Tag Archives: Midwest Flyer Magazine
Runway Texturing – Friction Recovery Treatments Put the Brakes on Runway Low Friction Worries!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Skid resistance, in the context of airplane tires coming in contact with runway pavements and the ability to brake safely within a defined distance, is a core safety component at every … Continue reading →
Fall Afternoon
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 →
Efforts To Speed Up Certification
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The FAA is acutely aware that its certification delays are excessive. It has made efforts on … Continue reading →
“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”
A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have ever had a broken leg, a hip replacement or both, … Continue reading →
Big 70-foot Hydraulic Door Opens Tennessee Jet Hangar
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi, Dr. Ron Bingham, 57, has an interesting business model requiring aircraft from his hangar in Jackson, Tenn., to visit his satellite … Continue reading →
Minnesota’s Helicopter Air Ambulance Service… One of many players in our state’s aviation community
by Mina Carlson MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In my time as a pilot, air medical flying was never in my purview. It wasn’t in alignment with any of my disciplines. Or, … Continue reading →
Finley The Horse & Rider Gin Reach Pacific Ocean
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Do you remember the article we published in the June/July 2023 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine about how the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol used … Continue reading →
Canadian Forces Snowbirds Return To EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The military demonstration team, Canadian Forces Snowbirds, will return to EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh for the first time since 2016. EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh, the 71st edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association … Continue reading →
Horses Help Launch New Flights To Dallas
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue APPLETON, WIS. – American Airlines announced it will begin nonstop flights from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) starting June 6, 2024. The new flights will provide … Continue reading →
American Eagle A-1 Biplane
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The photo of the American Eagle A-1 Biplane featured on the cover of the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine was taken by Skot Weidemann at the Midwest Antique … Continue reading →