One of the things that
we do here administratively
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probably the most
important thing that we do
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at Adventist World Aviation
located here in West Allis
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just outside Milwaukee Wisconsin
our corporate headquarters
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is to assure the safely of
our missionaries and pilots.
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Safety - not enough
can be said about safety
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You know, You really only have
one chance to do things right.
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In real life there is no rewind
button, or pause and hit reset.
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Among the many things that we
do here administratively is to
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assure the safety of our pilots
and missionaries, our students
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as well as our staff
that train our students in our
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three schools that we
have training in aviation.
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We are very pleased to say
that our safety is unmatched.
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The only way that that can
be done is assuring that all
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the i-s are dotted,
all the t-s are crossed.
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Administratively that means
a lot, because FAA requirements
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very stringent, but they
are stringent for a reason.
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They want to make sure that
there is no possibility of error
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in human effort. We want to do
everything that we can humanly
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possible to make sure that our
aircraft are absolutely safe.
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Safety in aviation is
an absolute necessity.
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One of the ways safety is
enforced is by having every
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aircraft meet FAA regulations
and maintenance requirements.
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Every airplane must be routinely
inspected and maintained
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to be considered air worthy.
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Adventist World Aviation holds
it's entire fleet of aircraft
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up to these safely standards.
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Every plane must meet the
Federal Aviation Administration
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flight regulations; even
those who fly in the jungles
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where the FAA
has no jurisdiction.
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Safety of our pilots
and passengers is paramount,
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and Adventist World Aviation
takes great effort to make sure
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each aircraft
meets safety standards.
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Each aircraft can fly a certain
number of hours before it
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reaches TBO, meaning
time before overhaul.
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Once the plane has reached
TBO, it is taken out of service
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and brought back
to our headquarters
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maintenance
facility, located in Wisconsin
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to be refurbished and rebuilt.
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TBO is time before overhaul - OK
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If you start with a
freshly overhauled engine,
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you are going to
start with zero time.
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Most engines will give you
up to 2,000 hours of operation
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before TBO.
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Currently, two of Adventist
World Aviation's aircraft are
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up against TBO.
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In order to follow safety
protocol, every plane must be
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taken back to the States
and undergo a complete rebuild.
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The first plane that
needs work is a Cessna 182.
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Known as three-eight-x-ray.
That's the aircraft's name.
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Once completed it will be placed
in the mission field of Guyana
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to fly medical
evacuations from the jungles.
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AWA has many talented
mechanics that come together
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to refurbish projects.
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Today, Pastor Ric Swaningson is
going to the airport to pick up
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2 very talented mechanics that
are flying in to work on getting
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this plane back to the mission
field as quickly as possible.
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OK, it's time to do some
maintenance. We are on our way
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to the Milwaukee airport
here. MKE to pick up Luis Acosta
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and Vonzell Chancy. Both of them
are coming up. We are going to
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working on the number
8838 x-ray, which is a 182,
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that's scheduled to go to Guyana
in replacement of right now
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of our Pathfinder plane. The
Pathfinder plane has come back
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from Guyana, after serving
approximately 2,500 hours
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of service over there. And so
about every 2,000 to 2,500 hours
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our airplanes need to come
back. Even with good facilities
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on location it is very
difficult to do a refurbishment
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on location. Pretty much
the aircraft needs to come back
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to the United States
here for refurbishment.
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What's important to us, is that
we have well maintained aircraft
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that we don't have the potential
for structural or engine failure
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so maintenance is
just the top priority.
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Both mechanics have arrived
as Rick pulls into the airport.
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We're here in Sullivan Wisconsin
this week to work on aircraft.
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Not only am I a pastor,
but I am also a pilot as well.
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The safety of aircraft is
extremely important to me.
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But it's equally more
important to our missionaries,
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who are in the field, that
have no maintenance facilities
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to speak of, where they are
located at. Especially in Guyana
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Vonzell Chancy is here,
training as well as working
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on an aircraft that we
are planning to deploy here
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very shortly to Guyana.
