After Logan McCabe had finished his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Florida Atlantic 11 years ago, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. His neighbor, Brian Redondo, was (and still is) the Manager of Duncan Aviation’s Satellite in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Logan wandered over to Brian’s house periodically and helped Brian with various projects. Brian noticed that Logan had a good work ethic and invited him to shadow at the Satellite Shop.
“On our tour of the airport, we stopped to check on the install team as they were doing a job in a customer’s hangar. Install Lead Alex Duran immediately grabbed Logan and asked if he could read a print or use a meter. Logan said, ‘No,’ and Alex started to teach him. Within five minutes, they were doing a ring-out together. Based on their short time together, Alex was impressed and told me we had to hire Logan for install ASAP,” says Brian. “Logan was on the install team for a few years and then made the move to service. There, he picked things up just as quickly. After working with us for several years, Logan took the job as Crew Lead in Austin, Texas, to be closer to his dad, and he was looking to get into a lead position.”
Logan remembers those early days, too, when he had absolutely no experience and was a little concerned because as interested as he was in aviation, he had no idea what to do on actual aircraft.
“I had no technical experience at all, but I started shadowing Brian and the team at the Fort Lauderdale Shop, and I never left!” says Logan. “Everything I’ve learned since I started, and it’s been a whole lot, has been on-the-job. I really never gave aviation much of a thought as a career prior to watching Brian and the team. I got so lucky being in the right place at the right time, and then I put in the work. You just never know where you’ll end up if you take advantage of opportunities that come your way.”
While working for Brian in Florida, a position opened for a Crew Lead at the Austin Satellite Shop, and Logan jumped at the chance to learn new skills in a new location. As the son of a United States Air Force pilot, Logan was accustomed to moving around. He learned all he could and kept his eyes open for new opportunities within Duncan Aviation.
When the Satellite Shop in Manassas, Virginia, opened in mid-July 2021, Logan again leapt at the new opportunity, and he was made Team Leader of the new shop. Originally under Manager Edduyn Pita, Manager of the Satellite Shop in Atlanta, Georgia, when Edduyn took over as Manager of the shop in Denver, Colorado, Logan again worked with long-distance supervision from his old friend and boss, Brian Redondo.
“It’s been fun watching Logan get going, and I’m pleased to know that other people recognized all of the traits in him that I saw when I invited him to shadow,” says Brian.
In his 11 years with Duncan Aviation, Logan has gone from Fort Lauderdale to Austin to Manassas, and his career, starting as an Install Tech I, has led him to managing his own Satellite Shop. Originally, until the Duncan Aviation name was known around the Harry P. Davis field and business picked up, Logan worked alone. In the four-plus years he’s been at the Manassas Satellite he’s grown the business and his team to four technicians.
“As we cement our position here at this airport and continue to build our customer base, I hope to hire even more technicians,” says Logan.
When he’s not consumed with the goings on at the Manassas Shop, Logan and his wife Katelyn and their three sons (Hayden, Dean, and Emmett) spend time visiting relatives in the area, going to museums, the beach, and the zoo.
He appreciates the quality and professionalism of Duncan Aviation and takes great pride in working for such a well-respected company.
“I can’t imagine working for another company. The support I get from Duncan Aviation is incredible. I’ve had great mentors, and I’ve never had a problem in all the years I’ve been here that someone at the company couldn’t solve. The amount of knowledge at this company is unsurpassed,” says Logan. “In this new role, I’ll be talking to our customers even more, and I really enjoy that. One thing I especially like about Duncan Aviation is that as a family owned business, they’re constantly reinvesting in us. The Duncan family is here for Duncan Aviation.”