| Many folks are still out of work, and the other day | | | | For interiors, well it matters if it is a private owner's |
| when I was in Wichita, KS I did note that the general | | | | plane, or a rental. Interiors for Flight School, Clubs, and |
| aviation manufacturing capital of the world was hurting | | | | FBO aircraft take longer due to the number of flights |
| pretty bad still. When discussing this with a local at | | | | and people who do not own the aircraft flying it. |
| Starbucks there, he mentioned he'd been laid off for | | | | Private owners quite quickly, as you can use a quick |
| quite some time. It seems that President Obama made | | | | dust buster portable, wipe down the dash, detail out |
| some derogatory remarks about CEOs flying around | | | | the instrument panel and pump-spray bottle the doors |
| in corporate jets, and literally over night used corporate | | | | and interior plastic, leather and vinyl. |
| jet aircraft sales tanked even worse than before, and | | | | Indeed, I'd say 5-minutes, a little longer than a car due |
| corporate jet orders just stopped like they hit a brick | | | | to the tight quarters and difficulty moving around inside. |
| wall. | | | | Add an additional 5-minutes for flight school aircraft, |
| We got to talking, mostly hangar talk, airplanes and | | | | they really get messy, especially as food items get |
| flying stories, he said he'd like to start an aviation type | | | | between the seat tracks and things like that. |
| business but didn't know what he should do. Since, I'd | | | | The big money in cleaning aircraft really is the |
| previously built up a rather nice aircraft cleaning | | | | corporate jet market, but until things drastically improve, |
| business, he asked; "How Long Does it Take to Wash | | | | I mentioned he'd have a tough go of it. But he could still |
| a Small Cessna Aircraft, or similar plane?" | | | | do well detailing light aircraft, single engine jobs, as not |
| Good question and my answer was this. For exterior | | | | all aircraft owners were in tough times, it really |
| washing, one person with a 5.0 hp pressure washer | | | | depends on where their money is coming from and |
| can clean, remove bugs, clean windscreen, and | | | | the type of business they are in. "Aircraft washing is |
| degrease the belly of a C-152 in about 15-20 minutes if | | | | hard work," I said "make no mistake about that." If you |
| it is washed weekly. A Corvalis a few minutes faster | | | | are considering starting an aircraft cleaning service, |
| since it is a low wing, but not much faster because it is | | | | perhaps you will consider all this. |
| a four-seater. | | | | |