DECEMBER2011 VOLUME 54 | NUMBER 12 | www.aopa.org/pilot FEATURES 52 68 84 41 44 52 60 68 74 79 84 AOPA PILOT • Rally GA: The Green Flight Challenge Electric airplanes offer promise for GA. By Marc Cook Power Scout Cover story If you’ve got 350 feet, you’ve got a runway. By Alton K. Marsh Look for this icon throughout the issue to see Enhanced Digital Edition features. The LSA Starfighter Flight Design’s 100-horsepower lightship leaves the mother ship. By Alton K. Marsh 2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: The Maine Event Huskys let loose on the wild New England coast. By Dave Hirschman Follow us: Facebook.com/aopapilots twitter: @AOPA_Pilot 66 A Window to the World Aerial photos from a Husky. Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen On its way to the Smithsonian, a historic trainer returns to its roots. By Mike Collins 89 97 100 Courting a Rating Big-jet training for a small-plane pilot By Dave Hirschman Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Owatonna Overshoot Accident mars what appears to be a perfect record. By Bruce Landsberg 93 Avionics: Syn Vis for the iPad An innovative new app. By Dave Hirschman Challenges: River Dance Water and flying? I am so there. By Jill W. Tallman Products: An Array of Apps Getting into the iPad game. By Ian J. Twombly Lost Universe Flying remote and mysterious Australia. By Patrick J. Mathews Dogfight: For the Holidays There’s no fighting at Christmastime. By Dave Hirschman and Thomas A. Horne 2 • MAY 2009 2011 DECEMBERhttp://www.aopa.org/pilot