CONTENTS AOPA PILOT October 2013 | Volume 56 | Number 10 | www.aopa.org/pilot ON THIS PAGE: The Epic LT in the mountains of central Oregon. Photograph by Chris Rose. 50 Seeing Is Believing The Epic LT is a high-performance speedster. By Dave Hirschman FEATURES 58 A Passion for Flight Members’ agenda is job one for new AOPA president. By Thomas B. Haines Page 58 62 Epic Flight: Journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun Cirrus in the last frontier. By Dave Hirschman 74 Young Blood Talented teens tackle the building process. By Jill W. Tallman Page 74 Page 62 www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot