There comes a time when the old tried and true just doesn’t work anymore. When it’s time to cast off the shackles of the past, shift the paradigm, thinkout of the box, dump the old clichés….

That time came for us and spurred us to leave the security of our old jobs and venture into the unknown. But we had good reason - you see we had an idea, a vision if you will, for creating the Ultimate group for Cessna owners and pilots. An association that would bring together the best member magazine with the best technical support, the best websites and the best people.

We believed that the way to make this dream a reality was with a brand new group, run by a company solely devoted to aviation, where your dues are put to work for you. A group we’ve named the Cessna Flyer Association.

In this magazine in the coming months and years we plan to bring you many interesting and informative articles, written by the experts you’ve come to rely on, such as Thomas Block, Michael Leighton, Daryl Murphy and John Ruley. We’ll also bring you some great new (to us) voices—Kevin Garrison, Dale Smith and others. In addition and most importantly, we want your input, your stories—both funny and serious, your tips and ideas.

Many of our old friends and supporters will be helping out with our upcoming events. Already planned for this fall is a fly-in and engine seminar hosted by Penn Yan Aero. That’s just for starters; we’re already planning many additional events, including fly-ins, seminars, gatherings and more. Check the calendar of events in this magazine and online for details.

Our websites will provide you with solid technical information and member only forums and the Cessna Flyer magazine online. Click on to take quizzes and surveys and to hear the sound clip of the week. Coming in the near future will be online weather and flight planning.

Call us with your technical questions and part locating challenges. We’re assembling a team of technical advisers with very impressive resumes. We want to help you get the most out of owning and flying your Cessna.

What we want most, however, is to hear from you. We have a lot of years of combined experience of listening to owners and pilots. Our experience is what led us to start this venture to bring you more of the things you want and less of the things you don’t and we want you to continually keep us on track.

We know you have many choices of where to spend your money – lots of magazines, clubs and organizations. We hope to make the decision easier for you by providing the “Ultimate Association for Cessna Flyers.”