by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Whether it is at Camp Scholler, in the exhibit buildings or on the grounds, it…
Category: October/November 2012
Sales Tax Exemptions In Other Midwest States
Minnesota joins other Midwest states in exempting sales tax on aircraft parts and associated installation labor. Wisconsin currently has an interstate commercial operations exemption. Interstate commercial operations, although a bit…
General Observations of AirVenture 2013
“Oh my gosh, how’d they do that?” by Harold Green This year EAA AirVenture, July 29 thru August 4, 2013, provided an opportunity to consider the impact of this event…
Letter From Ken Landers
Dear Dave: After several hours of flying with an instructor, I successfully completed my flight review, 25 years after my last set of touch and goes. The thrill is back…
Letter From Andrew Poppy
Dear Dave: I am a student pilot and I live in the Quad Cities. I read a Midwest Flyer Magazine I got at Oshkosh and fell in love with it….
Letter From Dan Watring, Jr.
Dear Dave: Great article in the latest edition of your magazine (Aug/Sept 2012), but Senator Miller is sadly mistaken when he states that aviation is a non-partisan issue. The lunk-headed…
Airbus & Boeing Production Rates Straining Supply Chain
FARNBOROUGH, UK – Airbus and Boeing are gearing up to roll out large commercial jetliners in ever-increasing quantities over the next 10 years, according to a new report from Forecast…
Craig Butler
Engineering Specialist WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics MADISON, WIS. – Craig Butler joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in December 1990. As an engineering specialist, Craig is…
WisDOT FIRC
A new and improved Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) will be held November 10th and 11th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the FAA Safety Center. The course is updated to reflect changes…
Are You Proficient? – Or Just Current?
by Jeffery R. Taylor WisDOT Aviation Consultant What was your first thought the last time someone asked you to fly an airplane? Was it, “Am I current?” If it was,…
Some Cross-Country Basics
by Dan McDowell Imagine the beauty to be seen as the fall colors stretch for miles before you. The beauty of flight enhanced by the beauty of the season provides…
Go With The Flow!
by Lt. Col. Nick Modders Safety Officer 130th Composite Squadron USAF Auxiliary/CAP Supplemental Thoughts On Checklists & Their Use Checklists have been a popular aid in aviation since the Army…
Former Rockford Manager Appointed Wisconsin Airport Management Association Executive Director
MADISON, WIS. – Robert O’Brien, A.A.E., was appointed executive director of the Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA). O’Brien succeeds former Pete Drahn, A.A.E., who is retiring. O’Brien most recently served…
Poberezny, Christensen & Klapmeier Join AKIA Advisory Board
AURORA, OREGON – The Aircraft Kit Industry Association (AKIA) was formed this past summer at EAA AirVenture to provide corporations with a vested interest in homebuilding an opportunity to speak…
Wisconsin FBO Receives National Flying Farmers Award
CALGARY, ALBERTA – The International Flying Farmers Association named Jeff Baum, President of Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., the 2012 “Airport Operator of the Year” during the organization’s 67th Annual Convention, July…
“Taildragger Dollars” Available At Wausau Flying Service
WAUSAU, WIS. – The first eight pilots to earn their tailwheel endorsement at Wausau Flying Service will receive up to a $500 credit toward their training expenses, thanks to the…
Wipaire To Certify Cessna 208B Grand Caravan On Wipline 8750 Floats
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. announced July 23, 2012 during EAA AirVenture its intent to certify the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on Wipline 8750 floats. The Wipline 8750 floats were…
Wipaire Unveils Wipline 1450 Floats
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. unveiled its brand-new Wipline 1450 floats July 23, 2012 at EAA AirVenture. This all-new float is designed for use on Light Sport Aircraft and other…
1934 SR-5 Stinson Takes Flight Once Again!
After 35 years sitting idle, Keith Swalheim of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, recently completed a 7-year restoration project of his 1934 SR-5 Stinson with the help of his friends at the…
Six Aviators To Be Inducted Into Minnesota’s Aviation Hall of Fame In 2013
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Six aviators with impressive aviation backgrounds will cross the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Induction banquet stage on April 20, 2013 at the Ramada, Mall of America…
Q: What’s Better Than Old Airplanes?
A: Old HOMEBUILT Airplanes! The Antique Airplane Association’s Legacy Log of Homebuilt Aircraft by Ed Leineweber Well, it took me 41 years to get there, but I finally made it…
Cessna Bringing Jet A Fuel Engine To Piston Market
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Cessna Aircraft Company announced that it is introducing an innovative technology for single-engine airplanes that will usher in new capabilities and increase the flexibility of general aviation….
