Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue With the uncertainty of the pandemic over the past 18 months or so, the Wisconsin Aviation Conference (WAC) moved…
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Wisconsin Pilot Opposes Unpowered Ultralights/Hang Gliders At Local Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue PALMYRA, WIS. – Louis Radecki, a pilot, flight instructor and an FAA Safety Team Representative at Palmyra Airport (88C) in southeastern Wisconsin,…
In Memory of Wisconsin Pilot, Peter Laper
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue PEWAUKEE, WIS. – Longtime Wisconsin pilot and the treasurer of the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA), Peter Laper, 62, died unexpectedly December…
Wisconsin Airport Management Association To Host Legislative Day In Madison
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) will host a Legislative Day in Madison, Wis., March 6, 2018, to provide…
Wisconsin Aviation Partners With Phillips 66 Aerostars
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. has partnered with the Phillips 66® Aerostars aerobatic team for the 2018 airshow season in the…
Batten & Rowland Awarded Congressional Medals of Honor
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue RACINE, WIS. – During World War II, John H. Batten, after whom John H. Batten International Airport in Racine, Wis., is…
From Washington To Washington
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue Field Morey, an FAA-Certified Flight Instructor from Medford, Oregon, with roots in Wisconsin, and Conrad Teitell of Greenwich, Connecticut, an attorney…
Private Airport Owner Hosts Fly-In Without Fear of Liability
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue DE PERE, WIS. – Jay Baeten, owner of Antique Aerodrome in De Pere, Wisconsin (9WS2), was able to host a fly-in at…
Wisconsin Aviation Celebrates 36 Years In Business
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. is celebrating 36 years in business in 2017, and they started during difficult times. Interest rates…
Eagle River Hosts Field Trip For Pre-K Kids!
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue EAGLE RIVER, WIS. – Rob Hom, airport manager at Eagle River Union Airport in Eagle River, Wisconsin, welcomed children of Northland Pines…
Wisconsin Airport Managers Recognize Excellence At 62nd Annual Aviation Conference
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue WAUKESHA, WIS. – The Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) recognized several individuals for their contributions to aviation during the 62nd Annual Wisconsin…
The Wag-Aero Group Named Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year By The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) has named The Wag-Aero Group the “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year” for 2017 for more…
Wisconsin Aviation Offers Cirrus Approved Flight Training
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation Flight School now offers Cirrus factory-approved training for Cirrus pilots. Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP) training includes…
Milwaukee County Approves Sale of Gran-Aire To Spring City Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Effective December 16, 2016, Milwaukee County approved the sale of Gran-Aire, Inc. at Milwaukee-Timmerman Airport to Spring City Aviation,…
“Sully,” The Movie, Features Wisconsin Pilot
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Now almost eight years following the emergency landing of an Airbus A320-214 in the Hudson River on January 15,…
Log Cabin Airport Fly-In Raises Money For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital… Midwest Flyer Magazine Challenges Others To Do Likewise!
by Dave Weiman Photos by Phil Peterson Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 MONDOVI, WIS. – Doug Ward and Judie Ohm – owners of Log Cabin Airport (WS69) in…
NATA Applauds Authorized Extension of FAA… GAMA Does Not!
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 WASHINGTON, DC. – National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks praised House and Senate negotiators July 6, 2016 on…
Bolen & Pelton Featured At Wisconsin Business Aviation Association Town Hall Meeting
Published in Midwest Flyer – Aug/Sept 2016 RACINE, WIS. – Members of the Wisconsin Business Aviation Association attended a town hall meeting, June 23, 2016, featuring National Business Aviation Association…
Wisconsin Aviation’s 15th Annual 1940s-Style Hangar Dance To Benefit & Salute The Troops
MADISON, WIS. – Re-live the 1940s by attending the Wisconsin Aviation Hangar Dance on Saturday, July 23, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm, featuring big band music performed by…
Wisconsin High School To Build Second Airplane In STEM Program
SALEM, WIS. – Students in the Central High School STEM program in Salem, Wis., are about ready to start building their second airplane. Students worked very hard to build their…
EAA Committed To Manned Aircraft Safety When It Comes To Integrating UAS Operations
OSHKOSH, WIS. –The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is maintaining that although the popularity and number of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, is rising rapidly, their entrance into…
UAS Task Force Formed By U.S. Department of Transportation/FAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced October 29, 2015, the formation of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task…
Wisconsin FBO Hosts Workshop For Drone Operators
MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. hosted its second workshop October 27, 2015 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at its Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, Wis. location. The workshop featured…
Central County Airport (68C) Renamed Paul Johns Field
IOLA, WIS. – Central County Airport (68C) in Iola, Wis., known the world over for its multiple grass runways and Friday noon lunches, was renamed “Paul Johns Field” in honor…
