AOPA PILOT CONTENTS January 2014 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 76 Technique What to do if you're upside down. 28 79 Proficiency Hover like a hawk. 82 Airframe Seeing red. PILOT BRIEFING 85 Wx Watch 28 Pint-size warbird Flying the SAM LS. FIKI insights. 30 Events 89 Dogfight Star sightings. 32 Behind the Scenes 79 COMMENTARY 4 President's Position Working together. 16 Waypoints Last day to fly. L-3 Trilogy: Quietly capable. 34 'Live in the Moment' 92 Never Again A photo captures the experience. Scud running. 35 First Look MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES Are you fit enough for the Air Force? 98 State and Local Action New generation of pilots. 36 Fly-Outs 22 License to Learn Submarine knowledge. 24 Pilot Counsel ATC instructions. 26 Fly Well 18 Proficient Pilot A bum rap. DEPARTMENTS Reflections from the "Leading Edge." 90 Avionics Making Dusty fly. Drug wars. 20 Safety Pilot Flight bags. 10 Visual Approach At home in the mountains of Oregon. Get the haddock. Ez Creeper. What AOPA is doing to keep you flying. 38 AOPA Sweepstakes 102 AOPA Foundation 37 Pilot Products The top end, in depth. ASI Accident Case Study. 39 Test Pilot 104 Member Services Triskaidekaphobia. Balancing law and aviation. 40 News 106 AOPA Insurance Agency Best crew car ever? 112 Pilots The Voice of General Aviation Flying the Super Legend | Kodiaks to 'Mars' | Spitfire Checkout Index of advertisers. Tom Davis. PILOT PRODUCTS Smartphone WindMeter. Spitfire Checkout A DREAM COME TRUE www.aopa.org/pilot | January 2014 AttitudeAdjustment Flying the Super Legend Airshow Checkup AFTER A DISASTROUS SEASON, CAN AIRSHOWS COME BACK? p. 70 Perfecting Slow Flight ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Mike Fizer photographed the Super Legend in the skies near Sulphur Springs, Texas, to accompany Alton K. Marsh's story "Harley In the Sky," which begins on page 42. HOVER LIKE A HAWK p. 79 www.aopa.org 37 GRAY WHALES OF BAJA AIRCRAFT HELP RESEARCH Flying with angels. January 2014 109 Fly by Wire Epic Flight Kodiaks to 'Mars' 12 Letters Traveling by GA. 100 AOPA Action FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT January 2014