Commander Spotlight

"N4959W was found in a hangar by my father in 1989 in Bogalusa, LA. My Mom and dad had been in love with Commanders all their life. 59W had not been flown in 7 or 8 years. It needed a lot of work just to get it air worthy. After we got her ready, my dad flew it back to our hangar in Prentiss, MS. We then had our Body shop people and a local A&P take the plane apart and start the refurbishment. We had the AD on the wingspar done and all the other AD's on it.

After about 4 months the plane was crisp and beautiful!

My Father Joey Steverson passed away in an airplane accident Father's Day 94.'
My mother kept the plane and let me fly it."

"I rode bulls professionally on the PBR tour you see on TNN and now on OLN. I usually Flew 59W to most of the events east of the Rockies. I have been from Miami, FL all the way to Thief River Falls, MN close to the Canadian boarder. I love 59 W with all my heart because every time I get in her I think of my Father and I flying when I was younger. I am 32 years old and have 2800 hours and 2700 of them are in 59W. I got my license in Dec. of 94 and my instrument rating in 95.' A lot of things have changed in my life since I posted this Years ago. I have retired from riding bulls due to the fact of breaking instead of bouncing which comes with age in the life of a bull rider. I still fly my commander a lot in the business my father started and my mother kept in operation after my fathers death.

Our Business is Circle S Inc. and we employ about 85 - 90 people and our business is focused around industrial maintenance such as sandblasting, painting, hydroblasting, insulation, and scaffolding. The airplane is a valuable tool at times, but also costly at times too, as you all know. If it was not for the business use it would be hard to justify owing it, oh what the hell I love flying and would figure out a way to keep the thing anyway. I have added a lot of equipment such as the JPI edm 700 engine analyzer, Gamin 530 GPS with xm weather. I now have two beautiful little daughters Cali 4 years old and Kenzi 22 months as of 6-06. The girls like to fly and will both be pilots in the future. Kenzi points up in the air at every airplane that fly's over and says Daddy's plane.

My wonderful wife Joann and I fly with the girls to various places, but one in particular a favorite place is Gulf Shores, AL. We like to go eat at Lu Lu's which is right by the airport. It's a good place to eat and a nice get away for us. I still keep the plane in Prentiss, MS and it is maintained by Joel and Woody Wilson of Wilson Aviation. My last annual was done at Commander Premier by Mark Standrich. He is a Commander expert and did a wonderful job and I was also the very first customer of the new service center in the Cape. I also own a self service credit card fuel system at Prentiss, MS (M43). If ever passing threw MS stop by for cheap fuel. Check us out at Airnav.com.

Fellow Commander Owner, Lonnie Steverson "

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