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Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Million Air at KRIC in Richmond, Va. AVweb reader Joe Stubblefield said the facility treated him like he was royalty. “After meeting our 172 and picking us up in a van to drop us at the office only a […]
This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, Nov. 2005. The fuel systems on some piston-engine airplanes can be quite complicated and require a great deal of the pilot’s attention during flight. Pilots must maintain an awareness of which fuel tanks the engine or engines are feeding from, as well as an idea of how much […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to Million Air at KRIC in Richmond, Va. AVweb reader Joe Stubblefield said the facility treated him like he was royalty. “After meeting our 172 and picking us up in a van to drop us at the office only a […]
I have read more nonsense in “The Media” about the British Airways 747 that made the Los Angeles-to-England crossing on three engines than I can recall about most aviation “events.” I long ago gave up on “media” when it comes to aviation reporting, but this one is leading a lot of pilots astray, and we’re […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to KaiserAir Center at KOAK in Oakland, Calif. AVweb reader Carl Lindros praised the facility for not just catering to jet clients. “KaiserAir is the best big-city FBO in the nation. They are friendly, fast and thorough, and they’re as […]
Nominate an FBO |Rules |Tips |Questions |Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to KaiserAir at KOAK in Oakland, Calif. AVweb reader Carl Lindros praised the facility for not just catering to jet clients. “KaiserAir is the best big-city FBO in the nation. They are friendly, fast and thorough, and they’re as nice […]
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 […]
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