WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Flying Physicians Association (FPA) has become the latest group to lend support to third-class medical reform and is urging government officials to speed up their review…
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Driver’s License For Class III or Not?
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison Driving up to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year,…
Last Events of 2014…. & Preparing For 2015 To Preserve & Promote GA
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Regional Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region What a fun and active (although hot down…
Airport Funding: What Came First, The Pilot or The Runway?
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Over the past…
My First Year
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association I’ve just finished my first year as AOPA president. And what a year it’s been. I arrived with…
Minimizing The Cost Of Instrument Training – Part II
by Harold Green This is the second of two articles intended to assist aspiring instrument pilots shorten their training time and hence safely reduce costs. The first article discussed pilot…
X, Y, Z Approaches Part II, ATC Communications & How To Amend A Reroute Clearance On The 430/530
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman In this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I would like to add more insight into one of the topics I covered in the last issue…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete@Flymilwaukee.com Q: What trends do you see in the used airplane market? A: The demand for older (pre 1970) airplanes and most, but…
Letter Douglas J. Tomas
Hello Dave & Peggy: Just a quick note to let you know the reaction this evening at the Sunday Stoughton Airport cookout to the latest issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine…
Letter Peter Moll
Dave: Yes, I survived EAA AirVenture again. Every year I tell myself I’m going to attend some of the forums, see a few more exhibitors, and look at airplanes. I’m…
Letter Ann Pellegreno
Dear Dave: I love the frontal profile of the HondaJet (i.e. August/September 2014, Midwest Flyer Magazine). I could not help but think how proud Howard Gregory would have been of…
Can You Barter For Aircraft Rental and Expenses? The FAA Says “Yes.”
by Greg Reigel © October, 2014 All rights reserved. As you may know, the FAA defines compensation very broadly. Compensation may include not only the exchange of money, but also…
Sharing The Experience!
by Dave Weiman For all of us who attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, we came away with a lot of memorable experiences in the people we met, the aircraft we…
Still Two Weeks to Comment on FAA Hangar-Use Policy
September 18, 2014 – The public comment period on the FAA’s proposed hangar-use policy remains open until October 6, and EAA members are encouraged to add their comments to the…
GA Groups Oppose U.S. Senate Bill That Would Close Missouri’s St. Clair Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have urged key members of the…