N39MK Appraisal
N39MK Online Appraisal report
1980 Bell 206B
Engine – ALLISON 250-C20
Comments: The aircraft is hangared at KHJO – Hanford Municipal Airport in Hanford, California. The aircraft is operated under CFR Part 135 and 133.
Maintenance Annual Date: The last annual was completed July 9 2012 at 15,775 hours. The last 100 hour airframe inspection was completed July 9 2012 at 15,775 hours. The last 100 Hour KAflex Driveshaft inspection was completed July 9 2012 at 15,775 hours. The last 100 hour engine inspection was completed July 9 2012 at 15,775 hours. Other hourly and monthly inspections appear to be current and up to date.
Comments: The maintenance/inspection tracking and/or record keeping is in the form of an Excel Spreadsheet and is organized and appears to be kept current. Life limited and/or cycle limited parts are tracked in the Excel Spreadsheet.
Historical Damage: On September 23 2005 the tail boom was cut/severed (Source NTSB website). Click here for NTSB report on accident.
This appraisal on N39MK a Bell 206B was completed March 29 2013. The appraisal was based on information provided to the appraiser by Mark Klokkenga.
Aircraft BlueBook Price Digest Spring 2013 Edition – The average Blue Book value not adjusted for actual times is $327,000.00 as of March 28 2013.
Flymall.org Market Watch – Click here for 206B III data.
National Aircraft Appraisers Association online Estimated Aircraft Value Calculator The NAAA estimated value for N39MK based on actual times is $365,458 as of March 28 2013.
The information herein has been prepared from many sources and believed to be correct. The appraiser cannot warrant the accuracy of the source material. The appraiser referenced numerous websites for data and information to compute a fair market value on N39MK. All aircraft information provided to the appraiser was presumed to be authentic and accurate.
The appraiser hereby certifies that he has no personal interest in this aircraft identified in this appraisal or any bias toward any of the parties who may be involved in the resulting transaction coincident to this report. The appraiser fee is not contingent upon a predetermined value being reported or a percentage of the value being reported.
The fair market value for N39MK is based on the research stated in this report and historical sales data versus appraisal values.
It is the opinion of this appraiser that the fair market value of the above aircraft is:
$346,229.00 USD
Frederick Tower May Close
Due to the cut backs the recently opened Frederick Tower may be closed. Click here for story on CNN.
Here is the FAA’s list of the towers that could be closed.
Gustave Albin Whitehead
Gustave Albin Whitehead, born Gustav Albin Weisskopf (1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the U.S., where he designed and built early flying machines and engines from 1897 to 1915. Whitehead reportedly flew several times in his own powered aircraft designs in 1901 and 1902, before the Wright Brothers historic 1903 flights near Kitty Hawk. These claims, though supported by researchers in the 1930s and later, have been examined and dismissed by some mainstream aviation historians, especially those associated with the Smithsonian Institution.
Click here for more on Gustave
Wright Brothers Not First in Flight
Click here for full story in Flying Magazine
Airplanes Are Easy To Live With
Sixteen reasons why airplanes are easier to live with than women:
1) Airplanes usually kill you quickly – a woman takes her time.
2) Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch.
3) Airplanes don’t get mad if you do a “touch and go.”
4) Airplanes don’t object to a pre-flight inspection.
5) Airplanes come with manuals to explain their operation.
6) Airplanes have strict weight and balance limitations.
7) Airplanes can be flown any time of the month.
8) Airplanes don’t come with in-laws.
9) Airplanes don’t care about how many other airplanes you’ve flown before.
10) Airplanes and pilots both arrive at the same time.
11) Airplanes don’t mind if you look at other airplanes.
12) Airplanes don’t mind if you buy airplane magazines.
13) Airplanes expect to be tied down.
14) Airplanes don’t comment on your piloting skills.
15) Airplanes don’t whine unless something is really wrong.
16) However, when airplanes go quiet, just like women, it’s usually not good.
Electric Motorcycle for sale
I found this online this evening. Looks very cool.
The bike uses all US Sportster, Buell racing suspension, brakes and wheels. The frames come new from Harley and are modified to match the body shape. The electric propulsion system is running at 120 volts with a six speed automatic belt drive transmission. This is the same power we use to propel 3000 pound cars. With the lithium battery pack the bike weighs in less than 275 pounds and has a range over 100 miles. This bike can accelerate as fast as production gas bikes with top speeds over 150 mph. A rear buddy pad is available along with color and wheel options. As these are new electric vehicles from a US manufacture they do qualify for the a tax credit and in some states there is up to a 50% credit for the cost of the vehicle. Thanks for your interest.
Engine or Motor
Engine or motor
Is it an engine or a motor? By definition a motor is converting electric energy into mechanical energy and an engine is converting chemical energy into mechanical energy. By reading this we can say that our car is propelled by an engine – right?
Why do we go to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA)? Why not call it the Department of Engine Vehicles?
Why do we ride a motorcycle or a motorbike? Isn’t it really an engine cycle?
Why is Detroit called Motor City?
Some other terms/words to think about: motorist (or are we engineist?), motor-vehicle or motor-car, outboard motor (it is really an outboard engine), Fire engine, Motor-home, ebay motors (has lots of cars for sale with engines), and motorsports (why not call it enginesports?).
