Heated Controversy Has Good Arguments On Each Side Don’t Sell Your Old E-LSA Just Yet! by Ed Leineweber The poet Robert Burns famously wrote that the best laid schemes of…
Category: Columns
Preparing For Winter’s Grasp!
It appears at times that Minnesota and Wisconsin have inordinately long winters. But most inhabitants of this region either love it or fly south for the cold season. Those who…
A New Way To Fly
by Dan McDowell The holidays and winter travel season are in full swing, and once again there are changes to procedures at the airline ticket counter and security clearing points…
A New Year’s Resolution To Benefit Aviation
by Christopher Roy – Director – Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics The year has just about ended and we are in the middle of winter’s grasp. With the New Year…
Frost Is A Big Deal
by Jeffery Taylor – Aviation Consultant –Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics As you walk out to your aircraft, left outside overnight on a trip, you notice some frost on the wings….
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions Pete.Harriet@gmail.com Q: A friend mentioned that his six-seat airplane has a “zero fuel weight” of such and such pounds. What is that? A: For…
Past And Future
by Craig Fuller, President & CEO of Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association The end of one year and the beginning of the next marks the ideal time to evaluate progress…
Remain Vigilant, Educate, Promote & Protect!
by Bill Blake AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative During the fall, I attended state airport conferences in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Similar issues were discussed at each conference. Concerns expressed…
ILS Approaches – Keeping Them Simple!
by Richard Morey, CFII As you gain experience as a flight instructor, you realize that there is no one way to fly a particular approach, but rather a number of…
Equity Will Not Save An Airman From Dismissal Of An Untimely Appeal
by Greg Reigel Attorney At Law In a recent case, Administrator v. Gallaway, the FAA issued an emergency order revoking the airman’s private pilot certificate. The airman filed an appeal…
When Can I Fly Again?
by Dr. John W. Beasley, MD Airmen Medical Examiner, Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine – University of Wisconsin – Madison Of course, we’re talking about “pilot…
Their Mandate, Our Privilege, Your Expectation!
by Dave Weiman Whether this is your first issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, or your 250th or so, you will read about some of the most dynamic organizations within your…