by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Now that most of the legislative sessions have adjourned for the year, AOPA is focusing its efforts on one of the remaining…
Category: Aug/Sept 2013
Surviving A Water Landing
The first way to survive a water landing is not to land on water in the first place, but there are times that flying over water cannot be avoided, such…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Q: I’ve heard of bogus purchase scams where owners have been swindled out of money on car sales with fake cashier’s checks, and am now considering selling…
Landings: Another Perspective
by Harold Green The previous “Flight Training” article in Midwest Flyer Magazine, ended with the turn onto final approach and the establishment of a stabilized approach at a predetermined airspeed…
Do I Really Need To Do A Procedure Turn?
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman After a long drawn-out winter in the Midwest, the peak summer flying season is in motion with the world’s largest aviation event, “EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.”…
How Do You Know If You Are A Commercial Air Tour Operator?
by Greg Reigel The FAA Office of Chief Counsel addressed this issue in a recent “legal interpretation.” The interpretation responded to a request by an operator asking whether his operation…
Letter
Dear Dave: Thank you for the magazine. I look forward to getting it. Maybe some day Midwest Flyer will adopt South Dakota. Thank you! Perry Hofer Doland Aerial Spraying Doland,…
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Dear Dave: I don’t know who sent me your magazine, but I enjoy reading about the Piper world of today. Much has changed. We were in business for 40 years…
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Dear Dave: Your recent article on Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel (June/July 2013) brought back fond memories of flights I’ve made to the quaint destination. Also, your photos were…
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Dear Dave: Thank you so much for the donation of copies of Midwest Flyer Magazine. The attendees LOVED getting them. Our aviation safety seminar (at the EAA Aviation Center, Oshkosh,…