PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 79 PROFICIENCY 82 AIRFRAME 85 WX WATCH 89 DOGFIGHT 92 NEVER AGAIN LINCOLN BEACHEY is consid- ered the "father of aerobatics." During the Barnstorming era of the 1920s and 1930s, he flew to 5,000 feet, turned off the engine, and dove straight down-only to pull up at the last second in his act, the "death dip." | TECHNIQUE | What to do if you're upside down Why you need a beginner aerobatic course B Y A LT O N K . M A R S H 76 | AOPA PILOT January 2014