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Aircraft Spruce is the leading worldwide distributor of general aviation parts and supplies. Our orders ship same day, at the lowest prices, and with the support of the most helpful staff in the industry. We look forward to our next opportunity to serve you! www.aircraftspruce.com ORDER YOUR FREE 2020-2021 CATALOG! 1000 PAGES OF PRODUCTS! Call Toll Free 1-877-4-SPRUCE March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 3 Vol. 18 • Issue 3 • March 2021 Quality, Innovation and Performance The Official Magazine of The Cessna Flyer Association from the Brands you Trust. PRESIDENT Used Aircraft Marketplace Jennifer Dellenbusch [email protected] 1964 PIPER SUPERLIST CUB 160/L-21 YOUR • N407WB AIRCRAFTSELLING YOUR AIRPLANE? • List it here! VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF SALES Kent Dellenbusch [email protected] ® FOR SALE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Pierre Kotze • Spark Plugs • Temperature Probes Highly Modified, Totally Rebuilt, Modeled after the L-21 Military Version • Oil Filters with Extended Wings, ailerons & flaps. Lycoming O-320 160 HP Engine ASSOCIATE EDITOR • Instruments Used Aircraft Marketplace • ONLY 141 Hours since Total Restoration • Annual Due: January Scott Kinney • Dry Air Pumps 2021 • ADS-B Out Compliant • Will DELIVER to Buyer’s Location • • Test Equipment $134,500 or $132,000 without ALASKA Bushwheels $ • Regulators and 1964 PIPER SUPER CUB 160/L-21 • N407WBLocated: Driggs, IDAHOSELLING • [email protected] YOUR AIRPLANE? • List it here!515-574-2241 EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION Manifold Valves 907-315-6006 (Chuck)for • 907-354-6203 as low (Nick) as [email protected] ASSISTANT • Pneumatic Filters Diana Hart and Fittings 4 AERONCA 4 BELLANCA 49 1980 CESSNA P210N • N117UM • One of the best equipped 1936 AERONCA C3 MASTER • 1972 BELLANCA 7ACA CHAMP • Cessna P210N’sCONTRIBUTING around • EDITORS NC15729 • ABSOLUTE N10983 • TTAF: 790.2, ENGINE TT: Garmin 530WMike Navigator Berry & 330 Welcome!® Used Aircraft Marketplace BARGAIN of THE CENTURY • Used Aircraft899.6, STOH: 169.3, RARE Franklin ES TransponderSince 1978, Aviator w/ADS-B Hot Line has Out,been aKFC leader 200 Autopilot,Steve Ells Aspen in bringing aircraft buyers and sellers together. Very RARE • Standard 2A-120-A Two Cyl., 60 HP Engine. Glass Panel, BAE-28 Turbo Alternator Backup, JPI EDM 830 Our mission is to bring you the best selection Kevin Garrison Category, Original Options, Full Instrument Panel, Always Hangared since 1992-1993 Ground Up Restoration. Like of used aircraft at the best market price. Highly Modified, Totally Rebuilt, Modeled after the L-21 Military Version Total Engine Monitor, Dual Vacuum Pumps with Cooling 1964 PIPER SUPER CUB 160/L-21 • N407WBTailwheel, Instruments, Doors, Brakes,SELLING Original Wheels. YOUR Marketplace AIRPLANE?New Sensenich PROP, • ListAnnual it Due: here! October 2020, Full Electrical Shrouds,Throughout GAMI Injectors,this section, you’ll ANNUAL find quality DUE: NOVEMBERMichael Leighton 2020 with Extended Wings, ailerons & flaps. Lycoming O-320 160 HP Engine aircraft, all priced to sell. Enjoy shopping • ONLY 141 Hours since Total Restoration • RefinishedAnnual Due: 2012 Januarywith Randolf butyrate dope. Annual Due: System including Electric Start, Includes SPARE Engine with • Located:Aviator Hot Warsaw, Line®’s Used AircraftIN. •Marketplace! ONLY $249,000John • RuleySteve • 2021 • ADS-B Out Compliant • Will DELIVEROctober to Buyer’s 2020, Location ONLY 65 •Hours SMOH, TT: 1251 Hours. Log • Walden, New York • Reduced Price: $22,222 • 574-551-8226 • [email protected] Dale Smith $134,500 or $132,000 without ALASKA Bushwheels CHANCE to OWN HISTORIC AIRCRAFT • N.Y. State’s 914-213-1878 • [email protected] Kristin Winter Located: Driggs, IDAHO • [email protected] VALLEY Location • ONLY $23,999515-574-2241 • 212-620-0398 1965 CESSNA 320C • N3040T • ® • [email protected] 4 CESSNA S/N: 320C0040Dennis • PROJECT Wolter ® 907-315-6006 (Chuck) • 907-354-6203 (Nick) [email protected] ROCKWELL / COMMANDER 690B-10 • N20MA 2005 THUNDER MUSTANG • N451KC Aircraft that has Potential • 1971 CESSNA 177RG CARDINAL 4 BEECHCRAFT TTAF: 2393, Continental TSIO- • N8008G • SN 177RG0008 • 470-D Engines: RIGHT-Total Time Unknown,CONTRIBUTING 415.8 SMOH, PHOTOGRAPHERS 4 AERONCA 4 BELLANCA 1976 BEECHCRAFT 58P 1980TTAF CESSNA2194, TTSN P210N 1035, • LycomingN117UM 16.7 STOH, RIGHT-2392 HSN, 21.3 SMOH,Paul S/N: 138529-70,Bowen BARON • N925TP • TTAF: •IO360-A1B6. One of the 200HP. best equippedMcCauley 1936 AERONCA C3 MASTER • 1972 BELLANCA 7ACA CHAMP • McCauley Props: RIGHT-D2AF34C-54-NP, 2393 HSN, 21.3 Highly Modified, Totally Rebuilt, Modeled after the L-21 Military Version 4420, 310 HP ENGINES: Left Prop 33hrs SMOH. Garmin 430Cessna NAV/COM P210N’s w/WASS, aroundGA-35 GPS • James Lawrence • RSA Fuel Injection Systems with Extended Wings,NC15729 ailerons •& ABSOLUTEflaps. Lycoming O-320 160 HP Engine N10983 • TTAF: 790.2, ENGINE TT: TTAF: 7523.3, Left Engine: 2578.0 Hrs, 2323 Cycles SMOH, 61.1 Hrs SHSI, Built by Ezell Aviation-TXSPOH, S/N: • Engine: 791935, Falconer V12,LEFT- TTAF D2AF34C-54-KMB, and Engine: 75 2393 HSN, & Right-1390 SMOH, Antenna,Right Engine: GL 2562.0 106A Hrs, Nav 2298 CyclesIndicator SMOH,Garmin w/Glidescope.61.1 Hrs. 530W SHSI, Annual Navigator GMA-340 Due: &AudioHours, 330 PROP: MT, Model MTV-16-1-E-C, Garmin Avionics: 430 Nav/ Keith Wilson • ONLY 141 HoursBARGAIN since ofTotal THE RestorationCENTURY • • Annual Due: January 899.6, STOH: 169.3, RARE Franklin FEB. 2021, Garmin GNS 530W & GNS 430W, GMA 340 Audio Panel, GTX 345 Com/GPS, 34021.3 Audio SPOH,Panel, 327 Transponder.S/N: 687434, Century KNS NSD360 80 HSI Area • King Navigation System, ESw/ADS-B Transponder In/Out, GTX 327, w/ADS-B Bendix KMH 820 Out, TCAS/TAWS KFC 200 • Reduced Autopilot, Price: AspenKX155 with KI-209 Glideslope Indicator, S-Tec 30 Autopilot • $525,000 • Replacement Components Left Engine: 300 Since Major Repairs, Right Engine: 320 Panel,$649,000 ELT Battery due. Monarch Fuel Caps & Adapter Plates, 2021 • ADS-B OutVery Compliant RARE •• WillStandard DELIVER to Buyer’s Location • 2A-120-A Two Cyl., 60 HP Engine. Glass Panel, BAE-28 Turbo Alternator Backup, JPI EDM 830 Must See • FLORIDA • $40,000 • 305-298-0295 • • Carburetors $134,500 or $132,000 without ALASKA BushwheelsSince Major Repairs, GAMI Fuel Injectors, 3-Blade TransponderLocated: JACKSON, KT-76A, MS Altitude(KJAN) • [email protected] Reporting System. All Located:ADs Troy, Alabama (TOI) • [email protected] Category, Original Options, Full Instrument Panel, Always Hangared since 1992-1993 Ground Up Restoration. Like Paul Alexander • 662-392-5034 Kenny Campbell:[email protected] 334-372-7283 or 334-566-1563 Hartzell Prop, Garmin 340 Audio Panel, King 89B GPS, TotalComplied Engine with. Monitor, ALWAYS Dual Hangared, Vacuum Annual Pumps Scheduled with Cooling Dec • Replacement Tailwheel, Instruments, Doors, Brakes, Original Wheels. New Sensenich PROP, Annual Due: October 2020, Full Electrical Located: Driggs, IDAHO • [email protected] ANNUAL with Sale • MEXIA,515-574-2241 TEXAS (LXY) • Shrouds,2018.1998 TanPIETENPOL GAMI Leather Injectors, GREGA Seats/Sheepskin GN-1 ANNUAL • N4FQ DUE: Covering NOVEMBER • $73,500 19342020 • STINSON SR-5E RELIANT • NC14187 1042 Mountain Ave., Ste. B #337 Refinished 2012 with Randolf butyrate dope. Annual Due: System including Electric Start, Includes SPARE Engine with 1972 CESSNA 340 • N269WT • Components 907-315-6006 (Chuck) • 907-354-6203$119,999 (Nick) or MAKE OFFER [email protected] •Robert Located: Casey Warsaw,• 847-420-7589 IN. • •[email protected] ONLY $249,000 • Steve • October 2020, ONLY 65 Hours SMOH, TT: 1251 Hours. Log • Walden, New York • Reduced Price:SOLD $22,222 • TTAF: 3830, 310Upland, HP Engines CA 91786 574-551-8226 • [email protected] with Gami Injectors: Left-781 CHANCE to OWN HISTORIC AIRCRAFT • N.Y. State’s 914-213-1878 • [email protected] BEECHCRAFT E35 1971 CESSNA CARDINAL 177RG Call or Text: 626.844.0125 SMOH, Right-600 SMOH, 4HUDSON AERONCA VALLEY Location • ONLY $23,999 • 212-620-0398 4 BELLANCA BONANZA • N3216C • TTAF: 19801965• N8039G CESSNACESSNA • TTAF: P210N 320C 3800, • • N3040T N117UM IO-360- • 4 CESSNA Hartzell Q-Tips Props: 115 Hrs., A/C, MX 20,www.cessnaflyer.org GNS 430 WAAS, • [email protected] 7619.30, Tach Time: 3411.30, •S/N:AQ1B6 One 320C0040 Lycomingof the best L •7515-51A PROJECTequipped 200 GNS 430 with Separate CDI, GTX 345 with ADS-B In & Out, 1936 AERONCA C3 MASTER • 1972 BELLANCA 7ACA CHAMP • Owned, Flown, and Maintained by an ACessnaAircraft & P Owner thatP210N’s • TTAF: has 576, Potential aroundTTAF: • 1578, Lycoming Engine: 378 SMOH, Hamilton Standard Prop, 1971SMOH: CESSNA 271.48, 177RG Hydraulic CARDINAL Prop, Continental 65 HP Engine: 2.0 SOH, ClimbHP Prop: Engine: 27.0 SPOH, 350 SMOH,New Left New DashAppraised by Air Assets on 09/16/19--Market Value: $113,500 • 4 BEECHCRAFT NC15729 • ABSOLUTE N10983 • TTAF: 790.2, ENGINE TT: Bendix Mag and Fine Wire Plugs, 16 Gallon Fuel, Always Hangared • Open Exterior in ExcellentGMA Condition: 340, KN Original 64 DME, 1934 Colors Artex in a 12-Coat345 ELT, Stits Bendix Autopilot FD, Apollo GX60 GPS, KMA 24 Audio Panel & MKR, Century 1 Panel, MX170B, KLN-90B, NavomaticGarminTTAF: 2393, 530W Autopilot, Continental Navigator All Interior TSIO-&Polyfiber 330 • Annual is Good Until February 28th, 2021 • Always in a • N8008G • SN 177RG0008 • Cockpit Light Aviation Superstar in Big Sky Country • $16,900 O.B.O. Museum or HangarS-TEC • ONLY Yaw $99,999 Damper, A.A. Intercoolers, Vortex Generators, BARGAIN of THE CENTURY • Autopilot, New Windshield,899.6, New STOH: Aluminum 169.3, RAREAilerons Franklin and ES470-DNew-2017, Transponder Engines: New Brakes-2017, RIGHT-Total w/ADS-B Out,New Time KFCSpark Unknown, 200 Plugs Autopilot, & 415.8 Tires, SMOH, 10Aspen GPH, 1976 BEECHCRAFT 58P TTAF 2194, TTSN 1035, Lycoming MONTANA Location (MT53) El Cajon, CAWing (KSEE) Spoilers, L-3 WX-500 Stormscope, Last Annual: April Very RARE • Standard Ruddervators Replaced, Garmin2A-120-A GPS Two MAP Cyl., 60196, HP Garmin Engine. Glass16.7Useful406-499-2756 STOH, Panel,Load: RIGHT-23921049.70, BAE-28 • [email protected] Annual Turbo HSN, Due:Alternator 21.3 July SMOH, 2020 Backup, • SOUTH S/N: JPI 138529-70, CAROLINA EDM916-532-8004 830 • [email protected] Cessna Flyer is the official publication of the Cessna Flyer Association. Category, Original Options,BARON Full •Instrument N925TP • Panel,TTAF: Always Hangared since 1992-1993IO360-A1B6. Ground Up 200HP. Restoration. McCauley Like 2020 • Central California • $165,500 OBO • 661-303-1606 • 345 ADS-B In & Out • Annual Due: August 2020 • UTAH • TotalMcCauley• Reduced Engine Price:Props: Monitor, Only RIGHT-D2AF34C-54-NP, $68,000Dual Vacuum FIRM • 803-606-0985Pumps 2393 with HSN, (Walter)Cooling 21.3 Cessna Flyer is published monthly by Aviation Group Limited, 1042 4420, 310 HP ENGINES: Left Prop 33hrs SMOH. Garmin 430 NAV/COM w/WASS, GA-35 GPS 1969 PIPER CHEROKEE 6/300 • N8950N 1946 [email protected] J-3 CUB/PA-11 • N71081 Tailwheel, Instruments, Doors, Brakes, Original Wheels. New Sensenich PROP, Annual Due: October 2020, Full Electrical Shrouds,SPOH, S/N: GAMI 791935, Injectors, LEFT- ANNUAL D2AF34C-54-KMB, DUE: NOVEMBER 2393 HSN, 2020 Mountain Ave., Ste. B #337, Upland, CA 91786. POSTMASTER: Send address & Right-1390 SMOH, Antenna,$56,999 (willGL 106A negotiate) Nav Indicator • 801-376-6651 w/Glidescope. (LEAVE GMA-340 MSG) Audio • • 803-360-9185 (John) • [email