Topic: Any other A&P's out there?

[MikeD718]

I'm an A&P mechanic and have been working around planes for several years. I have always noticed how alot of people involved in aviation also have motorcycles. I was just curious if there are any other guys on SOHC4 that share the same occupation.

[Steve F]

I'm an A&P mechanic and have been working around planes for several years. I have always noticed how alot of people involved in aviation also have motorcycles. I was just curious if there are any other guys on SOHC4 that share the same occupation.

There's a fine gentleman in the Chicago area.... APTECH77  Like his handle suggests.

[fuzzybutt]

i'm not but the stepson is, he's navy, "his" plane is the military version of the dc9. he rides a cx500 i built for him in 2004.

[kghost]

A&P, IA.

Also....

ATP, CFI,CFII,MEI

Typed: DC-3,SA-227, B727,CV240,340,440, CVA-340,440, DA-20

[MikeD718]

kghost, looks like youve been around a little while.  I work in corporate aviation on a Gulfstream III, but I have some experience on Citation II,V, and X.

heres a pic, before the registration change.

[kghost]

Nah no experience on the Citations.....


Used to do some work on a Gulfstream IIB....

[MikeD718]

Nah no experience on the Citations.....

sorry that was a typo, I dont like the guy that decided to put the "u" next to the "i".

[kghost]

I mainly drive them.....

But I have a cool old L-5 Stinson-Vultee made in 1945 in the hanger.

Its in my avatar.

[hopterfixer]

I'm an A&P mechanic and have been working around planes for several years. I have always noticed how alot of people involved in aviation also have motorcycles. I was just curious if there are any other guys on SOHC4 that share the same occupation.

A&P, FCC/Radar.  Work primarily on Helicopters, part time on warbirds.  I have two co-worker connections to Cinci, where do you work?
 
 

[MikeD718]

A&P, FCC/Radar.  Work primarily on Helicopters, part time on warbirds.  I have two co-worker connections to Cinci, where do you work? 

I work at lunken field (KLUK) for Irish Air LLC.

[mattcb350f]

I mainly drive them.....

But I have a cool old L-5 Stinson-Vultee made in 1945 in the hanger.

Its in my avatar.

I thought that was a Stinson. Nice lookin' bird. Post some bigger pics 

I drive too.... drove, I'm in College at the moment (got licence and flew for three years, than decided to get an education)

Come to think of it, a lot of (AME's in Canada) have bikes, disproportionately more so than say automotive mechanics. Maybe it's the appreciation of quality engineering, more easily found in bikes than cars. (No offence car guys)

 Matt.

[kghost]

Ok heres some Stinson pictures.....

Nearly 4,000 were built in Wayne, Michigan, by the Stinson Division of the Consolidated-Vultee Corporation between 1942 and 1945 but only a few hundred have survived.






One of the DC-3's I used to fly and was Director of Maintenance on....







Couple Of the Javelin Conversion aircraft....The 340 I did the test flights on for cert.

Lycoming TIO-540V2B's with Four blade q-tips....

[kghost]

Douglas built a hell of an airplane

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[Demon67]

Never got my a&p started to at Mount SAC but other things got in the way, walked a flightline in RCAF worked on Expeditors ( Twin Beach, Beach 18, Exploders) Lancasters, Neptunes, Harvards. After I got out couldn't find a job in Canada, moved to California and worked at an overhaul shop in City of Industry by the name of Kuhn Airmotive on Lycoming every thing up to blown, Continental from 55Hp( in a J2 cub was a Mexican crop duster) to blown, Prat & Whitney 985s, 1340s, the occasional Kinner etc, then we got a contract to rebuild Merlins for an outfit that was, I believe sending Mustangs to south america, Bolivia maybe. Three great loves in my life my wife piston engined A/C and Bikes, not sure sometimes what order.
Bill the Demon