NEWS
ALL METAL MS, INC COMPLETES TWO YEAR PROJECT WITH VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S AVIATION UNIT
All Metal MS announces it has fi nalized the completion of a two-year project with the Ventura County Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit. The plan was to retrofi t their hangar facility, housing their fl eet of Bell 205 Helicopters, with customized hanger equipment in order to meet the safety needs of the mechanics working on or around the aircraft. Over the past two years, All Metal has been working with the Ventura County Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit to design and build customized Bell 205 maintenance stands and equipment. These stands and equipment would include a Tail Boom Stand, Tail Rotor Stand, Blade Rack, Parts Rack, Cowling Rack, Battery Lift and a left and right side work platform that provides access to main rotor hub and transmission. All Metal’s lead designer, Donovan Juwono states, “Designing around the aircraft on a helicopter landing platform made this project both challenging and very stimulating. I was pleased with the fi nal product and it was a pleasure to work with the personnel at the Ventura County Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit. I look forward to working with them again in the future.” This project required All Metal’s engineers to make
multiple site visits and to work closely with the mechanics at Ventura County Sheriff ’s Department in order to ensure the safety and effi ciency goals, outlined by the Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit, were met. Johnny Buscema, All Metal CEO commentes, “That’s
what we do best – our Mission has always been to fi nd creative solutions for our clients ensuring mechanic safety and productivity. Working closely with Ventura County Sheriff ’s Aviation Unit through the designing process has once again proven to be the diff erence between fi nding a good solution and fi nding a great solution.”
PHOENIX HELIPARTS OFFERS COST-EFFECTIVE COMPONENT SUPPORT
Phoenix Heliparts announces it has established a new 1,000-square-foot component repair and overhaul shop, providing a cost-eff ective new service for operators of MD 500 Series helicopters at its growing Mesa, AZ facility. New capabilities include component overhaul for main
rotor transmissions, tail rotor gearboxes, dampers, and swashplates. Phoenix Heliparts is also off ering complete drive line overhauls, time continued repairs, rentals, exchanges, custom-designed, FAA-approved repairs and 24/7 technical support. All work will be completed in house, resulting in
savings of time and money for customers, says Tina Cannon, president of Phoenix Heliparts. “Having one company supplying the maintenance, components, and technical support provides an important added benefi t and competitive edge,” Cannon says. “It’s a complete package that will help drive down direct operating costs and add
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continuity of service for the MD 500 community.” The component shop was established by vice president of Operations Darin Cannon and is managed by Brandon Clausen, a Level 3 NDT technician with 20 years of experience.
NBAA RENOUNCES LATEST EFFORT TO CURTAIL SANTA MONICA AIRPORT ACCESS
On February 25, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) called into question new moves to diminish access to Santa Monica Airport (SMO), and pledged to continue fi ghting such eff orts. The Association’s latest statements about preserving SMO access follow a Feb. 23 vote by the Santa Monica Airport Commission, recommending that the city council move ahead with proposals to implement costly new leases for tenants, close a portion of the airport’s runway and enact a new emissions ordinance at SMO. “These proposals have been off ered by opponents of Santa Monica Airport before, and they’ve been shown to be lacking a basis in federal law and grant obligations,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “We have long fought these and other attempts to restrict access at SMO, and we will continue to do so.” Ahead of the airport commission’s vote this week,
NBAA Chief Operating Offi cer Steve Brown sent a Feb. 2 letter to its chair, emphasizing the Association’s concern that “the commission continues to be laboring under the misapprehension that … there will be no federal obligations applicable to SMO.” Instead, Brown’s letter points out, both the airport commission and the Santa Monica City Council continue to be subject to multiple federal obligations requiring SMO to remain open in perpetuity. Brown’s letter marks the most recent eff ort by NBAA in a decades-long battle against attempts to limit operations at SMO, or shut them down altogether. With urging from NBAA last year, a California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Santa Monica city offi cials attempted to gain control of SMO with the intent of closing it down. Now, as the city appeals that decision, NBAA, along with
the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), has fi led an amicus, or “friend of the court brief” on behalf of the historic airport. It supports the solid legal proposition that local governments and authorities, which have received grants or property from the federal government to establish or maintain an airport, are obligated to keep those airports open and accessible to the public. “Santa Monica Airport is not only a very important part of our nation’s federally governed aviation system, but is also a vital economic asset in California’s Southern Valley,” Bolen concluded. “NBAA will continue the fi ght to keep the airport open for the Association’s Members, and for all those who rely on the airport.”
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