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Ken Hill's last business trip took him through eight states in January and netted him 12 planes. His current one is a 30- to 45-day trip for 27 more planes, his biggest ever. Mr. Hill is an airplane repo man, one of the best and busiest in the business. With the economy sinking and the general aviation industry suffering, Mr. Hill is working flat out as he makes his way from one airport to another, carrying just a few basic tools -- a propeller lock, a portable radio, hand-held GPS device and a fanny pack stuffed with hundreds of keys. ''I'm busy, always on the move, up early in the morning, late to bed at night,'' Mr. Hill said in a telephone interview from his hotel in Knoxville, Tenn., between repossessions in January. ''My wife never asks me where I'm going. She just says, 'Call me when you're there, and tell me where you are.' '' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
