Commander, Meet YouTube
Search YouTube for videos on Twin Commanders, and one channel rises above the rest—Flying Wild AZ. The channel is the work of Tim Timmons, a medevac pilot who flies a 690B for Ponderosa Aviation, based in Stafford, Arizona. Timmons is a former Army officer who got the flying bug while he was still in the military. “RC airplanes were the gateway drug,” he jokes. From there it was on to a private pilot certificate, which at the time he saw primarily as a hobby. It wasn’t until he was looking at retiring that he decided flying could be a career. After getting out in 2013 and spending a few years teaching at Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona, a former colleague…
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SERVICE CENTER PROFILE Byerly Aviation All-In on Twin Commanders
When Scott Welch came to Byerly Aviation to turn it around approximately 13 years ago, he was tasked with a nearly impossible job. The creditors didn’t think the former business professionals were up to the job, so they turned to…
FROM THE SHOP FLOOR Seeking a Technical Support Engineer
Supporting customers, using detective skills to find solutions to complex problems, and identifying areas for improvement. This describes a typical day for most maintenance managers, and it’s also a good skillset for Twin Commander Aircraft’s next technical support engineer. The…