by Dave Weiman
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue
Before you start reading this issue, I want to clarify that we are NOT Horse&Rider magazine https://horseandrider.com/, although I have a daughter who would probably wish we were. No, we are still an aviation magazine and very proud of it. But we do have a couple of horse-related stories in this issue which have an aviation connection.
One article announces nonstop commercial flights between Appleton International Airport (KATW) and Dallas, Texas (KDFW) starting in June. To promote the flights, American Airlines and the airport brought in some horses to exhibit in the terminal. Passengers loved it… the airline and airport got some press coverage… but the janitors, not so happy. (See page 42).
The second article features the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The CAP searched for a missing horse in Wind Cave National Park last spring. Not only was the horse found, but in September 2023, the horse and its owner completed their coast-to-coast trip that began in May 2022. And you think you’re tired after a long cross-country flight? (See page 43.)
Also in this issue are articles on efforts by the FAA to speed up the medical certification process (High On Health by Dr. Bill Blank, MD, page 7); how we are moving away from legacy autopilots (Instrument Flight by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman, page 8); the mostly forgotten forward “slip” (Pilot Proficiency by Richard Morey, page 11); why nickel and diming your maintenance might not be in your best interest (Ask Pete by Pete Schoeninger, page 14); seizing the opportunity to go flying with friends (Flight Experiences by Dean Zakos, page 16); a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the annual balloon fiesta (Destinations by Yasmina Platt, page 19); and making the most of our freedom to fly (From AOPA Headquarters by Mark Baker, page 24).
So, sit back and enjoy this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, then go fly to the 50th Anniversary of Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, April 9-14, 2024, in your airplane or nonstop on Sun Country Airlines out of Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport (KGRB), April 9-15, 2024 (flysnf.org).
