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Getting Back in the Air

Plane and Pilot

The 172 has a steerable nosewheel, much heavier than the rudders on my RV-9A with a castering nosewheel. It had undergone some repair work done after experiencing soot and smoke damage from a fire in a nearby hangar. Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe.