I got some Sweet Emotion’s when Zach asked me to take on the task of accepting the new-to-him Piper Lance from paint/interior/avionics work at Aerosmith Aviation. With a Wednesday arrival, I was able to spend an afternoon going over the details of the airplane, noting some final items and flying the aircraft on a few approaches to verify all systems go. I thought this would end up being a simple trip but had to Dream On; read more to Chip Away The Stone that is this story!
Ryan bought this Diamond Star DA40-XL new from the factory back in 2006 to finish his flight training. Since then, he has put nearly 1,100 hours on the airplane. With life getting in the way and less time in the air, it was time to move on from the Diamond and into a smaller commitment as a partial owner of a Cirrus SR-22 G6; the perfect next step for his ownership career!
After spending its recent years parked in Central Ohio, it was time for this L-16B to venture west to be enjoyed by its new caretaker near Lubbock, Texas! Jay was wonderful to work with, and will be keeping the airplane in great company at a small local airport with big things happening. From light jet traffic to yearly glider training for the Air Force Academy, this legacy Army livery should turn some heads!
Every flight has it’s ups and downs… but sometimes things go wrong and the downs come early. This ferry flight was the simple mission to move a Cessna 182 from Oklahoma to it’s new Ohio owner, Brian. On the way, we made the exciting discovery of a suction issue driven by an o-ring that was due for replacement. Read more to see why we made the decision to turn around and put the plane down for a night of maintenance rather than push for an on time delivery; leading each flight with safety is the ultimate key to success with any ferry flight!
Jeff has had this 90HP Cub for a few years but wanted to spruce things up a bit. After sending the airplane up to my friends at Tiffin Aire, Inc for new paint, it was finally time to come home! While the plan was to complete most of the journey in one day, weather across the a Appalachian Mountains causing low VFR conditions held us up for a night. With morning fog in the valleys but clear skies on top, the next day was perfect flying weather to bring this Cub home!
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