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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb reader Ralph Hoover had a longer delay than he’d planned at Tifton, Georgia’s Henry Tift Myers Airport (KTMA) recently — but what could have been a major delay served as opportunity to discover the helpful, efficient staff at our latest “FBO of the Week,” Walker Aviation. […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s latest “FBO of the Week” is Maverick Air Center at Sioux Falls Regional Air Center/Joe Foss Field (FSD) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. AVweb reader Lynn Erickson recommended the FBO: My wife and I were traveling from Madison, Wisconsin to Sioux Falls for our godson’s confirmation […]
[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] Following our second near-transcontinental journey in two years, the Taylor family bought a new home in Columbus, Ohio, and I began traveling the state representing the same company I had worked for in Oregon. My largest customer — who provided about half my income at the […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb reader Jack Addison discovered our latest “FBO of the Week” — Jet West at Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS) in Salinas, California: We had landed at Monterey, California and found [another venue] wanted $25 per night to stay for my wife’s race at Big Sur. Their fuel […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb reader Gordon Kirsh reminds me that a little trust goes a long way in his recommendation of our latest “FBO of the Week” — Meisner Aircraft at Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU) in Burlington, Wisconsin: I had business in the area but had not visited the FBO […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Lux Air Jet Center at Phoenix/Goodyear Airport (KGYR) in Goodyear, Arizona. AVweb reader Cathy Page told us about her recent experience: We pulled in to park, [and the] line guy was right there. Before we even got out of […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Our latest “FBO of the Week” ribbon is a joint award to the civic-minded folks at Gama Aviation and Blue Sky Flight School on the campus of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) in Stratford, Connecticut. AVweb reader Bud Turner recently enlisted Gama and Blue Sky on […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs Some of our favorite “FBO of the Week” nominations begin with an unexpected problem on a long trip. AVweb reader Jerry Quint was on his way home from Sun ‘n Fun when he discovered our latest top-notch FBO – Arrow Aviation/Executive Air Service at Danbury Municipal Airport […]
[AVweb‘s reprint of Dick’s memoir began with the Introduction.] In late February 1959, having fulfilled my commitment of four years of active duty in the Air Force, we headed north from Tampa, bound for Akron, Ohio, and a major change in lifestyle from military to civilian. We were excited to get home and begin again, […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Flightways Columbus at Columbus Metropolitan Airport (KCSG) in (you guessed it) Columbus, Georgia. “The entire staff on more than one occasion has gone way beyond to make sure that I was happy,” writes AVweb reader Matt Hinkle. “These guys […]
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