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October 2023

What’s inside…

8 Featured Plane 
Versatile Piper Twin: Aztec Has Big Advantages for Veteran Pilot Aaron Lewis 
By Greg Seubert 

16 Avionics 
Personal Minimums 
By Bob Hart 
Personal-Minimums.pdf 

20 Sky Talk 
Fly More, Save More! 
Reducing the Variable Expenses of Ownership 
By Scott “Sky” Smith 
How to Calculate Piper Cost of Ownership 
https://piperowner.org/webinar-how-to-calculate-piper-cost-of-ownership 

24 I Want to Paint My Plane. Now What? 
By Craig Barnett 
https://schemedesigners.com
https://www.airliners.net

34 Arrow Speed Mods: Do They Work? 
By Scott Sherer 
https://www.knots2u.net
https://springcityaviation.com

44 Industry News 
https://www.piper.com

46 Hangar Tip  
Catch Propeller Nicks Before They Become Cracks 
By Jack Boyd 
https://goldstandardaviation.com

Member Activity 
41 Member Q&A 
https://ciescorp.net
https://www.knots2u.net/extended-wing-tips-with-landing-lights-piper-pa-28-set-of-two
https://charles-oneill.com/blog/cherokee-tapered-wing-float
https://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com

Departments 
6 From the Editor 
45 Advertising Index 

On the Cover 
Photo of Aaron Lewis’ 1962 PA-23 Aztec by Jack Fleetwood (jackfleetwood.com).