18th Annual Midwest Aviation Expo Shows Progress Made in Light Sport, MOSAIC-Ready and Personal Electric Aircraft

By Carmelo Turdo

The Eighteenth Annual Midwest Aviation Expo was held September 10-12 at Mount Vernon, IL Outland Airport. A variety of legacy light sport aircraft brands were on exhibit, including Aeroprakt, Direct Fly, Bristell, and Rans, along with MOSAIC-ready brands. Special attractions included The New Spirit of St. Louis Lancair Columbia flown by Erik Lindbergh on his transatlantic flight, a flight of three KFA Safari XL STOL aircraft and Brett Rayburn's Cloud Rider S-ZERO YiVTOL electric personal aircraft. Seminars presented by nationally-recognized subject matter experts ran throughout the Expo, and many fly-ins arrived on Saturday.  

Mount Vernon Outland Airport is a great venue for the Midwest Aviation Expo, offering a central location, plenty of apron space for exhibitors and fly-ins, the renowned Bonnie Cafe restaurant and a friendly corps of volunteers who make everyone feel welcome. The Aero Experience was again privileged to be a media sponsor for this year's event, and our coverage begins with this brief overview in preparation for an expanded series of posts and videos coming over the next several months.

The Aero Experience thanks Mount Vernon Outland Airport Director Chris Collins, his incredible staff, event volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors and SRT Flightline FBO for making this another successful Midwest Aviation Expo! Check back regularly for our expanded coverage!