AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 92 March 2013 SECTIONS 32 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 78 Technique Remedial landing school. 82 Technology PILOT BRIEFING Control+P. 28 Mosquito Bomber Heading for the United States. 30 Debonair Sweepstakes Progress report. 84 Wx Watch Mixed-bag winter IMC. 88 Avionics Astronics Max-Viz. 32 History 92 Frugal Flier Wright factory to be preserved. The good old days weren’t so great. 34 Fly Outs 94 Never Again Eclectic elegance. To sleep, perchance to dream. 36 People 2,000 feet above Dallas. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 38 News 98 Membership Ice Pilots in fifth season. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Position 10 Visual Approach Welcome to our world. Perfect day. 16 Waypoints 12 Letters Throttling George. LSA Focus. 18 Proficient Pilot 108 Fly by Wire Airmanship. Index of advertisers. 20 Foundation Focus 40 Test Pilot 100 State & Local Action 112 Pilots Ask not what GA can do for you.... Introducing CAPComm. Mel Rushton and Tom Polgreen. State of the states. 42 Milestones 102 Member Products New home for early Air Force One. Prepare your case. 44 Fun and Games Best aircraft showdown. 104 AOPA Foundation Become a “Friend of GA.” 106 AOPA Insurance Services Claim reporting. 22 License to Learn Ice follies. The Voice of General Aviation www.aopa.org | March 2013 March 2013 24 Pilot Counsel Juggling communications. Beware the unexpected. REMEDIAL LANDING SCHOOL Aerial Drag Race FLY OFF: MUSTANG VS. RV–7 p. 68 Sin No More LANDINGS BY THE BOOK p. 78 www.aopa.org 78 Piper Seneca V | Meigs 10 Years Later | Tecnam P92 Tail Dragger 26 Fly Well 10 YEARS LATER MEIGS FIELD ‘WE DID NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT’ p. 62 PANEL POWER. Piper’s Seneca V gets a Garmin G1000 and Editor in Chief Tom Haines gets an inaugural flight at the company’s headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida. His story, “Panel Power,” begins on page 46. Photography by Chris Rose. Putting Power in the Panel FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Flat-spotting tires. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT March 2013