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    Maintain your Airplane : Mechanics

    Trade Winds Aviation employs highly skilled aviation mechanics. Tom Nicholson is the director of Maintenance and is tasked with the job of ensuring that every repair or maintenance job is performed skilfully and effeciently. The saftey and airworthiness of each aircraft that is handled by the maintenance is guaranteed.

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    Walter Gyger

    CEO and President Walter is the Owner/Manager of the Trade Winds Aviation flight school. He is a high tech industry veteran with 20+ years of experience in engineering/marketing/product management. His love for flying started as a child building model airplanes, he then got his pilot license in 1990 in England. Now he is combining his business skills and passion to fly to serve the pilot community with flight instruction and airplane rental in the San Francisco bay area.

    Tom Nicholson

    Director of Maintenance Tom is the Director of Maintenance and oversees all aspects of aircraft maintenance and repair.

    Rick Martinez

    Mechanic Rick is one of our dedicated mechanics.

    Juan Raya

    Mechanic Juan is one of our dedicated mechanics.