Mike Simmons

I was reviewing the logbook entries as part of an appraisal effort some years ago and ran across an entry that I simply could not read - and I look at quite a few logbook entries. It turned out the mechanic who wrote the entry was on the field and close by. I took the entry to him and asked him to de-code and de-cypher the entry. It took him a few minutes and HE couldn't read it either. The mechanic explained that the entry was written in August when the temperature and dew-point were competing against each other in NC. The aircraft was in the middle of nowhere at an airport that I think has been abandoned since due to flooding issues. He wrote the entry after working on the aircraft (it had been sitting for a number of months) and he was sitting on a bucket pulling his thoughts together. GREAT but apparently he skipped "penmanship" day in school. Good luck

Not sure if you ever found anyone but you can find the closest professional aircraft appraiser by going to www.appraiseaplane.biz and using their Professional Aircraft Appraiser Finder for the Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization (PAAO). When you sign up for access, the information is NOT shared with anyone but you will need an email address and password to use the Locator Tool. Good luck. Mike Simmons President, Plane Data, Inc. www.planedata.com 800-895-1382