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  • Contrails & Cocktails – John “Grumpy” Davies

    Contrails & Cocktails – John “Grumpy” Davies
    2023/12/24
    Title: “Aircraft Appraisals and Aviation Anecdotes: A Special Christmas Episode” Host: Paula Williams, ABCI Mark Parry, Global Aircraft Group Guests: John “Grumpy” Davies, JAMM Aircraft Appraisals Episode Overview: Introduction (00:00): Paula introduces the festive theme and guests John Davies and Mark Perry, both experts in aircraft appraisal and with diverse backgrounds in aviation.Backgrounds and Business Insights (01:17 – 01:44): Mark and John share their experiences and services in the aircraft appraisal industry, highlighting their unique expertise and the ongoing development of Jam Aircraft Appraisals.Origin of “Grumpy” Nickname (02:16 – 03:26): John Davies explains how he earned his call sign “Grumpy” not from aviation, but from coaching girls’ ice hockey, emphasizing his commitment and challenges in youth sports coaching.Sports Coaching Experiences (03:42 – 05:34): Both guests share their experiences with youth sports, emphasizing the challenges and humorous situations they encountered, including a stressful restaurant incident during a hockey trip.Aviation Stories and Appraisal Insights (05:52 – 11:17): The conversation shifts to aviation anecdotes and the nuances of aircraft appraisal, including stories of emergency landings, door malfunctions, and unusual reasons for aircraft appraisals like convincing a spouse for upgrades.Professional Perspectives (11:48 – 22:11): Discussions delve into professional insights, comparing the appraisal skills of pilots versus maintenance experts, and highlighting the added value of diverse experiences in accurate aircraft appraisals.Industry Anecdotes (22:11 – 27:06): The episode continues with more entertaining stories from the aviation industry, illustrating the lighter side of aviation and the challenges faced by flight crews and maintenance personnel.Appraisal Expertise and Collaboration (27:06 – 30:29): The importance of collaboration in the aviation industry is discussed, highlighting how different backgrounds and geographical locations contribute to a richer industry experience.Christmas Cocktail Segment (30:31 – 32:56): Mark introduces the “White Christmas” cocktail, a festive mix of Kahlua, Baileys, vodka, whipped cream, and cinnamon, perfect for the holiday season. Episode Conclusion (32:56 – 33:00): The episode wraps up with a cheerful note on the joys of aviation, the spirit of collaboration, and the festive season. Key Takeaways: The diverse experiences of John Davies and Mark Perry enrich their expertise in aircraft appraisal.The aviation industry is full of unique challenges and humorous stories.Collaboration and varied backgrounds in aviation lead to better service and expertise.The Christmas season brings a festive twist to the conversation with a special cocktail recipe.
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    34 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Jeff Menaged, Networker, Mixologist and Founder of Chief Executive Air

    Contrails & Cocktails – Jeff Menaged, Networker, Mixologist and Founder of Chief Executive Air
    2023/11/02
    In this episode - Mark and Paula meet Jeffrey Menaged, owner of Chief Executive Air, and an excellent networker and mixologist! 0:00:00Hey, welcome to this week's episode of Contrails and Cocktails. Our guest this week is Jeffrey and founder of Chief Executive Air. [...]
