by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Excitement was in the air. At press time, we were only weeks away from…
Category: Columns
A Chicago Skyline Tour
by Yasmina Platt © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Ready for #OSH24 yet? If so, there is a good chance many…
LLC Members Do Not “Own” The Aircraft
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue I frequently speak with folks who are members of a…
Ray Rubin, Creator of the Canadian Caravan for Pilots
(October 4, 1931 – July 11, 2023) by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue It was the winter of 1988 when businessman, Ray Rubin, of…
Airport Enthusiasts: General Aviation’s Unofficial Ambassadors
by Jeff Flynn Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Have your ever heard the term “Airport Enthusiast?” Maybe you have been one or are one. There is…
Deference and Dodging A Bullet
by Dean Zakos (An Excerpt from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue “Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most…
What was that voice in my million-dollar headset?
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue In my column in the June/July 2023 issue of Midwest…
International Aviation Art Contest 2023
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2023 International Aviation Art Contest! This year’s theme was ‘Air Sports & The Environment.’…
MnDOT Aeronautics Appointments & Services
by Ryan Gaug Director – MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue I am pleased to report that after a year as Interim Director…
What You Don’t Know Can Help You!
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue I recently had the pleasure of hosting an all-hands meeting of AOPA staff at…