by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue It was the summer of 1989, and our family flew down to Memphis, Tennessee so I could help announce…
A Flight Back To Another Era
by Bill Blake Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue On April 11, 2018, military veteran and crew chief, Sergeant Bill Kelly of Lakeland, Florida, made his first flight…
AOPA Releases New ‘Destinations’ Platform To Inspire & Inform Pilots
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced new tools to provide access to more general aviation travel information than ever…
A Flight To & From Sun ’n Fun With Lightspeed
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue It had been a few years since Peggy and I flew our Cessna 182 Skylane to Sun ‘n Fun…
Bem Vindos ao Brasil
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue Two co-workers and I recently traveled to Brazil on a project assignment. When I realized we had a free…
SimpleFlight Radio
Helping To Spread Passion & Enthusiasm For Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue In August 2012, Al Waterloo and Marc Epner, both of Chicago, got together to…
Twin & Turbine Appoints New Editor-in-Chief
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. – Twin & Turbine and VP Demand Creation Services has named Rebecca Groom Jacobs of Wichita, Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of…
Former Top Gun From Minnesota Perishes In Glider Accident
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue A glider accident on April 14, 2018, resulted in the death of former U.S. Navy Top Gun instructor, Tom Irlbeck, 74, of…
Pan Am Clipper Pilot Celebrated Life & Appreciated Friends Paul A. Johns
(In Memoriam: October 11, 1913 – March 28, 2018) Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 104th birthday of one…
The Voice of The Red Baron Stearman Squadron Goes Silent
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue “The year is 1925. Back from World War I, many young former fight pilots were trying to make a…