More than 25 skiplanes expected to fly in for free event at EAA’s Pioneer Airport EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (January 13, 2016) — One of the area’s most…
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Gimli Glider Reborn: Before the Miracle on the Hudson there was the Gimli Glider
On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a fully loaded Boeing 767 passenger jet, took off from Montreal with a stop over in Ottawa on to its final destination…
Gibson, Gorak, Igou & Vehlow Inducted Into Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
OSHKOSH, WIS. – A professional pilot and fixed based operator, a flight instructor and businessman, a World War II veteran and crop duster, and a career soldier and aviation businessman,…
Hoot Gibson Wins Unlimited Gold In “Strega”
RENO, NEV. – The 52nd Annual National Championship Air Races came to a close, September 28, 2015, with Robert “Hoot” Gibson as the winner of the Unlimited Gold Race with…
Emery Air Celebrates 55 Years of Beechcraft Support
ROCKFORD, ILL. – President Kennedy hadn’t taken office yet, and the Beatles were still a small band in Liverpool when Hartzog Aviation (now Emery Air) inked its first deal with…
UNDERSTANDING AIRCRAFT UAS/DRONES!
All About Drones (UAS – Unmanned Aircraft System) Know Before You Fly! (FAA) Facts (today!) about UAS When: Tuesday Oct 27, 2015, 5:30 PM – Free hamburgers and brats! Host…
AOPA ANNOUNCES NEW FLY-IN LOCATIONS FOR 2016
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host four regional fly-ins, all in new locations, for 2016, the Association announced Oct. 1. AOPA has selected the…
EAA’S ‘SEPTEMBER SWING’ HANGAR DANCE BRINGS 1940s-STYLE ATMOSPHERE TO EAGLE HANGAR ON SEPT. 26
‘Ladies Must Swing’ all-female band will get you up and dancing EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (Sept. 3, 2015) — The glamour and romance of vintage hangar dances will…
Madden’s Resort Hosts Minnesota Seaplane Seminar & Fly-In
BRAINERD, MINN. – Under the leadership of Randy Schoephoerster, owner of the flight school Air Trek North at Minneapolis Airlake Airport in Lakeville, Minnesota (www.airtreknorth.com), the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association…
Pilot Hosts Breakfast On His Farm
MONROE, WIS. – Pilot/farmer, Dan Wegmueller, and his wife, Ashley, hosted the 2015 “Green County Breakfast On The Farm,” May 30, 2015, on their 500-acre dairy farm located 3 miles…
Flying Rotarians Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Visits To Wisconsin & North Dakota, & Grand Tour of Minnesota
If you are a good person and fly, you are probably eligible for membership in the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians (IFFR) – an organization made up of pilots who…
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Students Win 39th Annual Air Race Classic
Fifty-four (54) race teams competed in the 39th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), an all-women’s air race, June 22-25, 2015. Stephanie Armstrong and Jessica Reed of Southern Illinois University placed…
Illinois Aviation Halls of Fame Land In Springfield
by Jim Bildilli SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – On May 7, 2015, the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame and the Illinois Military Aviation Hall of Fame were finally combined and put on…
Illinois DOT Names Airports of the Year At Illinois Aviation Conference
CHICAGO, ILL. – Seven Illinois airports are winners of the “2015 Airport of the Year” awards sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). For a wide variety of categories,…
60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference Addressed Pressing Issues & Recognized Accomplishments
LA CROSSE, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference celebrated its 60th anniversary at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., May 11-13, 2015, along the beautiful Mississippi River. The…