesota Pilots Association
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 MAPLE GROVE, MINN. – The MN Pilots Association has opened its application period for its three $2,000.00 aviation scholarships. The eligibility requirements…
Piper Aircraft Launches Brand Ambassador Program With UND Aerospace
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace announced November 9, 2020, the launch of a…
2021 Virtual Minnesota & Wisconsin Aviation Maintenance Technician and IA Renewal Conference
MARK YOUR CALENDARS Based off conversations between MnDOT Aeronautics and the Minneapolis FSDO, we have determined the best course of action is to not conduct a MN Aircraft Maintenance Technician…
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Expands Fleet With Purchase of 32 New Piper Trainers & Receives Historic Delivery of 5,000th Piper Archer
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. (Oct. 29, 2020) – Piper Aircraft and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology have announced the expansion…
Local Pilots Promote STEM In Springfield
by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue About two years ago, four pilots at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, had the…
EAA RAY AVIATION SCHOLARS TO TALK WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW ON JULY 14
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 8, 2020) — Recipients of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ray Aviation Scholarships, which supply complete funding for flight training, will have a unique…
New James H Connell Excellence In Aviation Scholarship Seeks Applicants
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue INDEPENDENCE, IOWA – Connell Aviation Group and the Connell family are memorializing the passing of their patriarch, James H. Connell, with the…
Local High School Girls Explore Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue The third annual “Girls In Aviation Day” (GIAD), held October 3, 2019 by Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Great Lakes Chapter, was…
Avfuel Awards Three Additional Scholarships To Aspiring Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Avfuel Corporation has selected Trent Long of Pasadena, Maryland; Andrew Traficante of Boynton Beach, Florida; and Ann…
Piper Aircraft Apprenticeship Program Offers Chance To Earn While Learning
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft has announced that its first group of apprentices has begun their two-year program. The first…