TASS

TASS

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Owner(s)

• Teton Aviation Support Services
• Dr. Rich Sugden

Logo/Patch

Aircraft

• TA-4J BuNo 154306

Home Base(s):

• Canada
• Driggs, Idaho

Events

• SEP 2011: BuNo 154306 is waiting on a few critical parts from AMRAC to enable it for it's first flight. Purchased 3 ea. TA-4J's and 2 ea. OA-4M's (Marine Fast FAC version of the TA-4J) for parts at DM . and have been fighting with DoD and Government Liquidators for over a year, trying to get the parts we paid for. If/when we can get the OA-4M parts, I'd like to convert our TA-4J to the OA-4M
• 2014: Engine runs and taxi checks, but no known flights.
  Well, there was smoke and fire, but in all the right places … Smooth start, all parameters within limits … pretty uneventful. Functionally checked everything we could on the ground and, except for a few small avionics glitches, all went well. Taxied around the ramp w/o problems. Couldn't do a Mil power run as the ramp was wet and the brakes wouldn't hold … but the accel. from idle to 85% was smooth and rapid, and all parameters at 85% were spot on. We're getting there . Rich
• August 2017 UPDATE: From Rich Sugden M.D.
  Pieter Groenendijk is a Dutch urologist, and amateur (pretty good one too!) aviation photographer, who has come all the way to Driggs several times to fly w. us.  This is a video of his flight w. me in the TA-4J and Peter Kline flying the MiG-17, around Driggs … over the Tetons to Jackson, and back …
  I think you’ll enjoy Pieter’s skill w. the camera !!

  A day at the office -flying the TA-4J Skyhawk and MiG-17. Flying with Rich 'Doc' Sugden in his Skyhawk over the Teton Mountains and Peter 'Bamboo' Kline in the Mig-17. Marloes Groenendijk Published on Aug 28, 2017.

Unit Photos

16 JAN 2014
Well, there was smoke and fire, but in all the right places … Smooth start, all parameters within limits … pretty uneventful. Functionally checked everything we could on the ground and, except for a few small avionics glitches, all went well. Taxied around the ramp w/o problems. Couldn't do a Mil power run as the ramp was wet and the brakes wouldn't hold … but the accel. from idle to 85% was smooth and rapid, and all parameters at 85% were spot on.

We're getting there .
Rich
 

N234LT on the ramp

N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, Driggs Idaho.
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N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, front instrument panel.
N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, left instrument panel.
N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, right instrument panel.
N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, new seat in back.
N234LT 158141 SUGDEN RICHARD G. TA-4F/J under restoration, new seat in front.