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Ed
Lucia through his company Lucia Aircraft, Inc.,
is Aircraft Source's Director of Maintenance. In this role,
Ed is responsible for managing the importation and US certification
of each aircraft sold by Aircraft Source. Ed is an enigma in
the aviation community because without a doubt has the most
attention to detail of any mechanic in the universe. If you
doubt it, just look at his work: Current
Projects with pictures of some of the detail going into
Paris Jet work currently being completed under Ed's direction.
Ed is an Instrument, Multi-engine, Rotor wing, Sea Plane rated
pilot with an MS-760 type rating. He has flown an enviable number
and types of aircraft, including the entire Beechcraft product
line BE-90, 100, 200, 300, and 400 Beech Jet, Christian Eagle,
Pitts, Citation, in addition to his talent restoring antique
aircraft to EAA show winning standards. He has restored and
flown numerous 1920's to 1950's bi planes, Mono Coupes, the
Great Lakes Trainer, Buhl Pup, Ryan STA Special, '48 Stagerwing
Beech, and a '37 Fairchild 22 to name a few. His non-compromising
approach to aircraft maintenance has earned him the highest
reputation in this industry, evidenced by his customer's testimonials
and his large client base.
Mr.
Lucia is a highly qualified A&P IA who developed this reputation
by taking Beechcraft products and making them fly faster and
straighter than when they were factory new. As a qualified pilot,
he is able to combine his experience as a mechanic/pilot and
conduct test flights before and after maintenance which results
in squawk-free returns to service and substantially improved
performance. Aircraft Source is indeed fortunate to get Ed's
commitment to make the Paris Jet the "Best Light Jet"
on the market today. Ed's shop has the capability to do a variety
of types of welding, service ni-cad batteries, cadmium plate
your hardware or fabricate intricate sheet metal work - anything
from wings to gear doors and accessories. The paint and interior
work completed under Mr. Lucia's direction is the ultimate in
perfection. It is a cliché, but you truly have to see
this work to appreciate or believe the depth of this paint.
In 30 years of aircraft sales, I have never seen anything close
to this: Click Here
Customers
can reach Ed for maintenance support questions at: MaintenanceSupport@YourAircraftSource.com
Steve Fox is the Managing Member of
Aircraft Source and handles the day to day business affairs
of the company. Steve is multi-engine and instrument rated,
with an MS-760 type rating, and has flown over 1500 hours. Prior
to falling in love with the Paris Jet, Steve owned a Piper Archer,
Bonanza A-36. Pressurized Baron, Christen Eagle II, King Air
C-90B and a Fouga Magister. After considering cost and reliability,
the Paris Jet became the clear choice for his business and personal
travel needs. Steve has an extremely strong business background,
serving as a member on the board of directors at his home town
bank as well as the president of Fox & Brindle Construction
Co., Inc, a full-service, turn-key design/build contractor.
Fox & Brindle has consistently made the list of the top
100 metal building contractors nationwide, and was honored with
the top volume builder award nationwide in 2000. Steve has an
extremely clear vision for the company and recently initiated
the Paris Jet "all-glass" cockpit program. Current
production aircraft are being delivered with the Avidine Multi-Function
Display and are being wired for the Primary Flight Display which
is anticipated to receive FAA approval 3Q 2005. Steve's love
of aviation and his appreciation for the Paris Jet make him
the ideal leader of the venerable Aircraft Source team. You
can reach Steve at sfox@YourAircraftSource.com
or 770-548-2605.
Jean -Pierre
Lake is V.P. Marketing
and loves all that is aviation! He was introduced
to his father’s ‘love of flying’ at the age
of four. JP grew up in Switzerland and he and his father
flew extensively throughout Europe and North Africa. JP
is fluent in French as well.
He
graduated top of his class from St Francis College with a
degree in Aviation Business. He holds a Commercial pilot’s
certificate with Instrument, Multi-engine ratings. He is currently
working on his Rotor wing add-on. He has flown and owned many
different aircraft ranging from Single engine Cessnas and Pipers
to Twin engine Pipers Senecas, Chieftains, Beechcraft Barons
and King Airs.
He
started his aviation career working for Air France at John
F. Kennedy airport in New York City, where he was responsible
for flight planning and operations for various aircraft types;
including the Boeing 737, 767, 747-400, Airbus 300, 340 and
the SST Concorde. He then ran Block Island Airlines,
a Part 135 Charter operation. His focus there was once again
flight operations, marketing and business development.
He
is part owner in FM Aero, which is an aviation consulting
and sales company that specializes in complete aircraft refurbishment;
including the latest in glass cockpit technology. Concurrent
to the above, he has also developed and continues to run Cross & Guard
Inc., a successful financial recruiting firm in New York.
JP
is the person that handles many of the special projects for
YAS. He is the “get it done” person; be
it for parts, advertising, communicating with our peers overseas,
translating documents, setting up our trade shows, or consulting
about the latest avionics or technical issues.
Doewe
Pelleboer is Aircraft Source's Paris Jet Historian.
Doewe lives and works in the small city of Eelde, about 10 km
south of the city of Groningen in the north-east Netherlands.
He has served as a police officer for thirty-two years and twenty
of those as a Detective for the Dutch police. When he is not
fighting crime, Doewe enjoys keeping track of the large fleet
of aircraft that were used in training at Groningen-Eelde Airport
(airport-code EHGG) the home base of the KLM Flight Academy.
From 1946 until 1991 this academy was the Dutch Government Flight
Training School and in 1991 was privatized and became KLM Flight
Academy. In 1976 Doewe began to keep track of the various types,
histories, and location of the some 150 different aircraft that
flew over his home as a child. His goal was:
- to investigate and archive individual aircraft story;
- to collect photographs of each aircraft including change of
colour-scheme and registration-markings;
- to keep in contact with owners of each aircraft.
In 1991, Doewe had such demand from around the world that he
published a book regarding the KLM and its aircraft. He also
maintains a website: http://members.home.nl/doewe.pel/
and continues to track various aircraft and their movements
around the world.
If
you need to know anything about the history of Paris Jets, or
their use in the KLM, Doewe would love to hear from you at doewe.pel@home.nl
He is still seeking a number of photos of various types and
if you check out his web page under “request” you
can see if you know the whereabouts of any of his target aircraft.
Dave Bennet is
a technical advisor to Aircraft Source and works independently
to find a solution to re-engining the Paris Jet. Dave has
earned his Single Engine ATP and Multi Engine ATP, Instrument,
Rotor wing, Sea Plane rated pilot with an MS-760 type rating.
He has flown over 50 different types of aircraft, helicopters,
Jets and float planes. In addition to his flying abilities
Dave has restored many aircraft doing most of the work himself
to a standard that earned him
“Best of Class Oshkosh 2000” on his last 4000 hr
restoration. http://home.earthlink.net/~parisjet/.
Dave is a FAA certified A&P, IA mechanic and is currently
using those skills to research alternative engines for the Paris
Jet. He has owned 3 Paris Jet’s and is currently flying
a MS760II. His other Paris Jet is a MS760R and it has the rare
distinction of being the only inverted systems Paris Jet in
existence. This is also believed to be the lowest time Paris
Jet with only 850 TT! This MS760R is undergoing a ground up
restoration befitting the nature of this exceptional aircraft
and will be the test bed for the new propulsion systems. Dave
currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife
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