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    39 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Joe Farina and Aircraft Manufacture and Maintenance

    Contrails & Cocktails – Joe Farina and Aircraft Manufacture and Maintenance
    2023/08/04
    In this episode – Mark Parry meets up with Joe Farina, an old friend with a long history of aircraft manufacturing and maintenance “back in the day!” Paula Williams: Paula Williams with ABCI. Thanks for joining us for Contrails & Cocktails. This episode ran off the rails just a little bit, but we were having so much fun that we just ran with it and shared pretty much the whole recording with you on this episode. Our guest was Joe Farina. Joe has 42 years of experience in the aviation maintenance field. He has an associate of science degree in aircraft maintenance technology from West Los Angeles College and earned a Certificate of Completion from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston In 1980. Joe owns an FAA rating of Airframe and Powerplant, starting out at the Lockheed California company, also known as Lockheed Martin. As a structures mechanic, Joe worked on assembling the first production stealth fighter and continued through the fifth model, including one of the structural test models. Throughout his career, Joe has worked at Garrett General Aviation Services, US Air, and FedEx at LAX and US Air in Pittsburgh. He’s been responsible for heavy maintenance and line maintenance of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Fokker, Falcon Jet, and various other aircraft. In the late 1990s, Joe’s career turned toward the corporate sector working for Dana Flight operations in Toledo. They operated four citation jets, a Falcon 50 and a G4. Upon filing for bankruptcy and selling all the aircraft and hangers in 2001, Joe moved on to spending the next 12 years working for Air Transport International, a cargo airline that also operated several combination aircraft. This was the last DC-8 airline in the world. ATII ceased operations in Toledo in 2011, and Joe moved on to a small engine shop located in Toledo, working, overhauling Garrett TPE331. He missed working on the big jets, though, and in 2015 moved on to the USA jet in Bellville, Michigan, a small cargo airline that catered to the automotive industry. Now retired, Joe enjoys spending time with his three grandchildren playing hockey and annoying his wonderful wife, Carolyn. As you probably already know, Contrails & Cocktails is sponsored by Global Aircraft Group. Global Aircraft Group offers desktop, appraisals, expert witness, pre-buy inspections. The founder is located in New England, and he travels free of charge to anybody in New England with a situation that needs his services. You may need an aircraft appraisal for an aircraft transaction, an estate settlement, a divorce, a legal situation, whatever it is. If you’ve got a problem involving aircraft values, Mark can solve it. Mark Perry is the president and founder of Global Aircraft Group, and he has over 30 years of experience in corporate aviation. He has a diverse roster of clients and unparalleled access to professional resources, which helps the organization achieve positive returns on his client’s investments and capital. Prior to establishing Global Aircraft Group, Mark worked for Bombardier in various capacities, including sales, maintenance, completion, and pre-purchase inspections. He was also employed by Lockheed Advanced Development Programs, aka the Skunk Works, under Kelly Johnson. That’s, of course, where he met Joe Farina. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in management, and he is a senior certified aircraft appraiser and member of the PAAO. Lastly, he’s a licensed aircraft and power plant mechanic and attended law school. Couple of really smart guys with a history together. They met going to Wentworth College in the 1980s. They moved to California together, and the rest is history. Let’s jump into the conversation in process. There you are. Happy to see you. Joe Farina: Yeah. There they are. Mark Perry: We’re doing this a little different, Paula. Paula: Okay. Tell me what we’re doing. Mark: Me and Joe decided that we would have our cocktail before and during the podcast. Paula: Good idea. I love that idea. Oh, and cigars, too. Did you bring enough every week? Mark: I just got. Joe: Yes, I did. Actually, my son has bought me half a dozen cigars. Paula: Oh, nice. I like your son. Joe: There’s four of them. Mark: His son brought him a bottle of scotch and his favorite cigars for Father’s Day. Paula: That’s amazing. Joe: On my birthday, which is Friday. Paula: Happy birthday. Mark: Okay. Happy birthday. Joe: What’s today? Paula: Today is the first day of summer. It’s the summer solstice. Joe: Okay. Tomorrow will be officially one year I’ve been retired. Paula: Congratulations. Boy, you got a convergence of events. Joe: Yeah, it was pretty cool last year. I got together with all four boys. We had a day, and I retired. Father’s Day and my birthday all at the same time. Paula: Fantastic. Joe: They gave me golf stuff I haven’t used yet. Paula: Sounds great. Joe: Puff me if you need. Mark: We’re going Joe Rogan....
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    53 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Michael Duke, the DBT Aircraft, and the Cocktail – “Ops Check Good”

    Contrails & Cocktails – Michael Duke, the DBT Aircraft, and the Cocktail – “Ops Check Good”
    2023/04/18
    In this episode - We discuss innovations in aviation, the Double Box Tail aircraft platform, and the "Ops Check Good," which is Mark's improvement on the Old Fashioned. Transcript - Paula Williams: Hi. I'm Paula Williams and you are watching [...]
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    37 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Bomber Boys & Twelve O’Clock High with John Slemp

    Contrails & Cocktails – Bomber Boys & Twelve O’Clock High with John Slemp
    2023/02/25
    Highlights from this episode: We talk about John Slemp's new book, Bomber Boys and the many, amazing stories behind these iconic leather jackets and the men who wore them. We also discuss a B-17 that Mark got to climb into at the Mid-Atlantic Airshow recently, and the Gregory Peck movie, Twelve O'Clock High. [...]
