Stripped and repainted a Citation over five weeks. People see the…

Tobias Kerr · Aircraft Mechanic at Pike Aviation Services · Tulsa, OK

Stripped and repainted a Citation over five weeks. People see the shiny airplane at the end. They do not see the two weeks of sanding, the humidity readings four times a day, or the fact that one bug landing in wet clear coat costs a day. Aircraft paint is chemistry with a deadline attached.

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Winnie Osborne

One bug costs a day. I am stealing that for the next time somebody asks why paint takes five weeks.