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Contents<br />
PIPERS<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
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SEPTEMBER 2011<br />
The Official Publication of the<br />
Piper Owner Society • Vol. 24 • No. 9<br />
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Features<br />
16 Aviation Fuel Alternatives<br />
Concern, or Unnecessary Controversy?<br />
By Floyd Allen<br />
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24 Featured Aircraft<br />
Chieftain<br />
Piper's Workhorse Indian<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
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34 Burning Oil?<br />
Here's How To Reduce Oil Consumption<br />
By Jim Cavanagh<br />
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Opinions & Advice<br />
6 Editor's Letter<br />
Sharing Stories<br />
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September 2011 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cc2ec179?page=36"></a> <a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - September 2011 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cc2ec179?page=37"> An engine uses oil in two ways: burningand b</a> An engine uses oil in two ways: burningand b<a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - September 2011 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cc2ec179?page=38">quirk: It will almost immediately throw outany o</a> quirk: It will almost immediately throw outany o<a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - September 2011 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cc2ec179?page=39">A connecting rod and crankshaft coatedwith varni</a> A connecting rod and crankshaft coatedwith varni<a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - September 2011 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cc2ec179?page=40">Harmful varnish coats the underside of a piston. </a> Harmful varnish coats the underside of a piston. <a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - 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