AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Cover1

MAY 2012

THE VOICE OF GENERAL AVIATION

www.aopa.org

Epic Flight

New Zealand

p. 50

State of Your Association

Keeping pace With a changing World p. 71
You Can Afford This Firefighting Power

10 airplanes Under $20K p. 82 dc–10s MaKe it rain p. 76



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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012

AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Hawker 4000: Lots to Offer, But Too Late?
The Ultimate Hawker
Mentoring Matters: ‘Go Fast, Slow Down’
It’s Go Time
Epic Flight: Magic in the Air
Flyinn New Zealand
Both Familiar and Exotic
Epic Flight: Canyon-Wall Challenge
Epic Flight: Over Omarama
Dream Big: 10 Under $20K
Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Happy Traveler
Avionics: News from Sun ’n Fun
Wx Watch: Advance Warnings
Products: Do You FlyQ?
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Contents
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Epic Flight: Magic in the Air
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 54
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Flyinn New Zealand
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 56
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Both Familiar and Exotic
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Epic Flight: Canyon-Wall Challenge
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Epic Flight: Over Omarama
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Dream Big: 10 Under $20K
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Happy Traveler
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Avionics: News from Sun ’n Fun
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - I1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - I2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Wx Watch: Advance Warnings
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 100
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Products: Do You FlyQ?
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Fly-Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Fly by Wire
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - May 2012 - Pilots
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