EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Tanis Aircraft Products has named Douglas J. Evink, President and Chief Operating Officer. Bob Krueger will remain Chairman of the Board and active in the company,…
Rice Lake – A Return Visit
by Dave Weiman RICE LAKE, WIS. – If you were to get stranded, Rice Lake, Wisconsin would be a pretty nice place to be. I know from experience. It was…
AirVenture – Always A “Can-Do” Spirit
by Jim LaMalfa EAA’s annual fly-in (AirVenture) is one of the aviation world’s premier events, held at Wittman Field in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, each July. This year’s event ran from Monday,…
Flight Instructor Hall of Fame Inducted Rudy Frasca
Rudy Frasca (center) of Frasca International, Urbana, Illinois, was inducted into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame during EAA AirVenture. Jack Eggspuehler (right), president emeritus of the National Association of…
Family, Friends & Fantastic Flying Machines… EAA Celebrates 60th Fly-In Convention
by Dave Weiman EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower set the tone for the week to come, July 23 thru July 29, 2012 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin,…
Indiana Couple Honored For Young Eagles Flights
OSHKOSH, WIS. – A Fort Wayne, Indiana couple, David and Laramie Resler, are relentlessly trying to inspire kids about aviation, having helped 3,400 kids get an EAA Young Eagles flight…
DMFS/Chicago Piper Names New Regional Sales Manager
DES MOINES, IOWA – Des Moines Flying Service/Chicago Piper has named David Kay Regional Sales Manager, covering Piper Aircraft sales in northern Illinois and Wisconsin for Chicago Piper. Prior to…
Leader In Piper Sales & Service, Howard Gregory
(June 7, 1918 – July 24, 2012) DES MOINES, IOWA – Howard Verne Gregory, 94, Chairman of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc., died July 24, 2012, at Wesley Acres retirement…
Former EAA VP Named VP At AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – Adam Smith, former vice president of membership at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), has been named senior vice president of the newly created Center to Advance the…
What’s next for NextGen?
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of testifying before Congress about the state of NextGen. Members of…