FEATURES 60 September 2023 Import from Italy Stylish and fuel efficient, Tecnam's P-Mentor is a thoroughly modern trainer. By Dave Hirschman Page 50 Speaking the Same Language Aviation is a great equalizer at this New York City school. By Julie Summers Walker Page 60 Flying Hood River From the air or on the water, this is a natural paradise. By Julie Summers Walker Page 66 What Went Wrong: In the Vortex Factors conspire for an inescapable descent. By Richard McSpadden Page 76 AOPA PILOT / September 2023 1 VOL. 66 / NO. 9 Aviation is taught at Gregorio Luperón High School in Manhattan. Photography by David Tulis