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American Bonanza Society Magazine

JUN 2018 – PAPERWORK (FAA) / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – X
MAY 2018 – INTERIOR INSTALLATION / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – IX
APR 2018 – DOOR & WINDOW SEALS / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – VIII
MAR 2018 – UPGRADING SEATS / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – VII
FEB 2018 – GLARESHIELD / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – VI
DEC 2017 – WINDOW FRAMES / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – V
NOV 2017 – PLASTIC SPAR COVERS/Renovating the ABS / ASF A36 – IV
SEP 2017 – HEADLINER / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – III
JUL 2017 – MAKING PROGRESS / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – II
JUN 2017 – GETTING STARTED / Renovating the ABS/ASF A36 – I
APR 2011 – WING TIPS – NEWER PLANE ISSUES / Wing Tips: Trouble in the New World
MAR 2011 – WING TIPS – DOOR & WINDOW / Wing Tips: Door & Window Seals
JAN 2011 – WING TIPS – DOOR TRICKS PART II / Wing Tips: Tricky Door Tricks – II
NOV 2010 – WING TIPS – DOOR TRICKS PART I / Wing Tips: Tricky Door Tricks – I
JUL 2010 – WING TIPS – MENTORING / Wing Tips: Passing It On
APR 2009 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART VIII / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – VIII
MAR 2009 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART VII / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – VII
JAN 2009 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART VI / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – VI
NOV 2008 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART V / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – V
OCT 2008 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART IV / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – IV
SEP 2008 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART III / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – III
JUL 2008 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART II / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – II
JUN 2008 – PANEL MODIFICATIONS – PART I / Dinosaurs Dumpsters & Dollars – I
APR 2006 – INTERIORS – PART X / Interiors: The Inside Story – X
MAR 2006 – INTERIORS – PART IX / Interiors: The Inside Story – IX
FEB 2006 – INTERIORS – PART VIII / Interiors: The Inside Story – VIII
JAN 2006 – INTERIORS – PART VII / Interiors: The Inside Story – VII
DEC 2005 – INTERIORS – PART VI / Interiors: The Inside Story – VI
NOV 2005 – INTERIORS – PART V / Interiors: The Inside Story – V
OCT 2005 – INTERIORS – PART IV / Interiors: The Inside Story – IV
SEP 2005 – INTERIORS – PART III / Interiors: The Inside Story – III
AUG 2005 – INTERIORS – PART II / Interiors: The Inside Story – II
JUL 2005 – INTERIORS – PART I / Interiors: The Inside Story – I
MAY 2005 – WINDOW WISDOM – PART V / Window Wisdom – V
JAN 2005 – WINDOW WISDOM – PART IV / Window Wisdom – IV
DEC 2004 – WINDOW WISDOM – PART III / Window Wisdom – III
NOV 2004 – WINDOW WISDOM – PART II / Window Wisdom – II
OCT 2004 – WINDOW WISDOM – PART I / Window Wisdom – I
APR 2004 – SEQUENCE PLANNING / The Key to Successful Airplane Renovation
DEC 2003 – SAFETY – HARNESSES / Beyond Buckling Up
OCT 2003 – AN OUTSIDER’S INSIDE LOOK / Behind the Panel
JUL 2003 – CORROSION – PART III / What is Corrosion? – III
JUN 2003 – CORROSION – PART II / What is Corrosion? – II
MAY 2003 – CORROSION – PART I / What is Corrosion? – I

Cessna Flyer Magazine

FEB 2021 – PASSENGER RESTRAINTS / Renovating an Interior – XX
JAN 2021 – IN-FLIGHT FIRES / Renovating an Interior – XIX
DEC 2020 – INTERIOR DETAILS / Renovating an Interior – XVIII
NOV 2020 – CARPET / Renovating an Interior – XVII
OCT 2020 – FORMED HEADLINERS / Renovating an Interior – XVI
SEP 2020 – STRETCHED HEADLINERS / Renovating an Interior – XV
AUG 2020 – MOUNTING SIDE PANELS / Renovating an Interior – XIV
JUL 2020 – SEWING SIDE PANELS / Renovating an Interior – XIII
JUN 2020 – SECURING SEAT COVERS / Renovating an Interior – XII
MAY 2020 – MOUNTING SEATS / Renovating an Interior – XI
APR 2020 – SEWING SEATS / Renovating an Interior – X
MAR 2020 – SEAT SLINGS AND SEAT FOAM / Renovating an Interior – IX
FEB 2020 – CLEANING AND REPAIRING SEATS / Renovating an Interior – VIII
NOV 2019 – CABIN CLEANUP / Renovating an Interior – VII
OCT 2019 – UNDERSTANDING CORROSION / Renovating an Interior – VI
SEP 2019 – INTERIOR REMOVAL / Renovating an Interior – V
AUG 2019 – ORGANIZATION CONSIDERATIONS / Renovating an Interior – IV
JUL 2019 – PLANNING COMES FIRST / Renovating an Interior – III
JUN 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – REASSEMBLY / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – VII
MAY 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – ELECTRICAL / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – VI
APR 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – COWLING / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – V
MAR 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – CLEANUP / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – IV
FEB 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – PREP / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – III
JAN 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – FIELD / FACTORY / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – II
DEC 2018 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – PROCESS / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – I
NOV 2018 – ANNUALS / Planning for Your First Annual
OCT 2018 – RENOVATION/Preparing for a Renovation
SEP 2018 – PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION / Pre-Purchase Inspection:All it Should Be
JUL 2018 – BUYING TIPS / Start With the Right Airplane
JUN 2018 – INTERIOR RENOVATION / 20th Century Cessna Airplanes in the 21st Century

