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6 EDITOR’S NOTE An update from the editor, Rachel Friedman. BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN 8 ECLIPSE DURING THE ECLIPSE The story behind the shot. Air to air during the 2017 eclipse. BY ERIC K. WHYTE 17 HERE TO HELP The FAA really is here to help you as a pilot. BY STEVE DEDMON 24 MEET THE MEMBER Meet a member of EJOPA in this Q&A! WITH DAVID VOLKMANN 27 SOARING INTO HURRICANE SEASON How drones are changing disaster recovery. BY STEFANIE LAUBER 31 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ECLIPSE PROGRAM Information on the new AEROCOR CPO Program BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN 35 NASHVILLE BY THE NUMBERS All about this year’s successful EJOPA convention. BY JEFF RUBENSTEIN 41 CONTROLLING USE TAX Understanding sales and use tax on aircraft purchases. BY SUZANNE MEINERS-LEVY 46 miPAD The latest in iPad tech & gadgets BY WAYNE RASH 50 A SERIOUS STUNT The wisdom in stick and rudder ﬂying. BY ALOE DRISCOLL

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Eclipse 18Q3.indd 6-7 7/23/18 11:17 PM DURING THE ECLIPSE ECLIPSEBy ERIC K. WHYTE

THE STORY BEHIND THE SHOT

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The idea for the shot that volunteered to give it a shot. Over the next few months, Dave and I coordinated, trying to figure out the location and other logistics. turned into the AOPA Pilot The first step was where to stage the shoot; we knew the path of Cover in November 2017 totality but needed to pick a spot along that line. As it got clos- Ier and we looked at the weather forecasts, we decided to stage in the Passion. Dedication. Excellence issue started with a conver- southern Illinois area. While low clouds aren’t a problem for the Eclipse jet, the photo plane was going to be an A-36 Bonanza with the doors sation at Sun ‘n Fun 2017. removed, so it was going to be a fairly low altitude mission. AOPA Senior Editor Dave We arrived in Mt. Vernon the day before. Dave and photographer Chris Rose flew the Bonanza in from AOPA Headquarters in Fredrick, Hirschman came to the ONE Maryland, and I brought Alan Klapmeier’s Eclipse N450NE up from Aviation booth and asked if Texas following the EJOPA Regional Event in Fredericksburg, TX earlier that week. When we arrived, I took Dave up for an orientation flight in we would be interested in the Eclipse. Then we put them in the hangar so they would be ready to Professional air show and air race team that has performed at air shows in working with him on a pho- go the next day. I talked with Chris to get an idea of what the shot was North America since 1998 and has competed in the Red Bull Air Race World going to involve, as well as where he envisioned me in relation to the toshoot during the August Bonanza. Since we had the airplanes and photographer, we discussed Championship worldwide since 2006. some additional shots he wanted to get, so the mission was going to be 2017 Solar Eclipse. He envi- a busy photo shoot. sioned an air-to-air photo- The next morning started early with Dave checking the weather a little after 6am. We needed clear skies to get the shot. Thankfully, it shoot of the Eclipse 500/550 looked like we were going to get lucky weather wise. Our plan was to under the Solar Eclipse. depart Mt. Vernon, KMVN, and fly south so we would be directly under www.MikeGoulian.com

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the centerline of the path of totality. “Everything had to While Chris and I were discussing the Everything had to work; we had to be shot, Dave mounted a series of oPro in the right place at the right time. We work; we had to be in cameras all over the Bonanza. Between were going to be flying formation in near the right place at the the dicult formation, the darkness, the darkness which added to the degree of fact totality would only last 6 minutes diculty. Additionally, totality was going right time.” and the strobe that took nearly a minute Graphical turbulence forecast layer shown on the map. to occur in our area at pm, so the sun the photographer will either use hand to charge between flashes, the best we was going to be nearly vertical overhead. signals or ask the lead pilot to radio to the could hope for was 6 individual pictures. To get the shot, I would have to fly above wingman instructions on where to put Most AOPA Magazine covers are chosen the Bonanza, but close enough to make the airplane. Most common formations from a photo shoot of 500 or so pictures. Built-in Turbine Aircraft Fast Autorouting with Efficient Workflow the Eclipse fill the frame and allow Chris are fingertip and echelon. For the Eclipse The oPro cameras were there to con- Performance Profiles Graphical Route Advisor Across Mobile & Web to shoot wide enough to get me and the under the Eclipse mission, we would need tinuously record the flight, so maybe we sunmoon in the shot. It’s a stacked to fly stacked high, something that is not could pull something useable from them. high” formation. Dave wanted me to tuck in close and get Complete climb, cruise, and One tap generates a Your activity syncs automatically common. So, I suggested to Dave we go For those that have never flown for- out early to practice. some head-on shots of the Eclipse using descent performance models comprehensive list of valid so you can create, brief, and file mation, here are the basics A formation Because the money shot was going the camera that was mounted out on the are defined for multiple ATC route options. Active route complex flight plans in a matter is made up of two or more airplanes. to be during darkness, we needed a way wing, near the fuel cap, about halfway altitudes, temperatures, curation eliminates routes with of a few minutes, whenever and The lead airplane as the name implies to illuminate the Eclipse jet without out. and weights. expired waypoints. wherever it is most convenient. navigates and directs the flight. The blocking out the solar eclipse. Photogra- At noon, Dave, Chris and I briefed the other airplanes are the wingmen. Flying pher Chris Rose had the creative solution flight. Flying formation is serious busi- wingman involves flying in reference to a gigantic strobe light mounted in the ness. The best way to describe the pilot the lead. ou don’t take your eyes o lead, doorway of the Bonanza. There was a workload is similar to that of hand flying setting your aircraft’s position in rela- glaring issue: the strobe would be blin- an IS. For safety, I asked Chris Collins, tion to them. During the photo mission, dingly bright. the Mt. Vernon Airport Manager and pilot, Fly fast? Plan faster. Join us online #foreflight Start your 30-day trial foreflight.com/performance SUMMER 2018 / CONTRAILS / 13

