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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.2

                          TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

      THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of
November 30, 2000, by and between WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("WLFC"), and
WILLIS AERONAUTICAL SERVICES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of California ("WASI").

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, WASI, which has been divested by WLFC, desires to obtain from
WLFC certain management, administrative and support services, for a limited
period of time, related to the operation of WASI's business.

      WHEREAS, the capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in
the text hereof will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Share Purchase
Agreement dated November 7, 2000 by and among SR Technics Group America, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and WLFC (the "Share Purchase Agreement").

                                    AGREEMENT

      In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein and
intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:

1. Extent of Services

      1.1 WLFC will provide to WASI the administrative, support and other
services (each, a "Transition Service," and collectively, the "Transition
Services") set forth on Schedule A.

      1.2 WLFC will make a specific employee of WLFC available to WASI to
provide certain executive management services (the "Executive Services"). The
name of this specific employee and the description of the services to be
performed are set forth on Schedule B. The terms under which this individual
will perform the Executive Services are more specifically defined in that
certain Consulting Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among Donald A.
Nunemaker, an individual, WLFC and WASI.

      1.3 The Transition Services and the Executive Services will be known,
collectively, as the "Services".

2. Term

      2.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the Closing Date.
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      2.2 The Executive Services will be provided for a period of three months
from the Closing Date.

      2.3 The Transition Services will be provided for an initial term of three
months and may be renewed from month to month thereafter upon the mutual written
consent of the parties with the aim of WLFC assisting in the transition of WASI
to a stand-alone entity.

      2.4 WASI will coordinate with WLFC as to the exact scope of Services that
will be requested from time to time.

3. Quality

      3.1 In providing the Transition Services, WLFC will employ the same
standard of care that it employs in providing the services in Schedule A to WLFC
or any of its affiliates.

      3.2 In providing the Executive Services, WLFC will ensure that the
individual named in Schedule B will perform the services detailed therein with
the same standard of care that would be expected of him if he were providing
those services to WLFC or any of its affiliates.

4. Charges For Services; Payment.

      4.1 Payment of Fee.

            In consideration for WLFC providing the Services to WASI, WASI
agrees to pay a fee to WLFC (the "Fee") which will be calculated in accordance
with the terms of Section 4.2.

      4.2 Calculation of Fee.

            The Fee will be calculated monthly in accordance with the following
provisions:

            (a) WLFC will determine the total direct costs and expenses
            (excluding overhead and other indirect costs and expenses) incurred
            in each month (or part thereof) to provide the Services under this
            Agreement (the "Costs"). The Costs will consist of the following:

                  (i) all direct costs and expenses incurred by WLFC in
                  performance of the Services; and

                  (ii) an appropriate proportionate allocation of any direct
                  costs and expenses incurred by WLFC partly in performance of
                  the Services and partly in relation to other matters.

            (b) The Fee will be equal to the aggregate of the Costs plus 12.5%.

      4.3 Payment.

            After the end of each month of the term (including any month
occurring after the extension of the initial term) of this Agreement, WLFC will
provide an invoice to WASI, detailing the services provided and providing
support for the calculation of the Fee. WASI will

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pay the Fee (plus any applicable sales and service taxes) within 30 days after
invoicing by WLFC, by check or wire transfer to a bank account designated by
WLFC.

5. Liability; Indemnity.

      5.1 Indemnity.

            WASI will indemnify, defend and hold WLFC, its Affiliates and each
of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and
against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) suffered or incurred by any such indemnified party to
the extent relating to or arising from (i) the acts or omissions of WASI, its
Affiliates, employees, agents or contractors in connection with the performance
of the Services; (ii) any breach by WASI of any of its obligations under this
Agreement; or (iii) the performance of Services hereunder by WLFC; provided,
however, that WASI will have no such indemnification obligations (x) if WLFC has
not complied with its performance standard as set forth in Section 3 and such
failure to comply is the cause of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
or (y) to the extent relating to or arising from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of WLFC and/or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees and
agents.

      5.2 Duty to Mitigate.

            Each party will have the duty to mitigate damages for which the
other party may become responsible.

6. Miscellaneous

      6.1 No Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

            Neither party may without prior written consent of the other party
assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement will be for the benefit
of the parties only, and there are no intended third party beneficiaries.

      6.2 Notices.

            All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are
required or may be given under this Agreement must comply with the notice
provisions in section 13.4 of the Share Purchase Agreement. Notices to WASI will
be sent to SRT Group America and notices to WLFC will be sent to the address
provided in section 13.4 of the Share Purchase Agreement.

      6.3 Governing Law; Dispute Resolution.

            This Agreement will be governed in accordance with the governing law
provisions in clause 13.15 of the Share Purchase Agreement. Any dispute arising
under or with

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respect to this Agreement will be resolved in accordance with Section 13.14 of
the Share Purchase Agreement.

