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Contents<br />
PIPERS<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
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FEBRUARY 2011<br />
The Official Publication of the<br />
Piper Owner Society • Vol. 24 • No. 2<br />
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Features<br />
16 The Costs of Airplane Ownership<br />
By Jacqueline Shipe<br />
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24 Featured Aircraft<br />
Piper Malibu 310<br />
The Pleasures of Pressurization<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
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38 A Long Journey from the Hangar<br />
By Tom Hinkel<br />
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40 You,Your Airplane, and the IRS<br />
By Floyd Allen<br />
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Opinions & Advice<br />
6 Editor's Letter<br />
Winter Projects<br />
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