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September 2025

What’s inside…

8 Featured Plane
Flying the Dream with a Piper Comanche 260B
By Michelle Adserias

20 Avionics
Dynon Developments

By Bob Hart

24 Sky Talk
Monarchs and Midair Impacts
By Scott “Sky” Smith

28 The Inspector Is In
A Maintenance Paradigm Shift
By Carl Ziegler, A&P/IA

34 Rope Start
By Joel Turpin, ATP/CFII/FAA Master Pilot

38 A Tribute to a Legend
Bill Cox–July 4, 2025
By Diana Jones

39 The Secrets of Johnston Island
How Much Reserve is Enough When Crossing the Pacific?
By Bill Cox

46 Hangar Tip
Reverse Calibration Has Its Place

Member Activity

42 Member Q&A

Departments

6 From the Publisher
45 Ad Index & Website Directory

On the Cover: Cover Photo of Cody Burrough’s 1966 Piper Comanche 260B by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com).