BLAINE, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has received formal acceptance by Transport Canada for its Supplemental Type Certificate on both the four and six cylinder Continental, Lycoming, and Franklin engines….
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Tanis Aircraft Products Partners With Bruce’s Custom Covers For AOG Protection
GLENWOOD, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has entered into a business partnership with Bruce’s Custom Covers to fabricate Tanis brand of insulated aircraft covers for protection of aircraft in harsh…
Ulteig Celebrates 70th Anniversary
FARGO, N.D. – 2014 marks Ulteig’s 70th anniversary, making the engineering firm one of the oldest in the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1944 as an electrical engineering firm, Ulteig has…
Global Parts Expands
AUGUSTA, KAN. – Global Parts Group, Inc. of Augusta, Kan., distributors and producers of parts for business, general, and commercial aviation, has announced that it has acquired the assets of…
Continental & Aircraft Specialties To Evaluate CamGuard
CONTINENTAL Motors Services (CMS), a division of Continental Motors Group, has entered into an agreement and established a joint evaluation program with Aircraft Specialties Lubricants (ASL) to verify the benefits…
Park Rapids Aviation Expands Aircraft Painting Services
PARK RAPIDS, MINN. – Park Rapids Aviation has expanded its aircraft painting at Park Rapids Municipal Airport in Park Rapids, Minn. Jeff Voigt is president of the company, which in…
Wipaire Announces New Approvals For Cessna 182 Modifications
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Wipaire, Inc. has received approval for performance- and utility-enhancing modifications for the Cessna 182 Skylane. These modifications currently include the Lycoming IO-580 engine conversion and…
Peak Is Peak, Other Temperatures Are Cooler!
In the feature article entitled “Not Flying Blind Anymore!” (Midwest Flyer Magazine, August/September 2014, page 26) which describes one pilot’s experience in using an Insight Avionics G4 Graphic Engine Monitor,…
Mead & Hunt Builds $12 Million Office Building One Mile From Airport
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The national engineering and architectural firm, Mead & Hunt, has built a new $12 million office building just over one mile from Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey…
New Fixed Gear Aviator Style Sunglasses From Scheyden
Scheyden Precision Eyewear has introduced the C-130 model sunglasses, expanding the brand’s Fixed Gear collection, which includes the Albatross and Mustang models. The C-130 showcases a larger lens and titanium…
Wisconsin To California Via The Grand Canyon
by Woody Minar It was on our flight home from Sun ‘n Fun in his Cirrus SR22 when Paul Durand said he was flying to Anaheim, Calif. in a week…
Not Flying Blind Anymore!
by Dave Weiman EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this article was originally published in the August/September 2014 issue, it has been amended. See amendment at the end of this article. During the summer…
Flight Design Selects Garmin G3X For C4
Aero Friedrichshafen, Germany – Flight Design has selected the Garmin G3X |Touch series for its four-seat “C4” aircraft. The newly developed system has two 10.6-inch glass displays, and does not…
“The Plane Skate” – Keeping A Blown Tire From Becoming A Runway Nightmare
by Michael Wiskus I manage corporate flight departments and own a fixed base operation at the Buffalo, Minnesota airport, on the western edge of the Minneapolis Class C airspace. We manage…
Airforms Expands Engineering Service Capability
BIG LAKE, ALASKA – Daniel Garrett has joined the engineering department at Airforms, Inc. as a senior engineer and FAA-designated engineering representative (DER). Garrett brings 15 years of engineering experience…