by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner We are at the beginning of the flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines the season as…
Aircraft Systems
by Richard Morey In conversations with designated pilot examiners and FAA safety representatives, it is clear that most pilot applicants, be they for private, commercial, instrument or even flight instructor…
What’s New in 2025?
We’ve enhanced our bi-monthly online publication to provide on-demand news and information via email through Midwest Flyer Monthly. In addition to more content for our readers, this enhancement provides increased…
Knowing The Symptoms & What To Do If Your Autopilot Acts Up
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, there was an aircraft accident not related to the convention that claimed the lives of seven individuals that were members…
Insurance Requirements For Your Own Good!
by Pete Schoeninger Q) To be on my friend’s Cessna 206 insurance policy as a named pilot, their underwriter is requiring me to get 10 hours of dual instruction including…
NFL All-Pro Tight End Jimmy Graham Named Chairman of EAA Young Eagles
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WIS. – (July 24, 2024) — Jimmy Graham, an NFL All-Pro tight end who has found a passion for flying as great as he did for…
Aircraft Truth In Leasing
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Do you operate a “large civil aircraft,” as defined in federal aviation regulations (“FAR”) Section 1.1 (12,500 pounds, maximum…
Pilot, Business Leader To Command AOPA Darren Pleasance becomes CEO in new year
by AOPA Communications Staff AOPA announced September 24, 2024, that it has named Darren Pleasance to serve as the association’s sixth president and chief executive. Pleasance, who will assume his…
New Digital Format Coming Soon!
There’s an old saying that if you don’t grow and change with the times, you won’t survive, and Midwest Flyer Magazine has gone through several changes over the past 46 years which have benefitted readers, advertisers, and the aviation community as a whole.
A big deal
How one man’s story exemplifies AOPA’s great notion by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO In October 1951, a young congressman from Illinois embarked on an around-the-world flight in a…