by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association If you’re a pilot, you owe a debt of gratitude to at least one flight instructor. For some…
Wrapping 2012 And Looking Forward To 2013
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Regional Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Believe it or not, we are almost in…
$100 Million & Much More!
by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As 2012 came to a close, all seven AOPA Regional Managers came together at the AOPA Aviation Summit held this year in…
Pitch Trim Can Work For You or How Smoothly Can You Fly?
by Harold Green An often used and frequently misused control in an airplane is the “pitch trim.” Frequently it is used just to relieve the pressure on the elevator control,…
Interfacing Our Avionics & iPads, ATC, Synthetic Vision & More!
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman My column for this issue will address several topics related to instrument flying. I will cover an avionics interfacing problem and how it was solved…
Sedentary Death Syndrome
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison News Flash: Watching TV for an hour will…
Does Each Occupant Over The Age Of Two Have To Have His Or Her Own Seat Belt?
by Greg Reigel The FAA’s Office of the Chief Counsel was recently asked the question “whether § 91.205(b)(l3) requires that each occupant over 2 years of age have their own…
The Sky’s No Limit
“Round The World Air Race – 1994” by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – You just never know who you are going to meet at the AOPA Aviation Summit. This…
Letter from John Chapman
Hi Dave: As the webmaster of the Michigan Private Airstrip Owners Association (MPAOA), may I post a pdf of your fine article (Oct/Nov 2012) at our website? We are pushing…
Christmas At EAA
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WIS. – Get into the holiday spirit in an uplifting setting as EAA hosts “Christmas in the Air” from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday,…
AOPA Launches FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag
Frederick, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released the FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for the iPad, the latest addition to its family of digital flight…
Minnesota Aviation Day At The Capitol
January 30, 2013 St. Paul, Minnesota You Won’t Want To Miss This Special Event! On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the Minnesota aviation community will meet at the State Capitol to…
Air Force One Pilot To Recount Experiences Flying GW Bush At Wichita Aero Club Luncheon
WICHITA, KAN. – Colonel Tillman will recount his experiences flying “Air Force One” at the Wichita Aero Club Luncheon on Monday, November 12, 2012 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at…
Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula
DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim…
EAA Inducts Three Midwest Aviators
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association will recognize the contributions made to the world of flight by five aviators on Thursday, November 15, as it inducts them into the…