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Archives: June/July 2023
Making Sense of Emergency Checklists
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Flows, Checklists, and Carburetor Ice. Thankfully emergencies rarely happen. When they do, quite often the pilot is taken by surprise and may … Continue reading →
One Float At A Time & Bonanza Aerobatics
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Q) Occasionally I see floatplanes lift one float a few seconds before the other while taking off. Why? A) Sometimes, more often … Continue reading →
Posted in Ask Pete, Columns, Columns, Columns, June/July 2023
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Ask Pete, Avfuel, aviation, floatplanes, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pete Schoeninger, pilot
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Let’s Chat With Air Traffic Control
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue As new pilots, we need to learn a new language…let’s call it “pilot talk.” When we have a new addition … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight, June/July 2023
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, airport, aviation, Flying, ForeFlight, Instrument Flight, Michael J. Kaufman, Mick Kaufman, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, preflight planning
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Minnesota Airports & FBOs Encourage Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee To Use General Funds & Not The Airport Fund For AWOS
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue ST. PAUL, MINN. – Members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) and Minnesota Council of Airports reached out to members of the Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee concerning certain aspects of … Continue reading →
Posted in Airports, All Headlines, Headlines, Headlines, June/July 2023, Technology
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Tagged Airport Fund, Airports, Automated Weather Observing System, aviation, AWOS, Flying, MATA, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, Minnesota Council of Airports, MnDOT Department of Aeronautics, Pilots
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Should Your Fly-In Have A Rain Date?
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue I recently planned to attend a fly-in, but weather was a factor. Visibility was good, but the ceilings were 800 overcast, and it was raining. I would have … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Dialogue, June/July 2023
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Tagged aviation, Dave Weiman, Dialogue, Fly-Ins, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots
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Threading the Needle
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos. 2023 All Rights Reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue I loved being in the air. I was 26 years old, tall and gangly, in 1972. I was the newbie First … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Flight Experiences, Flying & Flight Experiences, June/July 2023
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Tagged aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, G-159, Gulfstream, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots
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South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Uses Missing Horse Search For Advanced Training
by Dave Weiman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was part of an effort to find a missing horse that broke … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, Features, Features, Flying & Flight Experiences, June/July 2023
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Tagged CAP Col. Michael Marek, Civil Air Patrol, Craig Goodrich, Dave Weiman, Gin Szagola, Jenifer Oimoen, Midwest Flyer Magazine, National Park Service, South Dakota Wing CAP, Tom Farrell, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Wind Cave National Park
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Is It An Accident Or An Incident, And Do I Need To Report It?
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue An airman was recently involved in an aircraft “mishap.” Afterwards he asked me whether he needed to make any type … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Law, Columns, Columns, Columns, June/July 2023
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Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, airport, aviation, aviation attorney, Aviation Law - On Your Side, Business Law, Flying, Greg Reigel, Gregory J. Reigel, LLP, McKinley & Norton, Melton, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, Shackelford
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Up North At The Minnesota Airports Conference
Article by Dave Weiman Photos by Peggy Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The 2023 Minnesota Airports Conference was held April 26-28 at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria, Minnesota. The conference was sponsored … Continue reading →
Posted in Airports, All Features, Events, Features, Features, June/July 2023, MN Aviation Industry News
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Tagged Airports, AirTAP, aviation, Dave Weiman, FBO, Flying, MATA, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Airports Conference, Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, Minnesota Council of Airports, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics, Ryan Gaug, Tim Eggebraaten, University of Minnesota Airport Technical Assistance Program
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Stanley, ID – Shhh… Let’s Keep It Between Us
by Yasmina Platt © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Idaho may be known for its seaplane and backcountry flying, but one does not have to be a seaplane pilot or have … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Destinations, June/July 2023
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, airport, aviation, backcountry flying, Destinations, Flying, Idaho, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, Seaplane Pilot, Stanley in Central Idaho, STOL airplane, Yasmina Platt
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