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Archives: April/May 2015
Emergency or Just A Nail Biter?
by Harold Green As aircraft performance and avionics technology forge ahead, we are confronted with training challenges to ensure that both new and experienced pilots can keep up with both airplanes and avionics as they change. As an added concern, … Continue reading
2015 Starts Strong…
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region This year has started pretty strong for us in the Central Southwest Region. We are seeing a lot of … Continue reading
Airport Funding Front & Center At Statehouses Across The Region
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region I think it’s no coincidence that at the height of aviation conference season, … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA Great Lakes Report, AOPA Regional Report, April/May 2015, Columns, Columns
Tagged AOPA, Bryan Budds, mogas
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Pilot & Former FAA Executive Named NTSB Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Christopher Hart, a pilot and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive, as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Confirmation of Hart’s appointment took place on March 12, … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, April/May 2015, Government/Legislation, Headlines
Tagged Christopher Hart, NTSB
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A New Pilot’s Bill of Rights
by Mark R. Baker, President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Legislators in both the House and Senate recently introduced bills known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) that could finally bring long awaited third-class medical reform … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, April/May 2015, Columns, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters
Tagged AOPA, Mark R. baker, Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2
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Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete@Flymilwaukee.com Q: My mechanic told me that my airplane engine (Lycoming 160 hp in a 1979 Piper Warrior) is past recommended overhaul time at only 800 hours since overhaul in year 1998. Isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in April/May 2015, Ask Pete, Columns, Columns
Tagged Aircraft Engine Overhauls, Aircraft Haul Coverage, Gran-Aire, Inc., Pete Schoeninger
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Paulisms by Paul Poberezny
(September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) Paul H. Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953 and spent a significant part of his life promoting aviation and fighting for the freedom to fly. Paul was an aviator and … Continue reading
Wisconsin Pilots Fly By Grand Teton National Park
A 1953 Cessna 180 Skywagon owned, restored and being flown by Archie Henkelmann of Janesville, Wisconsin at Grand Teton National Park near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Henkelmann bought the aircraft in 1969 and has flown it extensively throughout the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, April/May 2015, Sections
Tagged Archie Henkelmann, Cessna Skywagon
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Letter From Allen Alwin to Harold Green About CFI
Hello Harold: (To: Harold Green, Contributing Editor) I read your very good article at my local FBO today (LVN), while I was waiting for my student to arrive. At the end of your article, you reviewed the options for … Continue reading