Maintenance and Modifications
Old Airplanes Can Find a Home
Leslie Weinstein will help with end of life of unflyable and unairworthy aircraft.
Some old airplanes will never fly again, and could help raise money for a worthy cause. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Some old airplanes will never fly again, and could help raise money for a worthy cause. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

Lesl Weinstein is trying to help owners dispose of old aircraft that are either unflyable and would cost way too much to restore to airworthiness or unable to find new owners and ultimately headed to the scrapyard. That there are many such aircraft isn’t news. Weinstein’s challenge is to persuade owners to relinquish emotional attachments and let the aircraft go, whether to a technician school, an operator that is willing to squeeze the remaining life from the airplane or the scrapyard, where some of the components may help keep other similar models flying a bit longer. Another alternative is for the owner to donate it to a deserving charity.