WingsAK

Winter 2017

Super fun winter so far! My wife and I just got back from two weeks in the Stinson. We did Utah, Nevada, Arizona and back through California. We didn’t pack light and the 180 lycoming in the Stinson is proving to be a great combination. Our California place is in escrow and we should be be moved up to Alaska in April. We are going to keep our two Red Bluff hangers in Northern California. My preach is this…enjoy your airplane. You bought it for a reason make time to go use it. It is a big wonderful world. Make sure you see it from the air.

Update!

What a summer we finished the foundation work for the Alaska facility. As soon as the ground thaws we are full steam ahead on the new hanger. The Stinson came out with an empty weight of 1269 lbs. Really flys great.

Covering process

We ended up going with Stitts on the Huskey project. The owner is working with me in my shop on his tail group and doing a great job. One Stinson wing is through the white base coat and the other is ready for tapes.

Fly with Wings AK

We are flying into 2017 at full throttle. The wings are getting new Stitts cover on the Stinson 108 Bobcat conversion/total rebuild. The tail is off the Tehama Ranch Husky and I am excited to see how the new Oratex covering works out. I am contracted out until April for some local helicopter operations. Then we start construction on the new hanger/shop in Sterling Alaska.