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Spring brings new things to life. Little Canadian Geese hatch and grow into big geese so they can clog inlet guide vanes and fill big city rivers with Air Busses. Flowers bloom, little green turtles open their eyes to a brand new pond and our airline rolls-out a new passenger boarding system. The old method […]
Premature cylinder problems are epidemic. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear or read about an aircraft owner having to pull one or several cylinders at annual due to poor compression with leakage past the exhaust valve. More often than not, the afflicted airplane is powered by a fuel-injected TCM engine. The cause […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Tri-City Aviation at KTRI in Kingsport, Tennessee. AVweb reader Jonathan Butkovic recommended the FBO: I was in Bristol for the NASCAR race, and Tri-City Aviation was the FBO on the field, so I parked there. They were helpful, friendly […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to SheltAir Aviation Services at KORL in Orlando, Florida. AVweb reader David McKenna recommended the FBO: We visited SheltAir on another pilot’s recommendation, and Robert and Miguel [at SheltAir] lived up to their reputation. [They] totally impress[ed] us with VIP […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Eufaula Jet Center at Weedon Field Airport (KEUF) in Eufaula, Alabama. AVweb reader Bill Johnson made an unscheduled stopover at Weedon Field to fuel up and “wait out some ground fog” when he discovered the FBO, much to his […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Griffing Flying Service, a family-owned FBO at Griffing-Sandusky Airport (KSKY) in Sandusky, Ohio. AVweb reader Joe E. Greene rents a hangar at Griffing and had plenty of nice things to say about the facilities: They offer charter services to […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Landmark Aviation‘s Greensboro, North Carolina location. AVweb reader Chris Fischer tells us “the line staff was second to none; these guys are on top of their game.” Keep those nominations coming. For complete contest rules, click here. AVweb is […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to the FBO run by the city of Great Bend at Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) in Kansas. AVweb reader Chad Crow recommended the FBO, telling us about their “great hospitality, attitude, and all the amenities you could as for.” […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Bay Minette Aviation at 1R8 in Bay Minette, Alabama (near Mobile). AVweb reader Al Airey tells us he “actually had to go back and research the ‘FBO of the Week’ archives because I could not believe they had not […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb‘s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Million Air‘s facility at KALB in Albany, New York. AVweb reader Victoria LeBlanc brought this location to our attention, noting how the staff treats everyone as if they were a VIP guest. Keep those nominations coming. For complete contest […]
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