AOPA PILOT CONTENTS January 2015 SECTIONS 30 42 First Look Mooney unveils diesel M10T, M10J. 43 Test Pilot Golf course location. 47 Chart Challenge Don't tilt at windmills. 48 AOPA Fly-Ins St. Simons. PILOT BRIEFING PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 28 Monster Biplane May Return to the Sky 91 British group has team ready to build. Ride a balloon to 100,000 feet. 32 Milestones 12 Letters Flexible Fliers. 109 Fly by Wire Flying versus the Kardashians. Index of advertisers. 18 Proficient Pilot Lend a hand. Anatomy of a pilot report. 20 Safety Pilot Mad dogs and Englishmen. 22 License to Learn The right thing to do. 24 Pilot Counsel Airworthiness. 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots Eugene Engledow. 43 TEST PILOT Golf course location. Think like a ratchet. Winter weather bummers. 34 2015 Sweepstakes 4 President's Position 86 Technique 88 Wx Watch A great adventure. DEPARTMENTS 16 Waypoints Centerline zealot. 30 News COMMENTARY Getting to know you. 84 Skill Set 'A whole new world.' 35 Pilot Products Quiet on the flight deck. 36 Budget Buy Family hauler. 37 What AOPA is Doing to Keep You Flying Three wishes. 91 Proficiency Sweat it out. 94 Never Again Two in one airplane. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 98 AOPA Advocacy Talking to the FAA. 100 AOPA Action 38 People Two parents, two girls, and a continent. Action in the states. 104 Member Products 40 Flying Clubs Member flies father's airplane. 'Doing what I love.' 106 AOPA Foundation 41 Fly-Outs Get on the same page with ATC. Shelter Cove. 26 Fly Well Chicago Fire ATC AT ITS FINEST Aching joints. Centerline Zealot FOLLOW THE WHITE LINE The Voice of General Aviation 108 Member Services Super Season AOPA FLY-INS ARE A HIT Before you see the AME. www.aopa.org/pilot | January 2015 | $6.95 January 2015 Sirius Contender Sirius LSA | T-33 Shooting Star | Residential Airparks New LSA Lights up the Sky Shooting Star FLYING THE T-33 p. 58 www.aopa.org Living the Flying Life RESIDENTIAL AIRPARKS p. 66 SIRIUS CONTENDER Senior Editor Alton K. Marsh tried out the TL Ultralight Sirius in St. Louis after it was introduced at the 2014 Light Sport aircraft gathering in Sebring, Florida. His pilot report, "A Serious Sirius," begins on page 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT January 2015