AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 87 August 2013 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY SECTIONS 78 Ownership You are not alone. 84 Technique Riding the wave. 87 Efficiency Perfect pitch. 112 90 Never Again Tumble in the desert. PILOT BRIEFING 32 One Fast Cat Rocket’s Cougar Baron. 34 AOPA Sweepstakes Getting the look. 98 State & Local Action Action in the states. 38 Pilot Products In-ear headsets. 100 Member Products The AOPA Jay by Redbird. 40 Fly-Outs Mojave mystique. 4 President’s Position 12 Letters Your AOPA Summit. The Unlikeliest Astronaut. 18 Waypoints 107 Fly by Wire Diversity. Index of advertisers. 20 Proficient Pilot 112 Pilots Interruption of routine. All in one place. Strategic partner Enterprise. Heavy aircraft. DEPARTMENTS 94 Events 96 Partnerships 36 Test Pilot COMMENTARY MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 102 AOPA Foundation ASI’s new eFIRC. 42 LSA News Fran Bera. $60,000 LSA. 104 Member Services FAA and depression. 44 News Wright memorial; aircraft searches. 46 Summit Fifi at Airportfest. 22 Foundation Focus Donating your aircraft. 24 License to Learn Turbulence—yuck! Mountain Flying RIDING THE WAVES Safety pilot. August 2013 26 Pilot Counsel The Voice of General Aviation Airshow Accident Here Comes Disney’s Planes CARTOONS WITH CHARACTER P. 68 SAFETY PILOT LANDMARK ACCIDENT www.aopa.org/pilot | August 2013 DAWN OF A NEW DIAMOND. SPECIAL SERIES PROPULSION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHY THE DIESEL REVOLUTION IS OUTSIDE THE U.S. p. 58 Playing the numbers. No more headset hair. DA42-VI Dawn of a New Diamond Senior Editor Ian J. Twombly flew the new Diamond DA42-VI and discovered this diesel-powered model is “Not Your Father’s Airplane,” on page 50. Mike Fizer photographed the aircraft at the Frederick, Maryland, Airport (FDK). Diesel Makes the Difference www.aopa.org 38 IN-EAR HEADSETS Diamond DA42-VI | Propulsion Series: Diesel | Disney’s Planes 28 Fly Well FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT August 2013