JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024 Volume.36 * Number.1 aopa.org/ft A good pilot is always learning 36 50 IN DEPTH 36 42 Y2K Trainers New aircraft for the new millennium. BY SARAH DEENER Slow Going Taming the stall's hairy edge. BY THOMAS A. HORNE Find Max! Flight Training's longtime co-pilot is hidden in our pages. Let us know if you find him. flighttraining@aopa.org FLIGHT TRAINING magazine (ISSN 1047-6415), January/February 2024 (VOL. 36, NO. 1) is produced and distributed eight times per year (bimonthly except monthly, May to August) by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. AOPA membership dues are $89 per year. Pilots and aviation enthusiasts in the United States can receive a free AOPA Trial Membership by visiting aopa.org/trial. Periodicals postage paid at Frederick, Maryland, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to AOPA Member Services, 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701-4756. No material may be used or reprinted without written permission. Printed in USA. For change of address: Call 800-USA-AOPA or email flighttraining@aopa.org. 18 Flight Lesson 20 Road Trip 22 You Can Fly 24 Future Flight 26 Weather 28 Five Questions 30 Ask AOPA 32 Membership 34 Technique PREFLIGHT 11 Ramp Appeal 13 How It Works 14 ASI Tips 16 After the Checkride ADVANCED PILOT 47 Career Spotlight Zen and the art of airplane maintenance BY KEVIN KNIGHT 48 Instructor Report The virtues of training BY JOHN W. OLCOTT 50 Checkride 101 Top five common errorshttp://www.aopa.org/ft http://www.aopa.org/ft http://www.aopa.org/trial