Lost Airplane That Led D-Day Invasion Located At Basler’s
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The C-47 transport aircraft that led the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, more than 70 years ago, “That’s All, Brother,” has been located at Basler Turbo Conversions…
Jet Air Group, Serving Pilots & The Green Bay Packers
Story & Photos by Dave Weiman Jet Air Group at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin (KGRB), aims to please its corporate high rollers on game days for…
Wisconsin Homeschoolers Win Build-A-Plane Design Contest
WASHINGTON, DC – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane have announced that the CHEF Homeschoolers in Cuba City, Wisconsin, have won the third Aviation Design Challenge…
Pilot To Host Breakfast On His Farm
MONROE, WIS. – On Saturday, May 30, 2015, pilot/farmer, Dan Wegmueller, will host the 2015 “Green County Breakfast On The Farm” on his dairy farm, 3 miles southeast of Monroe…
An Aviator’s Lasting Impression
by Don Winkler As aviators we are caught up in the task of flight planning, preflight and other important duties prior to departing and arriving at our home airports that…
Second Generation Gyroplanes In The Midwest
A Personal Historical Narrative by Chris Laskey Back in the very early 1970s, I became acquainted with a group of folks belonging to an organization known as “PRA Chapter 18,”…
New Jet Air Hangar Spells Economic Development For Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WIS. – Jet Air-Signature Select held a grand opening October 21, 2014, for its new 36,000 square foot hangar at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay. “We…
Heavy Bombers Weekend At Madison
MADISON, WIS. – The “Heavy Bombers Weekend” was once again held at Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., July 25-27, 2014. The event was produced by…
Air Charter Safety Foundation Announces New Chairman & Vice Chairman
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has selected David Hewitt, Executive Vice President, Safety of Wheels Up, as its new chairman, and Greg Kinsella, President and CEO…
How The FAA Deals With Pilots Who Consume Alcohol, & Why Owning A Breathalyzer Might Be A Good Idea
by Russell A. Klingaman In my legal career, I have been asked to help several pilots who have had their flying privileges put in jeopardy due to the consumption of…
Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association Elects New Board/Officers
WAUSAU-ROTHSCHILD, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) held its annual meeting during the Wisconsin Aviation Conference, May 7, 2014, at which time the membership elected its board and…
New Maintenance Shop At Lone Rock
SPRING GREEN/LONE ROCK, WIS. – There’s a new maintenance shop at Tri-County Regional Airport in Spring Green/Lone Rock, Wisconsin. Ryan Johnson, who has been employed at Morey Airplane Company in…
Morey Airplane Company Named Wisconsin Aviation Business of The Year
WAUSAU-ROTHSCHILD, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) has named Morey Airplane Company – a Middleton, Wisconsin business since 1946 – “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.” The award…
Wisconsin Isn’t A ‘Flyover’ State When It Comes To The Aerospace Industry
by Tom Still At first thought, the move of Kestrel Aircraft Corp. to Superior, Wis., may strike some skeptics as a curious landing strip for a company in the business…
University Flying Club – Once Only Social, Now Competitive
MADISON, WIS. – “Badger Aviators” is a student organization founded in 2009 to share flying with fellow students. Each month members select a different destination to fly to, usually to…
Wisconsin Airports & Businesses Seek Sales Tax Exemption On Parts & Maintenance
MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Committee On Economic Development & Local Government held a hearing October 23, 2013, on Senate Bill 348 at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Proponents…
Outagamie County Regional Airport Names New Director
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County conducted a four-month nationwide search to replace its airport director, Marty Lenss, who left in May to become the director at Rochester International Airport in…
Wisconsin Aviation President, Jeff Baum, To Be Inducted Into Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
WATERTOWN, WIS. – Jeff Baum will be among several Wisconsin leaders to be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the EAA AirVenture…
Wausau Pilot Wins Charity Landing Contest
WAUSAU, WIS. – Wausau pilot Robert Mohr won the “Grimm Trophy” at Wausau Downtown Airport during a month-long landing contest to raise money and food for charity. Mohr, along with…
Wisconsin Leaders Celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing At Jobs Rally
APPLETON, WIS. – Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)…
Eagle Fuel Cells Named Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association named Eagle Fuel Cells of Eagle River, Wisconsin, “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year” for 2013. The award was presented to company…
“Tribute To A Mentor & Friend, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick
by Pete Schoeninger Two days after his funeral service, I learned that long-time fixed base operator, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick, left this earth on January 8, 2013. In 1958, “Sedge” and…
First GE-Powered King Air To Be Based In Wisconsin
Regarded by many as the most popular business turboprop in the world, the Beechcraft King Air 90 series has gotten a new lease on life, flying faster and higher at…
Low-Cost, High-Quality Aircraft Paint Job?
Euroair Aviation’s Stefanek Family Demonstrates Commitments To Both While Pursuing Their American Dream by Ed Leineweber We all lament the high cost of aviation, but nobody does anything about it….
