TURBINE PILOT A special section for the turbine owner-pilot T-2 Single-Pilot Ops T-6 Air Ways T-10 Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros DEPARTMENTS 12 Letters 109 Advertiser Index 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 10 Top Stories BRIEFING 28 Aircraft 31 Flown West 32 AOPA News 33 Industry News 34 Sweepstakes 36 People 37 Aviation History/ You Can Fly 38 Why I Love My Airplane 40 Products 42 First Look 43 Test Pilot 44 Musings 46 Milestones COMMENTARY 4 President's Position 16 On Course 18 Safety Spotlight 20 Proficient Pilot 22 Flying Life 24 For the Record RUDDER & WRENCH 88 Ownership 92 Wx Watch 95 Flying Smart 97 Savvy Maintenance 100 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 102 AOPA Media 104 ASI Safety Tips 106 Social Media 108 Medically Speaking WRIGHT B 'WHITE BIRD' HISTORY REIMAGINED / P.50 WHAT WENT WRONG 10 FEET TOO LOW / P.76 T-2 28 2 AOPA PILOT / September 2024 TURBINE EDITION The Voice of General Aviation aopa.org/pilot / September 2024 / $10.95 AERO VODOCHODY L-39 ALBATROS CZECH MATE CHIP OFF THE OLD EASTERN BLOC / P.T-10 CZECH MATE An Eastern Bloc jet gets a new lease on life as Editor at Large Dave Hirschman discovers when he puts an L-19 Albatros through its paces over Sarasota, Florida. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) SEPTEMBER 2024 Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros / Wright B Flyer 'White Bird' / Night CFIT / NXCub aopa.orghttp://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org