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pattern, and put the 150 back
on the ground.
Thanks for the article.
James Ballew
AOPA 647062
Las Vegas, Nevada

Smarter, not harder

I just read Natalie Bingham
Hoover's article "Flying Life:
Work Smarter, Not Harder."
You captured what helicopter pilots are taught from
day one. Since helicopters
are inherently unstable as
opposed to airplanes, we were
brought up with this philosophy. Great observation for the
fixed-wing world.
Don Krivitsky
AOPA 2111912
Westerly, Rhode Island

It's a match

Two other movies didn't
make your list ("Just for Fun:
Match the Movie With the
Airplane"): It's a Mad, Mad,
Mad, Mad World starring a
Beech 18 and some type of
World War I-era airplane,
and Goldfinger starring a
Lockheed JetStar and a
bunch of Piper PA-28s.
Barry McCollom
AOPA 796063
Kerrville, Texas

Erratum

A pie chart displaying the
results of an Aviation eBrief
poll asking whether readers
would equip their aircraft
with an airframe parachute
("Letters," February 2019
AOPA Pilot) incorrectly illustrated the data. AOPA Pilot
regrets the error.
We welcome your comments. Editor, AOPA Pilot,
421 Aviation Way, Frederick,
Maryland 21701 or email (pilot@aopa.org). Letters may
be edited for length and style
before publication.

16 | AOPA PILOT March 2019

HANGAR TALK

LETTERS

Growing up in San Diego, trips to Baja for surfing, fishing,
and scuba diving used to be regular outings for Editor at
Large DAVE HIRSCHMAN ("BAJA BOUND," p. 52). "Day trips
across the border were normal in the 1980s, and my friends
and I used to make longer excursions each summer," he
says. Hirschman (right, with Jeff and Alicia Provence) and
AOPA Senior Photographer Mike Fizer flew to Loreto, a historic town on the Sea of Cortez, to get reacquainted with
the rugged peninsula. "Getting there and back isn't as easy
as it once was," Hirschman says. "But the marine life in the
Sea of Cortez is abundant, the folks we met were friendly
and welcoming, and I'd go back in a minute. Baja is still a
fascinating and accessible place to fly."
"My first exposure to the San Juan Islands came in 2007 when
I spent a day at Friday Harbor Airport," says JULIE SUMMERS
WALKER ("ISLAND HOPPING," p. 62). "Stuart Hansen served as
airport manager for many years and after my visit he emailed
me often, reminding me how beautiful it was in Friday Harbor
and pitching story ideas for me to come back. He recently
retired. Godspeed, Stuart. Then there was Richard S. Drury.
Drury is the author of My Secret War, the story of his flying
the A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam. Drury lived across the path from
Ernest and Dodie Gann and flew a beautiful red biplane over
the islands. On subsequent trips I have met more incredible
and interesting local pilots who shared their love of this archipelago. This photo is of me flying in a Cessna Conquest courtesy of Tim Lewis, gracious
owner of Washington's Corporate Air."
Mountains of snow lined the edges of the runway at Sugarloaf
Regional Airport when Managing Editor SARAH DEENER arrived
with photographer Bob Knill after a spate of nor'easters in
March 2018. "I grew up in New England, so I'm no stranger to
winter weather," says Deener, who documented the airport's
access to outdoor recreation in "HAPPY TRAILS," which begins
on p. 70. "But this was Maine winter." Temperatures dipped
below 0 degrees Fahrenheit during their stay. "I dressed as if
I were on an Arctic expedition, but native Mainers seemed to
get by just fine with an extra layer and a nice pair of gloves.
Maybe I've gone soft after all these years in the mid-Atlantic."
"I am the world's worst tinkerer," says Senior Content Producer
IAN J. TWOMBLY. "Even worse, I don't know my limits. Fix that
leaky faucet? Sure. Change the brakes on my car? No problem!
My results do vary, to the chagrin of friends and family who
suffer my poor skills." Twombly thinks maybe that's why he's
so drawn to people who are natural problem solvers-who,
when faced with a problem, actually fix it ("SOME ASSEMBLY
REQUIRED," p. 80). "I was fascinated by the Jones' folding
Kitfox," he said. "To have a low-and-slow airplane that you can
hide away in a trailer and bring with you is a pilot's dream. And
the ingenuity with which it was approached blew me away."



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