protected] Refinished 2012 with Randolf butyrate dope. Annual Due: System including Electric Start, Includes SPARE Engine with •21.3 Located: SPOH, S/N:Warsaw, 687434, IN. KNS • 80ONLY Area $249,000 Navigation • SteveSystem, • changes to Cessna Flyer, 1042 Mountain Ave., Ste. B #337, Upland, CA Left Engine: 300 Since Major Repairs, Right Engine: 320 Panel,[email protected] ELT Battery due. Monarch Fuel Caps & Adapter Plates, 1976 CESSNA 421C GOLDEN October 2020, ONLY 65 Hours SMOH, TT: 1251 Hours. Log • Walden, New York • Reduced Price: $22,222 • 574-551-8226Must See • • [email protected] •1978 $40,000 CESSNA • 305-298-0295 182RG • N7359T • Since Major Repairs, GAMI Fuel Injectors, 3-Blade Transponder KT-76A, Altitude Reporting System. All ADs EAGLE • N421HF91786. • SN Subscriptions, 421-0116 • advertising orders, and correspondence should be CHANCE to OWN HISTORIC AIRCRAFT • N.Y. State’s 914-213-1878 • [email protected] BEECHCRAFT B-36 TC [email protected]• TTAF: 7846.2, ENGINE: 9116.4 Hartzell Prop, Garmin 340 Audio Panel, King 89B GPS, Complied with. ALWAYS Hangared, Annual Scheduled Dec 8397TT, Left Engaddressed 862 SRAM- to 1042 Mountain Ave., Ste. B #337, Upland, CA 91786. Annual HUDSON VALLEY Location • ONLY $23,999 • 212-620-0398 BONANZA • N1559U • TTAF: 1965SNEW, CESSNA 1885.6 320C • N3040TSMOH • FRESH ANNUAL with Sale • MEXIA, TEXAS (LXY) • 2018. Tan Leather Seats/Sheepskin Covering • $73,500 • Right: 629 SMOH,dues: $44.00Prop- Leftin the U.S.; Canada and Mexico add $15.00 per year; all • [email protected] 4 CESSNA 1800 Hours, Continental TTAF: 3297 Hours, Engine-SMOH: 1097 S/N:1972(LycomingHours, CESSNA3320C0040 Blade PROP,Factory 340 Garmin • N269WTOverhaul), PROJECTTOTALLY • Rebuilt and Highly Modified Piper J-3, Overhauled Continental 90 GNS 430, Dynon Avionics: EFIS-D100, 6 Place Stereo & Intercom System, HP with New 134Cylinders, SPOH, Cam, andRight Crank. 134 Powder SPOH, Coated Garmin, Airframe, Use King of & Collinsothers add Equipped, $25.00 per year (U.S. Dollars only). Eighty percent (80%) of $119,999 or MAKE OFFER Robert Casey • 847-420-7589 • [email protected] No autopilot, New Paint, Excellent Interior, TTAF:Hangared in3830, Saint Augustine, 310 HPFL, EnginesCarbon Fiber to Keep Weight Down, Modern Avionics Panel, Currently Located SOLD Engine, Gami Injectors, Garmin KMA-24Annual Due: Audio December Panel 2020 • ONLY with $83,900 3 LightAircraft O.B.O. Marker for this that Fabulous Beacon, has Piper Potential GNS-430at: Big • Lake Aviation LLC in ALASKA • Will Deliver to Buyer’s Location • 1971 CESSNA 177RG CARDINAL Cherokee 6/300 $109,500 Vestal White Ext., Taupe Leather Interior,annual dues8 Seats, is designated for your magazine subscriptions. 4 BEECHCRAFT GTX 330 Transponder, Garmin 200, Garmin 530. IFR with Nav/Com/GPS, KING KX155TTAF:with Nav/Com,Gami 2393, Injectors: Continental KING Left-781 KT76C TSIO- 1954 BEECHCRAFT E35 1971• N8008G CESSNA • SNCARDINAL 177RG0008 177RG • Convenient FLORIDA Location Location inAnnual Alaska • [email protected] 1/21, New Exhaust System • $425,000 • WAAS, Air-Conditioned • CALL FOR MORE INFO. • Located: 470-DTransponder,612-387-2486 Engines: •ARC [email protected] 300A Autopilot,SMOH, Time Unknown, SigtronicsRight-600 415.8 SPA-400 SMOH, SMOH,907-315-6006 4 (Chuck) • 907-354-6203 (Nick) The information presented in Cessna Flyer is from many sources for 1976BONANZA BEECHCRAFT • N3216C • TTAF:58P TTAF• N8039G 2194, •TTSN TTAF: 1035, 3800, Lycoming IO-360- Call 317-650-3327 • [email protected] Chappell Hill, TX 77426 • $298,999 O.B.O. • Stephanie Detmer www.aircraftforsale.com16.7HartzellPlace STOH, Intercom Q-Tips RIGHT-2392 Props: (New-08/18), 115 HSN, Hrs., Dual 21.3A/C, SMOH,MXPTT 20, Switches, GNSS/N: 430138529-70, Electric WAAS, 15 this reason there can be no warranty or responsibility by the publisher BARON7619.30, Tach• N925TP Time: •3411.30, TTAF: AQ1B6IO360-A1B6. Lycoming 200HP. L 7515-51A McCauley 200 • 979-451-0295 • [email protected] McCauleyGNSTrim, 430Tanis with Props:Preheater Separate RIGHT-D2AF34C-54-NP, System, CDI, GTX Annual 345 with Due: ADS-B 2393 March HSN, In &2020 21.3Out, • as to accuracy, originality, or completeness. The magazine is sold 4420,SMOH: 310 271.48, HP ENGINES:Hydraulic Prop, Left Prop 33hrs SMOH. Garmin 430HP NAV/COM Engine: 350w/WASS, SMOH, GA-35 New Dash GPS 1979 CESSNA 421C • N421SF • SPOH,GMARomeoville, 340, S/N: KN 791935,IL 64 • DME,$64,999 LEFT- Artex O.B.O. D2AF34C-54-KMB, 345 ELT,• Marilina Bendix AutopilotAngarone 2393 HSN, FD, • with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering Apollo GX60 GPS, KMA 24 Audio& Right-1390 Panel & MKR, CenturySMOH, 1 Panel,Antenna, MX170B, GL 106A KLN-90B, Nav Indicator Navomatic w/Glidescope. Autopilot, GMA-340 All Interior Audio TTAF: 5975, IFR Due: June 1970 BEECHCRAFT QUEEN 21.3S-TEC815-834-6311 SPOH, Yaw Damper,S/N: • [email protected] 687434, A.A. KNS Intercoolers, 80 Area Navigation Vortex Generators, System, LeftAutopilot, Engine: New 300 Windshield, Since Major New Repairs, Aluminum Right Ailerons Engine: and320 New-2017,Panel, ELT NewBattery Brakes-2017, due. Monarch New Fuel Spark Caps Plugs & Adapter& Tires, 10 Plates, GPH, 2022, RAM Engines:product Left:endorsements 438 or providing instruction as a substitute for AIR 70 • N7515D • TTAF: MustWing Spoilers,See • L-3FLORIDA WX-500 •Stormscope, $40,000 • Last305-298-0295 Annual: April • SinceRuddervators Major Repairs,Replaced, GAMI Garmin Fuel GPS Injectors, MAP 196, 3-Blade Garmin UsefulTransponder Load: 1049.70, KT-76A, Annual Altitude Due: ReportingJuly 2020 • SOUTHSystem. CAROLINA All ADs SMOH & Right:appropriate 647 SMOH, training by qualified sources. Cessna Flyer and Aviation 5373.2, ENGINES: LEFT-1163.6 [email protected] • Central California • $165,5001980 CESSNA OBO •182Q 661-303-1606 SKYLANE • 345 ADS-B In & Out • Annual Due: August 2020 • UTAH • • Reduced Price: Only $68,000 FIRM • 803-606-0985 (Walter) BOTH Props: 145 SPOH, Garmin 530 & 430 GPS,Group ADS-B Limited In will & not assume responsibility for any actions arising Hartzell Prop, Garmin 340 Audio Panel, King 89B GPS, Complied with. ALWAYS Hangared,SMOH Annual & RIGHT-1214.5 Scheduled Dec [email protected] N5124N • 11,700 TT, Garmin $56,999 (will negotiate) • 801-376-6651 (LEAVE MSG) • • 803-360-9185 (John) • [email protected] Out, Navomatic 400B Autopilot, Colorfrom Radar any information and published in Cessna Flyer. We invite comments FRESH ANNUAL with Sale • MEXIA, TEXAS (LXY) • 2018.SMOH Tan • KingLeather Radios Seats/Sheepskin • Dual Inverters, Covering Alcor • $73,500 EGT, • 1972430W, CESSNA Cont. O-470USTC 340 • N269WT 252 HP, • [email protected] Stormscope, Wing Locker Fuel Tank (225and GAL welcome Useable), any report of inferior products obtained through our $119,999 or MAKE OFFER SOLD RobertElectric Casey Attitude • 847-420-7589 Gyro, •Full [email protected] De-Ice, Electric Props, 1976TTAF:Great CESSNA A/C.3830, well 310 421Ctaken HP GOLDENEngines care of. 1978 CESSNA 182RG • N7359T NDH, ALWAYS HANGARED • Annual Dueadvertising, July 2020 so corrective • action may be taken. www.tempestaero.com New Battery • $69,500 • Call MichaelAll • 956-607-4819 our aircraft • Paint listings 8.5/10 Int are 9/10. 88also gal fuel. includedEAGLEwith Has Gami • 170N421HF Injectors:hrs on • SN both 421-0116 Left-781 engine • 19941954 BEECHCRAFTBEECHCRAFT B-36 E35 TC 1971• TTAF: CESSNA 7846.2, CARDINAL ENGINE: 9116.4177RG Eastern MISSISSIPPI • PRICE REDUCED: $299,000 • [email protected] and prop. Flies often so8397TT,SMOH, times will LeftRight-600 changeEng 862 SMOH,someSRAM- • BONANZA • N1559UN3216C • TTAF: •SNEW, N8039G •1885.6 TTAF: 3800, SMOHIO-360- 601-917-5194 (Cell) or 601-632-4266 (Ofc) • [email protected] 800.822.3200 HartzellCONVENIENTLY Q-Tips Props: Located 115 Hrs.,Right: A/C,at KTMB- 629MX 20,SMOH, GNS Miami, 430Prop- WAAS, FLLeft • 18007619.30, Hours, Tach Time:Continental 3411.30, AQ1B6(Lycoming Lycoming Factory L 7515-51A Overhaul), 200 134GNSPRICE SPOH, 430 REDUCED: with Right Separate 134 ONLY SPOH, CDI, $99,999 Garmin, GTX 345 •King Panair with & CollinsADS-B Flying Equipped, In Club& Out, • Engine,SMOH: 271.48,Gami Injectors, Hydraulic Garmin Prop, KMA-24 Audio Panel withCessna 3 LightHP Engine: FlyerMarker 350/ MarchBeacon, SMOH, 2021 New GNS-430 Dash 4 • VestalGMA305-724-7810 340, White KN • 64 DavidExt., DME, WardTaupe Artex • [email protected] ELT, Bendix Interior, Autopilot 8 Seats, FD, ApolloGTX 330 GX60 Transponder, GPS, KMA Garmin 24 Audio 200, Panel Garmin & MKR, 530. Century IFR with 1 Panel,Nav/Com/GPS, MX170B, KLN-90B, KING KX155 Navomatic Nav/Com, Autopilot, KING All InteriorKT76C AnnualS-TEC Yaw Due Damper, 1/21, NewA.A. Intercoolers,Exhaust System Vortex • Generators,$425,000 • Autopilot,WAAS, Air-Conditioned New Windshield, • CALL New FOR Aluminum MORE INFO. Ailerons • Located: and New-2017,Transponder, New ARC Brakes-2017, 300A Autopilot, New Spark Sigtronics Plugs & Tires, SPA-400 10 GPH, 4 20 CallWing 317-650-3327 Spoilers, L-3 • WX-500 [email protected] Stormscope, Last Annual: April www.aviatorshotline.com RuddervatorsChappell Hill, TX Replaced, 77426 • $298,999 Garmin O.B.O. GPS • MAPStephanie 196, GarminDetmer UsefulPlace Load:Intercom 1049.70, (New-08/18), Annual Due: Dual July PTT2020 Switches,• SOUTH CAROLINA Electric 2020 • Central California • $165,500 OBO • 661-303-1606 • 345• 979-451-0295 ADS-B In &• [email protected] • Annual Due: August 2020 • UTAH • •Trim, Reduced Tanis Price: Preheater Only $68,000System, FIRM Annual • 803-606-0985 Due: March (Walter) 2020 • [email protected] 1979 CESSNA 421C • N421SF • $56,999 (will negotiate) • 801-376-6651 (LEAVE MSG) • •Romeoville, 803-360-9185 IL (John) • $64,999 • [email protected] O.B.O. • Marilina Angarone • TTAF: 5975, IFR Due: June 1970 BEECHCRAFT QUEEN [email protected] 815-834-6311 • [email protected] 2022,1976 CESSNARAM Engines: 421C GOLDENLeft: 438 AIR 70 • N7515D • TTAF: 1978 CESSNA 182RG • N7359T SMOHEAGLE • &N421HF Right: • SN647 421-0116 SMOH, • 19945373.2, BEECHCRAFT ENGINES: LEFT-1163.6 B-36 TC 1980• TTAF: CESSNA 7846.2, 182Q ENGINE: SKYLANE 9116.4 • BOTH Props: 145 SPOH, Garmin8397TT, 530 & Left 430 EngGPS, 862 ADS-B SRAM- In & BONANZASMOH & • RIGHT-1214.5N1559U • TTAF: N5124NSNEW, • 1885.611,700 TT, GarminSMOH Out, Navomatic 400B Autopilot,Right: 629 ColorSMOH, Radar Prop- andLeft SMOH • King Radios • Dual1800 Inverters,Hours, Continental Alcor EGT, 430W,(Lycoming Cont. Factory O-470USTC Overhaul), 252 HP, Stormscope,134 SPOH, Right Wing 134 SPOH,Locker Garmin, Fuel Tank King (225 & Collins GAL Useable),Equipped, Electric Attitude Gyro, FullEngine, De-Ice, Gami Injectors,Electric GarminProps, KMA-24 Audio Panel with 3 LightGreat Marker A/C. well Beacon, taken GNS-430 care of. NDH,Vestal ALWAYS White Ext., HANGARED Taupe Leather• Annual Interior, Due July 8 2020Seats, • NewGTX 330Battery Transponder, • $69,500 Garmin • Call Michael 200, Garmin • 956-607-4819 530. IFR with • PaintNav/Com/GPS, 8.5/10 Int 9/10. KING 88 gal KX155 fuel. Has Nav/Com, 170 hrs onKING both KT76Cengine EasternAnnual DueMISSISSIPPI 1/21, New • ExhaustPRICE REDUCED: System • $299,000$425,000 • [email protected], Air-Conditioned • CALL FOR MORE INFO. • Located: andTransponder, prop. 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Why not spend Prop & Cowling some time 8 THE VIEW from HERE • reorganizing Jennifer Dellenbusch your flying life? 8 LETTERS to the EDITOR 12 CESSNA FLYER EVENTS 14 THE HIGH and the WRITEY • Kevin Garrison 16 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS • Steve Ells 20 REGULATORY CIVICS • Joseph Corrao

