Tag Archives: flight instructor
The (mostly) Forgotten Forward Slip
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The “forward slip” was once a common and essential skill for pilots. Unlike more modern aircraft, general aviation airplanes of the post … Continue reading →
Connect With Your Community For Airport Success
by John Chmiel President, Wausau Flying Service, Inc. Manager, Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) Wausau, Wisconsin Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue Last October marked Wausau Flying Service, Inc.’s 30th anniversary as the FBO and management company at … Continue reading →
The Birth of Button-ology
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue In thinking back to the days of rotating a knob to change a frequency, and rotating the azimuth on a … Continue reading →
Aviation Summer Academy Returns, Complete with Flight Opportunities for Students
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Participants from 11 states spent a week learning about different aspects of aviation and related careers and experienced the thrill of taking to the skies from St. Louis Downtown Airport. … Continue reading →
WHO’S THE BEST?
Flight Training Experience Awards Announces Regional Winners! As reported by Julie Summers Walker Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue The results of the 2021 annual Flight Training Experience Awards have been tabulated … Continue reading →
Turn Time Twist/Track Throttle Talk
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue Winter is a wonderful time to fly. Aircraft perform well in the crisp, dense air, so long as you can … Continue reading →
Anyone Giving or Receiving Instruction In A Limited, Primary or Experimental Category Aircraft, Is At Risk of Violating New FAA Directive
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue The FAA issued a new directive effective July 12, 2021 that “provides notification on flight training for compensation in certain aircraft,” specifying it applies to receiving and providing instruction in limited, … Continue reading →
Richland Center Dedicates New Terminal Building, Honors Local Pilot!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue RICHLAND CENTER, WIS. – A new terminal building was dedicated April 25, 2021 at Richland Airport (93C), Richland Center, Wisconsin, replacing one of the last vintage terminal buildings in the state. … Continue reading →
Landing Rehabilitation
by Harold Green Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – print & online April/May 2021 issue Most of us who have been flying for a while have found ourselves with landing problems. All at once we … Continue reading →
Accelerated Aviation Instruction Moves To Owatonna
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue After years of steady growth, Accelerated Aviation Instruction (AAI) has moved their operation from Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) in Owatonna, Minnesota. … Continue reading →