by Hal Davis Airport Compliance Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 Warning: This article has so many acronyms and contractions that you may begin…
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General Aviation Safety Expert, Bruce Landsberg, Nominated To NTSB
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – General aviation safety expert, Bruce Landsberg, has been nominated to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) by the Trump Administration…
Flying The Line
by Jim Hanson Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 I wanted to see the Air Choice One operation for myself, so I asked company officials if I could ride…
AIR CHOICE ONE
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 All too often, we complain about things that go wrong in the aviation world. We fail to look at the big picture—that despite…
AOPA Establishes Strategic Relationship With SiriusXM
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and SiriusXM announced a new agreement in January that will support AOPA…
Tanis – Keeping Our Engines, Avionics & Cabins Warm In The Winter!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 If there is ever a winter in the Midwest that we need an engine preheater, insulated engine cover and avionics/cabin…
Demand For Piper Aircraft Results In Largest Employment Growth Since 2009
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. achieved double-digit growth in new aircraft revenue and deliveries for 2017, as demand for trainer…
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association To Hold Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In At Madden’s Resort, Brainerd
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue Under the leadership of Steve Guetter, President of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA), the organization’s annual safety seminar and fly-in will…
Vic Syracuse Named Chairman of EAA’s Homebuilt Aircraft Council
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Vic Syracuse, a longtime Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) member and aircraft builder from Locust Grove, Georgia, has been named chairman…
Astronaut/Test Pilot Joe Engle Featured At EAA Wright Brothers Banquet
Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Joe Engle, who set records as a test pilot in the famed North American X-15 rocket plane, and later became…
Rare British Aircraft Among Classic Jets Coming To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Some of the oldest jet fighters in existence will be flying at the 66th annual fly-in convention of the…
Fly, Buy & Ship…
by Sharon Thiry Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue A story about a couple from the Netherlands, who learned to fly in the United States, bought an airplane,…
The Important Role AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteers Play
by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager / Government Affairs & Airport Advocacy / Great Lakes Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue In my last…
Shining A Light On Airport Access & Transparency
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 AOPA has been hard at work collecting feedback from members regarding their experiences with fees and…
The Quiet, Comfortable Ones
by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 In every group of pilots, there is a minority who appear to be quite comfortable with their own abilities and…