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EL ATI 36 ARSY R E
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JUNE 2010 CESSNA
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CESSNA
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VOL. 36 · ISSUE 6
Features
14 Find the Right Headset for You
Senior editor Jim Cavanagh takes a consumer's
look at four popular headsets
By Jim Cavanagh
22 2010 Cessna 172S:
Skyhawk in Year 54
A look at what makes the Skyhawk so popular,
even 54 years after its birth
By Bill Cox
30 The World's Most Versatile Airplane
A quick lesson on the Skyhawk's many models
and modifications
By Jim Cavanagh
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This Month in Aviation History Wilbur Wright
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Find the Right Headset
on television and in the movies. On one of them,
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earcups are larger and thicker than many headsets
Skyhawk in Year 54
I s it just me, or does the Cessna Sky-
staying power. Cessna's durable, every- man's
Peggy Herrera has flown about a dozen models so f
26 CESSNA OWNER
Aircraft Comparison Cessna Pipe
Cessna hasn't changed the airplane's in- t
the airplane is a reasonably tough ma- chine. Dra
The Worldʼs Most Versatile Airplane By Jim Cavana
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When “See and Avoid” is All You Can Do: The
The teletypewriter (TTY) that the Soo Pilots Asso
206 CARGO PODS - STC'D for 206's - All Com
Gaetan and his wife, Gieselle, in their Cessna Sk
Dr. Waltʼs Story: The Generosity of a Pilo
Dr. Walt was stunned by the destruction he saw in
Volunteers established this medical clinic by cle
York, and while they were there, they more or les
Learning to Fly the 195 By John Weisbart After
Overcoming the Challenges The aircraft was conven
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