AOPA PILOT CONTENTS April 2018 SECTIONS 44 You Can Fly Program receives grant. 46 AOPA Fly-Ins Registration is now open. TURBINE PILOT T-2 From the Editor Slim pickings in the used market. T-4 Quick Look Grumman Gulfstream G1. T-6 Mentor Matters T-10 T-10 Connecting the Dots Corporate aviation has its own pilot shortages. T-14 The Italian Job Still nothing quite like the Marchetti S.211. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position 4 AOPA Online Time to fly. Take your reading beyond these pages. Our technology conundrum. 20 Proficient Pilot Portraits of the Earth. 22 Flying Life Flying with precious cargo. 24 Safety Spotlight By design. 26 Pilot Counsel AOPA ACTION 87 Savvy Maintenance Where fuel and air meet. 13 AD Postponed 92 ADS-B AOPA gets FAA to delay Piper AD. Understanding ADS-B In. 96 Never Again PILOT BRIEFING Moose meat mayhem. 34 Innovation Behind the scenes at SpaceX. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 14 Letters All in the family. Engine accessories' 'wow' factor. Yodice's 'Pilot Counsel' column ends. 38 Musings 83 days. A better return policy. Thunderstorm rollout. Trump's 2019 budget calls for removing FAA control. 37 Milestones 78 Technique 81 Wx Watch 12 ATC Up for Grabs? 36 AOPA Sweepstakes Simulator vs. airplane training. 18 Waypoints 78 PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 100 Wings and Wheels Popular event returns to Frederick. 102 Member Services An unhappy surprise for ADHD sufferers. 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute 40 Milestones Running on empty. Index of advertisers. Goulian wins Red Bull Air Race in Dubai. 108 Answers for Pilots 42 Budget Buy Time to move up? 107 Fly by Wire Got heartburn? T-6. 112 Pilots 43 Test Pilot Nick Micskey. 106 AOPA Finance Fly-in theater. Flight instructor liability. 28 Fly Well Dog Days 'Wall-E' wisdom. RESCUING PETS-40 AT A TIME p. 72 TURBINE EDITION Fly-in theater. SIAI-Marchetti S.211 | Bizav's Pilot Shortage | Vashon Ranger | Fairchild 24 TEST PILOT UNVEILING THE VASHON RANGER p. 64 The Voice of General Aviation Time Machine FLYING ART FROM AN EARLIER ERA p. 50 www.aopa.org/pilot | April 2018 | $6.95 April 2018 43 Rugged and Ready THE ITALIAN JOB The Italian Job SIAI-MARCHETTI S.211 GOES FROM TRAINER TO PERSONAL TURBINE p. T-14 Training Toolbox GETTING THE BEST OUT OF AIRPLANE AND SIM p. T-6 Help Wanted www.aopa.org BUSINESS AVIATION'S PILOT SHORTAGE p. T-10 The SIAI-Marchetti S.211 started out as a military trainer and has found a home as a personal jet. There's still nothing quite like it. Dave Hirschman's story begins on page T-14. Photography by Mike Fizer. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT April 2018http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org