by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue I can’t think of a worse day than when I get a call telling…
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Tachs, Dumb Stuff & Setting Your Selling Price!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue Q: I have read that mechanical tachometers can have errors. Is that…
Pattern Practice
by Dean Zakos S.J.A. © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue The man stood next to the flagpole and felt the autumn…
Light Sport Envelope Expansion Proposed At Last
by Jim Moore, AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue The FAA released a long-awaited rulemaking proposal to do away with light sport aircraft weight limits and…
Reuniting With Old Friends At EAA
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Whether it is at Camp Scholler, in the exhibit buildings or on the grounds, it…
Friday Lunch At Iola Is Pure Pilot Camaraderie!
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue Wouldn’t you know it… the one day I had to miss flying to Iola, Wisconsin for lunch, they…
Tom Meadows Recognized With 2023 Phillips 66® Aviation EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Phillips 66® Aviation presented Tom Meadows, an EAA member with Chapter 1073 in Truckee, Calif., the 2023 Phillips…
Meet Mark Schwichtenberg, Line Service Manager St. Cloud Aviation, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue One of the newest members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) Board of Directors is Mark Schwichtenberg, the Line Manager…
New FAA Color Vision Tests
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue On May 31, 2023, the FAA authorized three new color vision tests…
Making Dreams Come True
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Excitement was in the air. At press time, we were only weeks away from…
Spot On: SIU’s Saluki Aces Finish Second In 2023 Air Race Classic
by Pete Rosenbery Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – Trusting their instincts and making smart decisions to overcome difficult weather paid off for Southern…
Wisconsin Has Brodhead… Minnesota Has Buffalo
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Two great Midwest airports are Brodhead in Wisconsin (C37), and Buffalo in Minnesota (KCFE), hosts of great aviation…
Deference and Dodging A Bullet
by Dean Zakos (An Excerpt from Laughing with the Wind) Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue “Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most…
SIU Flying Salukis Continue National Success With Third-Place Finish
by Pete Rosenbery Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – Tradition and consistency are pivotal to success. Both are trademarks of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s…
International Aviation Art Contest 2023
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2023 International Aviation Art Contest! This year’s theme was ‘Air Sports & The Environment.’…