AOPA PILOT CONTENTS September 2014 SECTIONS PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 82 Proficiency Getting the green light. Making it through "charm school." 42 88 A&P Early warning of valve trouble. PILOT BRIEFING 90 Avionics 26 Dusty Flies Again Producers strive for realism. 92 Wx Watch 28 News 26 COMMENTARY 4 President's Position "Back door" cold fronts. FAA to evaluate nine unleaded fuels. 94 Never Again Uphill battle. 30 People Three amigos do Vegas. 32 Pilot Products Fly more often, have more fun. 24 Pilot Counsel One step closer to reality. Aircraft "accidents" and mishaps. 14 Waypoints DEPARTMENTS Get out of jail free. Touché. 10 Letters 16 Proficient Pilot Yellow Marvel. Pitot-static pitfalls. 108 Fly by Wire 18 Foundation Focus Index of advertisers. Fighting for airports. 109 Tips from PIC 20 License to Learn Deice and anti-ice. Media mania. 112 Pilots 22 Fly Well MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 34 Airport Stories 98 AOPA Action Hidden gem. NextGen mandate. 36 Test Pilot 100 Programs and Products Successful ditching. Safe is better. 37 Fly-Outs 102 AOPA Foundation Billings, Montana. Learn from each other. 38 Giving Back 104 Member Services Helen Cernik. Academic excellence. Medications and side effects. 45 AOPA Fly-Ins 106 Insurance Services Plymouth wrap-up; Fun in the California sun; Go with the Flo's. Fear of flying. Is your wiring firing correctly? A Final Turn SAFETY PILOT LANDMARK ACCIDENT Wartime Bonanza 'Charm School' VIETNAM WAR REFLECTIONS The Voice of General Aviation BECOMING AN EXAMINER www.aopa.org/pilot | September 2014 | $6.95 September 2014 Tecnam Astore | Wartime Bonanza | Re. White's Air Force 85 That's Astore! Italian Flair in a New LSA THAT'S ASTORE! AOPA FLY-INS NEW REGIONAL EVENTS CHINO, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 p. 46 'CHARM SCHOOL' These Bulls Fly Earning a DPE designation. INSIDE THE RED BULL AIR MUSEUM p. 64 Helping Kids Soar REV. WHITE'S EAGLE FLIGHT SQUADRON p. 56 Chris Rose photographed the new Italian-made Astore in the skies over Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to accompany Alton K. Marsh's story "Return of the Astore," which begins on page 50. www.aopa.org YEARS Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT September 2014