Wilson Dale Crane

Born: Sept. 14, 1923
Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas
Aviation Maintenance Experience
4 years military aircraft mechanic
1941-1945 U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist Mate First Class (AMM-1C) 2 years student
1946 -1948 Parks Air College, East St. Louis, IL, studying Aviation
Maintenance Engineering 10 years instrument overhaul mechanic and flight-test instrumentation engineer
1948 -1958 Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Company (TEMCO),
Dallas, TX.
2 years Instructor in the Aviation Mechanics Program
1958 -1960 LeTourneau Technical Institute, Longview, TX 1 year mechanic and flight instructor
1960 -1961 Business Airways Service, Houston, TX
14 years Instructor and Director of Aviation Technician Program
1961 -1975 LeTourneau College, Longview, TX
3 years editor of Aviation Mechanic Journal
1975 -1978 Aviation Maintenance Publishers, Inc. Basin, WY 23 years Aviation Maintenance Training Consultant
1978 -1983 Crane Aeronautical Activities, Inc. Basin, WY 1983 - 2001 Capstan Publications, Inc. Basin, WY 1991 - 2002 Advisor and Writer for Aviation Maintenance Products for Aviation Supplies and Academics (ASA), Renton, WA
60 years total experience as an aviation mechanic, technician, engineer, and consultant.
Memberships
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA)
American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS)
Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC)
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)

FAA Credentials
Mechanic License with Airframe and Powerplant Ratings 691916
(Originally Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Ratings - Issued 3-18-1949) Designated Mechanic Examiner - Issued 3-31-1972 Commercial Pilot 243516 - Original Issue 1960 Flight Instructor, Airplane 423516 CFI - Original Issue 1960 Ground Instructor 1400611 - Basic and Advanced - Issued 1962
Professional Service Activities
FAA-sponsored Study of the Aviation Mechanic Occupation (The Allen Study) FAA-sponsored Survey of Text Materials used in Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools
Awards and Recognitions
LeTourneau College Teacher of the Year 1975
Aviation Technician Education Council Special Recognition Award 1985
Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award 1996

Training Materials Written
Some 80 technical books published by Aviation Maintenance Publishers,
Capstan Publications, and Aviation Supplies and Academics Magazine articles in Aviation Mechanics Journal and Private Pilot Audio-visual training program for Cessna Airplane Company and the Bendix Corporation for the United States Air Force