Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
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Attitudes were positive and expectations high at the Chairman's Gala, hosted by the Consulate General of Canada, held at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth the night before the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo, all with good reason. The show was attended by over 45,000 spectators. According to Expo president, Ryan Kern, the event provided a local economic impact of nearly 9 million dollars as well as educational opportunities to the public in aviation and aerospace careers. Spectators were pleased wit...
Check this column each month to see that dates have not been canceled or changed. Send notices of events at least six weeks in advance of publication to the Minnesota Flyer, P.O. Box 750, Sandstone, MN 55072-0750, or mnflyer@pinenet.com, or charlotte@mnflyer.com Sept. 3: Glencoe, MN. EAA Chapter 93, Glencoe UltraLite Flyers annual sweet corn and bratwurst feet fly-in, Glencoe Municipal (KGYL), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Stuart Selchow, (320) 238-2376, stuart.selchow@gmail.com. www.eaaul92.weebly.com. Rescheduled from Aug. 20. Sept. 10: Luverne, MN. All...
In what promises to be an annual affair, the first Grass is a Gas Poker Run was held at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport on Saturday, June 11. An almost perfect weather day resulted in 17 aircraft and 28 participants turning out for a great day of aviation enjoyment celebrating "grass roots" aviation. Carbon Cubs, Super Cubs, Cherokees, Cessnas, a Just, a Maule, and a Comanche rounded out a varied field of general aviation aircraft. Flying from Brainerd to four grass strip airports, participants...
Time to turn the fun up another notch, and shut the engine down! Paul explained that we had to let the engine cool and stabilize. The time to do so was minimized due to the liquid cooling on the Rotax. "Just bring the power back to idle and hold altitude," he advised. "When the airspeed gets below about 50, shut the ignition off and pull this big knob in the center of the panel to feather the prop." The clean airframe took nearly a minute to slow down. On feathering the prop, it got very quiet,...
In an air show masterfully emceed by aviation historian, photographer, author, and pilot Tom Lymburn, Wings of the North presented a fantastic AirExpo 2016 at Flying Cloud Airport. The huge, white, big top tent was filled with aviation dignitaries of past and present fame. One of the stars was a spry 100-year old Dick Cole, last of the Doolittle Raiders who took time to autograph books and provide photo opportunities with youth and seniors who stood in line for the privilege. Aerobatic air show...
EAA Chapter 1498 at Detroit Lakes Airport packs a lot of fun into a one-day adventure. July's event included a fly-in complete with breakfast and lunch, a car show offering a few vehicles not seen at most exhibitions, and a skydiving experience from that went well beyond the usual demonstration. Skydive Fargo offered tandem jumps to attendees the day before, during, and after the days events. Much of the success of the airport's activity level is owed to three and four generations of aviation fa...
The Aitkin Flyers Club and Country Road Classic Car Club sponsored the June Fly-In/Drive-In at Aitkin Aviation. In addition to a wide variety of aircraft stopping by, a silent auction, live music, and car show with prizes filled out the activities of the day. Gyrocopter pilot Bill Holzgrove provided a visual treat to attendees in the afternoon when he danced about the skies in his popular little yellow bird, a Vortex M912 Sport Copter. Later he fielded questions about his experiences in the...
When Brian Weidendorf was young, he was torn between two careers, one in aviation, the other in land development. He decided to do both. He obtained his private pilot's license at age 17, after which he steadily gained additional ratings. Airlines weren't hiring in 1981 so he did a two-year stint flying for a company out of Grand Forks, during which time real estate tugged him in that direction as well.. "Real estate turned out to be a better deal," said Weidendorf. "I ended up making enough...
During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Corps trained almost 200,000 male pilots. Less than 1100 female aviators became Air Corps pilots during that period. "Women Air Service Pilots" or WASPs wore military uniforms and flew military aircraft, just like the men. Disregarding those facts, the Defense Department insisted they were civilians and denied them veterans benefits. It took an act of Congress in 1977 to fix that nonsense. One of those pioneering women was Faribault native Elizabeth Wall...
