Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2016 Boeing forecasts that between 2016 and 2035, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately: • 617,000 new commercial airline pilots. •…
Are you ready?
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Starting January 1, 2020, you must be equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. Federal Regulations 14 CFR 91.225…
An Insidious Threat
by Dan McDowell Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Ask any aviator what he/she likes to do most, and 9 out of 10 times they will say, with…
TZD Initiative – Airside
by Rick Braunig Manager, Aviation Safety & Enforcement Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Idon’t know how many people are still flying that remember seeing Ken Patz and…
Your Advice & Involvement Is Important!
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 This has been a very busy year for us at your Minnesota Office…
Island Hopping In The Bahamas
by Yasmina Platt Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Hurricane season just ended November 30, 2016. Winter is here! Brrrr…. And so is the holiday season, with more…
AOPA Honors Flight Instructors & Flight Schools
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced the recipients of its “AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards.” The awards are based on the results of the…
Wisconsin & Iowa Pilots Win At 2016 U.S. National Aerobatic Contest
by Lorrie Penner Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Friday, September 30, was the final day of the very successful U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. Special congratulations to Rob…
Springfield, Ohio – Ramping Up For The Future
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO – The City of Springfield, Ohio, has contracted with Woolpert to provide a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Master Plan…
2016 Kansas Air Tour Focuses On Students
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 TOPEKA, KAN. – More than six hundred students from various elementary and middle schools from communities all across the state of Kansas…
More Than 1900 Turn Out For AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 BATTLE CREEK, MICH. – The AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In held Sept. 16-17, 2016 at W. K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, Mich.,…
Pan Am Clipper Pilot Turns 103
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 103rd birthday of one of their members – Paul Johns of Iola, Wisconsin…
Aviation & Golf Champion, Arnold Palmer
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Arnold Palmer, a man remembered as “The King” of the fairways and as an accomplished pilot, died of heart complications Sept. 25…
A Fireside Chat With EAA Chairman & CEO Jack Pelton
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton at…
The Bob Hoover Legacy Lives On!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 On October 25, 2016, the aviation community lost its mentor, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, 94. Bob knew he was…