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Homebuilt Aircraft Fatal Accidents Remain Under Historic Average

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fatal amateur-built aircraft accidents remained under the historic average over the 12-month period ending in September 2022, but the Experimental Aircraft Association notes that an uptick over the … Continue reading →

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FAA Extends Aircraft Registration From 3 To 7 Years

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three to seven years, an action which should alleviate delays in the aircraft registration … Continue reading →

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AOPA & Others Call For 5G Mitigation Through 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association are among signatories of an open letter to the Federal Aviation Administration calling for an extension of … Continue reading →

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Could The FAA Be Putting Us At Risk By Changing The Definitions of Long-Accepted Acronyms & Terminology?

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue The recent fiasco on January 11, 2023, involving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its lack of a backup system for the highly relied on 30-year-old electronic NOTAM … Continue reading →

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AOPA Asks Canada To Accept Pilots Flying Under BasicMed

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) have sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration and Canada’s Minister of Transport asking them … Continue reading →

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Alliance for Aviation Across America Applauds Passage of Aviation Workforce Legislation

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – On October 3, 2022, the Alliance for Aviation Across America applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act … Continue reading →

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Construction Underway on New $5.4 Million Ground Engine Run-Up Project at St. Louis Downtown Airport

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue ST. LOUIS, MO/November 1, 2022 – Construction is underway at St. Louis Downtown Airport on a new Ground Engine Run-Up and Compass Calibration Pad that will benefit aircraft maintenance providers … Continue reading →

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Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation At Airports….

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

More Economical, Environmentally Friendlier & Faster Than Total Pavement Reconstruction Methods Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue When full-depth pavement “reconstruction” isn’t financially feasible, and a mill and overlay will only provide a short-term solution, airports … Continue reading →

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AOPA Launches Alliance Program To Cross-Promote Complementary Aviation Organizations

Posted on September 29, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) is introducing the AOPA Alliance program with the Antique Airplane Association (AAA). Niche aviation associations and type clubs, such as AAA, are a critical … Continue reading →

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The Senior Project That Is Opening Many Doors

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Hannah Shickles, 18, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, first got involved with the Kelch Aviation Museum, located at the Brodhead Airport (C37), through a project at her high school. At Brodhead High, to … Continue reading →

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