Airport Safety & Operations Program Manager Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue Michael Menon joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics…
Category: Columns
When The Violent Winds Come
Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 Every spring brings about changes in the landscape, the weather, and even in people. The warmth of the…
Don’t leave the ground without it!
Thinking Again About Situational Awareness Basics Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue After a long, cold winter, the urge to fly is nearly…
Customer Centered Culture
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 Issue Are you my customer? Do you know the products MnDOT Aeronautics provides? If…
Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronatuics Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue Humans tend to be creatures of habit. And while routines and habits may be helpful…
AOPA Ready To Help You Fly Under BasicMed
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue No matter if you are an active pilot or if…
10% Gives You 90%
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue…
Radio Talk: Intimidation & Cure
by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue For too many general aviation pilots, “radio communications” are intimidating. While most prevalent among pilots who fly from non-towered…
The Glide Path, Circling Approaches, The “Epic” Instrument Travel Machine & An ADS-B Breakthrough
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue In the April/May 2017 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I wrote about the way I do glideslope…
The Difference Between “Overhaul” & “Inspection?”
by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law © June, 2017 All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue If you own or operate an aircraft that is…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Published in Midwest Flyer June/July 2017 issue Q: Last fall, my hangar neighbor sold his airplane, and gave me his 2 horsepower, gas-powered little tug, which moves…
Promoting Aircraft Maintenance Careers Through Competitive Wages, Status & Benefits
by Dave Weiman dave@midwestflyer.com Published in Midwest Flyer June/July 2017 While our elected officials in Washington can’t seem to agree on anything to better our country, many of us in…