Aviation-deprived Depression

[John Hoffman]

Karl - sorry to hear your problems but I second the resonse re. the shops learning curve mabey at your expense. If you are based somewhere along the front range there should be plenty of shops to choose from, mabey Cessna Pilots Assn could help you locate one thats handy to your location. I am in the Cincinnati Ohio area and have fortunately not had any of the delays being reported here. I have used 4 shops in the last 10 yrs. and they have been pretty much all business next day kind of service. Just got the annual done, took 8 days cause of misordering one small part. The annual included rebuilding a couple of actuators and changing motor mounts but no major repairs, point is they have been working on skymasters for probably 15 yrs and can be counted on to get the job done.

[WebMaster]

Karl,
I third the repsonses above. I once had my plane in for months, with a tech that didn't know a position light from a strobe. They ordered fuel and hydraulic hoses for the rear engine, at a huge cost, and none of them fit. They ended up getting them made locally. My checkbook was truly taken advantage of. You need to find a new shop, one that has experience with skymasters, and get rid of the old shop.

[Sport]

John,

What shops have you had the best luck with in Cincinnati?