Just to clarify on the stated Albatross spar issue;
The military versions were HU-16's with no spar life on them.
Grumman bought back or rather acquired around 16 I think back from the market and built them to 0 time naming them the G-111's. These had a Titanium spar cap installed and another emergency door installed and was certified for Charter. All these G-111's have a service life on them. Chalks operated few of these and now they are all parked in storage awaiting to go to a new home. The lowest time one is around 30 or 40 hrs or something like that !!
There's one G-111 for sure flying around happily operated by Mirabeela Yachts. This one used to be PK-PAM in Indonesia years ago.
Most of the other Albatrosses flying around are HU-16's either under a restricted or a experimental category.
Smoothie....