PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 83 PROFICIENCY 85 WX WATCH 87AIRFRAME 89 OWNERSHIP 92 DOGFIGHT 94NEVER AGAIN 94% of AOPA members say they regularly vote in national, state, and local elections. AOPA MEMBERS have a very high turnout in elections—the national average is 57 percent. Aircraft owners vote at a higher rate (96 percent) than nonowners (92 percent). Sixty percent of members say they are willing to contact an elected official regarding general aviation issues. Autobrain Avoiding autopilot-oops moments THE MANUAL for Garmin’s GFC 700 autopilot installed in a Cessna Nav III-equipped airplane is 35 pages. But then, it would take 35 pages to explain the six different roll modes and 10 different pitch modes—not to mention emergencies, B Y I A N J. T W O M B LY MATT HERRING 78 | AOPA PILOT November 2013