By Thomas P. Turner

I was in the FBO shack with my instructor, discussing regulations as part of the ground instruction requirement for my flight review. A short, muscular man entered the building, his nearly new composite airplane shining outside in the cold morning sun. Behind the FBO counter another CFI, the glass-cockpit aircraft’s local factory-authorized instructor, stood in greeting. I overhead their exchange:

"Hi, doc," he smiled. "How was your flight down last night?" …