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…
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Fly Wisconsin Airport Passport Program
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue In 2017, the Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) teamed up to launch the “Fly Wisconsin…
Oh, the places we will fly
Where will aviation take you in 2023? by AOPA President Mark Baker Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Leave it to a children’s book to show us…
Check Your Comms!
by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager For Airports and State Advocacy • Great Lakes Region Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue As pilots,…
Aircraft Battery Care & Maintenance
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Winter is upon us. Typically, this involves less flying, and certainly colder…
Which End of A Grass Airstrip To Build A Hangar… Upslope or Downslope?
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Q) What is FAR Part 134? A) Part 134 of the Federal…
Scholarships & Opportunities Galore!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue I have never seen so many scholarships and opportunities for young people and adults to get into aviation…
P.A.P.I. Maintenance – Q & A
by Casey Carlson MnDOT Aeronautics, Airport Electrical Administrator Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at an airport are a very important…
Arguments That Won’t Win A Drug Testing Refusal Case
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue If you are a safety sensitive employee (pilots, mechanics, flight…
It’s the people… Thank you to everyone who makes our community so special
by AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue What a fantastic year it has been for our community. We’re enjoying this…
Let’s Talk About Hangar Storage
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Appropriate hangar storage will always be a common point of contention between airports…
I got ethanol in my gas… why?
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Q) When I test car gas (my airplane has a car…
The Aviation Elephant In The Room, Mental Illness & Pilots
by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue What We Do Not Talk About As people gather around…
Cool Things To See From The Air
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Fall is upon us and, with that, come corn mazes amongst other things! Let’s talk about some…
An Upload Feature To AMCS
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Where did I come up with this title? Why…