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to fly with me as copilot in the Eclipse. I wanted and BAM it was blinding bright. I blinked it o, another pilot along to monitor the airplane’s stats looked at the Bonanza, I was out of position, quickly and help look for trac. I had worked with Collins corrected, got back in position, just in time for Chris in the past during air races and knew he would be up to call flash coming again. I tried to time the flash to the task. so I would close my eyes when it hit. I missed. Again At 5 we climbed into the airplanes, started the blinded, I blinked it o, got back into position, in engines and taxied out. On the way to the runway, time for the third strobe flash. I got a little better at Dave and I did our com checks to make sure we blinking in time. ess of a correction was required didn’t have any issues with our frequencies. to get back in position. Chris continued to shoot as Dave took the runway and I taxied out right be- many times as he could, and I think we got the 6 we hind him. I let the Bonanza accelerate and I would were hoping for. Then, suddenly, it was back to day- join up on him shortly after departure. The plan light. We shallowed up the bank angle and I slid out was to depart runway 3 and fly runway heading and down into “enroute” formation. My eyes were climbing to 6,500 feet while Dave took us into the still seeing the spots of the flashbulb. area where the path of totality would be. I joined up Then Dave wanted to get some additional shots of on the right wing of the Bonanza and tucked in for the Eclipse so he wanted to do a lead change. What the head-on shots. As soon as I pulled in, I noticed was surprising was how bad I had vertigo after the camera on the wing had tipped over. Instead flying formation in a left bank for over an hour. of the really cool head-on shots, we got 2 hours of My inner ear had adjusted to 40 degrees of bank as extreme close-up of the wing. Oh well, that was the “normal.” We rolled level and I had no issues until backup plan. the lead change. Now instead of flying in reference When we arrived on station, Chris started moving to Dave in the Bonanza, I had to take us back to the Eclipse in and out, up and down looking for the the airport and attempt to hold level. First, I had to right spot. Dave put the Bonanza in a left turn that figure out where the heck we were; for the last two we would remain in for the next hour and a half hours I was sure of my position. I was 0 feet above or so, to keep us centered in the path of totality. and 5 feet right of the Bonanza. Other than that, I Chris finally found a spot for the Eclipse he liked, think we were still in Illinois but it could have been and I stayed there to practice. To keep the Bonan- Kentucky experienced formation pilots are chuck- za in sight, I had to look nearly straight down. In ling, I am sure. Thankfully, I had Collins. He not fact, my reference point for my position fore and only knew right where we were, he saw Mt. Vernon, aft was looking down at the cockpit. I could see so he got me on heading and we got back to the Dave’s hands on the yoke and throttle. As long as airport. Dave wanted to follow me in the pattern to I could see Dave’s hands, I was in position. I felt get some approach and landing shots of the jet, so I bad for Collins, from the right seat he couldn’t see came back and landed while he and Chris flew past the Bonanza because of the angle, but he knew we and captured some more pictures. were close. I am sure it was unsettling, but he was a We both taxied in and I was beat. The flight was . true professional and kept an eye out for trac and according to the MFD when we landed; it felt much helped monitor the airplane’s systems. longer. We were all anxious to hear if we were suc- As it got closer to totality, I slid out to take a cessful. Chris Rose was smiling; that’s always a good break. Flying formation is tiring and I wanted to be sign. Dave asked him if he thought we got it, he said fresh when it came time for totality. About 5 minutes I won’t know for sure until we get home and I see before totality, Dave gave me a heads up, I tucked the images on the computer screen, he says. But I back into my position. I could see his hands down think we got it. In fact, I’m almost sure of it. C through the windshield; he increased our bank angle so the sun was in the spot Chris Rose wanted it in. Chris was wearing modified goggles with eclipse glasses taped to them so he could look at the sun. He “I think we got it. In fact, alerted us it was getting close. I’m almost sure of it.” When totality came, it was not what I expected. I was thinking it was going to slowly fade to dark. Instead, it was like getting hit with a tidal wave. It went from bright sunny daylight to darkness. ooking down, I could see street lights come on, then over the radio Chris warned flash coming

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the airport, the more you ask approach for a truck on a hill that was operating as a Investigation OI detailing when, where a lower altitude, but thinking your R can temporary control tower. In FAA ver- and what you were doing, and that they lose altitude as fast as a 650, approach nacular, you essentially landed without are investigating the incident. The letter denies your requests. Finally, you get the a clearance in violation of FAR .3, will discuss the Pilot’s Bill of Rights and lower altitude, but now you have to get and just for good measure, there is FAR that you need not respond, and they can- the plane down and configured to land, .03 regarding familiarization with not infer any lack of response from you as all the while flying the correct headings, all available information concerning that being an admission of a violation. They which are coming in bunches, then add- flight. also warn if you do respond, anything ing to that a frequency change to another you say can and will be used against you. sector’s approach control frequency. The Process If that sounds familiar, think Miranda Situationally, you are in good shape, uestion how is the FAA going to know rights as related to criminal rights. Any but about the time you turn base, there is of your alleged indiscretion First, the information collected from eye witnesses, another frequency and altitude change. military person manning the tower can the tower, tower recordings and you if Then another altitude change and a vector report you. Second, anyone sitting in you writespeak will become part of an to intercept the final approach including the fixed base operation listening on the Enforcement Investigation Report. another frequency change. Now you are CTAF could as they heard the whole con- At this point, one way the FAA can still high as the localizer and the glide versation and with one call to the FAA handle this is through an Administrative slope come alive. ou are cleared for the Hotline, you are now on the FAA’s radar. Action. Essentially, this means the FAA IS and told to contact the airport CTAF. No matter who or how someone reports will not go to a full enforcement action Remember that this is an uncontrolled you, the information regarding the inci- proceeding and will dispose of this via a airport Well, it wasn’t today. Seems the dent will find its way to the nearest Flight warning letter or letter of correction. The state National uard unit was flying and Standards District Oce FSDO. former means the FAA has considered a landing C-30s at the airport, so there was The FSDO will then send you a etter of violation has occurred but that the inci-

