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Twin Cities Reliever Airports Continue To Provide Essential Services
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue While the number of flights taking off and landing at the MAC’s six reliever airports has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, essential flights – including those supporting important medical services – still … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, All Headlines, August/September 2020, Headlines, Headlines
Tagged Airports, Joe Harris, MAC, Midwest Flyer
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Jessica Cox Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act With A Flight With Former U.S. Senator Tom Hawkins (D-IA)
On July 24, 2020, Jessica Cox of Tucson, Arizona, the world’s first pilot born without arms, will fly former Senator Tom Harkin (retired, Dem-Iowa) for a flight in her 1946 Ercoupe at AOPA’s home airport, Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Maryland (KFDK). This … Continue reading
Landings Can Be Dangerous, But They Do Not Have To Be
by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue As I write this column, it is days after the disastrous ending of Pakistan International Airlines Flight #8303. At 2:40 pm on May 22, 2020, an Airbus A320 … Continue reading
Posted in August/September 2020, Columns, Columns, Columns, The Left Seat
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Bob Worthington, flight instructor, Midwest Flyer, pilot, safety pilot, The Left Seat
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Avflight Opens New Operation In Grand Rapids
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – Avflight Corporation has opened a new operation at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) in Grand Rapids, Mich., which serves both general aviation and the airlines. The 5,000 … Continue reading
Posted in August/September 2020, Products & Services, Sections, Sections
Tagged Avflight Corporation, Midwest Flyer
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Diabetes & FAA Certification
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D., Senior AME @August 2020 All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue The FAA has come a long way since I first became an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Then diabetics could not … Continue reading
AOPA Awards More Than $1 Million In Scholarships
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue FREDERICK, MD – More than 120 high school students and teachers, primary student pilots, and pilots working toward advanced certificates and ratings, have been awarded scholarships totaling more than $1.1 million through … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, August/September 2020, Sections, Sections
Tagged AOPA, AOPA Foundation, AOPA You Can Fly, aviation, Flight Training, Midwest Flyer, Ray Foundation, Scholarship
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Disclosing Medical History On An FAA Application For Airman Medical Certificate Is Not Limited To “Diagnoses”
by Gregory J. Reigel @August 2020 All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue If you have applied for an FAA medical certificate, you know an applicant must complete FAA Form 8500-8GG via MedXPress and answer the … Continue reading
