Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – After being in storage for nearly a decade, the plaques describing the lives and achievements of the nearly…
Category: June/July 2018
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Six Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted six aviators at its 2018 ceremonies April 21, 2018 at the Hyatt…
MATA Holds Annual Meeting At South St. Paul Municipal Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) held its annual meeting May 7, 2018 in the terminal building…
Drone Restrictions In Federal Wilderness Areas
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor Northland Community & Technical College NSF ATE DroneTECH Principal Investigator Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue I was recently asked the question, “What…
Minnesota Council of Airports & MNDOT Honor State’s Finest!
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue DULUTH, MINN. – The Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) honored those who have made significant contributions to the Minnesota air transportation system…
Going LOTO for Safety
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue Wherever you go, when you meet people who are pilots or aircraft technicians, their passion for many things, if not all things…
Aviation: The Competitive Advantage
BA + GA = WIN for the City Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue Business Aviation (BA) is an extremely important part of the General Aviation (GA) industry….
Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of The Minnesota Aviation Maintenance Technician Conference
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue As you have read in recent Aeronautics Technical Bulletins, we in the Minnesota…
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…
Wisconsin Aviation Conference Recognizes Service & Rewards Future Aviation Professionals
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference was held May 6-8, 2018 at Wilderness Resort – Glacier Canyon Resort in Wisconsin…
Professional Aviation Education Programs In Wisconsin
by Meredith Alt WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue It is an exciting time to start planning a career in aviation, as the aviation…
ER, UND & SIUC Place First, Second & Third At NIFA SAFECON
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Embry-Riddle Prescott Flight Team took home top honors at the 12th Annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA)…
Southern Illinois University Upgrades Fleet
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – The aviation management and flight program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale on Southern Illinois Airport is upgrading its…
Home At Last! Memphis Belle Exhibit Unveiled At National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue It was the summer of 1989, and our family flew down to Memphis, Tennessee so I could help announce…
A Flight Back To Another Era
by Bill Blake Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue On April 11, 2018, military veteran and crew chief, Sergeant Bill Kelly of Lakeland, Florida, made his first flight…