King Aerospace, KACC

The King Aerospace facility right here is huge! Big Hanger and Big Runway. Our servicing was smooth as vanilla today and our Chinook looks sparkling new with its new paint work. After speaking to Johnny, one of the spray painter right at the facilities, I learn that this was the first time King Aerospace ever did a aircraft painting job for a helicopter and whats even surprising was that our Chinook was their first military helicopter project. F-4 Phantom, F-5 Tiger, P-3 Orion...numerous US fighter jets but never a helicopter before, according to Johnny and also another guy at the facility.





After 15 gallons of paint and primer and some really professional decal and detailing work on those tons of black lettering scattered all around the aircraft, our bird now looks like its just roll out of a BOEING assembly line. Still, our guys still need to inspect every detail of the paint job and highlight any mistake or missing detailing to the project manager for his guys to do a follow up. Adding to our challenge are the preparation of our bird for the safe flight back to our home base.



Haven't got a chance to tour around the facility at the moment but we did have lunch at one of the cafe right here called "BLUE PIG BBQ". Ordered the rib basket for lunch and although those pork ribs feel a bit fatty and oily compared to what I have in the past, it nonetheless taste really good. Adding to the great taste of the food is the nice atmosphere in the cafeteria, wall lined with military arm badges from different Air Force,Navy and Army aviation squadron of the USA and some from foreign millitary. All nicely frame up on the wall around the restauraunt. Manage to catch the sight of our Peace Prairie Detachment Squadron badge in one of the frame. WOnder which generous soul leave it there.



A big world map right in the center of the cafeteria serve to remind all patrons that whatever their nationality, they are all welcome. Looks like this is the hotspot for private pilots to park their planes and have breakfast, lunch or dinner right here before walking a short distance back to the runway for their flights. You could catch the sight of patrons walking out of the cafeteria, to their planes just 30m away, starting up and taxing off to the runways.