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32 TRADING FUSES FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS • Glynn Dennis

36 GET METARS AND/OR TAFS ON YOUR CELLPHONE • Steve Ells

38 CESSNA 152S, RENEWED • Dave Unwin

48 DESTINATION: LOOKING FOR THE LONE EAGLE • Dennis K. Johnson

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P.S. There will not be a test about the history of insurance during the webinar, but you will get extra credit (in the form of one free month of CFA membership) if you know this bit of trivia: Hamburg- er Feuerkasse (English: Hamburg Fire Office) is the first officially- es tablished fire insurance company in the world, and the oldest existing insurance enterprise available to the public, having started in 1676. Be ready to respond when the time comes at the end of the webinar.

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Renew Spring is a time for rejuvenation and rebirth. Prepare for the fair-weather flying season with these helpful tips.

feel like a survivor at the end of a disaster movie. Disheveled Just imagine sitting in a warm recliner with your dog on your and blinking in the bright sunlight of a new day, I am dis- lap. You are relaxing in your ski chalet, sipping brandy by the Ioriented and a little confused. I sit in my humble T-hangar, fireplace. Simultaneously, a string quartet plays soft, avia- looking at the airplane with the dazed look of a person who has tion-related background music as you peruse old issues of this lived through the year 2020 and cannot quite believe it. I yearn fine publication. for a relaxing warm spring and a return to normal flying. I always discover something I overlooked in my first read. The winter weather and the season’s darker, shorter days You might be surprised what you will find if you give us a sec- can lead any pilot to a frazzled condition. Most of us don’t get ond look. to fly as much as we do during warmer and sunnier times. This I have spent a few sleepless nights this winter reading the lack of flying has been especially true during the past year. FAA's scintillating tome, the 2021 FAR/AIM. This hefty book My trips to the hangar this winter have been short because not only can hold down the pile of Cessna Flyer magazines on my of the cold. It is hard to enjoy my refrigerator and couch when shelf, it is also a great way to transition from sleepless to asleep it is 5 degrees (Fahrenheit!) above zero. I have been going to on a cold winter evening. check on my plane from time to time but have only flown on the rare warmer but not-super-windy days. Renew As the weather warms up, I hope we get to go flying more often than we did last year and have more fun doing it. To get things started, I began my aviation renewal by cleaning out my Why not spend some time flight bags. Two flight bags? Yes. I have one for when I instruct and one reorganizing your flying life? for when I fly my Cessna 140 on good weather days to ice cream socials and other fun fly-ins. The flight training bag contains the tools of my CFI trade. Spring is coming—get ready! There is a little airplane model that I use to show various ma- The month of March offers us an excellent opportunity for neuvers. A bundle of paper sectional charts, an old-style plotter, a reset, a sort of safety stand-down if you will. You spent time and a flight computer are stuffed into a side pocket to expose earlier this winter filling out new engagement calendars, and my students to old-time navigation planning. These items never you might have spent some time in the dark of winter cleaning need to be cleaned out and have a permanent spot in my bag. out closets or reorganizing your garage at home. Why not spend My "fun flying" bag has items like a little game-spotting some time reorganizing your flying life? telescope to see things on the ground close-up when I am not I have renewed, reset, re-did, refocused, and redirected my close-up. I have my more fashionable sunglasses in there along flying this past month. You can make up your own personal list with necessities like sunscreen, my floppy flying hat, earbuds of things to do. If nothing else, this exercise will give you an ex- for my iPhone, and a small wad of money in case I want to buy a cuse to go out to the airport. Here are a few things I have done: hot dog, drink, or T-shirt. Some things I find in these bags every year during cleanout Retrain time can be kind of disgusting. Protein bars from a year ago The dark days of winter are a great time to begin or finish up smashed onto the bottom. Cough drops stuck to the protein that training you have been putting off. In my case, it was finish- bars. Notes and receipts I meant to throw away. There always ing that online CFI renewal course before my certificate expired. seems to be a semi-rotten apple in each bag for some reason. There are many free online courses out there that you can These things get tossed into the trash, and each flight bag use to blast some of the rust from your flying brain. I tend to gets a vigorous shake to clear any other residue. A good exterior lean toward the ones put out by the AOPA Air Safety Foun- cleaning with a rag finishes up this renewal. Last year, a student dation. They are interesting, engaging, and, best of all, free to of mine had an "urp" moment. I discovered the last vestige of AOPA members. that unsavory experience today in a hard-to-see location on Past Cessna Flyer issues are great resources for information. Continued on Page 70 

14 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 15 THE PERFORMANCE YOU WANT Questions & Answers By STEVE ELLS IN THE SKYHAWK YOU LOVE

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a hot cylinder “We’ve experienced 400500 fpm improvement on I have a 2002 Cessna 182T Skylane with the normally It seems as though you have covered all the bases for aspirated, fuel-injected Lycoming IO-540 engine. preliminary troubleshooting. climb out and 15 knots improvement on cruise I recently installed an engine monitor and am seeing Q A I know you said that you have inspected the baffling; speeds! Nothing but good things to say cylinder No. 4 is the hottest. I was expecting the hottest to be does that include verifying that the intercylinder baffles are No. 3, as that is where the factory single CHT probe was. correctly installed? about Air Plains!” What I’d like to do first is confirm with you and the other Please check the baffles installation from the parts book, Lycoming IO-540 folks that No. 3 is, in fact, the hottest. I and check to see that every part is installed. -Richard, California would also appreciate any suggestions as to what may be the I know it seems like a stretch, but it’s good troubleshooting problem. to make sure the cooling system is intact and as designed. Happy flying, Steve + Powered by factory new Lycoming O-360 I have swapped injectors and Cessna Flyer forum reader John Q. replied to the + Increase cruise speeds 15-18 mph discussion: CHT probes around with no I was reading your post and wondered if you had made any breakthroughs on the source of the cooling problem? + Improved rate of climb 300-400 fpm change. The baffles have been Funny how much we fret all the telemetry we get from our engine analyzers, now that we have all this cool data! I won’t own a plane that doesn’t have one. It’s addicting to know + Up to 250 lbs gross weight increase inspected repeatedly. what’s going on. In my experience, and per Steve Ells’ expert advice, baffling + Electronic Ignition System now available issues are often hard to diagnose, especially when you have a Following are the numbers I am typically seeing and what I clean install, and you don’t want to liberally use RTV to close have done to date. Note that I must fly with cowl flaps half-open the small gaps in worn or poorly designed/installed baffling. to keep No. 4 below 400 F. My mechanic is obsessed with closing off the random gaps, FOR OVER 40 YEARS AIR PLAINS HAS PROVIDED PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS TO Cylinder No. 1: CHT 345 / EGT 1,346 and he says the only way to get it perfectly tight is to inspect it Cylinder No. 2: CHT 369 / EGT 1,353 in a dark hanger with a bright light source. It really is surprising THOUSANDS OF CESSNA 172 OWNERS. INHOUSE MANUFACTURING Cylinder No. 3: CHT 371 / EGT 1,318 what you see when you shine a light from the outside or inside Cylinder No. 4: CHT 392 / EGT 1,337 of the baffling. CAPABILITIES FOR HARDTOSOURCE PARTS AT LOW PRICES IS WHAT WE DO! Cylinder No. 5: CHT 369 / EGT 1,329 John Q. Cylinder No. 6: CHT 361 / EGT 1,353 CONTACT US TODAY, YOU’LL BE GLAD YOU DID! I have swapped injectors and CHT probes around with no Follow-up from Skylane Steve: change. The baffles have been inspected repeatedly. No, I have not been able to find a cause of No. 4’s high CHT. Finally, let me add that the engine only has about 450 hours Cessna sent me a download of engine data of one of their since factory remanufacture (SFRM). 150 hours ago, we discov- 182s, and their hottest cylinder is in fact No. 6 (they typically ered a burned exhaust valve and 0 compression in No. 4. run 329 F – 360 F), cowl flaps closed! Because the engine was so new (about 300 hours SFRM), I I am seeing No. 4 as the hottest, and have to keep cowl flaps opted to replace the cylinder with a new one, and shortly after, I half-open to stay below 380 F. also installed an engine monitor. Now I am seeing the new No. 4 Cessna sees a delta of about 31 F across all six cylinders. I’m cylinder running hot. seeing about 43 F. I think this would increase greatly if I closed Thanks in advance for any ideas of what to do. the cowl flaps. Skylane Steve Lycoming doesn’t have an answer, so they say probably

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“no problem!” CHT redline is 500 F. I’m not quite on board devote your energy to flying and navigating. with that. When a temperature deviates from normal, you will get a I continue to check every time I’ve got the cowl open, but tone through your headset (if that feature was wired into the cannot find anything. Others have looked as well. audio panel during installation) to draw your attention to any Another interesting difference is the order of CHT hotness temperature deviation. (Some engine monitors also blink/flash in in similar 182s (mine and Cessna’s). order to draw attention to an out-of-normal condition. –Ed.) My life was a lot easier before I had an engine analyzer. I Happy flying, continue to fly! Steve Skylane Steve Have something to add to the discussion? Go to cessnaflyer. I know there’s a line of reasoning out in the GA world that org/forum-182/764-high-cht.html#2634 and join in. 380 F cht is a sacred number, and I believe that this idea A stemmed from an article written long ago by Mike Busch. IMPORTANT: This article describes work that may need I am not a hard advocate of this “limitation.” I don’t see an to be performed/supervised by a certificated aviation excessively high CHT in your numbers. maintenance technician. Know your FAR/AIM and check If you didn’t have the monitor providing CHT data, how do with your mechanic before starting any work. you think the engine is running? I suggest that instead of fretting about every degree that’s  STEVE ELLS has been an A&P/IA for 45 years. He is a “out of line,” you active the “normalize” temps feature on your commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings monitor. It will then display even lines for all CHTs and all and loves utility and bush-style airplanes and operations. EGTs. The purpose of this feature is to alert you when any of Ells served as associate editor for AOPA Pilot until 2008. the temps deviates from its stable position. That’s the import- He owns Ells Aviation (EllsAviation.com) and lives in ant point. When the monitor is in the normalize function, the Templeton, California. Send questions and comments to splits between CHT and EGTs aren’t shown. Therefore, you can [email protected].

