Obvious and Logical: What Really Happened? The Ice-Cold Case of N1812H
On October 16, 1972, a Pan Alaska Airways flight from Anchorage to Juneau failed to make its destination and was never seen again.
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Author: Piper Owner Society
Piper Wing Spars – Two New Proposed ADs
The FAA has come out with two new proposed ADs for Piper wing spars. Find out how this Might affect you, and how Piper is responding to these ADs.
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A Good Thing Made Better: 1975 Piper Seneca II
An article featuring the updates Jason Tuggle has completed on his 1975 Piper PA-34 Seneca II we featured in the May 2020 edition of Pipers.
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Dream Flights: Never Too Old for an Adventure
While most people are familiar with Honor Flights, far fewer people are aware of Dream Flights and their mission.
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Piper Comanche 260C: The Only Plane for Me
I was hooked! My older brother took me on my first flight in a rented Mooney M20A when I was 18. The moment he let me handle the controls, I knew I wanted to fly.
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California’s New Avgas Law
In 2031, leaded avgas will be banned in California. They will ban all airport operators and private or public entities that make it available.
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New Rule for Logging Hours
A new FAA ruling, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act, will allow pilots to credit additional flight time to their civil regulatory requirements.
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Radios Required?
A recent discussion about coms (radios) in airplanes was civil and showed a lot of passion on both sides of the argument.
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A Well-Matched Pair
I love the Piper Aztec and I wanted an airplane that could do what an Aztec could do. If Piper still made them, I would have a new one.
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What Does FAA Rule 14 CFR§ 43.3 Really Mean?
The FAA have released an interpretation of 14 CFR§43.3 changing the way aviators and mechanics perform aircraft maintenance and repairs.
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FAA Expands Trio Pro Pilot STC
FAA Expands Trio Pro PilotTM STC to Cessna 150, 152, 170B and Reims-Built (France) Single Engine Cessnas;
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AOPA Stands Against Landing Fees
Some Florida not-for-profit, public-use airports are contemplating the use of landing fees to those who use their airports.
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Pipers Magazine November 2024
8 Featured Plane
The Piper Super Cub
18 Avionics
Accessories
24 Insurance Tips for Older Pilots
26 Playing “What If” versus “I Hope Not”
30 Obvious and Logical: What Really Happened
36 Stepping Up!
Transition from a Cessna 172 to a Piper Cherokee Six
46 Hangar Tip
Battery Maintenance Between Flights?
Shattering the Silence of Mental Health
Until recently, pilots rarely discussed mental health issues openly. Two main reasons were the attached stigma and fear that the FAA would ‘clip their wings’ if such information was disclosed
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Whelen Aerospace Technologies Acquires AeroLEDs
Two companies with a common commitment to provide outstanding aviation products have joined forces.
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Love at First Flight: The Piper Cherokee 140
Marc George declared his relationship with his 1969 Piper Cherokee 140 was “love at first sight.” I’d say it was also love at first flight.
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A Fresh Start: Tales of a New Engine Install
The engine on John O’Leary’s 1980 Piper Turbo Arrow IV, with a T-tail, had 2800 hours on it with a TBO at 1800 hours.
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Pipers Magazine October 2024
8 Featured Plane
A Good Thing Made Better: 1975 Piper Seneca II
18 Avionics
Headsets
24 Sky Talk
Dual: What Is It Good For?
26 Fine-tune Your Fuel Injection
How to Inspect, Test, and Maintain Injector Nozzles
30 How to Read a METAR
32 Dream Flights
Never Too Old for an Adventure
34 Member Restoration
A Well-Matched Pair
46 Hangar Tip
Radios Required?
Pipers Magazine September 2024
8 Featured Plane
Piper Comanche 260C
18 Avionics
Intercoms: Affordable Quality
22 Thank You to Our Members
24 Sky Talk
Can’t Go Back
26 Shattering the Silence of Menta Health
32 Electrical System Anomalies and Failures
38 Airplane Cable Tensions and Control Surface Rigging
46 Hangar Tip
Show us Your Plane
When Weather Turns to Trouble
In 1970, April 4th to be exact per my dad’s logbook, our family had an experience that I wish I’d never had.
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