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A LAWYER, A PRIEST, AND A CESSNA
FRIENDS FLY TOGETHER
p. 38
01.16
flighttraining.aopa.org
WHEELS
UP
Short- and soft-field
takeoffs
p. 28
BE A PREFLIGHT PRO
FINDING YOUR
WAY HOME
p. 42
NAME THAT PART
p. 32
LOST AND FOUND
A Publication of AOPA
CONTENTS
flighttraining.aopa.org
VOLUME.28 / NUMBER.01
01.16
FEATURES
28
Short- and soft-field takeoffs
in the real world.
Practice these techniques to prepare
for your next adventure.
By Scott Hotaling
GOING GREEN
32
WHAT'S THAT?
13 things you may not recognize
on your training aircraft.
Impress your instructor by
identifying these parts on a
common training aircraft.
By Alton K. Marsh
42
TECHNIQUE
Lost procedures
Help is a radio call away.
By Jill W. Tallman
See page 38
"I LIKE TO POINT
OUT THE VASI
LIGHTS TO RON.
HIS LANDINGS HAVE
GREATLY IMPROVED
MY PRAYER LIFE."
—WILLIAM "BILL" KING
38
By Julie Summers Walker
A LAW YER, A PRIE ST,
AND A CESSNA
FRIENDS FLY TOGETH
ER
p. 38
.
This flying friendship
is no joke.
A priest and a lawyer walk
into a hangar...
FRIENDS IN
FLIGHT
flighttraining.aopa.org
Chris Rose.
ABOUT THE COVER »
AOPA Editor at Large
Dave Hirschman
demonstrates soft-field
techniques in a Van’s
RV–3
in this photo by
WHEELS
UP
Short- and soft-field
takeoffs
p.
BE A PREFLIGHT PRO
FINDING YOUR
WAY HOME
p. 42
NAME THAT PART
p. 32
LOST AND FOUND
JANUARY 2016
FLIGHT TRAINING
/1
CONTENTS
flighttraining.aopa.org
VOLUME.28 / NUMBER.01
01.16
DEPARTMENTS
6
Member Benefits
Track your safety education
44
Weather
That terrible turbulence
By Jack Williams
24
Flight Lesson
Hot and high
By Jim Lawson
53
Advertiser Index
Aviation marketplace
26
Checkride
The perfect checkride
By Bob Schmelzer
56
Debrief
Adm. William Gortney
47
"PERFECTION IN
AVIATION ISN’T
MEASURED BY
THE NUMBER OF
ERRORS MADE,
BUT BY WHAT A
PILOT DOES WHEN
A MISTAKE IS
MADE."
—BOB SCHMELZER
COMMENTARY
4
Right Seat
Hands off
By Ian J. Twombly
20
Around the Patch
Topsy-turvy
By Jill W. Tallman
8
Letters
iPad tips
22
Flying Carpet
Echo
of the past
By Greg Brown
PREFLIGHT
ADVANCED PILOT
10
Cats, Pig Boats,
and Dumbos
12
Success Stories
47
Instructor Report
A time to be quiet,
a time to speak up
By Natalie Bingham Hoover
26
56
13
How It Works
14
After the Checkride
15
AOPA News
16
Since You Asked
17
Fun
18
ASI News
19
Final Exam
48
Career Pilot
The friendlier FAA—for real
Wayne Phillips
50
Accident Analysis
It's not
just
cold outside
By David Jack Kenny
51
Career Advisor
Hiring woes
By Wayne Phillips
FLIGHT TRAINING
(ISSN 1047-6415), JANUARY 2016 (VOL. 28, NO. 1) is a monthly magazine produced and distributed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Flight Training membership dues are $59 per year. Current FAA student pilot certificate
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