CONTENTS AOPA PILOT August 2020 | Volume 63 | Number 8 | aopa.org/pilot 64 We Are the World In times of crisis, general aviation steps in to transport patients, ferry supplies, rescue animals, and more. ON THIS PAGE: Cessna Caravans help volunteer pilots deliver much-needed supplies to remote areas such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph by Chris Rose By Julie Summers Walker FEATURES It Grows on You Private, instrument, commercial, and CFI training in a light sport aircraft? The Van's RV-12 is a fun and practical training platform. By Dave Hirschman eVTOL Evolution Uber set the stage, and now new technology-and big money-follows. By Thomas A. Horne Page 58 What Went Wrong? The Piper PA-24-260 Comanche can haul a lot-but pushing the limits of weight and balance had fatal consequences. By Richard McSpadden Page 74 Page 50 aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot