Good experience with Airpower

[RobertGary1]

Last year I bought a Lycoming engine for my Mooney through Airpower. I honestly mostly picked them because they didn't charge me 10% California sales tax. The customer service was very good. This morning I got an email from them that they noticed the mags that came with my engine match the S/N for a SB and that I should initiate a warranty claim. That's pretty good customer service in my book.

-Robert

[Zwaustin]

In today's world yes it is... Glad to hear that.

[Seth]

I've only had good interactions with Airpower. On the other side of the operation, I looked at but did not buy an airplane they had for sale. Very professional and good operation from what I could see.

-Seth

[amillet]

I ordered a re-built IO360A3B6 from them last week. Ship date 10/6.

Alan Millet

[RobertGary1]

I ordered a re-built IO360A3B6 from them last week. Ship date 10/6.

Alan Millet

 

Did you previously have an A1A engine? I've heard that some people were having a hard time finding the STC to run the A3B6 in a pre-J. My previous engine was an A3B6 so I had a ModWorks STC but I think they're gone now.

 

-Robert

[amillet]

No, same engine model. New in 1996

[rocketman]

I just purchased a rebuilt TIO-540-AF1B for my Bravo last week from AirPower. So far so good. 

[RobertGary1]

Airpower claims their markup is pretty small (a couple hundred dollars per engine). But they really went to bat for me. My previous engine had an un-contained failure so I had very little usable parts. Normally that would require me to pay an addition $25K in core charge. Since my last engine was a mid-time factory new (not overhaul, not remain) they got Lycoming to agree to take my remains for most of the core value. 

I would have loved to have seen their face when I returned the engine. The FSDO supervised the tear down locally some of which required destruction. I ended up with a combination of seized parts and bags of small pieces. The case halves were in quiet a few pieces. Even the crank and cam had chunks missing. Plus I gave them a bowl of shreddings the engine made for them.

 

 

-Robert