FEATURES 70 November 2023 Gotta Have It From the right clothing to the best in technology, AOPA's annual Gear Guide has you covered. By AOPA editors Page 49 Cadillac in Cruise The Beech Model D17S Staggerwing is expensive, impractical-and irresistable. By Dave Hirschman Page 60 Flying With Bryan The HGTV star who bought a resort on an island is a really nice guy, and a great pilot. By Julie Summers Walker Page 70 AOPA PILOT / November 2023 VOL. 66 / NO. 11 The Caerula Mar Club Resort on South Andros in the Bahamas is owned by HGTV star and pilot Bryan Baeumler and his wife Sarah. Photography by David Tulis What Went Wrong Who's really in charge? The authority and responsibility of the captain should never be in doubt. By Richard McSpadden Page 78 1