AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 46 May 2014 SECTIONS 38 PILOT BRIEFING 48 Test Pilot 30 Airport Stories Tires on high-speed airplanes. Where it all began. 55 AOPA Fly-Ins 32 Events From the track to the sky. 75 years ago. 56 Fly-Outs 35 Then and Now St. Elmo Steak House. Airplanes of 1939. 36 Pilot Products MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES SiriusXM Aviation weather receiver. 122 AOPA Action 38 Then and Now COMMENTARY College Park vs. Pearson Field. 24 License to Learn 6 President's Position What's in a date? What's past is prologue. 26 Pilot Counsel 18 Waypoints It was 1965... Bring it on. 20 Proficient Pilot 60 years a member. 22 Safety Pilot My retrospective. DEPARTMENTS 14 Letters A tipping point for 406 MHz. 114 Never Again What AOPA is doing to keep you flying. 41 Famous Women Pilots 124 State & Local Action Who was first? Regional roundup. 42 AOPA News 126 Member Services This month on the AOPA Jay. Slippery when wet. 45 Aerial Taxicabs 128 AOPA Foundation A concept from 1947. Avoid a fowled-up flight. 46 News 130 Insurance Services Fantasy of Flight closes. Aircraft and camping. Snakes alive! PILOT PRODUCTS New weather information offered. 36 132 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 136 Pilots Mary Silitch. 75 YEARS AOPA Design Director Mike Kline created this montage that represents the history of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association over the past 75 years. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 4 | AOPA PILOT May 2014