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to install them even though I was just beyond the warranty period.
Always enjoy reading your stuff. Chris Heikenen
I just finished reading the February issue of Twin and Turbine. It made me think about the two degrees of separation in the aviation world.
I’ve always been a Cessna guy. The 172 carried me on my first flight through my private pilot check ride. The 182 carried me from high performance to complex to my instrument rating. The T210 was the first aircraft that I owned. It was a great work horse for my family, but I decided I needed pressurization so I could spend more time above the weather. My next aircraft, a 340 with RAM VI engines, which carried me through my commercial twin rating as well as a lot of cross-country time. Gary Ehrheart from Corporate Air at KBVS did a masterful job with the maintenance of the 340, but the costs and constant downtime (cylinders)
prompted me to move on to another aircraft. Tim Lewis the owner of Corporate Air helped me find a Cessna 425 with low-time Blackhawk engines. I love this aircraft.
One of the pilots who helped me in the transition from the 340 to the 425 was Kevin Ware. I sent him a note about his RAM woes article; he said that it took guts on your part to print the article. Good for you. But more importantly, I appreciated your
resolution regarding Angel Flight Central. I’m a mission pilot and the Board Chair of Angel Flight West. I believe, besides fundraising, that the biggest challenge to the Angel Flight organizations is centered on awareness of what we do. Hopefully your article will prompt more pilots to join and put their skills and aircraft to this great use.
Geoff Wood Seattle, WA
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