Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue More and more pilots are looking for that special place to live or to getaway for the weekend. Computers have enabled many…
Cirrus Aircraft Reports Strongest Deliveries In A Decade, Highlighted by Vision® Jet Growth
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue DULUTH, MINN. & KNOXVILLE, TENN.– Cirrus Aircraft has announced that new customer aircraft deliveries for the company’s best-selling SR Series showed steady…
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame To Induct Davis, the Frantzes, Mueller, Outland & Powers
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue The Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame (IAHoF) has selected Stephen Davis, Robert and Ruth Frantz, Keith Mueller, Everett Earl Outland and Doug…
Iowa Woman Breaks Hot Air Balloon Records The Hard Way
FARGO, N.D. – Kim Magee of Swisher, Iowa, broke three hot air balloon records on January 19, 2019, launching from the fairgrounds in West Fargo, North Dakota. She flew approximately…
Indiana School Teacher To Receive 2019 Alan Shepard Technology In Education Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Jill Gilford, an Earth and Space Science Teacher at Twin Lakes High School in Monticello, Indiana., has been…
Batten International Airport Manager Retires After 28 Years of Service
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue RACINE, WIS. – After more than 28 years, David Mann retired as airport manager of Batten International Airport in Racine, Wis., effective…
Dale Klapmeier To Step Down As Cirrus Aircraft CEO
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue DULUTH, MINN. – Cirrus Aircraft has announced that Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, Dale Klapmeier, will…
Doug Nehls – A Lifetime of Service
Few people nowadays can say they have been employed by the same employer for their entire professional career. Likewise, there are few employers who can say they have retained…
Mr. Pietenpol, Bill Rewey… Famed Aircamper Homebuilder Turns A Page
by Ed Leineweber Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue Maybe you noticed the ad on the bulletin board of your local airport: For Sale ’94 Pietenpol Aircamper NX17WR….
Bill Rewey… Pilot, Aircraft Builder, Friend
11/23/1927 – 2/11/2019 Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue Pilot, aircraft builder, EAA member and friend, William (Bill) M. Rewey, 91, of Verona, Wisconsin, passed away February 11,…