I was engaged by a Client to locate, evaluate and negotiate the purchase of a TBM 850G aircraft for corporate use with a very aggressive timeline. After identifying a solid airframe I was faced with locating a reputable TBM shop to perform a thorough Pre-Buy evaluation. After contacting a number of large, established Socata sponsored TBM shops I was told none could meet the time requirements. Faced with this dilemma I did some research and located North Coast Air Care in Akron and called John Hogarth to ask some questions about their qualifications and ability to perform the evaluation. With no guarantee that they would get the job, John and his staff spent a considerable amount of time to review the unique inspection schedules and requirements for the TBM 850G to include sending me the actual excerpts from the Daher-Socata maintenance manuals.
John, his Staff and their facilities excelled from start to finish, they identified discrepancies, reviewed all options to resolve them along with installing some key upgrades and Service Bulletins all on time and within budget. In addition North Coast Air Care coordinated supporting vendors, assisted with locating Ferry Pilot services and re-organized all the maintenance records and produced an excellent new system of record keeping and tracking for the new owner. North Coast Air Care “does it all” and has my highest recommendation for Aircraft Services and I look forward to the opportunity to work with them in the future.