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Airshow Performer Robert Sidney Hosking

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mwflyer

March 27, 1932 — September 3, 2023 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue BOUNTIFUL, UTAH – Robert Sidney Hosking – the talented helicopter pilot of “Otto The Helicopter Clown,” and many other roles, passed away peacefully in … Continue reading →

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Tom Haines Honored At NBAA For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue LAS VEGAS – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen presented longtime AOPA media leader, Tom Haines, with the David W. Ewald Platinum Wing Award for his lifetime … Continue reading →

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Aviation Photojournalist Don Winkler Remembered

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mwflyer

March 30, 1931 – October 20, 2023 by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Father, husband, friend, pilot and aviation photojournalist, Donald (Don) P. Winkler, 92, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away at his home October … Continue reading →

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Reuniting With Old Friends At EAA

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Whether it is at Camp Scholler, in the exhibit buildings or on the grounds, it was nice to meet up with old friends at EAA … Continue reading →

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Meet Mark Schwichtenberg, Line Service Manager St. Cloud Aviation, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue One of the newest members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) Board of Directors is Mark Schwichtenberg, the Line Manager at St. Cloud Aviation in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mark says … Continue reading →

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Experimental Aircraft Association Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (July 25, 2022) – Tom Poberezny, 75, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), is being mourned by EAA and aviation communities … Continue reading →

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The Senior Project That Is Opening Many Doors

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Hannah Shickles, 18, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, first got involved with the Kelch Aviation Museum, located at the Brodhead Airport (C37), through a project at her high school. At Brodhead High, to … Continue reading →

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Amelia Earhart Statue Unveiled At U.S. Capitol Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation led statue project for State of Kansas

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Pioneering aviator and women’s rights advocate, Amelia Earhart, is the 11th woman among 100 statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. This year marks 90 years since Earhart made history as … Continue reading →

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Symbiont Joins Mead & Hunt

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Symbiont, an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joined Mead & Hunt, a Top 100 national architectural-engineering firm, on June 1st, 2022. This move allows both … Continue reading →

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Former Wisconsin Aeronautics Official, Mark Pfundheller

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Sept. 18, 1955 – July 2, 2022 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Mark D. Pfundheller, 66, of Edgerton, Wisconsin, passed away July 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. After fighting Churg-Strauss Syndrome for 12 years, complications … Continue reading →

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