by Jim Bildilli Of all the seasons, fall usually provides the best flying weather with cool, crisp mornings and short sleeve shirt afternoons. Saturday October 9, 2010, was no exception…
Air Race Classic To Launch From Iowa In 2011
by Minnetta Gardinier Fly the perfect daytime, VFR cross country next summer – 2,365 nautical miles, 10 stops, 4 days. You will launch from Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) at…
Aero Fabricators Gets FAA Approval For Production of Taylorcraft Vertical Fins
LYONS, WIS. – Aero Fabricators, the manufacturing division of The Wag-Aero Group, has received FAA approval to manufacture brand new Taylorcraft vertical fins for BC12-D aircraft, and it is a…
Wag-Aero Kinda Like The Old Hardware Store, But For Airplanes
by Dave Weiman When we bought our 1946 Cessna 140 in 1980, we needed a new tail wheel and springs, and wanted to install air vents in the side windows….
EAA’s B-17 Shows Striking Contrast In Radio Technology
Story by Jim Karpowitz Photos by Geoff Sobering There are few things that the boss could say to me during a workday that would brighten it more than, “I was…
Yes, It’s Real…Red Bull’s Helicopter Does Aerobatics
by Larry E. Nazimek Some TV newscasts have an “Is it real?” segment, where they examine a You Tube video clip of something that appears to be impossible. A helicopter…
FAA May Relax Prohibition On Company Reimbursement For Part 91 Flights By Officers/Employees
by Greg Reigel, Attorney At Law Back on July 8, 2010, the FAA published a Proposed Interpretation seeking public comment regarding a proposal to modify the FAA’s broad prohibition on…
Getting Connected
by Craig Fuller, President & CEO – Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association It’s no secret that as AOPA president I spend a lot of time on the road or, more…
Promote Expanding State Support, While Protecting What We Have!
by Bill Blake, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative As I write this column at the end of 2010, I would like to review the state aviation legislative issues in the…
B-B-But Doctor, What Do I Do Now?
by Art Risser These are the first words the Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) usually hears when telling an applicant for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Medical Certificate that he doesn’t…