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PIPERS<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
OCTOBER 2011<br />
The Official Publication of the<br />
Piper Owner Society • Vol. 24 • No. 10<br />
Features<br />
16 Aircraft Overhauls from Tip to Tail<br />
By Floyd Allen<br />
24 Alaska State Aviation<br />
Trade Show and Conference<br />
The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering!<br />
By Donna Jones<br />
32 Featured Aircraft<br />
Seminole in the Fourth Decade<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
42 What Happened to<br />
My Aircraft's Value?<br />
By Roger Battistoni<br />
58 Energy Alternatives to Increase<br />
Awareness during Flying<br />
By AOG Staff<br />
Opinions & Advice<br />
6 Editor's Letter<br />
Decisions, Decisions<br />
By Keith Mathiowetz<br />
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<a title="Piper Owner Digital Edition - October 2011 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d8becf6a?page=4"> Contents PIPERS MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2011 </a>
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