Cessna Internship Program Showcased Skycatcher
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Cessna Aircraft Company developed a unique internship program this summer which challenged high-energy aviation students from around the country to see who could generate the most awareness…
HondaJet Design Recognized By AIAA
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – HondaJet designer, Michimasa Fujino, was presented the 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aircraft Design Award, September 18, 2012, at the 12th AIAA Aviation Technology,…
Piper Celebrates 75th Anniversary At AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Piper Aircraft, and the plane that made it famous, Piper is celebrating its history all year long, and focused on EAA…
AirVenture Cup Completes 15th Successful Event While It Confronts Potential Changes
by Geoff Sobering The first group of race pilots and staff arrived at the Mitchell, S.D. airport, August 22, 2012, to prepare for the 2012 AirVenture Cup Race. The previous…
WWII Veteran Donates Airport To Recreational Aviation Foundation For Future Generations
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The importance of privately-owned airports was brought to public attention, July 25, 2012 at EAA’s Brown Arch on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture,…
Coming Soon! Innovative online database of pavement conditions at North Dakota’s airports
by Danielle Teigen The engines begin firing. You lock your tray table and seat in the upright position. Maybe you’re engrossed in a mystery novel or listening to your iPod….
Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Flight Terminal Breaks Ground At Outagamie County Regional Airport… Building To Be Completed Before EAA AirVenture 2013
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) broke ground in August 2012 for a new, state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot general aviation terminal, called Platinum Flight Center. The terminal will…
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…
Tanis Announces New President/CEO At AirVenture
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has named Douglas J. Evink, President and Chief Operating Officer. Bob Krueger will remain Chairman of the Board and active in the company,…
Rice Lake – A Return Visit
by Dave Weiman RICE LAKE, WIS. – If you were to get stranded, Rice Lake, Wisconsin would be a pretty nice place to be. I know from experience. It was…
Flight Instructor Hall of Fame Inducted Rudy Frasca
Rudy Frasca (center) of Frasca International, Urbana, Illinois, was inducted into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame during EAA AirVenture. Jack Eggspuehler (right), president emeritus of the National Association of…
Family, Friends & Fantastic Flying Machines… EAA Celebrates 60th Fly-In Convention
by Dave Weiman EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower set the tone for the week to come, July 23 thru July 29, 2012 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin,…
Indiana Couple Honored For Young Eagles Flights
OSHKOSH, WIS. – A Fort Wayne, Indiana couple, David and Laramie Resler, are relentlessly trying to inspire kids about aviation, having helped 3,400 kids get an EAA Young Eagles flight…
DMFS/Chicago Piper Names New Regional Sales Manager
DES MOINES, IOWA – Des Moines Flying Service/Chicago Piper has named David Kay Regional Sales Manager, covering Piper Aircraft sales in northern Illinois and Wisconsin for Chicago Piper. Prior to…
Leader In Piper Sales & Service, Howard Gregory
(June 7, 1918 – July 24, 2012) DES MOINES, IOWA – Howard Verne Gregory, 94, Chairman of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc., died July 24, 2012, at Wesley Acres retirement…
Former EAA VP Named VP At AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – Adam Smith, former vice president of membership at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), has been named senior vice president of the newly created Center to Advance the…
What’s next for NextGen?
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of testifying before Congress about the state of NextGen. Members of…
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa
by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region Even as the last piece of state legislation for 2012 in the Central Region was signed in July, AOPA started working on…
AOPA’s Frontline Advocates – Airport Support Network Volunteers
by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As promised in an earlier Great Lakes Regional Report, I mentioned my desire to help general aviation pilots and others in the…
Revitalizing General Aviation By Overhauling Federal Aviation Regulations
Part 1 – Air Rides by Jim Hanson How do most people first experience General Aviation? Usually with a ride from a friend, which often leads to an interest in…
AirVenture, Technology & Us
by Harold Green It is late summer and this is an aviation publication. Therefore we have the opportunity to discuss EAA AirVenture, held annually at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh,…
Non-Competing Operating Procedures For Avionics
by Michael Kaufman If anyone had a new aviation product to introduce to the public, the two places to do it would be at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, or…
Fatigue.
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison You’re not as bad when you’re not dog…
Pilots of Charitable Medical Flights May Now Accept Fuel Reimbursement
by Greg Reigel As you may know, FAR 61.113(c) prohibits a private pilot from paying less than his or her pro-rata share of the operating expenses of a flight. In…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete.Harriet@gmail.com Dear Dave: After several hours of flying with an instructor, I successfully completed my flight review, 25 years after my last set…
In A Pinch, Private Airstrip Versus Nothing… Where Would You Prefer To Land?
by Dave Weiman Wouldn’t it be nice if in the event you or your fellow aviator had an in-flight emergency that you could be directed by air traffic control (ATC)…