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Category: The Left Seat

Preparing For A Cross-Country Flight

Posted on May 26, 2023May 25, 2023 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Preparing for a cross-country flight is not like flying for the…

What is in your airplane, besides passengers and baggage?

Posted on March 29, 2023March 25, 2023 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue What we carry in our airplanes today evolved from our military…

What is the value of your plane? Is it insured for that amount?

Posted on January 27, 2023January 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Over the past year or two, the market for used aircraft…

The Aviation Elephant In The Room, Mental Illness & Pilots

Posted on November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 by mwflyer

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…

What does an aviation psychologist do? Most general aviation pilots will never see one!

Posted on September 28, 2022September 22, 2022 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Psychologists What is an aviation psychologist? First allow me to define…

AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Seminars

Posted on July 28, 2022July 21, 2022 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue As the U.S. pilot population slipped a decade into the 21st century,…

What shape are you in?

Posted on May 27, 2022May 23, 2022 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue The average age of today’s student pilot is 33. The average age…

What Is The Value of Your Local Airport?

Posted on March 20, 2022 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. Most non-aviation people view airports as being in two distinct different versions….

Can you carry a gun in your airplane?

Posted on January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue Can one carry a gun in a private aircraft? The correct answer…

Is Your Airplane A Tax Deduction? Can it be? Maybe!

Posted on November 27, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue Throughout my ownership of aircraft, every airplane was a tax…

Are You Fit To Fly? Well, that depends on what kind of flying you do.

Posted on September 13, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington © 2021 October. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Online October/November 2021 issue Recently, the world has been watching the 2021 Summer Olympics. The media…

Flying Cross-Country A Lot? A Timeshare May Work For You!

Posted on July 23, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob and Anita Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2021 online issue Extensive cross-country trips in a small plane are not cheap….

Will you know when it is time to quit flying? There are other options, you know.

Posted on May 26, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2021 Online Issue It is a fact of life. Sooner or later every pilot has…

Is age just a number? Aviation insurance companies don’t think so.

Posted on March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – print & online April/May 2021 issue Is your age just a number as opposed to it…

Tips On Buying A Used Plane

Posted on January 22, 2021 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 As you read this, spring is just around the corner. Flying weather will be…

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