COMMENTARY 6 President's Position 29 20 Waypoints 22 Proficient Pilot 24 Flying Life 26 Safety Spotlight 28 For the Record DEPARTMENTS 4 What's Online 16 Letters 109 Advertiser Index 110 Tips from PIC 112 Pilots SECTIONS AOPA ACTION 12 Top Stories 14 View from Capitol Hill BRIEFING 29 Commentary 32 People 34 Events 36 Airports 38 Postcards 40 Aircraft for the Mission 42 Products 44 Test Pilot 45 Bookshelf 46 Musings 34 89 2 AOPA PILOT / January 2022 FERRY TALE SOLO, BUT NOT ALONE / P.68 ON INSTRUMENTS OUT OF CONTROL / P.87 RUDDER & WRENCH 84 AOPA Sweepstakes 87 On Instruments 89 Technology 92 Flying Smart 96 Savvy Maintenance 100 Never Again FLY WITH AOPA 104 AOPA Foundation 106 ASI Tips 108 Medically Speaking aopa.org/pilot / January 2022 / $8.95 The Voice of General Aviation JMB AIRCRAFT VL3 NO SPEED LIMIT THIS EUROPEAN ULTRALIGHT IS FAST, FUN, AND FUEL EFFICIENT / P.50 NO SPEED LIMIT With less-restrictive regulations constraining their design, European ultralights like the JMB Aircraft VL3 are fast, fun, and fuel efficient. Read more in " Eurovision " by Dave Hirschman, which begins on p. 50. Photography by Mike Fizer Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) MIDDLE: JIM RAEDER JANUARY 2022 JMB Aircraft VL3 / Ferry Tale / F-100 Pilots / Maine Floats aopa.orghttp://www.aopa.org/pilot http://www.aopa.org