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…
Category: October/November 2021
GAMA Opens Registration For 2022 Aviation Design Challenge
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – On National Aviation Day, August 19, 2021, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced that registration for the…
Purdue University Aviation Experts Collaborate With Industry To Address Critical Shortage of Pilots & Aviation Maintenance Technicians
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue To avoid a looming personnel crisis in the aviation industry, Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology announced August 30,…
Michigan Pilot Receives Young Eagles Leadership Award
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Douglas Conciatu, EAA Lifetime 53419, of Macomb, Michigan, has received the 2021 Phillips 66 Aviation EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award. The…
With Tanis & SwitcheOn
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Tanis Aircraft Products, a Hartzell Propeller company, and SwitcheOn, a Malmoset, LLC company, are working together to make preheating aircraft engines…
Hartzell Propeller Expands Heating Options With Acquisition of Tanis Aircraft Products
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue PIQUA, OHIO (July 13, 2021) – Hartzell Propeller has purchased the assets of Tanis Aircraft Products, a leading manufacturer of engine…
Southern Illinois University Aviation & Delta Air Lines To Offer Accelerated Pilot Career Path
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Delta Air Lines will provide an accelerated career path for aviation students interested…
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $7.6 Million For Central Illinois Airports
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have announced a total of $7,659,968 in federal funding…
Carver Aero Acquires LumanAir & ATS Illinois
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue AURORA, ILL. – After more than 60 years in business, Bob and Mike Luman of LumanAir Aviation Services at Aurora Municipal…
St. Louis Downtown Airport Gears Up For NBAA Convention
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue After a COVID-19 induced hiatus in 2020, the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is returning to the Las…
A Look At The Kansas Aviation Museum
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…
Avfuel & Embraer Collaborate To Bring Neste MY SAF To Melbourne Orlando International
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Avfuel Corporation and Embraer are proud to announce their recent collaboration to bring Neste MY Sustainable Aviation…
Gipson & Yodice To Lead EAA Legal Advisory Council
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Attorneys Ronnie Gipson of Memphis, Tennessee, and Kathy Yodice of Potomac, Maryland, who are both pilots and have…
A Distinguished Pilot & Mechanic Retires
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
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…
The Lark of Duluth Flying Boat Debuts At EAA AirVenture 2021
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue DULUTH, MINN. – The replica of the 1913 Lark of Duluth Benoist Type XIV flying boat was a featured attraction in…
Award-Winning Aircraft of AirVenture 2021
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Hundreds of gorgeous airplanes are displayed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each year in hopes of winning a “Lindy Award.” Only a…
EAA CEO & Chairman Jack Pelton Sums Up Success of AirVenture 2021
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue “This was perhaps the most challenging set of circumstances we’ve ever faced as an organization to make the event happen. I…
Humanitarian Aircraft Missions Highlighted At Oshkosh
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hosted a special attraction this year that highlighted humanitarian aircraft that focus on providing medical…
United Parcel Service’s “Queen of the Skies” Makes Oshkosh Appearance
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – UPS flew one of its “Queens of the Skies” – a new Boeing 747-8F – to EAA AirVenture…
Van’s Aircraft Announces High-Wing Aircraft, RV-15
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue For the first time ever, Van’s Aircraft will be manufacturing a high-wing, total performance, RV-15, it was announced July 28 at…
Some of the Pilots Who Flew To EAA 2021 & Their Airplanes
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,…
MnDOT Weather Computers At Airports Get An Update… Printers Are Being Phased Out!
by Mike Hartell Airport Operations Director MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Over the past 30 years, we have seen a lot of…
Hangar Loan Program Provides Funding For Aircraft Storage
by Luke Bourassa South Region Development Engineer MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Funding for airport projects in Minnesota comes from a variety…
United Aviate Academy To Train New Pilots Using Boeing’s Comprehensive Suite of Training Solutions
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – United Aviate Academy has selected Boeing (NYSE:BA) to provide a comprehensive suite of training tools, materials, and digital…
EAA AeroEducate Program Opens Wide Spectrum of Possibilities For Youth
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AeroEducate, a bold new program that opens a wide spectrum of possibilities for young people interested in…
Are you Ready for Takeoff?
by Levi Eastlick WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Do you treat takeoff and departure as seriously as an approach and landing? Many…
A Celebration of Aviation History & Friendship
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Celebrating the release of Field Morey’s new book, “Four Years Above the Earth” at the Boathouse Restaurant in Minocqua, Wisconsin, August…
Splashing In Northern Idaho
by Yasmina Platt Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Although Priest River (a small town) and Priest Lake in northern Idaho are both great places to fly…
GAMI Receives Unleaded Avgas STC
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue The decades long effort to find a suitable replacement for 100-octane leaded avgas, moved one step closer to a solution July…
Pilots Working Together To Promote & Protect Airports
by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager Government Affairs & Airport Advocacy Great Lakes Region Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue The price of freedom…
Onward & Upward For aviation professionals, the future is looking good.
by Mark Baker AOPA President and CEO Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Still grappling with the effects of the pandemic, the U.S. economy and job market…
Born In Ohio… Aerial Application Turns 100
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue August 3, 2021, was the 100th anniversary of an important event backing up Ohio’s claim as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” In…
Off-Airport Landings… Cornfields Not Recommended!
by Pete Schoeninger © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Q: What is a thumb compression check? I note that it is…
Avoiding Runway Incursions… Make Your Taxi Decisions Part of Your Cross-Country Planning
by Richard Morey © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue Runway incursions are on the rise. Much of this increase is associated…
Human Factors & Instrument Flight A Decade Ago
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 Issue I have been quite active during the summer months doing accelerated…
Susan E. Northrup, M.D. FAA’s Federal Air Surgeon
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 issue Dr. Susan E. Northrup, M.D. was appointed the Federal Air Surgeon of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in January 2021. She…
Are You Fit To Fly? Well, that depends on what kind of flying you do.
by Bob Worthington © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 issue Recently, the world has been watching the 2021 Summer Olympics. The media…
Tips For Responding To FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine
by Gregory J. Reigel © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 issue As you may know, the process for obtaining a Special Issuance…
New & Exciting Educational Opportunities In Aviation For Young People
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online – October/November 2021 issue The opportunities for young people to train and get into aviation careers, are many, thanks to the…