Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) have sent a letter to the…
Category: February/March 2023
Alliance for Aviation Across America Applauds Passage of Aviation Workforce Legislation
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – On October 3, 2022, the Alliance for Aviation Across America applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage…
Construction Underway on New $5.4 Million Ground Engine Run-Up Project at St. Louis Downtown Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue ST. LOUIS, MO/November 1, 2022 – Construction is underway at St. Louis Downtown Airport on a new Ground Engine Run-Up…
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…
Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association 20th Anniversary Splash-In
by Randy Strebig Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association, President/Indiana Field Director SP Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The 20th Annual Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association “Splash-In,” September…
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…
Breezy Point Aviation Days 2023!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue BREEZY POINT, MINNESOTA – One of Minnesota’s premier recreational airports, Breezy Point Airport – Muller Field (8MN3), will host its…
Wisconsin Aviation Conference 2022 Topics & Recognition
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – Welcoming attendees to the Wisconsin Aviation Conference, October 3 – 5, 2022, was…
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…
When May A Private Pilot Receive Compensation For Operating An Aircraft “Incidental To Employment?”
by Greg Reigel © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue I am frequently asked by private pilots whether they can be…
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…
Flight Tracking
by Sheila Kvilvang Air Transportation Services Dispatcher Minnesota Department of Transportation – Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue It wasn’t long ago that the only…
Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation At Airports….
More Economical, Environmentally Friendlier & Faster Than Total Pavement Reconstruction Methods Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue When full-depth pavement “reconstruction” isn’t financially feasible, and a…
Air Service From Your Regional Airport
by Kevin Carlson Planning Program Coordinator – North Region Minnesota Department of Transportation – Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The airline industry is in…
A College Degree Is No Longer Required For Many Top-Paying Jobs In Aviation
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Let me preface this editorial by stating that I believe in higher education, but I question when…
Flanking the Derecho
by Patrick J. McDonald, ATP CFII © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The word, derecho, is fairly new to our…
Demon Ice
by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos 2021. All Rights Reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue I always wanted to fly. I liked the satisfaction of…
How To Become A Better Pilot
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue In theory, we all want to be better, safer pilots. In…
The Garmin Aera 660
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue In a previous series of articles entitled “The Pilot’s…
Hangar Has Look of Texas Flare!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – Fredericksburg, Texas, in the Hill Country west of Austin and north of San Antonio, might be the…