dent has been corrected, thus not necessi- FAA mentality. ministrative Action, right So how do you tating any legal action against you. A Compliance Action allows for correct- know what the FAA is thinking when it The letter of correction eectively says ing honest mistakes pilots may make as come to your circumstances and how do the same thing except that the FAA and applicable to operating airplanes in the you know the dierence you have reached an agreement for some National Airspace System. These mis- type of action to correct the original takes could be the result of flaws in the The Risk problem. ou may agree to some ad- system, procedural issues, simple mis- Hopefully, the default position of the ditional flight instruction specifically takes, lack of understanding or dimin- FAA is to first think, and we will use the related to proper communication and ished skills. Types of circumstances this example of this article this meets the cross-country planning techniques. The would not be a viable alternative would Compliance Action criteria. However, agreement may also have the requirement be any intentional deviations, reckless or one FAA inspector verses another may that a certified flight instructor sign your criminal behavior or what the FAA would have diering opinions. I have seen two logbook. Once that is complete, you a consider significant safety risks. dierent FSDOs look at the same issues copy to the FAA. Compliance can be obtained through in dierent ways, so why not individu- The other alternative is a non-enforce- various means including counseling, con- al inspectors. One thinks not knowing ment method the FAA calls a Compliance tinuing education, and remedial training. there was a tower operating a field was an Action. Initiated in 05, its intent is Part of the requirements are that a pilot inadvertent mistake, the other thinks not to correct unintentional deviations or needs to be qualified and both willing checking NOTAMS is poor cross-country noncompliance at their root to enhance and able to cooperate with the compliance planning and is an inherently dangerous safe pilot operations. nder the auspi- remedies the FAA proposes. This would predisposition. cious character of the FAA creating a just include understanding the importance The answer is to ask the inspector what culture, it attempts to create an environ- of the means of compliance and actually their initial thoughts are as to where this ment of engagement, transparency and doing so. Another requirement could be incident hits his/her regulatory meter. information exchange to address what a warning letter or letter of correction. There is a procedural issue at stake here. many recognize as the you against the Wait All this sounds a lot like an Ad-

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There is a problem in that you do not is actually the case. One means would Based on the FAA’s and pilot’s collegial have to speak to the FAA. ou believe the be to send a non-threatening e-mail attitudes and actions, they have been inspector is thinking Compliance Action, or letter confirming the contexts of the able to agree it was in both their best so you decide to talk to them. conversations, thus creating a record. interest to deal with whatever it was INTEGRITY, DEDICATION, QUALITY... RESULTS! After the conversation, they re-evalu- Hopefully, if worded correctly, it would at this level, thus avoiding escalation. ate everything, using your words against leave little doubt they said Compliance. Some of the instances where Compli- you, and now what began as a Compliance One can never have enough documen- ance Actions have been used as a final Action has escalated to an Administrative tation, specifically when dealing with remedy have included taxiing incidents, Action, or worse, legal enforcement. ou one’s intent verses one’s actions. NOTAM violations and violating airspace can imagine, as an attorney counseling Another important dierence is that related to a presidential or other type someone, this is a very delicate and chal- although an Administrative Action does Temporary Flight Restrictions. lenging situation: should I tell someone not constitute a violation, it does stay Takeaway one: Compliance Actions This Is Us! to give up their right to silence based on on a pilot’s record for two years, after are a viable alternative when address- a hope I am interpreting the inspector’s which it is expunged. Compliance Ac- ing issues between pilots and the FAA. intent correctly.” tions do not constitute a violation either, Having dealt with the FAA in the past, but there is no record, which is a good I welcome and appreciate their kinder The Reward thing. gentler attitude and actions and look I can gladly report my aviation at- forward to watching this as it continues iving the inspector the benefit of the torney colleagues who have experience to play itself forward. doubt, if they say Compliance Action, with the Compliance Action process Takeaway two: Remember to check you would want some confirmation that have negotiated successful outcomes. those NOTAMS. C

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What airplane(s) do you currently fly arrives. Talk to pilots who’ve been there be- and how many hours do you have? fore and learn from their experiences. Relax I fly a Total Eclipse Plus at .. avionics and enjoy! with ABS, auto-throttles, and glass windshields in which I have 35 hours since Favorite flying experience? MEET THE MEMBER acquiring my gem of a jet in late Decem- There have been many excellent flying ber 06. I also own a laser Dirks 00A experiences, but my most recent favorite was self-launching motor-glider in which I have the whole mentoring process in the Eclipse. 005 hours. ike many others, I transitioned Actually performing the many procedures DAVID VOLKMANN to the Eclipse from a normally-aspirated, I’d spent so long memorizing, learning, and non-FIKI Cirrus SR. understanding in the real deal - as opposed to pretending with the panel poster mounted Where have you been flying your on a bedroom wall or even the full-motion Eclipse? simulator - was very rewarding. All over the place Our son is a competitive fencer, so I’ve been flying my wife, There- What drew you to flying? sa, and our son, Daniel, to his competitions Watching the hang-gliders soar over Fort throughout the western S Kansas City, Funston, just south of San Francisco. the greater os Angeles area, Salt ake City, San Diego, etc. My wife and I joined an Air What is your career background? Journey trip to Havana; we flew to the EJOPA I graduated from college with a BS in convention at Amelia Island and the EJOPA Forestry and went to work as an inventory event in as Vegas; we’ve been to Colorado forester for a large timberland-owner com- a couple times for skiing. The milk-run is pany in Northern California. Within a couple between Reno and Portland, where Daniel of years, I transferred to the IT department as and Theresa live while he teaches and prac- a programmer to support the forest inven- tices his fencing the club in Reno is just too tory eort. Soon thereafter, several of my small). co-workers left the company and founded a eographic Information Systems services What was your favorite thing about company. I retired from that company in flying to Cuba? 000. My favorite thing about flying to Cuba was the outbound leg. It turned out to be How many hours do you currently quite an exciting flight. Theresa and I were have? lucky enough to have uillaume Fabry of Air I currently have 65 hours in airplanes Journey occupy the co-pilot seat. We departed and 360 in gliders. Ft. auderdale into clear skies with growing cumulus clouds and some lower scud to the What is the first aircraft you ever flew? south and powerful convective activity to the Well, I started in hang-gliders – if that south-west so we used onboard radar, on- counts as an aircraft! – so that’d be an old, board lighting detection, NEXRAD, and recent beat up Rogallo wing in which I learned to paths of airliners courtesy of Flight Aware take-o and land, after which I bought a to confirm safe passage into the clear flight brand-new Wills Wing Harrier to really start levels. Thereafter, we received a hold at the my flying career. A few years later, I trained last fix in the STAR. And, of course, cleared in a Schweitzer -33 glider, after which I to land runway 6 spoken in a clear but bought a laser Dirks 400 motor-glider. heavily-accented voice was quite the thrill Shortly after that, I trained in the Cess- na 5 series, and bought a Cessna What are your procedures for getting Skylane. around foreign countries? Study the various requirements and make Do you have any recommendations for a checklist; check it thrice. Start preparations pilots out there? early. Store Prist in an easy-to-find place so Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side there’s no panic to find it as the fuel truck down. C

