by Harold Green Please be advised that this discussion includes some whining and preaching! No panacea absolving pilots of fault for bad decisions is offered, and no single solution is…
Category: Columns
It’s Just The Beginning
by Chris Roy, Director Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics It is always exciting to be at the start of a new year with all the promise of new opportunities and greater…
Taking Local To The Next Level
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association When people think of AOPA, they most often think of Washington, D.C. That’s not too surprising. After all,…
AOPA – More Engaged At Grassroots Level Than Ever Before
As announced at the AOPA Summit in September 2011, AOPA will be committing more resources to working at the regional, state, and local levels to address issues facing the aviation…
GPSS or Roll Steering On Autopilots
by Michael Kaufman It seems like I have become an autopilot troubleshooter since beginning my articles on autopilots in Midwest Flyer Magazine. After coming to me for some instruction following…
Consulting Dr. Google…
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison …at least that’s what we call it in…
FAA Revises Its Dosing Interval Standard
by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law According to the latest edition of the Federal Air Surgeon’s Medical Bulletin, the FAA has revised the dosing interval standard (the time between…
ASK PETE
by Pete Schoeninger Dear Pete: I own a fixed-gear aircraft with wheel pants and live in the Snowbelt. Do you recommend that I remove the wheel pants during the winter?…
What’s A Commencement Speech Worth?
by Dave Weiman A good graduation commencement speech can serve as a reminder to graduates and those of us in the audience, as to what we need to do in life…