CONTENTS flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.24 / NUMBER. 12 12.12 FEATURES 32 38 COLLEGE DIRECTORY Comprehensive guide to aviation collegiate programs. UNDER PRESSURE The important decisions a pilot has to make don't all occur in the air. If you're thrown a curve when you need it the least. By Jamie Beckett 42 LISTENING IN A day at the flight school. Inspiration from the voices of those learning to fly. By W. Scott Olsen 46 TECHNIQUE Soft-field takeoff. It's not always hard surface and grooved pavement. By Jill W. Tallman See page 38. Unmanned aircraft are here. How schools are training their pilots. By Jill W. Tallman REMOTE CONTROL 26 COVER STORY » "IF GOOD DECISION MAKING IS A CORE REQUIREMENT OF A GOOD PILOT, THEN GETTING DOWN TO THE ROOT OF ANY PROBLEM IS A SKILL THAT DESERVES DEVELOPMENT." —JAMIE BECKETT ON THE COVER » Illustration by John MacNeill. DECEMBER 2012 FLIGHT TRAINING /1http://flighttraining.aopa.org