CONTENTS February 2015 | Volume 58 | Number 2 | www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT 64 Little Diesel= Big Fuel Savings Your Thielert-CenturionAVIC-Technify-Continental diesel is ready. By Alton K. Marsh ON THIS PAGE: Chris Rose photographed the 135-horsepower diesel Cessna 172 in Florida for Alton K. Marsh's pilot report, which begins on page 64. FEATURES GREAT ESCAPES So Long, Winter Pilots gain experience, camaraderie-and a muchneeded dose of sunshine. By Jill W. Tallman Fresh Catch "What happens in the Bahamas never happened." By Dave Hirschman Page 52 Luxury, With a Runway "It's hard to top this." By Dave Hirschman Page 58 Repo Man Adventures in aircraft repossession. By Phil Scott Page 72 Page 42 www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot