Fire Extinguisher Training

Yesterday we enjoyed a bit of a break from the normal routine of aviation maintenance to receive classroom training and hands-on experience in the proper use of fire extinguishers: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep. Allen and Conrad, of Fire Extinguisher Service, Berlin, OH, did a great job providing the two hours of training.

Spring Aircraft Projects

Here's a video overview of the projects currently in our hangar!

Mid-Week Hangar Snapshots

Here's some quick snapshots to bring you up-to-speed on our six, current aircraft projects:

Cessna 210

Mike and Jake check cylinder compression levels as part of the annual inspection of this regional Cessna 210.

 Mission Aviation Fellowship: Cessna 206

Chuck applies paint remover to the tail section of the 206.

 After inspection, Andy tapes the 206's nose gear components for painting prep.

 Phil removes seat rails from the 206's floor panels.

 

Amazon Salt & Light: Cessna 185

Mark uses a rivet squeezer to make a repair to one of the 185's damaged wings.

Pfeiffer Evangelical Association: Piper Aztec

Tim drains oil lines as part of the Aztec's annual inspection.

Missions Beyond: Zenith 801

 

Supervisor Mike (L) & missionary pilot Ethan Shields (R) discuss completion of the Zenith 801 for their ministry in Mexico.

Gospel Carrier International: Super King Air 200

The King Air is in for some airframe modifications.

Hey, Dwight, it isn't May!

I realize May isn't here yet, but I need to follow up on the Double Trouble post of February 9th. By the time the propellers were back from a prop shop in Pennsylvania, the engines were nearing completion. The last event in the engine repair process was an operational check in our test cell.


Fuel pump replacement (in the test cell)

 Of the two engines tested, one performed just as it should have but the other needed to have its fuel pump overhauled. The pump was sent to an FAA approved specialty shop and upon its reinstallation performed flawlessly. Then it was time to load the engines and props and get them back to the ministry in Florida.



He's a pilot, a mechanic, and a lift truck driver!



Two engines and two propellers

Fast forward a few days and about 1,050 miles. Upon arrival, MMS mechanics, Scott, Ben and Jake, went right to work installing the Cessna 310's engines.



Jake (left) and Ben guide an engine into place.

 Both engines are on the plane now and the propellers will probably wait until the airframe repair is complete before they are installed. (It's really unhandy dodging prop blades while doing major maintenance like this.)

Our fellows have already pitched in to help on several other maintenance tasks, joining their MMS coworker, Mark, who went there earlier to work on the DC-3 you see behind the Cessna 310.

Dwight Jarboe
President & CEO
MMS Aviation

Enjoy Our Blog Archives And We'll See You Again in May!

Thanks so much for stopping by our blog! Please enjoy searching back through our four years of blog posts. There's plenty to see and learn about how we prepare people and planes for worldwide mission service.

Active blog posting will begin again in May.

WHY?

Hangar Snaps

We have a rather unusual aircraft under our care right now. One of our local pilots owns a Stearman, a WWII era bi-plane which we have the privilege of inspecting and maintaining. The Stearman is in for its annual inspection.

Scott works on the Stearman.

There are several other projects underway right now as well.

 Phil makes repairs to the Cessna 310.

 Bob provides assistance as Mark, Ben, Jake, and Paul overhaul the magnetos from MFI's two engines.

 Mike builds a radio stack for a missionary airplane in Africa.

 Another local airplane, a Piper Comanche, is in for annual inspection.

 Paperwork is being initiated to begin work on the Cessna 185 for ministry with Amazon Salt and Light.

Thanks for your gifts and prayers which enable us to return missionary aircraft to the sky, prepare missionary airplane mechanics for service, and provide aviation maintenance for the local and regional aviation community.