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The F. Atlee Dodge Hot Rod muffler
assembly, which removes the flame cones
inside the muffler and features a larger
tailpipe, and Knisley Welding's free flow
exhaust will work together to reduce the
back pressure in the system, allowing
exhaust to exit more easily and the engine
to run at a higher rpm, Meggers said.
Whether hauling a heavy load out of
the backcountry in the summer heat or
operating on the water as a seaplane, the
Super Cub's hammer-tone gray baffling
with black seals from Airforms Inc. will
direct the air over the engine for cooling.
The baffling will help keep cylinder head
temperatures in range while also cooling
the magnetos and other engine accessories to "lengthen the life," said Steve
Hunter, Airforms sales and marketing
executive.
In the winter, engine preheating
will be a cinch with the Tanis preheater,
so there will be no excuse for not finding colder climates to go skiplane flying
with the Sweepstakes Super Cub. The
Tanis preheater is safe to plug in one
hour before flight, overnight, between
flights, or even to leave plugged in for
extended periods of time. Tanis President
and CEO Douglas Evink said the multipoint preheater, which is on multiple
OEM type certificates and has a supplemental type certificate for the Lycoming
O-320, always keeps the cylinder head
temperatures above the oil temperature
so that pilots don't need to worry about
condensation.
Oil changes will be easier for the
sweepstakes winner with B&C Specialty
Products' oil filter adapter. By using the
oil filter adapter instead of the traditional oil screen on the Super Cub, the
time between oil changes can increase
from 25 hours to 50 hours. The adapter
is machined from a solid block of aluminum and features a machined passageway
inside to allow oil to flow back into the
engine, Bainbridge explained, making it
easier-and less messy-to change the oil,
and that's always a plus.
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Yodice's 'Pilot Counsel'
column ends
Longtime pilot advocate maintains
private law practice
THIS ISSUE OF AOPA Pilot contains the final "Pilot Counsel" legal column by John
S. Yodice, who has represented pilots, aircraft owners, corporate and commercial operators, and flight schools for more than 50 years ("Pilot Counsel: Flight
Instructor Liability," page 26). Yodice's long career as one of the most influential and authoritative aviation attorneys began after he graduated from George
Washington University's law school in 1959. He was asked by then-AOPA President
Joseph B. "Doc" Hartranft to provide legal services to AOPA in the early 1960s.
Yodice's work for AOPA eventually took him to positions as AOPA's secretary
and general counsel, as well as a position as a longstanding member of AOPA's board
of trustees. Although he was AOPA's legal counsel, he spent much of his efforts as a
provider of legal advice to countless individual AOPA members, and as an advocate
for the cause of general aviation as a whole.
In his role as legal counsel, he encouraged
the creation of AOPA's legal services plan,
which offers legal representation to members with aviation-related legal issues.
Over the years, Yodice was central in
AOPA's actions against measures unfair
or counterproductive to general aviation.
Whether it was access to airports or airspace; discriminatory FAA enforcement
policies; or capricious federal, state, or
local rules, Yodice spearheaded meaningful actions to reverse them.
By the mid-1980s, manufacturers of piston singles were stopping production, citing punitive product liability lawsuits.
Workers were sidelined, and pilots were denied new aircraft and parts. AOPA
joined other aviation groups in attempting to formulate a response to this crisis,
but there was little concurrence. Yodice organized AOPA's efforts to push for a
single measure to maximize the chances of overcoming the runaway lawsuits. In
1994, the General Aviation Revitalization Act was signed into federal law; it barred
lawsuits against manufacturers of general aviation aircraft that are filed more than
18 years after the aircraft were first delivered. Production resumed, and the law
remains in effect.
Among Yodice's greatest contributions have been his monthly "Pilot Counsel"
columns, which have run for decades, and which will cease with this issue's column.
Recently, Yodice earned Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's lifetime
achievement award for his contributions. This year, he earned the International
Air and Transportation Safety Bar Association's lifetime achievement award for
"having made a truly remarkable contribution to aviation law and aviation safety."
An active airplane and helicopter pilot and flight instructor from his youth,
Yodice has owned a number of aircraft. Currently he owns a 1981 Cessna T310R.
Look for a new aviation legal column in an upcoming issue.

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