TENNESSEE TIME MACHINE Taking care of business, one flight at a time J ames Dillard takes the call from a factory manager in rural Mississippi. The manager, who oversees production of parts used in household furniture, tells Dillard, “I have an entire third shift who doesn’t know if they’re working tonight. We have 300 people waiting on you.” The plant’s computerized welder BY BOB KNILL PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE AUTHOR Plus— View a video of an interview with the T.J. Snow Co. AOPA PILOT • 67 • MAY 2011