Author: Kristin Winter
Plotting a course through the potential squalls and rough seas of buying a complex, vintage Piper. By Kristin Winter The…
Piper Aircraft Corporation’s expansion in the mid-1950s led to the opening of a second facility at Vero Beach, Florida. The…
Piper’s long-running preference for stabilators began with the PA-24 Comanche. A&P/IA KRISTIN WINTER discusses the stabilator system and its most…
Onboard weather avoidance equipment, and techniques for using it. Anyone who has listened to an AM radio in thunderstorm country…
Longtime Piper pilot and Piper twin owner Kristin Winter discusses the cream of the crop in entry-level VFR Piper aircraft.…
An in-depth look at FAR 21.9 and Advisory Circular No. 23-27 by aviation legal consultant and A&P/IA Kristin Winter The…
This detailed report from a Comanche expert spells out exactly how to check for compliance with two Airworthiness Directives. The…
Are you familiar with the wealth of information contained in your airplane’s TCDS? You should be! What, you ask, is…
Adding shoulder harnesses in at least the front seats should be a must for any aircraft that does not have…
A brief history of pneumatic boots, their operation and proper care. AS Jimmy Doolittle was demonstrating the technique of blind…
Photography by James Lawrence A practical and honest examination of the pros and cons of flying and owning a twin-engine…
What you need to know about buying and owning a Piper Comanche. When some pilots think of Piper, they think…
