March2008 VOLUME 51 | NUMBER 3 | www.aopa.org/pilot FEATURES 106 72 90 106 The Ladies Fly Aviatrix share memories of a different time. By Julie Summers Walker 113 121 125 131 135 141 The 36-Pound Radio A look at the gear featured in March 1958. By Ian J.Twombly Whatever Happened To ? Enter here to experience the 1958 world of general aviation. By Alton K. Marsh 70 72 79 86 90 98 AOPA Pilot’s 50th Anniversary: First 50 Taking stock of where we’ve been. By Thomas B. Haines The GA Fleet—Through the Decades Popular aircraft models from 1958 and today. By Dave Hirschman AOPA’s Big Idea The hows and whys behind the decision to create AOPA Pilot. By Thomas A. Horne The Lucky Ones Contests and sweepstakes are always winners. By Dave Hirschman Magazine Milestones AOPA Pilot’s biggest achievements in print and multimedia. By Thomas A. Horne America’s Airports: Tale of a Gem Celebrating a half-century of community service. By Machteld A. Smith 85 Designs Through the Years Evolutionary and revolutionary. By Thomas A. Horne Endurance Test, Circa 1958 Two men and a Cessna 172 stay aloft for more than 64 days. By Steven W. Ells Location, Location Tracing AOPA and AOPA Pilot’s moves over the years. By Thomas A. Horne Cessna 182: Then and Now Flying the differences between the 1958 and 2008 models. By Steven W. Ells Irving Krick’s ‘Weathercasts’ A flim-flam man or a forecasting genius? By Thomas A. Horne AOPA PILOT • 2 • MARCH 2008http://www.aopa.org/pilot