COMMENTARY 6 President's Position 34 20 Waypoints 22 Proficient Pilot 24 Flying Life 26 Safety Spotlight 28 Flight MD 30 Guest Editorial DEPARTMENTS 4 What's Online 16 Letters 108 Advertiser Index 109 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 12 Top Stories 14 View from Capitol Hill BRIEFING 31 Just for Fun 34 Milestones 35 News 36 Sweepstakes 37 First Look 38 You Can Fly 40 Musings 42 People 44 Test Pilot 37 78 2 AOPA PILOT / April 2022 WAYPOINTS TOM HAINES RETIRES / P.20 OWNERSHIP ACHIEVING THE DREAM / P.78 46 Look Back 47 Products 48 Bookshelf RUDDER & WRENCH 78 Ownership 83 Wx Watch 90 Alternative Fuels 92 Savvy Maintenance 98 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 102 The 'Nall Report' 104 ASI Tips 106 Legally Speaking FAIRCHILD 71 aopa.org/pilot / April 2022 / $8.95 The Voice of General Aviation GOLDEN AGE PIONEER METICULOUS RESTORATION BONDS FATHER AND SON / P.50 GOLDEN AGE PIONEER Marlin Horst undertook a museum-quality restoration of this golden-age airplane with his son Kendall. Learn more in " An Aviation (Almost) Centenarian, " which begins on p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) APRIL 2022 Fairchild 71 / Firefly Festival / Turbine Otters in Alaska / Beta Technologies Flying Club aopa.orghttp://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org