Tag Archives: Dean Zakos

Sunset Flight

Posted on March 22, 2024 by mwflyer

by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” – Kurt Vonnegut … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2024, Columns, Columns, Columns, Flight Experiences, Flying & Flight Experiences | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, amateur-built aircraft, autogas, aviation, Dean Zakos, experimental aircraft, flights, Flying, Lancair 235, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

Fall Afternoon

Posted on January 25, 2024 by mwflyer

by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Where did the time go? I remember clearly my first flight as a student, as it seems it was not that long … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Feb/March 2024, Flight Experiences | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, Planes | Leave a comment

Quitting While You Are Ahead

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Dec 2023/Jan 2024, Flying & Flight Experiences | Tagged aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, Flying & Flight Experiences, Midwest Flyer Magazine, pilot | Leave a comment

Pattern Practice

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Flight Experiences, Flying & Flight Experiences, Oct/Nov 2023 | Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, General Aviation, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, Preflighting | Leave a comment

Deference and Dodging A Bullet

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in August/September 2023, Columns, Columns, Columns, Flight Experiences, Flying & Flight Experiences | Tagged aircraft, aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, KRAC, Loran, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots, Piper PA 28s, Racine’s Batten Field, Wisconsin Aviation | Leave a comment

Threading the Needle

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

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 | Tagged aviation, Dean Zakos, Flight Experiences, Flying, G-159, Gulfstream, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

Who is the Teacher?

Posted on March 29, 2023 by mwflyer

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Flying the Line

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

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 | Tagged aircraft, Airline, aviation, Convair 580, Dean Zakos, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, North Central, Pilots | Leave a comment

Demon Ice

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

A Path in the Air

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

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 | Tagged Airplanes, airport, Avengers, aviation, Cessna Skyhawks, Corsairs, Dean Zakos, Flying, hand prop, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Naval Aviator, Navy, pilot, Piper Cub, RV-7 | Leave a comment