We have only two full time mechanics, Travis and myself. The pilots help when they are not flying or recuperating after a long flight, and Cisco volunteers in the winter. Our own planes require lots of our time, we try and spend the rest of the time working on other mission’s planes or on outside customers planes. We use the money we earn to help offset the cost of our flying. We do engine repairs, airframe repairs, and inspections. Alot of the time we have to fabricate our own parts. The last picture of the windows in the hanger is a major praise. We had a team come up from Georgia and they purchased and installed windows in our hanger door. Now Travis and I get to see the sun during the short days of the winter. We are very excited.
Maintenance
Destroyed Belly of Navajo after crash
Removed engine in need of repair
Don and I disassembling engine for inspection
Me disassembling engine for inspection
Me assembling engine after inspection
Jim welding exhaust, me with fire extinquisher
Working on a Citabria
Dave in the parts room
Instrument panel removed from King Air
Wiring for Instrument panel of King Air
Installing one of the King Air engines
The installed engine
Cleaning the gear of a Navajo
Travis on Navajo 100hr inspection
Travis doing inevitable paperwork
Brian scheduling
Len doing books
Cozene doing more books
Cisco and I working on Navajo engine
Cisco and I working on Navajo engine
Travis at work
Jim buried in the tail of a plane
Some of the guys I work with
Some of the same plus a few more of us
Refueling for box flight
Rick & Bob W working on fuel pump
Zeros in the window yeah!
Cisco and I sweeping the snow off the planes
Taking a C185 engine off for overhaul
Len & Cisco heating up hinge points
Flying
Whale bones & Bob W
Cisco helping Travis under the panel
Travis in tail of 185
Parts I made for a broken Navajo wing
A close up of the parts
Rebuilding fiberglass cowling
Bob made and is now installing a new interior
New windows on our hanger, hurray for light
