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CONTENTS<br />
MARCH 2011<br />
On the Front Cover<br />
CESSNA<br />
OWNER<br />
VOL. 37 · ISSUE 3<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
Features<br />
16 The Costs of<br />
Airplane Ownership<br />
By Jacqueline Shipe<br />
24 Cessna 180<br />
Bush Bird Par Excellence<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
32 New Panel, Paint,<br />
and Props Form Pilot's<br />
Dream Cessna 340<br />
By Phil Mattison<br />
40 You, Your Airplane,<br />
and the IRS<br />
By Floyd Allen<br />
Opinions & Advice<br />
6 Editor's Letter<br />
Gateway to Oshkosh<br />
(It's Never Too Early to Plan Ahead)<br />
By Keith Mathiowetz<br />
14 Close Calls<br />
“Yeah, uh, Sorry”<br />
By Anthony Nalli<br />
46 Lessons<a title="Cessna Owner Digital Edition - March 2011 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3a15f36c?page=1"> EL ATI 37 ARSY </a>
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