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I wondered where it went. I had a number of customers in line for one. I saw it fly at the Nashville MMOPA convention in late 1998. Cool idea, it just never made it to market.

The fuel header tank on the PA46-310P and 350P will crack on the welded seams just like yours. Sometimes they just split for no reason at all. We've had some shops try to clear debris from the drain valve using an air hose. Our tank is made with check valves that don't allow the air to pass then...

We bought a new door for a 182RG that needed the opening side window. There should be some used units in the salvage yards. Install and paint to match. This was for an FBI airplane so the joke was that they needed a window to shoot out of.

I've been providing emergency service for PA46 operators and MMOPA members for a long time. It isn't cheap. How quickly can you get a tire changed at Logan, a starter replaced at Austin, or a blown tire in Wyoming. I have had no success in getting an emergency network set up for the PA46. I...

I spent the time to strip and repaint an airplane many years ago. I wouldn't do it again. I have a good appreciation for the work that paint shops put into a job. There was a Navajo in OKC many years ago that the owner sent a bunch of his employees out to repaint it. The whole airplane was...

For the long trips it's hard to beat The PA46 series. You can find a fair Malibu 310P for that price.

I'm not for sure where you are in the country but I sent a few employees down to OKC for their IA. I think it was Kings. I used a study guide when I did mine but thats been about 35 years ago. If you can buckle down a home study course works well.

An aircraft mechanic. Fly it by day. Work on it by night.

I can't remember a time when I was not flying with my father or grandfather. My father always had planes, mostly in rebuild. I can remember a time when my grandfather had a Twin Bonanza, Apache, and a Tripacer all at one time. I still don't know how my dad got so much done. At the end of the day...

IT's still alive, a 1974 Cessna 150 N10993 at Lyons KS. My father was my instructor. It would have been probably 1975? He didn't keep it long since he was a Cessna dealer at the time and there was a new !975 model on it's way. A local guy bought it and traded this amazing T-Craft in on it. The...

I hope you have a good time in Boston. I live most of the year in north central MA and love it. People ask me why MA and I normally respond- "Have you ever lived in KS" We bought this house to get a nice summer and no wind.

i travel all over this country working on PA46 aircraft and the most common problem that the shops are having is the desperate need for help. You can keep busy at most any shop. The pay my be low in the beginning but you should have a good time. The secret to good money is to specialize. 37...

Elevator universal joint replacements on an Aerostar was my least favorite job.

I kept old cars at the airport for customers to drive when they were in town for work. I had a very original 59 Newyorker that people got a real kick out of. We used the 57 Chevy Wagon, a 64 Imperial, and a 68 Mustang for our loaner pool. We would always go out and give people dual on the old...

Bevan Rabell in Wichita or Kings Avionics at New Century.

Everybody needs a Malibu. I miss mine at times, it was a privalage to own it. I don't miss the insurance, hangar charges, and all of my time keeping it up. My wife tells me I can get another if I want it.

Just doing Piper Malibu maintenance on my own. I thought I was retiring when I sold my shop but found out how much this old house and my hobbies cost me.

I do anywhere from 1 to 2 prebuy son a week. I hate to say but the quality of the maintenance being done by a large number of shops in the world is horrible. All owners should try to learn as much about the maintenance needs of their aircraft.

When you have two airplanes just sitting in the Hagar with no interest in flying is when I asked my self what's next. I thought once I sold the shop that I would be in the air all of the time. That love of flying just never came back. I was out in Saskatoon recently. Those people have some fun...

My airplane's story. I took care of my Malibu for about 15 years before I bought it from the first owner. For a number years I noticed that the paint and cabin windows on the left side of the fuselage were chipped but I never asked what had happened. My wife and I met up with him at a Malibu...