June 2018
What’s inside …
COLUMNS
8 Featured Plane
Perfect Compromise
Archer is the Best Balance of Power,
Performance and Economy
By Bill Cox
14 Avionics
Legacy Avionics:
A Concern for the Future?
By Bob Hart
22 The View from My Hangar
Air-Oil Separators
Do I Need One?
By Erich Rempert
28 Tips & Tales from the Left Seat
This and That
By Joel Turpin
32 That Thing Out Front
An Introduction to Aircraft Propellers
By Jim Cavanagh
40 Sky Talk
How Medical Situations Can Affect Your Pilot Ticket …
and Possibly Your Insurance, Too!
By Scott “Sky” Smith
46 Hangar Tip
I Don’t Put “Air” in My Tires
… And Neither Should You!
By Erich Rempert
DEPARTMENTS
5 From the Publisher
6 From the Forum
An Update on Member Activity from our
Online Community
44 On Approach
Aviation News & Announcements
45 Advertiser Index & Website Directory
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