by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region Even as the last piece of state legislation for 2012 in the Central Region was signed in July, AOPA started working on…
AOPA’s Frontline Advocates – Airport Support Network Volunteers
by Bryan Budds, Manager AOPA Great Lakes Region As promised in an earlier Great Lakes Regional Report, I mentioned my desire to help general aviation pilots and others in the…
Revitalizing General Aviation By Overhauling Federal Aviation Regulations
Part 1 – Air Rides by Jim Hanson How do most people first experience General Aviation? Usually with a ride from a friend, which often leads to an interest in…
AirVenture, Technology & Us
by Harold Green It is late summer and this is an aviation publication. Therefore we have the opportunity to discuss EAA AirVenture, held annually at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh,…
Non-Competing Operating Procedures For Avionics
by Michael Kaufman If anyone had a new aviation product to introduce to the public, the two places to do it would be at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, or…
Fatigue.
by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison You’re not as bad when you’re not dog…
Pilots of Charitable Medical Flights May Now Accept Fuel Reimbursement
by Greg Reigel As you may know, FAR 61.113(c) prohibits a private pilot from paying less than his or her pro-rata share of the operating expenses of a flight. In…
Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Email your questions to Pete.Harriet@gmail.com Dear Dave: After several hours of flying with an instructor, I successfully completed my flight review, 25 years after my last set…
In A Pinch, Private Airstrip Versus Nothing… Where Would You Prefer To Land?
by Dave Weiman Wouldn’t it be nice if in the event you or your fellow aviator had an in-flight emergency that you could be directed by air traffic control (ATC)…
Des Moines Flying Service Announces Promotions
DES MOINES, IOWA – The Board of Directors of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Chicago Piper and HondaJet Midwest, announced the following promotions to the company’s key…