Pilotpip From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3082 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2257 times:
An AvGas truck with about a 500-1200 Gallon capacity. Jet-A truck with about 1500 gallon capacity. Sell Premix to keep it simple. A hangar with the ability to hold whatever aircraft your field can handle. The FBO I'm at doesn't have a hangar and it kills our business when the weather gets nasty. A lav cart. A good tug and 28V GPU that run no matter what. Towbars for whatever aircraft you may see.
Now for the facility itself, this is what I look for: Friendly staff, comfy lounge/lobby with cable, some sort of weather service like WSI or Meteorlogix, vending machines, and a reliable courtesy car that I can make a run to the local burger place with.
That's pretty much the extent of my list. I would rather have what I need and not the extras that bring rediculous fees like Signature charges. Then again, I'm just working through my ratings and the costs of those extra fees comes out of my pocket. Some day when I'm flying Joe and Jane Richpersons around in their G600 those costs won't matter so I'll prefer the extra TLC.
IlikeYYC From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1373 posts, RR: 22 Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2244 times:
I don't know exactly for what you are looking but this might help.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2190 times:
I really think that a self serve avgas facility at this airport would be the way to go.
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Jetguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2173 times:
Designing and equipping and FBO isn't the problem, properly managing one is. I've seen many well designed, well furnished FBO go under. There is an old joke in aviation - "How do you make a million dollars in aviation? Start out with $5 milion." Your home work should concentrate on the business plan.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2139 times:
Oh agreed on the management part of it.
Start small and build on that.
Thanks for the supplier links guys.
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those costs won't matter so I'll prefer the extra TLC.
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