EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, July 21-27, was to pay homage to the earliest days of powered flight with a trio of replica aircraft from…
DESTINATIONS: There’s Much To See & Experience In Upper Michigan
I’ve never experienced Upper Michigan like I experienced it this year. In addition to visiting Mackinac Island, our family vacationed throughout much of the Upper Michigan Peninsula. With Lake Superior…
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT: We Have An Amendment To Your Routing
As we are flying along happily on autopilot, we hear ATC say: “N2852F, we have an amendment to your routing…advise when ready to copy.” These are dreaded words that pilots…
FLIGHT EXPERIENCES: Why General Aviation Pilots Are Unable To Say “Unable”
“Aviate, navigate, communicate” – but how often do we forget to simply say “unable” when it matters most? AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 is now concluded as I write this. Among the…
FLIGHT EXPERIENCES: A Carrier Landing By A GA Pilot In A Single-Engine Cessna
Did you know that a foreign pilot once landed on a U.S. aircraft carrier without prior authorization, without a shot being fired – and without an arresting gear tailhook? In…
Milwaukee Timmerman Airport Hosts Spot Landing Contest, September 13th
Learn more about the landing contest event this year at Milwaukee Timmerman Airport, September 13th at 10:00 a.m. Participants include experienced and inexperienced pilots alike. Read about last year’s event.
HIGH ON HEALTH: Medical Matters in Aviation: FAA Guidance On GLP-1 Medications
Greetings, fellow aviators! It’s a pleasure to join the Midwest Flyer Magazine family as your new voice in aviation medicine. Dr. Bill Blank is a hard act to follow, but I will…
ASK PETE
Q: A friend of mine spent lots of money converting his old (1956) C-172 to a tailwheel configuration. He says it is now a Cessna 170 because that year (1956),…
2025 Minnesota Seaplanes Pilots Association (MSPA) Safety Seminar, Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, September 19-20
The Seaplane Safety Seminar will take place on September 19-20, 2025 at Madden’s on Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN. MSPA invites you to attend the 2025 Safety Seminar, learn more…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: 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: Old Republic Aerospace: https://www.oldrepublicaerospace.com/ Orion Airmotive Management: https://orionflightservices.com/ Prairie Air, Inc:…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Owners of Private Airports Have Liability Protection In Many States As Per State Statute
MADISON, WIS. – As reported in 2014, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 321, April 16, 2014, to expand the existing Recreational Use Statute (RUS 895.52) to include liability…
Whirly-Girls Open 2026 Scholarship Season
The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of the 2026 scholarship season. Over the last few years, the organization has been growing and expanding not only…
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh economic impact: $257 million annually for Fox Valley Includes $117 million economic impact for Oshkosh alone
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 17, 2025) — The annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention, one of Wisconsin’s crown jewels of tourism, has a $257 million total economic…
Approval of MOSAIC rule highlights decade-long EAA leadership effort for modernized aircraft and pilot certification
U.S. Secretary of Transportation delivers news at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 22, 2025) — A decade-long effort by the Experimental Aircraft Association, in…
August 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! …