by Rick Braunig Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September online issue There aren’t a lot of runways with displaced thresholds in Minnesota, but they are common enough that pilots should…
Category: Flight Safety
Never Stop Getting Better
by Dean Zakos Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.” – Anonymous Scenario: You are level at 3,500 feet….
Proactive Airworthiness
by Thomas P. Turner Executive Director American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appeared in the January 2020 issue…
A Perspective On Checklists
by Harold Green Over the years our safety record in general aviation has improved dramatically. I submit that one reason for this is the development and use of written checklists….
Round-Trip Flight To & From Oshkosh May Be Too Much For One Day
by Craig Petersen What pilot doesn’t want to fly into Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture-Oshkosh? And making the flight roundtrip in a single day is tempting…
Weekend Refresher Clinics For Bonanza & Baron Pilots
by Dave Weiman A group of professional flight instructors with a particular love for Beechcraft piston aircraft, founded Bonanza / Baron Pilot Training, Inc. (BPT) in 2012. BPT provides full-immersion…
Ditching Isn’t Just For Trans-Oceanic Pilots
by Rachel Obermoller Aviation Representative MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Every pilot has pondered whether it’s better to go over or around a body of water. Whether it’s a relatively small…
Cohabitation of Gliders & Powered Aircraft
by Woody Minar When you’re flying to another airport, how do you know if it’s also a “glider port” – an airport where gliders are present? And if you do…
Surviving A Water Landing
The first way to survive a water landing is not to land on water in the first place, but there are times that flying over water cannot be avoided, such…
Surviving A Water Landing
The first way to survive a water landing is not to land on water in the first place, but there are times that flying over water cannot be avoided, such…