COMMENTARY 4 President's Position 44 Postcards 46 Musings 16 On Course 18 Proficient Pilot 20 Flying Life 22 Flight MD DEPARTMENTS 12 Letters 109 Advertiser Index 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 10 Top Stories BRIEFING 23 Just for Fun 26 First Look 28 Membership 30 Aircraft 32 Milestones 33 Flown West 34 You Can Fly 35 Test Pilot 36 Museums 37 DC Flyover 38 Airports 40 Products 42 Events 43 People 2 AOPA PILOT / February 2024 36 37 98 RUDDER & WRENCH 80 Avionics 84 Safety 87 Ownership 89 Instrument Tip 91 Flying Smart 93 Savvy Maintenance 98 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 102 Membership 104 ASI Tips 106 Social Media 108 Legally Speaking EPIC FLIGHT ALASKA BY SEAPLANE / P.58 LIGHT UP THE NIGHT AEROBATICS IN A LONG-EZ / P.68 The Voice of General Aviation WACO VPF-7 FAMILY WACO BRINGING A CLASSIC BACK TO LIFE / P.50 aopa.org/pilot / February 2024 / $8.95 FAMILY WACO Four generations and a Waco are profiled in Jill W. Tallman's story " Wesley's Waco Comes Home, " which begins on p. 50. Photography by Leonardo Correa Luna Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) FEBRUARY 2024 Waco VPF-7 restoration / Alaska By Seaplane / Kyle Fowler and His Long-EZ / GA in Ukraine aopa.org