AOPA PILOT CONTENTS June 2014 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 74 Proficiency Flying the MiG-15. 81 78 Frugal Flier Hard-headed pilots. 81 Technology Flying the helmet. PILOT BRIEFING 85 Technique 26 Record-setter Tipping point. 81 spins in 21,000-foot plunge. 28 Debonair Sweepstakes Let the show season begin. 30 Pilot Products 36 COMMENTARY 4 President's Position Flying fun. Wired or wireless? 32 Aerial Adventures 89 Ownership Anatomy of a valve failure. 90 Avionics Synthetic Vision for tablets. 92 Never Again When push comes to shove. New York state of mind. 33 Test Pilot Amusement parks. 34 Giving Back Awards DEPARTMENTS 10 Letters Timeless Traveler. 14 Waypoints 107 Fly by Wire Traffic dead ahead. Index of advertisers. 16 Proficient Pilot 108 Tips from PIC Best for the worst. Prepurchase inspection. 18 Foundation Focus 112 Pilots Giving back. Al Waterloo. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 96 AOPA Action Girls Inc. creates SkyGirls. 35 Flying Clubs Like-minded aviation nuts. 36 News Precision flying offered. 38 First Look Turboprop solution. 40 AOPA Fly-Ins San Marcos is a success. What AOPA is doing to keep you flying. 98 AOPA Foundation Expand your passenger briefing. 100 State & Local Action Action in the states. 102 Member Services Rusty pilot shares his story. 104 Insurance Services Advocating for our members. 20 License to Learn The four C-note lesson. 24 Pilot Counsel 2 | AOPA PILOT June 2014 www.aopa.org/pilot | June 2014 | $6.95 AOPA FLY-INS NEW REGIONAL EVENTS ABOVE THE EVERGLADES Above the Everglades Aerial View of a Unique Region Helio Courier: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL (OR BASEBALL, OR GOLF)? p. 64 Adversaries to Admirers COLD WAR PILOTS ADOPT RUSSIAN YAK-50s p. 50 Chris Rose photographed this Stearman over the Florida Everglades to accompany Dave Hirschman's story "Above the Everglades," which begins on page 42. www.aopa.org AVIONICS Garmin introduces the G3X Touch. See and Avoid SAFETY PILOT LANDMARK ACCIDENT p. 39 An airspace incursion. 90 A CESSNA PILOT TRIES ON A WARBIRD SAN MARCOS, TEXAS WRAP-UP Above the Everglades | Helio Courier | Russian Yak-50s Changing face of aeromedicine. Flying a MiG-15 The Voice of General Aviation June 2014 22 Fly Well Gift of Flight MOTHER, DAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTER FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672)