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April 2025

What’s inside…

8 Featured Plane
A Sweetheart of a Ride

The Piper Tri-Pacer
By Michelle Adserias

18 Avionics
Shopping the Shows
An Insider’s Advice
By Bob Hart

24 Sky Talk
Open Pilot Warranty
By Scott “Sky” Smith

28 Pilot in Command Authority
By Joel Turpin, ATP/CFII/FAA Master Pilot

32 The Inspector is Clocked “In”

The Perils of Undocumented Maintenance
By Carl Ziegler, A&P/IA

38 Even More of the Best $100 Burgers
By Michelle Adserias

46 Hangar Tip
How to Clean Your Belly
Members Share Their Best Tips and Tricks

Member Activity
40 Member Q&A

Departments
6 from the Publisher
45 Ad Index & Website Directory

On the Cover: Cover photo of Lady Z, Jim Kirkendall’s 1959 Piper Tri-Pacer. Photos courtesy of Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com).