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[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] Flying a KC-97 during an aerial refueling embodies all the basics used by a good formation leader; for example, don’t move the tanker any more than absolutely necessary, make all movements as smooth as possible, and — unique to the KC-97/B-47 combination — fly as fast […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs FBOs aren’t the only heroes who can save the day when you arrive at an airport far from home. This week, reader John Williams tells us how Lockwood Aviation Repair saved the day when he visited Sebring Flight Center (KSEF) in Florida. Flew my Weight Shift Control […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s latest “FBO of the Week” is Chandler Aviation at Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. AVweb reader Jack Feiden told us how Chandler measured up against other FBOs he and his wife have visited in the past: My wife and I stopped in […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Baxley Air at Baxley Municipal Airport (KBHC) in (you guessed it) Baxley, Georgia. AVweb reader Krista Miller recommended the FBO after making an unscheduled stop last month: These guys are lifesavers! My friend John talked me into a 400-nm […]
[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] During the 1950s, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the ultimate deterrent to nuclear war, the keeper of the peace and no doubt had a quieting effect on the rattle of Russian nuclear sabers. Considering SAC’s world-wide responsibility, security was a huge player in day-to-day operations […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to the FBO at Shelby County Airport (KEET) in Alabaster, Alabama. AVweb reader Joe Barnhart shared his recent experience there: My daughter and grandkids recently moved to Birmingham, Alabama. On our first trip to visit, I chose Shelby County […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s newest “FBO of the Week” is Golden Eagle Aviation at Moton Field Municipal Airport (06A) in Tuskegee, Alabama. Reader Billy Tyndall tells us how an unplanned stopover made Golden Eagle a standard by which other FBOs are measured: On a cross-country flight in my Sport Cub […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Franklin Aviation at Macon County Airport (K1A5) in Franklin, North Carolina. AVweb reader Gerry McCarley is a regular at 1A5 and vouched for Franlin’s top-notch service in his recommendation of the FBO: I visit Franklin Aviation several times a […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Bighorn Airways at Sheridan County Airport (KSHR) in Sheridan, Wyoming. AVweb reader Nick Tarasiuk recommended the FBO: We arrived here on January 14, a cold windy night, [and] were guided in and greeted and tied down by Isaiah […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Thunderbird Aviation at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AVweb reader Mark Hegg told us about his recent visit: Flew into Flying Cloud on a Friday in early December 2011. They were expecting me and promptly guided […]
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