CONTENTS 03.14 flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.26 / NUMBER. 3 FEATURES 28 CHILL OUT Skiplane flying opens up a cold new world. Here's an exciting way to really enjoy winter and its snow and ice- try skiplane flying. By Katie Writer 34 SMILES ALL AROUND The keys to happy passengers. Plan for your passengers-make sure they are fully briefed and take their needs into consideration on the flight. By Ian J. Twombly 42 TECHNIQUE Hover like a hawk. How slow can you go? By Dave Hirschman See page 38. 38 WALK THE TALK Teaching your brain to juggle aviating, navigating, and communicating. Your friends already think you're crazy, what with your passion for learning to fly. Send them over the edge with this hangar exercise- walk flying. "WALK FLYING IS A TIME-HONORED TRAINING TECHNIQUE USED BY THE U.S. ARMED FORCES TO TEACH STUDENT PILOTS TO FLY AND TALK AT THE SAME TIME." -JEFF KANARISH RISKY BUSINESS DOES THE FAA HAVE THE APPROACH TO SAFETY? WRONG p. 49 > (ROD MACHADO THINKS 03.14 By Jeff Kanarish flighttraining.aopa.org ABOUT THE COVER » Skiplane photo by Cameron Lawson. MARCH 2014 FLIGHT TRAINING SKI FLYING Carve your own adventure p. 28 WALKIE TALKIE LEARN RADIO SPEAK BY MOVING p. 38 DON'T WORRY, BE PASSENGER CONSIDERAT HAPPY IONS p. 34 /1 SO)http://flighttraining.aopa.org