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Metro area, the FAA responded by issuing Damage assessment is critical imme- from Boise, Idaho to St. Thomas and more than 30 drone authorizations, diately following a storm. Drones can afterwards carefully brought to the Island according to Dronelife.com. The website easily hover over inaccessible areas and of Enchantment to quickly restore flight reports an additional 30 authorizations provide insight to emergency ocials. operations at the main airport. following Hurricane Irma. FAA administrator Michael Huerta said overnment agencies like NOAA and The benefits of these dynamic tools of the addition of drones to hurricane the nited Sta eological Survey SS are endless in a limited-resource scenar- relief eorts Essentially, every drone are using drones to not only restore life io. Power companies benefit from drone that flew meant that a traditional aircraft after the storm, but improve how we operations that help map out any gaps in was not putting an additional strain on an forecast and prepare for Mother Na- service or infrastructure, improving e- already-fragile system. I don’t think it’s ture’s most grueling impacts. Scientists ciency in power restoration and mainte- an exaggeration to say that the hurricane are catching on to just how useful these nance. Media agencies benefit from drone response will be looked back upon as a remote-controlled aircraft are when it usage to show footage of heavily impacted landmark in the evolution of drone usage comes to getting a bird’s-eye view and areas. After witnessing the images of in this country. And with infrastructure reaching otherwise inaccessible locations. flooding during Harvey, boaters from so fragile as that of Puerto Rico’s, drones A drone’s biggest strength is its indepen- around the country towed their vessels were a big help St. Thomas and the .S. dence from major resources. to Houston to volunteer resources. Drone Virgin Islands became somewhat of a In a disaster environment, drones are footage of damage not only brings atten- rally point, such as when the National time savers and life savers all-in-one. tion to the humanitarian need, but helps Weather Service San Juan Oce lost their As drone technology advances, we hope disseminate important information from WSD- radar to Maria’s strong winds. A to see drones become the primary storm remote areas. makeshift ATC tower was flown by C-30 response vehicles. C

fter a double wham- England Hurricane. Just a few years back, hurricane seasons advances in aerospace my of rather active Hurricane Norbert in the Eastern Pacific technology and a new approach to relief hurricane seasons, it in 04 brought a -in-,000-year flood to eorts that now involves drones. seems once again the Phoenix, A. Most recently, Puerto Rico Aviation has been a bastion of relief spotlightA is back on the calendar was devastated by not one, but two major eorts for the recovering communities, from June to November. The 2018 hurricanes within a -week span. These especially in Puerto Rico following the Hurricane Season is full throttle are just a few examples to consider before devastating Hurricanes Irma and Ma- ahead and that means time to be scong at the local meteorologist and ria. With traditional operations flying weather-aware when choosing filing your flight plan. supplies and support sta into an area your next destination. While there are regions that are seem- badly battered by a natural disaster, there ingly more prone to seeing a landfalling comes a point where these operations tropical cyclone, in the .S. this tends to reach their limits. What do you do when There are many wonderful places to be the southeast. However, as seen with you’re trying to get to an island with no see on this planet. ou could visit New this map of the Atlantic Basin which electricity, no air trac control, no radar, England and see the Berkshires. Or why shows the track of tropical cyclones over and a damaged or obstructed runway not travel to the desert southwest? Maybe the past 50 years bottom, page , it’s environment A lack of resources can be the crystal clear waters of the Caribbe- best to be ready. Complacency can drive challenging, but that's where the newest an are calling your name. Perhaps this up the cost of securing your favorite sector of aircraft comes in handy. last one is most obvious to you, but all of bird-- better to have a plan in place than During the 0 Hurricane Season, FAA these places have been impacted by trop- looking for an available hangar out of the ocials worked quickly to authorize an ical cyclones. ou’ve heard of Hurricane path at the last minute overwhelming number of drone operators Sandy in 0 and the infamous 3 New One positive aspect that has become for relief eorts. In response to Hurri- more obvious after the 06 and 0 cane Harvey and its eect on the Houston

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only eases the logistical strain, it also means training can be financed, since it’s all included in the price of the airplane.

You mentioned an evaluation service. What can you tell us about that? We launched our Operational Test and Evaluation Service about a year ago after it became clear that many buyers wanted a more holistic understanding of each aircraft. Traditional inspections only consider the basic function- ality of certain components, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Our unique flight test exposes the aircraft to a range of real-world conditions, uncovering problems that a ground inspection might miss. It also reveals shortcomings that can’t be fixed, such as when an aircraft fails to meet advertised performance targets. But it’s not just about testing the aircraft, it’s also about understanding the aircraft. The Eclipse comes in many variet- ies and is often misunderstood. Many sellers don’t fully grasp all the nuances of their own aircraft. Our program fills this gap by auditing each airplane and fully explaining all the details. This gives a buyer complete clarity as to what he’s buying and provides the general context needed to make smart buying decisions. Our program oers a buyer access to all of our experience buying, selling, and operating these aircraft, and provides a tremendous amount of peace of mind