      6.4 Confidentiality.

            Each party will, and will use all reasonable efforts to cause each
of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents to, hold all
non-public information relating to the business of the other party disclosed to
such person by reason of this Agreement confidential and will not disclose any
such information to any Person unless legally compelled to do so; provided,
however, that to the extent that any party may become so legally compelled, it
may only disclose such information if it will first have used reasonable efforts
to, and, if practicable, will have afforded the other party the opportunity to
obtain, an appropriate protective order or other satisfactory assurance of
confidential treatment for the information required to be so disclosed.

      6.5 Relationship Of Parties.

            Except as provided in this Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, none of the parties will act or represent or hold
out as having authority to act as an agent or partner of any other party, or in
any way bind or commit the other party to any obligations and nothing contained
in this Agreement will be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture,
agency, trust or other association of any kind, each party being individually
responsible only for its obligations as set forth in this Agreement. WASI
acknowledges and agrees that the Executive listed on Schedule B is an executive
officer and director of WLFC, and as such owes his primary duty of loyalty
(including a fiduciary duty) to WLFC.

      6.6 Counterparts.

            This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which,
when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

                                        WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Charles F. Willis, IV
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                                           Charles F. Willis, IV
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President

                                        WILLIS AERONAUTICAL SERVICES, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Bernd-Michael Reukauf
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                                           Bernd-Michael Reukauf
                                           Authorized RepresentativePrepared by MERRILL CORPORATION www.edgaradvantage.com

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  Exhibit 4.1         

EXECUTION COPY  

  WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS         

    Reference is made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 15, 1998 (the "NPA") between Dakota Growers Pasta Company (the "Company"), and, and
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Baystate Health Systems, Inc, C.M. Life Insurance Company, The Security Mutual Life Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, and The Canada Life Assurance Company
(together, the "Holders"). 

    WHEREAS,
an Event of Default exists, under Sections 10.4(b) of the NPA; and 

    WHEREAS,
the Companies and the Holders are desirous of waiving the existing Events of Default and amending the NPA on the terms and conditions set forth below. 

    NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in the NPA and herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Holders agree as follows: 

	1.
	Section 10.4
(b) of the NPA is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

"(b)
The Company will not at any time permit the ratio of (1) Consolidated Funded Debt to (2) Consolidated Cash Flow to exceed (A) 4.00 to 1.00 for the period from the Closing to
and including July 31, 1999, (B) 3.50 to 1.00 for the period from August 1, 1999 to and including January 31, 2000 (C) 3.25 to 1.00 for the period from
February 1, 2000 to and including July 31, 2000 (D) 3.50 to 1.00 for the period from August 1, 2000 to and including October 31, 2000, (E) 3.40 to 1.00 for
the period from November 1, 2000 to and including January 31, 2001 and (F) 3.00 to 1.00 at all times thereafter, in each case determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter for
the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters (ending on the date of calculation) treating such period of four fiscal quarters as a single accounting period." 

	2.
	The
Events of Default currently existing under Section 10.4 (b) of the NPA is hereby waived.

	3.
	The
effectiveness of the Waiver and First Amendment is expressly subject to the following conditions:

	(a)
	The
Company shall have executed and delivered this Waiver and First Amendment to the Holders:

	(b)
	All
proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Waiver and First Amendment and all documents, instruments and other legal matters incident thereto
shall be satisfactory to the Holders;

	(c)
	No
Default or Event of Default other than the Event of Default waived hereby shall have occurred and be continuing;

	(d)
	The
accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 below; and

	(e)
	The
CoBank senior debt documents shall have been amended in a manner satisfactory to the Holders. 

	4.
	The
capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the NPA unless otherwise defined herein or if the context shall otherwise require.

	5.
	To
induce the Holders to enter into this Waiver and First Amendment, the Company represents and warrants to the Holders that the execution, delivery, and performance of this Waiver
and First Amendment has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and that this Waiver and First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. 

	6.
	Except
as expressly modified herein, the terms and conditions of the NPA are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.

	7.
	This
waiver and First Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and shall be effective when at least one counterpart shall have been executed by each party hereto, and
each set of counterparts that, collectively, show execution by each party hereto shall constitute one duplicate original.

	8.
	This
document shall be dated as of November 28, 2000. 

ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO: 

	DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COMPANY	 	BAYSTATE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC
	 	 	By: David L. Babson & Company Inc. as Investment Adviser
	 

	 
 	 

	By:	 	By:
	Its:	 	Its:
	 

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY

By: David L. Babson & Company Inc.

as Investment Adviser	 
 	 

C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: David L. Babson & Company Inc.

as Investment Sub-Adviser
	 

	 
 	 

	By:	 	By:
	Its:	 	Its:
	 

THE SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA	 
 	 

THE CANADA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
	 

	 
 	 

	By:	 	By:
	Its:	 	Its:

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Exhibit 4.1

WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

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