Currently, I am overhauling an engine installed on an airplane called a Beechcraft Bonanza. This aircraft is owned by a ministry called “Pilots for Christ”. Their ministry focus is to offer free flights to those that are sick and are in need of transportation to and from distant clinics.
This lifesaving aircraft is a model of airplane ironically nicknamed “the doctor killer”. Back in the good old days, when doctors still smoked in the OR, they would upgrade from their slower Cessnas to a Bonanza, without upgrading their pilot skills. The results were unfortunately predictable. The Bonanza is a great airplane, and with the proper training, it is a safe and powerful tool.
Overhauling an aircraft engine is a very in-depth process and takes time. Everything is measured, and many components are sent out to specialty shops for even more thorough inspections. Airplane engines are not complex, more like lawnmowers than Lamborghinis, but unlike either of those, failure is not just an inconvenience, it’s deadly. So we measure everything and look through mountains of paperwork all in an effort to prevent failure.
I will be posting here from time to time on the progress of this project, so check back.
Flyin' Bryan 
You are getting excellent maintenance experience there at MMS. Thanks for persevering and pushing toward a higher calling living for our King!
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