AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 88

In the corridor
A trip through the Hudson River VFR corridor provides an awe-inspiring, close-up look at one of the world’s most vibrant cities—and the rules are easy to follow and printed on the New York Terminal Area Chart. Regulations for dropping objects from aircraft are also simple to comply with. FAR 91.15 allows pilots to drop things “so long as reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property.” —DH

As the ashes fanned out in the slipstream and dropped to the surface of the bustling, windswept harbor, I imagine that John would have been touched by our final effort in his memory. Perhaps it was his Irish ancestry that gave him a soft spot for ceremony, personal expression, and remembrance. And the combination of freedom and flying that the Statue of Liberty and the Tornado Husky represent would have been irresistible to him. Being a stepdad is surely one of the most difficult and thankless jobs ever invented. My brothers and I did our best to make sure John’s assignment was as trying and strenuous as we could make it. It had taken a needlessly long time for me to deliver his ashes to this place where they belonged. But I suspect that he’d have to agree that, finally, Mom and I had done it right. Like the rising tower at Ground Zero, the result is worth the wait. When we landed back in Maryland and pushed the Tornado Husky into its hangar, I hugged Mom and thanked her for participating in this special delivery. What a lucky coincidence that she had been in Maryland visiting her grandkids when all the variables finally came together for this special flight. She smiled wryly and informed me it hadn’t been a coincidence at all. It turns out Ms. Pragmatism had travelled all the way across the country for the sole purpose of taking part in this aerial salute. She would return home to California on an airliner the very next day. “You know, I came for this,” she said in her quiet, firm way. “Visiting you and your family is a bonus—but I actually came here for this.” Email the author at dave.hirschman@ aopa.org.
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012

AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
Contents
President's Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
At Your Fingertips
Budget Buy: Affordable Aerobat
Serious Fun
Tour the Strip, Fight a Friend
LSA: Half Price, Full Featured
FBO Freebies
Air Mobile Joe
2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: ‘I Came For This’
Technique: Declaring an Emergency
Avionics: No Mandate for ADS-B “In”
Wx Watch: Searching for Snowmageddons
Products: Training Topics
Dogfight: The Perfect Trainer
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Cover2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - President's Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Letters
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 21
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 44
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - At Your Fingertips
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Budget Buy: Affordable Aerobat
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 51
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 54
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 55
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 56
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 57
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Serious Fun
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 60
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 61
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 63
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Tour the Strip, Fight a Friend
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 65
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 67
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 68
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - LSA: Half Price, Full Featured
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 72
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - FBO Freebies
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Air Mobile Joe
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: ‘I Came For This’
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 87
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Technique: Declaring an Emergency
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Avionics: No Mandate for ADS-B “In”
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Wx Watch: Searching for Snowmageddons
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - I1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - I2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 98
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Products: Training Topics
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 100
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Dogfight: The Perfect Trainer
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly-Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 109
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilots
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