What’s Old is New Again
Blake Deal’s straight 500 isn’t the oldest Twin Commander flying, but it might be one of the nicest. Deal’s 1959 Model 500 recently won the prestigious Lindy Award in the category of Most Unique at EAA AirVenture, and with its distinctive original paint and modern interior and panel, it’s easy to see why. Deal and his friend Luch Scremin purchased the airplane in 1998 and immediately set off restoring it. An aerial applicator in the Pacific Northwest had used the airplane like a pickup truck, shuttling people and parts between outlying fields, and it was showing its age. With a new house being built on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, Deal was looking for an airplane that had long…
From the Flightline
SERVICE CENTER PROFILE Expertise, on the Regular
When it comes time to have your Twin Commander inspected, you have a few options. You can go to Joe’s We Do It All shop down the hangar row, or you can work with a professional operation with the training,…
COMMANDING PRESENCE Dan Black and Richard Urban
A shop is nothing without experienced people on board to bring in customers and be their point of contact through the work, and equally experienced technicians to do the work and mentor others. Aero Air’s Richard Urban and Dan Black…
