Our fleet

Proven platforms. Mission ready.

Each aircraft is selected, modified, and maintained around one goal: reliable, efficient imagery capture.

Purpose-built capability

Aircraft that earn their keep.

Cessna 172

9 aircraft

1982 172P

112

A 180 hp P-model with long-range tanks, twin Garmin G5s, GTN 650, dual comms, fuel flow, and ADS-B In/Out.

1979 172N

99D

One of the fleet’s most efficient performers, with a 160 hp Lycoming, long-range fuel, twin G5s, GTN 650, and dual comms.

1979 172N

28F

A Pacific Northwest veteran upgraded to 180 hp with long-range tanks, twin G5s, GTN 650, dual comms, and ADS-B.

1979 172N

32D

The aircraft that started JAV. Now fitted with a 180 hp Lycoming, Flint tip tanks, Garmin G5s, GNX 375, and fuel flow.

1986 172P

72L

A low-time Alaska aircraft with long-range tanks, an Air Plains 180 hp upgrade, dual GI 275s, GNX 375, and fuel flow.

1979 172N

17E

A low-time Florida find with 180 hp, increased gross weight, long-range tanks, GTN 650Xi, G5s, and ADS-B.

1981 172P

38C

Former Civil Air Patrol aircraft with a 180 hp Lycoming, Garmin 625, digital radios, ADS-B, and JAV-installed fuel flow.

1978 172N

8WY

Former Alaska school transport renovated with 180 hp, certified Dynon SkyView avionics, GNS 430W, and Flint tip tanks.

1978 172N

9FU

An Anchorage acquisition rebuilt around a new 180 hp engine, Dynon SkyView, GNS 430W, and 60+ gallons of usable fuel.

Cessna 182

8 aircraft

1978 182Q

9LV

A Pacific Northwest O-470-U aircraft with long-range fuel, fully assessed and modified by JAV for imagery work.

1979 182Q

1DA

A carefully maintained Carolina aircraft with modern Garmin avionics, autopilot, a new engine, and JAV camera modifications.

1978 182Q

9UL

A desert Southwest 182 with the O-470-U and long-range fuel, mechanically refreshed and converted for capture.

1978 182Q

1JT

A strong desert airframe and engine, upgraded with the structural modifications required for the imagery system.

1979 182Q

282

A California aircraft with an O-470-U and large fuel capacity, assessed and modified into a capable camera ship.

1979 182Q

944

A California-sourced Q-model with big tanks and the proven O-470-U, brought into imagery service by JAV.

1978 182Q

9YM

A Texas aircraft with a replacement engine and the airframe modifications needed for production imagery work.

1979 182Q

981

A low-time aircraft cared for by a retired airline captain for 25 years, then assessed and camera-modified by JAV.

Cessna 206

3 aircraft

1981 TU206G

56Z

TIO-520 power and a 20-inch camera opening, with a refurbished interior and renewed exhaust system.

1981 TU206G

61Z

A turbocharged 206 with long-range tanks and a 20-inch camera opening, mechanically assessed and refurbished by JAV.

1980 TU206G

87Z

A TIO-520 platform with tip tanks and a 20-inch camera opening, restored and returned to imagery service.

Tailwheels

2 aircraft

1950 Piper PA-20

Pacer

JAV’s first aircraft, with reinforced gear, Alaska Bushwheel tailwheel, 150 hp engine, and a climb prop.

1958 Cessna 180/2

89D

An Alaska working aircraft converted to tailwheel, with wing extensions, upgraded power, and a 200 lb belly pod.

Fleet gallery

Built to work. Ready to go.

Maintenance

Kept close. Kept ready.

Our technicians perform airframe modifications, engine diagnostics and replacement, turbo system work, avionics installations, sheet-metal repair, and annual inspections.

Inside our operation