MIDDLETON, WIS. – Chapter 1389 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, sponsored its annual fly-in breakfast July 14, 2013 at Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey Field in Middleton, Wisconsin. The event…
Category: Fly-Ins & Air Shows
Washington Island Lions Club Fly-In Fish Boil
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WIS. – Off the tip of the Door County Peninsula in northeast Wisconsin is Washington Island, a romantic, historical destination, where once each year, the local Lions Club…
Harbor View Welcomes Antique Floatplane To Fly-In & Air Show
PHILLIPS, WIS. (July 6, 2013) – Duane and Bonny Grube, owners of the Harbor View Pub & Eatery, welcomed a rare antique floatplane to their shores on Long Lake. Dale…
Bonding GA With Your Community
by Don Winkler The opportunities for airports and pilots to get good public relations with communities are more abundant than you might think. I am not talking about fly-in breakfasts,…
Anoka County-Blaine Airport’s “Discover Aviation Days” Huge Success!
BLAINE, MINN. – Air shows may be experiencing difficult times due in large part by the absence of military jets, but fly-ins and open houses like “Discover Aviation Days” at…
A Hidden Treasure At Lake In The Hills Airport
Photos & Story by Dave Weiman It was Sunday morning, June 30, 2013, and we were having Internet issues that needed to be resolved before I departed for a Sunday…
Palmyra Father’s Day Fly-In Continues To Grow!
PALMYRA, WIS. – The traffic pattern was a constant buzz, and landings and takeoffs were successfully accomplished without the assistance of air traffic control, at the annual Father’s Day Fly-In…
Thunder On The Lakeshore Hit Hard By Military Absence
MANITOWOC, WIS. – The air show lineup was superb, the side attractions interesting, but the absence of modern military jet demonstrations had an overwhelming impact on attendance at the “Thunder…
Experience What Sun ‘n Fun Has To Offer
by Matthew Olafsen Every year pilots from around the country begin to shake off those cobwebs, shovel their planes out of their hangars, and make that annual migration south to…
Madden’s On Gull Lake – The Perfect Getaway by Lake or Land
BRAINERD, MINN. – Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota, will host the annual Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) Seminar & Fly-In, May 3-5, 2013. If you haven’t registered,…
Brodhead Hosts Chili Fly-In
Mike Weeden of Brodhead, Wisconsin, on the roll at the “Ground Hog Chili Fly-In” in Brodhead, Wisconsin, February 2, 2013. Weeden is flying Bill Liimatainen’s 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ, powered…
Twin Pines Resort Hosts Fly-In On Mille Lacs Lake
GARRISON, MINN. – If you have always wanted to land on a lake, but don’t own a floatplane, all you need is a resort to plow out a two-mile stretch…
Thunder On The Lakeshore Goes On As Scheduled
MANITOWOC, WIS. – While large air shows that have become overly dependent on military demonstration teams like the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels are canceling due…
Wings Over Waukesha Airshow
WAUKESHA, WIS. – Kurt Stanich, assistant manager at Waukesha County Airport, was chairman of the “Wings Over Waukesha Airshow,” held August 25-26, 2012 at Waukesha County Airport (Crites Field). Wings…
Harbor View Pub & Eatery Float-In / Fly-In Breakfast Buffet
PHILLIPS, WIS. – Duane and Bonny Grube, owners of Harbor View Pub & Eatery on Long Lake, across the road from Price County Airport in Phillips, Wisconsin, hosted a Float-In…