We refer to a steam locomotive as an engine. Small boats may have outboard motors and then are often called motor boats.
The next time you go to the auto parts store to purchase oil, take a look at some of the labels and you may see that most refer to their product as motor oil (not engine oil).
Even business names tend to get it wrong: Hendrick Motorsports, and Continental Motors Inc (they build aircraft engines).
Night Before Christmas Collection
Here is a collection of different versions of Twas The Night Before Christmas
Two for the gearheads:
Twas the Night Before Christmas – Automotive Style
The Night Before Christmas – Gearhead Style
Two for the aviators:
Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before The Cruise-in
The Night Before Christmas Automotive Style
Twas the night before Christmas and out in the garage, There wasn’t a
trace of a Honda, Ford, or a Dodge.
The presents were wrapped and the lights were all lit, So I figured I’d
mess with the Chevelle a bit.
I popped the release and lifted the hood, When a deep voice behind me
said “It looks pretty good.”
Well, as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick, And there, by the
workbench, stood ol’ Saint Nick!
I stood there a bit, not to sure what to say, Then he said. “Don’t
suppose that you’d trade for my sleigh?”
“No way, Santa” I said with a grin,
“But if you’ve got the time we can go for a spin!”
His round little mouth, all tied like a bow’
Turned into a smile and he said “Sure! Let’s go!!”
So not to disturb all the neighbors” retreat, We quietly pushed the car
to the street.
Then, taking our places to coast down the hill, I turned on the key and
let the clutch spill. The sound that erupted took him by surprise, But he liked it a lot, by the look in his eyes.
With tires a’screaming and headers aglow, We headed on out to where the
Hot Rodders go. And Santa’s grin widened approaching his ears, With every shift as I banged through the gears.
Then he yelled “I CAN’T RECALL WHEN I’VE FELT SO ALIVE!”
So I backed off the gas and asked Santa if he would drive.
Ol Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys, When he walked past the
headlights he shook at the knees!
The Chevelle exploded with a sweet exhaust sound!
And when Santa popped the clutch and the tires shook the ground!
Power shifting in to second, again into third!
I sat there just watching, at loss for a word,
Then I heard him exclaim as we blasted from sight, “Merry Christmas to
all, it’s one heck of a night”
Night Before Christmas Gearhead Style
Twas the night before Christmas, in the garage of every Gearhead
Ducatis glowed brightly, desmodromic valves in their heads
The muscle car collections were polished and gleamed
Vintage Ferraris dreamt of v12 shrieks and screams
Their owners were ensconced safely in the warmth of inside
Dreaming of future drives, races and rides
Mama in her Laguna Seca hoodie and me in my Dunlop racing cap
Had settled in front of the tv to watch a TopGear season recap
When out in the driveway we heard such a noise
I jumped from the sofa expecting to see the Hep Cat boys
Away to the front door I streaked like Ol’ Blue
Flung it wide open not sure what would ensue
The moon and the stars shone down from on high
Illuminating all which below them did lie
And what I saw I could not quite understand
‘Twas a large man in a sleigh, reindeer reins in his hand
The driver himself was in obvious distress
When he saw me he cried out “can you believe what a mess?”
“The breechings are broken, the belly-band’s busted”
“The runners I’m afraid are just too badly rusted
Children all over will have their hearts broken
The words are so sad, I never thought they’d be spoken
But if I can’t find a way to fix this darn sleigh
There will be no presents on this Christmas day
Think of the hearts of little girls and boys
Just think how sad they’ll be without presents and toys
Oh what will I do, how could it come to this?
They’ll never trust me again, I’ve been so remiss”
It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention
But in this moment I stood not on convention
Reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh six hundred miles per hour
But Christmas this year will be delivered by horsepower
To my cell phone I ran with an idea so ingenious
I called every car club and told them just where to meet us
Within minutes exhaust notes echoed through the hills
Thousands of cylinders eliciting thrills
Alfas, and Mustangs, Hemi ‘Cudas and Bugattis
Ferraris and Cobras, Indians, Harleys, Ducatis
Elvas, and Z-Cars, Porsches, Healeys too
Saw the sleigh in my driveway, they knew just what to do
Each pilot pulled driving gloves on to their hands
Each engine rev’d eagerly for the task now at hand
They knew not to tarry they dared not to stumble
For the fate of this Christmas lie on V8 rumble
The 25th of December is a very special day
Not for presents or ribbons, or Santa’s swift sleigh
The reasons we celebrate do not need to be told
Are for lessons we know to be true, young and old
It’s not about getting cash presents and prizes
That’s not what the meaning of Christmas comprises
It’s not how much you spend on presents under the tree
The real joy in this season is so easy to see
When we all join together to help one another
As brother and sister, as father and mother
There is only one thing we are certainly sure of
What binds us together is quite simply love
Old Santa himself was all laughter and smiles
And I let him drive my Lotus the last five hundred miles
“I sure miss Rudolph and Blitzen and Dancer
But I bet the Milky Way’s a blast in that Mitsubishi Lancer”
The children of the world never stirred from their beds
Despite the roaring of engines so close to their beds
They never saw the tracks in snow left by the tire treads
Or know that Christmas that year was saved by Gearheads
Merry Christmas and Stay on the throttle!
