CONTENTS AOPA PILOT December 2013 | Volume 56 | Number 12 | www.aopa.org/pilot FEATURES 42 Yacht of the Air Grumman HU-16B Albatross. By Barry Schiff 50 Around the World in 25 Days An MU-2 marks the model's fiftieth anniversary at its birthplace. By Mike Collins 60 Aviation Legends Walter Extra Aerobatic ace pursuing turboprops. By Dave Hirschman 64 Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Unpredicted, Unadvised, Unaware Severe icing brings down a turboprop. By Bruce Landsberg 68 Summit 2013: Meeting Mr. Baker New AOPA president highlights convention in Texas. By Julie Summers Walker ON THIS PAGE: A cargo ship crosses the East China Sea as Mike Laver's Mitsubishi MU-2 flies from Taiwan to Japan. Photograph by Mike Collins. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 1http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot