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Wipaire opens Southeastern Service Center

By Janice Wood · December 12, 2012 ·

Wipaire has established a southeastern service center in at the Leesburg International Airport (LEE) in Leesburg, Florida.

The facility will offer onsite aircraft and float maintenance, avionics repair and installations, aircraft interior refurbishments and float installations as well as installations of select Wipaire modifications.

The service center’s hangar can accommodate aircraft ranging in size from small single-engine aircraft such as the Piper Super Cub up to single-engine turboprops like the Quest Kodiak (pictured) and Cessna Caravan series. Leesburg’s proximity to Lake Harris and the Tavares seaplane base, as well as the number of floatplanes and seaplane-rated pilots in the regionm make Leesburg an excellent location for Wipaire, company officials said.

Wipaire officials said the company will use the Leesburg facility to evaluate the service center concept for potential future expansion. Services are scheduled to become available in February 2013.

Owners and operators interested in scheduling services should contact Rod Edlund, Assistant Director of Maintenance, via phone at 651-286-7010 or email at [email protected]

For over 50 years, Wipaire has been engineering and manufacturing a full line of aircraft floats for all sizes of aircraft from the Piper Cub to the Viking Twin Otter, including most single engine Cessna aircraft. In addition, Wipaire has engineered over 100 Supplemental Type Certificated modifications for improved performance, convenience, and reliability. As a leading aircraft service provider, Wipaire offers maintenance, avionics installation and repair, custom interior design and installation, and exterior paint refinishing all in one convenient location.

For more information: Wipaire.com

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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