AVP operates a professional aircraft maintenance department. We are on call twenty four hours per day, seven days per week. The department consists of the Director of Maintenance, a full time parts manager, five full time and two part time maintenance technicians. Airframe and powerplant maintenance performed includes but is not limited to, annual inspections, progressive inspections, hot sections and borescope inspections, prop balancing and an extensive array of repairs to airframes and powerplants as needed. Tech Aviation is approved as an FAA Limited Repair Station (TVMR353S) performing ATC Transponder Testing in accordance with FAR Part 43, and altimeter system tests and inspections. Maintenance personnel train at Simuflite or Flight Safety International. Initial and recurrent training has included aircraft specific training for Westwind, King Air 90, King Air 200, Cessna 208B, Falcon 10, and various Piper products. Recurrent training is accomplished in dynamic prop balancing on the Chadwick Helmuth system. The Tech Aviation maintenance department incorporates the ATP Navigator system to track current FAR's and AD's. This computerized tracking system is operated by Tech to track pertinent information for all Part 135 and Part 141 Flight School aircraft. Tech Aviation also performs repairs and downline maintenance for Part 121 commercial operations including US Airways, United Express, and Comair.   From left to Right: Mike Distadio Maintenance Technician, Mike Grizzanti, Director of Maintenance, Russ Watkins, Parts Manager, Gerard Shaughnessy, FAA Aviation Safety Inspector.  Mike Grizzanti receives Third Certificate of Training Award Tech Aviation is proud to announce that Mike Grizzanti, Director of Maintenance, has received another “Ruby Award” for satisfactorily completing training requirements as required by the FAA. Mike has been with Tech Aviation since 1991, and was recently assigned to his current position as Director of Maintenance. Mike has received awards previously in 1995 and the “Gold Award” in 1999. Mike has satisfactory completed numerous schools receiving certification for both Pratt & Whitney JT15D and PT6 engine maintenance along with certification in complete King Air and Cessna Citation maintenance.