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Quitting While You Are Ahead
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved! (Excerpted from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.” – Scott … Continue reading →
Pattern Practice
by Dean Zakos S.J.A. © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue The man stood next to the flagpole and felt the autumn breeze brush lightly over him. The faded colors above his … Continue reading →
Deference and Dodging A Bullet
by Dean Zakos (An Excerpt from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue “Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.” – William Shenstone It is natural … Continue reading →
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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Who is the Teacher?
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2023. All Rights Reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue “When one teaches, two learn.” – Robert Heinlein I am sitting, perhaps a little too casually, in the right seat of … Continue reading →
Posted in April/May 2023, Columns, Columns, Columns, Flying & Flight Experiences
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, Certified Flight Instructor, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, flight lessons, Flying, high-wing aircraft, low-wing aircraft, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, tailwheel aircraft
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Flying the Line
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos. 2023 All Rights Reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue I was startled awake. The buzzing alarm clock did its job exceedingly well. It was a raw, windy day in March … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, Features, Features, February/March 2023, Flying & Flight Experiences
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Tagged aircraft, Airline, aviation, Convair 580, Dean Zakos, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, North Central, Pilots
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Demon Ice
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2021. All Rights Reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue I always wanted to fly. I liked the satisfaction of rising up and meeting challenges. I thrived on being presented … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, Features, Features, February/March 2023, Flying & Flight Experiences
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, Beech T-34 Mentor, Beechcraft B80 Queen Air, Castle Dome Development, de-ice, Dean Zakos, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Flight Experience, Flying, IFR flight plan, Lockheed’, Midwest Flyer Magazine, military flying, North American T-28C Trojan, Pilots, plane, Sikorsky SH-3A/D Sea King, test pilot
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A Path in the Air
by Dean Zakos, S.J.A. © Dean Zakos 2020 All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue 1945 was a good year. It was autumn, but the leaves were still weeks away from curling brown and crisp. … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, Features, Features, Flying & Flight Experiences, Oct/Nov 2022
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Tagged Airplanes, airport, Avengers, aviation, Cessna Skyhawks, Corsairs, Dean Zakos, Flying, hand prop, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Naval Aviator, Navy, pilot, Piper Cub, RV-7
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The Devil’s Triangle
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2022. All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue In my years of flying, I never thought much about ghosts or the supernatural. Something in August 1980 assuredly changed my … Continue reading →
Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2022, Features, Features, Flying & Flight Experiences
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Tagged 414A, aircraft, airplane, autopilot, aviation, Bermuda Triangle, Cessna, Dean Zakos, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine
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Morning Mission
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2022 All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue I am sitting uncomfortably in my F4U-1 Corsair, “Dee-Light,” canopy back, waiting for the signal to start engines. I am a … Continue reading →