OSHKOSH, WIS. – Joe Kittinger, who jumped from a hot air balloon (Excelsior III) from 102,800 feet (31,300 m) on August 16, 1960 and lived to tell about it, was…
Goodbye To 60-Year-Old Hangars At Chicago Executive Airport
WHEELING/PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. – After serving aviators at Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Municipal) for over 60 years, four 1940s era hangar buildings were demolished, with fanfare, in November. The…
Midwest LSA Expo Remains Very Accessible To Buyers
MT. VERNON, ILL. – A common complaint among prospective aircraft buyers shopping at trade shows is the lack of accessibility to demo aircraft. Such was not the case at the…
Wicks & Remos To Assist Combs In Finale
CORINTH, TEXAS – It is 49 down and one to go in the Michael Combs Odyssey. Combs’ venture, to become the first Sport Pilot to visit all 50 states in…
Use of Ultralight E-LSA For Training Activities…
Heated Controversy Has Good Arguments On Each Side Don’t Sell Your Old E-LSA Just Yet! by Ed Leineweber The poet Robert Burns famously wrote that the best laid schemes of…
Blakesburg, Where You Can Still Find A Piece of Americana & Apple Pie
by Robbie Culver Fly-ins offer a special, unique experience no matter where they are, and no matter who runs them. This past fall, I was fortunate to attend a very…
Kunkel, Wixom, Brabazon, Lutz & Kapus Inducted Into Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Robert W. Kunkel of Madison, Richard Wixom of Janesville, Jesse Brabazon of Delavan, Richard Lutz of Oshkosh, and Jeannette C. Kapus of Milwaukee were inducted into the…
Outagamie County Regional Airport Now In The FBO Business
APPLETON, WIS. – An open house was held October 14, 2010, at Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) to showcase Platinum Flight Center, a new fixed base operation (FBO), which is…
Lakeshore Aviation Expands Facilities At Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WIS. – Lakeshore Aviation broke ground October 29, 2010 on a new 5,000 square foot aircraft hangar next to its existing facilities at Manitowoc County Airport (MTW). Curt Drumm,…
Exclusive Aviation Locates At St. Paul Downtown Airport
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Midwest Cessna dealer, Exclusive Aviation, has purchased an aircraft hangar on St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) and increased its sales staff. The 17,000 square foot facility…
Krueger Acquires 100% of Tanis Aircraft Products
GLENWOOD, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has announced the 100-percent acquisition of company assets by its president Bob Krueger. Serving in this role and as majority shareholder since 2006, Krueger…
More About Kenneth H. Dahlberg
The stories Kenneth H. Dahlberg, a St. Paul, Minn., native, tells in “One Step Forward: The Life of Ken Dahlberg” with the help of writers Al Zdon and Warren Mack,…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame To Induct Inventor of Tanis Aircraft Preheater
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – This spring the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) will honor nine leaders in aviation at the Ramada Thunderbird Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Thunderbird is located…
Fly Your Face In Space
by Larry E. Nazimek Want to have your picture flown into space aboard the Space Shuttle? It’s absolutely free! (I thought I’d answer your first question before you asked.) NASA…
Preparing For Winter’s Grasp!
It appears at times that Minnesota and Wisconsin have inordinately long winters. But most inhabitants of this region either love it or fly south for the cold season. Those who…