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HI KIDS...Sue and I just returned from a 12 day road trip from Portland Ma
ine to Portland OR!! The trip was a blast stopping at Nigeria Fall, The
Ford museum and MT Rushmore. The reason for the trip was to end the life
of an old Commander with dignity. N6000N, a 560E, has made her last flig
ht. My evolvement with her began a couple of years ago when Morris Kernic
k and I used her to venture to Galena Alaska to rescue a 680 Commander for
m years of neglect and fly it to a new home at an A&P school in south AL.
Then, last year N6000N was purchased by a corp in New Jersey. It is a
bit of a sad story. The old gal had deteriorated from years of "Alaska
Maintenance" to the point of no real return. Sadly, the N.J. Corp dumped
many thousands of dollars into her in all the wrong places. In the end,
she was flown to Northeast air, a Commander service center, for an annual
inspection. During her stay she caught the eye of an FAA rep and was gro
unded (I still have the tag on the door handle). With no hope of saving
her now, the N.J. Corp (they now own a Citation) donated her to Wings of
Hope. W.O.H. placed her on ebay and the rest is history. But not to wor
ry!! While as an airplane she had no value, as parts she will live on!!!
Her propellers, spinners and many other small parts are already installe
d on a 680E, N4278S, owned by a TCFG member from Ohio. I then loaded all
the rest of the "Good Stuff" into the rented truck, and Sue and I brought
it home where it will all eventually make its way into other Commanders.
I still have the engines, Cleveland brakes, all control surfaces, landin
g gear and many other bits available. She will see that many other Comman
ders live on!! jb
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