April 12, 2020, issue of 'AOPA Travel Pilot'

April 12, 2020 VOL 3, ISSUE 8

Explore the world from the airport out.


Editors' top travel picks
Don't let the coronavirus stop you from planning your bucket-list trips! Below are some of our favorites featuring adventure, relaxation, and love.

Around-the-world adventure

Where would you go if you placed 400-, 800-, or 1,200-mile flights end to end? AOPA Technical Editor Mike Collins and Mike Laver flew a Mitsubishi MU–2 around the world.

Kodiak Kodak moments

AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines explored a southern Utah canyon from a Quest Kodiak and plunked down on a dirt strip to admire the red rocks.

Bahamian rendezvous

AOPA Editor at Large Tom Horne has traveled the world in general aviation airplanes, but a trip to the Bahamas changed his life when he met his future wife.

Cubbin' across the country

With the window and door of a Piper Super Cub open, AOPA Online Managing Editor Alyssa Cobb flew low and slow across the country.

Ranch run

AOPA Editor at Large Dave Hirschman treasures flying to Montana with then-AOPA colleague Katie Pribyl to land at the ranch airstrip Pribyl's father had carved out.

Relaxing retreat

Long-time Southerner AOPA eMedia Associate Editor David Tulis can't resist fishing, biking, birdwatching, horseback riding, and hiking on Georgia's Jekyll Island.

Beach bound

Flying to charming Ocracoke on the Outer Banks of North Carolina made a perfect weekend getaway for AOPA Senior Features Editor Julie Summers Walker.

Share your social distancing flight photos

Pilots not under orders to stay home can share social distancing solo flight photos with the rest of us—and get a leg up on the Pilot Passport challenge.

SocialFlight launches 'Take-Offs for Take-Out'

If you are able to fly during the coronavirus pandemic, patronize airport restaurants, FBOs, and shops that observe social distancing business practices.

Get your fix with this Travel & Adventure playlist

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Travel Pilot Editor:
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Production Team:
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Kristy O'Malley
Erick Webb
Melissa Whitehouse

Contributors:
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Sarah Deener
Tom Haines
Dave Hirschman
Sylvia Schneider Horne
Tom Horne
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
Kollin Stagnito
Jill Tallman
David Tulis
Ian Twombly
Julie Summers Walker

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