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Background
 XU
Aviation Ltd. was formed in 1978 by Richard (Dick)
Eaves, who built his first aircraft in 1964 with his son Chris,
who built a Pitts Special in 1974.
With
their interest in building aircrafts, they helped others
finish homebuilt projects and earned a reputation for award
winning quality work with the skills they learned. Dick
and Chris earned their AME (Aircraft
Maintenance Engineers) licenses from the Canadian Department
of Transport and found themselves in the aircraft repair
business.
In 1998, XU Aviation Ltd.
became a DOT Approved Maintenance Organization- which is
the same as a JAR 145 Approval or FAA Certified Repair
Station. With the
interest of gliding, XU Aviation Ltd. also became the most
well-known glider repair company in Canada.
Today,
Dick is retired but is still building
award winning aircrafts. Many of his airplanes have won awards
at Oshkosh. Chris and his wife, Sue,
now operate XU Aviation Ltd.; employing up to nine people with
the skills to repair aircraft made of all types of materials
from wood, steel
tube, sheet metal and composite.Credits
- Canadian Department
of Transport Approved Maintenance Organization #24-88
- Repair of steel
tube structures
- Welding
(oxy-acetylene)
- Repair of wood
structures
- Repair of stressed
skin aluminum alloy structures
- Repair of composite
structures
- Maintenance of
gliders and small aircraft
- Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer’s License for maintenance and
structural repairs
- Recommended by
Diamond Aircraft Industries for the repair of Katanas and
Super-Diamonas
- Recommended by
Rolladen-Schneider for the repair of their gliders
- Recommended by
Glaser-Dirks for the repair of their gliders and motor
gliders
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