CONTENTS AOPA PILOT May 2014 | Volume 57 | Number 5 | www.aopa.org/pilot 62 Pioneer Legacy Creating new markets. IN THIS UNDATED PHOTO, AOPA meets members where they are; the sign reads "America's Largest Non-Scheduled Pilots' Organization." 82 Boom Times Deliveries at all-time levels. 104 Advanced Technology High-tech aircraft. FEATURES There at the Beginning Getting to May 15, 1939- a pivotal date for general aviation. By Thomas A. Horne The First to Sign Up Airports and their Stories A Plane-Crazy America By Mike Collins Fields of dreams from then and now. Page 64 By Julie Summers Walker General aviation's enduring appeal in pop culture. Page 70 By Thomas A. Horne AOPA charter members reflect on 75 years. Page 58 General Aviation Giants Inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and record-setters. By Dave Hirschman Page 84 Page 76 Same as it Ever Was What If? The evolution of flight training. A glimpse of what general aviation might be like, if AOPA had not existed. By Ian J. Twombly Page 92 How Will We Fly in 2089? Looking ahead to the airplanes of tomorrow. By Thomas A. Horne By Alton K. Marsh Page 98 Page 106 www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 3http://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org/pilot