Tag Archives: pilot
Double Milestone: 50 Years Apart
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue Two members of EAA Chapter 64 have recently reached milestones. Diane Earhart, 66, EAA 762728, of Belleville, Illinois, has earned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, marking … Continue reading
Relief At Last… AeroCreeper Will Make Maintaining Your Aircraft Much More Comfortable
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue For the past 40 years, I have been scooting around my hangar on a little red creeper I bought at an auto parts store. But climbing down to … Continue reading
One Float At A Time & Bonanza Aerobatics
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Q) Occasionally I see floatplanes lift one float a few seconds before the other while taking off. Why? A) Sometimes, more often … Continue reading
A Bad Rap, A Nudge… Whatever You Do, Don’t Do It!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue Q) I’ve always loved the Cessna 177 Cardinal and wonder why Cessna Aircraft discontinued manufacturing them. Enlighted me, please. A) Yes, Cardinals … Continue reading
Annual conference offers continuing education for aircraft maintenance technicians
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue A new report from the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) finds that a healthy but expected increase in newly certified aircraft maintenance technicians last year did not offset the number of … Continue reading