AOPA PILOT CONTENTS July 2019 SECTIONS 44 Pilot Products METAR maps. 47 First Look Secure that battery. 40 38 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position "Traffic, 12 o'clock." 18 Waypoints Future flight. 20 Proficient Pilot What's the flap about? 22 Flying Life Shades of gray. 24 Safety Spotlight Make an impact. 26 For the Record Forgotten flight reviews. 4 AOPA Online AOPA ACTION 12 Airport Advocacy Parallel holding entries. 112 Pilots Bill Daugherty. Flying to help others. 89 ADS-B 30 Milestones Extraordinary times. 32 Musings Failure to launch. 36 People 110 Answers for Pilots 83 Ownership PILOT BRIEFING 14 Letters Index of advertisers. It's not ( just) the heat. 86 Technique 34 Aviation Lifestyles 109 Fly by Wire 80 Proficiency AOPA says Heber City is wrong. Take your reading beyond these pages. Happy birthday, AOPA. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY Pilot's retreat planned. Ground truth. 38 Events Camp rules. 40 Budget Buy Sonex-B kit. 41 Airports Solberg Airport. 43 Test Pilot Rooster booster. On target. Procrastinator's guide to the mandate. 92 On Instruments Circling challenges. 95 Savvy Maintenance I wanna sue! 99 Never Again A monumental mistake. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 102 AOPA Fly-Ins AOPA throws a birthday bash. 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Should I stay, or should I go? 106 Turn on Your Notifications Fly with AOPA. 108 Pilot Protection Services Whoops, I missed that... 43 TEST PILOT Chicken gun COLORFUL PAST The Pilatus PC-6 Porter, a legendary turboprop that has played more supporting roles than Kevin Bacon, ceases production in 2019. Read more in "A Flying Swiss Army Knife," which begins on p. 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT July 2019