AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 112 February 2013 SECTIONS 78 81 Proficiency Flying while grounded. 84 Technique In the high country. 87 Wx Watch Snow watch. 89 Avionics Newer, better, cheaper. 91 Dogfight Should you wear a flight suit? PILOT BRIEFING 92 Never Again 28 Sun Power A sleepless night. Solar Impulse prepares for U.S. flight. 30 Debonair Sweepstakes Progress report. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 95 Membership The Debonair sweepstakes. 32 People Nose artist Jerri Bergen. 34 Test Pilot Control tower. 96 State & Local Action AOPA works to cut Indiana GA aviation taxes. 98 Member Products 36 GA at Work An office in the sky. The ABCs of EKGs. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Position 10 Visual Approach Uniting us all. Cloud contrast. A moment in time. Are you an AOPA Foundation donor? 16 Waypoints 12 Letters 40 Milestones 102 Air Safety Institute Phoenix rising? Gone West. The need for speed. 18 Proficient Pilot 107 Fly by Wire Good to the last drop? Index of advertisers. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 20 Safety Pilot 112 Pilots 78 Ownership Join the club. Anthony Edwards. 38 Events 100 AOPA Foundation Accident Case Study: In Too Deep. 104 AOPA Insurance Services Prop-start peril. Cold storage. 22 License to Learn Weber’s law. WORLD WAR II’S BT–13 VALIANT February 2013 24 Pilot Counsel Vultee Vibrator Time in Type FLYING WITH THE GEICO SKYTYPERS God’s Squad MISSIONARY PILOTS TRAIN IN ALASKA The Voice of General Aviation www.aopa.org | February 2013 DOUBLE TAKE. The Velocity V-Twin For your benefit. Avoid crud. Velocity V-Twin | Vultee Vibrator | Geico Skytypers 26 Fly Well Dogfight Flaming Flight Suits p. 91 A Velocity Twin and single share airspace over Western Maryland. Don’t Go There GLIDER PILOT LANDS IN JAIL p. 58 NOSE ART Jerri Bergen’s Victory Girl masterpieces. 2 | AOPA PILOT February 2013 Velocity V-Twin DoubleTake www.aopa.org 32 (and its sister single) in the skies over Frederick, Maryland, for Dave Hirschman’s report “No-Spin Twin,” which begins on page 42. Photography by Chris Rose. Rethinking the Piston Twin FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672)