Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 The military demonstration teams usually command the most attention at airshows, and rightfully so. To take a group of jet fighters and perform…
Snowbirds At Oshkosh 2016
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016
Bonanzas To Oshkosh XXVII – The Super Bowl 27 In The Sky!
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 ROCKFORD, ILL. – Each year in late July about 100 Beechcraft Bonanzas and Barons assemble in Rockford, Illinois (KRFD) and fly in the…
Illinois Congressman Hosts Roundtable On GA
PEORIA, ILL. – Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood hosted a General Aviation Roundtable, August 23, 2016, at Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport in Peoria, Illinois, to bring together general aviation stakeholders and…
More Updates At ForeFlight
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 The latest version of ForeFlight Mobile is now available for download at the App Store. This update – the second of the year…
Piper M600 Fast, Furious & Luxurious
by Dave Weiman & Mick Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 APPLETON, WIS. – Piper Aircraft’s newest flagship, the single-engine turboprop M600, was type certified in June 2016….
Al Waterloo Joins Cirrus Aircraft To Cover Wisconsin & Chicago
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 DULUTH, MINN. – Cirrus Aircraft has recently named Al Waterloo of Oak Park, Illinois, as its sales manager covering Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin….
Cirrus NOW Presentation In The Twin Cities – Informative & Action-Packed
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 BLAINE, MINN. – Cirrus Aircraft chose Key Air at Anoka County – Blaine Airport, Blaine, Minn., for the site of…
International Flying Farmers Names 2016 Scholarship Recipient
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Michelle Peterson, 20, of Oregon, Wisconsin, has received the 2016 “International Flying Farmers Memorial Scholarship.” The award was presented at…
Nebraska Nice – The Nebraska Air Trail!
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 In the last issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I talked about developing “air trails” to give pilots (and their passengers)…
Touchdown Miminiska!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 Each year, we get better at flying to Canada and the procedures of flying across the border get easier and…
Measuring Success
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 In business, we say you can’t manage what you don’t measure….
President Signs FAA Extension & Third Class Medical Reform Legislation
Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the President signing into law an FAA Authorization extension, including Third Class Medical Reform, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
How The Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 Can Affect You!
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 As many of you know, on July 15, 2016, President Obama signed into law the “Pilot’s Bill of…
Getting Pilot Proficient At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 This year I decided to look at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as a source of educational opportunities and attempt to gain…