Why You Should Install Shoulder Harnesses
By Jim Curns, Organization Member This article originally appeared in the July 2019 issue of...
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Author: Cessna Owner Organization
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Textron Aviation Issues Thru-Spar Service Letter for 177s and 210s [CORRECTED]
This article has been updated in May 2021 with this 177 wing spar AD update and 210 wing spar AD...
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Cessna Owner Magazine August 2019
8 Cessna 182: The World’s Best Used Aircraft?
16 Garmin’s New Products Part II: G3X Certified
22 Spark Plug Primer
30 The Aesthetics of the Spinner
38 Owner Maintenance: Balancing Expense and Safety
54 How to Replace or Repaint Your Hubcaps
Cessna Sells 28 172s in Q1
Aircraft sales were up overall, and Textron Aviation sold more planes in Q1 than in 2018, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association announced. Cessna sold 28 of its 172 model in the first quarter, compared to 13 a year ago....
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FAA Issues SAIB for Cable Attachments on All Aircraft
The FAA issued a special airworthiness bulletin (SAIB) on July 2 advising owners of all aircraft...
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SAIB Issued for Certain ACR ELTs
The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) regarding ACR Electronics,...
Read MoreFAA Issues Bulletin Related to Certain Lycoming Engines
The FAA issued an SAIB that all Lycoming engines equipped with certain Parallel Valve Cylinders and Head Assemblies, which were shipped from Lycoming between September 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015, have experienced cracking in...
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uAvionix Review: Webinar with uAvionix and Cessna Owners
What You Will Learn What is the status of the tailBeacon?Which is easier to install, the skyBeacon...
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Cessna Owner Magazine July 2019
8 Featured Plane: Cessna 172
18 Garmin’s New GPS Solutions
24 Reading the Signs: How to Listen to Your Engine
30 Insurance After Major Modifications
36 Why You Should Install Shoulder
Harnesses
54 Why You Should Create a
One-Item Post-Maintenance Plan
Switch Caps: Improve Your Cessna Panel for $1.35
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ll tell you about me and my airplane. As much as I love...
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Textron: Check Service Pressure In Your 172S Nose Landing Gear Strut
Textron issued Service Bulletin SEL-32-02 to inform owners of certain 172s that they should check...
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FAA Runs Out of ADS-B Rebates
ADS-B rebates have all been reserved but some may become available again The last few hundred of...
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Cessna Owner Magazine June 2019
8 Featured Plane: Cessna 210
14 Pros and Cons of Pressurization
16 210’s Fixed-Gear Cousin: 205
18 uAvionix skyBeacon Install
26 Maintenance: Change Your Own Brake Pads
32 20 Things to Consider About
Flying at Night
36 How to Calculate Cost of Ownership
46 About Running Lean of Peak
Industry Organizations United Against FAA Drug-Test Proposal
Virtually every industry organization representing pilots has joined in a request for the FAA and...
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Jack Johnson, Texas Skyways Founder, Dies at 87
Texas Skyways founder and president Jack Johnson, who in 2013 received the prestigious FAA Wright...
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Airforms Gets Approvals for Cessna 208/208B Door Hinge Halves
Adding to their growing list of FAA Approved products available in support of the world’s Cessna...
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Cessna Owner Magazine May 2019
8 Cessna Skymaster: World’s Safest Piston Twin?
16 uAvionix and the “Beacons”
22 skyBeacon Installation Tips & Tricks
28 Float Planes and Insurance
32 It’s Flight Review Time Again
36 Airtext Offers In-Flight Texting
43 What to Look for in a Used Skymaster
March 2019: Sad Month for Cessna Crashes
March 2019 was an unusually sad month involving Cessna airplane crash fatalities, with four crashes resulting in nine deaths. From NTSB reports … March 1 – Cessna 172 – North Carolina (3 fatalities) On March 1,...
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Textron Service Bulletin Alert: Check Master Control Unit Wire Harness
Textron is telling owners of certain models to check the serial number of their Master Control...
Read MoreCessna Rudder Horn Corrosion Service Bulletin for 150/152
Cessna has issued Service Bulletin SEL-27-02 to alert 150 and 152 owners to watch for rudder horn corrosion. The Cessna Rudder Horn Corrosion Service Bulletin is downloadable below. EFFECTIVITY All airplane serials that have a...
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