FEATURES February 2022 VOL. 65 / NO. 2 74 Craftsmanship: Crowning Achievement Former welterweight pulls no punches with the King Cub. By Dave Hirschman Page 50 Tecnam's New Multitasker Italian manufacturer goes upscale. By Thomas A. Horne Page 58 Glacial Climb Photographing 4,000 glaciers from a Cub Special. By Garrett Fisher Page 66 Head Spinning Learning to tame the other rotorcraft. By Ian J. Twombly Page 74 Ian J. Twombly stretches his aviation chops by learning to fly a gyroplane in Costa Rica. Photography by Chris Rose What Went Wrong: Alaska CFIT Miscommunications and assumptions lead to mountain tragedy. By Alicia Herron Page 82 AOPA PILOT / February 2022 1