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The january 2013 TWIN CESSNA Flyer Featuring: O&N Turbine 340 silver Eagle ice, Wind, Clouds and Mountains 303 Crusader after one year Pirep: strakes & hubcaps readers write And much more...... 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Box 12453 4 14 Charlotte, NC 28220 Seminar update, 2013 Annual Con- T303 Crusader Phone: 704-910-1790 Email: [email protected] vention update, 406 MHz ELT’s, post The Editor describes what it’s been like Website: www.twincessna.org mainenance test flights and more. flying his renovated T303 Crusader for The Twin Cessna Flyer Magazine is over 150 hours during the past year. the official publication of the The Twin Cessna Flyersm owners organization, Spoiler Alert: he really likes it. P.O. Box 12453 Charlotte, NC 28220. The price of a yearly subscription is O&N Turbine 340 $68 ($80 international), which includes 6 Readers Write a one-year membership in The Twin Silver Eagle 18 Cessna Flyersm owners organization. What? A turboprop on the cover of Circuit breakers, fuel flow gauges, fire The Twin Cessna Flyer is not The Twin Cessna Flyer? Well, it is a detection systems, heater and air condi- affiliated with or sponsored by the Cessna Aircraft Company. 340 and we figured piston powered tioner problems, fuel pumps, cowl flap Twin Cessna owners and operators Twin Cessna owners would want to cables and more. are encouraged to submit articles and pictures for publication. Once submit- see what hanging a couple of Jet-A ted, the articles and pictures become burning turbines on a 340 would Pirep: Strakes & the property of The Twin Cessna 26 Flyersm and cannot be returned. The do for it. The answer: a lot! (And it Hubcaps act of making a submission for publica- tion is an express warranty that the costs a lot, too). Do airframe mods work? Some of them submitted material does not infringe on do. According to member Max Nerheim, the rights or copyrights of others. Ice, Wind, clouds stakes and hubcaps (wheel covers) have Published articles may include opinions 10 or specific recommendations on aircraft & mountains proved a remarkable combination for his maintenance or operational practices. These opinions and recommendations It’s winter and many of us are 421C. are solely those of the article author and not necessarily those of The Twin dealing with flight in icing condi- Cessna Flyersm. The Twin Cessna Flyersm classified Ads does not endorse any practice that tions. Member Kevin Ware flies his 30 would be in violation of FAA regulations or the aircraft POH/AFM. 340 (and various other airplanes) regularly in the Pacific Northwest. Nothing appearing in The Twin Cessna Flyersm may be reproduced He shares some of his techniques, upcoming Seminar or distributed without the express 35 permission of the publisher. developed through experience, for Information safely flying over hazardous terrain in challenging winter conditions. The twin cessna flyer advisory committee Larry A. Ball, New Haven, IN Anthony R. Saxton, Defiance, OH Philip G. Yoder, Columbus, OH Cover article photo by Bob Nicholas. Editing Assistance provided by Madeline Frank. Copyright 2013, The Twin Cessna Flyersm. All rights reserved. THE TWIN CESSNA FLYER • JANUARY 2013 | 3 from the editor By Bob Thomason, President TTCF Seminar Update highlights: us on goings on at the factory, Tony There are Thursday will conduct another a few seats June 27th technical session still available - Erik with Q&A, we’ll for our first Eliel of review recent Twin 2013 Engine Radar Cessna accidents & Systems Training and get an update Seminar to be Inter- on TTCF. We’ll close Tony Saxton, TTCF held next month national our convention with Technical Advisor. at Continental will be a final Dinner on Saturday evening. Motors in teaching Fairhope, AL his Throughout the Sign up now for our 2013 (KCQF). The renowned convention we’ll Annual Convention! last one held at Airborne have time built in to Continental was Weather visit vendor booths one of the best Radar course. Even if you only have for one-on-one ever and this Nexrad weather downlink, you’ll find product updates. one promises to this course interesting. And, although it’s be even better. a full agenda, we Continental is Friday June 28th - Dr. George Braly, hope to have time providing all Mark Rosekind, NTSB Chief Engineer, to visit the flightline our lunches and We’ll be back at Board Member and General Aviation as a group and Continental Motors a special dinner expert on managing Modifications Inc. in February for our on Friday fatigue will present, first 2013 Twin Cessna admire each other’s night. We’ll Systems & Engine Tony Saxton will hold a have a factory seminar. Don’t miss this session on Twin Cessna airplanes tour Friday one, which will include technical issues, George afternoon at 1 a tour of the factory. Braly of GAMI will give See the complete PM. If you’re us an update on 100LL Agenda on our Erik Eliel, coming just for the weekend Systems issues and we’ll have a website. We will President of seminar, try to arrive on Friday and panel of engine experts, have several other Radar Training Jerry Temple, JTA make the tour. Time permitting, we’ll International. including a Continental speakers and events Twins President. try to get out to the airport Friday or representative, hold an not listed here. Saturday afternoon to look over the engine Q&A session. Do not delay. Register now. There are a Twin Cessnas on the flightline. Don’t limited number of rooms available at the delay. Sign up now and get one of the That evening we’ll have a live auction Hilton Doubletree. remaining seats. Join us in Fairhope which will be a fun opportunity to pick and learn all about your airplane, and up some wish list items at (hopefully) Early this month, I especially your engines. You can sign up bargain prices. will be emailing all on the website, or just call me at 704- members a link to the 910-1790. Saturday June Registration Packet. 29th - Jerry Temple You”ll also be able Finally, be sure to check out a video will speak on Twin to download it from of member testimonials recorded after Cessna market the homepage of our our last seminar in Santa Barbara. The conditions, we’ll website. And finally, Andrew Knott, link is in the upper left corner of our get an update on to make it easy, feel Executive homepage: www.twincessna.org Wireless Cockpit free to just call me Director of technology and at 704-910-1790 and TBMOPA. 2013 Fly In Convention ADS-B from Andrew we’ll handle your Knott, Executive registration over the phone. Dr. Mark Rosekind, Our Agenda for our 2013 Annual Fly Director of the TBM NTSB Board Owners and Pilots See you in Wichita for this first class In Convention is shaping up. It’s going Member. to be a blockbuster. Complete details Association and event! are on the website but here are some avionics guru, a Cessna rep will update 4 | TWINCESSNA.ORG Strakes Now available 406 MHz ELT’s Work for the 335 When I renovated my panel in 2012, I The Cessna 335 was essentially an installed an ACK E-04 406 MHz ELT. unpressurized version of the 340. It The installed cost ran about $980. was introduced in 1980. The price While still not mandatory, it’s clear differential between the two airplanes these units are far superior to the old was not that great which resulted in 121.5 MHz units.