Aircraft maintenance at Orange Municipal Airport.
Pre-buys, annuals, engine work and AOG help for Cirrus, Beechcraft, Piper, Mooney, and Cessna owners across New England, at economical rates. Brooks Margolien, IA, is an NTSB award-winning mechanic with 40+ years of experience. He answers calls and texts 24/7 at 978-544-9005.
AOG help for Cirrus, Beechcraft, Piper, Mooney, and Cessna.
Stuck on the ground anywhere in New England? Brooks handles all sorts of AOG work. Hanscom Field is an easy drive, and he'll fly to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Call or text any hour, day or night.
In stock
- Tubes
- Tires
- Magnetos
- Batteries
SureFly install center. A SureFly SIM6L for 6-cylinder Lycoming engines is in stock too.
What Brooks works on
Pre-buy inspections
A close look at the plane before you sign, so you know what you're buying.
Annual inspections
Every annual is test flown by Brooks before you get the plane back.
Pre-avionics inspections
Get the plane checked before it goes in for avionics work.
Cirrus, Beechcraft, Piper, Mooney and Cessna
Maintenance and AOG work on all five. Brooks has worked on Cirrus aircraft since 2005.
Engine work
Continental 360, 470, 520 and 550 series, plus Lycoming engines.
SureFly install center
SureFly electronic ignition, which replaces a magneto. A SIM6L for 6-cylinder Lycoming engines is in stock.
Dynamic prop balancing
Less vibration in the cabin and less wear on the airframe.
Avionics and consulting
Avionics work, plus advice when you're planning maintenance or upgrades.
Buying and selling planes
Planes bought, sold and brokered.
Economical rates on every job. Don't see yours here? Text Brooks and ask.
About Brooks
Brooks Margolien, President
- NTSB
- Award-winning mechanic
- 40+
- Years of experience
- IA
- Inspection Authorization
- MEL
- Multi-engine land pilot
- IFR
- Instrument rated pilot
Brooks is an NTSB award-winning mechanic with 40+ years of experience keeping airplanes flying. He has been working on Cirrus aircraft since 2005.
He holds an Inspection Authorization, so he can sign off your annual. He's also a multi-engine, instrument-rated pilot, which is why every annual he does is test flown before the plane goes back to you.
Buying or selling? He inspects, buys, sells and brokers planes too. He has also written about pre-purchase inspections for I Fly America. Read the 2013 newsletter excerpt.
Guides for owners and buyers
What a pre-buy inspection covers, and what it costs
What a good pre-buy inspection checks on a used airplane, how it differs from an annual, and what drives the price.
Buying a used airplane: a mechanic's checklist
A step-by-step checklist for buying a used airplane, with the mistakes a mechanic sees most often.
Stuck on the ground in New England? What to do next
What to do when your airplane is AOG away from home, what to tell your mechanic, and how Brooks helps owners across New England and the islands.
Cirrus SR20 and SR22 annual inspections: what's covered
What goes into an annual on a Cirrus SR20, SR22 or SR22T, including the engine, the composite airframe and the CAPS parachute system.
Magneto timing and the 500-hour magneto inspection
How magneto timing works, what the 500-hour magneto inspection involves, the run-up signs that ground a plane, and replacing a magneto with SureFly.
Annual vs. 100-hour inspection: what's the difference?
Who needs a 100-hour inspection, who can sign off each one, and why an annual can replace a 100-hour but not the other way around.
What does an aircraft annual inspection cost?
Typical 2026 annual inspection costs for piston singles, what pushes the bill up, and how owners keep it down.
Where to find Brooks
Minute Man Air Field
Stow, MA
Hanscom Field
Bedford, MA. An easy drive.
Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
Brooks will fly out to you.
Open 24/7. Call or text anytime.