The Wonder Plane: The Peruvian Air Force’s 690B
Peru boasts the tenth highest commercial airport in the world, and four of the top 20. The country has beautiful mountains, lush rainforests, busy cities, and impossibly remote regions. It’s a challenging operating environment for any airplane, but one Twin Commander is thriving in this dynamic place. The Peruvian Air Force operates a 1971 690B, serial number 11391. The airplane was privately owned, but was seized in a clandestine operation against drug traffickers in 1993. Since 1997 the Air Force has put it to work doing everything from more anti-narcotic missions to surveillance and VIP transport. Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Quiñones Belevan has been in Peru’s Air Force since 2003, and has been flying the Twin Commander since 2014. “It is…
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SERVICE CENTER PROFILE: Hungry for More: Legacy Aviation Continues to Grow
When RJ Gomez began Legacy Aviation in 2005 he knew one thing had to happen for his business to be successful—Legacy had to become a Twin Commander Authorized Service Center. The company’s hard work was rewarded in 2007 and it’s…
COMMANDING PRESENCE : RJ Gomez: Legacy Aviation’s Point Man
At 14 years old, RJ Gomez’s Legacy Aviation may be a relatively young Twin Commander Authorized Service Center, but Gomez has decades of experience with the airplane, starting in the early 1980s. Gomez was born in Venezuela, where his father…
