AOPA PILOT CONTENTS June 2012 SECTIONS 32 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 86 Avionics Welcome to the future. 89 Wx Watch Briefing timelines. 92 Never Again Ocean view. 96 Technique PILOT BRIEFING 30 Gyro or Fixed Wing? Flying cars progress in the Netherlands, U.S. Fly the box. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 100 AOPA Membership Make your plans for Summit 2012. 32 Dogs That Love to Fly They’d get a certificate if they could. 102 State & Local Action Maryland luxury tax. 34 COMMENTARY 4 President’s Position Flying for pure joy. 34 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes Husky makes a pilot. 104 Member Products “We’ve got your back.” 36 Fly-Outs Pie, please! 106 AOPA Insurance Agency Don’t sign your life away. 38 Test Pilot Has your compass been drinking? DEPARTMENTS 10 Visual Approach The original 182. 45 Dogfight Three big wishes. 16 Waypoints Meeting readers where they are. 12 Letters Time on their hands. WEATHER on the iPad. 86 Future Flight WEATHER ON THE iPAD www.aopa.org | June 2012 18 Proficient Pilot Times have changed. 108 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 20 Foundation Focus On the chopping block. 112 Pilots Lt. Col. Mark Richey. AOPA PILOT The Voice of General Aviation June 2012 Dogfight 3 WISHES FOR GA Storm Avoidance BONANZA LOSES A BATTLE 22 License to Learn Kaboom! Aerobatic Training | GA in China | Flying the B–17 New Build Your Skills Tutima Academy Extra 300L rolls over central California SPECIAL FOCUS: IT’S ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER IN YOUR FUTURE? p. 64 Attitude With Aerobatic Training p. 50 CONFIDENCE BUILDER. At the Tutima 24 Pilot Counsel Obscure FAR 61.15(e). Flying the ‘Fort’ GA in China BARRY SCHIFF AND THE B–17 p. 56 CIRRUS ON THE SILK ROAD p. 74 26 Fly Well Too old to rock and roll? Academy of Aviation Safety, Editor at Large Tom Horne got a new attitude with aerobatic training sure to build a pilot’s confidence. Tyson Rininger captured the Extra 300 in the skies over central California to accompany Horne’s story, which begins on page 50. www.aopa.org FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT June 2012