Tag Archives: Dean Zakos

The Devil’s Triangle

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

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 | Tagged 414A, aircraft, airplane, autopilot, aviation, Bermuda Triangle, Cessna, Dean Zakos, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine | Leave a comment

Morning Mission

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mwflyer

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 →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, Flying & Flight Experiences, JuneJuly 2022 | Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, Banika, Betty, Dean Zakos, Dee-Light, Espiritu Santo, F4U-1 Corsair, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Mitsubishi A6M, Mitsubishi G4M, Navy, Russell Islands, Zeke | Leave a comment

Letter To The Editor From Joe Allen

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue Letter To The Editor: Dean Zakos’ story “Pancake Breakfast” (April/May 2022 issue) was one of the best written general aviation “slice-of-life” stories I have read. What is disheartening to me is … Continue reading →

Posted in JuneJuly 2022, Letters, Sections, Sections | Tagged aviation, Dean Zakos, Flying, Joe Allen, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

Pancake Breakfast

Posted on March 21, 2022 by mwflyer

by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2022. All Rights Reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue I am alone in a corner of the lounge at the FBO. From my window seat overlooking the runway, I can … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, Fly-Ins & Air Shows | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, aviation, Bonanza, Cessna Skyhawks, Champ, Cherokee, Dean Zakos, fly-in breakfast, Fly-Ins & Fly-Outs, Flying, GA Pilots, Grumman Tiger, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pancake Breakfast, Pilots, RV-8A, Skyhawk 5, Stinson, VariEze | Leave a comment

Never Stop Getting Better

Posted on May 29, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dean Zakos Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.” – Anonymous Scenario: You are level at 3,500 feet. With you in the cockpit are a good friend (a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Movies, Features, Features, Flight Safety, June/July 2020 | Tagged airplane, aviation, Certified Flight Instructor, cockpit, Dean Zakos, Flying, GA aircraft, GA Pilots, loss of power on takeoff, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment