by Geoff Sobering The “Best of the First 20 Years” was the theme for this year’s “Thunder on the Lakeshore” air show at Manitowoc County Regional Airport, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. “Best”…
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Safety Seminar & Fly-In
BRAINERD, MINN. – Seaplane pilots from throughout Minnesota and neighboring states attended the 2012 Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Safety Seminar & Fly-In, May 4-6 at Madden’s Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. Many…
Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. Best Air Charter Company
Wisconsin Corporate Report named Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. “Best Air Charter Company” in its Best of Wisconsin Business Award Program on June 8, 2012. Ruth Burgess, lead charter coordinator, is holding…
Maverick Is Now In Town!
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the first time since the mid-1990s, a second fueling option is available at Sioux Falls Regional Airport. The new operation, Maverick Air Center, is located…
Branson Airport Hires FBO & Airline Services Manager
BRANSON, MO. – The Branson Airport, the first privately financed and operated commercial service airport in the U.S., has hired Sharon Morris as the airport’s fixed base operator and airline…
Major Investment At Outagamie County Regional Airport
Over $6 Million in grant funding will create jobs, develop infrastructure APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined U.S. Representative Reid Ribble, June 18, 2012, to announce grant…
Leader In Piper Sales & Service, Howard Gregory, Dies
(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…
Fuel Distributor Gives Its Best To Aviation & To Its Community
by Dave Weiman Nineteen miles south of Duluth, Minnesota is the old fur trading and lumber town of Cloquet, Minnesota, where Best Oil Company – a major distributor of Phillips…
It Ain’t Necessarily So…
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Nothing like preventive maintenance for both you and your airplane, right? Overhaul at TBO. Well, as the song goes, “It ain’t necessarily so,” whether we…
Changing Your State’s Recreational Use Statute To Include Private Airstrips
by Jim Hanson Minnesota joins 15 other states in providing protection for private airstrip owners who allow other pilots to use their airstrips. Within the region served by Midwest Flyer…