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August 2023
What’s inside…

8 Featured Plane 
1957 Straight-Tail 182 
Bradley McKee’s Backcountry Skylane 
By Dan Brownell 

18 Avionics 
What’s Going On at Gensys Aerosystems/S-TEC 
By Bob Hart  
S-TEC 3100 Digital Autopilot 
https://genesys-aerosystems.com/products/s-tec-3100-digital-flight-control-system
System 55X data 
https://genesys-aerosystems.com/products/system-55x-autopilot

24 Sky Talk 
The Basics of Aviation Insurance 
By Scott “Sky” Smith  

28 Install a Remote Oil Filter Kit to Make DIY Oil Change Easy 
By John A. Bradley 

36 Ensuring a Lien Release Is FAA-Approved 
A Critical First Step in an Airplane Purchase 
By Jim Curns 

40 Industry News 
FAA Aircraft Registration 
faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry 
New EAGLE website 
https://flyeagle.org

46 Hangar Tip  
Checking Seat Roll Pins 
By Elizabeth Gibbs 

Member Activity 
41 Member Q&A 
44 Member Photos 

Departments
6 From the Editor 
45 Advertising Index 

On the Cover Photo of Bradley McKee’s 1957 Cessna 182 by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com).