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?
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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Two companies with a common commitment to provide outstanding aviation products have joined forces.
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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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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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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?
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
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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Unlike many pilots, Mike Brown’s interest in flying didn’t begin at a young age with a fascination in flight.
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Chance Downing decided he wanted to fly “the real thing” after attending his first RC aircraft fly-in.
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When the pandemic hit, life changed for many of us. Travel was limited, and most of my flying adventures were with the same few people.
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8 Love at First Flight: The Piper Cherokee 140
18 Avionics
VFR: Equipping the Basics
22 Sky Talk
Life Expectancy: The Plane Not the Pilot
26 A Fresh Start
32 How Your Airplane’s Electrical System Works
46 Hangar Tip
SAFE – A Worthy Investment
The crop dusters appeared on the distant horizon. As they approached the fields, they dipped to fly just above the ground – or so it seemed.
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Piper Owner Society receives questions over our tech line and we are grateful to Erich Rempert, who takes the time to field these questions.
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8 Featured Plane
Piper Warrior II: Flying for the Family
20 Avionics
Options: New From Garmin
26 Sky Talk
Training is Required
30 Window Care and Maintenance Tips for the Do-It-Yourselfer
34 Use That Checklist
36 Planning the VFR Cross County Flight
39 When Weather Turns to Trouble
On Harold Kennedy’s sixteenth birthday, his instructor signed his student certificate and logbook and handed him the keys to go solo.
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8 Featured Plane
The Piper Lance II : A T-Tail to Talk About
18 Avionics
Options: Big Glass
24 Sky Talk
Getting the Most For Your Aircraft
28 CamGuard Confession
A First-hand Assessment of Aviation’s Most Talked about Oil Additive
32 Valve Clearances and Hydraulic Lifters
35 What Instrument Pilots Need to Know About Flying the Visual Segment on an IFR Approach
38 Cross-Country Air Racing in a 1965 Piper Cherokee
46 Hangar Tip
Get the Most From Your Membership
How much should an annual cost? I can’t tell you how many times I hear that question, especially online from a new owner.
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“At first I wasn’t sure about the PA-38-112. I thought it was a bit sketchy, and I had no plans to ever fly in one or even own one.
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Did you ever wish you could just swipe a finger and preheat your plane without driving to the airport hours ahead of a planned flight?
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