COMMENTARY 4 President’s Position This time it’s personal. 20 24 26 28 30 Letters Methodical Risk Taker. Waypoints Under the Apple tree. Proficient Pilot It’s payback time. Safety Pilot Let’s take an excursion! License to Learn Oshkosh 2011. DEPARTMENTS 6 10 12 38 102 106 107 112 AOPA Media Stories with enhanced content. AOPA Action Aviation groups unite, explore troubling issues. Pilot Briefing “Gucci Girls” flight. Never Again Paper or plastic? Follow us: Fly-Outs Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. Pilots Frank Donnelly. On the cover: Chris Rose photographed a V-tail Bonanza over the frozen landscape of Greenland to accompany Dave Hirschman’s story “Epic Flight: Greenland Adventure,” which begins on page 52. On these pages: Mike Fizer photographed a Cessna 140 over Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay to accompany Ian J. Twombly’s story “Budget Buy: Drag Your Tail Cheaply,” which begins on page 60. Facebook.com/aopapilots twitter: @AOPA_Pilot Hangar Talk The story behind the story. 32 34 Pilot Counsel Supplemental oxygen. Fly Well Stealing fire. Look for this icon throughout the issue to see Enhanced Digital Edition features. AOPA PILOT • 3 • OCTOBER 2011 AOPA PILOT • 3 • JUNE 2009http://www.Facebook.com/aopapilots