Welcome to Sterling Aviation. Our passion is the Piper Tomahawk. We believe she is one of the best training planes ever made, and deserves to be returned to her former glory.
We own our own Tomahawks and understand the difficulties of finding replacement parts – especially affordable replacement parts. Wouldn’t it be great, too, we thought, if someone would make some improvements to our beloved plane?
So we took on the challenge. Paul Sterling, our designer, has been a pilot for 35 years and is certified by the FAA as a Designated Engineering Representative. A lifelong engineer and designer, he has been developing and perfecting replacement parts for the Tomahawk for years.
Our commitment to you is that Sterling Aviation will produce parts that meet or exceed original standards, at attractive prices. Our goal is to improve your flying experience and add to the joy of owning a Tomahawk.
Commander 112/114 Improvements
Several years ago we became aware of an Airworthiness Directive for the Commander 112/114 that addressed fatigue cracking of the elevator spars. After a lot of research we determined the cause of the fatigue cracking and decided to re-design the spar and outboard elevator hinge. We obtained an STC from the FAA and the new design eliminated the cause of the cracking and resulted in the FAA issuing a AMOC (Alternate Means Of Compliance) letter that eliminates the inspections required by the Airworthiness Directive. We have completed our first production run of the new spars and hinges and are now making them available to Commander owners.