But in order to deploy it,
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it has to be completed.
And we are sitting here
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with an aircraft that's in many
pieces because of the additional
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maintenance that was
required. We called up experts.
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Experts from Texas.
Luis Acosta is here with us.
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And Luis Acosta will be
with us for the next week.
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He is training as well as
making sure that the aircraft is
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in absolute tip-top shape.
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Frank Smith, who is
also a mechanic and IA -
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Inspection Authority mechanic
is working here with us.
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We are all working furiously
this week to get as much work
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as we possibly can get done. To
deploy not only a safe aircraft,
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but a reliable
aircraft in Guyana.
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Vonzell is currently in
the process of becoming an AWA
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missionary pilot for Guyana.
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The plane he will be working
on the next couple of days,
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will be the plane that he will
be flying in the mission field.
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So by the time it gets to
the field, he will know the ins
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and outs of this
particular aircraft.
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In order to be extra thorough
and be as safe as possible,
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the entire plane is stripped
of all its parts, so it can be
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meticulously examined for
any cracks, corrosion or damage.
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Every inch of the plane
must be inspected and reviewed
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Safety is paramount, so
this step is time consuming,
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but it is proven to be worth the
time it takes to do it right.
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Corrosion is a big
challenge in the mission field.
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The humidity and salt air of the
area where the missionaries fly
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can be especially
harmful to the aircraft's frame
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and metal surfaces.
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Corrosion in South
America is a serious problem.
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In the tropics of Guyana, in
the jungle, where the humidity
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is almost always at, or
near a 100%. And the rainfall is
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just consistent, there is
just no release and relief
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from the wet humid climate.
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Special care must be
taken for corrosion protection.
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Corrosion is caused by oxygen
and moisture, salt in the air,
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not necessarily salt in the
air, but minerals of course.
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Dirt can also add to corrosion.
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On a previous inspection,
made a shocking discovery on
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the Cessna 182, where corrosion
had already taken it's toll.
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It is a perfect example
of why detailed inspections
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are so vitally important.
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This is a forward
wing attachment fitting
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Your wing actually fits in
here in this channel right here
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There is a bolt that goes
through and we have probably
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about 30 to 40 thousandths
of the metal damage right here.
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from corrosion. And this is
definitely a serious problem
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because it is right there on the
radius, right there which can
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cause fatigue, and you
can probably start a crack
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right here in this area
right here the wing attachment.
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This area right here is
very difficult to inspect during
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your routine maintenance
due to the fact that your wing
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fits in here and this area
here is not readily accessible
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for inspection. So this in it
self is pointing to us mechanics
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to be able to at least look
in this area as best as we can.
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for any - any size of corrosion.
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One of the reasons that
we go through? taking our
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airplanes farther apart than
just your routine maintenance
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is to be able to detect problems
such as these right here.
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And that way we can know that
we have a airworthy aircraft
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and we know that every time
the pilot gets into the airplane
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with his passengers,
that airplane is very safe.
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This piece is what holds
the wings on to the airplane.
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Had this plane not been
stripped down and completely
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disassembled, the corrosion
might not have been detected
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in a route inspection.
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The corrosion of this piece
is very dangerous and puts this
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plane's pilot and its
passengers at high risk.
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Finding this piece alone shows
how invaluable these aircraft
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refurbishments really are.
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Vonzell is currently working on
stripping the old paint off the
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plane to get down to
the base metal frame.
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We are standing
here looking at Vonzell.
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Vonzell tell us
what you are doing, man
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Detail inspection of an aircraft
is always a plus you know.
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When we conduct these detail
inspections, we are going to
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be able to find cracks, or any
damage that is hidden underneath
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the paint. Before putting a new
paint job on the airplane, we
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we were able to strip the
complete aircraft and inspect
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the airframe for any damage
and be able to find damages,
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such as cracks, dents, so forth
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and perform the
proper repairs on them.
