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September 2018
What’s inside …
6 Featured Plane: Cessna Aerobat:
The Perfect Aerobatic Trainer
By Bill Cox
10 Instructor’s Perspective
Why the Aerobat is the Perfect Aerobatics Training Plane
By Catherine Cavagnaro
16 Maintenance
The Scariest Word in Aircraft Ownership: CORROSION
Why You Need to Check for Hidden Corrosion Before it Becomes Expensive or Deadly
By Scott Sherer
30 The View from My Hangar
Why is My Plane So Slow?
By Erich Rempert
24 Avionics
“Take the Load off Fanny!”
How Modern Avionics Features Can Reduce Pilot Load
By Bob Hart
32 Sky Talk
Affordability in the 2018 Economy
Your Options for Owning, Sharing or Leasing an Airplane
By Scott “Sky” Smith
36 Restoration Product Review: Precision Vertical Card Compass
Columbus Never Had it So Good
By Scott Sherer
48 The View from My Hangar
Have You Ever Looked at Your Mechanic’s Airplane?
Why Your Mechanic’s Life Story Matters To You
By Erich Rempert
54 Tech Tip from the Hangar
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
By Erich Rempert
How To Use the Digital Magazine
On desktops, use the Full Screen button to see the magazine as large as possible, and the Escape key to close Full-Screen. On other devices, the Full Screen button toggles (push it for full-screen, again to close).
