AOPA PILOT CONTENTS February 2021 SECTIONS 42 Destinations Cuisine caliente. 44 Aircraft for the Mission Buy to train. 31 46 Postcards Hannibal, Missouri. PROFICIENCY & EFFICIENCY AOPA ACTION 90 COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS 6 President's Position The fear factor. 16 Waypoints Tale of two centuries. 18 Proficient Pilot Cockpit catnaps. 20 Flying Life Being human. 22 Safety Spotlight Fly-bys. 110 Tips from PIC VIP TFR basics. 112 Pilots Carol Joyner. 24 Flight MD I wish I had not said that. 88 Ownership Pop culture influences. Switch hitter. 28 Events Spring break came early...or late. 30 Musings 96 Savvy Maintenance Solo flights. How mags fail. 32 People 100 Never Again Paying it forward. Pop quiz. 34 Future Flight VoltAero Cassios. MEMBERSHIP NEWS & NOTES 35 Test Pilot 102 AOPA Partners Young astronaut. Historic partnership. 36 Bookshelf 104 AOPA Air Safety Institute Four for your collection. Never give up. 37 Review 106 Turn On Your Notifications 39 Pilot Products AOPA Weather now online. Study your way. PILOT BRIEFING Pop culture influences. Winter's first strike. Looking for moose. Garmin D2 Air. 25 90 Wx Watch 94 Proficiency 31 Aviation History Index of advertisers. Totally tubular, man. 25 Just for Fun Take your reading beyond these pages. 109 Fly by Wire 85 Airframe PILOT BRIEFING Love is in the air. Santa is a GA pilot. Disinfecting your airplane. AOPA seeking relief. 4 AOPA Online 12 Letters 82 Efficiency 9 Insurance options 108 Products and Services 40 Airports Millville Executive, New Jersey. A welcome change. Making Lemonade How Mags Fail What Went Wrong GA TRAVEL DURING A PANDEMIC p. 72 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE p. 96 FOUR GALLONS MORE p. 78 The Voice of General Aviation aopa.org/pilot | February 2021 | $8.95 February 2021 PIPISTREL PANTHERA Slippery Speedster COMPLEX HIGH-PERFORMANCE REIMAGINED p. 50 Pipistrel Panthera | AirCam Cross-Country | Beech 18 Seaplane Training | GA Travel in a Pandemic Two Brothers AN AIRCAM, AND A CONTINENT TO CROSS p. 58 SLIPPERY SPEEDSTER Editor at Large Thomas A. Horne experiences the speed and agility of Pipestrel's Panthera, new to the U.S. market, in " Flying Ferrari, " which begins on p. 50. Photography by Mike Fizer. Lady of the Lake MULTIENGINE SEAPLANE RATING IN A TWIN BEECH p. 66 aopa.org Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) 2 | AOPA PILOT February 2021