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Contents<br />
PIPERS<br />
AUGUST 2010<br />
The Official Publication of the<br />
Piper Owner Society • Vol. 23 • No. 8<br />
Features<br />
20 The Secret to Getting Better Tires for<br />
Less Money<br />
By Jim Cavanagh<br />
24 How Safe isYour Heater?<br />
By Maggie Pickart<br />
28 Featured Aircraft<br />
Four Decades of Navajos<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
38 Enjoy a Float (or Two)<br />
By Jim Cavanagh<br />
46 Flying to Taste the Flavor of<br />
The Bahamas<br />
By Dan Weiler<br />
Opinions & Advice<br />
6 Editor's Letter<br />
An Introduction and an Invitation<br />
By Keith Mathiowetz<br />
10 Close Calls<br />
Well, We Made It<br />
By Anthony Nalli<br />
12 Just Plane Maintenance<br />
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=4"> Contents PIPERS AUGUST 2010 The Official </a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=8"> · Aviation News, Products & Updates On Approach </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=9"> Member Benefits The Piper Owner Society has been</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=10"> · By Anthony Nalli Close Calls It was 1985 when </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=11"> The most trusted name in aircraft interio</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=12"> · By Jim Cavanagh Wheel Bearings Nine easy steps</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=13"> the beveled end of the keeper spring and remove t</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=14"> the Boot Learn How to Upkeep Your De</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=16"> PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT Cherokee T</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=17"> Kat's Coolers ❄Great Alternative to Expensive Ins</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=20"> The Secret to Getting Better Tires for Less Money</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=21"> </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=22"> around 90 mph with no cross wind. In such a case,</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=23"> involves looking for physical damage, checked sid</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=24"> How Safe is Your Heater? Preheating Your Aircraf</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=25"> out to be cycled through the heater and back into</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=26"> When packed in the portable carrying case, the Ae</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=27"> the electricity cost reduces to about $0.04 an ho</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=28"> Featured Aircraft Four Decades of Navajos Though</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=29"> 20 of the type to destinations ranging from Afric</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=30"> Featured Aircraft coast of Africa.Typical of air</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=31"> The smallest of the family is the Navajo 3</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=32"> Featured Aircraft Specificati</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=33"> Performance </a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=35"> cruise, but the primary benefit was slightly impr</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=36"> Featured Aircraft </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=37"> usually could avoid the additional ex- pense and </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=38"> (or Two) Discover Ho</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=39"> Wag Aero Cub on BF 1500 Floats Photo provided by </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=40"> 185 Photo provided by Wipaire, Inc. </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=41"> high-wing airplanes and some of the low-wing airp</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=42"> Caravan 415 Photo provided by Wipaire, Inc. </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=43"> 626DB Float Plane G1000 Photo provided by Wipaire</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=44"> Three 172M amphibs Photo provided by Baumann Floa</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=46"> Participants pose for a group picture in Fort Lau</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=47"> as everyone got better acquainted. Ex- citement a</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=48"> Above: Rick Gardner, of Caribbean Sky Tours, goes</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=50"> The following morning started with provided t</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=51"> travel route pass over some of the most spectacul</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=54"> plans for the remainder of the afternoon. While s</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=55"> area that consists of separate villas that spread</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=56"> Prior to its rejuvenation, my 1969 Cherokee 140 w</a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=57"> The first upgrade to N8897N occurred withi</a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=59"> The new upholstery just begs you to climb in the </a>
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<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=61"> Piper Owners Great Aviation </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=62"> FLIGHT MARKET SEAT CYLINDER “AV-LOK” </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=63"> F L I G H T M A R K E T </a>
<a title="Piper Owner Society Digital Edition - August 2010 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/55f53be6?page=64"> ● Competitive fuel prices ● Maintenance assistanc</a>
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