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Moving Up To The Lightspeed Zulu PFX Headset For Comfort & Enhanced Functionality

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Thirty-five years ago when Peggy and I bought our first airplane – a 1946 Cessna 140 – we bought two Dave Clark 10-40 headsets, and they served us well. A few years later, we had two children, … Continue reading →

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Jet Air Group, Serving Pilots & The Green Bay Packers

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mwflyer

Story & Photos by Dave Weiman Jet Air Group at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin (KGRB), aims to please its corporate high rollers on game days for the Green Bay Packers, but provides services to pilots and … Continue reading →

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Hey, Where’s The Tower?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mwflyer

by Jim Bildilli The concept of “remote control” has been around for years. We’ve used it for communications, flying hobby aircraft and for changing our TV channels. More recently, remote control has been used for piloting drones in missions as … Continue reading →

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Illinois Aviation Halls of Fame Land In Springfield

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mwflyer

by Jim Bildilli SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – On May 7, 2015, the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame and the Illinois Military Aviation Hall of Fame were finally combined and put on display in Springfield’s A. Lincoln Capital Airport terminal. The commemorative … Continue reading →

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Spot Landing Contest To Be Held At Milwaukee-Timmerman Airport

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mwflyer

by Harold Mester MILWAUKEE, WIS. – During training flights, instructors encourage pilots to pick a spot on the runway to use as an aiming point. This spot is generally at least a few hundred feet down the runway. When this … Continue reading →

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