AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 29 November 2020 SECTIONS 85 45 Test Pilot Really old aircraft. 46 People Modern day 'Flight of Passage.' PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 82 Ownership Music to my ears. AOPA ACTION 12 Election 2020 The candidates on GA. PILOT BRIEFING 29 First Look The chief's new ride. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position 4 AOPA Online Hats off to you. Take your reading beyond these pages. 20 Waypoints This genie won't go back in the bottle. 16 Letters 22 Proficient Pilot 109 Fly by Wire Shhhh... Index of advertisers. 24 Flying Life 110 Tips from PIC About time. Aviation insurance basics. 26 Safety Spotlight 112 Pilots Difficult conversations. 28 For the Record Presciption for trouble. Dodging a bullet. Maj. Christin 'Sparta' Hart. 32 You Can Fly Conference is online. 33 Future Flight Volocopter. 85 Proficiency Recovery procedures. 87 Savvy Maintenance Good eyes. 91 On Instruments Precise flying and tracking. 93 Maintenance Training A gateway to a career. 97 Technology Goodbye radio navigation. 34 Postcards 100 Never Again Third Thursday. Rental pilot reluctance. 36 Pilot Products What's old is new again. 38 AOPA News Fly-ins in 2021. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 102 AOPA Communications Telling our story. 40 Musings 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Connections. 42 Airports Ken Jernstedt Airfield Hood River, Oregon. 44 Aviation History Lindbergh parachutes to safety. Ice on the deck. 106 Turn On Your Notifications Home for the holidays. 108 Member Products and Services Communicating with the FAA. Election Special WHAT THE CANDIDATES THINK OF GA p. 12 GoFly Prize PERSONAL EVTOLS COMPETE p. 68 The Voice of General Aviation November 2020 2020 Sweepstakes | GoFly Prize | What Went Wrong? | Annual Gear Guide 45 GEAR FOR WHEN YOU TRAVEL AGAIN p. 49 What Went Wrong aopa.org Really old aircraft. TEAMWORK AND CRAFTSMANSHIP MAKE THIS VAN'S RV-10 A REAL PRIZE p. 60 The Outdoors is Calling TEST PILOT IMPERILED BANNER PICKUP p. 76 ENTERTAINMENT IN YOUR HEADSET p. 82 aopa.org/pilot | November 2020 | $8.95 LAST CHANCE: AOPA SWEEPSTAKES Ready To Win Rockin' in the Cockpit READY TO WIN The spectacular RV-10 photographed over West Virginia is the result of painstaking hard work and craftsmanship by a team of dedicated people. Dave Hirschman profiles the AOPA 2020 Sweepstakes in "They Gave It Their All," which begins on page 60. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT November 2020