8 Featured Plane
A Backcountry State of Mind
Cory Rance’s 1980 Cessna 180K Is the Perfect Off-Field Aircraft

18 Avionics
Personal Minimums
By Bob Hart

22 Sky Talk
Fly More, Save More!
Reducing the Variable Expenses of Ownership
By Scott “Sky” Smith

28 Freedom and Adventure in a Cessna 172M
Chris and Liz Bron’s Wonderful Airplane

30 I Want to Paint My Plane. Now What?
By Craig Barnett

38 Cylinder Baffling & Keeping Your Engine Cool
By Bill Ross

44 Industry News

46 Hangar Tip
Engravers.Net
By Scott Sherer

Member Activity
42 Member Q&A

Departments
6 From the Editor
45 Advertising Index

On the Cover
Photo of Cory Rance’s 1980 Cessna 180K by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com).