WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will retain the current Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI)…
NBAA Commends FAA’s Withdrawal of Onerous Proposed Airman Medical Denial Policy
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) announcement on April 25, 2025, that the agency will withdraw proposed changes to the airman…
Collaborative Safety In Action: Highlights From The ACSF Safety Working Group Panel
At the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Safety Symposium held April 7-9, 2025, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and virtually worldwide, over 150 safety professionals came together…
AIR RACING: 96 Women Pilots Set To Compete In 48th Annual Air Race Classic
The field is set for the 48th Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Forty-three teams, consisting of 96 women pilots from across the United States, will…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dave: Great article on the “Lear Fan” and “Basler DC-3 Turbo Conversion” (“Midwest Flyer Monthly,” May 2025): https://midwestflyer.com/special-moments-with-the-people-behind-two-aeronautical-wonders-the-basler-turbo-conversion-the-lear-fan/ I bet you have enough interesting stories about aviation and people in aviation…
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May 2025 Midwest Flyer Monthly
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Special Moments With The People Behind Two Aeronautical Wonders… The Basler Turbo Conversion & The Lear Fan
It was November 9, 1983. I drove to Oshkosh, Wisconsin to pick up former Vice President Spiro Agnew’s bullet-proof limousine. I know what you are thinking… Dave, you are dreaming….
AVIATION LAW – ON YOUR SIDE: FAA To Permit Withholding Of Private Aircraft Owners’ Information
If you own an aircraft, you are likely aware that the name and address of aircraft owners has been publicly available on FAA’s Aircraft Registration Branch website. This has now…
The Indistinct Future of General Aviation
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay I possess no crystal ball. I claim no talent or expertise for forward thinking. I am,…