by Michael Kaufman, CFII If you have not had the chance to read the article on autopilots in the June/July 2011 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, please do so as…
The Lighter Side of Depression
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison Well, the days are longer, the weather is…
DOT Fines Air Ambulance Operator For Calling Someone Else’s Helicopter Its Own
by Gregory J. Reigel – Attorney At Law A recent article in Airport Business discloses that a non-profit air ambulance operator was recently fined $30,000.00 by the Department of Transportation (DOT)…
Working together: More important than ever!
by Rod Hightower – President/CEO Experimental Aircraft Association One item that has been a priority in my first year as President and CEO of EAA is continuing and expanding the…
A Gathering Of Aviators
by Craig Fuller – President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association There are few things more rewarding than trading stories and sharing experiences with people who really understand. So…
Michigan Governor Appoints GA Pilots To Aeronautics Commission
by Bill Blake, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative Peter Kamaranien of Grand Ledge, Michigan, owner of GrandAir Aviation, Inc. at Abrams Municipal Airport, and J. David VanderVeen of Clarkston, Michigan,…
Mead & Hunt Awarded AAAE’s Corporate Cup of Excellence!
ATLANTA, GA. – The airport engineering firm of Mead & Hunt, Inc., has been awarded the 2011 American Association of Airport Executives’ (AAAE) Corporate Cup of Excellence at the association’s…
J.A. Air Center Voted #1
AURORA, ILL. – In a recent survey of Aviation International News subscribers, J.A. Air Center, located at Chicago Aurora Municipal Airport, placed first among all operations in North, Central and…
Aviation Artist, Michelle Rouch
by Esta-Ann Elliott Seven years and one month after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Eugene B. Ely, racecar driver, chauffeur, car salesman and self-taught pilot, made naval aviation…
Astronaut Inducted Into Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame
GREENFIELD, IOWA – Beaconsfield, Iowa native and astronaut, Peggy Whitson, took her place beside other notable Iowans as a member of the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday, June…
What’s A Sikorsky Weekend?
by Jim Bildilli Anyone remotely familiar with aviation recognizes the name “Sikorsky” as the surname of the individual responsible for the creation and subsequent evolution of the practical helicopter. But…
Jets, Floatplanes & Destinations
by Dave Weiman Featured in this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine are three jet aircraft – the Embraer “Phenom 300” as featured on the cover; the “HondaJet,” which recently reached…
Chuck Yeager To Appear At Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 1, 2011) —World War II ace and the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager USAF (ret.), has confirmed his…
New Director At Springfield-Branson National Airport
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – The multimodal director for the Missouri Department of Transportation, Brian Weiler, 45, has replaced Springfield-Branson National Airport director of aviation, Gary Cyr, who retired April 1. Weiler…
Cirrus Aircraft, CAIGA Complete Merger
Duluth, MN and Zhuhai, China – (June 28) – Cirrus Aircraft and China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd. (CAIGA) announced June 28, 2011, that the two companies have completed…