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    52 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – The Idyllic (But Adventurous) Aviation Life with Steve Short

    Contrails & Cocktails – The Idyllic (But Adventurous) Aviation Life with Steve Short
    2022/12/19
    Talk about “Living the Dream” with Mark Parry, Paula Williams and Steve Short Highlights from this episode: Humor is a wonderful business tool, since business is about people!If you keep making the same mistake, eventually it will bite you!If you don’t HAVE to do anything right away, do nothing until you think it through!Sometimes you have to break the rules!Don’t get distracted by trifles! Stay alert!Sometimes you have to say no!Check your insurance policies!Accidents happen unexpectedly. Be Prepared! And of course, cocktails! Mark makes a Soft Landing for us. Recipe below. Cheers! LAKE PLACID — Steve Short has been the Lake Placid airport manager for nearly 48 years, and he’s getting ready to retire. He said he has a lot of things on his bucket list. One: hang out with the kids more often. Short has a son, a daughter and two grandkids living in Bellingham, Washington, who want him to live there. Short said he’ll go visit for a few months a year, but he’s staying here for the time being. Two: Go skiing out West more often. Luckily, the kids are out there. Three: See more countries. He’s seen around 34 already, but there are more calling his name. Four: Go golfing, maybe join a golf club. Short has always liked to golf, but he never found the time. Five, and maybe the most important one: Live more life in the Adirondacks instead of flying over all the action. “I love Lake Placid, but in the summertime I’m looking down at everybody having a lot of fun,” Short said. “I want to spend more time hiking the mountains and using the water.” Short has stayed busy since 1974, when his mom called him on a June day and said his dad had suffered an aneurysm and needed help with the flying business in Lake Placid. Short was working for Kodak at the time toward an airline career, but he dropped his work and flew 13 hours in Lake Placid that first day. His dad lived three more years after that, but Short never left Lake Placid or the Adirondack Flying Service. “I took a leave of absence from Kodak,” Short said. “I’m still on a leave of absence.” Short didn’t have a lot of flying experience back then, though he had spent some time practicing flying in Lake Placid with his dad on the weekends. He said he can still remember summer days when his dad challenged him to stay within 50 feet of a certain altitude when flying through thunderstorms and extreme weather. Now he can avoid thunderstorms using updated technology, but he said, “I got into some pretty good ones back then.” By 1974, Short said he had just enough flight time to be a charter pilot, and his father hadn’t explained all the ins and outs of the Part 135 operations — the regulations on more commercial flights like charters. Short said he didn’t even know he needed a check ride, the Federal Aviation Administration exam required to get a pilot’s license. Fortunately, Short said, the FAA notified him about the requirement and allowed him to take a check ride. Since he started flying, Short has spent around 37,800 hours — about four years in total — in the sky. Born to fly Short grew up around planes. He was raised in Marion, New York, by a father who had a bug for flying. His father bought his first plane when Short was a year old. He became well-respected at his local airport, flying around 400 hours a year — hours airline pilots usually log — just for fun. Short’s family spent a few weeks on Lake Eaton near Long Lake every year, and on visits, Short’s dad would stop by the Long Lake seaplane base and the airport at Tupper Lake. Eventually, Short’s father met Al Furnia, a contractor who decided he wanted to run the Lake Placid airport in 1968. Furnia is responsible for the birth of the Adirondack Flying Service, and Short’s father joined Furnia in the business. Then Furnia got cancer. Short’s father took over the business, but it was just a few years later when he suffered his subarachnoid hemorrhage and Short took his place. When Furnia first took over the airport, there wasn’t a runway there — it was all grass. Short said pilots could land in any direction, and he thought the airport has been in operation since the early 1930s, maybe the 1920s. By the time Short took over flying services, Furnia had put a runway in, but the airport was still a collection of secondhand buildings. The terminal building was a golf course storage building from an old golf course on Old Military Road. A single makeshift hanger was built using wood from the bleachers at the 1932 Olympic ski jumping event. Short said construction on a new terminal building started in 1977, ahead of the 1980 Winter Olympics. “They figured they had to have a better showcase than these used-material buildings,” Short said. – End of an era – Short said that his retirement is the end of an era for a few people at the airport. He’s worked alongside two other longtime pilots and airport employees, Terry ...
