AOPA PILOT CONTENTS September 2020 SECTIONS 40 45 Test Pilot First female combat pilot. 46 Perspective The year that fly-ins forgot. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY 84 Proficiency Return to proficiency. 91 4 AOPA Online Take your reading beyond these pages. Dodging a bullet. 22 Flying Life Growing pains. 24 Safety Spotlight Hidden risks. 26 For the Record What's in the mail? 91 Ownership PILOT BRIEFING How an airplane is like a kitchen. The new LaGuardia airport. Broader horizons. 20 Proficient Pilot 'Undue burden,' AOPA says. 29 First Look 6 President's Position Trying to find trust. 14 Letters Kudos. 109 Fly by Wire Index of advertisers. 110 Tips from PIC 32 Sweepstakes N number art. 33 People Bryan Douglass. 34 Postcards Flying the empty skies. 36 Destinations Weekend in Williamsburg. 38 Pilot Products BasicMed renewals. Garmin 760: Looks and acts like a tablet. 112 Pilots 40 Future Flight Nick Moran. Lilium Jet. 41 Industry News 42 Milestones Cleared to land. 44 Aviation History War's end. TEST PILOT First female combat pilot. 93 Technique It's complicated. 95 On Instruments Flying in place. 97 Savvy Maintenance The looming mechanic shortage. 100 Never Again Deadly decisions. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 102 AOPA Partners Proud to partner. 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Preparing for the worst. First to certify. 45 Saving the day. 12 AOPA Action COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 18 Waypoints 87 ADS-B AOPA ACTION 106 Turn On Your Notifications Fall flying challenge. 108 Member Products and Services Heart to heart. PICTURE PERFECT David Tulis photographs a Van's RV-8 from AOPA's Bonanza A36 photo platform as Chris Rose takes in the whole scene from a Cessna 182 for Dave Hirschman's story "It Takes Teamwork," which begins on p. 50. Photography by Chris Rose Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT September 2020