MAGAZINEMAGAZINEMMMIIIDDDWWWDECEMBEREEE SS2007/JANUARSTTT Y 2008FFFLLLYYYEEERRR Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 midwestflyer.com Imagine... Sneaking away for a weekend at the lake... Introducing Taking in a ball game in another city and arriving home the most advanced before bedtime..... single-engine flight deck, Attending a meeting in a distant city and making it ever. home for dinner..... It’s about time... Shouldn’t business be this fun! Future SKYHAWK Aviation & Serving MN, ND & WI Serving WI, IL, IN & MI SKYLANE Future Aviation Fargo Office 262-527-7500 800-770-0538
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[email protected] www.indyaero.com www.exclusiveaviation.com www.futureaviationcessna.com VOL. 30, NO. 1 CONTENTS ISSN:0194-5068 MAGAZINEMIDWDECEMBERE S2007/JANUARYT 2008FLYER ON THE COVER: A 1949 Aeronca 15AC (N1365H) lands at the snow-covered Pioneer Airport behind the EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, Wis., for the annual skiplane fly-in in January 2007. Richard Conger of Green Bay, Wis., owns the aircraft, which is powered by a Continental O-300. The 2008 EAA Skiplane Fly-In will be held Saturday, January 26. If there is enough snow on the ground, skiplanes are welcomed. If the ground remains bare, airplanes are welcome to land at Wittman Regional Airport. Shuttles will run throughout the day to and from Orion and Basler fixed base operations. Complimentary chili and cake will be served to celebrate the birthday of EAA’s matriarch, Audrey Published For & By The Midwest Aviation Community Since 1978 Poberezny, beginning at 11:00 am.