Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 Lured by a love of fishing and hunting, Illinois natives Steve and Ellen Riggins purchased a cottage north of Dryden, Ontario, in…
Leading Edge Air Foils Launches New, Easy-to-Use Website
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 LYONS, WIS. – Leading Edge Air Foils, LLC (LEAF) has launched a new, easy-to-use website at www.leadingedgeairfoils.com. Readers can check it out…
“Flying Oz,” the Ozarks Air Trail!
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Central Southwest Regional Manager Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine…
Time To Modernize!
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine Aug/Sept 2016 We all know the general aviation fleet is getting older. In…
The New FAA Part 107 For Unmanned Aircraft… Less Protection For Airports Than Before
by Russell A. Klingaman, Esq. On June 21, 2016, the FAA published its Final Rule for the new Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) entitled “Operation and Certification…
Kansas State Polytechnic Launches New Flight Academy For High School Students
Published in Aug/Sept 2016 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine SALINA, KAN. – The Kansas State University (KSUP) Polytechnic campus introduced the “Fly K-State Academy” – a three-day flying program, June…
Keeping Ahead of the Proficiency Curve
by Harold Green We pilots tend to like lots of communication and navigation equipment in our airplanes. The more the merrier. Redundancy has become a catch phrase and is considered…
What Are You Allowed To Do Inside Your Aircraft Hangar At An AIP Airport?
by Gregory J. Reigel © Copyright August 2016. All rights reserved. What can you do inside of your aircraft hangar? The lawyerly answer is “it depends.” More specifically, it may…
George The Autopilot, ADS-B FAA Rebate Program & Instrument Training
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman In this issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, we will solve the mystery of “George,” the autopilot, with thanks from several of our readers. We will…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Q: My prop (on my Cessna 172L) is marked MTM7653. What do those numbers mean? Could I put a seaplane prop on it for better takeoff performance?…