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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Yelvington Jet Aviation at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB) in Daytona Beach, Florida. AVweb reader Ron Horton tells us how the Yelvington exceeded his every expectation last week: Despite the “jet” in their name, Yelvington was extremely helpful as […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Bismarck Aero Center at Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS) in Bismarck, North Dakota. AVweb reader David Yost brought BAC to our attention: On June 23-24, I was part of a team in the Bismarck-Minot (North Dakota) area doing aerial imaging […]
[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] The Piper PA-18 was our introduction to flight training. It was not only a rag-wing airplane, it was a rag-everything airplane: Fabric stretched over steel tubing on all the surfaces except the engine cowling. (One of the wags at Hondo called it the “Paper Cub.”) A […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs While many pilots in U.S. and Canada were celebrating their national birthdays with family trip, AVweb reader Deb Price discovered the value of a good FBO when she made an unscheduled stop at Western Aircraft at Gowen Field (KBOI) in Boise, Idaho – our latest “FBO of […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to PS Air at Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. AVweb reader Edward Woodson sent us a stirring testimonial to the lengths PS Air goes for their visitors: I was en route from 10C (Greenwood, Illinois) to GFZ […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs A nice courtesy car can often put an FBO on our list of favorites – but sometimes it’s a little something extra that impresses an AVweb reader and moves him to nominate a facility. Joseph Barber explains how SilverWing Flight Services at Sandpoint Airport (KSZT) in Sandpoint, […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Dominion Aviation Services at Chesterfield County Airport (KFCI) in Richmond, Virginia. AVweb reader Chris McClure was blown away by the top-notch treatment he received at Dominion: On a recent trip to the Richmond area, I flew into Chesterfield County […]
[AVweb’s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] In 1954, the typical, newly-minted, AFROTC officer tied the wedding knot and shortly thereafter began his first tour of active duty, a commitment of three years. For pilot wannabes, the tour included a full year of pilot training. Flight school assignments didn’t necessarily follow on the […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Flightline of Dothan at KDHN in Dothan, Alabama. AVweb reader Bill Johnson testified to the FBO’s stellar service, from big things all the way down to the small: On a recent business trip to Dothan, I had need of […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Kissimmee Jet Center at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida. AVweb reader John Tunstall recently enjoyed top-notch service from touchdown to take-off at KISM: [The] rental car pulled out to us on the ramp before I could even shut […]
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