Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Piper Aircraft, Inc. has delivered the first of 100 new Piper aircraft trainers to the University of North…
South Dakota Names New Manager of Air, Rail & Transit
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 PIERRE, S.D. – A new aviation leader was recently appointed in South Dakota. Jack Dokken has been selected as the new Program…
FAA To Partner With Ohio University On NextGen
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 ATHENS, OHIO – Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Avionics Research Center has signed a five-year, $7.5 million research agreement…
Western Michigan University To Launch Virtual Reality Experience
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 BATTLE CREEK, MICH. – Western Michigan University’s (WMU) College of Aviation and Extended University Programs launched a virtual reality experience during the…
Northland Community & Technical College… Advancing Aerospace Education
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor/Program Manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Aviation Northland Community & Technical College Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 The past year in aviation has…
Girls In Aviation Day Set For 2017
Women in Aviation International (WAI) held its annual “Girls in Aviation Day,” September 24, 2016, which included 71 events worldwide. WAI chapters and corporate sponsors hosted 68 WAI events (15…
Apply Now For Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Scholarships
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) will be awarding up to four $1500 scholarships for aviation minded students…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame To Be Held At Hyatt In Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) will hold its 28th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, April 22,…
Thunderbird Aviation’s Young Flyers Summer Camp
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Thunderbird Aviation, located at Flying Cloud Airport and Crystal Airport in the Twin Cities, has been hosting its…
When Things Go RIGHT!
by Jim Hanson As aviation consumers, all too often, we complain when things go wrong. Perhaps it’s just human nature to complain, but as one aviation mentor told me decades…
“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,…
Pilot, Aircraft Owner, Businessman Terry J. Kohler
(May 14, 1934 – September 20, 2016) SHEBOYGAN, WIS. – The only son of the late former Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. and Marie Celeste McVoy Kohler, Terry J. Kohler,…
“Beyond The Clouds” Is Theme For 2017 International Aviation Art Contest… Entries Wanted!
by Karen Broitzman Aerospace Education Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Calling all artists between the ages of 6 and 17, the International…
The Power of Paint – Runway Markings
by Hal Davis Airport Compliance Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 In our industry, we continually strive to improve safety. While much of…
Airplanes & Cars Make Good Companions
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 When you are an independent systems engineer working on one of the largest, most sophisticated airplanes in the world, you deserve –…