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March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 19 Regulatory Civics By JOSEPH CORRAO

Situational Awareness In order to participate in the regulatory process, you’ll need to sign up for notifications of agency actions.

elcome to the second installment of our series on taking Here’s how you can do the same with your favorite publication a more active role in your highly regulated aviation life of record—or all three! F(The first column appeared in the January 2021 issue of Cess- na Flyer. —Ed.). In our introductory discussion, we noted Federal Register the importance of three major civil aviation regulators: the To receive a daily list of proposed regulations, notices, meet- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, ings, and other items that will be published soon in the Federal Transport Canada (TC), and the European Union Aviation Register, go to the website listed below in Resources, enter your Safety Agency (EASA). email address and a proposed password in the windows, then Going forward, we will focus on these three civil aviation click “Sign Up.” Next, check your email for a message asking authorities (CAAs), plus, when appropriate, the U.S. Transpor- you to confirm your email address; click the confirmation link, tation Security Administration (TSA), which has regulatory then follow the instructions on your screen. authority over civil aviation security, and the International Civil After your account is established, click on the button at Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has no regulatory authori- the bottom of the screen labeled “Federal Register,” and at the ty but whose Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) bottom of the next page, under “MY FR,” click on “My Subscrip- and guidance documents are reflected in civil aviation regulations.” tions worldwide. On the “My Subscriptions” page, under “Search,” click on These five organizations will command our attention be- “Advanced Document Search.” To receive everything the Feder- cause they are almost certainly of greatest interest to Cessna al Register has to offer, leave everything on this page blank. To Flyer readers, and because your author has little wisdom to monitor specific agencies or topics, click on what you want and/ share beyond these borders. or enter keywords in the search window. If you click anything or Other CAAs are also very important to civil aviation safety, list any keywords, you will receive only what you click and list— security, and commerce. The CAAs of Brazil, Australia, India, everything else will be excluded. Japan, Russia, The People’s Republic of China, and Republic of At the top of the “My Subscriptions” page, click on “Sub- China (Taiwan), to name a few, are all instrumental in sup- scribe.” A window will open asking whether you want your porting the certification of aircraft and parts; and, together Federal Register via RSS feed or email, and whether you with the CAAs of all ICAO member countries, are vital for want items when they are published (the day they appear in the safety of aircraft operations and maintenance within their the paper edition of the Federal Register) or on a day before respective borders. publication when items become available for public viewing in Since the dawn of aviation, the United Kingdom’s civil avia- Washington, D.C. Check the “Filed on Public Inspection” button tion authority has been a leader among the world’s preeminent to get advanced notice; your friends will think you’re an insider. regulators; we expect it to resume that role as Brexit recedes in Then click “Subscribe,” and you’re set. the rearview mirror. To participate effectively in the aviation regulatory process, Canada Gazette one needs to know what the CAAs are doing. The FAA, TSA, Unlike the Federal Register, the Canada Gazette publishes TC, and EASA all publicize their activities and invite public in both English and French and does not publish every day. To comment and participation using what we in the U.S. call “pub- subscribe to the Canada Gazette’s email or RSS services, go lications of record.” In the U.S., the federal-level publication of to the Canada Gazette website listed in Resources. Typical of record is the Federal Register. Canada’s official publications, including most of its aviation reg- In Canada, the federal publication of record is the Canada ulations, the instructions on this page are very clear and easy to Gazette, and in Europe, EASA’s publication of record is stylishly follow. We need not repeat them here. named “the Official Publication of the Agency.” Digital forms of all three publications are available on the internet. It appears EASA Official Publication that EASA’s official documents are readily available only in You can start the subscription process on any EASA Pro digital format. website page. The best starting point is listed in Resources. At My confession: I am an American aviation regulation nerd. I the top of the page, click on “Newsroom & Events,” then select scan the Federal Register every day. Not the whole thing—that “Connect with us” from the drop-down. On the next page, click would be impossible for a human—just the stuff I care about. on “Read our RSS feeds.”

20 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 Setting up RSS feeds to receive EASA items is a bit regulatory bodies there, and EASA are planning, proposing, do- complicated, particularly for users of the Chrome and Safari ing, and changing that will affect your civil aviation life in those browsers. Rather than offer information technology advice jurisdictions. from a lawyer, we’ll skip over EASA RSS feeds. Next time, we’ll cover how to use all of this new information. To set up EASA email notifications, click on “stay informed” in the sentence, "Want to receive emails and/or push  JOSEPH CORRAO is an aviation attorney, former aviation association VP for notifications? Create an account and stay informed.” Follow regulatory and international affairs, and U.S. government regulatory specialist. He has the instructions on the next page to create an account. represented industry and government interests in, and chaired, managed, or staffed, On the following page, set the frequency of EASA’s emails many federal advisory bodies including more than a dozen subcommittees and working and turn on the notifications you would like to receive. (This groups of FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee under the Federal Advisory latter step is almost the opposite of FAA’s approach, and Committee Act (FACA), FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committees not subject to FACA, TSA’s more logical: clicking on nothing here means you’ll get noth- Transportation Security Advisory Committee, ICAO’s Helicopter/Tiltrotor Study Group, ing; clicking an item means you’ll receive it.) Click as many and FAA's Aircraft Certification Joint Harmonization Working Group, in partnership with items as you want to receive, then click the “Save these set- European civil aviation authorities. The views expressed in these “Regulatory Civics” tings and go to your personal details” button at the bottom of columns are Mr. Corrao’s and not necessarily those of the Cessna Flyer Association or the selection page. Cessna Flyer magazine. Send questions or comments to [email protected]. On the next page, under “Complete your profile,” enter your name, affiliation details (“self” works in the “Job title” and RESOURCES “Organization” windows), and select “expertise” labels from the drop-downs that appear as you type in the “Expertise” window. CANADA GAZETTE (Scroll down through the drop-down items or you’ll miss many gazette.gc.ca/rss/sc-rb-eng.html of them.) Click “Done” at the bottom of the page, then watch your email for EASA’s invitation to confirm your email address. EASA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION easa.europa.eu/official-publication Now what? The Federal Register, Canada Gazette, and EASA Official FEDERAL REGISTER Publication will keep you informed about what FAA, TSA, and federalregister.gov/my/profile/ other U.S. agencies, Transport Canada and other legislative/

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INSULATIONAircraft interiors expert DENNIS WOLTER discusses interior noise and how insulation can help reduce ambient noise levels in the cabin.

ithout question, I think one airplanes create a sound pressure of aerodynamic outlet nozzles. of the most challenging approximately 92-94 dB, measured at We sent the engine mufflers out for tasks when totally renovat- cruise speed with an analog handheld overhaul, removed the long two-blade ing the light airplanes we fly sound meter at the pilot’s ear. Most audi- prop, and installed a balanced new three- is the issue of cabin noise. I ologists agree that extended exposure to blade prop. We installed all new cabin Wknow I’ve spent a lot of time harping on more than 80 dB is damaging to our ears, door and opening window seals, and the corrosion issue. The often difficult especially those of children and pets. adjusted and thoroughly tested them. and time-consuming corrosion cleanup Here’s a reality check. Back in the Next came the cabin insulation pack- process may seem to be a more arduous early 1990s, we had a customer who was age. All the materials used in this package task than insulating a cabin, and it is. willing to spend whatever it would take were developed in a joint venture Though reinsulating the cabin isn’t as to make the cabin of his fast airplane as between Air Mod and Skandia. We did a difficult a task, the possible thermal and quiet as possible. I flew the 300 hp hotrod lot of test-flying and installation modifica- acoustic improvements are definitely Beech Bonanza at 70% power, 8,000 feet, tions using eight different skin-damping less predictable. and 64 F oat, and we got a 94 dB reading and sound-attenuation materials. Case in point: we thoroughly insu- at my ear, 92 dB at my co-worker’s ear sit- lated two identical Cessna 172s built in ting in the center seats, and 90 dB back The results the same year, with identical engines, in the fifth seat. All of these measure- We added 23 pounds of window propellers, interiors, and insulation ments were taken with a handheld analog weight and 28 pounds of cabin insulation. packages. We test-ran them both wide- dB meter. After several test flights at the same open at 8,000 feet in summer with an altitude and power setting, accompa- outside temperature in the low 60s F The attempted fix nied by Skandia’s sound engineer and range. One tested two decibels (dB) We installed a 1/2-inch-thick wind- his expensive digital sound meter, we quieter than the other. shield, 1/2-inch-thick pilot and co-pilot measured 84 dB at the pilot’s ear, 82 dB To put cabin insulation expectations windows, 3/8-inch-thick center windows, at the center seats, and 81 dB at the fifth into realistic numbers, I will share what and 1/4-inch-thick aft cabin windows. All seat. The readings were the same with I’ve learned in 48 years of trying to solve this glass was double the thickness of the my handheld meter. In my opinion, a this challenging problem, using the best original factory-installed plexiglass. reduction of 10 dB wasn’t that impressive materials the industry can provide. We then installed a very aerodynamic given the amount of work involved and and efficient fresh air ventilation intake money invested. The problem scoop, mounted way back on the top of Most single-engine and wing-mount- the fuselage, all new fresh-air ducting, Guidelines for reducing sound ed twin-engine piston-powered light plenums, and much larger and more Before describing the materials and

22 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 Typical sound level at the pilot’s ear at cruise power, with a three-blade prop and a 285 hp six-cylinder engine.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 23 techniques employed in making your Cessna quieter; as well as warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, we should first discuss the three ways to reduce cabin noise. First, eliminate the sound at its source. Here are a few ways to accomplish this. 1. Quieter propellers, two-blade versus three-blade (prop noise is a major contributor to cabin noise). 2. Quieter engines and more efficient exhaust systems, well-maintained or newer mufflers. 3. Precise engine and prop balancing. 4. More aerodynamically designed airframes (not an available option). 5. Less boundary airflow and engine noise (fly slower).

Second, keep the noise from getting into the cabin. 1. Thicker windows. 2. More sloping windshield design. 5/8-inch-thick, semi-rigid, skin-stabilizing fiberglass and 2-inch lofted, 3. Keep cabin skins from vibrating (skin dampers). thermal, acoustic-barrier fiberglass. 4. More aerodynamic fresh air systems and cabin outlets. 5. Well-adjusted doors and opening windows with good-quality seals. Camie 303 spray glue 6. More efficient cabin skin and interior damping and insula- available online or at tion package. upholstery supply stores. Third, attenuate the sound that gets into the cabin. 1. Choose sound-absorbing finish upholstery materials. 2. Use sound-attenuating fabric rather than sound-reflective vinyl in airplanes with stretched headliners. 3. More dense backing foams on side panels and carpet. 4. More plush and dense carpet. 5. Choose fabric where possible on seats and side panels instead of leather or vinyl.

Most audiologists agree that extended exposure to more than 80 dB is damaging to our ears, especially those of children and pets.

Bonding the 2-inch lofted layer of fiberglass in place over the 5/8-inch Selecting and installing insulation semi-rigid fiberglass panel. OK, enough background information; it’s time to get to work. It’s very important to start with a corrosion-free, zinc-chromated cabin as discussed in my previous article (“Corrosion, Part 2: Cabin Cleanup” appeared in the November 2019 issue of Cessna Flyer. —Ed.). After applying a thorough coat of zinc chromate to the cabin skins, it’s safe to use properly applied contact adhesive or self-stick material to establish a good bond between vibration-reducing skin dampers and the cabin skins and structure. It’s important when installing cabin insulation to make every attempt to keep wiring, airframe systems, cables, etc., exposed. Hiding these important components behind insulation creates serious inspection and maintenance issues. We offer three very different cabin insulation options to our customers when we are renovating an interior. In an effort to install a cost-effective, light, and much-improved insulation package, our first option is a combination of two types of fiberglass. We first begin by bonding a 5/8-inch-

24 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 1-inch-thick SoundEx closed-cell, foil-backed foam. Foil tape is used to Indexing numbers and cutting lines printed on the surface of SoundEx secure a snug fit. insulation.

Quickly and neatly cutting SoundEx into the various shapes that will snugly A layout chart that shows where each numbered panel of SoundEx is to be fit into the cabin outer structure. installed. thick layer of semi-rigid fiberglass to the cleaned and chromat- sound attenuating and thermal barrier between the stabi- ed cabin skins. lized cabin skin and the interior side panels and headliner. Bonding this semi-rigid fiberglass to the cabin skins will Due to the limited space in some parts of the cabin reduce skin vibration, thus reducing noise transition into the (doors and above plastic headliners are two areas), it may be cabin. We actually buy 2-foot by 4-foot fiberglass ceiling tiles necessary to apply only the 5/8-inch semi-rigid material, or with the finish layer removed. else separate the 2-inch lofted layer down to less than 1 inch We use spray contact adhesive available in 18-ounce cans thick. Cut to fit as needed. sold under the brand name of Camie 303. Spray a light coat Properly installing this two-density fiberglass system will of adhesive on both the 5/8-inch, semi-rigid fiberglass and the reduce cabin sound levels in most Cessna singles by 2 to 3 dB, chromated surface of the cabin, and press the cut-to-shape improve cabin temperatures in summer and winter, and create fiberglass in place. a more solid-feeling cabin environment. In order to get the semi-rigid panels to conform to a curved You will definitely notice this when you close the more surface, simply make parallel half-thickness cuts to the bond- solid-sounding cabin doors. On average for a four-place ed side of the panel. Never attempt to apply contact adhesive Cessna, this system will add 6 to 8 pounds to the empty directly to fiberglass with a brush; this will result in impreg- weight of the airplane. nating the non-combustible fiberglass with too heavy a layer of To ensure that these fiberglass materials and adhesives combustible adhesive. meet FAA requirements, we send test samples of all the materi- The next step is to lightly bond about a 2-inch-thick layer als to Skandia Inc. (in Rockford, Illinois) for testing and certifi- of soft, lofted fiberglass on top of the 5/8-inch semi-rigid cation. We include all certification documents with the logbook fiberglass. The layer of soft, lofted fiberglass provides both a entries when the job is completed.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 25 SoundEx installed with wiring and hoses exposed. Typical technical data published by Skandia, used to select various materials to attenuate specific sound dB and frequency levels at various places in the cabin and firewall.

