August 2003
Cessna 177 Fixed-Gear Cardinal
Subscribers Only Although not a huge success for Cessna, the Cardinal has come into its own as an affordable mid-performance cruiser.
Gear of the Year
Subscribers Only Our annual look at the best products and services. This year’s top pick: Garmin GPS 196 portable.
Loading With Abandon
Subscribers Only That’s how most of us approach weight and balance. But some aircraft won’t tolerate that. CG plotters tell which ones.
DVD for the Cockpit
Subscribers Only PS Engineering brings affordable TV and music into the cabin. You may have to get creative in mounting the screen.
Cutting the Grime
Subscribers Only A basketful of aircraft cleaners and degreasers perform well enough but Crazy Clean was a surprise winner.
Other Turbo Options
Subscribers Only Putting a sharp pencil on the numbers reveals that turbo performance gains vary substantially by model.
To Turbo or Not?
Subscribers Only A detailed analysis of the benefits — or lack thereof — of turbocharging on two like model aircraft.
Letters: 08/03
WSI Price? In a recent article about data link weather systens, you got it wrong. The price for the WSI InFlight uncertified weather data link system is $3495, not $3995. And it is less pixelated than most of the competition due to its 1-mile resolution. Even the original NEXRAD data is pixelated at the source, since it is a digital system. I think its resolution is about the same as WSI’s. -Norm Crabill Newport News, Virginia Actuually, we were referring to the certified system. WSI says the price will be $4995, plus $49.95 a month for datalink service. ---------- More Weatherlink Your recent report on aircraft datalink prompted me t...