Dear Dave: After several hours of flying with an instructor, I successfully completed my flight review, 25 years after my last set of touch and goes. The thrill is back…
Letter From Andrew Poppy
Dear Dave: I am a student pilot and I live in the Quad Cities. I read a Midwest Flyer Magazine I got at Oshkosh and fell in love with it….
Letter From Dan Watring, Jr.
Dear Dave: Great article in the latest edition of your magazine (Aug/Sept 2012), but Senator Miller is sadly mistaken when he states that aviation is a non-partisan issue. The lunk-headed…
Harrison Ford Star Power At Work At AOPA Summit, At Work In Congress
by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (October 12, 2012) – GA pilot/actor Harrison Ford isn’t just a poster boy for General Aviation… Rather, he understands the true plight of GA…
Airbus & Boeing Production Rates Straining Supply Chain
FARNBOROUGH, UK – Airbus and Boeing are gearing up to roll out large commercial jetliners in ever-increasing quantities over the next 10 years, according to a new report from Forecast…
What Does Roger Really Mean?” FAA Notice Number: NOTC3893
For most of us, we learned to use the word “Roger” early in our aviation career. We learned that it simply means that we heard and understand what the other…
Craig Butler
Engineering Specialist WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics MADISON, WIS. – Craig Butler joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in December 1990. As an engineering specialist, Craig is…
WisDOT FIRC
A new and improved Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) will be held November 10th and 11th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the FAA Safety Center. The course is updated to reflect changes…
Are You Proficient? – Or Just Current?
by Jeffery R. Taylor WisDOT Aviation Consultant What was your first thought the last time someone asked you to fly an airplane? Was it, “Am I current?” If it was,…
Some Cross-Country Basics
by Dan McDowell Imagine the beauty to be seen as the fall colors stretch for miles before you. The beauty of flight enhanced by the beauty of the season provides…