Jetwhine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It’s about trust I remember riding our crew bus with a bunch of other pilots, and flight attendants in the spring of 1991 not long after our employer Midway Airlines had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The old red and white school bus ran the flight crews from the parking lot on Midway Airport’s north side parking lot along 55 th Street to the terminal so we could connect with our aircraft.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Most of the information filed in an IFR flight plan is based on weather forecasts that are released well before your wheels ever leave the ground. Here’s a look at what parts of the flight plan actually matter to ATC so that you know how to react if and when the weather conditions don’t match the forecast. To take the next step, check out Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course , which includes 13 hours of in-flight HD cross-country and instrument approach video training and comprehe

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Matt Younkin, an aerobatic air show extraordinaire, makes a return to Oshkosh for a different kind of show — this time on stage rather than in the sky. As the next speaker in EAA’s Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, Matt, EAA 864693, will share the Younkin history, his experiences, and the thrill of flying in front of crowds in his presentation at the EAA Aviation Museum on Thursday, February 15, at 7 p.m.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Learning how to fly without looking out the window can be hard. For me, it was harder than originally learning how to fly. Luckily, there are some products out there that can help make learning the art of instrument flying easier. Here are five products that you should have in your stable when you step into Instrument Rating training. #1 Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course Knowledge is everything when it comes to IFR.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

One EAA member chronicles her unique path to aviation – a story of overcoming a lifelong illness and receiving her medical certificate, and how an internet scammer unknowingly inspired it all. The post Becoming Corie first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses some of the issues designated pilot examiners are coming across during checkrides. The post Checkrides first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Printed in 1932, this postcard shows the proposed route that Oshkosh native Clyde Lee planned to take from the United States to Norway. Lee campaigned for his red 1928 Stinson to be painted with the OshKosh B’gosh logo, in hopes that the company from his hometown would sponsor the historic flight. The post EAA’s Attic — Clyde Lee Flight to Oslo Commemorative Postcard and Photo first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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