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.
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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