AOPA PILOT CONTENTS August 2020 SECTIONS 44 Industry News The "ideal aircraft." 46 Future Flight Eco-friendly flight. 34 78 78 Technique Perception isn't reality. Frontal insights. 29 Events 85 Proficiency Back in the game. New airplane, new W&B. 32 Pilot Products 90 Savvy Maintenance Six cool features of Garmin Pilot you may not know. Fresh annual. Cracking the code. 4 AOPA Online Take your reading beyond these pages. 34 Sweepstakes 14 Letters 35 Aviation History 22 Proficient Pilot Psychobabble. 24 Flying Life Airsickness got you down? 26 Safety Spotlight Turn and face the change. 28 Fly Well Philosophy and being human. Fly? Don't fly. 109 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 110 Tips from PIC What is an altitude reservation? 112 Pilots Dennis Wolter. 81 Wx Watch PILOT BRIEFING The more things change. Looking up, collectively. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY AOPA ACTION 6 President's Position 20 Waypoints More YouTubers. 12 AOPA Action AOPA joins FCC petition. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 48 Just for Fun RV-10 panel workout. 99 Never Again In a pickle. Happy birthday, Orville Wright. 36 Behind the Scenes 95 Technology MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES From idea to overflight in 18 days. 100 Airport Support Network 38 Musings Saving a valuable resource. Flight of the Enola Gay. 102 AOPA Air Safety Institute 40 Postcards How rusty is too rusty? Saratoga. 104 Turn On Your Notifications 42 Test Pilot Hot stuff. Mountain flying challenge. 43 People Meet Elias Corey. 106 Member Products and Services Laser focus. POV to the Rescue Giving Back THE CAMERA NEVER LIES p. 78 THE POWER OF PILOTS p. 64 Expensive Lesson The Voice of General Aviation August 2020 VAN'S RV-12 Master Teacher TINY TRAINER FOR ADVANCED RATINGS Van's RV-12 | Giving Back | What Went Wrong? | eVTOLs 42 TEST PILOT PREBUY, ALWAYS p. 90 aopa.org/pilot | August 2020 | $8.95 eVTOL Evolution p. 50 MASTER TEACHER The Van's RV-12 is an unconventional trainer-but it's earned the respect of students and instructors alike. Read more in Dave Hirschman's story "It Grows on You," which begins on p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose MANUFACTURERS VIE FOR UBER RIDES p. 58 Hot stuff. What Went Wrong? PERILOUS DEPARTURE p. 74 aopa.org Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT August 2020