Welcome Mike!
   I too am a licensed A&P mechanic, with about 33 yrs experience on
general aviation, heavy's, training fleets, military jets (KC-135 A, Q,
E and R models and many years as an F-15 jet engine mechanic).   I've
owned 5 Vanagons and my recent one is an '87 Westy GL.   I have owned,
driven, rebuilt and restored over 40 VW's of all types and years over
the past 36 yrs.  Now that I'm retired from the USAF, I'm not currently
working on acft (unless you count R/C model aircraft).

Hope to talk to you soon and look forward to assisting you with your VW!

Mike B.

5/1/2014 7:43 PM, David Milo wrote:
> Welcome Michael, I am also an aircraft mechanic / director of maintenance
> and worked both Part 135, 145 and corporate for years. I have a '91 Carat
> with a 2.2L Subaru transplant and a grafted on Westfalia pop top. The van
> has rolled over 250,000 miles as of this writing. Lots of good folks on
> this list. @ Gnarly: a "flight department" is an arm of a company that
> conducts FAA Part 91 flight operations, i.e. business non-commercial
> flights with their own aircraft.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave Milo
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 7:37 PM, vw woody <vwwoody@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Welcoma Aboard !
>>
>>        woody
>> "keep on pushin"
>>
>>> Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:04:10 -0700
>>> From: mfmagnani@SBCGLOBAL.NET
>>> Subject: New guy introduction
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Hi all,
>>> My name is Mike Magnani and my wife and I bought our 1990 Westy brand
>> new and have spent many a mile traveling around the country.
>>> Our Westy has led a pampered life and lives in the garage down here in
>> Southern California when it's not busy camping.
>>
>>> If you'll have me, I would love to be a part of your group.
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Mike M
>>>
>>> 1990 Westy
>>> 2000 Passat Wagon
>>> 2003 Jetta TDI Wagaon
>>> 2014 Jetta TDI Wagon
>>