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    37 分
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Aviation Law, Life Lessons a Soft Landing with Jon Morse

    Contrails & Cocktails – Aviation Law, Life Lessons a Soft Landing with Jon Morse
    2022/12/01
    Have a “Soft Landing” with Mark Parry, Paula Williams and Jon Morse Highlights from this episode: Humor is a wonderful business tool, since business is about people!If you keep making the same mistake, eventually it will bite you!If you don’t HAVE to do anything right away, do nothing until you think it through!Sometimes you have to break the rules!Don’t get distracted by trifles! Stay alert!Sometimes you have to say no!Check your insurance policies!Accidents happen unexpectedly. Be Prepared! And of course, cocktails! Mark makes a Soft Landing for us. Recipe below. Cheers! Host: This episode is going to be full of good, bad, and terrible jokes. So a man walks into a lawyer’s office and asked him how much he charged. The lawyer responded, “It’s a hundred dollars for three questions.” “Isn’t that a lot?” said the man, “Yes.” responded the lawyer, “And what’s your third question?” I’m Paula Williams an aviation and marketing consultant with ABCI and you’re watching or listening to Contrails and Cocktails. Of course, whenever you get too smart, aviation people together in a room of stories, we are going to start flying. And when you start mixing cocktails, things start to get really fun. S,o we wanted to create that experience of being in a airport bar in a podcast. So our guest this week is attorney and comedian, Jon Morse. The Morse law group was founded by Jonathan S. Morse in January 2006. All work is personally performed or supervised by Mr. Morse using contract attorneys only where necessary and appropriate. Mr. Morse lives in Westlake Village with his wife, Leann, who is a citizen of the United States, Canada, and Switzerland, and speaks fluent French. They have four children, all of whom are fluent in French. Mr. Morse is active in rotary and is the past president of the Westlake Village Sunrise Rotary Club. So, Contrails and Cocktails is sponsored by the Global Aircraft Group. The Global Aircraft Group offers desktop appraisals, expert witness, pre-buy inspections. The founder is located in New England, and he travels free of charge to anyone in New England with a situation that needs his services. You may need an aircraft appraisal for an aircraft transaction and estate settlement, a divorce, a legal situation, whatever it is, if you’ve got a problem involving aircraft values, Mark can solve it. Mark Parry is the president and founder of Global Aircraft Group. Mark has over 30 years of experience in corporate aviation. He has a diverse roster of clients. He has unparalleled access to professional resources which helps the organization achieve positive Returns on his clients’ investments and capital. Prior to establishing Global Aircraft Group, Mark worked for Bombardier in numerous capacities involving sales, maintenance completion, pre-purchase inspections. He is also employed by the Lockheed Advanced Development Programs, which are better known as the Skunk Works under Kelly Jonson. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Management. He is also a Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser and member of The Professional Aircraft Appraiser Organization. And he is a licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic. Mark also attended the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover. So, this is going to be a fun podcast. I’m the only one in the room that has not been to law school, but I think I’m the only one that is still mostly saying. So, anyway, we had a great time talking with Mark and Jon and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Let’s jump into the episode. Jon: The way I always introduce myself is I’m an attorney in California specialized in aviation. My tagline is, “If the machine has wings, I can do the transaction. And if it has one wing, I can do the lawsuit.” Paula: That’s brilliant. Well, I’m Paula Williams with ABCI. We helped aviation companies sell more of their products and services and that was not nearly as funny as yours. I’m going to have to think of how to add humor to that so that was good. Jon: Well, you know, I could tell you that I get so fed up with this networking where people asked to give their elevator pitch, and I think they’re going to the top of the Empire State Building. Paula: Right? Jon: And I just found people remember that. Paula: Yes, one sentence is great, or even two but we don’t need a 20-story elevator pitch. Jon: Well, the truth is, I stopped listening after about 15 seconds. Paula: That’s a good number. So, Mark, how about you? Mark: I’ll try to keep this down to a minute. It’s Mark Parry, Global Aircraft Consulting Group and master appraiser with the organization of flying adjusters, a senior appraiser professional aircraft organization. Expert in witness, pre-buy, and inspections. And that’s it. Paula: Cool. That was about 15 seconds, that was pretty good. Mark: Everyone still awake? Paula: Everyone’s still awake. That’s great. Well, I’m really happy ...
