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DECEMBER 2014

Features

10 A First-timers Guide to Flying Home for the Holidays
12 Things ALL Pilots should know about an Unfamiliar Airport
By Floyd Allen

32 An Introduction to Aviation Apps & Smart Technology
Are you CONNECTED?
By Bob Hart

42 Practical Preheating Options for the Cold Weather Pilot
By Tom Ferguson

Columns

8 Safety Corner
The Aircraft Owner’s Insurance Checklist

By Marci Veronie

18 Aviation Education
A Pilot’s Guide to Keeping Current Practice Makes Perfect Proficient!

By Scott Stahl

26 Lessons from the Logbook
Aero Engine Reliability – The Pros & Cons of General Aviation Piston Power Plants

By Bill Cox

46 Featured Plane
Piper Lance:
Nearly 40 Years Later
By Bill Cox

58 Under the Cowling
The Birds, the Bees and other Basics
5 Key Component Checks & Pre-flight Provisions to get an Idle Airplane Back in the Air
By Jacqueline Shipe

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