AOPA PILOT CONTENTS March 2020 SECTIONS 47 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 86 Proficiency High and dry. 89 On Instruments Diving and driving. 93 Savvy Maintenance Risky business. 86 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position Tricks of the trade. 18 Waypoints Roads less traveled. 20 Proficient Pilot Rabbits on the runway. 22 Flying Life "Technedure." 24 Safety Spotlight Head and heart. 26 For the Record Who's in control here? 4 AOPA Online Take your reading beyond these pages. 14 Letters Sign here. 109 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 110 Tips from PIC Canna fly using cannabis? 112 Pilots John Engle. AOPA ACTION 97 ADS-B 12 GA Security Veiled threat. Stay always vigilant. 100 Never Again Close call. PILOT BRIEFING 30 Destinations Only a GA pilot knows the feeling. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 32 2020 Sweepstakes 102 Feedback No more flying yellow billboard. Share your flying experiences. 34 Musings 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute A destination. Call it like it is. 36 People Peter Weber. 106 Turn On Your Notifications 39 Events Fly with AOPA. Rosie day. 108 Pilot Protection Services 40 Test Pilot One size doesn't fit all. Surprise luau? 42 Postcards Flying in Italy. 45 Industry News Cirrus debuts new SR features. 47 AOPA Fly-Ins The value of volunteers. Dive and Drive AVOIDING 'SLAM DUNK' ARRIVALS p. 89 Pack Water AND OTHER DESERT FLYING TIPS p. 86 March 2020 TEST PILOT DESTINATIONS Four Places to Fly Now + FLYING IN THE LAND OF PURA VIDA p. 50 SPLASH INTO CURTISS COUNTRY p. 60 CATALINA ISLAND ADVENTURE p. 68 EXPLORE THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF HAWAII p. 76 aopa.org Surprise luau? Flying in Costa Rica | Finger Lakes | Catalina Island | Hawaii 40 Technedure PROCEDURE OR PREFERENCE? p. 22 aopa.org/pilot | March 2020 | $8.95 The Voice of General Aviation FOUR PLACES TO FLY NOW Hugging the Pacific coastline of Costa Rica, a Cessna 182A demonstrates the utility of general aviation for exploring this country's diverse geography. Learn more in "Into the Wild," which begins on p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT March 2020