AOPA PILOT CONTENTS December 2014 SECTIONS 82 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 82 Ownership No screw left behind. 85 Proficiency Alaskan adventure. 89 Frugal Flier Aircraft logs you just can't lose. PILOT BRIEFING 92 Never Again 30 Giving Back Cold in the cockpit. In the pilot seat. 85 32 News Surf the sky. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 34 Budget Buy 96 AOPA Advocacy Old reliable. Success in 2014. 36 Gift Guide 98 AOPA Action Gifts for the vintage pilot. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 38 Fly-Outs 4 President's Position 12 Letters What AOPA is doing to keep you flying. 40 Test Pilot Too expensive. 16 Waypoints Collect your reward. 18 Proficient Pilot Silent night. 20 Foundation Focus Ecosystem II. 22 License to Learn AOPA's regional fly-ins GA Aircraft Reimagined. 107 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 108 Tips from PIC Preparing for a smooth annual. 112 Pilots Jeffrey Cain. 100 AOPA Foundation Bettles Airport. There's a Spotlight for that. 102 Products and Services German submarines. Flying with diabetes. 41 Milestones Remembering David Nichols. 104 Insurance Services Testimonial. 42 News Sierra Industries. 44 Big Jump Google exec sets record. 46 AOPA Fly-Ins Frederick Fly-In. 24 Pilot Counsel It could happen to you. 26 Safety Spotlight In the interest of safety. Do It Yourself OWNER-ASSISTED ANNUAL The Voice of General Aviation December 2014 Suggestions for the vintage pilot. 2 | AOPA PILOT December 2014 Colgan Analysis SAFETY PILOT LANDMARK ACCIDENT www.aopa.org/pilot | December 2014 | $6.95 REGIONAL EVENTS FREDERICK, MARYLAND WRAP-UP p.46 DIESEL ON DEMAND Glasair Sportsman Mr. Reagan's Airplane Diesel On Demand VISITING THE HOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S RIDE p. 70 Time Flies www.aopa.org GIFT GUIDE NEW FOR YOU 152 AOPA FLY-INS Glasair Diesel Sportsman | Mr. Reagan's Airplane | Pilot Watches in History 36 Sweeps 2015 PILOT WATCHES THROUGHOUT HISTORY p. 64 Editor in Chief Thomas B. Haines flew the diesel-powered Glasair Sportsman Experimental category aircraft in the skies over Spokane, Washington, for his story "Going Global," which begins on page 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. YEARS Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672)