AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 36 June 2018 SECTIONS 44 AOPA Fly-Ins So much to see, so much to do. 46 Industry News Electric power featured at AERO. 46 49 Pilot Products ForeFlight expands. 50 History Daks over Normandy. AOPA ACTION COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position It's up to us. 20 Waypoints Watching the magic box. 22 Proficient Pilot Soar points. 24 Flying Life Come in from the rain. 26 Safety Spotlight Pilot in command. 28 Fly Well Heigh-ho. 12 Fighting Unreasonable Fees PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY AOPA announces Airport Watch List. 86 Weather Watch 13 Action in the States 90 Savvy Maintenance Working to save a runway in Connecticut. Mandate inches closer. Take your reading beyond these pages. 32 First Look 96 Proficiency 14 Letters 34 You Can Fly Tech talk. 112 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 113 Answers for Pilots Three routes to Alaska. 116 Pilots David Marco. Seven thousand and climbing. Puttin' on the brakes. 35 People 101 Never Again The Mercury 13. Open canopy. 36 Super Cub Sweepstakes One of a kind. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 37 Behind the Scenes 104 Member Services Airborne imaging. 38 Musings 43 Test Pilot The Montgolfier brothers. Staying Vigilant Like a Bird ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT p. 78 FLYING POWERED PARAGLIDERS p. 62 Watch List HIGH-FEE AIRPORTS ON NOTICE p. 12 Made your travel plans? 106 AOPA Air Safety Institute What's up with cockpit weather? 108 Member Products After the fact. 110 Pilot Protection Services Separate pathways. www.aopa.org/pilot | June 2018 | $6.95 The Voice of General Aviation June 2018 Good for the Goose A FAMILY BRINGS A CLASSIC BACK TO LIFE p. 70 GEARED UP Autographing a Lie ONE MECHANIC'S DILEMMA p. 90 Lancair Mako | Grumman Goose | Flying Paragliders | Annual Report Gearing Up Lancair Mako LANCAIR IS READY TO TAKE ON THE COMPETITION p. 54 www.aopa.org BOTTOM: JOHN HOLMS Exiting the hold. 98 Technique Give us your opinion. Taylorcraft BC-12D. Montgolfier brothers. 93 ADS-B PILOT BRIEFING 40 Budget Buy TEST PILOT "Autographing a lie." 4 AOPA Online A balloonist for aviation. 43 Nowcasting thunderstorms. Newly invigorated Lancair is back and the company's first airplane is making a statement. Dave Hirschman saw it firsthand for his story, "On the Hunt," beginning on page 54. Senior Photographer Mike Fizer shot the unique airplane near the company's headquarters in Uvalde, Texas. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT June 2018http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org