RACING AGAINST THE PLAN Hayward Air Rally emphasizes pilotage, precision ALLISON VERBIL, daughter of rally pilot Chris Verbil, drops the starting flag at Hayward Executive Airport for Dan VanDusen and Barney Smith, competing in a Beech Bonanza. They placed eighth in the 2017 Hayward Air Rally. Photograph by Carl La Rue. 72 | AOPA PILOT September 2017 BY MIKE COLLINS PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE AUTHOR