by Jim Hanson Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 I’ve been to most of the big and famous aviation museums in the United States, and elsewhere. I love visiting…
Ryk Dunkelberg Receives Prestigious Airport Noise Mitigation Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 Ryk Dunkelberg, Mead & Hunt’s Planning and Environmental National Practice Leader, accepted the 2016 “Randy Jones Award for Excellence in Airport Noise Mitigation,…
Hutchinson, Litchfield, Bolton & Menk Receive Asphalt Paving Awards
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 HUTCHINSON/LITCHFIELD, MINN. – The cities of Hutchinson and Litchfield, Minnesota, and the engineering firm of Bolton & Menk, Inc., have received awards from…
13,500 Tons In 8 Days… SEH Receives Award For St. Paul Downtown Airport Project
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) has presented SEH with a “Merit Award” for outstanding work at St. Paul…
Vintage Beech Across The Big Pond
by Klaus Plasa Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue Sven Schlothauer of Eisenach, Germany, hired me to ferry a 1942 Beech C45H across the Atlantic Ocean, which they…
DC-3… The Good Ol’ Days
by Richard J. (Dick) Reilly Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 In his poem “In The Droving Days,” Australian Poet Laureate, A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, refers to a drover’s lame…
North Central Airlines DC-3 To Fly Its Colors Once Again!
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 A North Central Airlines DC-3 will soon return to the skies, thanks to the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin. The non-profit aviation museum…
Great Aviators Gone West!
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 issue Ron R. Alexander, EAA Vintage Aircraft Association Director, was killed November 17, 2016, while flying his Curtiss Jenny near the Candler Field…
Long-time Office of Aviation Director Leaves Iowa DOT
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 AMES, IOWA – After serving as the director of the Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Aviation and the Office of Public Transit…
Michigan Businessman Recognized By NBAA With Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism In Aviation Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 WATERFORD, MICH. – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has named Mike Baker, Vice President of Safety & Compliance at Pentastar Aviation, a…