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Ruley by Heather Skumatz 20 28 36 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Steve Ells 26 FULL CIRCLE Thomas Block Destination: Happy Miami 54 NEWS by Heather Skumatz New Year! 46 60 AIRCRAFT SAFETY ALERTS 68 ADVERTISER INDEX 70 BACK WHEN: VINTAGE CESSNA ADVERTISING AND MARKETING Cover: Cessna P337 Riley Rocket Photo courtesy Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau Photo: James Lawrence Jennifer Dellenbusch THE VIEW FROM HERE LETTERS to the EDITOR Send your letters to editor@cessnaflyer.org “Surviving an FAA Ramp Inspection” by Michael Leighton, November 2017 Dear Editor, I just received the November issue and read Michael’s article. Very thought-pro- voking, but it left me with questions. eNewsletter In my 40-plus years of flying I have read a lot of articles on the subject but The first of the year always brings a flurry of self-improvement. People flock never hear that “...the latest AFM or to the gym, go on diets and resolve to be better people. By February, the gyms POH you have in the airplane is the are nearly empty and the diets abandoned, but for one brief shining moment, latest version.” all of humanity seems to be bent on betterment. We have a C-182P. We have the origi- Here at Cessna Flyer Association we try to take a more incremental and ongo- nal POH. How does an owner determine ing view of improvement by constantly tweaking and upgrading our offerings. if it is “the latest”? And [if it’s not],where One very recent addition to our membership perks is a monthly eNewsletter. would one get a copy of “the latest”? The eNewsletter is edited by Kevin Garrison and will bring you breaking news, new ADs and alerts and content not found in the magazine. It will also Keep up the great work, provide easy links to access CFA’s online resources, including the monthly digital Robert Supina edition* of Cessna Flyer magazine. You’ll also have access to exclusive offers and deals through the eNewsletter. It’s another way for us to keep in touch with you. Associate editor’s reply We’ll keep the newsletter short, to the point—and will always gear it toward Only he knows exactly what he meant, your Cessna owner experience. The very first issue was electronically shipped to but I think what Michael was saying is your email inbox on Dec. 7, 2017. that the POH/AFM must be up-to-date If you don’t want to receive the eNewsletter, just email me with subject line: with all the required supplements for the “No newsletter.” Be sure to include your name, ZIP code and—if you have it— membership number. We hope instead, though, that you’ll find our newsletter equipment installed in the aircraft. another valuable benefit of your CFA membership. For example, if I install a Garmin Didn’t receive the eNewsletter? Please call or email to make sure we have cor- GTN 650, I must have the Garmin 650 rect contact information on file for you. AFM supplement with my POH on board the aircraft. 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