All Hands On Deck

MMS was recently made aware of the critical need to have the MAG 206 project back on the field in the shortest possible time. Tim, our Production Manager, has responded by moving all available staff and apprentices on the project and dedicating Hangar B to the airplane's completion.

Right now Mike (the team leader), Chuck, Ian, and Josh are on the project. You can see them in the photo. Josh is working on the wing in the foreground, Chuck is working on the other wing, and Ian is working on the vertical stabilizer in the center of the hangar.

The MAG 206 fuselage is in the back of the photo. The fuselage on the right is the Moody 182 project. Starting next week, Scott G. and Scott L. are shifting from the 182 over to assist with the MAG 206 as well. Bob, Dennis, and even Dwight are standing by available to lend their skilled hands whenever and wherever they can be of benefit.

It looked like things were really coming together on the project up until Monday when serious corrosion was discovered in both wings of the airplane. Now both wings need to be disassembled and repaired before they can be attached to the airframe. Here's a photo of the corrosion on one of the nose ribs from one of the wings.

The aluminum is so soft you can push your finger through it. That's not good.

The pressure is on, we're short handed, and GCI's King Air is due to come in on the 22nd to have some repairs made, some modifications installed, and to undergo a phase inspection.

Please pray for our hangar crew as they are stretched thin and doing the best they can with the resources they have.