CONTENTS FEATURES 28 COVER STORY » GO VERTICAL No more excuses not to fly helicopters. In an effort to push you over to aviation's true magic carpet, we dispel eight myths about helicopters and their pilots. By Ian J. Twombly 11.14 flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.26 / NUMBER. 11 34 ESCAPE PLAN Keep a go-around ready whenever you need it. There are plenty of good reasons to initiate a go-around. Be ready when it's time to use one. By Jamie Beckett 38 PRACTICAL WEATHER Five tips for putting your weather knowledge to good use. Don't let the threat of poor weather intimidate you and cause you to cancel that epic aviation adventure you're anticipating taking. Put what you've learned in your training to good use. By Alyssa J. Miller 42 TECHNIQUE Leveling off. The transition from climb to cruise. By Ian J. Twombly See page 28 "AIRPLANES ARE GREAT FOR GETTING UP AND GOING SOMEWHERE, BUT HELICOPTERS ARE UNMATCHED FOR FUN AND VERSATILITY." -IAN J. TWOMBLY SPECIAL S E C T I O N NICE TIE: THE AIRLINE INTERV IEW IS NOT THE TIME TO STAND OUT 11.14 ABOUT THE COVER » Chris Rose photographed this Robinson R22 landing on a rock formation in the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. flighttraining.aopa.org BEYOND THE BOOK PRACTICAL WEATHER KNOW-HOW p. 38 PRECISE FLIGHT THE FINE POINTS OF LEVELING OFF p. 42 GO ANY WHERE Helicopters are only limited NOVEMBER 2014 FLIGHT TRAINING by your imagination p.28 /1 p. 47http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://flighttraining.aopa.org