CONTENTS AOPA PILOT January 2016 | Volume 59 | Number 1 | www.aopa.org/pilot FEATURES 42 Fast Cat A sleek, 200-knot four-seater gets ready to pounce on the U.S. market. By Thomas A. Horne 58 The Best Breezy Around Proof of what dedicated airplane nuts can accomplish. By Stephen Coonts 64 Balloonists Go Boating Camaraderie and the "splash and dash" attract balloonists to the land of London Bridge. By Mike Collins 72 At the Ready Inside the Fargo airport's firehouse. By W. Scott Olsen 50 A Trip Back in Time Flying the Hamilton H-47 Metalplane ON THIS PAGE: The Hamilton H-47 By Barry Schiff Metalplane evokes a romantic era of pioneer aviation. Photo by Mike Fizer. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot