News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Have you ever flown on an air tour? I…
Category: Dec 2014/Jan 2015
Great Lakes State Committees Guide Aviation Into The Future
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region Over the past…
AOPA Announces Exit From Electronic Flight Bag Market
Frederick, Md. – Over the past several years, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) partnered with Seattle Avionics to create “FlyQ EFB,” an electronic flight bag (EFB) iPad application,…
The Future of the FAA
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association The FAA’s funding is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2015, and crafting a new long-term funding package,…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete@Flymilwaukee.com Q: Pete, I think you are full of hot air. In the last issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, you said an older…
FAA Takes A More Sensible Approach To First-Time, Inadvertent TFR Violations
by Greg Reigel Attorney At Law © December 2014. All rights reserved. The FAA recently amended its enforcement guidelines for dealing with airmen who violate temporary flight restriction (TFR) airspace….
Letter From Scott Stuart
Hi Dave: I submitted our 12th annual fly-in event data on your form today. Thank YOU and Midwest Flyer Magazine for promoting not only us, but GA across the region….
Letter From GA Pilot
Dave: I just checked Flight Aware, and was tracking a Jet Blue A320 on a flight from New York to Las Vegas, and rather than fly direct, it flew northeast…
Letter From Larry E. Nazimek
Dave: The recent fire at the Chicago ARTCC, with its disastrous and tragic consequences, may have been a blessing in disguise, as it demonstrated a weakness in our lack of…
Letter from Robert O’Brien, Jr.
Dave: Excellent series of articles on 3rd class medicals in Oct/Nov 2014 issue. Robert W. O’Brien, Jr., AAE Executive Director Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) Blue River, Wisconsin
Your Feedback Is Important!
by Dave Weiman Have you noticed an increase in the number of customer surveys in recent years? If you call your cell phone provider, for instance, a recorded message will…