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AOPA Announces Exit From Electronic Flight Bag Market

Frederick, Md. – Over the past several years, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) partnered with Seattle Avionics to create “FlyQ EFB,” an electronic flight bag (EFB) iPad application, and FlyQ Pocket, a smartphone application. Following a review of … Continue reading

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Letter From Scott Stuart

Hi Dave: I submitted our 12th annual fly-in event data on your form today. Thank YOU and Midwest Flyer Magazine for promoting not only us, but GA across the region. Respectfully, Scott Stuart Longville, Minnesota

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Letter From GA Pilot

Dave: I just checked Flight Aware, and was tracking a Jet Blue A320 on a flight from New York to Las Vegas, and rather than fly direct, it flew northeast over Lake Michigan, then west over Madison, before proceeding towards … Continue reading

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Letter From Larry E. Nazimek

Dave: The recent fire at the Chicago ARTCC, with its disastrous and tragic consequences, may have been a blessing in disguise, as it demonstrated a weakness in our lack of backup plans and systems. I recall an editorial by an … Continue reading

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Letter from Robert O’Brien, Jr.

Dave: Excellent series of articles on 3rd class medicals in Oct/Nov 2014 issue. Robert W. O’Brien, Jr., AAE Executive Director Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) Blue River, Wisconsin

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