20 Tips for Safe Holiday Flying in Your Cessna
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Author: Cessna Owner Organization
A Legacy of Learning
Since the Cessna 150 debuted in 1957, it’s played a central role in helping students earn their pilot’s certificate. It’s also played a major role in the success of the Tango Thirty One Aero Clube
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Modernizing the Cessna 150/152 Panel
the 150/152 series is light, docile, slow, and limited in range with two average-size people in the cockpit.
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Borescoping Part 2: Performing Cylinder Inspections
This article is a follow-up to “Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1,” which explains how owners can use borescope images to change the way they monitor cylinder health, allowing them to take preventative steps before serious issues occur.
Read MoreVeteran Pilots Give Pre-Delivery Flight Tips
Does anyone use a checklist or have a few key items they ask the demo pilot to perform or show on these types of flights?
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Cessna Owner Magazine December 2022
8 Featured Plane: Cessna 182 Tailwheel Conversion With Sportsman STOL Upgrade
16 Avionics: New Pilot Gear
20 Product Review: Bushliner NextGen Panel System
26 182 Restoration Part 2: New Paint and JPI Engine Monitor Upgrade
36 Eliminate Exterior Screw Corrosion
46 Hangar Tip: Best Substitute Lubricants
How To Address Gear Corrosion
In his May 2022 webinar, Paul New discussed many topics regarding corrosion in older Cessnas, including landing gear, which are more vulnerable than owners realize.
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Feedback Requested as FAA Revisits Continental Engine AD
Cylinder Cracking Possibly Ongoing in Continental 500-Series Engines, Even Post-AD Actions On Oct....
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Nitrogen vs. Air: Should You Put Nitrogen Into Your Tires?
By Erich RempertA&P/IA Consultant All of us have pulled into a gas station and filled up a low...
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Unbalanced Fuel Draw in 182 With Selector Set to ‘Both’
Q New to the COO forum, having just purchased a 1975 C182. I am having the issue where fuel is...
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Kevin Horrell’s 182 Restoration Part 1: Interior and Panel
There are several great reasons to be actively involved in your Cessna’s restoration. Possibly the best reason is that it helps you learn more about your plane than you could possibly know otherwise.
Read MoreTextron Service Letter Details Instructions for Replacing Horns in 300+ and 400+ Models
Updated January 16, 2023: Click here to read the same service letter related to other models including the 180 and 182. Textron Aviation has released Service Information Notifications for certain 300 and 400 Cessna models. For...
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Cessna Owner Magazine November 2022
8 Featured Plane: The Cessna 150
18 Avionics: What’s Going on at Aspen
22 Borescoping Part 2: Performing Cylinder Inspections
26 Modernizing the Cessna 150/152 Panel
32 How to Repair Plastic Trim
46 Hangar Tip: How to Address Gear Corrosion
How the Seat Rail AD Inspection Works
the seat rail is an integral part of the structure of the belly of the airplane. You can’t drill the seat rails off and fly around without the seat rails.
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AWI, ACORN MERGER CREATES ONE-STOP EXHAUST SHOP
AWI (Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc.) and Acorn Welding of Edmonton, Canada, have merged under the roof of Hartzell Aerospace Welding, creating a one-stop shop for owners of legacy Cessna and Piper planes to source all their exhaust, engine mounts, and air box needs.
Read MoreFAA Adds Oil Options for Lycoming Via SAIB
On Sept. 26, the FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NE-06-31R6, which alerts owners of aircraft with certain Lycoming engines about changes related to lubricating oils. The first concerns the name...
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Introduction to Borescoping: Part 1
This Part 1 article’s objective is to explain how borescoping can help you reduce the cost of maintenance while improving the reliability and safety of operating your airplane.
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Build Your Own Cessna Engine Dehydrator
Each month we feature an affordable tip for improving your airplane and in a recent issue, a COO...
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Year to Date Crash Report: 48 Cessna Fatalities so far in 2022
A Cessna 182P that went down during weather in Tennessee in early September was the 48th fatality...
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Special Pressure: P210R Centurion is Unique, Even Among P210s
When Russel Moore talks about his airplane and about flying, he speaks in third person. It’s always about the people who got him where he is today.
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