AOPA PILOT CONTENTS May 2021 SECTIONS 44 Aircraft for the Mission Fun in the sky. 46 Postcards 40 AOPA ACTION 88 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position 4 AOPA Online Spring is in the air. Take your reading beyond these pages. 18 Waypoints Distractions: Dispatch them. 20 Proficient Pilot Point of no return. 22 Flying Life Not just 'those pilots.' 24 Safety Spotlight Not my first choice. 26 For the Record 14 Letters Great American getaways. 109 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 110 Tips from PIC Pen pals with the FAA. 12 Working for You Samantha 'Sam' Poirier. 82 Education 'Too many choices.' 85 Technology PILOT BRIEFING 88 On Instruments Current affairs. 29 Just for Fun Can air. The contact approach: Barely legal 32 AOPA Sweepstakes 90 Proficiency Fast cat. Overextended. 33 In Memoriam Beloved editor succumbs to COVID-19. 34 Milestones 93 Savvy Maintenance What airplane should I buy? 96 Proficiency A 'preflight checklist.' #Sportys60. 100 Never Again 35 AOPA News What doesn't kill us. New chairs for AOPA Foundation. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 36 Musings 'Hot Engines John.' 38 Pilot Products 102 AOPA Publications Special issue now available. 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute More than a number. 40 People Jared Isaacman. Back to the basics. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY Headache for GA. Dueling flight bags. 112 Pilots Aviation surprise in a shopping mall. 106 Turn On Your Notifications 43 Test Pilot What are flechettes? SiriusXM or ADS-B? 108 Products and Services 39 Updates on medical certification policy. PILOT PRODUCTS Packing it in. What Went Wrong Just for Fun VFR PILOT PRESSES ON p. 76 SODA CAN AIRPLANES p. 29 Current Affairs ELECTRIC AVIATION'S BRIGHT FUTURE p. 85 The Voice of General Aviation aopa.org/pilot | May 2021 | $8.95 May 2021 Flying Moms JUGGLING FAMILY, CAREERS, AND AVIATION p. 58 Annual Report GREAT QUESTIONS! AOPA LEADERS ANSWER p. 66 Piaggio Royal Gull | Flying Moms | Annual Report | What Went Wrong PIAGGIO ROYAL GULL Stylish Seabird WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME p. 50 STYLISH SEABIRD Accomplished aerobatic pilot John Mohr has taken his Piaggio Royal Gull on epic adventures-and he says nothing else can do the things this iconic aircraft does. See " 'Way Ahead of Its Time,' " p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose aopa.org Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT May 2021http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org