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Adam Smith

Engineer

24 years old

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"In the cold metal gets more brittle... you're more likely to crack cylinders and blow oil coolers. Seals will fail if they're not properly heated up, and that's not good. It's an artform running (these machines) in the winter."

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Son of the late pilot and Buffalo legend, Jim Smith, Adam practically grew up alongside Mikey McBryan in the Buffalo Airways hangar, learning to fix every arcane engine part – from piston rods to ice shields to magnetos. His combination of mechanical genius and twisted sense of humour make him a classic Buffalo character.