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SAN ANGELO, TX
FEBRUARY 24, 2006

PICT0107.JPG (107320 bytes)Precision Aircraft Services, one of the oldest Robinson Helicopter Service Centers in the world for the R-22 Model, has announced their investing to become a R-44 Service Center.  Through the years the R-44 has become the highest selling helicopter in it's class and proving to be a safe and reliable aircraft.  Through the years Precision Aircraft Service has become known to many as leading experts on the Robinson Helicopters

While they are becoming a R-44 Service Center, Frank Hinds and Scott Hinds have been factory trained by Robinson Helicopter Factory Training, and they have serviced many R-44 model helicopters through the years.  Becoming a Service Center will allow Precision Aircraft Services to better serve their customer base with the highest quality service possible at a fair cost.

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Precision Aircraft Services
9134 Hanger Rd.
San Angelo, TX 76904
(325)949-0643
(325)949-5241 - Fax

Emergency Numbers
After Hours you can contact Frank Hinds for your maintenance needs at the following numbers.
(325)944-8236 - Home
(325)656-2104 - Cell

During Business Hours please utilize the business numbers.  We have staff on hand to answer your calls there, Frank may not be able to answer calls on the cell phone and your call could be missed.
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Precision Aircraft Services is an exclusive aviation maintenance shop that only employs the most skilled and educated employees.  To become an employee of Precision Aircraft you must have not only a talent to work on aircraft, but also want to push yourself to be the best in the business.  Our technicians are highly trained from many different training schools ranging from factory training on many different types of aircraft to specialty schools.  Below is our staff we employee to offer you the best quality service available anywhere.

Frank Hinds
PICT0179.JPG (108528 bytes)Frank Hinds started out in aircraft maintenance as a young teenage boy.  His father opened an aircraft shop in Hobbs, NM. Frank  helped his dad until after school and on weekends until graduating from high school, 1966.   After graduation, Frank served in the United States Air Force.  After serving his country in Thailand and Viet Nam,   Frank returned home and again worked for his dad.

After marrying in 1970 and becoming a young father in 1971, Frank took a move in his life and career that broadened his knowledge in the aircraft maintenance field.  He was offered a job with Centurion Flight Center, in Grand Rapids, Mi.  While in this position, Frank was exposed to maintenance on different  aircraft models.  He was able  to not only learn the perfection of aircraft maintenance, but become an excellent supervisor.

 In 1975, Frank moved his family to Texas when he took a manager position for a company located in San Angelo.  While working in this position he was exposed to the aviation community in West Texas and felt that there was a void in the community here.  After two years of working in this position Frank felt that he needed to open his own business to provide the type of service that he wanted to provide to his customers.  Frank opened the Precision Aircraft Services in 1977.  He was determined to build a company that he would want to take his own airplane to.   He set his goals high and set out to provide the best  service  available for aircraft.  

Frank holds a license in both land based planes, and rotorcraft.  He has been checked out in several airplanes and helicopters through the years, which allows him to personally test most of the aircraft that Precision Aircraft maintains when needed.  It also allows him to know how different planes and helicopters of the same model act and provide a valuable service to his customers in being able to detect those small problems that sometimes gradually appear and a customer might miss due to it being so minor.  Frank believes that no aircraft should leave the shop if he would not personally trust it with the life of his family or him. 

Through the years Frank has been dedicated to building on his wealth of knowledge that he has in the aircraft business.  He continues to build on his knowledge by attending classes across the country offered by the factories.  Some of the training that he has attended through the years includes Factory Training on the Robinson Helicopters, Hughes 300, several of the engine manufactures, and many other classes on general aviation aircrafts.  He is dedicated to being the most knowledgeable technician in West Texas on all the aircraft that his shop maintains.

In January, 2006, Frank once again broadened his expertise by becoming a national approved aircraft appraiser, thru National Aircraft Appraisers Associates. 

Chris Hinds
Chris, Frank's wife, runs and manages the office.  Through the years Chris has developed working relationships with supply companies and built a network that allows her and the company to not only locate quality parts, but also keep the cost down as low as possible for our customers.  Her dedication to improving the ability to locate hard to find items has helped keep some planes in the air that may have met their doom in the scrap yard if it was not for her abilities.  She is dedicated to keeping our network of suppliers under check at all times to provide safe quality parts at an affordable price to our customers.  

Precision Aircraft Services is a family business that the whole family was very proud to help build.  Scott (their son) and Tina (their daughter), started very young in helping in the business.  Over the years,  They grew up.  Tina joined the USA Air Force and married and has a young family in Iowa.

scott5.jpg (124247 bytes)Scott Hinds
Scott was born into the company and started helping around the shop at an early age.  At first he helped out by cleaning up around the shop allowing the technicians to focus on working on the aircraft.  Through the years he grew in his knowledge of the shop and started to work on the aircraft.  While in high school some of the tasks that he helped with around the shop ranged from opening up aircraft for inspection to helping his father rebuild some of the aircraft.  Scott has become a strong asset to the company and their customers.  He obtained his A&P certificate from the FAA and continues to develop his knowledge of the aircraft they maintain.  Scott has attended the Factory Training provided by Robinson Helicopter on their R22 and R44 models.  Scott is able to understand the importance of safe and precise maintenance, plus the excellence in communicating with the customers.

 

 

 

Gordon BennettPICT0170.JPG (127234 bytes)
Gordon Bennett has a long history in aircraft maintenance in the San Angelo area.  He grew up with a dad that had his own maintenance shop.    Gordon joined the Precision Aircraft  in 1999.   Gordon worked for Bennett Aviation, San Angelo Flight Center, GTE Flight Service, and Ranger Aviation before coming to Precision Aircraft.  He has tremendous experience  in small corporate jets and small aircraft.  Through the years he has built on his knowledge by attending several schools provided on small aircraft and larger corporate jets.  His knowledge has expanded the level of excellence at Precision Aircraft Services.

 

 

 

 

 

The team at Precision Aircraft Services is dedicated to providing our customers with the best service.  Over the years the team has continued to grow in knowledge as the aviation industry has changed.  While some technology has remained the same over the years many things have changed, and the staff here has not only kept up with the changes, but led the way in many areas.

 
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