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APRIL 2017 08 THE VIEW FROM HERE Shake, Rattle & Roll: IFR Training, Jennifer Dellenbusch Fixing a Cessna IFR Adventures Nosewheel Shimmy by Dan Pimentel 08 24 32 by Jacqueline Shipe LETTERS to the EDITOR 12 CESSNA FLYER EVENTS Entry-Level Plotting Along: 16 Cessnas with THE HIGH AND THE WRITEY Lightning Mid-Level Kevin Garrison Detection Tools Capabilities by Kristin Winter 38 44 by Steve Ells 18 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Steve Ells 58 ON THE LEADING EDGE: ICING PROTECTION Accumulating Let’s Pack Up Our Joel Jackson Knowledge: Jumpin’ Jitney De-Ice Boots and Go Plamping! 70 by Kristin Winter 54 62 by Steve Ells NEWS 78 AIRCRAFT SAFETY ALERTS 84 ADVERTISER INDEX 86 BACK WHEN: VINTAGE CESSNA ADVERTISING AND MARKETING James Lawrence Cover: Cessna 185 Photo: James Lawrence Photo: LETTERS to the EDITOR Send your letters to Jennifer Dellenbusch [email protected] THE VIEW FROM HERE “Aircraft Carburetors: Still Delivering for Aviation” by Jacqueline Shipe, February 2017 Jen, I love it when someone projects the ability to make the complex simple. The February issue included a narra- tive penned by Jackie Shipe exploring the arcane nuances of carburetors. She created the perfect aggregate of Meet them where they are learning, when she included copious images to cement the didactic component. I’ve written about the shrinking pilot population before. I think every Not telling you how to do your job, aviation media outlet has—numerous times. Jen—you already are at the top of the We keep asking the same questions: How do we get people interested in heap—however, maybe you could encour- aviation? Where do we find them? How do we introduce them to aviation? age a continuation of this theme. How do we keep them interested and motivated to continue in aviation? I truly believe we could all benefit from There are many good programs that have had some success. Young Eagles is learning more about the inner workings probably the most widely known. One shortcoming of the Young Eagles pro- of items which run the spectrum [from] gram is that you need to find out about it somehow and get out to an airport attitude indicators to vacuum pumps. to make it happen. While it’s obvious that a potential pilot will need to get out to an airport eventually, I think it’s important that we find ways to reach out to people Terry Hocking where they already are—and bring aviation to them. Nashwauk, Minn. One big step in that direction is EAA’s “Spirit of Aviation” mobile unit. This semitrailer, with its cool graphics, will be a rolling billboard for EAA and the aviation experience. It will make appearances throughout 2017 at many events, including non-aviation events like SXSW in Austin, Tex. and Summerfest “Storied Savannah” in Milwaukee. by Heather Skumatz, March 2017 I think this is exactly the kind of exposure needed. By creating a positive experience and a favorable image of aviation in places Dear Editor, where people gather—rather than requiring them to come to airport—we have I am so curious about your very decid- a good opportunity to entice new pilots. At a minimum, we have an opportu- ed prejudice against KSAV. My husband nity to gain some much-needed good press and goodwill. and I have happily flown there one to Reports show that millennials—that next generation of pilots—prefer to two times a month for 12 years. spend money on experiences rather than goods. They also comprise about 50 Signature [the FBO] allows us to keep percent of festival attendees. a car in their parking lot. They pick us up What better experience to introduce them to than that of flight in your own at the plane, load all of our luggage up aircraft? And what better way to reach them than where they are? and drive us directly to our own car. They ply us with cookies, coffee and gossip. This is in addition to the significant Blue skies, safety advantages of a controlled airport and absence of pilots going around and around for touch-and-goes.