AOPA PILOT CONTENTS 25 February 2017 SECTIONS 39 Multimedia 'Right Footed' on DVD. 40 On the Road Get your lobster on. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 39 78 Ownership An airplane for every mission. PILOT BRIEFING 81 ADS-B 27 Pilot Products Passing the test. On the receiving end. 84 WX Watch 30 News California freezin'. Fees for overflight services going up. 87 Proficiency Keeping station. 31 First Look 91 Savvy Maintenance A lower-cost autopilot? COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position True to type. 16 Waypoints New options can save lives. 18 Proficient Pilot Too much of a good thing. 32 AOPA 172 Sweepstakes Cool and collected. 94 Dogfight Take your reading beyond these pages. Affordable time builder. Are simulators an effective training tool? 34 Passages 96 Never Again 12 Letters Slow goodbye. Astronaut John Glenn dies at 95. 108 Fly by Wire 35 ASI Chart Challenge 4 AOPA Online 33 Budget Buy Index of advertisers. The art of the IFR chart. I was blind, but now I see. 109 Answers for Pilots 36 Musings Vacation ideas. First flight. 22 Pilot Counsel 112 Pilots 37 Test Pilot 20 Safety Spotlight Logging simulated instrument time. 24 Fly Well To sleep, perchance to dream. Bob Goode. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 100 Member Benefits 102 Products and Services AOPA web resources. 104 AOPA Foundation Two engines, four rules. 38 You Can Fly Knocking off the rust. 106 Member Services A good idea. In the Dark AOPA Fly-Ins 2017 Dogfight EXPERIENCE MORE The Voice of General Aviation SIMS IN TRAINING www.aopa.org/pilot | February 2017 | $6.95 February 2017 Primo Piston CESSNA'S TTX IS A SLIPPERY SINGLE p. 42 PRIMO PISTON Cessna TTx | B-29 Restoration | Drones in Agriculture | 2017 AOPA Fly-Ins The Cessna TTx offers speed, style, and capability. "Prime Performer" begins on page 42. Labor of Love REVIVING 'DOC' p. 50 Flying Farmhands PILOT PRODUCTS AG AVIATION TURNS TO DRONES p. 58 www.aopa.org Sena Technologies Tufftalk. Hatchet job. Taking care of our members. Laying eggs. AN INSTRUCTOR'S FATAL LAPSE 29 Actionable intelligence from big data. Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT February 2017