AOPA PILOT CONTENTS March 2021 SECTIONS 46 People Rocío González Torres. 48 Pilot Products Hard-working flashlight. 44 90 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position More than a numbers game. 20 Waypoints 4 AOPA Online Take your reading beyond these pages. Special-use airspace on the fly. 14 Letters 22 Proficient Pilot 109 Fly by Wire Rubberband man. Time flies. Index of advertisers. 24 Flying Life 110 Tips from PIC Top of your game. Happy birthday, BasicMed. 26 Safety Spotlight 112 Pilots Ode to the Super Cub. AOPA ACTION AOPA efforts to bring real-time SUA to the cockpit. Trouble in the LA Basin. 93 Savvy Maintenance 96 Proficiency 32 Destinations Far flung. Lessons from a CFI. 34 Pilot Products 99 On Instruments Form meets function. Don't get fooled. 35 Milestones 101 Never Again Save the best for last. In the dark. 36 You Can Fly MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES Own your own aviation journey. 102 Publications 38 Musings Lessons from an old photograph. 39 Test Pilot AOPA Aircraft Guide now available. How many spark plugs? 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute 40 Events For your favorite passengers. On the road again. 106 Turn On Your Notifications Music in the cockpit. 42 Aircraft for the Mission Abnormal findings. Budget battle. How risky is maintenance? PILOT BRIEFING Buy electric. 28 For the Record 86 Ownership 90 Proficiency 12 News of Note 41 Future Flight James Brolin. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY Enjoy the view. 108 Member Products and Services Let's hear it for the FAA. 44 Postcards Golden era terminal. The last " America the Beautiful " quarter honors Tuskegee Airmen. ACTION CAMS FACE OFF p. 86 On Instruments ILLUSION AND CONFUSION p. 99 aopa.org/pilot | March 2021 | $8.95 The Voice of General Aviation Great American Getaways: Florida Keys | Cape Cod | Moab and the Four Corners | Chicagoland MILESTONES TUSKEGEE AIRMEN HONORED p. 35 March 2021 35 Collectible Quarter Budget Battle DESTINATIONS Great American Getaways + EXPLORING THE FLORIDA KEYS p. 50 FLYING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS p. 58 MOAB AND THE FOUR CORNERS p. 68 SKYLINE TOUR OF CHICAGO p. 76 GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAYS Our annual Destinations issue celebrates wonderful flying opportunities in our own backyards, such as the Florida Keys, which Ian J. Twombly highlights in " No Passport Required " beginning on page 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. aopa.org Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT March 2021