December 2018 What's inside ... COLUMNS 6 Clipper & Pacer Four-Seat Vintage Wonders By Bill Cox 14 Avionics Year in Review By Bob Hart 22 Tips & Tales How to Read Approach Charts Part II By Joel Turpin 26 Holiday Gift Guide Members Tell Us What They Want for Christmas 28 Arrow Restoration, Part III Seat Roller Replacements By Scott Sherer 34 … [Read more...]
How to Read Your Approach Chart Part 2: Obstacle Departure Procedure
Joel Turpin wrote a two-part series that ran in the November and December 2018 issues of Pipers Magazine. You can read the entire articles in our digital archive. By Joel Turpin ATP CFII and FAA Master Pilot Read Part I here. Learn more about Part II below and read the entire article here. Important: There is a correction to the printed article in the … [Read more...]
How to Read Your Approach Chart Like a Pro
Joel Turpin wrote a two-part series that ran in the November and December 2018 issues of Pipers Magazine. You can read the entire article in our digital archive. Also a reminder -- you have homework! By Joel Turpin ATP CFII and FAA Master Pilot INTRODUCTION The objective of this tutorial is to teach pilots how to instinctively look at an instrument-approach chart with a … [Read more...]
What Is “Historical” Weight and Balance?
... and why you want to keep those records. By Erich Rempert A&P Consultant What is “Historical Weight and Balance” and why should you care about it? Furthermore, what should you do with it? Historical weight and balance is a term I use and feel appropriate for “old” weight and balance reports, the ones that are superseded. It’s critical that these documents be … [Read more...]
New EAA Scholarship Offers Financial Assistance for Young, Aspiring Pilots
Ray Foundation supplying $1 million for program to work through EAA chapters EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A new Experimental Aircraft Association program will provide up to $10,000 each for an initial class of 90 to 100 young people who are pursuing flight training, thanks to the Ray Foundation of Naples, Florida. The Ray Foundation has provided $1 million to … [Read more...]