Wisconsin Mechanic Receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

JANESVILLE, WIS. – Nick Quint, owner of Blackhawk Aircraft Maintenance at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, Wisconsin, received the FAA’s “Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award” for 50 years of service to the industry. The award was presented on April 16 in Janesville.

Speakers and special guests included Tom Soerens of the DuPage Flight Standards District Office; Tim Anderson of the Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office; Dick Wixom, who Quint worked for at Blackhawk Airways before starting his own business; Chuck Doyle, Jr., a customer from Webster, Minnesota; Quint’s son, Michael, who is a mechanic with United Airlines; and Archie Henkelmann, who was Quint’s airframe and powerplant instructor at Janesville Vocational School (now Blackhawk Technical College) in 1959. Both of Quint’s sons, Michael and Joseph, are also graduates of Blackhawk Technical College, and all had Henkelmann as their instructor.

Quint is an expert on Beech 18s, and has repaired and restored many aircraft. He receives calls and e-mails from around the world from people asking maintenance questions, or looking for parts.

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