So what’s next? Well, as always, we continue to invest tremendous resources into further development of Airbase, our proprietary market tracking and evaluation software. When we started focusing on the Eclipse four years ago, we Let’s start with your latest an- and overall pedigree. Key updates, such product was an aircraft evaluation service were shocked by the overall lack of information available to nouncement: tell us about the AERO- as PP windshields, are required, while that we launched about a year ago. The buyers. ike most brokers, we began by subscribing to third COR Certiﬁed Pre-Owned Eclipse obvious flaws, including missing logs or response was very positive. Buyers loved party sources for market intelligence. However, it quickly be- Program. damage history, are automatic disquali- getting such a clear picture of an aircraft came apparent that we needed to start from the ground up and We are really excited to oer this fiers. and were empowered to make more con- develop our own tools. The problem is that there is no incentive unique program. Buying any airplane can Eligible aircraft are subjected to a fident decisions throughout the buying for the large market tracking companies to invest the resources be stressful, but a first time jet purchase rigorous inspection process, including a process. required to understand the nuances of individual markets, espe- can be overwhelming. Aircraft buyers of- proprietary flight test regime specifically That experience drove home the value cially one the size of the Eclipse. As a result, their data collection ten struggle to consider all the variables, designed to fill the void left by a tradi- of removing uncertainty from the pro- is nonspecific and typically inaccurate. and many learn the hard way just how tional mechanical inspection. cess, but it also revealed some common So, we began by creating a database to track information easy it is to make costly mistakes. We de- The program oers several post-sale gaps that can slow down many sales. A on individual aircraft. That database has grown to become the signed the AEROCOR Certified Pre-Owned benefits, including type training for one certified pre-owned product became the largest repository of data on the Eclipse fleet. We then used our Program to take the guesswork out of the pilot, and up to one year of scheduled logical next step. insights buying and selling the Eclipse to create value matri- process, delivering a vetted aircraft with inspections at no cost. ces that adjust aircraft values based on pertinent variables. The predictable maintenance costs that is It’s a great way to eliminate the natural What’s an example of a “common result is a comparative value analysis tool that has become the backed by a company dedicated to owner gap” you mentioned? uncertainties associated with buying a gold standard for evaluating and accurately pricing Eclipse air- pilots. Many of our clients are first-time pre-owned airplane. craft. We owe a significant portion of our success in this market jet buyers, which means they are often Interesting, how does the program to Airbase, and we continue to work on ways to improve its How did the concept of a certiﬁed first-time jet pilots. This usually adds a work? capabilities. pre-owned aircraft come about? layer of complexity to the process, but our It all starts with the selection process. Aside from Airbase, we have a number of other products and We are constantly looking for ways to program keeps it simple we include type Candidate aircraft are pre-screened and services under development for the Eclipse with a continued em- improve the buying experience. Our first training as part of the purchase. This not graded based on cosmetics, equipment, phasis on delivering objective data and clarity to the market. C

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only eases the logistical strain, it also means training can be financed, since it’s all included in the price of the airplane.

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by the numbersBy JEFF RUBENSTEIN

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by the numbersBy JEFF RUBENSTEIN

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EJOPA he 2018 Eclipse Jet Own- EDITION ers and Pilots Association T annual convention this year was an astounding success, bringing owners and pilots from across the country to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and celebrate support for our wonderful jet.

The convention took place May 6 0 in the music capital of Nashville, at the Downtown Hilton. We all had a wonderful time flying into the John C Tune Airport, KJWN, and appreciated the fine Southern hospitality of their FBO, Contour Aviation. Keynote Speaker of the year was Col- onel Mark Tillman, who gave a riveting storytelling session through his history as the th Presidential pilot and com- mander of Air Force One. Tom Norton was a Featured Speaker and fellow Eclipse pilot and instructor. Another featured Here’s a quick run-down of the success we experienced in Nashville: speaker was Cary Winter, a founding • Total attendance: 154 member of Eclipse Aerospace team. • Eclipse jets flown in: 48 Most of our members took advantage • EJOPA Crew ID badges produced: 42 of the safety seminars and were able to • Number of Eclipse jet owners attending: 65 qualify for significant insurance cost • Number of members qualifying for the insurance discount: 45 savings through the EJOPA Insurance • Companions attending: 44 Program. We were glad to hear an update • Companions participating in ground school: 18 By JEFF from ONE Aviation as well with their • Companions trained in airplanes: 7 RUBENSTEIN management report and A session. • And especially, we’d like to thank Tom Norton for providing a grand total of388 drinks at Friday’s dinner. Thank you to everyone who contrib- uted, and especially to Randol Curtis and Bill Alberts for producing another SO FAR, SO GOOD wonderful event! We’d like to thank all of our vendors and sponsors for this event: s I write this, it’s been of diplomatic expertise and proficiency. would still categorize some interesting Platinum: Gold: Silver: Bronze: exactly one month since And while Randol performed most of times throughout history as remark- We look forward to seeing you at • Textron Aviation • Boca Aircraft • Advocate • Falcon a record number of our his diplomatic magic quietly and behind ably beneficial with long term favorable the 2019 EJOPA Convention: Colorado / Cessna Maintenance Consulting Insurance A members got together in Nash- the scenes, I and the other EJOPA Board outcomes for many. Back to our Eclipse Springs, May 1-5, 2019 C • Pratt & Whitney • IS&S • Aviation Tax ville to enjoy what proved to members can assure you that he did an situation, I’ve been deeply involved in Canada • Norton Aviation Consultants be another outstanding EJOPA awesome job, and made it look easy to this adventure long enough to have lived • Resurgent Avia- • Aerocor • Foreflight Jeff Rubenstein annual convention. Randol Curtis boot. through the equally interesting times tion Solutions • Merrill Lynch President, EJOPA deserves our sincere appreciation Those of you who attended my intro- we endured back in 00-00, with the • SimCom Train- for all the hours of hard work he ductory welcoming remarks there may Eclipse Aviation Corporation Chapter ing Center invested over many months to recall my statement - with regard to and then Chapter bankruptcy filings. make it all come together so suc- everything going on or not going on at Eventually production came to an abrupt cessfully. One Aviation - that we, as Eclipse owner halt, hundreds of excellent employees lost And thank you to our meal sponsors: operators, are now unquestionably living their jobs, hundreds of depositors lost • Wednesday Welcome Reception: Pratt & Whitney Canada This year’s presentation complexi- in interesting times. And my brief oo- their deposits, and hundreds of investors • Breakfast: Foreflight ties, due in large part to the somewhat gle research revealed that the expression lost in aggregate hundreds of millions • Break: Advocate Consulting Legal Group, PLLC nebulous and constantly changing state “May you live in interesting times” is not of dollars. I personally was among those • Lunch: Aerocor; Norton Aviation of aairs among top management at a blessing but is actually a curse. ook latter losers. But on the positive side I • Dinner: Boca Aircraft Maintenance One Aviation, necessitated an abundance it up yourself, and you’ll see why. et I was also one of the lucky ones who had

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Above all else.

