CONTENTS flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.24 / NUMBER. 5 05.12 FEATURES 30 THE RIGHT STUFF Help choose the best flight training instructors and schools. Announcing the AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards. By Ian J. Twombly COVER STORY » Practicing the engine-out maneuver. YOU WERE READY FOR THIS 24 34 JESSE & DAVID'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE An instructor's generosity gives a student pilot the cross-country of a lifetime. Sharing the love of flight. By Sue Smith 38 TECHNIQUE Hopefully it never happens, but if you find yourself in a need-to-land situation, you'll know what to do— if you practice and prepare. By Bob Schmelzer Compass errors Knowing when not to trust the wet compass. By Ian J. Twombly See page 30 "I BELIEVE WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO HELP SHIFT THE TRAINING PARADIGM IN A DIRECTION WE BELIEVE WILL MAKE SCHOOLS MORE SUCCESSFUL." —CRAIG FULLER WHO HAS THE RIGHT STUFF? p. THE . flighttraining.aopa.org CROSS COUNTRY ADVENTURE , NM AND HOURS DUAL p. FUTURE AIRLINE PILOT NEW REGS MAY SAY NO p. OUT! Are You Prepared? p. ENGINE CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? p. STORM CLOUDS BREWING ON THE COVER » Chris Rose photographed a Piper Cherokee on a field in Frederick, Maryland, to accompany Bob Schmelzer's story "You Were Ready For This," which begins on page 24. MAY 2012 FLIGHT TRAINING /1http://flighttraining.aopa.org