FBOs

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Tropical Aviation Corp. at Isla Grande’s Fernando Rivas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AVweb reader Robin Fraser made a compelling case, insisting that Tropical “was the best FBO we used in an entire month of cross-country […]

“VFR Flight Not Recommended.” How often have you heard this phrase and flew anyway, to find conditions perfectly safe? And how many times have you heeded the warning and canceled, only to see perfectly flyable weather? Yet there are times the admonition proves wise, and “on the edge” conditions grew just enough worse to make […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Air Flyte, Inc. at KBAF in Westfield, Massachusetts. We’ve heard of some pretty nifty things FBOs do to make their visitors feel at home, but AVweb reader Bob Cipolli painted a unique and inviting picture of this “new FBO […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Signature Flight Support at KSNA in Santa Ana, California. AVweb reader Robert Parker recommended the FBO with one of the finest lines we’ve read in a while: [W]hen a family in a Bonanza drops in for a weekend visit […]

It was late when I got into the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport. I’d airlined into the big airport and driven about an hour here, as I wanted to drop off some things in my hangar and then see if I could locate a back issue of a magazine in the Lounge before going […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs You guys have been doing a lot of flying lately! We received more “FBO of the Week” nominations over the last seven days than we have in months. Despite some outstanding recommendations, we’re awarding our “FBO of the Week” ribbon to the FBO at Santa Ynez Airport […]

It was a tough approach to a landing and I was all by myself. No co-pilot to help me and no company dispatcher to ask for numbers or advice. I was fairly low on fuel — about two and a half gallons left — and the air pressure in my left main gear tire was […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to the FBO at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) in Las Vegas, Nevada. AVweb‘s own Mike Busch has nominated these folks before, pointing out that “the same customer service people have been working there for as long as I can […]

I was arriving at Wichita with the GPS set up for the ILS Runway 1R approach. About 10 miles from the final approach fix, approach control called: “9PT, change in runway, expect the ILS 1 Left, fly present heading to intercept the localizer.”My world got really busy, fast.I was facing what safety researchers call an […]

Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to American Aviation West at KPGA in Page, Arizona. According to AVweb reader Scott A. Hauert, “These folks embody the spirit of aviators helping aviators” – and after hearing his story, we tend to agree. Scott arrived early the morning […]