Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
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In the Midwest February brings cold weather, snow and balloons. The first weekend in February the "Hudson Hot Air Affair" bring balloonists from across America to join in some winter flying. This year we had 30 balloons registered. The pilots and balloons came from all around the Midwest, including; Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa There were long haul balloons from Kentucky, New Mexico, Kansas. A balloon flight offered a unique perspective of the city and surroundings. The balloon travels where the wind blows, we saw...
Winter flying in Minnesota offers some unique and fun fly ins. Trick Air has been sponsoring their fly-in at Jackson Seaplane base (MN61) to promote winter flying and ski flying for the past nine years. The weather was perfect for ski-plane flying, cold temperatures, light winds and some occasional sun. Approximately 20 planes came from all over the state, including; the metro area, Brainerd, Duluth and Iron Range. This year featured a ski runway and plowed ice runway. The plowed runway was 90...
The 2022 EAA AirVenture had several highlights for me as a photographer and writer. There were fast planes with massive engines, small planes with tiny engines. Pilots who flew big jets and pilots who flew single engine props. But a highlight is always talking with the people! This year I had the pleasure to chat with John Dyke, a man who not only flew, but has designed one of the most unique airplanes I have seen around Minnesota and the Midwest. One of the great aspects about general aviation...
