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LETTERS

FROM OUR SEPTEMBER 2012 ISSUE

‘Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Pointing Fingers’
AOPA Foundation President Bruce Landsberg detailed the 2003 crash of a Cirrus SR22 in night IMC. His opinion? The pilot in command is the final authority.

WHAT A SOBERING LOOK back at the events of January 2003. I’m personally connected with this accident, as I grew up and graduated high school with the pilot and passenger’s older children. I distinctly remember a conversation I had with the pilot just a few weeks before the crash. He was about to take delivery of his SR22 and was very excited. If only we knew what the future would hold. At the time of the crash I was attending the University of North Dakota, working on my instrument rating, and the accident was a real reminder of how easily one can find oneself in a less-than-desirable situation. Thanks for all the excellent reporting and work you all do.
Eric Hoolihan, AOPA 3767759 Houston, Texas

French
How French aero clubs nurture the nation’s GA community

Lessons

the failure with authority (trim max, up or down, depending on which cable broke). Three decades of flying, and plenty of hours and lessons—and now, after this article, I can feel a whole lot better about the possible outcome in case of an elevator failure.
Brad Kurlancheek, AOPA 1294890 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

BY THOMAS A. HORNE P H OTO G R A P H Y B Y M A R K WAG N E R
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Practice good strokes
My husband reads AOPA Pilot, and is wonderful about saving me interesting articles he thinks I’ll enjoy. I really appreciated this one (“Fly Well”), since this subject is very near and dear to my heart. As a stroke education nurse, the biggest challenge I face is the lack of public awareness and recognition of stroke signs and symptoms, as well as getting immediate emergency medical help to combat this life-threatening event. Dr. Jonathan Sackier covered so much of the important aspects that the public needs to know to recognize stroke and act quickly. I was especially impressed by his addressing the situation with pilots who have suffered a stroke but have recovered and persisted enough to regain their medical certifications to fly, even with limitations. This article gives me a whole new possible direction to pursue in getting the word out about stroke awareness!
Mary Tinzon Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

“Thank you for the article, which enthuses on the French flying clubs. Our politicians would have to be also optimistic on the subject. I am not certain that all the members of our clubs realize what luck (chance) they have. I passed on your article to my club. Thank you very much indeed.”
Philippe Berchoff, AOPA 5615621 Orléans, France

With all due respect to the pilot, why is a manufacturer training curriculum responsible for poor decision making by the pilot? It would be like if a guy went out and bought a new Ferrari and crashed because he was speeding around a corner and lost control. Imagine an attorney saying, Well, the owner’s manual doesn’t say you shouldn’t speed around a corner and lose control, so it’s Ferrari’s fault. As pilots, regardless of experience, you are responsible for the safety of your flight. Barring a mechanical malfunction, it is up to us to stay out of the clouds while VFR, or avoid any other unsafe behavior. How can this be the responsibility of
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the airplane manufacturer? How can it be the responsibility of the training facility? That would be like suing your local driver training school every time someone has an accident. The training facility surely didn’t teach the pilot it’s a good idea to scud run under marginal VFR with airmets for IMC and look for an opening through which to climb. I never cease to be amazed at and irritated by such claims by the legal system. Somewhere it has failed.

Look, Ma, no elevator

I’m a CFII, have more than 1,300 hours, have read numerous issues of airplane magazines in almost 30 years of flying, and nowhere have I ever seen any aviation writer or instructor describe a way to survive the loss of primary flight controls as Barry Schiff (“Proficient Pilot”). First, I never knew there are two cables that control the elevator, and for both to fail is a virtual impossibility. A revelation, and useful to know. Second, Tim Anderson, the article describes a practiAOPA 945412 San Luis Obispo, California cal, doable method to handle


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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012

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

AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Restless Wildcat Waiting to Fly Again
People
Test Pilot
Pilot Products
Milestone
Youth
75th Anniversary of the Piper Cub
Mr. Piper and the J–3
Cross-Country in a Piper Cub
AirCam River Run
Debonair Debut
Technique
Ownership
Never Again
Flying Clubs
Wx Watch
Membership
Member Products
Pilot Protection Services
State and Local Action
AOPA Foundation
AOPA Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Cover2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 6
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 7
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 8
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 9
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Visual Approach
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Letters
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 13
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 14
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 15
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 17
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 19
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Restless Wildcat Waiting to Fly Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - People
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Test Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Pilot Products
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Milestone
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 37
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Youth
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 39
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 40
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - D-1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - D-2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 41
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 75th Anniversary of the Piper Cub
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 43
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Mr. Piper and the J–3
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Cross-Country in a Piper Cub
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - AirCam River Run
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Debonair Debut
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Technique
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Ownership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 81
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 83
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Flying Clubs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 87
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Wx Watch
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 89
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Membership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 95
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Member Products
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - I1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - I2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Pilot Protection Services
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - State and Local Action
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - AOPA Insurance Services
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - 106
AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Fly by Wire
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2012 - Pilots
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