A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
A New Way of Flight Training⦠- American Bonanza Society
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A<br />
Mentor<br />
in My<br />
Hangar<br />
By Russ McDonald<br />
www.bonanza.org<br />
Family Owned and Operated Since 1974<br />
Aircraft exhaust systems have always been difficult to find and a problem to maintain.<br />
Knisley Welding, Inc. was formed to fill that need.<br />
We started our business in repair and moved<br />
into manufacturing. Our extensive inventory<br />
and quality service provides exhaust components<br />
to owners, operators, and repair stations<br />
throughout the world.<br />
Our complete parts department has hundreds<br />
<strong>of</strong> FAA/PMA approved parts on the shelf and ready to ship.<br />
View our online catalog and call to place your order. http://knisleywelding.com/<br />
Tour Our Salvage Yard<br />
Air Salvage<br />
Since 1974<br />
<strong>of</strong> Dallas www.asod.com<br />
E<br />
xcited !<br />
Are you kidding me<br />
I have been a part <strong>of</strong> the Beechcraft world since 1972.<br />
I learned to fly in 1961 when I was<br />
100 0 /0<br />
SATISFACTION<br />
GUARANTEED<br />
Knisley Welding Inc., 3450 Swetzer Road, Loomis, CA 95650<br />
Email: knisleywelding@sbcglobal.net • 800-522-6990, 916-652-5891 • Fax: 916-652-6257<br />
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm<br />
Beech, Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Bellanca,<br />
Commander, Engines, Props & Avionics<br />
lucky@asod.com or tony@asod.com<br />
800-336-6399<br />
16 years old. I rode with my father<br />
from the time I was three. I can still<br />
remember him getting into a spin with<br />
me in the front seat <strong>of</strong> a J-3 Cub. “I got to<br />
do these really good!” he would shout<br />
from the backseat. I never put two<br />
and two together – he did not have<br />
a pilot’s license!<br />
My first airplane was a 1946 Piper<br />
J-3 Cub with a 65-hp Continental. Was<br />
she a beauty! Thirty-seven shades <strong>of</strong><br />
mustard yellow dope, weak bungee<br />
shocks, and really big cracked tires,<br />
but she was airworthy. So for $460.40,<br />
I was an aircraft owner at age 16. As<br />
time went on I learned how to replace<br />
fabric, overhaul engines, and do<br />
annuals. Over the years the Champs,<br />
Tri-Pacers, Cessnas, and an A35<br />
<strong>Bonanza</strong> all got the Russ McDonald<br />
detailing needed to make them (and<br />
me) look good.<br />
Living in <strong>New</strong>ton, Kansas, in the<br />
’70s, the fellow in the hangar next<br />
to mine had a T-34 project in progress.<br />
I cannot recall his name, but he<br />
actually built a T-34A from parts that<br />
44 AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY JANUARY 2012
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