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As the holiday season arrives, the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport acquires what would only charitably be described as an eclectic array of decorations. Untold years ago, the owner of the FBO and flight school started the practice of suspending a small, creatively decorated Christmas tree, inverted, from the ceiling. The original reason has […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Goshen Air Center at KGSH in Goshen, Indiana. AVweb reader John Wesley said this FBO has been turned around by its current owners. “Zane Gillin and Randy Sharkey took over this operation 14 years ago, it was broke and […]
This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, Oct. 2004. A lot of technology is available to piston pilots these days. This includes certified glass-panel displays in new airplanes as well as gee-whiz, almost-real-time weather graphics displayed on the same laptop computer used to play MP3s over the ship’s audio system. Some of the portable products […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Goshen Air Center at KGSH in Goshen, Indiana. AVweb reader John Wesley said this FBO has been turned around by its current owners. “Zane Gillin and Randy Sharkey took over this operation 14 years ago, it was broke and […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to North American Aviation at KRFD in Rockford, Illinois. AVweb reader Wayne Phillips said he’s treated like a rock star at this FBO. “No matter what size airplane you fly in, they treat you like a rock star. They also […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to North American Aviation at KRFD in Rockford, Illinois. AVweb reader Wayne Phillips said he’s treated like a rock star at this FBO. “No matter what size airplane you fly in, they treat you like a rock star. They also […]
If you snuggle down deep, a La-Z-Boy recliner can actually begin to feel warm. This is especially true if you cover yourself with an unfolded newspaper as you try and snooze in a cold pilot lounge. We were trying to out-wait a mid-December snowstorm and I was trying, in vain, to nap the time away.It […]
About Pilot Workshops.com PilotWorkshops.com provides online pilot training and skill-building delivered by leading aviation experts. Designed for the IFR and serious VFR pilot, the site provides a large assortment of online video and audio workshops. You can sign up here for their free Pilot’s Tip of the Week. About this Workshop GPS is a great […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Hutchinson County Airport at KBGD in Borger, Texas. AVweb reader Mack Secord said he received real Southwestern hospitality at the county-run facility. “After more than nine hours of flying in our Skylane, we were ready to call it a […]
This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, Oct. 2005. Many years ago a friend of mine who owned a Chevy Nova wanted to know exactly how far he could go on a tank of gas. So he put a five-gallon can of gas in the trunk and drove until the tank ran dry. I happened […]
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