AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 97 August 2018 SECTIONS 44 News 2018 Swift fly-in highlights 50 years. 47 AOPA Fly-Ins 48 See you in Santa Fe. 48 Fly-Outs Warbird pilot for a day. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY AOPA ACTION 12 FBO Fees 78 Technique AOPA says FAA decision is "dangerous." Learn to turn. 83 Ownership 13 BasicMed As good as I once was. AOPA gets STC for PA-32s. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position 4 AOPA Online Where have all the airport kids gone? Take your reading beyond these pages. 18 Waypoints 14 Letters The places you'll go. Glider gurus. 20 Proficient Pilot 108 Fly by Wire CFIs MIA. 22 Flying Life Happy birthday, Olivia. 24 Safety Spotlight Hubris and inexperience. 26 Fly Well Rhythm of my heart. 28 Guest Editorial Getting Washington on board. 41 Index of advertisers. 109 Answers for Pilots AOPA on the web. 112 Pilots Leighan Falley. 87 ADS-B PILOT BRIEFING FIS-B gets new features. 32 Just for Fun 92 Savvy Maintenance Will fly for food. Time capsule. 33 Events 97 Never Again Putting on the Ritz. When to fold 'em. 34 Budget Buy MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES The first Comanche. 36 AOPA Sweepstakes 100 AOPA Fly-Ins It takes a village. Checking off the bucket list. 38 Milestones 102 Products and Services Queenie and Pat fly West. Why is the FAA calling? 40 Events 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Young Aviators fly-in is a "huge success." Fatigue-it's no yawning matter. 41 Test Pilot 106 AOPA Insurance Cloud tops. Sudden, accidental, or unexpected. 42 You Can Fly Aviation scholarships awarded. Follow Me INSTAGRAM'S FACES OF FLYING p. 70 Rudder Nonsense REAL TALK ON TURNS p. 78 TEST PILOT The Voice of General Aviation www.aopa.org/pilot | August 2018 | $6.95 August 2018 Cloud tops. FRENCH CONNECTION Socata Epsilon | Electric Aircraft | Colorado Soarfari | Pilots of Instagram French Connection Socata Epsilon INTERNATIONAL QUEST FOR FUN p. 50 Power Up ELECTRIC PROPULSION'S QUIET REVOLUTION p. 58 Hitching a Lift www.aopa.org SOARFARI PILOTS RIDE COLORADO THERMALS p. 64 An obscure trainer built for the French Air Force couldn't measure up to the illustrious T-34 Mentor...could it? Learn how a Frenchman's boast led a group of American pilots to bet on the Socata TB30 Epsilon-and win-in "Bonjour," beginning on page 50. Photography by Chris Rose. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT August 2018