already taken delivery of my jet. Albeit of the bankrupt company, implementing news article says Eclipse just dodged the missing many paid for but undelivered the upgrades programs, and restarting eviction bullet at Albuquerque, and public options including FIKI or PS, and with a production, were themselves owners or documents suggest an infusion of cash nominal autopilot that coupled only to the depositors. Notwithstanding myriad ob- from a Chinese company. Our Board con- ASRI 130.85 heading bug.) stacles and challenges, and working with versations with One management indicate So how did those 00 interesting some exceptionally talented engineering that finances are still challenging, but times eventually work out In hindsight, and service personnel, a few years after a comprehensive solution is well in the (760) 925-5876 OR (800) 338-KTRM remarkably well, I’d argue. At Nash- those 00 interesting times we were works. DESERTJET.COM ville, Ken Meyer presented an excellent not only still flying around and enjoying So how’s it going My incessant summary of the post-bankruptcy events our wonderful airplanes, but now their optimism reminds me of Steve Mcueen’s that eventually led to Eclipse Aerospace capabilities and features were much closer answer in the classic scene from the 60 providing upgrades to finish our planes to what they had initially been intended production of The Magnificent Seven. If and restarting production. ou can enjoy to become. you’re not familiar with the scene, or the DESERT JET MAINTENANCE a lengthier perspective of the story in So how will our current interesting brief story McQueen tells with his answer, EXPERTS AT PHENOM 100/300 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE Dennis Maxwell’s 0 book The reat times turn out By the time you read it’s worth the 0 seconds to watch it on Eclipse. Kindle version available on this, I hope we know better the answer to YouTube - see the QR code below. C FAA CERTIFIED PART 145 REPAIR STATION • AOG MOBILE JET SERVICES Amazon. et I would argue strongly that question. Or we may not. In the short that what tipped the ending of that story 30 days since our convention, we have “So far, so good!” toward our airplanes becoming amaz- seen and heard reports of improvements ing “gems of a jet” rather than corroded in several critical parts backorder situ- lawn ornaments was the extraordinary ations, both from One management and commitment and perseverance of a re- anecdotally from some members. ADS-B markable group of capable and talented Out for .0x.5 airplanes is now available people, including a significant number from Boca Aircraft Maintenance, and One of past and current Eclipse owners and Aviation says they’re very close as well. pilots. Many of the key players of the The Chicago service center move to Auro- original Eclipse Aerospace team, who raSugar rove is complete and they are were successful in obtaining the assets now open for business and busy. A recent

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Above all else.

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During past budget shortfalls, aircraft portable, sales tax can be eliminated by se tax, however, is more complex a have been the target of securing addi- transacting the transfer in a state such challenge, and will generally be imposed tional revenues through the aggressive as Oregon or Massachusetts which have by the state of domicile and possibly even collection of sales, use and property tax. no sales tax. Other states have little or in other states with nexus to the aircraft) The portability aircraft make it generally no sales and use tax on aircraft purchas- if sales tax would have been imposed had easy to avoid sales tax on the purchase by es, including North and South Carolina. the transaction occurred within the state. closing in a jurisdiction with little or no Finally, over a dozen remaining states Therefore, culminating the sale in a tax- tax, or an applicable exemption, but that have fly-away exemptions that provide free state is generally only the initial step is only the first step. se tax generally an aircraft will not be subject to tax if it in controlling sales and use taxes. The becomes a significant hurdle in the state is promptly removed from the state and purchaser should also plan for avoiding or or states in which the aircraft is based. registered elsewhere. However, these minimizing use tax, through one of the What is a sales tax vs. a use tax Al- exemptions often have technical require- various exemptions that may be available though sales and use tax are not univer- ments that must be carefully considered on a state-by-state basis. Examples of sally defined, for purposes of this discus- before relying upon them. Aircraft sales common exemptions which may or may sion a sales tax is a privilege or license use tax is an area of extreme dierentia- not be present in any particular state tax on persons engaged in the business tion from state-to-state, so parties must include: of making retail sales by which own- exercise extreme care in determining • Common Carrier Exemption. Com- ership of tangible personal property is the point of delivery and closing of the mon carrier exemptions, if present, transferred for consideration: a tax on the transaction. are often not unique to aircraft, but act of selling. se tax compliments sales may apply more broadly to trans- THE AIRPLANE OF YOUR DREAMS tax and is a tax on the consumer for the “Because aircraft are easily portation equipment used in the privilege of storing, using, or consuming movement of persons and property IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK within the state any tangible personal transportable, sales tax can for hire. Several states have common property a tax on the end user. The sales be eliminated by transacting carrier exemptions that applies only Your father told you to buy right or buy twice. This is what he was talking about. tax and use tax are generally mutually the transfer in a state such to commercial airlines. However, With the Pilatus PC-12 NG, you get a large cabin with a private lavatory, advanced exclusive, in that any sales tax already as Oregon or Massachusetts many states exempt charter oper- paid on the transaction will be credited ators operating under FAR Part 35, avionics, and the ability to bring everyone and everything – all with lower ownership which have no sales tax.” against use tax owed. provided certain threshold use tests and operating costs than the TBM 930 over a 5 year period. Because aircraft are easily trans- are met. nder certain circumstanc- Visit www.pc-12advantage.com to learn just how close your dream is to reality.

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es, selected states will even extend the common carrier exemption to aircraft operators serving members of their Wings for Humanity controlled group and operating under FAR Part . Bringing Relief to Those in Need • Casual Sale. These exemptions apply to the sale of air- Wings for Humanity (WFH), craft by individuals or companies not regularly engaged a non-profit humanitarian in the aircraft sale business. One potential hazard is aid organization, works in that a number of state laws which include a casual sale remote areas where traditional exemption specifically carve out aircraft from the exempt transportation is not available. property designation, and therefore tax it. Other states, like Texas, impose significant burdens on a purchaser to Join us in vet a casual seller. • Resale Exemption. Because the sales and use tax is a tax making the at retail, the purchase of the property will generally not world a be subject to tax if it is acquired in a wholesale transaction. This wholesale transaction exemption would better place A $1/day donation generally apply when the aircraft is acquired for purposes provides fuel of resale or for lease. Therefore, when a dealer acquires for three an aircraft for the purpose of selling it to another, tax is medivac flights. imposed on the dealer sale, but not his purchase. ike- wise, when property is acquired for lease to another, the To Donate acquisition of the property is generally exempt from sales visit us at tax, while the lease payments are then subject. www.wings4humanity.org • Interstate Exemption. Certain states recognize that if an aircraft is used primarily in interstate commerce, it is not 1-888-477-8945 subject to either sales or use taxes. The scope of this ex- [email protected] emption generally turns on the level of interstate use, and the degree to which it resides in the state. Some states, such as California and Maryland, have defined testing periods after which the aircraft is deemed exempt- oth- ers do not. Strict compliance with state requirements is a must when using this exemption. • Corporate Transactions. In a number of states there are exemptions for bulk sales of property as part of the sale of an on-going trade or business, statutory mergers, div- idends to shareholders, tax-free contributions of property to partnerships or corporations, and other similar transactions. In some cases, it may be possible to structure transactions pursuant to these exemptions and thereby eectively limit the applicability of salesuse taxes. The sales and use tax law applicable to aircraft is exceed- ingly complex, and is often not uniformly clear. As the states’ tax appetites continue to grow, they appear to be increasingly aggressive, even in areas previously thought to be exempt from tax. Purchasers are therefore cautioned to carefully plan their transactions and be cognizant of potential risks. Most business aircraft are eligible for use tax exemption or reduc- tion in some form in most, but not all, states. Through proper planning, structuring, and filing, you can avoid a surprise use tax bill and use those funds to keep your business aircraft in the skies. C

This article provides an introduction to a complex, and often ambiguous, area of law. Knowledgeable people may disagree as to outcomes in particular cases. Always consult with your advisor.