A layout chart that shows where each numbered panel of SoundEx is to be installed.

Samples of the various materials used to create a high-tech, multi-material soundproofing system

Installation guide included with a Skandia high-tech insulation kit.

Commercial kits tion, by simply following the cutting lines printed on the face of The second insulation option involves installing a com- the foam. Once the cut pieces are snugly fit in place, foil tape is mercially available kit marketed under the name of SoundEx. used to hold the insulation in position against the cabin skins. The insulation material supplied with this kit is a closed-cell, This foolproof, turnkey system will reduce cabin sound levels by flame-retardant foam of two different densities bonded togeth- approximately 6 to 8 dB and adds only about 10 pounds to most er to create a 1-inch-thick, flexible composite material with a four-place Cessnas. heavy aluminum foil sheet bonded to the inner side of the foam. The SoundEx kits come with index-marked accurate cutting Multi-material insulation systems patterns printed right on the sheets of foam, as well as a printed The third system we use employs the installation of eight layout guide that makes installation a breeze. different engineered foam, lead vinyl, and foil materials, each We use a bandsaw to quickly and neatly cut out the insula- one of which is designed to attenuate a specific sound fre-

26 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 27 located in that particular area of the cabin. This high-tech system will add approximately 28 pounds to the airplane’s empty weight and can reduce cabin sound levels by as much as 8 to 9 dB.

Firewall insulation No insulation discussion would be complete without discussing the elephant in the room; the firewall. The firewall is a big, flat, very energized piece of metal that is the only thing that separates the cabin from the biggest noise generator in the airplane. When we did our tests, we put the meter’s probe close to the firewall of numerous single-engine airplanes flying at cruise power. The results were usually a dB reading way over 100. Wow! Most airframe manufacturers only bonded a not-so-effective layer of vinyl-covered fiberglass to the firewall. The most effective way to reduce engine noise coming through the Large washers, screw, and steel self-locking nut used to ensure the SoundEx firewall is to remove all the original insulation and glue from firewall insulation will stay in place if exposed to high temperatures. the entire firewall. With the firewall thoroughly cleaned, secure a layer of SoundEx high-density and high-temperature tolerant FAA-ap- quency and amplitude (dB) level. These various materials are proved SX580F 5/8-inch-thick material to the cabin side of the bonded to cabin skins, the back surfaces of interior panels, firewall, secured with special high-temperature-tolerant alu- firewalls, and floors. minum tape (also available from SoundEx) to help ensure that By following a sound amplitude and frequency chart the 5/8-inch material stays secured to the firewall if exposed to created by test-flying a stripped-out airplane and analyzing extreme temperatures. the resulting data, one can create an installation chart iden- Then, install two large-diameter steel AN970-4 wash- tifying which materials are to be installed in what areas to ers; one on the engine side and one on the cabin side of the best attenuate the specific amplitudes (dBs) and frequencies firewall, secured by a MS526-10-32 machine screw and an

28 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 29 all-steel AN363-10-32 of renovating your Cessna. Next month, we will end this interior self-locking nut. Install renovation series with the fun part, paperwork. these washers and Until then, fly safe! screws in four or five places on the firewall. IMPORTANT: This article describes work that may need We will often bond a to be performed/supervised by a certificated aviation piece of flameproof car- maintenance technician. Know your FAR/AIM and check pet to the lower half of with your mechanic before starting any work. the firewall insulation. It looks good, adds a  Industrial designer and aviation enthusiast DENNIS little extra soundproof- WOLTER is well-known for giving countless seminars and ing, and protects the contributing his expertise about all phases of aircraft firewall insulation from renovation in various publications. Wolter founded abrasion damage. AirMod in 1973 to offer private aircraft owners the same professional, high-quality work then only offered to corporate Picture of a flame test being performed Make the best jet operators. Send questions or comments to editor@ on a cabin insulation test sample. Even choice…for you cessnaflyer.org. insulation is an important part of the fire So, here is my suppression system. takeaway after 48 years of working with this RESOURCES complex problem: I believe the best insulation choice if weight CAMIE-CAMPBELL (CAMIE 303) and dollars are of paramount concern is the fiberglass option. camie.com/content/hi-performance-foam-fabric-spray- The improvement will be noticeable. That said, based on cost adhesive relative to the benefit and ease of installation, I think SoundEx is the way to go. SKANDIA INC. Over the years, insulating light airplanes has been a fre- skandiainc.com quent topic among my fellow renovators and I, with numerous discussions generating various solutions. This article presents SOUNDEX PRODUCTS techniques that I think are effective in solving this elusive part soundexproducts.com

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March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 33 Before Before include the compass, airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, turn and bank with slip/skid ball, tachometer, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges, ammeter, fuel gauges, transponder, a single com radio, and, of course, a clock. No VOR, GPS, or modern glass; just basic VFR instrumentation. Over the past few years, the pilot in this example has made many local flights just for fun. Additionally, he’s ventured to more distant places to visit family and has also made several long cross-country flights exploring the western states of Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Arizona, to name a few. A current sectional chart and a compass have made basic VFR navigation possible for over 100 years, but he’s Before begun to imagine a better, more accurate way. He’s flown with friends who have more modern airplanes and the avionics to match, so he has decided to upgrade his airplane to better fit the type of flying he enjoys today. After many hours poring over cat- alogs and discussing his findings with other pilot friends, he made his wish list. Initially, the list was quite long and far exceeded his budget, so he compromised and prepared a more realistic list. The autopilot was the first item to be eliminated. The next item to be eliminat- I guess it ed was the big glass panel that can do everything you need, but was well outside the budget; so it had to go as well. doesn’t matter More realistic and budget-friendly choices were the Garmin G5 attitude and whether it’s HSI units, and a Garmin GPS navigator which included a com radio. The last an airplane items to make the list were an audio panel, a four-place intercom, and a new panel or a house; to install all the new goodies in. Additionally, the new installations After would include modern wiring harnesses remodels all and circuit breakers and they would be clearly marked and labeled. Thankfully, After suffer the the fuses and much of the 50-year-old same fate... wiring would be eliminated. Add-ons Have you ever had any home re- it’s going to modeling done? There’s a phrase that often comes up during such events, and cost more than it happened in this aircraft "remodel," too! It goes something like this: “while you planned! you’re there, can we do this, or that, or whatever?” Well, the pilot also wanted a multi- probe EGT/CHT monitoring system. While discussing the multi-probe monitor with the avionics shop, the simple

34 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 EGT/CHT monitor turned into a full engine monitoring system. The full engine monitoring system included not only EGT and CHT, but oil pressure and temperature, fuel quantities, tachometer, amps, volts, and outside air temperature as well. I guess it doesn’t matter whether it’s an airplane or a house; remodels all suffer the same fate...it’s going to cost more than you planned!

End result At the time of this writing, it’s many weeks later and the work has finally been completed. Several familiariza- tion flights have been made with only minor gremlins. I guess that’s to be expected with so many changes all made at once. The avionics shop was able to talk the pilot through a few programming adjustments and everything is now working perfectly. Except for the long downtime, made worse because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the avionics shop comes highly recommended. The old Cessna, and its new panel, now live in the 21st century. It is fully capable of navigating those long cross-country flights and the occasion- al flight into IMC as well. The pilot has no desire for any flight into hard IFR. I’m certain you’ve guessed by now that the pilot in this story is me, and the plane is my 1959 Cessna 172. This panel upgrade was an adventure as thrilling as a low flight over the beach, and at times, as scary as carb ice on a go-around! But was it fun? You bet!

 GLYNN DENNIS has more than 30 years of flying experience as an instrument-rated private pilot (airplane single-engine land and sea). He’s also a glider pilot. His passion is to share all the stories and adventures he’s experienced in General Aviation with his five grandchildren. When he’s not flying, Dennis enjoys retirement in Carmel Valley, California, with his wife of 48 years. Send questions or comments to [email protected].

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March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 37 A backbone of the training fleet for decades, the Cessna 152 is still a safe, reliable aircraft. Many operators, including Cambridge Aero Club in the United Kingdom, have chosen to refurbish their 152s to prepare them for many more years of flight. By Dave Unwin (Photos by Keith Wilson)

38 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 39 he glow of the latest Garmin glass and the opulent scent of luxury leather seats seemed strangely discordant with the familiar yoke in my left hand. “This thing’s a bit different to the Cessna I learnt on,” I observe to Cambridge Aero Club’s Head of Training, Anthony Cooke. “I’m sure it is,” he replied and then paused reflectively. “Of course, it’s still a 152, but you’ve got to admit; it’s a very nice 152!”

A bit of background Along with its equally honorable contemporary, the Piper PA-28, the good old Cessna 152 is surely one of the all-time great light aircraft. It may not be the fastest, the most charismatic, or even the prettiest trainer ever designed, but it has made an almost incalculable contribution to the history of General Aviation. The Cessna 150/152 series has trained several generations and Like-new 152s many tens of thousands of civilian pilots I could have found one to test a lot …I knew all about the extensive overhauls, but still had to and—I don’t know about you—but I was nearer to home, as all the nearby flying one of them. clubs had at least one available for rent, On Sept. 27, 1986, I taxied N66149 out and as there are several hundred 150s concede that although November Bravo was 20 years younger solo for the first time. It was a rather and 152s on the British register, but well-worn 150 that I gingerly steered the reason I went to Cambridge is that than me, it was wearing much better. around the gray Missouri sky that day. Cambridge Aero Club has recently placed The paint was peeling, the interior on its fleet a pair of 152s, with a third due trim cracked and faded, and the engine to join the fleet soon. And what makes sounded a little weary, but that little G-CLNB and its sister ships G-CLNA and Cessna got me safely up round and G-CLNC particularly interesting is that down that day, and for all I know, N66149 they have been extensively refurbished. is probably continuing to do so for an Imported into the United Kingdom entirely new generation of pilots. in January 2020 by Brinkley Aviation, The 152 is not perfect—far from it. November Bravo is one of three Cessna Indeed, there are several areas in which 152s purchased by Andrew Brinkley the 152 can be found wanting, but for from a Cessna maintenance company an entirely objective overview of the and operator in Oklahoma. model, consider the following: between The machines were fitted with com- the first 150 rolling off the production pletely overhauled props and engines line in 1958 and the last 152 in 1986, (including brand-new cylinders), before Cessna built an incredible 31,318 of being disassembled and shipped to these two-seaters—which, by anyone’s Meppershall in a 40-foot container. standards, is a lot of airplanes! As the aircraft were already in Even today, if you want a private pilot pieces, a detailed structural inspection certificate, it is highly possible your early was carried out before reassembly. flights will be in a 152, as they are still a The old avionics, interior, and carpets real money-earner for flying clubs and were removed, and the interior panels flight training schools. repaired and repainted. The seats were

40 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 of fresh paint, and from the tip of the Whenever possible, I prefer to fly the sharp-pointed spinner to the top of the aircraft I review with a representative rakishly sweptback fin, it is quite an load, and so we ensured it was full of fuel attractive little airplane. and very close to the maximum all-up During the preflight inspection, I weight. As the Cessna is a high-wing air- found it interesting to study the aircraft craft, to check the fuel in the wing tanks from a more objective viewpoint—as if means getting above the top of the wing. I’d never seen one before, as opposed to Unlike earlier 150s, it is permissible merely ascertaining that it was service- to step on the wing struts while check- able. One aspect that drew my eye was ing the fuel and two footsteps on each the flaps. For a light aircraft, the 152’s sin- side (one on the strut and one on the gle-slotted flaps are excellent. They have fuselage) and a handhold have been four settings (0, 10, 20, and 30 degrees) included on each side of the aircraft to and are electrically actuated. facilitate this. In complete contrast to the excellent Incidentally, I was very impressed flaps, the ailerons looked rather poor. that the gap seals on the steps incorpo- …I knew all about the extensive overhauls, but still had to They are the unrefined flat-plate type, rated into the main undercarriage were attached to the trailing edge of the wing there, as they very rarely are! As part of with simple piano wire hinges. The the refurb, all the external lights are now concede that although November Bravo was 20 years younger strut-braced wing uses a NACA 2412 of the LED type. airfoil, which features a constant-chord than me, it was wearing much better. center section with tapered panels Inside the cockpit outboard of the struts. The tail features It’s time to fly. Entry to the cockpit recovered by Cooper’s Cabin Craft, and a fixed tailplane with separate elevators, is quite good; steps are mounted on the new carpets fitted. a slightly sweptback fin, and generous main undercarriage legs and the car-type New Garmin flight instruments and rudder. There is a large trim tab in the doors are of a reasonable size. Although avionics were installed, and the aircraft starboard elevator. I am not afraid of heights, width has were then flown to Airtime Paint at The main undercarriage arrangement always been of considerable concern to Bournemouth for a full repaint. The certainly looked very low maintenance. me, both my own and the cockpits that I airplanes are also considerably lighter Imaginatively called “Land-O-Matic” by fly from. This is an area where the 152 has because of the new instrumentation, as Cessna’s advertising department, the been found wanting, and even though the the engine-driven vacuum system has main wheels are suspended from a tubu- cockpit of the 152 is slightly wider than been removed. All three aircraft will have lar spring-steel affair that looked robust its predecessor, it is still definitely on the matching color schemes and consecutive and essentially maintenance-free. This tight side for two. aircraft registrations. is just as well, as any training aircraft is Thus far, November Bravo has held no bound to be subjected to a considerable real surprises, but as soon as I sat down, Preflight walkaround amount of abuse by ham-fisted students. the unmistakable smell of quality leather So, here I was at Cambridge to The nosewheel is carried by an air/oil seats delighted my nostrils, while a reacquaint myself with a type that I’d shock-strut which can also take a pound- veritable feast of fresh Garmin glass filled not flown for about 15 years. Of course, I ing, particularly if the aircraft is flown the panel. Directly in front of the pilot knew all about the extensive overhauls, on in a three-point attitude. Although it are a pair of Garmin G5s, with the top but still had to concede that although looks (and is) more than adequate, many one configured as a PFD and the bottom November Bravo was 20 years younger students have succeeded in “testing it as an HSI, an old-school analog ASI, and than me, it was wearing much better. to destruction.” The main wheels carry electric turn coordinator to their left and It certainly looked very smart in a coat hydraulic disc brakes. altimeter and VSI to their right.