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Once the old paint is removed,
the plane's parts were examined,
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Frank Smith
begins spraying the frame
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with a corrosion
resistant primer.
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This aircraft is going to Guyana
we have to take extra measures
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to make sure that there is extra
corrosion proofing going on.
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that any small
detail is not overlooked.
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Even the smallest
crack in a piece of metal
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must not be overlooked.
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What we are doing here, is
making sure, that every detail
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is covered, that safety abounds.
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The next stage the mechanics
focus on is re-skinning the
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the horizontal stabilizer.
Now that's the horizontal piece
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that sits on the
tail of the aircraft.
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This is the horizontal
stabilizer of the 182,
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or project airplane right
here is Sullivan Wisconsin
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We've actually been able to
rivet the other side of the skin
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the bottom side. Now
we're working on the top side
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right now. Trying to get all
these rivets done, so that we
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can finalize this horizontal
stabilizer and be done with it.
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install it on the aircraft.
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New sheets of metal need to be
fastened to the stabilizer frame
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This work is very time
consuming and problematic.
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One by one, each rivet is
set in place. It takes at least
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2 people to do this tedious work
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We have certainly been
running against some challenges.
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Part of it is
accessibility to the rivet
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is very, very difficult. We
are going to have to actually
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kind of peel the skin
back this way right here?
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and try to rivet some
of the holes through small,
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very small openings right here.
So that is the challenge that
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we are going to be
running across right now.
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Finally after 2
days of very hard work,
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the horizontal
stabilizer is complete.
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These skins are fastened to the
structure by means of rivets.
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I am pointing to all the
lengths of the rivets right here
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We had to install all of
these fasteners right here.
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Luis and Frank have done an
exceptional job and they are
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both very proud of
the finished product.
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Everything turned
out to be pretty good.
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It actually took us just over
two days, which is really good
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for this type of work,
that we just performed.
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Vonzell Chancy is preparing
to become an AWA mission pilot
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in Guyana. He is both
a pilot and a mechanic.
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Vonzell has the
wonderful opportunity to work
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on the aircraft
he will be flying,
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an advantage most
pilots do not have.
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Here in Wisconsin, he is helping
to rebuild the Cessna 182.
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By the time he gets
to Guyana, he will know
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every inch of this aircraft.
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Vonzell also takes the
opportunity to learn from his
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highly skilled
peers, Frank and Luis.
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Anything they can teach him here
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will greatly assist
him once he is in Guyana.
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With this experience and
knowledge he is gaining, he can
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do repairs and maintenance
on the plane in Guyana.
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This will help eliminate
costs and down time of having to
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send the plane back
to the United States
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for maintenance and repairs.
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Today we are taking a break
from the actual maintenance
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part of it, so that Luis, who is
a master mechanic, so is Frank
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They are showing me some of the
procedures of what we would do
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in order to
continue our inspection.
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There are some airworthiness
directives. Some things that
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need to be checked to make sure
that we complying with Federal
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Aviation requirements on these
aircrafts, se we are taking
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some time right now and
going over those things.
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The one advantage that we
have is that Luis Acosta is
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from Central America.
He knows the environment
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where we are going, where
this plane is going to Guyana.
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He is familiar with that,
plus he has years of experience
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as an airplane mechanic. Very
valuable resource for training,
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as we prepare to
go down to Guyana.
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The materials that we have here,
the tools. We don't have these
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tools in Guyana. So the
opportunity to use what we have
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right now to prepare
for the trip to Guyana.
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Prepare to go down and work
is valuable. Prepares me for the
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work that needs to be done
down there. So I need to take
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advantage of this and this is
what Luis Acosta and I are doing
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right now. Working to prepare
for that journey to Guyana
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Adventist World Aviation
is passionate about involving
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youth in our projects.