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This article provides an introduction to a complex, and often ambiguous, area of law. Knowledgeable people may disagree as to outcomes in particular cases. Always consult with your advisor.

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THE 2018 IPAD

SPEEDS THINGS UP Apple

introduces the latest version of the iPad, with two By WAYNE RASH updated features that users asked for. One of those is more speed. The other is a feature formerly found only on iPad Pro models – support for the e eni ne te biest benets e was able to keep the price for the basic version of the iPad down to a reasonable $329.00. The speed boost comes via Apple’s A10 Fusion processor that includes an embedded motion coprocessor. This is an Apple-designed four-core processor that features two high-performance es n t ene eient es in te tablet to handle demanding tasks quickly when needed, while keeping battery life at 10 hours. Apple says that the new processor is much faster than the previous generation iPad, with computing performance being 40 percent faster and graphics performance being 50 percent greater. This means that programs will load faster, most operations will run faster, and some, such as rendering a graphical image, will be even faster yet. When using the new iPad with apps that are generally used in aviation, including the display of

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THE 2018 IPAD

SPEEDS THINGS UP Apple

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navigation charts, the dierence was ob- than the memory available in earlier iP- charts render in a reasonable time, then vious. Everything worked faster with the ads, which at one point could barely hold the new iPad is a fast, reasonably priced new iPad than it had with the previous a full collection of charts. choice. It will allow you to upgrade for tablets. While the upgrades to the new iPad the foreseeable future, it has enough The other big change is the Apple Pen- are useful, the question of whether you memory to support a lot of apps, and it’s cil, which you can now use with a stan- should replace your existing iPad for a faster. It’s also not very expensive com- dard iPad on supported apps. The Pencil new one depends a lot on what you’re pared to iPads of years past, although is a .00 active stylus that will let doing with your existing iPad. If you’re adding more memory and a cellular mo- you draw on the screen of an iPad. ou only running one or two apps for your dem will tack on another 30.00. can make handwritten notes and draw flying activities, and you don’t use the Also, if the Apple Pencil is important sketches with the Pencil. For the Pencil iPad for anything else, then if what you to you, this is the only way to make use to work this way though, the app that’s have is working, there’s no need to get of it for less than the cost of an iPad Pro. running on the iPad needs to support it. the new one. Perhaps now that it’s supported in the nfortunately, none of the aviation apps But if you have an older tablet that regular iPad, the folks who make the that I’ve found will allow hand writing may not be able to upgrade to the latest apps we like will add support for the or drawing, meaning the Pencil is of only version of iOS, or if you’d like to see your Pencil. C limited usefulness for those apps. However, the Apple Pencil does work as a pointing device with any app. For example, you can use it to se- lect a link to a web page, or to click on a button or to tick a checkbox. iven that the Pencil is a much more precise means of control than the end of your finger, you will likely find situations in which using the pencil reduces frustration. The pencil charges by inserting the connector on the end of the device into the ightening Port on your iPad. This also acts to pair the pencil to your tablet’s Bluetooth radios. The process is simple and fast, and the charge only takes a few minutes. If you use your iPad for non-aviation tasks in addition to flying, then the Pencil could be a very useful accessory. Apple made the changes that allow the Pencil to be used with the iPad primarily for the education market, however, some apps that are more generally useful, including Microsoft Oce, also work with the Apple Pencil. One other change for the iPad is that it now is available with either 3 gigabytes or gigabytes of storage, which means you have room for a good collection of graphical and image files. But that storage is not unlimit- ed, as I found out when a B iPad was unable to download updates until I erased some of the stu I had on my iPad. On the other hand, it’s better

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Tucker, Eric grew up amidst modern day barnstormers. He attributes the origins of the car top landing stunt to mentor Jimmy Mynning, who introduced -year-old Eric to the wacky side of flying. Tucker remem- bers watching while Mynning popped out of the skylight of his Super Cub dressed up as an old woman, pretending that the plane was out of control while steering with his feet. “The ultimate goal wasn’t necessarily to teach me how to be a comedy act airshow pilot, but to use barnstorming as a metaphor for becoming a better stick-and-rudder pilot, he says. ou have to figure out how to maneuver the airplane in three dimensional flight, and really understand how you can trade airspeed for altitude. It instills these really core skills that are totally lost among modern pilots. “It’s an exploration of what it means to be an aviator, and another step in the lifelong pursuit of skill building.” anding a Piper J-3 Cub driving a fixed-pitch propeller, there’s not on top of a moving much to it: no starter, no electrical sys- Other exercises from Tucker’s aviation ed- ambulance may not tem, no battery, and no radio. The entire ucation include soloing gliders at 4; soloing sound like an exercise aircraft weighs in at only 0 pounds the family Pitts Special at 6; float planes; in it set - less than the record for deadlifting. aerobatic competition; formation aerobat- Lever, Eric Tucker insists that’s A lightweight plane is a give-in, when ics; flying straight down the length of the exactly what it is. “There’s no the objective is to land it on a car, but why runway with the wingtip of the Cub exactly su tin s se in ust an ambulance Because I’m an opti- feet o the pavement; throwing rolls of toilet like there’s no such thing as mist, Tucker jokes. If I was a pessimist paper out the window and trying to cut them safely walking across the street,” I would have bought a hearse. Seriously as they unfurl; and, wingman to an emer- says the 36 year-old father though, he attributes the choice of vehicle gency landing on the 0 Freeway in King of two, adding that his great to his wife, Jillian, who refused to take City. There’s no substitute for experience, grandfather was killed by a bus part in anything involving a Winnebago. he says. while doing exactly that. “The However, she could get on board with the Though his current gig as a corporate objective is to mitigate it down to ambulance, which has the curb appeal pilot in a Falcon 00X for Solairus Avia- an acceptable level of safety.” of the vehicle used in Ghostbusters. In tion is a more prescribed kind of flying, preparation for the stunt, the roof is out- Tucker insists that barnstorming skills have equipped him to deal with anything he might Sunny yellow, with a classic black fitted with a landing pad a steel rack and encounter in the air. The biggest weakness lightning bolt and teddy bear logo, the wooden platform that Tucker designed within corporate aviation flight training is in Piper Cub almost looks like a toy airplane. himself. cultivating and maintaining stick and rudder Other than an air-cooled piston engine The son of airshow legend Sean D. flying skills, he says. Indeed, the Air France

