AOPA PILOT CONTENTS April 2020 SECTIONS 50 Test Pilot No girls allowed. 52 Industry News ATP partners with United. T-12 TURBINE PILOT T-2 From the Editor Twin-turbine VFR into IMC? T-4 Aviation Finance Too good to be true. T-6 Oxygen T-12 Sim City A piston pilot tries for a jet type rating. T-18 Textron AT-6 On the prowl. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position 4 AOPA Online Giving George a break. Take your reading beyond these pages. Cleared direct. 22 Proficient Pilot Airmanship. 24 Flying Life A little push. 26 Safety Spotlight Lessons from a tragedy. 28 Fly Well Green eggs, ham, and Isaac Newton. Welcome back. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY AOPA ACTION 12 Action in the States Maryland pilots at a disadvantage. 16 Letters They said it couldn't be done. 116 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 117 Tips from PIC PILOT BRIEFING 31 Sweepstakes OMG! Look at this airplane! 34 Events Hoover Award goes to Burt Rutan. This changes everything. Landing like a pro. 97 Wx Watch Apps on parade. 100 Savvy Maintenance Hot seat. 103 Ownership On the rise. FlyThisSim customers complain of delivery delays. 106 Never Again 38 Future Flight MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES Drive and fly? 40 Airplanes We Love Rutan Defiant. 42 Fly-Outs See 'That's All, Brother.' Floatplane pain. 108 Pilot Information Center New online Pilot Information Center launches. 110 AOPA Air Safety Institute Have a seat, shut the door. 44 Airports Willow Run Airport. An experimental aircraft in a flying club. 46 Pilot Products 120 Pilots 48 Aviation History Scott Parazynski. 90 Technology 94 Technique 36 Perspective O2 on call. 20 Waypoints 31 56 AOPA Fly-Ins Certified Foggles. Atlantic hoax. 112 Turn On Your Notifications Fly with AOPA. 114 Pilot Protection Services CBD oil: FAA zero-tolerance policy. PILOT PRODUCTS 46 Certified Foggles. Quebec Charm CLOSE BUT EXOTIC p. 58 TURBINE EDITION The Perfect Twin ONE 310 OWNER'S QUEST p. 74 The Voice of General Aviation Craftsmanship ENGINES HAND-BUILT TO THUNDER p. 82 aopa.org/pilot | April 2020 | $10.95 April 2020 BEECHCRAFT AT-6 WOLVERINE Claws Out Beechcraft AT-6 | Sim School | Oxygen on Call | Quebec by Seaplane Weaponized Turboprop from a GA Mainstay p. T-18 Sim School The M2 Fire Hose p. T-12 When Seconds Matter Oxygen on Call p. T-6 May 29-30, 2020 CLAWS OUT aopa.org Textron Aviation isn't normally known for its military aircraft. But the Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light attack/armed reconnaissance aircraft comes from a long tradition of military aircraft from the general aviation manufacturer. Read more in "On the Prowl," which begins on p. T-18. Photography by Mike Fizer. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT April 2020