Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue It has been known for some time that the Windecker Aircraft’s research and development facility in Mooresville, North Carolina, was working on…
Category: Aug/Sept 2018
You’re Doing WHAT? – Part 1 of 2
by Woody Minar Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue There’s a common theme among pilots – we love to fly and we have a desire to improve our…
Race to Hawaii
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue CHICAGO, ILL. – Surrounded in every direction by more than a thousand miles of deep blue ocean, Hawaii is one of the…
Air Traffic Control & You!
by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue Sometimes the role of Air Traffic Control (ATC) seems to be confused on the part of general aviation pilots….
READER FEEDBACK For Harold Green June/July 2018 Article
Mr. Green: I read your column rejecting the idea of a rounded base turn VFR traffic pattern (Pattern Ops Revisited by Harold Green, Midwest Flyer Magazine, June/July 2018). Initially, I…
South St. Paul Names New Airport Manager
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota native Andrew Wall has returned home to manage South St. Paul Municipal Airport – Fleming Field….
Single Pilot Resource Management (SRM)… The Plan and The Pilot
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue In my column in the June/July 2018 issue, the title was “Single Pilot Resource Management” (SRM), which…
If ATC Asks You to Call After You Land, Do You Have to Make That Call?
by Greg Reigel, AAL Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue The short answer to that question is “no.” But before you decide to…
Director of Flight Training At Wisconsin Aviation Completes Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot Training
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue MADISON, WIS. – David Upham, Director of Flight Training at Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., has completed training to become a Cirrus Standardized Instructor…
Letter from Bill Havener
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue Dear Dave, As I recall you were at one of the first North Central EAA Fly-Ins at the Whiteside County Airport south…
Letter from Cheri Gagné
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue Hi Dave: I wanted to say thank you for sending the magazines (which were distributed at “Minnesota Drone Day,” May 5, 2018…
Letter from Doug Tomas
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue Hi Dave: After listening to the podcast the other day (“Simple Flight Radio,” April 29, 2018, https://player.fm/series/simpleflight-radio/midwest-flyer-read-all-about-it-april-29-2018), I wanted to share with…
Latest ATC Spinoff Proposal Meets Continued Heavy Opposition From GA Groups
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2018 issue Pilots, aircraft owners, corporate flight departments, aircraft manufacturers and fixed base operators who are members of the Experimental Aircraft…