Contributors
AOPA would like to thank the following companies that donated or discounted their products and services to restore AOPA's Win-A-Twin Sweepstakes Comanche or are otherwise assisting with the project.
Seat belts/shoulder harnesses
Aircraft Belts Inc., 2000 Anders Lane, Kemah, Texas 77565; 800/847-5651, 281/538-1284; fax 281/538-2225; www.aircraftbelts.com.
GAMA-format Pilot Operating Handbook
Aircraft Publications, P.O. Box 201183, Austin, Texas 78750-1183; 512/250-9063; e-mail airpubs@onr.com.
Aircraft instrument overhauls/refinishing
Air Parts of Lock Haven, Hangar 3, Piper Airport, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745; 800/443-3117; www.airpartsoflockhaven.com.
Interior design and upholstery
Airtex Products Inc., 259 Lower Morrisville Road, Fallsington, Pennsylvania 19054-1494; www.airtexinteriors.com.
Multiengine initial/recurrent instruction
American Flyers, 3 N 040 Powis Road, West Chicago, Illinois 60185; 800/323-0808; www.americanflyers.net
Propeller balancing
Aviation Resources, 101 Airport Avenue, Hangar #7, Cumberland, Wisconsin 54829; 715/822-5787 or 715/822-3413; www.aviationvibes.com.
Avionics training
Avionics Training Unlimited, Inc., 3864 Township Line Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426; 610/405-5243; fax 610/454-9985; e-mail cadmusja@hotmail.com; www.avtrainingunlimited.com.
Bose X Aviation headsets
Bose Corporation, The Mountain, 145 Pennsylvania Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701; 800/999-2673; www.bose.com.
Aircraft cover/cowl plugs
Bruce's Custom Covers, 989 East California Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085; 408/738-3959, 800/777-6405; fax 408/738-2729; e-mail bruce@aircraftcovers.com; www.aircraftcovers.com.
$5,000 avgas credit
Carolina Air Center of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island Airport, Hilton Head, South Carolina 29928; 803/689-3200; fax: 803/681-3960.
MBNA America Bank, NA, Wilmington, Delaware 19850.
K & N air filters
Challenger Aviation Products Inc., 3530 Lightner Drive, Vandalia, Ohio 45377; 937/667-0510; fax 937/667-3410; www.challengeraviation.com.
Type-specific Twin Comanche flight instruction
Comanche Flyer Foundation, Harley McGatha, CFF President, 50 Country Road - 537, Centre, Alabama 35960; 256/927-5044; e-mail comanche@tds.net.
Stainless steel fasteners
D & D Aircraft Supply, 4 Stickney Terrace, P.O. Box 1200, Hampton, New Hampshire 03842; 800/468-8000, 603/926-8881; fax 603/926-7855; www.ddaircraft.com.
Fuel cells
Eagle Fuel Cell-ETC Inc., 853 Adams Road, Eagle River, Wisconsin 54521; 715/479-6149; www.eaglefuelcells.com.
Integrally lighted instrument subpanels
EDN Aviation Inc., 6720 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, California 91406; 818/988-8826; fax 818/904-6799; www.ednaviation.com.
Engine accessory/landing gear maintenance
Fessler Aviation, 13342 80th Terrace, Live Oak, Florida 32060; 386/330-0291; e-mail jim@piper.aero; www.fessleraviation.com.
Avionics
Garmin International Inc., 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062; 913/397-8200; www.garmin.com.
Fiberglass rudder cap assembly
Globe Fiberglass Ltd. Inc., 3470 Aircraft Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33811; 800/899-2707; www.globefiberglass.com.
Propellers and propeller spinners
Hartzell Propeller Inc., One Propeller Place, Piqua, Ohio 45356; 937/778-4200; www.hartzellprop.com.
Electronic horizontal situation indicator (EHSI) and compass slaving
Honeywell/Bendix-King, One Technology Center, 23500 W. 105th Street, M/D #19, Olathe, Kansas 66061-1950; 877/712-2386, 913/712-2613; fax 913/712-5697; www.bendixking.com.
International Comanche Society membership
International Comanche Society and Comanche Flyer Foundation, 5604 Phillip J. Rhoads Avenue, Hangar 3-Suite 4, Bethany, OK 73008; 405/491-0321; fax 405/491-0325; www.comancheflyer.com.