Cessna Pilots Association Magazine

MAR 2013 – A TIMELESS 182 / A Timeless 182
DEC 2012 – CORROSION – PART VII / Corrosion – VII
NOV 2012 – CORROSION – PART VI / Corrosion – VI
OCT 2012 – CORROSION – PART V / Corrosion – V
JUL 2012 – CORROSION – PART IV / Corrosion – IV
APR 2012 – ARTICULATING SEATS / Grandpa’s Rocker or the Ins and Outs of Articulating Seats
JUL 2010 – WING TIPS: TO TELL THE TRUTH / Wing Tips
MAY 2010 – INSTRUMENT PANELS / New Glass – Old Panels
JAN 2008 – PAPERWORK / Renovation: Paperwork
DEC 2007 – SHOULDER HARNESSES & CARPETING / Renovation: Finishing Up -Shoulder Harnesses & Carpeting
NOV 2007 – INTERIOR PAINT / Interior Paint: The Devil is in the Details
SEP 2007 – PLASTIC REPAIR – PART III / Renovation: Fitting New Plastic
AUG 2007 – PLASTIC REPAIR – PART II / Renovation: Reforming Repairing & Reinforcing Plastic
JUL 2007 – PLASTIC REPAIR – PART I / Renovation: Plastic Repair
JUN 2007 – HEADLINERS / Renovation: Headliners
MAY 2007 – SIDE PANELS – PART II / Renovation: Side Panels – II
APR 2007 – SIDE PANELS – PART I / Renovation: Side Panels – I
MAR 2007 – CORROSION – PART III / Corrosion – III
FEB 2007 – CORROSION – PART II / Corrosion – II
JAN 2007 – CORROSION – PART I / Corrosion – I
DEC 2006 – SEWING SEATS / Renovation: Sewing Seats
NOV 2006 – SEATS / Renovation: Seats
OCT 2006 – PLANNING & GETTING STARTED / Renovation: Planning
SEP 2006 – OVERVIEW / Renovation: Overview
MAY 2006 – CESSNA 172 – SOUNDPROOFING / Soundproofing

Piper Flyer Magazine

AUG 2020 – SEWING SIDE PANELS / Renovating an Interior – XIII
JUL 2020 – SECURING SEAT COVERS / Renovating an Interior – XII
JUN 2020 – SEWING SEATS – FINAL STEPS / Renovating an Interior – XI
MAY 2020 – SEWING SEATS/Renovating an Interior – X
APR 2020 – SEAT SLINGS AND SEAT FOAM/Renovating an Interior – IX
MAR 2020 – SEATS AND RAILS / Renovating an Interior – VIII
FEB 2020 – PREPPING / PRIMING PAINTING PLASTIC, Renovating an Interior – VII
NOV 2019 – UNDERSTANDING CORROSION/Renovating an Interior – VI
OCT 2019 – INTERIOR REMOVAL / Renovating an Interior – V
SEP 2019 – GETTING ORGANIZED / Renovating an Interior – IV
AUG 2019 – PLANNING COMES FIRST / Renovating an Interior – III
JUL 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – REASSEMBLY / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – VII
JUN 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – ELECTRICAL / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – VI
MAY 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – COWLING / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – V
APR 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – CLEANUP / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – IV
MAR 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – PREP / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – III
FEB 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – FIELD / FACTORY/Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – II
JAN 2019 – ENGINE OVERHAUL – PROCESS / Engine Overhaul Fundamentals – I
DEC 2018 – ANNUALS / Planning Your First Annual
NOV 2018 – PREPARING FOR A RENOVATION / Preparing for a Renovation
OCT 2018 – PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION / Pre-Purchase Inspection
JUL 2018 – WHAT LIES BENEATH / Interior Renovation of Aging Piper Aircraft