CONTENTS flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.24 / NUMBER. 11 11.12 FEATURES 26 COVER STORY » ICY RECEPTION Don't crash this party. Ice is not nice. Ice doesn't care how many hours of flight time you have. Ice doesn't care how intensely you've trained. If you don't respect it, ice will bring you down. Be ready for the freezing season. By Dan Namowitz 36 TECHNIQUE The traffic pattern. Here are the legs and suggested radio calls for each segment of the traffic pattern. By Jill W. Tallman See page 32. Lessons in motivation and persistence, as told by the Tuskegee Airmen. By Jamie Beckett BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS flighttraining.aopa.org G UNCIN ANNO Centere The anc to Adv t Pilo the munity Com p. Your Flight On the Rocks Dealing with Airframe Icing p. GETTING STARTED p. ALWAYS SOMETHING HOW IT WORKS TIME IN THE PATTERN NEW p. MOST EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION MAGICAL SWEET SPOT p. ON THE COVER » Photo illustration by Liz Jones. NOVEMBER 2012 FLIGHT TRAINING » 32 "THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN WERE MOTIVATED, PERSISTENT, AND PROVED IN THE END TO BE NOT JUST CAPABLE, BUT EXCEPTIONAL." —JAMIE BECKETT CAN DO ATTITUDE LESSONS FROM THE RED TAIL MOTIVATION, PERSISTENCE, AND A DESIRE TO SUCCEED PILOTS p. . Exploring the Wonders of Flaps p. A Publication of AOPA /1http://flighttraining.aopa.org