CONTENTS AOPA PILOT November 2015 | Volume 58 | Number 11 | www.aopa.org/pilot FEATURES 66 Man's Best Friend Twin Bonanza restoration. By Ian J. Twombly 82 STOL Searching Gyrocopters combine fixed-wing attributes with helicopter-like performance. By Claudius Klimt 88 Cirrus Gets Personal Factory-custom designs. By Dave Hirschman 94 Island Hopping Not your typical airline route. By Chip Wright 74 Portfolio: John Slemp A photographer tells the story of World War II veterans through their weathered leather jackets. ON THIS PAGE: B-17 tail gunner Albert McMahan wears the patch of the "Fightin' Bitin'" 369th Bombardment Squadron. Photo by John Slemp. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot