10 Avionics: Evolution of the NAVCOM
20 4 Unconventional Flying Options for the Working Pilot & Plane
28 How to Perform a Picture-perfect Slip and Make Your Pilot Friends Jealous!
36 Caribbean Air Rally 6th Edition
44 Featured Plane: The Cessna 421, Peak of the Piston Pyramid?
52 Under the Cowling: “Breaking Up” with Your Radio? Your Antenna Might Be the Real Problem
58 Lessons: When to ABORT

8 Safety Corner: Prepare to Ditch!
10 It Ain’t Your Daddy’s (or your Mama’s) Flying Experience
16 PS Engineering and the Evolution of Audio Control
28 Flying the Iditarod
36 Under the Cowling: Engine Troubleshooting, the 10 Most Likely Reasons and Engine Would Run Rough at Idle
40 Featured Plane: A Different Cessna 150
48 How to Get the Airplane of Your Dreams

10 The Ninety-Nines: Inspiring Women Pilots since 1929
18 Everything You NEED TO KNOW About Cessna Legacy Autopilots
28 CamGuard Confessions: A First-hand Assessment of Aviation’s Most Comprehensive and Controversial Oil Additive
36 Featured Plane: The 182RG Skylane RG
42 Under the Cowling: 10 Quick-and-Dirty Tips to Enhanced Oil System Maintenance

8 Safety Corner: Renter’s Aircraft Insurance Coverage, The Hidden Danger
10 The real price of bringing a farm fresh “barn find” back to life
16 myAircraftLogs.com and the Evolution of Logging
24 Featured Plane: Cessna Crusader, Flying Cabin Class in Economy!
32 Lessons: Lookng for 200 Knots
40 Under the Cowling: Stubborn Screws and Rusted Bolts
46 What to Know: Hey, It’s Not Rocket Science! 3 Simple Maintenance Tasks to Take On Yourself

10 Air Plains STC Auto Fuel
18 Aviation Foundations: Helping to Pursue the Dreams of General Aviation
24 The Transformation of N012MU: Project Plane Inspires Fill-service Approach to Buying, Renovating and Selling Aircraft
30 ADS-B Today Part 2: The Manufacturers
38 Featured Plane: Cessna Hawk XP, Skyhawk with Enthusiasm
46 Under the Cowling: Electrical Troubleshooting

8 Safety Corner: Choosing the Right Plane, Logic vs. Emotion
10 ADS-B: Looming ADS-B Mandate
24 Interior Plastics: More Economical Than You Think
32 Featured Plane: The Cessna 140, Last of Cessna’s Little Taildraggers
40 Under the Cowling: How to Pin-Point Pitot-Static System Problems
50 What to Know: STOP Using Duct Tape to Hold Your Plastic Interior Panels Together

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8 Safety Corner: The Aircraft Owner’s Insurance Checklist
10 An Introduction to Aviation Apps & Smart Technology
22 12 Things ALL Pilots Need To Know About Unfamiliar Airports
28 Lycoming’s O-320-H2AD: The Edsel of Aviation Engines
36 Featured Plane: The 310, Cessna’s Six-Seat “Learjet with Props”
42 Preheat from Afar with Far Start Technologies
48 Lessons: How to Fly an Airplane, Rod Machado’s New How-To Manual Hits All the Right Buttons
58 What to Know: Practical Preheating Options for the Cold Weather Pilot

10 The Past, Present, and Future of Alternative Fuels
18 Engine Saver to the Rescue! Protect Your Engine with a Proven and Proper Preventative Maintenance
24 Exterior Lighting Options & Upgrades Guaranteed to Light Up Your Life!
28 TKM Inc. / Michel Avionics, Small Manufacturer BIG Story
40 Featured Plane: Cessna 414, Make Way for the Chancellor!
48 Lifesaving Smoke, Fire and Fume Fighting Tools and Procedures for the GA Pilot
58 What to Know: Just How Important Is It for that Little Red Beacon Light to be Working

8 Safety Corner: Instructing in Your Own Plane Doesn’t Have to be Risky
10 A Pilot’s Response to the Mainstream Media’s Latest Attack on GA
18 Lessons: Fly Cheap! (at least cheaper): 3 Tricks to Trim Fuel Costs
24 Hunting from the Air: If You’re Gonna Use A Plane, You Better be Frank Buck!
32 Reimagined Aircraft: AOPA Testing New Ways to Open Doors to Aviation
36 Featured Plane: Cessna 175, Geared for Performance
42 Under the Cowling: Valve Clearances and Hydraulic Lifters
64 What to Know: Say “No” to Seat Slippage — Maintenance, AD Compliance and Secondary Seat Stops!

10 School Days, School Days, Flying’s Golden Rule Days
18 Good Music, BBQ, and More Power! Texas Skyway’s 310-horsepower Skyland
32 ELT Stories: Why “Invest” in a 406?
42 Featured Plane: Cessna 195, Single-engine Businessliner
52 Under the Cowling: Post Annual “Insurance”, Don’t Discount the Double-check!
66 What to Know: 3 Good Reasons NOT to Skip the 500 Hour Magneto Inspection

8 Safety Corner: Insuring Yourself in a Borrowed Plane
10 Avionics: An Insider’s Advice on Shopping the Shows
20 10 Tips and Takeaways from a First Timer’s Flight to Oshkosh
28 Everything You Need To Know About Aircraft Electrical in 1,000 Words
36 Veterans Airlift Command: Connecting Planes, Pilots and Combat Wounded
42 Cessna and Piper Spring Beach Paradise
52 Power Surge: The Past, Present, and Future of Concorde Battery and the Aviation Battery Industry
58 Featured Plane: Cessna’s T-206 Stationair, The 16-knot SUV
66 Under the Cowling: Sticky Valve Salvation, How to Diagnose and Treat a Suspect Valve
74 What to Know: 3 Useful Modifications to the Cessna 206

12 Engine Management Options, The Big Four Manufacturers
28 The Land of the Free … and the Home of Restricted Airspace!
36 Never Run It Dry: Tracking Time/Speed/Distance is Only Part of Fuel Management
44 Hangar Etiquette: Don’t Be That Pilot
52 Featured Plane: Cessna Turbo Skylane, Business Turbo for the Family Man
62 An Insider’s Approach to Effective Water Rescue
80 What to Know: Diagnosing Propeller Leaks

8 Safety Corner: Recurrency Training and Insurance
10 Is This the End of the Third Class Medical?
22 Engine Management Options: Part 1 Instrument Identification and Application
30 Cessna Training in a War Zone
38 Featured Plane: Cessna 17S: The Sensational Skyhawk in Year 58
44 Simple Pre-flight Preparations for Pilots with Pets
48 What to Know: Cylinder Compression Checks, Does That Continental Cylinder Really Need to Come Off?

10 Mother’s and Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Pilot Parents
18 Garmin’s GDL-39 ABS-D Receiver
24 What most Pre-Purchase Inspections Won’t Tell You About Avionics
34 The Death of Cookie Cutter Design: Dream Scheme Gives “Ho-hum” GA Design the Heave-ho!
44 Featured Plane: Cessna Airmaster
58 What to Know: Owners, It’s Okay to Get Your Hands Dirty