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The Challenge Was On!

Posted on November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 by mwflyer

Spot Landing Contest At Milwaukee Timmerman Airport Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue by Dave Weiman It’s not often I get to participate in the…

A Little Bit of Cold War History

Posted on November 27, 2021 by mwflyer

by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue About half-way across Kansas, if you’re VFR and following I-70 or the old National Road (U.S….

Exploring Extraordinary Career Paths In Aviation With Minnesota Aviation Career Education Camp

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 by mwflyer

by Katrina Mittelstadt Chairperson, Minnesota ACE Camp Board of Directors Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Career exploration in high school is one of the most critical…

A Look At The Kansas Aviation Museum

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by mwflyer

by Grant Boyd NBAA Under 40 Honoree Photos Courtesy of Kansas Aviation Museum Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue If it wasn’t for Wichita, Kansas, there would…

A Distinguished Pilot & Mechanic Retires

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue One of the unique aspects of general aviation is the people who have made it a career. Usually…

The Volunteers of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue This year was a watershed year for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, following the Covid hiatus of 2020. Not…

Some of the Pilots Who Flew To EAA 2021 & Their Airplanes

Posted on September 16, 2021 by mwflyer

by Easton, The Kid Reporter Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Hi guys and gals! Welcome to another article about EAA AirVenture Oshkosh from yours truly, “Easton,…

Fighting Lock-Down With A Flight Simulator

Posted on July 23, 2021 by mwflyer

by Seán G. Dwyer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Everybody has experienced a moody computer. Nothing you do will get it to work, and then —…

LSA Certification Within Your Reach!

Posted on July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by mwflyer

by Tom Briden Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Fellow Birdmen and future “Erks” (ref. WWII mechanics), I just returned from a…

Check that box and fly it to the ground!

Posted on July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by mwflyer

by Chris Kruse Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Sometimes life comes at you in small drips. At other times, like a fire hose stream. And still…

Four Years Above The Earth – A Memoir by Field Morey

Posted on May 28, 2021 by mwflyer

(A Review by Dave Weiman) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – June/July 2021 Online Issue Whether it is a book entitled “Poberezny,” as told by his son-in-law, Chuck Parnall, and…

R. A. “Bob” Hoover Trophy Virtual Award Presentation… Like The Man The Award Is Named After, This Presentation Was An Event Like None Other!

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue Most spectators who have seen the late Robert A. “Bob” Hoover perform at airshows at Oshkosh and throughout…

Boundary Water Bush Flying

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 by mwflyer

U.S. Forest Service Beaver Program Ely, Minnesota by Joel “Henny” Jungemann USFS Beaver Pilot Photos Courtesy of USFS Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – April/May 2021 issue Nearly A Century…

Tips That Could Save Your Life & Make Surviving An Accident A Little Bit Easier

Posted on January 26, 2021 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 The article entitled “Miracle Over Minnesota… Survival After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning,” featured in the October/November 2020 issue of Midwest…

Sunglasses – Which Ones To Buy?

Posted on January 26, 2021 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Most aviators know that they should not wear “polarized” sunglasses, and “Sporty’s Pilot Shop,” being a leader in pilot…

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