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FAA Reauthorization – Finally!
by David Mann, President Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association I sometimes am amazed or maybe I should say shocked at the inability of our legislative branch to work together for the good of the United States of America. The entire group of … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, WATA Difference
Tagged David Mann, FAA, John Mica, NextGen, TSA
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At Work Outside D.C.
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Everyone I meet all across the country seems to know that AOPA is hard at work representing general aviation before federal agencies, members of Congress, and other decision … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Airports, AOPA, aviation, Craig Fuller, FBOs, GA, General Aviation
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News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa
by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region As you may have already read in previous editions of Midwest Flyer Magazine and AOPA Pilot magazine, AOPA has started a new regional manager program to increase its ability to address the … Continue reading
Strengthening The Aviation Community
by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region We all know some of the realities facing general aviation today. Unfortunately, we hear with relative frequency discussions of looming user fees, the declining pilot population, the increasing cost of general aviation, … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, AOPA Great Lakes Report, Columns, Columns
Tagged AOPA, aviation, Bill Blake, Bryan Budds, Great Lakes Region, Michigan Aeronautics Office
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A Surfeit of Data
by Harold Green These days we suffer from a surfeit of data. There seems to be two sources. Pilots themselves and the advent of more advanced electronics. The even more advanced electronics of the glass cockpit is a subject for … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Flight Safety, Pilot Proficiency
Tagged aviation, cockpit, Flight Safety, GPS, Harold Green, IFR, iPad, NOTAMS, Pilot Proficiency, VFR
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GPS Is The Future of Navigation
by Michael Kaufman After concentrating my column for the last four issues on autopilots, my efforts will now turn to Global Positioning System, better known as “GPS.” When asked what the invention of the decade was, many people say, the … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight
Tagged Avidyne, Bonanza, Garmin, Global Positioning System, GPS, Michael Kaufman, Midwest Flyer Magazine, NAVAID, Super Cub
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Purchasing An Aircraft Hangar: Buyer Beware!
by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law It always surprises me when a potential buyer of an aircraft hangar is unsure whether he or she should use a purchase agreement when buying the hangar. Most of these individuals have purchased … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation Law, Columns, Columns
Tagged Aircraft Hangar, Greg Reigel, Reigel Law Firm Ltd
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An Aviation Day At Your State Capitol!
by Dave Weiman We predict that what occurred on February 9th, 2012, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, in holding an “Aviation Day At The Capitol,” will be repeated in capitols throughout the country as pilots, aviation business … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Dialogue
Tagged Al Lange, AOPA, aviation, Aviation Day, Bill Towle, Bryan Budds, Dave Weiman, Gordon Hoff, MATA, MBAA, MCOA, Mike Beard, Sharon Sandberg, Sondra Erickson, St. Cloud Regional Airport
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