OUR MISSION
To assist the aerospace community by developing more cost effective ways of doing business.
Central Texas Aircraft Parts or CTAP is a dba of Higher Planes, Inc. an established aerospace company that through the various iterations listed below has been in business uninterrupted since 1992.
The owners – Barry & Carol Cain have a long history in the aviation industry. Barry started his carrier working on and flying piston engine aircraft at a small airport in Tomball, Texas in 1976 as a teenager. Carol’s first job in aviation was with Aviall in Dallas starting in 1993. As you may have guessed they are Texans.
The name CTAP came into being in the last quarter of 2015 after Higher Planes sold their long established FAA and EASA certificated Landing Gear and Accessory Shop to Legacy Aviation of Yukon, Oklahoma. At the same time Higher Planes sold their facility on Bryant Road in Conroe, Texas and moved the PMA operations to the Hill Country in Central Texas where the Cain’s had been living for the last two years.
This move allowed CTAP to concentrate on developing approvals to manufacture more parts with the sole purpose of PMA development and customer support. Following is an abbreviated history of our business:
Started
Company Name
Closed
Primary Business
Where
Notes
Jan 1992
2005
Aerospace engineering& consulting. DER/DAR services & FAA interface
Tulsa, Phoenix, Conroe
The company that started it all
Jan 1996
dba
2000
FAA-PMA
Manufacturing aircraft & engine components
FAA / EASA Certificated Landing Gear and Hydraulic Accessory Shop
Conroe
Received first PMA in 1998
Received FAA / JAA certified Repair Station in 1998
Oct 1998
2005
Marketing to the worldwide Airline Industry
Conroe & Longbeach
Representatives in Kansas, California, Japan & Jordan
Apr 2000
Still Going Strong
FAA-PMA Manufacturing aircraft & engine components
Manufacturing aircraft components as vendor to the aviation industry
Repair Station FAA / EASA
Certificated Landing Gear and Hydraulic Accessory Shop
Conroe
Apr 2000 Higher Planes was incorporated in Texas
Bought the Bryant Rd. facility in 2001
May 2007
2013
FAA-PMA Manufacturing aircraft & engine components
Lake Conroe
Split from Higher Planes then merged back into Higher Planes due to economy
May 2007
FAA APPROVALS.COM
Aerospace engineering & consulting.
DER / DAR services & FAA interface
Bandera
Repairs STC’s PMA’s
Aug 2013
dba
FAA-PMA
Manufacturing aircraft & engine components
Kerrville
Let’s do some business together
