AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 78 April 2015 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 78 Technique A mountain of trouble. 32 81 On Instruments ILS basics. 83 Proficiency PILOT BRIEFING Hypoxia knockout 24 First Look 86 Frugal Flier How the airplane has changed the world. Keep it clean. 88 Ownership 26 Awards The right choice. Finding inspiration. 92 Never Again 27 News Lagubang lessons. Third class victory. 28 Budget Buy MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES Funky fun. COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 4 President's Position 10 Letters Call me an optimist. 14 Waypoints Russ is my co-pilot. 16 Proficient Pilot No place to land. 18 Safety Pilot ATC angels. 20 License to Learn Fewer feathers. 22 Pilot Counsel Try to comply. 30 Avionics 96 AOPA Advocacy L-3 unveils Lynx line of ADS-B products. Automation: A Balanced Approach. 98 AOPA Action 32 Giving Back 108 Fly by Wire Goodbye, bad idea. 34 Test Pilot Index of advertisers. 109 Tips from PIC What counts as a flight review? 112 Pilots Leon Frankel. Action in the states. Weather was a whopper. 100 FAA News New sleep apnea policy. Cloud classification. 102 Products and Services 36 Saving Airports Happy anniversary, Alliance. Aggravating questions. 104 AOPA Foundation 42 First Look New from ASI. Piper updates Meridian turboprop. 106 Aviation Finance What airplane is right for you? 44 Cover Contest Best of the best. 46 Chart Challenge Dodging bogeys. ILS Basics RIDE THE PIPE Transforming 152s SWEEPSTAKES 2015 The Voice of General Aviation Up and Out HYPOXIA KNOCKOUT www.aopa.org/pilot | April 2015 | $6.95 April 2015 NEW LOCA D S AND DATE UNCE ANNO 26 p. Acro At Any Age | Aerial Disease Control | UAV Invasion 86 S FLY-IN TS AOPA NAL EVEN S REGIO TION InTight FRUGAL FLIER Acro At Any Age p. 50 Keep it clean. UAV Invasion COMING TO A SKY NEAR YOU? p. 58 IN TIGHT Chris Rose photographed the Mavericks in formation in the skies over Central Florida, where Editor at Large Dave Hirschman discovered this group of aerobatic pilots who are defying their age as much as the forces of gravity. See page 50 for "Ageless Aviators." www.aopa.org Bug Busters AERIAL DISEASE CONTROL p. 64 Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT April 2015