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Senior Editor Dave Hirschman takes the Let's Go Flying Sweepstakes SR22 on a flight to show off the Trilogy ESI-1000 (electronic standby instruments), now on board our giveaway bird in this online video.

See the video. Time machine
Editor in Chief Thomas B. Haines flew the Piper Meridian with its new Garmin G1000 for this online video. Join him as he describes its characteristics in this online video.

See the video. Grass for gas
Join Senior Editor Dave Hirschman describes the science behind the Swift fuel phenomenon and introduces the manufacturers of this fuel alternative in this online video.

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Tampa, Florida, is the destination for pilots this month as AOPA Aviation Summit comes to town. See what the buzz is all about in this online video.

 

ISSUE: November 2009

'AOPA Pilot' November 2009

This Month’s Columns

President’s Position

The place to be.

Letters
Waypoints

50 before 50.

Proficient Pilot

Emergency!

Pilotage

Funds for fliers.

License to Learn

Making it personal.

Safety Pilot

Student again.

Pilot Counsel

A repair goes to court.

This Month’s Features

Turbine Pilot—Piper Meridian: Time Machine
By Thomas B. Haines

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey: Flying Schizophrenic
By Barry Schiff

Crazy for Canada
by MayCay Beeler

GA Serves America: Flying the Friendly Skies
By Ian J. Twombly

Let’s All Go
By Ian J. Twombly

The Lowest Airfield on Earth
By Bill Clark

Clogged Arteries
By Ken Mead

Technique: Plain Language
By Ian J. Twombly

Let’s Go Flying Sweepstakes: Clear and Compelling
By Dave Hirschman

Personal Never Agains
By Marc K. Henegar

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 2009 Let’s Go Flying Sweepstakes

2009 Let's Go Flying SweepstakesNew year, new sweepstakes. The Let’s Go Flying Cirrus SR22 will crisscross North America in 2009 to highlight the tremendous utility of general aviation.

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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