GAMI Begins Selling STCs for Unleaded Avgas
From GAMI GAMI is excited to announce the opening of its online G100UL STC store. All...
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Author: Piper Owner Society
FAA Announces “Skeletonized” Data on Foreign Areas of Sectional Charts
The FAA has released a Charting Notice that states that, as of Dec. 29, 2022, sectional charts will be produced showing less information in areas outside the U.S. Border areas in Canada and Mexico, for example, will show only...
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PIPERS Magazine February 2023
8 Piper Cherokee 180 Market Report & Tips
16 Avionics Q&A: Recommendations on Slide-ins, GPS, and More
20 Sky Talk: Tips and Traps in Warranties
24 1985 Dakota Interior Restoration and Panel Upgrade
30 How to Repaint Interior Plastic Trim
34 What You Need to Know About Air Traffic Control
46 Hangar Tip: Annual Inspection Checklist
PIPERS Magazine January 2023
From air filters and appraisals to vortex generators and window repair, the annual Source Guide has been the “Yellow Pages” of the Piper owner community for more than a decade.
Read MoreMandatory Service Bulletin for Certain Millennium Cylinders
Superior Air Parts has issued a Mandatory Service Bulletin requiring the replacement of intake valves in certain Millennium cylinders and rebuilt/overhauled cylinders used in Continental 470-, 520-, and 550-series engines. The...
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How to Repair Plastic Trim
A major problem with older aircraft is the condition of the interior plastic trim. The trim is generally in very poor condition, with various cracks in the trim and deformation around the screw holes. Learn how to repair plastic trim here.
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Advice for Owner-Performed Strut Service
What happens when the Piper Owner Society puts its mind to a maintenance problem? An extremely...
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Legacy to Glass
Why would anyone in their right mind spend more on avionics upgrades than what their airplane is worth? That’s crazy, right? Maybe, but not so fast.
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Piper Issues Revised Service Bulletin for Wing Rib Inspection
On Nov. 29, 2022, Piper Aircraft issued Service Bulletin SB1161C for wing rib inspections. The SB...
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Garmin Issues GFC 500 Autopilot Service Alert
Updated Jan. 13, 2023 Garmin recently issued an update regarding its software update necessary to...
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20 Tips for Safe Holiday Flying in Your Piper
© [Sunny studio] / Adobe Stock By Floyd Allen 12 Things EVERY Pilot should know about an...
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PIPERS Magazine December 2022
Featured Plane: Piper Pawnee Brave 400
Avionics: New Pilot Gear
Never Run It Dry: How to Manage Your Fuel
Eliminate Exterior Screw Corrosion
Legacy to Glass: Cherokee 180 Panel Upgrade
Hangar Tip: Handheld Transceivers on a Budget
Piper Malibu 310: A High-Flying, Single-Engine Icon
Ed Cooper knew as a kid that he wanted to be a pilot, and it’s easy to understand why. He caught the flying bug from his dad during the burgeoning years of aviation.
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Add Lighted Wingtips to a Piper Arrow
If you’ve been flying for a while, you learned to have certain fears that go along with the flying experience. These are the sub rosa facts of life for pilots. We all have this secret list and we do everything we can to mitigate the risk that goes with the list.
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Borescoping Part 2: Performing Cylinder Inspections
This article is a follow-up to “Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1,” allowing owners to take preventative steps before serious issues occur.
Read MoreMax RPM Not Reaching 2,700
I have a Piper Cherokee 150 with a new engine (50 hours SMOH). At sea level, cold weather, wide open throttle, and mixture full (no carb heat of course), it used to go to 2,700 rpm at takeoff. Now it’s between 2,400 and 2,500 only.
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Piper External Power Connector Replacement
I’m sure you know the drill: There’s airplane dollars and there’s real dollars. In airplane dollars, everything generally costs 10 times more. Period!
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How to Fix Sediment in a Piper Fuel Tank
What should you do if you get sediment in the fuel tank of your Piper airplane? That happened to a...
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FAA Revisits Continental Engine AD, Asks for Feedback
Cylinder Cracking Possibly Ongoing in Continental 500-Series Engines, Even Post-AD Actions On Oct....
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