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July 2025

What’ inside…

8 Featured Plane
50 Years of Flight

Tales of a Skyhawk
By Michelle Adserias

20 Avionics
State of the Market

What’s Hot
By Bob Hart

24 Sky Talk
Airshows and Insurance

13 Top Tips
By Scott “Sky” Smith

28 Vendor Spotlight
Get to Know Wentworth Aircraft

By Michelle Adserias

30 Never Rush Your Airplane Mechanic
Due Diligence Matters

By Joel Turpin, ATP/CFII/FAA Master Pilot

34 Upgrade Your Ride
Keep Your Eyes Open for Thes Pitfalls

By Carl Ziegler, The Inspector (A&P/IA)

46 Hangar Tip
ANR Performance Factors

More Than a Spec Sheet
By Jim Curns and Jeff Lange

Member Activity
40 Member Q&A

Departments
6 From the Editor
45 Advertiser Index & Website Directory

On the Cover: Rusty Morris’s 1964 Cessna 172E. Photos courtesy of Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com)