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August 2026
8 Featured Plane
Keeping Aviation in Circulation
How a Small Flying Club Created a Big Aviation Community
By Stephen Mayeux and John Rees
18 Avionics
Manage Your Avionics Upgrade
Proactive Steps
22 Sky Talk
Blink and You’ll Miss It
The Growing Challenge of Spotting Traffic
By Scott “Sky” Smith
24 Check Rides… Gone Wrong!
Part 4: Rope a Dope
By Joel A. Turpin, ATP CFII FAA Master Pilot
26 Sentimental Journey, Reborn
The Fly-In Calls Back a Bygone Era Where Pipers Were Once Built
By Dr. Mike Jones
32 Unbelievable
True Stories of Aviation Blunders
By Carl Ziegler, A&P/IA
36 Formation Without Perspiration
By Bill Cox
40 10 Things Your Mechanic Wishes Every Owner Knew
Tips From the Other Side of the Hangar
46 Hangar Tip
The 5-Minute Post Flight Routine
MEMBER ACTIVITY
42 Member Q&A
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Publisher
45 Ad Index & Website Directory
ON THE COVER
1977 PA-28-161 (Warrior II) by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com)
