COMMENTARY 6 President's Position RUDDER & WRENCH 80 Aircraft 18 On Course 20 Proficient Pilot 22 Flying Life 24 Safety Spotlight 26 For the Record DEPARTMENTS 4 What's Online 14 Letters 109 Advertiser Index 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 12 Top Stories BRIEFING 27 Milestones 30 First Look 31 Sweepstakes 32 You Can Fly 33 Industry 34 Giving Back 35 Bookshelf 36 People 38 Aircraft 39 Test Pilot 40 Musings 44 Airports 46 Destinations 2 AOPA PILOT / September 2023 38 80 36 84 IFR Tip 88 Proficiency 91 Flying Smart 94 Savvy Maintenance 100 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 104 AOPA Foundation 106 ASI Tips 108 Medically Speaking DOOLITTLE'S WATCH WEARING HISTORY / P.27 AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL STEM IN THE CITY / P.60 The Voice of General Aviation aopa.org/pilot / September 2023 / $8.95 TECNAM P-MENTOR BELLISSIMO ITALY'S STYLISH TRAINER TAKES ON THE WORLD / P.50 BELLISSIMO Tecnam's newest trainer, the P-Mentor, is as stylish as the land from which it came, as shown here flying over Naples. Read Dave Hirschman's pilot report " Import from Italy, " which begins on p.50. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) SEPTEMBER 2023 Tecnam P-Mentor / Flying Hood River / Aviation High School / What Went Wrong aopa.orghttp://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org