Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has released the 2017 year-end aircraft shipment and billings numbers. At a press…
AOPA Withdraws FAA Complaint Against Waukegan Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue FREDERICK, MD – In August 2017, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) filed three Part 13 complaints with the Federal Aviation…
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Receives National Partnership Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) in Springfield, Illinois, as the recipient of…
New Approaches Published For Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT)
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. – On February 1, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published new instrument approach procedures (IAPs) for runway 18-36…
Missouri Pilot Appointed Executive Director Of Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue OVERLAND PARK, KAN. – The Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) has appointed Missouri native and pilot, Dianne White, executive director effective…
Civil Air Patrol Support of Super Bowl Air-Defense Operations
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALA. – A demonstration of an airplane flying into restricted Super Bowl airspace was held January 30, 2018 with…
An Aviation Game Plan For Super Bowl LII
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – While the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots prepared to duke it out in Super Bowl LII at…
Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Creates Mentorship Program For Member Businesses
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) has created a new “mentorship program,” which is available exclusively to member businesses, whose owners or managers…
Wisconsin Pilot Opposes Unpowered Ultralights/Hang Gliders At Local Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue PALMYRA, WIS. – Louis Radecki, a pilot, flight instructor and an FAA Safety Team Representative at Palmyra Airport (88C) in southeastern Wisconsin,…
Northland Community & Technical College Takes Geospatial Intelligence Program Online To Train Students Worldwide For Next-Gen Aerospace Careers
by Jonathan Beck UAS Instructor Northland Community & Technical College NSF ATE DroneTECH Principal Investigator Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. – With drone…