AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - (Page 148) TESTPILOT BY BARRY SCHIFF See answers on page 156 This month’s edition of “Test Pilot” celebrates AOPA Pilot’s fiftieth anniversary and is an open-book quiz. All questions can be answered by referring to 1958 issues of The AOPA Pilot. See Vol. 1 from March 1958 in digital format on AOPA Online (www.aopa.org/pilot/digitalissue) GENERAL 1. AOPA headquarters are located in Frederick, Maryland. Where were they in 1958? 2. Many aircraft owners modified their aircraft with Geisse Safety Gear. What was the purpose of this modification? 3. Who was Nancy Narco? 4. Who was the president of AOPA when The AOPA Pilot was first published in March 1958? 5. What was the Lear Super Arcon? 6. What were the most popular pilot training manuals published in 1958 and advertised in The AOPA Pilot? 7. In 1958 several issues of The AOPA Pilot carried oneand two-page advertisements for airplanes being sold by the Aircraft Sales Office. What was so unusual about these aircraft? 8. Who was the famous baseball player who learned to fly in a Stearman in 1940 and told his story in the May 1958 issue of The AOPA Pilot? 13. Using a Cessna 172, a pair of Texas pilots established an in-flight endurance record in 1958 of hours. 14. What was the most popular nav/com in 1958? 15. An article in the June 1958 issue of The AOPA Pilot, “Biggest Little Airport,” raved about an airport described as “probably the busiest single commercial [non-airline] airstrip in the world.” It allowed visiting pilots to walk only 10 minutes to a major commercial hub. What is the name of this exceptional airport that was busier than any in Europe except for London and Paris? Continues on page 150 9. Frank Kingston Smith, a Philadelphia lawyer and private pilot, wrote one of 1958’s most popular aviation books. What was the title of this bestseller? 10. What popular autopilot was available in 1958 that operated pneumatically and required no electrical power? 11. A pilot working for the Ferry Service Company of Wichita delivered a new Beech Twin Bonanza to what reigning head of state in 1958 (for use as his personally flown airplane)? 12. Who was the administrator of the Civil Aeronautics Administration in 1958? 16. The annual gathering of AOPA members is currently called “Expo,” but in 1958 this convention was called AOPA PILOT • 148 • MARCH 2008 http://www.aopa.org/pilot/digitalissue
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