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Builder Assistance Program

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Wayne

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Jan 14, 2013
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Location
Chicago, IL
Hi folks!
I hope your Spring/Fall is well underway :) I'm sending this note to get your collective wisdom on what a Builders Assistance Program might look like in your ideal world (and NO it's not free!). Our Flight School & Maintenance shop are doing quite well, and with March 1st, 2020 being our 1 year anniversary I'm looking ahead at ways to expand our offerings on the maintenance side of the business with this post.

Since we have deep EAA heritage and experience here at 1C5, and are close to the third largest city in the US I figure there has to be a way to keep my highly skilled non-A&P and young A&P employees busy with other fulfilling and revenue generating projects. I don't need to make shop rate on these projects since they would be more "sideline" type work and I'd like them to drive the experience level of my young A&P's and maybe open up opportunities for interns. Many of our experimental aircraft use construction skills that are slowly fading, but I can arrest that with my senior IA's and the next generation of mechanics (actually make that two generations).

Assuming I get liability insurance sorted, figure out a business model, and make sure we follow FAA rules, what do you Ladies and Gentlemen (I use the term Gentlemen loosely) think would make a great builder assistance center?
 
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