Midwest Flyer Magazine Makes Seventh Trip To Northern Ontario by Dave Weiman S ome pilots think of a Canadian fishing fly-out as flying a floatplane to some remote outpost on…
16-Year-Old Solos 10 Airplanes Same Day!
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss, 16, of Dayton, Minnesota, successfully soloed 10 airplanes on August 16, 2013 – his 16th birthday – making him the only person in…
Minnesota Native Named President & CEO Of AOPA
Frederick, MD – Mark R. Baker, a longtime general aviation (GA) pilot, has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the…
Eau Claire’s The Farm On Starr Restaurant & Bar
EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – After 22 years, there is a new restaurant at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire called “The Farm On Starr Restaurant & Bar.” The farmed-themed…
FAA Requests Proposals For GA Transition To Unleaded Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has asked the world’s fuel producers to submit proposals for fuel options that would help the general aviation industry make a transition…
Court Decision Aids Safe Transition To Unleaded Avgas
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling March 27, 2013, has freed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having to make an accelerated endangerment finding on emissions from…
Lindbergh Foundation Honors Solar Impulse Pilots
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation presented the Lindbergh Spirit medal to the pilots and co-founders of the Solar Impulse project in a special ceremony…
Solar Impulse Deploys Revolutionary Inflatable Hangar Upon Its Arrival At Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Swiss pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, took off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif. on May 3, 2013, in the solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse…
How To Never Forget To Remove Your Tow Bar Before Flight
Have you ever considered what might happen if you forgot to remove your aircraft tow bar from the nose strut of your aircraft, then started your engine? Depending on the…
Van’s Aircraft Delivers Their First Fly-Away RV
After 40 years of supplying kits for amateur-built aircraft, Van’s Aircraft, Inc. stepped into a new world on May 31, 2013, when it delivered its first certified, fly-away, ready-to-go Van’s…
Twin-Engine Seminoles Join Piper’s G1000 Club
VERO BEACH, FLA. (June 25, 2013) –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received Type Certificate (TC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine…
The Continuing Challenge of Leadership
Picking your landing spot In a world where we are bombarded with information at every turn, we tend to lose site of meanings. Our vision and memories are often clouded…
The Adventure Begins With Aviation
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota Office of Aeronautics The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for me as I continue to get my aviation legs under me. It…
The First Class Café, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, WIS. – There is a new restaurant across the street from the Manitowoc County Airport called “The First Class Café.” The cafe opened May 6, 2013, serving breakfast, lunch…
Registering Your Aircraft In Wisconsin
by Joni Moe WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics If you registered an aircraft in Wisconsin in the past 15 years, you did it through the Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor…