AOPA PILOT CONTENTS September 2013 37 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 78 Ownership ADS-B moves forward. 86 Dogfight ADS-B. 96 88 Avionics David comfort. 90 Wx Watch PILOT BRIEFING Front formation. 28 Flying to Japan 92 Never Again One of those nights. Flight commemorates MU–2 anniversary. 30 AOPA Action The perilous states of GA. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 32 Events 96 Events News from AirVenture. Summit 2013. 33 AOPAIS 98 Products and Services Protecting pilots. Pilot Protection Services. 34 AOPA Sweepstakes 100 AOPA Foundation Paint in progress. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Position 10 Visual Approach Thank you! Summer solstice. 16 Waypoints 12 Letters Probability of success. East/West Fly-Off. 18 Proficient Pilot 108 Fly by Wire Automation dependency. Index of advertisers. 20 Safety Pilot 112 Pilots Yogi wisdom. Craig Schulz. 22 License to Learn 35 Fly-Outs AOPA Finance. 36 Test Pilot 104 State and Local Action Braking action. Tax victory in Pennsylvania. 37 AOPA News High adventure at jamboree. 39 Pilot Products Garmin GTR 200 radio. Season Four The Voice of General Aviation Delivery 4,000 NEW COMPANY BONANZA Financial Report AOPA ON COURSE www.aopa.org/pilot | September 2013 September 2013 THE PILOT STATESMAN. SPECIAL SERIES TEST PILOT Braking action. How Craig Fuller Helped Unite General Aviation Chris Rose photographed outgoing AOPA President Craig Fuller at a hangar in Frederick, Maryland, to accompany Thomas B. Haines’ story, “The Pilot Statesman,” which begins on page 42. Fuller owns and pilots an Aviat Husky. www.aopa.org 36 EXCITEMENT IN ELECTRICS p. 62 Craig Fuller: The Pilot Statesman | 4,000th Beechcraft Bonanza | AOPA Financial Report Hip to be hip. Insurance File. Continental has full diesel line. PROPULSION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? 26 Fly Well 106 Insurance Services 38 News THE AVIATORS IS BACK ASRS. 102 Membership Make it Memphis. Ties that bind us. 24 Pilot Counsel Giving Back program. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT September 2013