Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has named Shelly Simi its new President and CEO. In this…
Category: February/March 2018
U-2 Spy Plane Memorial Honors Wisconsin Pilot
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue On January 31, 1980, U.S. Air Force pilot, Captain Edward I. Beaumont of Brantwood, Wisconsin, was on a training flight flying the…
Air Power Museum Acquires Historic de Havilland Super Chipmunk
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue BLAKESBURG, IOWA – The Air Power Museum (APM), located at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, has acquired a rare and historic de…
Poberezny Property Tours Now Available!
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Thanks to the generosity of the Irwin family, owners of Aircraft Spruce, who purchased Paul and Audrey Poberezny’s home…
Iowa To Get Brand New Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue US-based engineering company, HDR, has been selected by the South Central Regional Airport Agency, to plan and design a 581-acre regional airport…
Kansas Names New Interim Director of Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue TOPEKA, KAN. – The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has named Robert Brock interim director of aviation. Brock served 22 years in…
Showcase Your Treasures & Honor The Tuskegee Airmen!
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue RED WING, MINN. – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, has announced that their…
Paul Cornu’s “Flying Bicycle” – 110th Anniversary of the First Helicopter Flight
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue On November 13, 1907, French engineer and bicycle maker, Paul Cornu, made history by becoming the first man to fly a rotary-wing…
Find Your Strength…
by Marta Micinski Dolan Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 My flying adventure began on a random morning two years ago when, at the end of my rope and…
Ohio Community Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Celebrate New Hangars
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue SPRINGFIELD, OHIO – The City of Springfield, Ohio, in conjunction with Clark State Community College, held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony…
Michigan Native Named Honorary Golden Knight
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Renowned airshow announcer, Danny Clisham of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been named an honorary member of the U.S. Army…
Governor-In-Waiting Promises Support For Aviation Industry In Kansas… Urges Tenacity To Sustain State’s Aerospace Leadership Role
by Nate Franson Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 Tenacity was the theme of Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer’s address to the Wichita Aero Club on November 7, 2017…
Quad City International Airport Director To Retire
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 MOLINE, ILL. – Bruce Carter, aviation director for Quad City International Airport, will retire effective July 1, 2018. Carter is past chair of…
Most-Complained About Illinois Airport Opens Free Access, Free Tie-Downs For Transients & Lower Avgas Prices For All
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue WAUKEGAN, ILL. (December 21, 2017) – Following AOPA’s complaint to the FAA over fixed-base operator (FBO) pricing practices at Waukegan National Airport…
Metropolitan Airports Commission Names New Chief Operating Officer
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Long-time Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) employee, Roy Fuhrmann, has been selected as the organization’s new chief operating officer,…
Premier Jet Appoints New Operations Manager
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Premier Jet Center at Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has appointed Michael Lawrence to…
MATA Scholarship Recipient Reaches ATP Minimums
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – In a letter to Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) President Greg Reigel, the 2009 recipient of the MATA Scholarship,…
In Memory of Wisconsin Pilot, Peter Laper
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue PEWAUKEE, WIS. – Longtime Wisconsin pilot and the treasurer of the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA), Peter Laper, 62, died unexpectedly December…
Wisconsin Airport Management Association To Host Legislative Day In Madison
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) will host a Legislative Day in Madison, Wis., March 6, 2018, to provide…
Wisconsin Aviation Partners With Phillips 66 Aerostars
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. has partnered with the Phillips 66® Aerostars aerobatic team for the 2018 airshow season in the…
Uses For Drones Continue To Grow
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor Northland Community & Technical College NSF ATE DroneTECH Principal Investigator Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Through partnerships, Northland Community and Technical College…
Quotes & Quips From The Right Seat
by Woody Minar Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 No matter what kind of pilot you are, “communications” is key to getting things right and receiving the right answer…
Innovation For Aviation Safety
by Dan McDowell Public Affairs, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 We often hear the word “innovation” in relation to aviation, but have you…
Airport Security Without TSA
by Rick Braunig Manager of Aviation Safety & Enforcement Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 If you do a search on airport security, you…
75 Years of State/Airport Partnership In 2018
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 We are happy to share the fact that 2018 marks the beginning of our…
We’re Moving… Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 In February 2018, the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics will be moving its office to the new Hill Farms state office building at 4822…
Deciphering Notices To Airmen (NOTAMs) Part II – Field Conditions
by Hal Davis Airport Compliance Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 Warning: This article has so many acronyms and contractions that you may begin…
General Aviation Safety Expert, Bruce Landsberg, Nominated To NTSB
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – General aviation safety expert, Bruce Landsberg, has been nominated to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) by the Trump Administration…
Flying The Line
by Jim Hanson Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 I wanted to see the Air Choice One operation for myself, so I asked company officials if I could ride…
AIR CHOICE ONE
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 All too often, we complain about things that go wrong in the aviation world. We fail to look at the big picture—that despite…
AOPA Establishes Strategic Relationship With SiriusXM
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and SiriusXM announced a new agreement in January that will support AOPA…
Tanis – Keeping Our Engines, Avionics & Cabins Warm In The Winter!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 If there is ever a winter in the Midwest that we need an engine preheater, insulated engine cover and avionics/cabin…
Demand For Piper Aircraft Results In Largest Employment Growth Since 2009
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. achieved double-digit growth in new aircraft revenue and deliveries for 2017, as demand for trainer…
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association To Hold Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In At Madden’s Resort, Brainerd
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Under the leadership of Steve Guetter, President of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA), the organization’s annual safety seminar and fly-in will…
Vic Syracuse Named Chairman of EAA’s Homebuilt Aircraft Council
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Vic Syracuse, a longtime Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) member and aircraft builder from Locust Grove, Georgia, has been named chairman…
Astronaut/Test Pilot Joe Engle Featured At EAA Wright Brothers Banquet
Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Joe Engle, who set records as a test pilot in the famed North American X-15 rocket plane, and later became…
Rare British Aircraft Among Classic Jets Coming To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Some of the oldest jet fighters in existence will be flying at the 66th annual fly-in convention of the…
Fly, Buy & Ship…
by Sharon Thiry Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue A story about a couple from the Netherlands, who learned to fly in the United States, bought an airplane,…
The Important Role AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteers Play
by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager / Government Affairs & Airport Advocacy / Great Lakes Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue In my last…
Shining A Light On Airport Access & Transparency
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 AOPA has been hard at work collecting feedback from members regarding their experiences with fees and…
The Quiet, Comfortable Ones
by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 In every group of pilots, there is a minority who appear to be quite comfortable with their own abilities and…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Q. Have you ever done something really dumb in an airplane? A. While I was fixed base operator and…
Handling In-Flight Emergencies Flying IFR & What’s New In Anti-Ice Protection
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 In this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I will be discussing handling emergencies while flying under Instrument Flight…
Certificates of Insurance In Aircraft Leasing: Are You Covered?
by Greg Reigel, AAL Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue In aircraft lease agreements, insurance coverage for the aircraft lessee’s operation of the…
Individual With Impressive Airline & Military Credentials Named Acting FAA Administrator
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue WASHINGTON, DC – Former airline pilot, military pilot, and airline lobbyist, Daniel Elwell, was appointed the acting administrator of…