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Czech Pilot Martin Sonka Gets Back-To-Back Wins With Kazan Triumph
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue KAZAN, RUSSIA – The 2017 overall runner-up Martin Sonka came into Kazan on a high after claiming his first race win of…
Floatplane Pilot Tells of His Alaskan Adventure At Private Potluck Fly-In
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue VERONA, WIS. – Each year, retired Dane County Deputy, Tom Kretchman of Verona, Wisconsin, opens up his private airport – Sugar Ridge…
EAA AVIATION MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 14TH ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY
Free Admission on September 22, 2018 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (September 15, 2018) — The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh will open its doors free…
MAAC Grassroots 2018 Fly-In Brodhead, Wisconsin Updates
Brodhead Airport – EAA Chapter 431 Field Condition Update for Grassroots Fly-In News Release from Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 Brodhead Airport has received several inches of new rain over the…
Southern Illinois Airport To Roll Out Red Carpet As Host of AOPA’s Regional Fly-In
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue If you are a pilot living in the Midwest, you won’t want to miss AOPA’s Great Lakes Regional Fly-In to be held…
AOPA’s Carbondale Fly-In Will Be One For The Books!
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue More than 300 miles south of the hustle and bustle of Chicago, lies Carbondale, Illinois. Known for its rolling hills and surrounded…
121 Women Pilots & 56 Teams To Compete In 42nd Annual Air Race Classic
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue The field is set for the 42nd Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Fifty-six teams, consisting of…
Minnesota Pilots Association Holds Aviation Gathering
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue BLAINE, MINN. – The 2018 Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering was held April 27-28 at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minnesota. Speakers included…
Civil Air Patrol Support of Super Bowl Air-Defense Operations
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALA. – A demonstration of an airplane flying into restricted Super Bowl airspace was held January 30, 2018 with…