Carpets for FBOs

Photo by: Julie Jantzer-WardA couple weeks ago, we noticed a CNN.com post about Carpets for Airports, a Web site that waxes critical on the artistic and design merits of carpets in airport terminals around the world.

Like many of the best Web sites and Internet memes, it is a bemusing way to waste some time.

So knowing that many of the pilots who use AC-U-KWIK have down time between flights, we invite all to send us photos of carpets at FBOs. Like the contributors who place the airport carpet on a pedestal, anyone submitting photos of FBO carpets should include the airport and FBO name and an analysis of the carpet design.

To show that nothing is sacred, we at AC-U-KWIK will add the first carpet photos to the gallery ...

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Stirring the Pot of Airport Identifier Alphabet Soup

One of our favorite things about working in the world of aviation is the alphabet soup of airport identifiers we encounter every day.

Some of us at AC-U-KWIK proudly reminisce about the first time we remembered that SUS is shorthand for Spirit of St. Louis Airport or that HPN is another way to say White Plains, N.Y.

When we came across this piece about airport code history, we had a good excuse to ponder the puzzles of airport codes that appear to be assigned without rhyme or reason.

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Follow AC-U-KWIK on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

We at AC-U-KWIK feel we are pretty good at connecting pilots with FBOs. Now, we want to connect with other people in our industry more.

We have set up a Facebook page and a LinkedIn group. And our Twitter account has been active for a bit longer.

Look us up while we do our best to post interesting and insightful information for those networks.

Executive Flight Center Roomba Winner Announced

Congratulations to Kim Ring of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company for winning the Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaner from Executive Flight Center booth at Schedulers and Dispatchers.

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Follow the Trail of Cookie Crumbs to AC-U-KWIK's S&D Booth

Schedule a visit to booth No. 818 when you are at the NBAA 21st Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio between Jan. 27 and 29.

AC-U-KWIK staff members will be there to answer questions.

Also, you can enter a drawing to win a shipment of cookies every month for a year! And don't forget to pick up a gift of loose leaf tea.

Dec. 17 Trivia

Q: Dec. 17 is the anniversary of what major event in the history of aviation?

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"Connie" Spreads Her Restored Wings at Airline History Museum

Our friends at Clymer Repair Manuals sponsored the 2009 Heart Of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts Vintage Motorcycle Show at Kansas City's Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC). Clymer shot some video of the vintage bikes as well as the museum's restored Lockheed Super G Constellation, better known as the Connie ...

History of the Term FBO

Wikipedia's entry for fixed base operator traces the origin of the term FBO from barn-stormers landing in fields through the Civil Aeronautics Board.

My Other Car Is a Roadable Light Sport Aircraft

It's the 21st Century. Aren't we supposed to have flying cars by now?

We won't meet George Jetson or Jane, his wife, just yet. But a roadable aircraft is a step in the right direction. Check out the Terrafugia Transition and this video of a March 5 test takeoff and landing at PBG.

Here's hoping it brings us a step closer to robot maids.

Dilbert Drawn into Politics of Corporate Jet Use

Did you see this Dilbert comic strip? Let's hope the game of political football over business executives' use of corporate jets does not come to that.