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…
George Carpenter, Age 86, With A New Lease On Life… Might Finish That Fly Baby After All
by Ed Leineweber It’s been a long, productive and interesting life, filled with twists and turns along the way, like most. But for George S. Carpenter, Spring 2012 brought the…
Wisconsin Flying Farmers Names Wisconsin Aviation FBO of The Year
WATERTOWN, WIS. – The Wisconsin Chapter of the International Flying Farmers has named Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. “Fixed Base Operation of The Year” for 2012. Wisconsin Flying Farmers President Phil Peterson…
International Learn To Fly Day At Wisconsin Aviation
MADISON, WIS. – “International Learn To Fly Day” was first announced in 2009 during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Subsequently, on May 10, 2010, the United States House of Representatives…
Jet Air Named 2012 Wisconsin Aviation Business of The Year
WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) named Jet Air Group of Green Bay, Wisconsin, the 2012 “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.” The award recognizes excellence…
FAA Reauthorization – Finally!
by David Mann, President Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association I sometimes am amazed or maybe I should say shocked at the inability of our legislative branch to work together for the good…
Kestrel Aircraft Corporation Lands In Superior!
SUPERIOR, WIS. – The cofounder of Cirrus Aircraft Corporation, Alan Klapmeier, is moving closer to home with his newest company, Kestrel Aircraft Corporation. It was announced January 16, 2012, that…
Red Wing Aeroplane Company Names New Director of Operations, Chief Pilot
BAY CITY, WIS. – Red Wing Aeroplane Company, one of the nation’s leading private air charter companies, has named John Phillips director of operations and chief pilot. Phillips is a…
New Aviat Dealer In Wisconsin
RICE LAKE, WIS. – Aviat Aircraft has signed an agreement with Midwest Husky Sales and Service, LLC, which operates from Rice Lake Air Center, to offer sales and service for…
Excise Fuel Taxes…
by David Mann, President Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association Several months back, I wrote to many of our members and advised them that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was auditing our…
In Business For 30 Years – Wisconsin Aviation, Inc.
by Dave Weiman “Folks who have known us for a long time ask, ‘Did you ever envision you would grow this big?’ And I answer, ‘Yes!’” says Jeff Baum, President/CEO…
Greatness Finds Company… Richard I. Bong Airport & The William Amorde Terminal
SUPERIOR, WIS. – The City of Superior, Wisconsin, named its airport and its airport terminal building after two aviators who have contributed greatly to aviation – World War II Medal…
International Learn-To-Fly Day At Wisconsin Airports
The International Learn-To-Fly Day was first announced during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2009, and on May 10, 2010, the United States House of Representatives provided support for the event by…
Award-Winning Fixed Base Operators Enter Joint Venture
Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., with facilities in Watertown, Madison and Juneau, Wisconsin, and Executive Air, located at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, have announced a new partnership to…
Lakeshore Aviation Named 2011 Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year
GREEN BAY, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association (WATA) has named Lakeshore Aviation, located at Manitowoc County Regional Airport in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.” The…
Air Show Rock Star, Michael Goulian, Warns GA Pilots Not To Be Complacent
MADISON, WIS. – Air show performer and pilot for the Red Bull Air Races, Michael Goulian, urged a group of 80 fellow general aviation pilots, March 21, 2011, to learn…
National Aviation Trades President Meets With FBO Management & Tenants
MADISON, WIS. – Jim Coyne, President of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) flew his Beechcraft Baron to Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. at Dane County Regional Airport, March 9, 2011, to…
An Evening At Lambeau Field At 56th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference
GREEN BAY, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference will be held May 2-4, 2011 at Hotel Sierra/KI Center in Green Bay. Headlining the speakers will be Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark…
Dick Weeden: Still Making A Difference Sixty Years Later
by Ed Leineweber What does it take to make a difference? Big bucks helps, for sure, but as Brodhead Airport’s Dick Weeden has demonstrated throughout his more than 60 years…
Kunkel, Wixom, Brabazon, Lutz & Kapus Inducted Into Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Robert W. Kunkel of Madison, Richard Wixom of Janesville, Jesse Brabazon of Delavan, Richard Lutz of Oshkosh, and Jeannette C. Kapus of Milwaukee were inducted into the…
Outagamie County Regional Airport Now In The FBO Business
APPLETON, WIS. – An open house was held October 14, 2010, at Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) to showcase Platinum Flight Center, a new fixed base operation (FBO), which is…
Lakeshore Aviation Expands Facilities At Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WIS. – Lakeshore Aviation broke ground October 29, 2010 on a new 5,000 square foot aircraft hangar next to its existing facilities at Manitowoc County Airport (MTW). Curt Drumm,…
Wisconsin FBOs Form Partnership
Embracing changing times, Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. with locations in Watertown, Juneau and Madison, Wisconsin, and Solverson Aviation located in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, have consolidated their charter and flight training departments in…