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June 2025 Midwest Flyer Monthly
Midwest Flyer Monthly, where “news” is published when it is still news. With “links” to make access to other websites easier. Convenient to read on your computer or smart phone!
FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Father’s Day
“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland I heard the sound of the engine first. Looking…
Minnesota Seaplane Icon, Bruce R. Hanson
The Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) has announced the passing of Bruce R. Hanson of Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4) in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Hanson was a founding father of MSPA…
SEAPLANE PILOT: Landings & Being A Good Neighbor
“Your airplane is loud, and you are disturbing my life,” was one of the few lines of an email I received following a recent flight with a colleague. I knew…
MN Department of Transportation Aeronautics
Info Notes: Photos Wanted! ST. PAUL, MINN. – The MnDOT Office of Aeronautics is excited to invite you to submit your best photos showcasing the spirit of Minnesota aviation. Think…
MAC Selects Kelly Gerads As Director of Reliever Airports
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has promoted Kelly Gerads to director of reliever airports, responsible for the operation and maintenance of its six general aviation airports…
Grantsburg Airport’s Future Still In Limbo
SIREN, WIS. – The trial had already been postponed two years — significant time at significant personal and taxpayer expense — and the judge and a 12-person jury had been…
Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following member businesses: Klick Brimmer, Excelsior, Minnesota, Tyler P. Brimmer, 952-353-9639, tyler.brimmer@klickbrimmer.com: www.klickbrimmer.com Lake…
Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Holds Annual Meeting In Mankato
The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) held its annual meeting, April 24, 2025, in conjunction with the Minnesota Airports Conference at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato,…
Meet Newly-Elected MATA President, Joe LaRue!
Elected President of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) at the organization’s May 9, 2025, meeting, was Joe LaRue, who founded Prairie Air Inc. in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, in 2005…
NATA Leads Successful Effort To Preserve APHIS Small Aircraft Fee Exemption
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will retain the current Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI)…
NBAA Commends FAA’s Withdrawal of Onerous Proposed Airman Medical Denial Policy
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) announcement on April 25, 2025, that the agency will withdraw proposed changes to the airman…
Collaborative Safety In Action: Highlights From The ACSF Safety Working Group Panel
At the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Safety Symposium held April 7-9, 2025, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and virtually worldwide, over 150 safety professionals came together…
AIR RACING: 96 Women Pilots Set To Compete In 48th Annual Air Race Classic
The field is set for the 48th Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Forty-three teams, consisting of 96 women pilots from across the United States, will…