Wingtip fuel tanks
J.L. Osborne Inc., 18173 Osborne Road, Victorville, California 92394; 800/963-8477; www.jlosborne.com.
Engine analyzers
JP Instruments, P.O. Box 7033, Huntington Beach, California 92646; 800/345-4574; http://jpinstruments.com.
Custom painting and finishing
KD Aviation, Trenton-Robbinsville Airport, Sharon Road, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691; 609/259-4200; and Stewart International Airport, Newburgh, New York 12550; 845/567-1617; www.kdaviation.com.
Magnetos; fuel injection components; starters
Kelly Aerospace, 1400 East South Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama 36116; 334/286-8551; www.kellyaerospace.com.
Exhaust augmenters, rudder and aileron seals
Knots 2U Ltd., 703 Airport Road, Burlington, Wisconsin 53105; 262/763-5100; www.knots2u.com.
Reconditioning/repair of engine mounts
Kosola and Associates Inc., 5601 Newton Road, Albany, Georgia 31707; 800/456-7652; www.kosola.com.
Speed modifications, Airframe repairs, engine removal/installation
LoPresti Speed Merchants, 2620 Airport North Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960; 800/859-4757; http://speedmods.com.
Windshields
LP Aero Plastics Inc., 1086 Boquet Road, Jeanette, Pennsylvania 15644; www.lpaero.com.
Autopilot/flight director, electric pitch trim
Meggitt Avionics/S-TEC, One S-TEC Way, Municipal Airport, Mineral Wells, Texas 76067; 800/872-7832; www.s-tec.com.
Instrument overhauls, navigation instruments
Mid-Continent Instrument Company, 9400 E. 34th Street N., Wichita, Kansas 67226; 316/630-0101; www.mcico.com.
Modern control yokes
The New Piper Aircraft Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32960; 772/567-4361; fax 772/978-6584; www.newpiper.com.
Stemless digital OAT
Questair Inc., P.O. Box 1225, 312 Boston Post Road, Orange, Connecticut 06477; 203/795-0611.
Engine overhauls
Penn Yan Aero, 2499 Bath Road, Penn Yan, New York 14527; 800/727-7230; www.pennyanaero.com.
Leading edge abrasion boots
PM Research, 4110 Niles Hill Road, Wellsville, New York 14895; 716/593-3169; www.papa-mike.com/home.htm.
Oil hoses
Precision Hose Technology, 2702-D North Sheridan Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74115; 800/331-5946; www.aircrafthose.com.
Audio panel and entertainment system
PS Engineering Inc., 9800 Martel Road, Lenoir City, Tennessee 37772; 800/427-2376; fax 865/988-6619; www.ps-engineering.com.
Radio stack mounting rails
Radiorax Aviation Systems, 228 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, California 91711; 909/981-0422; www.radiorax.com.
Vacuum pumps
Rapco Inc., 445 Cardinal Lane, Hartland, Wisconsin 53029; 800/527-2726; www.rapco-rfs.com.
Paint scheme design
Scheme Designers, 210 Brookside Avenue, Cresskill, New Jersey 07626; 201/569-7785; www.schemedesigners.com.
Instrument panel design, avionics installation and modifications
Sebastian Communications Inc., 473 Manor Drive, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-3796; 321/453-6894; www.sebcomm.com.
Engine components for overhauls, ignition harnesses, oil pumps
Superior Air Parts, Suite 100, 621 South Royal Lane, Coppell, Texas 75019-3805; www.superior-air-parts.com.
Paint
The Dupont Company, 854 Pheasant Run, Westchester, Pennsylvania 19382; 610/793-2626; www.performancecoatings.dupont.com.
Propeller governor overhauls
Tiffin Aire Inc., 1778 West State Route 224, Tiffin, Ohio 44883; 800/553-7767; www.tiffinaire.com.
Airframe replacement parts, placards, interior hardware
Webco Aircraft Company, 1134 North Oliver Road, Newton, Kansas 67114; 316/283-7929; www.webcoaircraft.com.
Reskinning of control surfaces; cabin door refurbishment
Williams Airmotive Inc., 9838 North 1100 East, Kendallville, Indiana 46755; 260/347-0807; www.williamsairmotive.com.
"Inflight" datalink weather hardware, software, and subscription service
WSI Corporation, 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, Massachusetts 01810; 978/983-6300; www.wsi.com.
