OSHKOSH, WIS. – Three-time National Aerobatic Champion, Patty Wagstaff, will speak at Build A Plane’s 2014 Teachers’ Day event, July 29th at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. The annual event…
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Jim “Fang” Maroney – A Life Filled With Flight
November 24, 1954 – March 23, 2014 by Dave Weiman MADISONVILLE, TENN. – Popular air show performer, chief airline pilot, and former Top Gun, Jim “Fang” Maroney, 59, of Milwaukee,…
Strong Advocate For GA, Leon Rediske
FRANKLIN, WIS. – The long-time owner of Rainbow Airport in Franklin, Wisconsin, Leon Rediske, 72, passed away May 6, 2014 at the Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida, following…
Jim “Fang” Maroney – A Life Filled With Flight
by Dave Weiman MADISONVILLE, TENN. – Popular air show performer, chief airline pilot, and former Top Gun, Jim “Fang” Maroney, 59, of Milwaukee, Wis., was killed March 23, 2014, while…
Article Written By EAA Founder Inspired Lifetime Member To Build Airplanes
Like many early members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Louis C. Seno, Sr. of Downers Grove, Illinois, was inspired by an article by EAA Founder & President Paul H….
2014 Aviation Art Contest Results
Getting young people interested in pursuing careers in aeronautics, science and engineering, while spreading the message about the importance of aviation, helps ensure the vitality of the industry for decades…
Meet Dan Brugman…
Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Dan Brugman joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in March 2013. As an airport development engineer, Dan is responsible for…
Industry Mourns Death of Industry Leader
Washington, D.C. – Officials with the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) have announced that its president and CEO for the past 18 years, Henry Michael Ogrodzinski, 65, passed…
Des Moines Flying Service’s Dee Price
DES MOINES, IOWA – Dolores J. “Dee” Price, 82, of Des Moines Flying Service, passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 3, 2014. Price was born in Waukegan, Illinois;…
St. Louis Regional – Host Airport of 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference
The 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference, sponsored by the Illinois Aviation Trades Association, Illinois Public Airports Association and the Illinois Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division, will be held at the DoubleTree…