dmasuck Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 Been on a quest for nearly a year to find a mechanic to help get my C back in service and out of Opa Locka. does anyone know any? please feel free to email as well: dmasuck@aol.com thanks!!! Quote
carusoam Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 dma, How far out of service is it? Do you need the mechanic to come to it? Or flyable and looking for a complete refresh? Is it just one thing, or a whole bunch of things... Or is this a long way of saying, it’s been out of annual, and needs to get back in..? Give us a hint... we know a few mechanics and an MSC that are good at this kind of stuff... Welcome aboard, -a- Quote
philiplane Posted May 28, 2020 Report Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Independent A&P's are not permitted to work at Opa Locka anymore. You have to have a commercial agreement with the airport authority and show that to the FBO's that control the gates to get access to the ramps. They are pretty aggressive about enforcing it too. You can be arrested for trespassing, if they don't just yell at you and throw you out. Anyone who lets in an independent mechanic gets their tie down lease revoked too. Not a friendly place for small planes since about 2014. There were two or three of us who used to come in and work on some of the planes there, until the airport goons went crazy with power. To make matters worse, there are no shops at OPF that really want to work on small planes. Boca Aircraft Maintenance has a hangar there, that may be the only option. Edited May 28, 2020 by philiplane 1 Quote
Jim Peace Posted July 25, 2020 Report Posted July 25, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 3:54 PM, philiplane said: Not a friendly place for small planes since about 2014. There were two or three of us who used to come in and work on some of the planes there, until the airport goons went crazy with power. To make matters worse, there are no shops at OPF that really want to work on small planes. Boca Aircraft Maintenance has a hangar there, that may be the only option. .....how can they get away with that.... Quote
ArtVandelay Posted July 25, 2020 Report Posted July 25, 2020 .....how can they get away with that.... I guess no lawyers have planes there. Pretty sure if it was challenged they’d lose. Quote
Jim Peace Posted July 25, 2020 Report Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, ArtVandelay said: I guess no lawyers have planes there. Pretty sure if it was challenged they’d lose. Is it okay if you are an A&P and work on your own plane? Quote
philiplane Posted July 25, 2020 Report Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jim Peace said: .....how can they get away with that.... Miami Dade is run by bureaucrats that don't care about anything but their next paycheck. An A&P can work on his own plane, but can't do much since there are no hangars available. Edited July 25, 2020 by philiplane Quote
Gagarin Posted August 4, 2020 Report Posted August 4, 2020 Check with Mani Vicioso at Premier/KFXE at tel 786 457 3157. He does my annuals and is very familiar with Mooneys. Quote
Papogator24 Posted September 5, 2020 Report Posted September 5, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 12:50 PM, philiplane said: Miami Dade is run by bureaucrats that don't care about anything but their next paycheck. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope to have an opportunity to change that. 1 Quote
Hector Posted September 6, 2020 Report Posted September 6, 2020 Get around it. Put the airplane in an LLC then find your mechanic and make him a 1/10000 owner of the aircraft. Now the mechanic is a legal owner of the aircraft. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
carusoam Posted September 11, 2020 Report Posted September 11, 2020 Welcome aboard Adrian! Sounds like you are a very busy person. Aviation is incredibly good for a stronger local economy... Best regards, -a- Quote
Prestonalton Posted October 16, 2020 Report Posted October 16, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 3:54 PM, philiplane said: Independent A&P's are not permitted to work at Opa Locka anymore. You have to have a commercial agreement with the airport authority and show that to the FBO's that control the gates to get access to the ramps. They are pretty aggressive about enforcing it too. You can be arrested for trespassing, if they don't just yell at you and throw you out. Anyone who lets in an independent mechanic gets their tie down lease revoked too. Not a friendly place for small planes since about 2014. There were two or three of us who used to come in and work on some of the planes there, until the airport goons went crazy with power. To make matters worse, there are no shops at OPF that really want to work on small planes. Boca Aircraft Maintenance has a hangar there, that may be the only option. Does this include X51? I'm down here for work for about 9 more days and would like to get my fuel pump looked at/possibly replaced. Quote
philiplane Posted October 16, 2020 Report Posted October 16, 2020 at X51 you can use Robert's Air South 305-246-0179. They are reasonable people. 1 Quote
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