CONTENTS 01.16 flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.28 / NUMBER.01 FEATURES 28 GOING GREEN Short- and soft-field takeoffs in the real world. Practice these techniques to prepare for your next adventure. By Scott Hotaling 32 WHAT'S THAT? 13 things you may not recognize on your training aircraft. Impress your instructor by identifying these parts on a common training aircraft. By Alton K. Marsh 42 TECHNIQUE Lost procedures Help is a radio call away. By Jill W. Tallman See page 38 "I LIKE TO POINT OUT THE VASI LIGHTS TO RON. HIS LANDINGS HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED MY PRAYER LIFE." -WILLIAM "BILL" KING 38 FRIENDS IN FLIGHT This flying friendship is no joke. A priest and a lawyer walk into a hangar... A LAWYER, A PRIEST , AND A CESSNA FRIENDS FLY TOGETHER 01.16 flighttraining.aopa.org ABOUT THE COVER ยป AOPA Editor at Large Dave Hirschman demonstrates soft-field techniques in a Van's RV-3 in this photo by Chris Rose. WHEELS UP Short- and soft-field takeoffs p. 28 NAME THAT PART BE A PREFLIGHT PRO p. 32 LOST AND FOUND FINDING YOUR WAY HOME p. 42 By Julie Summers Walker JANUARY 2016 FLIGHT TRAINING /1 p. 38http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://flighttraining.aopa.org