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42 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 The avionics stack is centrally rotary magneto/starter switch, and a row any setting between 0 and 40 degrees. On mounted and consists of a Garmin Aera of small identical rocker switches for the a trainer, this was possibly a bit too much, 660 moving map GPS, a Garmin GNC electrical services, along with the circuit particularly if the student attempted to 255 com transceiver, and a Garmin GTX breakers. Below the avionics are the carb go around with full flaps extended, as the 335 ADS-B transponder. As the flight heat, plunger-type throttle, and Vernier aircraft would not climb at all. instruments are now all-electric, Brinkley mixture control, with the elevator trim The only adjustment available to the removed the engine-driven vacuum sys- position indicator logically situated next pilot is the seat, which moves fore and tem and its ancillaries. Consequently, the to the nicely-geared trim wheel to the aft. This is acceptable, although I must 152s are around 20 pounds (9 kilograms) left of the throttle, and the flaps and flap confess that I’ve never liked the seat belt lighter than when they were imported. position indicator to the right. arrangement. The lap strap is fine, but the As for engine instruments, the tachometer and ammeter are to the right of the panel, with oil temperature and …these really are practically factory-fresh aircraft, as pressure, and the notoriously inaccurate fuel gauges are half-hidden behind the pilot’s yoke. 2,400 rpm (75% power) at 2,000 feet msl gave me 101 I’ve never really liked the position of the oil gauges and would prefer to see ktas; exactly what the POH said it should. them mounted a bit more prominently. It’s a shame that some sort of electronic To operate the flaps, the pilot simply single shoulder strap never really fills one engine monitoring system wasn’t fitted moves the flap-shaped selector to the de- with a lot of confidence. Maybe it’s just me, where the comprehensive checklist is. A sired setting and the flaps extend to the but I never really seem to get the shoulder fascinating facet of the fuel gauges is that, required deflection. A small flap position strap both tight and comfortable. interestingly and unusually for a trainer, indicator moves when the flaps are in they show volume in U.S. gallons and transit and follows the flap lever to the Taxi and takeoff mass in pounds. desired setting. All in all, it’s an efficient, Taxiing is easy; the perfect combina- Carried on a narrow subpanel effective, and intuitive system. tion of toe-operated differential braking underneath the instruments is the split Earlier 150s had a simple toggle and nosewheel steering, and with such rocker-type master switch, a combined switch that allowed you to set the flaps to simple systems, the pre-takeoff checks

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March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 43 CESSNA 152 MODEL HISTORY he prototype Cessna 150 made its maiden flight in levels of installed equipment, but the Aerobat featured September 1957. Essentially a scaled-down version of jettisonable doors, was stressed to +6 and -3g, and was the popular Cessna 172 four-seater, it was of identical approved for a number of aerobatic maneuvers. construction; a high-wing monoplane of stressed- When production ended in 1977, an impressive 23,836 Tskin construction fitted with a tricycle undercarriage and examples had flown, including 1,754 built by Reims Aviation powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200. Early 150s featured of France as the Reims F150. The same year saw Cessna begin mechanically operated flaps, an upright fin and rudder, and a production of the 152 series. rather deep rear fuselage. Although in many ways remarkably similar to the 150, the Over the years, several improvements were incorporated 152 did feature several design changes, the most notable of into the basic design, such as electric flaps and tubular spring which was the engine. The 150 had always been a bit gutless, steel main gear legs. In 1964, the aft fuselage was redesigned especially with two occupants on a hot day, so the 100 hp to incorporate a rear window, while the now-familiar Continental was replaced with a 110 hp Lycoming O-235. sweptback fin and rudder first appeared the following year. As with its predecessor, the 152 was available in four By 1968, the base price for a 150 was $7,285, and it versions, the standard, the 152 II, the 152 trainer, and the was available in four different versions; the 150 Standard, Aerobat. When the production line finally closed in 1986, 7,482 Commuter,SPE Commuter II, and Aerobat. The only real difference Cessna 152s had been built, including 640 built under license between the standard and commuter models was the varying by Reims. SPECIFICATIONS DIMENSIONS Length: 24 feet, 1 inches (7.34 meters) Height: 8 feet, 6 inches (2.59 meters) Wingspan: 33 feet, 4 inches (10.16 meters)

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44 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 can be completed swiftly. Maneuvering work harder than I care to, in order to An excellent example of the level of Keith is shooting from the start remain in formation. simplicity is the extremely straightfor- and with the first sequence shot, Terry The pictures safely in the can, I ward fuel system. Fuel flows by gravity realigns the flight with Amanda in the moved onto a deeper examination of from the two 13-gallon (49-liter) wing lead. The image Terry really wants is control and stability. A couple of steep tanks to the carburetor via a fuel shut- the two matching 152s with the famous turns soon reveal another area where off valve in the cockpit floor. That’s all King's College in the background. the Cessna, and indeed practically every there is to it; no boost pumps, cross-feed With that in the can, he realigns the other high-wing aircraft falls down—the valves, or multiple tank selections. The formation again with the 182 in the lead, field of view in the turn is very poor, fuel is either on or off; just what you want November Bravo in the slot, and Novem- necessitating the into-turn wing to be in a trainer. ber Alpha as No. 3. Finally, Amanda goes lifted prior to the aircraft banking in With the oil warm and everything else home, and I move into close formation. that direction. I don’t have space to go looking good, our three aircraft taxi out Moving around the 182 in 6-foot into the great high-wing versus low-wing onto the active runway and line up. On (2-meter) increments is precision work, debate here; both configurations have shorter fields, 10 degrees of flap is advis- and I soon become aware of some of the their strengths and weaknesses. Never- able, but as you can barely see the other 152’s less-impressive aspects; below-av- theless, in a busy pattern, that blind spot end of Cambridge’s 6,450-foot (1,965-me- erage lateral control being one of them. can seem awfully large. ter) Runway 05, flaps up is the only way The rudder is nicely balanced, and The stall is very innocuous. The stall to go, and having checked in with the the elevator is reasonably crisp and warning horn is a reed-type device in the other two Cessnas, I open the throttle. effective, but for some strange reason port wing which starts bleating anxiously Acceleration is brisk and 50 knots Cessna chose to fit rather indifferent -ai between 5 to 10 knots before the wing actu- comes up quickly. I smoothly rotate into lerons, and the aircraft has a somewhat ally stalls at around 43 kias, power off. Add the flying attitude and the little Cessna soggy feel to it in roll. a dribble of power and the ASI gives up. is soon climbing nicely. As per the brief, I think the designers placed more Even a full-power departure stall is we’ve taken off in stream, with Anthony emphasis on stability than control. To be only notable for how insipid it is. This is a and I leading in November Bravo, Amanda fair, they’re not really that bad; they’re very safe airplane. A look at the stick-free Harrison in November Alpha, and Keith just not very good. Luckily for me, Terry stability confirms my initial impressions and Cambridge Aero Club’s Terry flies a super-smooth lead, and the air is of the emphasis being on stability, as it is Holloway in Cambridge’s immaculate 182. serene, otherwise, I might have had to positive around all three axes.

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March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 45 Cruise Nothing sparkling or special; just simple, An examination of the cruise perfor- straightforward, and entirely predictable. mance on the way back to Cambridge confirmed that these really are prac- Final words tically factory-fresh aircraft, as 2,400 It is irrefutable that Cessna designed rpm (75% power) at 2,000 feet msl gave a fundamentally good, reliable little me 101 ktas; exactly what the POH said aircraft that has more than stood the test it should. However, at 6 gph (23 liters/ of time. hour), it’s quite thirsty, and a more Remember that the prototype 150 first representative power setting of 2,200 flew more than 60 years ago, and seems rpm (59%) at the same altitude trues out quite likely that the little 152 will continue at 91 ktas, for 4.7 gph (23 liters/hour). to be a common sight at the airfields of The optimum altitude is 8,000 feet msl, the world for the foreseeable future. at which the POH claims 75% power However, if you’re heavy on a hot day As I climbed out at the end of the produces a TAS of 107 knots. and decide to go around, it is imperative flight, I couldn’t help but admire the glass that you get the flaps retracted to 20 panel and leather seats one more time. As Approach and landing degrees as soon as you’ve applied full Anthony had pointed out earlier, Novem- Back in the circuit at Cambridge, power; otherwise, you may not go around ber Bravo may indeed only be a 152, but it another facet I appreciated is that unlike in the style to which you would like to is a very nice 152! many modern LSAs, the VFE is a very come accustomed i.e., safely! reasonable 85 knots. Pattern circuits For most approaches, slowly bleeding  DAVE UNWIN is flight test editor for are as undemanding as every other the speed back to 55 knots at the thresh- Pilot magazine in the United Kingdom. part of the flight envelope. You can keep old works well, and there is plenty of In his 27 years of flying, Unwin has the speed up in a busy pattern, as full elevator authority available for a smooth amassed 4,500 hours in about 250 flaps soon washes off any excess energy. arrival on the main wheels before gently different types, ranging from antique Anywhere between 55-60 knots over the lowering the nose. gliders and vintage biplanes to fence is fine, but if you nail the airspeed In fact, as long as the proper speeds modern turboprops and jet fighters. to 54 and use a bit of power, impressively are used, landing is as effortless as every Send questions or comments to short landings are possible. other aspect of the operating envelope. [email protected]. THINK BRIGHT. WE DO.

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46 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 In fact, as long as the proper speeds are used, landing is as effortless as every other aspect of the operating envelope. Nothing sparkling or special; just simple, straightforward, and entirely predictable.

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A tour of famous and not-so-famous sites in the life of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh. By Dennis K. Johnson

48 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 The Spirit of St. Louis hangs at the National Air & Space Museum in Charles Lindbergh and his Washington, DC. ocean-crossing Spirit of St Louis.

early every modern-day aviator knows the story of Charles Lindbergh’s world-changing solo transatlantic flight in the Ryan monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh was born in 1902, started flying in 1923, made the historic transatlantic flight in 1927, and kept flying for several more decades. He was a prolific writer, and an aviation consultant Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Childhood home: Little Falls, in his later years; making substantial 1120 West Forest Avenue, Detroit, Mich- Minnesota contributions to the growth of commer- igan 48201 Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site: cial aviation. Charles Lindbergh was born Feb. 1620 Lindbergh Drive South, Little A tour of Lindbergh’s life path will 4, 1902, in the front room of his grand- Falls, Minnesota take you to the upper Midwest, bustling parents’ three-story brownstone at 1120 sites.mnhs.org/historic-sites/ commercial airports, a five-star San West Forest Avenue in Detroit. The home charles-lindbergh-historic-site Diego hotel, suburban shopping malls, a is about 2 miles northwest of downtown, Lindbergh’s childhood home is a New Jersey courthouse, across the Atlan- on the northwest corner of West Forest quaint wooden house on a bluff overlook- tic to France and the United Kingdom, Avenue and the John C. Lodge Freeway; a ing the Mississippi River in Little Falls, and finally, to Hawaii, where he was laid few blocks from Wayne State University. Minnesota. Today, the Charles A. Lind- to rest. The home was torn down in the 1960s bergh Historic Site is operated by the Make sure to check the attractions’ and a large apartment complex now Minnesota Historical Society and is open websites (where applicable) for current occupies the location. There is no visible to tour. In addition to the house, the site hours of operation. historical marker. also features a visitor center, a theater

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 49 showing a documentary film, a Spirit of St. Louis simulator, and a gift shop. The home is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Thursdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays in September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The nearby town of Little Falls offers more Lindbergh sites such as family Charles Lindbergh House and Museum and House Lindbergh Charles graves, the offices where his father ran his law practice, and numerous Lindber- gh family homes. Pick up a driving tour brochure at the Little Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau (606 S.E. First Street in Little Falls) or at the Lindbergh home.