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  • Contrails & Cocktails – Aircraft Records and the “Right Flyer” with Larry Hinebaugh

    Contrails & Cocktails – Aircraft Records and the “Right Flyer” with Larry Hinebaugh
    2022/08/09
    Have a “Right Flyer” with Mark Parry, Paula Williams and Larry Hinebaugh Highlights from this episode: Larry Hinebaugh of Center for Business Aircraft Records Excellence joins us for this episode.Larry dubbed aircraft records specialists as “merchants of airworthiness” in a recent AMT article.How people will hide aircraft damage in the logbooksOne out of every five aircraft sales has a logbook problem.How a perfectly good 727 actually destroyed its own logbooks and totaled itself.How Clay Lacy bought an aircraft at a military auction with the intention to part it out, but the logbooks resurfaced and he was able to fly it on his charter certificate for years!Why CAMP is insufficient as a complete aircraft logbook solution8130s versus Field Approvals – 8130s are recommended but not required, so everyone does it differently!And of course, cocktails! Mark Parry’s take on the Wright Flyer is called the “Right” Flyer. Recipe below. Cheers! Paula Williams: This episode will be full of harrowing, cautionary tales about how to destroy an aircraft without destroying the aircraft. I’m Paula Williams an Aviation Marketing Consultant with ABCI. And you’re watching, or listening to, Contrails and Cocktails. Of course, whenever you get two or more very smart aviation people together in a room, the stories are going to start flying. And when you start mixing cocktails, things start to get really fun. We wanted to recreate that experience in a podcast. Our guest this week is Larry Hinebaugh. Twenty years ago, Larry’s maintenance consulting company, the Aviation Consulting Group, was in full swing, having already been an A&P for over two decades, including several years as a field service rep with Gulfstream Aerospace, being the director of maintenance for Caesars World flying department, and accomplishing multiple VIP aircraft installations as a customer representative. He found himself doing what every independent VIP aircraft maintenance consultant at the time does; auditing, aircraft logbooks, and looking for information to prove its airworthiness and value on behalf of a potential buyer. And he hated it. Why are aircraft logbooks so difficult? Fast forward to today, and many aircraft logbooks later, Larry still feels the same way. Only now, he’s spoken with enough aircraft maintenance people to know that he’s not alone. In fact, most maintenance people involved in regularly researching and auditing aircraft log books and records, truly hate logbooks. Why? Because the condition of logbooks is almost always horrific. The administration of aircraft records seems to be only a necessary evil in the minds of maintenance technicians. And so it is treated as such. And of course, there are many reasons why this is true, but none is truly justifiable. With an average set of aircraft logbooks proving time and time again to be valued as much as 30 to 50% of the value of an aircraft itself. And with both the safety and the airworthiness of the aircraft dependent on them as an industry, we should find this completely unacceptable. So, Larry formed the foundation for Business Aircraft Records excellence, or BAR for short. This is an aircraft record for it is truly excellent in aircraft record-keeping which should be the goal of our industry. With that in mind, his intention is to improve aircraft record-keeping practices through professional education and technology awareness. He believes that improving aircraft record-keeping will not only benefit business aviation but will, in the end, also enhance the image of the aircraft maintenance professional. Contrails and Cocktails, of course, are sponsored by Global Aircraft Group. Global Aircraft Group offers desktop appraisals, expert witnesses, and pre-buy inspections. The founder is located in New England, and he travels free of charge to anyone in New England who has a situation that needs the services. And that might be an aircraft appraisal, aircraft transaction, estate statement, a divorce, a legal situation, or something requiring his services as an expert witness in a court situation. Whatever it is, if it’s a problem involving aircraft values, Mark can solve it. Mark Parry is the president and founder of Global Aircraft Group. He has many years of experience in corporate aviation and a diverse roster of clients. He has unparalleled access to professional resources which helps the organization achieve positive returns on his clients’ investments and capital. Prior to establishing the Global Aircraft Group, Mark worked for Bombardier in numerous capacities, including sales, maintenance, completions, and pre-purchase inspections. He was employed by Lockheed Advanced Development Systems, which is better known as Skunk Works, under Kelly Johnson. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Management. He is a senior certified aircraft appraiser and member of the professional aircraft appraiser organization, or ...
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    44 分