Working on the projects
Our 180H, N52010 is coming along nicely, Putting the last assembly to make sure all is done and working and the 170 finishing up on the wiring and FWF…….I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel


Our 180H, N52010 is coming along nicely, Putting the last assembly to make sure all is done and working and the 170 finishing up on the wiring and FWF…….I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel
I am who I am because of my dad, my co pilot. He never was a pilot or a mechanic but when he asked me what I wanted to do with my life and I told him I wanted to be a pilot he said, “then you better be one”. He always backed me up…
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.
Fabricated new inspection panels and doublers with the help of my CNC master and local machine shop…
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…
I got the opportunity to work on a Beaver, reliving the past and better yet I got to fly it around. There are somethings I will never forget and the sound of a P+W 985 is one of them.
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.