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GroundCrew Issue - December 2009 - Page Three

Team Updates

Team leaders Ian Hengst and Mike Dunkley; production mechanics Scott Grote, Chuck Egbert, Josh Adelsberger, Dale Coates, and Jim Newman; and apprentices Paul Jones, Andy Porter, Mark Beckwith, and Paul Gettle have been challenged by the depth and intensity of the maintenance and training demands over the past few months.

The Cessna 182 taxis to the runway. The MMS crew that worked on the 182.

The big news is the completion of the Cessna 182 restoration for Moody Aviation. The aircraft is now back in Spokane, Washington, being used to train tomorrow’s missionary pilots.

The Honduran 206 restoration is nearly completed. The departure of this aircraft will mark another milestone in our ongoing program of heavy restoration work for mission aviation.

(left) Dale performs an annual inspection on GCI’s Cessna 172.
(right) Paul applies protective paint to repairs on the Brazilian 206.

The LAMP 337 engines are being assembled and the airframe inspection continues as we ready the aircraft for return to service in northern Canada.

Work has resumed on the restoration of the Cessna 206 for ministry in Brazil.

Chuck reinstalls the sixth of eight fuel tanks in the wings of the Canadian 337.

Gospel Carrier’s King Air was in for phase inspections 3 & 4. Several annual inspections were completed and other repairs were made to both missionary and regional aircraft.

Tim O., Mike, and Andy troubleshoot the King Air’s air-conditioning system.(upper left) Ian adjusts hardware for the compressor wash.
(upper right) Paul operates the cylinders on the compressor wash cart.

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