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Piper Seneca on the ramp at Sedona Airport (KSEZ)
Greksa shifted some of his attention to backcountry flying, purchasing a Maule M-7-260C (that he still owns). He enjoys splitting time between the f light levels and mountain airstrips, especially those in Colorado and Idaho.
After about 1,700 hours in the Seneca, the aircraft he earned his
commercial and ATP ratings in, Greksa began considering what would come next in his ownership journey. But he didn’t have a lot of time to consider because the Covid-19 pandemic required him to double down on running his business.
“The pandemic just about forced us to close our doors. We had over 250
people employed, and it was such an uncertain time. We were shut down for a few months and were finally able to open as a restaurant with 17 cars and four classes of service – with limited capacity. But for a while, it looked like something we had built since 1998 and was hugely successful was going to come to an end.”
Greksa enjoys visiting backcountry strips in his Maule M-7-260C
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