The EAA fly-in, now known as the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has a rich history dating back to 1953 when the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) held its first fly-in gathering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was organized by Paul Poberezny, the founder of EAA, with the goal of brin …

This week, the BAS hangar is slam-packed with HOT airplanes. We have two big, high-tech aircraft - a Piper M600 and a Learjet 55 - plus a Mooney M20M TLS in the shop going through the disassembly process. The M600 is something we've done before, but it is still a beast of an airplane a …

KGXY Fly-In a HUGE success for the Greely-Weld County Airport and surrounding communityClinton McJenkinJune 19, 2024  Share  Tweet  ShareThe fly-in, which took place on June 8, 2024, at the Greeley-Weld County Airport and was sponsored by Summit Flight Training and BAS …

This week's crop of aircraft in the BAS Disassembly Hangar is quite unique. We usually work on aircraft that hit the ground hard in one way or another, but not this week! One aircraft in the shop was totaled by the recent tornado in Omaha, but, all in all, it is not in terrible conditi …

FAA AD Number: 2024-10-04 has been issued for a problem identified is a double-drilled bolt hole in the rear wing spar attachment fitting, discovered during an inspection after a ground collision with an automobile. This problem reduces the strength of the part below its limit load, po …

Over the past year or so, we have been buying and disassembling a wider range of aircraft, more complex aircraft, and newer aircraft with more sophisticated avionics systems. "Systems" is the keyword. It seems as though it went from one or two high-end, expensive GPS/NAV units and a lo …