COMMENTARY 4 President's Position 16 On Course 18 Proficient Pilot 20 Flying Life 22 Flight MD 24 Guest Editorial 31 DEPARTMENTS 12 Letters 109 Advertiser Index 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 10 Top Stories BRIEFING 28 First Look 30 AOPA News 31 Events 32 Sweepstakes 33 Membership 34 Industry / Aviation History 36 Aircraft 38 You Can Fly 40 Why I Love My Airplane 41 Test Pilot 42 AOPA Products 44 Destinations 46 Bookshelf RUDDER & WRENCH 82 Proficiency 88 Instrument Tip 90 Savvy Maintenance 96 Flying Smart 99 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 102 Pilot Protection Services 104 ASI Safety Tips 106 Social Media 108 Legally Speaking DC FLYOVER FAIRCHILD PT-19 AVIATION ON PARADE / P.58 TOUGH LOVE TRAINER / P.66 40 88 2 AOPA PILOT / August 2024 The Voice of General Aviation aopa.org/pilot / August 2024 / $8.95 EPIC E1000GX SHOWSTOPPER PEAK POWER AND PERFORMANCE / P.50 SHOWSTOPPER Epic's jaw-dropping E1000GX turboprop thinks it's a jet. Editor at Large Dave Hirschman demos the aircraft, taking off from the shortest paved public runway in the state of Florida, in " An Epic Saga, " which begins on p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) AUGUST 2024 Epic E1000GX / Condor Squadron / DC Flyover / Fairchild PT-19 aopa.orghttp://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org