First solo: Americus, Georgia Jimmy Carter Regional Airport Lindbergh’s childhood home in Little Falls, Minnesota, is now open for visitors. (KACJ): 233 Airport Road, Americus, Georgia 31709 A Lindbergh site that’s easy to visit by airplane is the Jimmy Carter Regional Air- port (KACJ), 4 miles northeast of Ameri- cus, Georgia. This airport was formerly a military airport known as Souther Field. Lindbergh rode his motorcycle to Souther Field in May 1923 to buy a World War I surplus Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane. After putting down his cash, Lindbergh took the Jenny up for his first solo flight. Four years later, he’d be flying solo over the Atlantic. A week after his first solo flight, Lindbergh made his first cross-country flight from Americus to Montgomery, Photo by Roman Eugeniusz via Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia via Eugeniusz Roman by Photo Alabama. He spent the rest of 1923 barnstorming across the country, calling himself “Daredevil Lindbergh.” In 1992, a bronze statue of Lindbergh wing-walking was erected just outside the airport’s terminal next to a state historical marker commemorating Lindber- Lindbergh stayed at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego when he first arrived gh at Souther Field. It’s quite possibly the in the city to build the Spirit of St. Louis. most awkward depiction of Lindbergh ever created.

Mail pilot: St. Louis, Missouri Missouri History Museum: 5700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112 mohistory.org In 1925, at the age of 23, Lindbergh was hired by the Robertson Aircraft Corp. at Lambert Field in St. Louis, to be chief pilot on the airmail route between St. Louis and Chicago. In the 95 years since, the airfield has grown into St. Lou- is Lambert International Airport (KSTL) and any 1920s buildings are long gone. About the only Lindbergh artifact at the airport is a 1934 Lambert Aircraft Corp. Model D-127 Monocoupe, a person-

50 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 Ryan Aircraft mechanics prepare the Spirit of St. Louis for the first test flight by Charles Lindbergh at Dutch Flats, now in downtown San Diego.

Harry Bishop; San Diego Union and Evening Tribune

al aircraft that Lindbergh owned until clock to complete the airplane. it was donated to the Missouri History Lindbergh rode The U.S. Grant Hotel still stands in Museum in 1940. It now hangs from the downtown San Diego and you can check ceiling in Terminal One. his motorcycle to in. It was built in 1910 by the son of In downtown St. Louis, the Missouri President Ulysses S. Grant, who named it History Museum houses hundreds of after his father, and today it’s listed on the items related to Charles Lindbergh, Souther Field in May National Register of Historic Places. It is including many of the gifts and awards he part of the Starwood Hotels and Resorts received in the year after his New York 1923 to buy a World Luxury Collection, so be prepared for a to Paris flight. These include the French luxury price to stay in Lindy’s room. Legion of Honor medal presented to War I surplus Curtiss Lindbergh by the French president and Testing the Spirit : Dutch Flats, San a tiny bust of Lindbergh carved from a JN-4 Jenny biplane. Diego, California peach pit. The museum also exhibits a Dutch Flats Airport Site: 3200 Barnett replica of the Spirit of St. Louis. Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110 The museum is home to a large After putting down When the Spirit was finished, it was collection of artifacts from the Lewis and towed to Dutch Flats Airport, at times Clark Expedition too, since St. Louis was his cash, Lindbergh known as Ryan Airport, about 2.5 miles the departure point for that expedition. from the Ryan factory. The airport was The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. took the Jenny up for bounded by Barnett Avenue on the to 5 p.m., and Tuesday nights until 8 p.m. south and Midway Drive on the north, Admission is free. and the entrance was on the north side his first solo flight. of Barnett Avenue. Spirit of St. Louis construction: San After the Paris flight, the airport Diego, California Spirit of St. Louis, he first stayed in Room was renamed B.F. Mahoney Airport. In U.S. Grant Hotel: 326 Broadway, San 447 of the U.S. Grant hotel in downtown 1929, the address for the airport was Diego, CA 92101 San Diego. Soon thereafter, he camped 3200 Barnett Avenue, and if you use that tinyurl.com/USGHotel out at the Ryan factory, no doubt because address in Google Maps, it marks a spot When Lindbergh arrived in San Diego he was a simple and frugal fellow, but also very close to the former entrance. The for the design and construction of the because they were working around the hangars stood about where the intersec-

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 51 tion of Guam Way and Blakely Drive are now. Today, a large postal facility stands on the land used as the runway. Old photos seem to indicate that the planes usually flew parallel to Midway Drive for takeoff and landing.

The Paris flight: East Garden City, New York Curtiss Field: Roosevelt Field Mall, East Garden City, NY, southeast of Clinton Road and Old Country Road. The site of the wet, clay runway where the Lone Eagle lifted his plane toward Paris on May 20, 1927, is now a suburban shopping center. In 1927, Lindbergh used two adjoin- ing airfields for his flight to Paris. Cur- tiss Field was located in the southeast corner of Clinton Road and Old Country Road and is today the site of Roosevelt Field Mall. This is where the hangars stood that housed the Spirit of St. Louis before the flight. Some stood in an east-west row south of Clinton Road, now between the Citibank office building and the Mobil gas station. More hangars stood in a north-south row along Clinton Road, now a row of trees and parking lots behind the office buildings along Ring Road West, from the Citibank office building to the small office building at 100 Ring Road West.

Roosevelt Field: Westbury Plaza Shopping Center, East Garden City, NY, southwest of Old Country Road and Merchant’s Concourse. A field to the east was called Roos-

52 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 The best estimate Mention Code PF2021 of the site of for 5% off Lindbergh’s runway was that he started his ground roll near the Best Buy store heading east for more than 2,000 feet, lifting off near the parking garage for the Fortunoff Jewelry store, and clearing the wires along Merrick Avenue near the TGI Fridays restaurant. evelt Field and offered a longer runway than Curtiss Field, so the Spirit of St. Louis was towed nearly 4,000 feet to use the runway there. This area where he took off is now the Westbury Plaza Shopping Center. The best estimate of the site of Lindbergh’s runway was that he started his ground roll near the Best Buy store heading east for more than 2,000 feet, lifting off near the parking garage for the Fortunoff Jewelry store, and clearing the wires along Merrick Avenue near the TGI Fridays restaurant. According to The New York Times, there’s a modest stone monument marking the liftoff spot behind the mall parking garage. The closest train station is the Port Jefferson Branch MTA station, Carle Place. From there it’s a 0.8-mile walk to the center of the Westbury Plaza Shop- ping Center. It would be about a 5-mile walk around to visit all the sites of the runway and hangars.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 53 Dennis K. Johnson K. Dennis

Evidence from the 1935 "trial of the century" of Bruno Hauptmann is now exhibited at the New Jersey State Police Museum & Learning Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

The Charles A. Lindbergh Home in Hopewell, New Jersey, is the site of the infamous Lindbergh Dennis K. Johnson K. Dennis baby kidnapping in 1932, often called at the time "the crime of the century."

54 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 Photo by Pline, Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Pline, by Photo

Aircraft at the Museum of Air and Space at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, where Lindbergh landed after his historic flight in 1927.

The flight completed: Le Bourget aircraft simulator for children, a café, Airport, Paris and a gift shop. Aéroport de Paris Le Bourget (LFPB): The museum also exhibits the only 3 Esplanade de l’Air et de l’Espace, remaining piece of the White Bird, a 93440 Dugny, France French airplane used in an Atlantic museeairespace.fr/en crossing attempt from Paris to New Next time you’re on the other side York just two weeks before Lindber- of the Atlantic, take the train out from gh’s flight. Paris to the place where Lindbergh The aircraft jettisoned its landing landed the Spirit of St. Louis after 33½ gear (now at the museum) as it planned hours in the air. In 1927, Le Bourget was to make a water landing in New York the principal airport of Paris, providing harbor. The White Bird and its two pilots passenger flights to various European disappeared somewhere during the cities. The spot where Lindbergh landed flight without a trace. is out among the runways and taxiways The museum is open Tuesdays thru of this modern business airport, but Sundays from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., April 1 someone from the Museum of Air and to Sept. 30, and from 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Space at Le Bourget will be able to point from Oct. 1 to March 31. It is closed Dec. out the spot for you. 25 and Jan. 1. The museum is one of the world’s oldest aviation museums and features Anne Morrow Lindbergh estate: a vast collection of more than 400 Englewood, New Jersey aircraft, (only about 150 are exhibited) The Elisabeth Morrow School: 480 from the very earliest days of flight to Next Day Hill Dr., Englewood, NJ the 21st century. The collection includes 07631 a Bleriot XI, the model used by Louis Lindy wasn’t only lucky to get across Bleriot to fly the English Channel in the Atlantic with his feet dry, he was 1909, two Aérospatiale/BAC Concordes, lucky in love and married extremely a Boeing 747, and an Airbus A380. The well. His wife, Anne Morrow, was the museum also offers a planetarium, an daughter of Dwight Morrow, a partner

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 55 Dennis K. Johnson K. Dennis

The ladder used during the kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby, exhibited at the New Jersey State Police Museum & Learning Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Photo by Rose Willems, Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Willems, Rose by Photo

In 1935, the Lindberghs moved into this historic home, “Long Barn,” in the village of Sevenoaks Weald, southeast of London. Photo by Yurivict, Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Yurivict, by Photo

Lindbergh’s grave at the Palapala Ho'omau Church on Maui.

56 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 20th century’s first great media trials, Hauptmann was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.

Dennis K. Johnson K. Dennis In 1933, Lindbergh gave Highfields to the State of New Jersey with the stipulation that it be used to “help boys.” Today, the Lindbergh property is a rural home for young criminal offenders operated by the New Jersey Engine Juvenile Justice Commission. Monitoring It’s not open to the public, but you & Flight Instruments can fly over the estate. Fly 11 miles out ANR Headsets from the Solberg VOR (112.90) on the 196 radial, or program your GPS for 40°25’26.4”N / 74°46’04.2”W. It’s a large Exterior of the Hunterdon County Courthouse house in the center of a wooded area, in Flemington, New Jersey, the site of the 1935 with a basketball court on the west side. "trial of the century" of Bruno Hauptmann, the Lowest Prices kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh's baby. on Radios “Trial of the century” courthouse: Flemington, New Jersey Go LED & Be Brighter - In Stock at J.P. Morgan & Co., and one of the Historic Hunterdon County Court- wealthiest men in New Jersey. The cou- house: 75 Main St., Flemington, NJ ple were married in 1929 at the Morrow’s 08822 Englewood, New Jersey, estate, which The Hunterdon County Courthouse was called “Next Day Hill.” in Flemington, New Jersey, was the Charles and Anne spent much time site of the 1935 “trial of the century” of here in 1931 and 1932 while waiting for Bruno Hauptmann, the kidnapper of Stratus 3 Garmin aera 760 their custom home in the New Jersey the Lindbergh baby. Charles Lindbergh ADS-B In GDL-39 In Stock countryside to be completed. In the af- spent more than 30 days here during the termath of the kidnapping of their baby, trial, sitting about 12 feet from the man the couple retreated behind the secure responsible for the death of his son. His walls and gates of Next Day Hill for wife, Anne, only attended the trial on security and privacy. In 1935, they were the day she was to give testimony. It was there when they received word that here that Hauptmann was found guilty Garmin Avionics - In Stock GPS NAV/ Bruno Hauptmann had been convicted by a jury and given the death sentence. GNX NAV and sentenced to death. The historic courthouse has w/ADS-B Today, the estate houses the Elisa- changed very little since 1935 and is beth Morrow School, a private school open to visit by appointment. The jail GTX335 founded by Anne’s sister. The school is cell where Hauptmann was held is also ADS-B GPS private property, but you can view the open to view. Call (908) 788-1166 to former estate from the street. arrange a visit. Hear Them Clearly...

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Île Illiec: Near the villages of Buguélès and Port-Blanc, in the commune of Pen- vénan, about 250 miles west of Paris. In March 1938, Charles and Anne moved to Île Illiec, a 4-acre island off the coast of Brittany, France, but lived there less than a year. They returned to America in April 1939, after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. Today, the island is owned by the Heidsieck family, the famous Champagne producers.

Postwar life: Darien, Connecticut Scott Cove Cottage: 21 Tokeneke Trail, Darien, Connecticut, 06820 After World War II, Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, lived in a small, water- front cottage in Darien, Connecticut. The property fronts Scott Cove off Long Island Sound, so Lindbergh could dock his seaplane at home. You can drive by and view the home from the street.

Lindbergh grave: Kipahulu, Maui, Hawaii Palapala Ho’omau Church: Kipahulu, Maui Lindbergh was buried on the grounds of the Palapala Ho’omau Church in Kipahulu. His grave was built to his

58 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 specifications from lava rock and marked by a granite stone that reads, “Charles A. Lindbergh, Born Michigan 1902, Died Maui 1974, … If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ... C.A.L.” When Anne died in 2001, her ashes AEROSTOP were scattered by her family around the --::s EAT •LOCKS� island, no doubt some at Charles’ grave. To visit the grave, turn left 350 yards south of the 41-mile marker on HI-360 Aerostop Seat Locks are a simple cam lock system from Hana, and follow the road 700 feet engineered to be a BACKUP in case your Cessna and turn left onto the church driveway OEM seat rail pin latch fails or your inertia reel sys on the left. tem fails.

Washington, D.C. museums You are probably already aware of the serious prob lem that exists with the operation of Cessna seat Lindbergh Aircraft and Memorabilia, latches. Due to a combination of worn parts, lack of National Air & Space Museum, Wash- proper maintenance, or just plain misuse and abuse, ington D.C.: 600 Independence Ave. SW, No tools needed for install. pilots have found themselves out of reach of the Washington, DC 20560 No modifications made to the controls during taxiing or departure due to the fail airandspace.si.edu airframe! ure of the OEM seat latch system. This is a serious You can visit two of Lindbergh’s andApproved often fatal Mod incident.el Lis t (CESSNA AIRCRAFT): airplanes at the National Air and Space 150,152,170,172,175,177,180,182,185,190, Museum in Washington, D.C. The Spirit 195,205,206,207,210,T303,336,337. of St. Louis hangs from the ceiling in the VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CALL TO PLACE main exhibit hall. YOUR ORDER.

