AOPA Pilot Magazine

May 2013

Volume 56 / Number 5

Cover Story

More of a Good Thing

by Thomas B. Haines

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Featured Articles

Cirrus SR22T: More of a good thing

Useful-load increase amps Cirrus SR22 utility

by Thomas B. Haines

Pulling together

Indiana high school kids fly the airplane they built

by Dave Hirschman

Efficiency: Buy or rent?

Choose the smart training option

by Ian J. Twombly

Ownership: Oh, my aching back

Tug and tow solutions to move your airplane

by Jill W. Tallman

Fly Off: A tale of two biplanes

An aerial drag race between a couple of classics

by Dave Hirschman

Technique: Learning to loop

Looking for pitch in all the wrong places

by Dave Hirschman

Wx Watch: Mesoscale discussions

Severe weather, under a microscope

by Thomas A. Horne

Frugal Flier: A tablet dilemma

One man details his process for choosing a tablet

by Benet Wilson

This Mooney is out of air

A Mooney M20J goes all electric

by Ian J. Twombly

Turbine Pilot Articles

Mike Cranston

From contract painter to Afghan delivery pilot

by Thomas A. Horne

The G950 Meridian

Fast-forwarding older Meridian panels

by Thomas A. Horne

Obstacle departure procedures

The ‘non-secret’ to avoiding cumulogranite on departure

by Neil Singer

General Electric’s H80 Turboprop: Czechered past

A rugged turbine is made even better

by Dave Hirschman

Quick Look: Learjet 35/36

Enduring classics

by Robert A. Searles

AOPA Digital Editions

Commentary

Waypoints: Logging asterisks

by Thomas B. Haines

License to learn: The dark night rises

by Rod Machado

Letters

by 'AOPA Pilot' magazine readers

Fly Well: A clear picture

by Jonathan M. Sackier

President's Position: Paranoia?

by Craig L. Fuller

Pilot Counsel: No defects?

by John S. Yodice

Proficient Pilot: Time to be true?

by Barry Schiff

Safety Pilot: Low-impact aerobatics

by Bruce Landsberg

Departments

AOPA Action

by Kathy Dondzila

Never Again: A slap in the face

by Mel Calvert

Pilots: Angela Masson

by Phil Scott

Pilot Briefing

by AOPA Pilot staff

Visual Approach

by John Fleck

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