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and Air Malaysia catastrophes were both photos to illustrate an important point ambulance. “The general consensus is: to set new records the result of stalls, the most basic kind of landing a plane in a tree doesn’t neces- it’s a really hard way to die or get serious- Certiﬁed E1000 aerodynamic upset. NBAA announced that sarily mean you’re going to diebut it ly injured, but it’s probably a pretty easy between 00 and 0, over 40 of fixed probably means you’ll need a rope. way to bang up an airplane. Max Cruise: 325 KTAS wing A fatal accidents occurred because For the car top landing stunt, which For Tucker, the ultimate goal of the car pilots lost control of their airplanes. will take place in the tree-free zone top landing stunt is not to cheat death. epicaircraft.com Tucker recalls an adage uttered by his of Salinas Airport, Tucker’s arsenal of It’s to stretch his capacity for mental fo- mentor, Bob Hoover ou gotta fly the equipment is limited to a helmet, para- cus and precision flight in a high-work- airplane as far into the wreck as you can. chute, and sunglasses. A lot of pilots load environment. It’s an exploration Staying dedicated to controlling the air- take their glasses o for landing because of what it means to be an aviator, and plane during equipment malfunction will they don’t get enough visual acuity, due another step in the lifelong pursuit of almost always equate to survival, Tucker to them not being clear enough or light skill building. ltimately, it’s a way to claims. He scrolls through the pictures enough to provide the sort of subtle maintain the kinesthetic feel for a flying on his phone to an image of a Piper Cub peripheral vision that you need, Tucker machine that will help Tucker safely de- about 30 feet o of the ground, suspended notes. He prefers Method Seven SK , a liver his Falcon 00 passengers to the far in the branches of a tree. He has an entire mid-spectrum lens that provides enough corners of the globe. C gallery of such pictures, prompted by a clarity to wear throughout all phases of

conversation with the owner of a back- flight. ALOE DRISCOLL is a freelance writer and mar- country airport. As Tucker surveyed the There’s little room for error when land- keting consultant for the optics manufacturer dense woods surrounding the airport, he ing a plane on top of a moving ambulance Method Seven. The M7 Sky product line has been researched and developed speciﬁcally for casually asked the owner What’s your - inches to either side of the target to pilots and aviation. For more information about tree landing strategy?” The guy wordless- be exact. In a worst-case scenario, Tucker Method Seven, visit www.methodseven.com and follow @m7skyoptics on Instagram. ly turned the color of a contrail. Tucker imagines that he could get hit with a assembled a montage of tree landing gust of wind, and come o the side of the ARTICLE PHOTOS: GURU KHALSA

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Eclipse 18Q3.indd 54-55 7/23/18 11:18 PM A SERIOUS STUNT This is having the speed and Air Malaysia catastrophes were both photos to illustrate an important point ambulance. “The general consensus is: to set new records the result of stalls, the most basic kind of landing a plane in a tree doesn’t neces- it’s a really hard way to die or get serious- Certiﬁed E1000 aerodynamic upset. NBAA announced that sarily mean you’re going to diebut it ly injured, but it’s probably a pretty easy between 00 and 0, over 40 of fixed probably means you’ll need a rope. way to bang up an airplane. Max Cruise: 325 KTAS wing A fatal accidents occurred because For the car top landing stunt, which For Tucker, the ultimate goal of the car pilots lost control of their airplanes. will take place in the tree-free zone top landing stunt is not to cheat death. epicaircraft.com Tucker recalls an adage uttered by his of Salinas Airport, Tucker’s arsenal of It’s to stretch his capacity for mental fo- mentor, Bob Hoover ou gotta fly the equipment is limited to a helmet, para- cus and precision flight in a high-work- airplane as far into the wreck as you can. chute, and sunglasses. A lot of pilots load environment. It’s an exploration Staying dedicated to controlling the air- take their glasses o for landing because of what it means to be an aviator, and plane during equipment malfunction will they don’t get enough visual acuity, due another step in the lifelong pursuit of almost always equate to survival, Tucker to them not being clear enough or light skill building. ltimately, it’s a way to claims. He scrolls through the pictures enough to provide the sort of subtle maintain the kinesthetic feel for a flying on his phone to an image of a Piper Cub peripheral vision that you need, Tucker machine that will help Tucker safely de- about 30 feet o of the ground, suspended notes. He prefers Method Seven SK , a liver his Falcon 00 passengers to the far in the branches of a tree. He has an entire mid-spectrum lens that provides enough corners of the globe. C gallery of such pictures, prompted by a clarity to wear throughout all phases of conversation with the owner of a back- flight. ALOE DRISCOLL is a freelance writer and mar- country airport. As Tucker surveyed the There’s little room for error when land- keting consultant for the optics manufacturer dense woods surrounding the airport, he ing a plane on top of a moving ambulance Method Seven. The M7 Sky product line has been researched and developed speciﬁcally for casually asked the owner What’s your - inches to either side of the target to pilots and aviation. For more information about tree landing strategy?” The guy wordless- be exact. In a worst-case scenario, Tucker Method Seven, visit www.methodseven.com and follow @m7skyoptics on Instagram. ly turned the color of a contrail. Tucker imagines that he could get hit with a assembled a montage of tree landing gust of wind, and come o the side of the ARTICLE PHOTOS: GURU KHALSA

SIMPLY THE GREATEST ADVANCE IN AVIATION EYEWEAR SINCE 1936.

MEET THE M7 SKY LENS.

Take a test ﬂight at methodseven.com/sky

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