About Us! East Texas Turbines was founded at Tyler Pounds Airport in 1993. Since that time we have performed hundreds of scheduled inspections on various aircraft. Rusty Bauman is a second generation aircraft mechanic with 28 years experience, holding an A&P, an I.A. and a private pilot certificate. Having grown up at the airport, aviation is his passion. Our maintenance team has over 100 years combined experience on all types of general and corporate aircraft. East Texas Turbines is located at 335 Airport Dr. ![]() |