Please join me in congratulating the newest Instrument-rated pilot in the US, one Eric O., who earned his cloud chops in Cessna 1ES and DPE Mark Dilullo out of Chino airport.
Nice work, Eric!
In other news,
Cessna 17J is expected to return from a quasi-lengthy 100-hr inspection tomorrow (Tue)
Cessna 1ES is expected to go in for her 100-hr inspection this week.
Piper 85Y continues her Annual.
Cessna 04H has been officially "totalled" by our insurance agency.
Doh!
We have two replacements in mind for 04H, and we may also elect to repair her for continued service on the line. The repairs would likely take us 6 months, so an immediate replacement is currently being sought.
The insurance underwriters have offered to let us re-purchase 04H at $15,000. The repairs are estimated at ~$38,000 -- at shop rates. There is a lot of "sweat equity" (about 300 hours' worth, or ~$24,000 of the estimate) a person could invest in this project and likely come out ahead, particularly if you are good with sheet metal tools, or are interested in learning. Please let me know THIS WEEK if you are interested in acquiring 04H this way, or in partnering up on her repairs with us -- could be a fun (if lengthy) summer project. If you have the labor time, we can provide the hangar space, expertise, tools, and would gladly split the investment with you. We just don't have the time this summer to tackle a large project of this nature.
We have our eyes on two aircraft to replace her in the near-term (and we may get both), a 172L model, and a 172SP model. We are doing pre-purchase inspections now. More as I know it.
As always,
Fly Safe!
- Mike