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The opportunity to
teach young people is not lost
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on this project.
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Luis is very pleased to
be working with Nate today
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and mentoring him. He
enjoys the opportunity
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to share his knowledge
and encourages the young man
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to pursue his
dreams in aviation.
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Here at Adventist World Aviation
Sullivan maintenance facility
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we try to bring master mechanics
in here to offer apprenticeship
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levels for our youth.
Today we have Nate with us.
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Nate is working with Luis
Acosta who works out of Texas.
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Nate is a sharp young
man, he's been working with us
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volunteering for us for the last
probably year, year and a half,
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or so. He was interested in what
we did. So we are excited to be
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able to offer
apprenticeship youth programs
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for our young people. It's
exciting to see young people
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like Nate. Showing
interest in aviation.
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Luis and Nate spend the day
working on the airplane's wings.
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As they work on the wings,
Luis is thorough and decided to
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check the fuel tanks.
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To get an inside view of
the tanks, he uses a borescope.
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The borescope proved to be
quite helpful as they were able
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to detect a problem
inside the fuel tank.
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The borescope is a tool
pretty much what the doctors use
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They use it on the patients
to be able to use - they don't
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have to actually perform surgery
so they go in with a borescope
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It is a small tube right
here and you can go into areas
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You have it connected to your
computer and you can get a full
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view of what is inside in
that area. In this case we are
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looking inside the tank all the
way to the interconnects to see
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if they had been collapsed
from the hose fittings.
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The interconnects are underneath
this wing skin right here.
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There are 3 connections
right there. 2 on the bottom,
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and 1 on the top. A
few minutes ago we did a
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borescope inspection. We
went into the fuel tank opening
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right here and we looked inside
where the connection points are
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and we found that one of
the interconnects was collapsed.
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That could cause a problem in
the future if we were to fuel up
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the tanks, we would definitely
have a leak in that area.
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So what we are going to be doing
in the next couple of days since
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the wing is already off
and since removal of the tanks
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of this particular aircraft,
this particular installation
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requires the wing to be off the
airplane. We are going to take
00:24:30.15\00:24:33.50
advantage and access the
wing tanks so we can perform the
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appropriate repairs of the
interconnect lines over there.
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OK, here is the auxiliary
tank we took out, and here is
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the top of it. You can see these
fittings. There are 3 hoses
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that went to the
other tank. One, two, three.
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This is the one that was leaking
right here. You can see how
00:24:54.91\00:24:58.19
it's all caved in.
00:24:58.22\00:24:59.55
See that?
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Here is the bay that the tank
goes in, that is what we are
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up against. And than there is
this hose here. That goes into
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the other tank. We
had to cut this hose here.
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That has to be replaced.
But how do you get in there?
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You can see the hose clamp
down in there, way in the back.
00:25:17.12\00:25:20.94
Somebody got a hose clamp in
there somehow, but underneath
00:25:20.97\00:25:25.17
there is no access panel,
to tighten the hose clamp,
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or anything. This is it.
You got to do it from here.
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This detailed inspection of
the plane literally requires
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examination of
every inch of the plane.
00:25:35.43\00:25:37.95
Once it's finished, there
will be no doubt that this plane
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will be one of the
safest aircraft to fly.
00:25:41.82\00:25:44.24
We were able to accomplish much
of the airplane. We were able to
00:25:45.25\00:25:49.02
primer and clean the other
floor area of the Cessna 182.
00:25:49.05\00:25:55.68
We were able to completely paint
strip and remove any corrosion
00:25:55.71\00:26:00.58
on the wings, both wings.
We were able to paint strip
00:26:00.61\00:26:04.15
all the way to here
Finally on the last two days
00:26:04.18\00:26:07.51
we were working, as you can
notice these tail feathers are
00:26:07.54\00:26:13.19
out of the airplane and
they were in a million pieces
00:26:13.22\00:26:18.12
If you would just follow me over
here we've been working on the
00:26:18.15\00:26:26.23
horizontal stabilizer
for the last two days.
