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Serving Midwest Aviation Since 1960
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A nice crowd showed up for the first day of the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering at KANE on Friday morning.... Full story
Friday, March 21 Time Location Speaker Title 10:00 - 10:45 EAA Mike Vivion Thirty Years in the Frozen North-Bush Airplanes & Pilots I've Known Classroom Mark Korin Demystifying Angle of Attack 11:00 - 11:45 EAA Steve Weinzierl Development of a Diesel Engine for General Aviation Aircraft Classroom Steve Johnson Fire Your Flight Instructor 12:00 - 1:30 Museum Visit Exhibits & Lunch 1:30 - 2:15 EAA Neil Otey Tower Operations: We're Here To Help Classroom Twin Cities Aviation Learn to Fly 2:30 - 3:15 EAA Randy Corfman Successful Navigation of your...
Lieutenant Albert Miller Lea was a member of the First U.S. Dragoons based at Fort Des Moines. He was also an engineer and the cartographer for Zebulon Pike. In 1835 Lt. Lea mapped much of southern Minnesota. Pike told him to "name something after yourself". He picked a large lake next to a town site which was originally called "Paradise Prairie" and is now the City of Albert Lea. A native of Tennessee, Lea fought with the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. His son, Lt. Commander...
Noel Allard This is the first in a series of thumbnails of the important Minnesota aviation pioneers. It is my intention to profile the persons who had the greatest impact on bringing aviation to the public in our state from the files of the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. Other profiles will follow in future issues. Part I - Clarence Hinck Minnesota owes much of its aviation heritage to an elite group of pioneers who put aviation on the front page, some even before Charles Lindbergh, and... Full story
The Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering starts on Friday, March 21. Last night, sponsors started getting ready for the show.... Full story
Jim Hanson I save all my back issues of aviation magazines—literally, over 3000 pounds worth in the last 50 years. My wife calls me a “pack rat” — a “hoarder” — I tell her it is for “research”. In reality, I do use them for research — if people want to know anything about an aircraft they are considering, I can usually find them a pilot report. Business use aside — the old magazines are just fun to look through! If my own collection of magazines were not enough, people have given me a numbe... Full story
The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame has set the date of April 12th, 2014 for their 25th annual Aviation Hall of Fame induction banquet. Six prominent Minnesota pioneers and entrepreneurs will be inducted along with scholarships and awards for best writing and best artwork for 2014. The six inductees are; Marty Coddington, flight instructor, air traffic controller, FAA official and ALPA consultant; Colonel Craig Duehring, highly decorated Air Force pilot and advisor to the military for post-911 preparedness; Greg Herrick, antique airplane... Full story
March 21-22: Blaine, MN. Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering, Golden Wings Air Museum, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (KANE), 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by Minnesota Pilots Association. mnpilots.org March 24-25: Brooklyn Center, MN. Minnesota Aviation Maintenance Technician Conference, Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive Brooklyn Center. Conference for aviation maintenance technicians, IA’s, industry employers, aviation vendors, students, etc. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/index.html April 12: B... Full story
Despite the grueling winter folks, you’ll be glad to hear there is hot news in this month’s Minnesota Flyer and sizzling events on the horizon! As always, the list of events begins on page 3 and continues until we run out of items submitted by our readers. We encourage readers to support each event listed. However, in keeping with our focus on foundation and future, we do want to a spotlight on the 25th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Banquet April 12, see mna...
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Safe Skies Act, which would ensure that America’s cargo plane pilots are sufficiently rested and alert before they fly. "Whether flying a passenger or a cargo plane, pilot fatigue can have tragic consequences," said Klobuchar. "That’s why we need consistent rules throughout the aviation system to help prevent any tragedies. This bill will extend current FAA pilot fatigue regulations to cargo pilots so they have the rest they need to stay saf... Full story
In 1933, Professor Heinrich Focke resigned as Technical Director of Focke-Wulf to purse his interest in rotary winged aircraft. Beginning by license building Don Juan de la Cierva's C.19 autogyro, he worked with aerobatic pilot Gerd Achgelis toward perfecting a practical helicopter. His Fa-223 Drache was one of the few helicopters, along with the Flettner Fl-282 Kolibri and the Sikorski R-4, to see WWII service. In early 1942, the Kriegsmarine asked Focke-Achgelis to design a gyro kite to be...
