by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue The recent fiasco on January 11, 2023, involving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its lack of a…
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AOPA Asks Canada To Accept Pilots Flying Under BasicMed
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) have sent a letter to the…
Construction Underway on New $5.4 Million Ground Engine Run-Up Project at St. Louis Downtown Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue ST. LOUIS, MO/November 1, 2022 – Construction is underway at St. Louis Downtown Airport on a new Ground Engine Run-Up…
Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation At Airports….
More Economical, Environmentally Friendlier & Faster Than Total Pavement Reconstruction Methods Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue When full-depth pavement “reconstruction” isn’t financially feasible, and a…
AOPA Launches Alliance Program To Cross-Promote Complementary Aviation Organizations
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) is introducing the AOPA Alliance program with the Antique Airplane Association (AAA). Niche aviation…
The Senior Project That Is Opening Many Doors
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Hannah Shickles, 18, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, first got involved with the Kelch Aviation Museum, located at the Brodhead Airport (C37), through…
Experimental Aircraft Association Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (July 25, 2022) – Tom Poberezny, 75, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft…
Spot Landing Contest Once Again Hits The Spot!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Spot Landing Contest,” September 10, 2022, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport…
AOPA 2022 Tiger Sweepstakes Winner Surprised!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue PETALUMA, CALIF. – Under the guise of an interview about backcountry flying, avid pilot Alex Browne found himself completely speechless when…
Lake Elmo Airport Debuts New Runway
Latest Investment In Twin Cities Reliever Airport System Improves Operations & Safety For GA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. – The Metropolitan Airports…
Tenants At St. Louis Downtown Airport Continue To Grow, Bringing High-Paying Jobs & Great Career Opportunities To The Bi-State Region
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue ST. LOUIS, MO. – Located just minutes from the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Downtown Airport has long been recognized for providing…
AOPA Reveals 2023 Sweepstakes Cessna 170B
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue AOPA selected a Cessna 170B as its 2023 sweepstakes aircraft to showcase how select modifications can drastically expand a commonplace taildragger’s…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022: Facts & Figures For A Record-Setting Year
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 is in the books, and it turned out to be a record-setting year. “We…
Neste delivers aviation industry’s first-ever CORSIA certified sustainable aviation fuel to American Airlines
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue For the first time in aviation history, a CORSIA certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was delivered to a commercial…
NBAA Welcomes Nomination of Phil Washington As Next FAA Administrator
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – On July 7, 2022, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the nomination of Phil Washington to be…