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See the video. DA42 Do-Over
Editor at Large Tom Horne got a first look at Diamond Aircraft’s new DA42 NG at the factory outside Vienna, Austria. Learn more in this online video.

See the video. Jewel in the crown
Join Associate Editor Jill W. Tallman as she meets our 2010 sweepstakes aircraft, the “Fun to Fly” Remos GX. This online video is a sneak peek at all the excitement to come this year.

See the slideshow. Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska
Photographer Chris Rose gets to go to all the cool places. In this case, it’s a really cool place: Fairbanks, Alaska.

See the video. Survival of the fittest
Associate Editor Ian J. Twombly ventures forth into the wilderness to see if his survival gear really works in this online video.

 

ISSUE: February 2010

'AOPA Pilot' February 2010

This Month’s Columns

President’s Position

Get engaged, The time is now.

Letters
Waypoints

No rush.

Proficient Pilot

There is no excuse.

Pilotage

An automatic good day.

License to Learn

Are you as good as you think you are?

Pilot Counsel

Complex piloting privileges.

Fly Well

The beat goes on—hopefully.

Safety Pilot

Zodiac CH 601 XL: An aircraft under scrutiny.

This Month’s Features

Diamond DA42 NG: DA42 Do-Over.
By Thomas A. Horne

Diamond's DA42 L360.
By Thomas A. Horne

2010 Fun to Fly Sweepstakes: Jewel in the Crown
By Jill W. Tallman

Mystery Flights
By Margaret W. Lamb

Pilot Products: Survival of the Fittest
By Ian J. Twombly

Technique: Spanning Two Worlds
By Jason Paur

Saved by a Satellite
By Dave Hirschman

Wild Horses
By Jane Nicolai

Postcards: Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska
By Alton K. Marsh

GA Serves America: Aerial Animal Tracking
By Dave Hirschman

Airframe & Powerplant: New Engine Technology
By Steven W. Ells

Wx Watch: Fire and Ice
By Thomas A. Horne

Online Exclusives

Reporting Points

Join AOPA Pilot editors as they travel and report on general aviation. Read their journal entries in “Reporting Points.” But don’t let them do all the writing. Here’s your chance to share your own stories and comments with the editors.

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AOPA Pilot—Then and Now

For more than five decades, AOPA Pilot has been the voice of general aviation and chronicled the industry, the events, the people, and the airplanes. Come along on a digital journey and flip through Pilot’s first edition, the March 1958 issue, as if you have the original paper copy in your hands; then let the March 2008 fiftieth anniversary edition come to life with videos and links throughout the pages.

View The Digital Issues >>

AOPA 2010 Fun to Fly Sweepstakes

2010 Fun to Fly SweepstakesNew year, new sweepstakes. The Fun to Fly Remos will crisscross North America in 2010 to highlight the fun and ease of general aviation.

Sweepstakes Home Page >>

2009 Sweepstakes Home Page >>

Turbine Aircraft Directory

See a listing and specifications for single-pilot turbine aircraft.

Explore the Directory >>

A Day in the Life of America's Airports

Celebrate general aviation's greatest resource and experience a typical Saturday at 11 different types of GA airports across America. See what happened as chronicled by AOPA Pilot's team of writers and photographers, and AOPA member-submitted photo essays.

See the Interactive Feature >>

Never Again Online

"Never Again" is one of the most widely read sections AOPA Pilot. It's presented to allow pilots to learn from the experiences of others. Read a previously unpublished "Never Again" lesson each month on AOPA Online.

Read the Stories Now >>

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