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Tag: Pilots
Bourke Elected President of IAC
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Jim Bourke of Corvallis, Oregon, has been elected president of the International Aerobatic Club (IAC), a division of the…
Aircraft Spruce Midwest Store Now Open Saturdays
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – Aircraft Spruce Midwest in West Chicago, Illinois, is now open on Saturdays for will-call business from 8:00 a.m….
Aeronautics & Astronautics Contributors Honored At FAI Awards Ceremony 2020
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland – On December 2, 2020, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) – the World Air Sports Federation – honored the greatest…
NGPA Announces New Directors & Officers
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. – The National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) has announced its new board of directors and officers following its…
Minnesota Pilots Association Welcomes New & Returning Board Members
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 MAPLE GROVE, MINN. – The Minnesota Pilots Association has reelected current board members, Steve Thibault and Patrick Halligan, and elected new board…
Statewide Automated Weather Observation Systems: Weather Services Available To Pilots & Non-Pilots Alike
by Michael Hartell Navigation Systems Supervisor MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 I started learning how to fly back in 1981–82. One of the…
What’s a hangar for, anyway?
by Tim Jarvis MnDOT – Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 When asked recently to write about hangar usage, I immediately thought back to my manager days…
Flying Up In The “Big Sky”
by Yasmina Platt Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2020 In addition to flying over Glacier National Park (GNP) last summer, I also had…
The fear factor… Public perceptions about safety are our business
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Pre-Coronavirus, global air travel was at an all-time high. Between 8,000 and 20,000 aircraft could…
Reno Air Racing Association Announces Commitment For 2021
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 RENO, NEV. – The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has announced that following the successful “Save The Races” fundraising campaign, the National…
Knowing When Not To Be A Penny-Pincher!
by Pete Schoeninger Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Q: I approached my local flight instructor about getting a tailwheel endorsement. He said…
Tips On Buying A Used Plane
by Bob Worthington Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 As you read this, spring is just around the corner. Flying weather will be…
An Explanation of the Designated Pilot Examiner Program
by Harold Green Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 All of us in civil aviation have either flown with, or will fly with,…
Are You A Child of the Magenta?
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 It has been said that Steve Job’s last words as he passed…