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October 2023
What’s inside…
8 Featured Plane
A Backcountry State of Mind
Cory Rance’s 1980 Cessna 180K Is the Perfect Off-Field Aircraft
By Stephanie Finnegan
https://bandgaviation.com
18 Avionics
Personal Minimums
By Bob Hart
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/safety-briefing/personal-minimums-worksheet
22 Sky Talk
Fly More, Save More!
Reducing the Variable Expenses of Ownership
By Scott “Sky” Smith
https://cessnaowner.org/webinars/sky-smith-webinars
28 Freedom and Adventure in a Cessna 172M
Chris and Liz Bron’s Wonderful Airplane
By Dan Brownell
30 I Want to Paint My Plane. Now What?
By Craig Barnett
https://schemedesigners.com
https://www.airliners.net
38 Cylinder Baffling & Keeping Your Engine Cool
By Bill Ross
https://superiorairparts.com
44 Industry News
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/PlaneSync
https://www.dynoncertified.com
46 Hangar Tip
Engravers.Net
By Scott Sherer
https://engravers.net
https://www.airtexinteriors.com
https://knots2u.com
https://lpaero.com
http://glaero.com
https://aircraftsecurity.com
https://www.aircraftspruce.com
Member Activity
42 Member Q&A
Departments
From the Editor
45 Advertising Index
On the Cover: Photo of Cory Rance’s 1980 Cessna 180K by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com).