by Michael “Mick” Kaufman In the last issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I dedicated part of the column to type-specific flight training for which I will add an additional comment…
FAA Defines “In Furtherance Of Business” Restriction On Operations By A Sport Pilot
by Greg Reigel In a recent Legal Interpretation, the FAA Office of Chief Counsel responded to a request for a definition of what it means to be “in furtherance of…
Letter From Gayle Small & Response From Jim Hanson
Dear Dave: These days, in GA conversations and publications, there are few topics that can encourage more heated discussions than that of recruiting and retaining pilots. I have just read…
Letter From Shawn Avra
Dear Dave: I was just reading through the Oct/Nov 2012 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine and noticed your request for fly-in restaurant information. There is a new fly-in cafe at…
Letter From Al Lien
(Response From Book Review “The Sky’s No Limit,” Round The World Air Race – 1994) Herbert H. Halperin, Author aiches3@aol.com Dear Herbert: I wanted to let…
When Two Organizations Are Better Than One!
by Dave Weiman On October 22, 2012, Rod Hightower – who had been appointed president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) on September 7, 2010 – announced that he was…
Minnesota Aviators Needed For International Learn To Fly Day
AirSpace Minnesota is seeking volunteers to celebrate the importance of aviation to Minnesota’s economic future, just as they did in 1938 during the National Air Mail Week Campaign. During this…
Fuller To Leave AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – AOPA President Craig Fuller has notified AOPA’s Board of Trustees of his intent to step down from his position and from the board. He plans to remain in…
ATC To Reduce Services Under Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA is planning on closing 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year, ceasing tower service after midnight at another 60…
FAA Certificates Must Now Be Plastic!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (2-21-2013) – The FAA is requiring that all airmen, A&P mechanic, repairman, flight engineer, and ground instructor certificates be replaced with “plastic” certificates no later than March 31, 2013…