AOPA Pilot Magazine
May 2012
Volume 55 / Number 5Cover Story
Magic in the Air
Flying Over Middle Earth
by Dave Hirschman
photography by Mike Fizer
Featured Articles
AOPA Media
The digital option—print, digital, or both
by AOPA Publications staff
Magic in the Air
Flying Over Middle-Earth
by Dave Hirschman
Avionics: KSN700 Ready for Prime Time
New product releases from Sun 'n Fun
by Thomas B. Haines and Ian J. Twombly
Dream Big
Proof that an affordable airplane does exist
by Alton K. Marsh
Wx Watch: Advance warnings
Charting convective sigmets before they happen
by Thomas A. Horne
The New Rainmaker
Jumbo jet expands scale of aerial firefighting
by Mike Collins
Happy Traveler
Triumphant return to Florida
by Dave Hirschman
Fly-Outs: French Valley Airport
Something for everybody in this pleasant valley
by Geri Silveira
Northwest Fest
Boeing is big in Seattle--in more ways than one
by Thomas B. Haines
Come Fly with Us
What tomorrow will bring--affecting the future of flying
by Julie Summers Walker
Turbine Pilot
Hawker 4000: Lots to offer, but too late?
The stately Hawker lives up to its namesake. Going down and slowing down…and a lot more
by Thomas B Haines
'Go Fast, Slow Down'
The difference between ATC and pilot needs on approach
by Neil Singer
The Ultimate Hawker
Power, automation, and luxury top the Hawker Beechcraft line
by Thomas A. Horne
It's Go Time
Sometimes the best takeoff decision is to keep going
by Pete Bedell
Digital Subscribers—access the digital editions archives here:
Commentary
- Pilot Counsel:
The $5,000 fine
by John S. Yodice - Waypoints
Roundabout to an arrival
by Thomas B. Haines - License to learn
Mythconceptions
by Rod Machado - Letters
Easy Flyer
by 'AOPA Pilot' magazine readers - Fly Well
News you can use
by Jonathan M. Sackier - President's Position
Listening to members
by Craig L. Fuller - Proficient Pilot
Quit stalling around
by Barry Schiff - Safety Pilot:
Backwards!
by Bruce Landsberg
Departments
- Pilot Briefing
News from the world of general aviation
by Alton K. Marsh - AOPA Action
What AOPA is doing to keep you flying
by Kathy Dondzila - Hangar Talk
The story behind the story
by AOPA Media staff - AOPA Media
The digital option—print, digital, or both
by AOPA Publications staff - Member Guide
by Kathy Dondzilla - Never Again
Easter morning disruption
by Norris Brown - Pilots:
'Dr. Dave' Baldwin
by Dave Hirschman - Fly By Wire
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