AOPA PILOT CONTENTS May 2013 83 SECTIONS 38 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 80 Efficiency Buy or rent? 83 Technique Learning to loop. 86 Ownership Aircraft tugs. 88 Wx Watch Mesoscale discussions. 90 Frugal Flier PILOT BRIEFING A tablet dilemma. 28 Setting a Record 92 Never Again Guam to JAX—nonstop. 30 Membership A slap in the face. Fuller to step down. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 32 Fly-Outs 96 Member Highlights A great place to relax. 34 Milestones Doolittle Raider dies at 96. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Position 10 Visual Approach Paranoia? One of a kind. 16 Waypoints 12 Letters Logging asterisks. 108 Fly by Wire Time to be true? Index of advertisers. 20 Safety Pilot 112 Pilots Low-impact aerobatics: The Swiss way. Angela Masson. Flying boat. Access to airstrips. 38 News Pitts look-alike to be offered as LSA. 106 AOPA Insurance Services Accident or incident? New Wings KIDS FLY WHAT THEY BUILT Shock Value ALL-ELECTRIC MOONEY The Voice of General Aviation May 2013 PAYLOAD PAYOFF. Editor in Chief Tom Payload Payoff Cirrus Generation 5 Delivers Ready to Rumble GE ENGINE TAKES ON THE AG WORLD p. 60 Rent or Own? www.aopa.org NEVER AGAIN A slap in the face. Cirrus Generation 5 | All-Electric Mooney | GE’s Turboprop Engine 92 Best Biplane FLYOFF: WACO VS. STEARMAN www.aopa.org | May 2013 No defects? A clear picture. Can I fly after a stroke? ‘Houston, we have a problem.’ The dark night rises. 26 Fly Well 102 Member Services 104 AOPA Foundation 22 License to Learn 24 Pilot Counsel New partnership returns cash to AOPA members. 100 State & Local Action Meigs: 10 Years Later. 18 Proficient Pilot 36 Test Pilot 98 Partnerships and Products Haines took the new Cirrus SR22 Generation 5 out for a magnificent cross-country from Maryland to Utah for his story “More of a Good Thing,” which begins on page 44. Mike Fizer captured the SR22 in flight near Santa Fe, New Mexico. WEIGHING YOUR TRAINING OPTIONS p. 80 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT May 2013