FBOs

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s newest “FBO of the Week” is Gill Aviation at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH) in Houston, Texas. AVweb reader J.C. Hyde visit there recently and experienced their first-rate service first hand: Flew into Houston last week. I had arranged for a rental car to be […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Apalachicola/Franklin County Regional Airport (KAAF) in Apalachicola, Florida. AVweb reader Ray Mozingo told us the FBO staff checked all the boxes in making their recent visit a pleasant stopover: Flew down for a weekend of fishing. The FBO met […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb readers often discover great FBOs on their individual journeys to Oshkosh for AirVenture. This year was no exception, as we received quite a few nominations during the weeks after the show. Our latest “FBO of the Week” is one of these, recommended by annual patron Les […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Liberty Flying Service at Lonesome Pines Airport (KLNP) in Wise, Virginia. We hear plenty of stories of FBO personnel going above and beyond, but this tale from AVweb reader Dennis Wilt may top the list: My wife and […]

[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] When I returned to the Ohio State University in June 1969 after 18 months of Air Force active duty in Korea, I joined a group of flight instructors that provided classroom instruction for general-aviation pilots preparing to take FAA written examinations. The program was sponsored by […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Ferguson Air Services at Jack Edwards Airport (KJKA) in Gulf Shores, Alabama. AVweb reader Sheldon Olesen recommended the FBO: When we pull into a strange airport and have a choice of FBOs, we generally pick the one without “jet” […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Signature Flight Service at Eppley Field (KOMA) in Omaha, Nebraska. This Signature location earned the respect (and praise) of AVweb reader Charlie Bobbish when he needed a helping hand on a recent trip: Being far from home with a […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Flightlevel at Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) in Norwood, Massachusetts. AVweb reader Edwin L. Nass recommended the FBO: The gentleman on duty was extremely helpful and efficient in getting us parked and checked in. It was apparent that he appreciated […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Trego-Dugan Aviation at North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field (KLBF) in North Platte, Nebraska. AVweb reader Larry J. Newland got the royal treatment on a recent visit: In June, we stopped overnight, and as soon as we landed I […]

[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a small, U.S. Navy, intelligence-gathering ship, was sailing off the east coast of North Korea doing her thing, when she was accosted by several North Korean warships. Our naval authorities and the Pueblo’s crew insisted she was well outside […]