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G950 Meridian

GARMIN GLASS FOR EARLY MODELS

TURBINE EDITION

Lear 35/36

THE FIRST

‘BIG’ LEARJETS

Takeoff Tactics

OBSTACLE DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

The Voice of General Aviation

www.aopa.org/pilot | May 2013

May 2013
GE’s Turboprop Engine | G950 Meridian | Lear 35/36

READY TO RUMBLE
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013

AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Setting a Record
Membership
Fly-Outs
Milestones
Test Pilot
News
Quick Look
Mentor Matters
The G950 Meridian
Turbine Profile
More of a Good Thing
Pulling Together
General Electric’s H80 Turboprop: Czechered Past
This Mooney is Out of Air
Fly Off: A Tale of Two Biplanes
Efficiency
Technique
Ownership
Wx Watch
Frugal Flier
Never Again
Partnerships and Products
State & Local Action
Member Services
AOPA Foundation
AOPA Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Cover2
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Contents
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 2
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - President’s Position
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 6
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 7
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 8
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 9
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Visual Approach
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Letters
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 13
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 14
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 15
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Waypoints
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 17
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 19
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 21
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - License to Learn
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 23
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 25
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Fly Well
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 27
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Setting a Record
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 29
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Membership
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 31
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Fly-Outs
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 33
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Milestones
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 35
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Test Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 37
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - News
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 39
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 40
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-1
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Quick Look
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Mentor Matters
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-6
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-7
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - The G950 Meridian
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-9
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-10
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-12
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-13
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Turbine Profile
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-15
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - T-16
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 41
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 42
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 43
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - More of a Good Thing
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 45
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 46
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 47
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 48
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 49
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 50
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 51
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 52
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 53
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Pulling Together
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 55
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 56
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 57
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 58
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 59
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - General Electric’s H80 Turboprop: Czechered Past
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 61
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 62
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 63
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 64
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 65
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 66
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 67
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - This Mooney is Out of Air
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 69
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 70
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 71
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 72
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 73
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Fly Off: A Tale of Two Biplanes
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 75
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 76
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 77
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 78
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 79
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Efficiency
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 81
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 82
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Technique
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 84
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 85
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Ownership
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 87
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Wx Watch
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 89
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Frugal Flier
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 91
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Never Again
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 93
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 94
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AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 96
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 97
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 98
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Partnerships and Products
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - State & Local Action
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 101
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Member Services
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 103
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 105
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - AOPA Insurance Services
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 107
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 109
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 110
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - 111
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - May 2013 - Pilots
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