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FLYING THE HAMILTON METALPLANE
Heavy Metal
THE LAMEST CERTIFICATE
Dogfight
WINGS AND A WASH BUCKET
Ramp Rats
The Voice of General Aviation
January 2016
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On the Prowl
PIPISTREL’S PANTHERA IS A
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p. 42
Roll the Trucks
INSIDE AN AIRPORT FIRE AND
RESCUE CREW
p. 72
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CONTENTS
January 2016
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AOPA PILOT
FEATURES
42
Fast Cat
A sleek, 200-knot four-seater gets
ready to pounce on the U.S. market.
By Thomas A. Horne
58
The Best Breezy Around
By Stephen Coonts
Proof of what dedicated airplane
nuts can accomplish.
64
72
Camaraderie and the “splash
and dash” attract balloonists
to the land of London Bridge.
By Mike Collins
Balloonists Go Boating
At the Ready
Inside the Fargo airport’s firehouse.
By W. Scott Olsen
50
A Trip Back in Time
Flying the Hamilton
H–47 Metalplane
By Barry Schiff
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Metalplane evokes a romantic era of
pioneer aviation. Photo by Mike Fizer.
ON THIS PAGE:
The Hamilton H–47
AOPA PILOT
CONTENTS
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January 2016
SECTIONS
PROFICIENCY &
EFFICIENCY
78 Efficiency
Check out one place,
fly anyplace.
78
PILOT BRIEFING
29 Frugal Flier
Head of the class.
81 Savvy Maintenance
Watch your language.
84 Wx Watch
Warm front surprises.
88 Proficiency
When night VFR becomes IFR.
30 Pireps
Brrr,
it’s cold outside.
90 Dogfight
The most useless certificate.
32 AOPA Action
Full STEM ahead.
93 ADS-B
International flying
and diversity.
34 Musings
Ramp rats.
96 Never Again
Once upon a night
flight dreary.
COMMENTARY DEPARTMENTS
8 President’s Position
Recognizing excellence,
rewarding commitment.
35 News
Flight training providers gather
at Redbird’s Migration.
4 AOPA Online
Take your reading
beyond these pages.
36 Pilot Products
ANR for less.
MEMBERSHIP
NEWS & NOTES
100 AOPA Finance
Four pathways for flying clubs.
18 Waypoints
Back in time.
14 Letters
Man’s best friend.
37 Test Pilot
Piper tribes.
20 Proficient Pilot
How low do you go?
109 Fly by Wire
Index of advertisers.
102 Products and Services
Flying across the pond.
38 Budget Buy
Easiest taildragger
out there.
22 Safety Spotlight
A treatment for insanity.
110 Tips from PIC
Certification with high
blood pressure.
104 AOPA Foundation
Find your margin of safety.
39 Fly-Ins
A reason to fly.
24 License to Learn
The games young
people play.
112 Pilots
Morgan Hoffmann.
106 Pilot Protection
Services
Read your policy.
26 Pilot Counsel
VFR weather minimums,
the hard part.
36
PILOT PRODUCTS
FLYING THE HAMILTON METALPLANE
Heavy Metal
THE LAMEST CERTIFICATE
Dogfight
WINGS AND A WASH BUCKET
Ramp Rats
Extreme Glare
Sunglasses.
The Voice of General Aviation
January 2016
www.aopa.org/pilot | January 2016 | $6.95
ON THE PROWL
Pipistrel Panthera | Airport Fire and Rescue | Breezy Buddies
www.aopa.org
On the Prowl
PIPISTREL’S PANTHERA IS A
FOUR-SEAT SPEEDSTER
p. 42
Chris Rose photographed the Pipistrel
Panthera in the skies over Slovenia to
accompany Thomas A. Horne’s story
“Fast Cat,” which begins on page 42.
Roll the Trucks
INSIDE AN AIRPORT FIRE AND
RESCUE CREW
p. 72
Breezy Buddies
A UNIQUE AIRPLANE BRINGS
PEOPLE TOGETHER
p. 58
Contact us at 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672)
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