00:26:26.26\00:26:30.52
This is finally our end product
right here. We were finally able
00:26:32.62\00:26:39.25
to get the horizontal
stabilizer reskinned right here.
00:26:39.28\00:26:45.46
This is one of the things we do
here at Adventist World Aviation
00:26:45.96\00:26:49.25
administratively. Many
people wonder where does the
00:26:49.28\00:26:53.85
administrative dollars go?
It goes to support the field.
00:26:53.88\00:26:59.41
The hangar supplies,
the flying in of mechanics
00:26:59.44\00:27:04.28
with specialty skills. You
know. Why don't you use local
00:27:04.31\00:27:11.65
mechanics? Well, local mechanics
aren't always available.
00:27:11.68\00:27:14.24
Number 1 and number 2 it is very
expensive. Sometimes we have
00:27:14.27\00:27:18.04
highly skilled individuals like
Luis Acosta, who has come up
00:27:18.07\00:27:21.80
here from Huston, Texas. He has
agreed to come up here. We are
00:27:21.83\00:27:25.68
grateful to have Frank here,
he is a very skilled technician
00:27:25.71\00:27:28.53
himself. It takes
a cross pollination
00:27:28.56\00:27:31.85
of great work to be
able to get the job done.
00:27:31.88\00:27:34.48
The mechanics have
been working most diligently
00:27:35.49\00:27:37.76
for over a week now.
00:27:37.79\00:27:39.30
The Cessna 182 has been
inspected both inside and out
00:27:39.33\00:27:44.01
and is well on its
way towards completion.
00:27:44.04\00:27:47.02
As the week draws to an end,
everyone is pleased with the
00:27:47.05\00:27:51.60
amount of progress
they were able to make.
00:27:51.63\00:27:54.80
Yes an AnP mechanic's
prayer could very well be
00:27:54.83\00:27:59.57
Keep them safe,
keep them flying!
00:27:59.60\00:28:04.00
Well it's a rewarding
and enjoyable thing to bring
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the airplane into
an airworthy condition.
00:28:07.41\00:28:09.13
As Luis explained very clearly
00:28:09.16\00:28:10.19
I am certainly pleased and very
thankful for this opportunity
00:28:16.79\00:28:21.08
to be able to work hand
in hand with the maintenance
00:28:21.11\00:28:26.80
technicians here at
AWA. Here in Wisconsin.
00:28:26.83\00:28:30.08
It has been truly a joy. We had
a lot of fun, it's been a lot of
00:28:30.11\00:28:36.73
work, but we had a lot of fun.
And certainly looking forward to
00:28:36.76\00:28:42.14
be able to do this again with my
fellow team mates here at AWA.
00:28:42.17\00:28:47.35
We want to
thank you for watching
00:28:47.38\00:28:49.53
Adventist World
Aviation's OFF THE GRID!
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And we pray that you
will continue to keep us
00:28:52.42\00:28:56.86
in your prayers on a daily
basis! We always need financing
00:28:56.89\00:29:01.37
of course, but without the
blessing of the Holy Spirit
00:29:01.40\00:29:05.13
none of this could take place.
00:29:05.16\00:29:07.29
Adventist World
Aviation is dependent upon you,
00:29:07.32\00:29:13.04
your prayers, and God
And if we can work together
00:29:13.44\00:29:17.39
in that, we can accomplish
much. We can reach the seemingly
00:29:17.42\00:29:21.62
unreachable of the
world. Reaching the unreached.
00:29:21.65\00:29:24.96
is what Adventist
World Aviation is all about.
00:29:24.99\00:29:28.26
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Adventist World Aviation,
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00:29:30.47\00:29:33.83
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00:29:33.86\00:29:36.92
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00:29:36.95\00:29:39.18
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