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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).