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PIPERS<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
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OCTOBER 2011<br />
The Official Publication of the<br />
Piper Owner Society • Vol. 24 • No. 10<br />
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Features<br />
16 Aircraft Overhauls from Tip to Tail<br />
By Floyd Allen<br />
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24 Alaska State Aviation<br />
Trade Show and Conference<br />
The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering!<br />
By Donna Jones<br />
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32 Featured Aircraft<br />
Seminole in the Fourth Decade<br />
By Bill Cox<br />
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42 What Happened to<br />
My Aircraft's Value?<br />
By Roger Battistoni<br />
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