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been kind of high, although we’ve had a bit of bad luck. We’ve had two par- tial depressurizations where things failed that normally wouldn’t fail. We’ve also had some major flap issues that took a good while to figure out. However, the rest has been normal – maintenance-wise. It’s just that we fly a lot, so the maintenance seems high. We’re putting 400 to 500 hours on the plane every year. So even though I whine about the size of the checks, we’re doing it pretty cheaply when you break it down by the hour.”
Grant Boyd is a private pilot with eight years of experience in aviation business, including marketing, writ- ing, customer service, and sales. Boyd holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Business Administration degree, both from Wichita State University, and a Doctor of Education degree from Okla- homa State University. He was chosen as a NBAA Business Aviation “Top 40 Under 40” award recipient in 2020.
The TBM inside a hangar, shortly after the couple purchased the plane
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