TENNESSEE AIRCRAFT SERVICES, Inc.

     Paul began working on airplanes as a child in Hot Springs, Arkansas, helping his dad with the latest airplane restoration project. He soloed the day after his sixteenth birthday, completed his private pilot’s certificate when he was seventeen, and added the multi-engine rating that same year. Paul completed the avionics curriculum at Southern Illinois University (SIU), earning his Associates Degree in Applied Science – Avionics Technology in 1981.

     From graduation until the Fall of 1986 Paul worked for a commuter airline and then a large FBO starting an avionics department for each. During this time he gained experience on most all single engine aircraft and larger planes including DeHavilland Twin Otters, Hadley Page Jet Streams, Hawker Siddeley 748s, and BAC 1-11s. In 1981 he was requested to be a member of the systems team for the NTSB, investigating the crash of a Hawker Siddeley 748. During the course of the investigation, Paul participated in field investigation and lab research performed at NTSB facilities in Washington, D.C. and Dallas, TX.

     In 1986, Paul moved back to Jackson, Tennessee and began working with his father in the airplane restoration business. Paul holds an FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate, FAA Inspection Authorization, and recently was appointed as an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative. With his experience in major aircraft repairs, flight, and aircraft recovery, Paul has also been retained on many occasions as a consultant to insurance companies and attorneys for aircraft accident re-creations and investigations.

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The most senior mechanic at TAS, Doug’s main responsibilities focus on routine maintenance, scheduled inspections and engine repair in the West Hangar’s facilities—located on the airport grounds.

Doug joined our crew in the summer of 2004.  He hails from all over the globe, an effect of 20 years of service in the U.S. Air Force.  His time in the armed forces experienced him in F-4G’s, J79’s, T-37’s, and T-38’s among others. 

The service time also introduced him to his wife, whom he met and married in Denmark where he still vacations to visit the in-laws.  He admits his wife’s German is much better than his.     

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            Bob came to us from Kansas City, MO in October of 2005.  Before Kansas City, he had worked for over 25 years in Grand Junction, Colorado, mostly in the same maintenance hangar owned and operated by multiple companies over the years.  Continually in the industry since 1965 and with his IA since ’69, Bob gained extensive experience in many general aviation aircraft: Cessnas, Piper, AeroCommanders, Beech, you name it.  He also acts as TAS’s chief inspector under Paul. 

Having won numerous awards as an instructor, Bob also helps guide any “new guys” coming in to work.  But when he’s not hanging out the side of a fuselage, Bob dabbles in photography, woodworking, and antique tractor restoration. 

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            Degreed with a bachelor of science and many graduate hours in Geology, Janet eventually decided to leave earth history and pursue “higher” education in the form of general aviation.  She recently received her Aircraft Maintenance diploma in airframe and power plant, having completed over 1000 hours in a collection of airframe, power plant, avionics, and general aviation courses from the Tennessee Technological Center at Memphis, TN.   

             Janet is currently in pursuit of attaining her A&P.  All this general aviation hasn’t totally suppressed her geological ambitions though, and on the airport grounds she’s definitely the most informed about the hot topic of global warming. 

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 Barry came to TAS in October of 1995. He received a diploma from Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson for Industrial Maintenance as an Electronic Technician in the summer of 1995. He is currently studying for his FAA A&P certificate.

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            After working in nearby Lexington gaining extensive experience in administrative assistance, India began with TAS in the Fall of 2006.  She stays busy serving in both customer service representation and inventory/account regulation while keeping Paul’s attention from entering deficit disorder.   

            It should be noted that the scant length of this profile is ironic when compared to the amount of tasks for which India is responsible and responsibly handles. 

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            Jim spent most of his post-educational years in Tulsa, OK, then moved to Tennessee in 2002.  After spending a couple years in Selmer, TN, he brought his avionics installation and airframe repair skills to Jackson.  Jim is also advancing towards an A&P.

With wife and kids in Selmer, he makes the hour commute to work everyday but has a knack for leaving just as the West Tennessee afternoon showers get started. 

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            James began working for TAS in December of 2006.  He has worked as an aircraft mechanic for ten years, a vocation that started in the engines of F-16 Falcons.  After attaining his A&P, he worked in Southern Illinois University’s flight maintenance school performing inspections on a variety of Cessna aircraft. 

            While employed with TAS, James also keeps busy maintaining the Bell helicopters with the hospital’s Air Evac EMS teams.  So, as an enthusiast of military aviation, general aviation, and even helicopters, James is certain to be seen with some of the other TAS crew at Osh Kosh every year.  That may not seem like a big deal, but he somehow is able to get his wife to go with him almost every year too.