What do you do when someone years ago hacked a hole in your floor?
Fabricated new inspection panels and doublers with the help of my CNC master and local machine shop…
Sometimes you just have to take a step to the side and help a Friend. He busted up a window in his Airstream and has been looking for 2 years to find someone to fix it, then a mutual friend said ” take it to John “, what are friends for? So I ended up…
Had to go down to San Francisco to repair a Beaver, life is hard on a plane that has to sit day after day in the salt mash of the Bay. Thanks to my side kick and son we hammered it out and the customer was happy. Road repairs to plane and truck.
There are always planes to fix and a common fix is the left wing tip, aileron and elevator. Bou once in a while you just got to fly.
After a 1000 miles one way we picked up a 180 that has been sitting for 10 years. A Montana ranchers plane, he landed where only Buffalo and Indians roamed. The goal is a newly overhauled engine a handful of STC’s and a clean bill of health then back to the prairie.
Busy as always from competing our 180J and the 170 projects, recovering the wings on the Champ, annuals, Sportsman install, Horizontal rebuilds…..
I am not sure what I am doing but Bentley Air just moved hangars, what becomes vividly clear is how much stuff you have. But in the end if you ever get there it is worth it.