Tag Archives: Airplanes

Landing Rehabilitation

Posted on March 22, 2021 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – print & online April/May 2021 issue Most of us who have been flying for a while have found ourselves with landing problems. All at once we … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2021, Columns, Columns, Columns, Pilot Proficiency | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, aviation, flight instructor, Flying, Harold Green, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Morey Airplane Company, Pilots, Planes | Leave a comment

ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital To Return To AirVenture 2021

Posted on January 25, 2021 by mwflyer

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, which has been saving sight and training eye care professionals in more than 95 countries around the world, will return to the world’s largest … Continue reading →

Posted in EAA & AirVenture, February/March 2021, Sections, Sections, What’s Up @ EAA! | Tagged Airplanes, aviation, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Orbis Flying Eye Hospital | Leave a comment

BERINGER & Air Race E Partner Up!

Posted on January 24, 2021 by mwflyer

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Tallard, France – Because aviation and motorsport racing is one of the foundations of BERINGER AERO, it seemed natural for the company to partner up with the new world-class racing teams from … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Events, February/March 2021, Sections, Sections | Tagged Air Race 1 World Cup, Air Race E, Air Race Events, Airplanes, all-electric airplane race, BERINGER AERO, Light Aircraft Association, Midwest Flyer Magazine | Leave a comment

MAC Extends Runway & Creates New Taxiway At Minneapolis Crystal Airport To Raise Airport’s Profile & Enhance Accessibility

Posted on November 26, 2020 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – A major runway extension and other airfield improvements have been completed at Crystal Airport (KMIC), in the northwest metro area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, which will benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, All Headlines, December 2020/January 2021, Headlines, Headlines | Tagged Airfield, Airplanes, Airports, aviation, Crystal Airport (KMIC), Flying, Joe Harris, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Midwest Flyer Magazine | Leave a comment

Going-to-the-Sun Road Skyway

Posted on November 24, 2020 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Platt Copyright 2020. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue Glacier, Waterton Lakes, Banff, and Jasper National Parks have been on our “to visit” list for a long time. We took … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, December 2020/January 2021, Destinations, Features, Features | Tagged Air Trails, Airplanes, aviation, Flying, Glacier National Park, Jasper National Parks, Kalispell City Airport, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, The Recreational Aviation Foundation’s, Whitefish, Yasmina Platt | Leave a comment

Wedding In Eleuthera

Posted on July 25, 2020 by mwflyer

by Yasmina Soria Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2020 issue When one of our old friends announced he would get married in the Bahamas in February of 2020, my husband and I immediately said we would fly GA … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, August/September 2020, Destinations, Features, Features | Tagged Airplanes, aviation, Bahamas, Bimini, Cocodimama Charming Resort, Eleuthera, Flying, Fort Pierce, Harbour Island, Midwest Flyer, Pompano Beach, Rock Sound, South Eleuthera’s Rock Sound, Yasmina Soria Platt | Leave a comment

Antique Airplane Association Founder & President, Robert Leo Taylor

Posted on July 25, 2020 by mwflyer

July 2, 1924 – June 20, 2020 Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2002 issue Ottumwa, Iowa – Robert (Bob) L. Taylor, 95, founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association (AAA), and cofounder and chairman of the Airpower Museum … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, August/September 2020, Headlines, Headlines, People | Tagged AAA, aircraft, Airplanes, Airpower Museum, Antique Airfield, Antique Airplane Association, APM, Bob Taylor, Midwest Flyer, Robert L. Taylor | Leave a comment

Altitude Adjustment: Two Wisconsin Pilots Set Their Careers by the Altimeter

Posted on June 1, 2020 by mwflyer

by Jim Neidert Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue Two Wisconsin pilots, Tom Ricchio from Iola and Tom Hegy from Hartland, have seen the earth from very different perspectives over their combined 71,000 hours of flying time. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, June/July 2020, People | Tagged Airplanes, Cessna 140, Cruiser, Flying, Homebuilts, Jim Neidert, Midwest Flyer, Morey Field, Pilots, Tom Hegy, Tom Ricchio, Travel Air | Leave a comment

No ADS-B Out? Where Can I Go? Also, Handling Distractions In The Cockpit!

Posted on May 29, 2020 by mwflyer

by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue As I am writing this article, there is doom and gloom as the world seems to be shut down for the Coronavirus Pandemic. I am anxious to … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight, June/July 2020 | Tagged ADS-B, aircraft, Airplanes, airport, autopilot, avionics, Bonanza/Baron Pilot Training, cockpit, ForeFlight, Garmin 480, Instrument Flight, Michael J. Kaufman, Mick Kaufman, Mode C transponder, pilot | Leave a comment

A Time-Based Perspective On Flight Training

Posted on March 20, 2020 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue Normally it is good to keep personal observations out of this column. However, with 60-plus years of perspective, the start may provide a reference point for what is happening … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2020, Columns, Columns, Columns, Pilot Proficiency | Tagged ADS-B, aircraft, Airplanes, April/May 2020, aviation, Columns, DME, flight instructor, Flying, GPS, Harold Green, IMC, Midwest Flyer, Morey Airplane Company, navigation, NDB, pilot certificate, Pilot Proficiency, TFR, VOR | Leave a comment