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.
After months of rehab 61A is getting near the end. As usual the last 10% is 90% of the job but it is all coming together. Overhauled gear from Landing gear works…..not cheap but not bent…
Bringing in the new year with a 182 firewall repair, not for the light of heart. The weather has been snow and ice here and has slowed all incoming parts and slowed the progress down in the mean time we are hard at work on our new project….a 180J
Our airplanes take us to some really neat spots. It was a challenging canyon flying on a breezy day.
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…
My son and mechanic, Max has moved North to Alaska! His first job as an aviation mechanic not in my hanger, nothing better than Alaska for a budding mechanic. He will be missed but it also means I get to visit……..Otters, Beavers, Cessna’s, anphibs, straight floats…..What more can you ask for…
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.