Another Lindbergh aircraft, a 1930 Cessna Flyer readers can receive a 10% discount Lockheed Sirius named Tingmissartoq, is by entering promo code CFLY2021 at checkout. exhibited in the “Pioneers of Flight Gal- lery” on the upper floor. In this aircraft, [email protected] I (530) 295-9004 Lindbergh and his wife set a coast-to- coast speed record in 1930, and then flew across the Atlantic and Pacific in 1931 and 1933 to explore possible commercial air routes. The museum also exhibits innumer- able artifacts from Charles and Anne, including much of the equipment he carried on his historic New York to Paris flight. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except Christmas. Check the website for current hours.

National Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, Virginia 20151 airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center More Lindbergh memorabilia is exhibited at the National Air and Space Museum Annex (officially the Udvar-Hazy Center), at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) in Chantilly, Virginia. This includes much of the equipment Lindbergh used during exploratory flights across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including his cold-weather flight suit, emergency rations, a rifle, and even his frying pan. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, except Christmas. Continued on Page 71 

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 59 *Compiled from press releases

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WELLINGTON, Kan., Jan. 4, 2021—Air Plains Services, a world design, which means our conversion is 10 pounds lighter than any leader in General Aviation engine and avionics upgrades, recently other available Trailblazer STC for these aircraft,” Church said. “We announced it has gained a STC to offer the Hartzell Trailblazer are sure that Cessna 180 and 182 owners looking at their options will composite propeller on all its 300 hp XP Extreme Performance appreciate the added useful load.” engine upgrades for Cessna 180 and 182 aircraft. The swept-tip, scimitar shaped airfoil is designed for optimal “We’re very excited to be starting off the year with a new take-off acceleration and climb performance and offers improved propeller STC, adding another option for our customers flying the low-speed thrust as well as cruise speed improvement when upgraded 300 hp engine,” said Katie Church, head of marketing. compared with wood core props. The Hartzell Trailblazer’s carbon “The Trailblazer enhances performance, really looks great on the fiber construction features an innovative mesh erosion shield airplane, and it’s the ultimate backcountry prop.” and field-replaceable, nickel-cobalt leading edge, ensuring it can “We’ve been flying it on N180AP, our own Cessna 180 with the withstand demanding backcountry and bush flying. The Trailblazer is 300 hp upgrade, and we’re very happy with the performance we’ve approved for use with wheels, floats, and skis. seen,” Church said. For more information about Hartzell propeller options or any of Hartzell says its Trailblazer propellers all have unlimited blade Air Plains other products or services, call (800) 752-8481 or (620) life and are approximately 20 percent lighter than comparable 326-8904, or visit airplains.com. For online shopping, visit the new propellers with aluminum blades. Air Plains web store at shopairplains.com. “Our STC is unique in that it also uses Hartzell’s lightweight hub

60 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2021 TO HIGHLIGHT U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS.

OSHKOSH, Jan. 26, 2021—The air- units and the important mission they “We are excited to highlight spe- craft and personnel of the U.S. Air Force fulfill, so we want to bring some visibili- cialized airpower at the nation’s largest Special Operations Command (AFSOC) ty to that at Oshkosh in 2021,” said Rick airshow, but it’s the Airmen flying these will be among the highlighted programs Larsen, EAA’s vice president of com- aircraft that provide our real value to the at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, which munities and member programming, Nation—humans are more important happens July 26-August 1 at Wittman who coordinates AirVenture features than hardware. The 20,000 innovative Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh. and attractions. “The Air Force has problem solvers in this command are AFSOC is comprised of highly been extremely cooperative through exactly what we need to maintain our trained, rapidly deployable Airmen, who the years at showcasing its remarkable competitive advantage in the future, and I conduct special operations missions people and aircraft at AirVenture, and am proud to showcase them at Oshkosh.” worldwide. Airmen who undertake we look forward to discovering even said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Special Operations careers specialize in more in 2021.” commander of Air Force Special Opera- unique skills such as parachuting, scuba In 1990, AFSOC formally stood up as tions Command. diving, rappelling, motorcycling, survival a Major Command (MAJCOM) within Final announcements on participat- skills, and more. Aircraft in the command the Air Force and the air component ing aircraft and activities have not been include specialized mobility aircraft such to United States Special Operations released but are expected to include air- as the MC-130, CV-22 and C-146, Close Command (USSOCOM), but their craft flying during AirVenture air shows Air Support aircraft such as the AC-130 heritage traces back to the Army Air and presentations by USAF Special gunship, and Intelligence, Surveillance, Forces during World War II. In the three Operations units throughout the week. and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft such decades since AFSOC’s formation, they For more information about the as the MQ-9 and U-28. have been involved in missions around event, visit eaa.org/airventure. EAA “Even those who have a solid fa- the world in both independent cam- members receive the lowest prices on miliarity with the U.S. Air Force often paigns and in conjunction with other admission rates, with kids ages 18 and know little about its special operations military branches. under admitted free.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 61 FREE ADMISSION FOR AGES 18 AND UNDER AT EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2021

OSHKOSH, Jan. 15, 2021—Young people ages 18 and under will be admitted free to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, as a way to introduce more youth to the possibilities in the world of flight. The 68th EAA fly-in convention will be held July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH). This effort is designed to encourage more General Aviation-minded families and their children to attend the event that brings more than 10,000 aircraft from around the world to Oshkosh each year. “EAA’s mission is growing participation in aviation and in 2019, after EAA reduced admission costs for students, we saw an increased number of families coming to AirVenture,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA’s CEO/chairman of the board. “As we continue to plan for a full AirVenture fly-in in 2021, inspiring young people and giving them a first look at what’s possible in aviation is part of

62 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 our mission, but it’s only achievable if they can get in the gate. This effort will build on the more than 60 years where AirVenture has earned a reputation as a wonderful family event. We invite youth from around the world to experience AirVenture at no cost.” The free youth admission is available throughout AirVenture week. Longstanding youth activities and programs at AirVenture include such popular offerings as the hands-on KidVenture display and program area; technology, innovation, and education options throughout the grounds; and extraordinary events such as daily air shows and more than 1,500 forums, workshops, and seminars. For complete information about other admission pricing and advance online purchasing, please visit eaa.org/ airventure.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 63 UAVIONIX LAUNCHES PING- STATION 2 DU- AL-FREQUENCY ADS-B RECEIVER BIGFORK, Mont., Jan. 12, 2021—uAvionix recently launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect and Avoid (DAA) capability. pingStation 2 integrates 978 and 1090 MHz (239) 405-6117 ADS-B receivers, GPS, antenna, and Power-Over-Eth- ernet (POE) interface into an easy-to-install, rugged IP67 weatherproof enclosure. With a selection of non-proprietary data interfaces, pingStation 2 is designed to integrate into a multitude of end-user applications, including airport displays, UAS GCS, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Solutions, and Flight Information Displays (FID). pingStation 2 is robust enough to be permanently mounted outdoors in harsh environmental conditions and small enough to be used as a mobile asset for roaming operations. pingStation 2 improves over the original, popular design with performance improvements including 50 percent greater range and high-resolu- tion timestamps, enabling third-party multilatera- tion (MLAT) using time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) calculation. Set-up ease is also enhanced with tool-free installation.

pingStation 2 In Use pingStation and pingStation 2 are being used globally to enhance situational awareness. The following examples highlight real-world use-cases where the high-integrity/low-cost solution has been a key component of pushing the boundaries of UAS integration and bringing airspace awareness to areas where surveillance data was not previously available.

UAS Detect and Avoid • pingStation is a core component of the Vantis

64 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) network in North Dakota, where ADS-B reception is combined with Command and Control (C2) infrastructure. • pingStation provides the foundational surveillance infrastructure for the New York UAS BVLOS Corridor between Syracuse and Rome, New York.

Airspace Situational Awareness • Trials at three airports in the UK have led to draft policies for providing Flight Information Displays (FID) to Class G airports to improve situational awareness and reduce the risk of midair collisions. MA • pingStation 2 is a core component of the Unit- ed Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded TRO project to demonstrate BVLOS UAS Operations in SSTMS . Non-Segregated Airspace, combining pingStation 2 with uAvionix TIS-B/FIS-B infrastructure to enable the capability for a local re-broadcast of traffic to e ill elp ou Troubleshoot our Sstem provide a cooperative airspace, significantly en- Teaching Subect At FAA ndorsed vents hancing the safety and services at smaller airports and to remote and off-shore aviation operations. TROARRS PRSSR RF AS • uAvionix hosts uavionix.com, which provides a real-time view of several pingStation receivers de- ORA - A ASTATS TROARRS AA ployed globally at internal and customer locations. OTRORS ORS AT OPRATOA SPS O OR SR TST MA “We have used pingStation for a number of years in a wide range of projects. It has proven ex- isit Our eb Site to See the SR n Action tremely reliable and accurate, and without devices “ A family operated business since 1988, including a like pingStation 2, many of our customers would licensed A & P mechanic and commercial pilot” have airspace awareness only at high altitudes, or none at all,” says VP of Sales and Marketing at Kongsberg Geospatial, Paige Cutland. “pingStation 1-8-84-8815 55-35-33 2 integration with our IRIS AM Airspace Manage- Fa 55--1 AR MA ment Solution provides DAA situational awareness “Sensitive to your needs” to UAS operators for BVLOS operations.” am pm PST Mon Fri For more information, visit uavionix.com/ www.mainturbo.com [email protected] products/pingstation. “Sensitive to your needs”

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 65 EAA AVIATION MUSEUM WEBINARS TO HIGHLIGHT INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS AND HISTORY

OSHKOSH, Dec. 18, 2020—The airplanes, people, and stories within the EAA Aviation Museum that have made it one of the finest aircraft collections in the world will be highlighted each month with a new series of online webinars for 2021. The webinar series will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 7 p.m. Central time. Each session will cover a different museum aircraft or artifact, and provide a well- rounded history of the item, along with little-known stories about it. The session will be hosted by a member of the EAA museum staff, bringing in-depth information about the unique aircraft and artifacts that have been part of the EAA Aviation Museum over the past four decades.

The upcoming schedule of museum webinars include: April 13—Eileen Bjorkman: The E-1 and the Pursuit of a Record. For this

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webinar, Eileen Bjorkman will discuss her father, Arnold Ebneter, and his daring attempt to design his own aircraft and break a distance record in it. It is a story www.aircapitoldial.com decades in the making. [email protected] May 11—Connor Madison: The History of Air Racing. EAA’s own Connor Madison will discuss the powerful aircraft that make up the EAA Aviation Museum’s Air Racing Gallery. He will also dive into an overview of our nation’s quest for speed, and the people who pushed the limits. June 8—Chris Henry and Ben Page: Spirit of St. Louis. Join the museum team as they discuss Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight in 1927. They will also look into the background of the Spirit replicas that call the EAA Aviation Museum home, and the adventures they have been on.

Additional topics will be announced as they are finalized. With more than 100 aircraft on display in the museum and thousands of aviation artifacts in the EAA collection, the webinar series will bring original insight with every monthly episode. Pre-registration for the free webinar sessions is required via eaa.org/ webinars. The EAA webinar series is sponsored by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. For more information, call the EAA Aviation Museum at (920) 426-6108 or visit eaa.org/museum.

March 2021 / Cessna Flyer • 67 Aircraft Safety Alerts

FAA Aviation Safety SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Alternative Method of Compliance to Airworthiness Directive 2020-19-06 SAIB: AIR-21-01 Date: January 4, 2021 This is information only. Recommenda- tions aren’t mandatory.

Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) is written to inform the public about an approved alternative method of compliance (AMOC) to an airworthiness directive (AD) and how to obtain a copy of the Textron Aviation (McCauley Propeller Systems) global AMOC (aka; AMOC of general applicability) for AD 2020-19-06.

Background AD 2020-19-06 requires the installation of a governor eligible for installation. Certain McCauley governors were delivered with an unapproved variant idler gear bearing installed. Additional unapproved variant idler gear bearings and gear assemblies and overhaul kits with the unapproved variant bearing were shipped to the field. This unapproved variant idler gear bearing did not meet McCauley draw- ing specifications. It has come to our attention of questions from the field regarding how to determine if a governor is eligible for installation. Per AD 2020-19-06, a governor eligible for installation is defined as a governor that does 68 • Cessna Flyer / March 2021 FERRYFERRY not have an idler gear bearing with a part Fast to fit TANKSTANKS marking “BA 59” installed. The global AMOC allows the use of Re-Use additional documentation of the completion of the Accomplishment Instructions of McCauley Alert Service Bulletins (ASB) ASB273, ASB273A, ASB273B, or ASB273C in determining if a governor is eligible for installation. This global AMOC also Collapsible!Collapsible! addresses criteria, which can be used to determine the eligibility of new governors UniqueUnique Design!Design! after serial number 180501. Tough!Tough! Recommendations It is our recommendation and the intent of this SAIB to allow the use of the attached Textron Aviation (McCauley Propeller Systems) AMOC for AD 2020-19-06, dated November 4, 2020, to facilitate your compliance with AD 2020-19-06. For Further Information Contact Thomas Teplik, Aviation Safety Engi- U.S. Toll Free: 1 866 310 2992 neer, 1801 Airport Road, Rm. 100, Wichita, www.turtlepac.com KS 67209; phone: (316) 946-4196; fax: (316) 946-4107; e-mail: [email protected].

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