Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Skid resistance, in the context of airplane tires coming in contact with runway pavements and the ability to brake safely within…
Category: Feb/March 2024
The (mostly) Forgotten Forward Slip
by Richard Morey © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The “forward slip” was once a common and essential skill for pilots….
Fall Afternoon
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Where did the time go? I remember clearly my first flight as…
Efforts To Speed Up Certification
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The FAA is acutely aware that…
“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”
A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have…
NATA Announces Advent of Aviation Apprenticeship Tracking Tool
Easy-to-implement resource to develop test-ready, certificated technicians in 18 to 30 months. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Washington, DC – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA)…
Big 70-foot Hydraulic Door Opens Tennessee Jet Hangar
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi, Dr. Ron Bingham, 57, has an interesting business model requiring aircraft…
Hi-Tech Confusion, What Do I Do Now?
QUESTION: Dear ForeFlight: While flying and on the ground, a message for my approach appeared stating: “GEO-RE DISABLED.” Geo-ref data is not current, geo-referencing disabled.” Is there something wrong with…
Minnesota’s Helicopter Air Ambulance Service… One of many players in our state’s aviation community
by Mina Carlson MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue In my time as a pilot, air medical flying was never in my purview….
Finley The Horse & Rider Gin Reach Pacific Ocean
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Do you remember the article we published in the June/July 2023 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine about how…