Author Archives: mwflyer
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 →
Runway Texturing – Friction Recovery Treatments Put the Brakes on Runway Low Friction Worries!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Skid resistance, in the context of airplane tires coming in contact with runway pavements and the ability to brake safely within a defined distance, is a core safety component at every … Continue reading →
Fall Afternoon
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Where did the time go? I remember clearly my first flight as a student, as it seems it was not that long … Continue reading →
Efforts To Speed Up Certification
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The FAA is acutely aware that its certification delays are excessive. It has made efforts on … Continue reading →
“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”
A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have ever had a broken leg, a hip replacement or both, … Continue reading →
NATA Announces Advent of Aviation Apprenticeship Tracking Tool
Easy-to-implement resource to develop test-ready, certificated technicians in 18 to 30 months. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Washington, DC – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) in cooperation with its Maintenance Committee, is pleased to introduce … Continue reading →
Big 70-foot Hydraulic Door Opens Tennessee Jet Hangar
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi, Dr. Ron Bingham, 57, has an interesting business model requiring aircraft from his hangar in Jackson, Tenn., to visit his satellite … Continue reading →
Hi-Tech Confusion, What Do I Do Now?
QUESTION: Dear ForeFlight: While flying and on the ground, a message for my approach appeared stating: “GEO-RE DISABLED.” Geo-ref data is not current, geo-referencing disabled.” Is there something wrong with my subscription? Please advise. Thank you! ForeFlight Customer ANSWER: Dear … Continue reading →
Minnesota’s Helicopter Air Ambulance Service… One of many players in our state’s aviation community
by Mina Carlson MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In my time as a pilot, air medical flying was never in my purview. It wasn’t in alignment with any of my disciplines. Or, … Continue reading →
Finley The Horse & Rider Gin Reach Pacific Ocean
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Do you remember the article we published in the June/July 2023 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine about how the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol used … Continue reading →