Airframe, LLC · Napa, California

Saving and revitalizing general aviation.

Advisory and support services for aircraft owners, pilots, and airports. We bridge tradition with the future while creating a new generation of qualified operators.

Bridging tradition with the future

Airframe works to improve and modernize general civil aviation through advisory and support services for aircraft owners, pilots, and airports, while creating a new generation of qualified operators.

What we do

Our services

With over 100 years of collective aviation and federal regulatory experience, Airframe offers clients excellence in general aviation.

Consultations

Strategic guidance for owners, operators, and airports, from pre-purchase assessments to full airport operations.

Inspections

Annual and 100-hour inspections, on site at our headquarters or as a mobile service in the Bay Area.

Avionics

Panel upgrades and modern instruments, sourced and installed for pilots ready to modernize how they fly.

Maintenance

Certificated airframe and powerplant maintenance, repair, and STC modifications by experienced hands.

Education

Ground school, A&P apprenticeships, and IA mentorships led by veterans of the industry.

Training

Initial pilot training plus instrument, commercial, and instructor ratings with instructors who see students through.

Airframe, LLC has a vision to build a bridge from the current state of the general aviation industry to the future of personal electric aircraft becoming a normal mode of local transportation. This involves inspiring and creating new mechanics, inspectors, and pilots who see the importance of this mission. Their commitment to excellence and integrity is refreshing and has been received with much enthusiasm by the general aviation community.
Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla USAF, Ret., Advisor to Airframe

Aircraft rental

Fly the Cessna 172M

Our 172M is based at Watts-Woodland Airport (O41) in Woodland, California, and available to qualified renters seven days a week.

Rate $175 per hour dry Fuel not included. Billed on Hobbs time.
Availability 7 days a week 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Home field Watts-Woodland (O41) Woodland, CA

Every booking is a request. Your time slot stays pending until it is personally approved by Zen Hunter-Ishikawa at Airframe, and your confirmation will come from [email protected].

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