AOPA Pilot Magazine

May 2008
Volume 51 / Number 5

May 2008 cover

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 2007 Annual Report: Team Effort

General aviation’s staunchest supporters work together at headquarters.

By Phil Boyer

Page 59

Features

68

Cirrus SR20-G3: Reaching Maturity
The Cirrus SR20-G3 is in it for the long haul.
By Paul J. Richfield

74

Turbine Pilot: 850 Plus 1000
The TBM850 gets Garmin glass for 2008, and much more.
By Thomas A. Horne

77

G1000 Training for the TBM850
The first skull sessions for the new avionics suite.
By Ian Blair Fries

80

What It Looks Like
Approach indexer.
By Mark R. Twombly

82

Routings
Severe propeller icing.
By Rick Wheldon

85

Get Your Glass Sweepstakes: More Than Skin Deep
The Archer gets its engine overhaul at Penn Yan Aero.
By Ian J. Twombly

93

Avionics: Seeing Eye to Eye
Garmin’s synthetic vision system makes IFR flying just like VFR.
By Dave Hirschman

99

Airframe and Powerplant: The New Powerplants
Thielert engines eliminate on-condition parts changes.
By Steven W. Ells


Cover: EADS Socata TBM850; photography by Mike Fizer. ©2008 AOPA Pilot.

 

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