Airport comments by @torkil20

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AWESOME SERVICE

THE GENTS AROUND THE AIRPORT WERE THERE TO INFORM ME HOW THEY DID THINGS OUT THERE, THEY MAILED ME THE FUEL BILL AND I TOOK CARE OF IT PROMPTLY, GREAT AIRPORT WELL MAINTAINED PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY AND AWESOME.

THANKS GUYS

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THE MOST WELCOMING PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET.

THE MECHANIC THERE TOOK ME TO BUY SOME OIL AND ALSO TO EAT, THE RENOVATIONS HERE ARE AWESOME, THE PEOPLE THERE MADE ME FEEL AT HOME.

THANKS

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A HELL OF AN ORDEAL

NOTHING TO SEE AND THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO HELPED ME FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP, THE SHERIFF WAS AWESOME.

THANKS

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GOT MY CHALLENGER HERE

I WAS HERE IN FEBRUARY AND BOUGHT A CHALLENGER 2 FROM MR. KENNETH HINES A GOOD SOUTHERN GENT. THE GRASS STRIP WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS PRIVATE COMMUNITY WAS AWESOME, SOUTHERN STYLE.

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GREAT PEOPLE AND A HELL OF A SERVICE

I HAVE TO THANK EVERYBODY AROUND THIS AIRPORT. I BROKE A RIM AND EVERYBODY BENT BACKWARDS TO GET ME THE PARTS AND THE AVOLAR OWNER WAS AWESOME PICKED UP THE PARTS AND WAS THERE BY TEN IN THE MORNING FIXING THE PLANE. MIKE STARTED IT ALL AND CALLED MR. S, AUSTIN WAS PROMPTLY THERE AND THE REST IS HISTORY. THANKS GUYS AWESOME SERVICE

PABLO

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GREAT PRACTICE AIRPORT

DURING MY FIRST SOLO THIS WAS MI FIRST SOLO CC AIRPORT, TAKING OFF FROM 19 WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY LOOKED DOUBLE THE SIZE THAN WHAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE. MY FIRST SCARY EXPERIENCE.

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GREAT PEOPLE

ON A FLIGHT TO (FA71) The Cedars Airfield MY SON GOT AIRSICK AND THREW UP ALL OVER THE AIRPLANE SO I HAD TO DEVIATE THE FLIGHT AND LAND IN CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT, A SMALL AIRPORT WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE A GREAT HEART, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS AT THE FBO COUNTER JUST GAVE ME THE KEYS TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AND WITH A FRIENDLY TONE OF VOICE SAID TO "TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS BUDDY" WHICH MY SON QUICKLY ACCEPTED SINCE HE HAD TO THROW OUT HIS SHIRT, WELL AFTER BUYING FROM THEM A NEW SHIRT AND CLEANING MY RENTAL I FLEW BACK TO APOPKA.

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VISITED DURING TRAINING

ORLANDO EXECUTIVE IS AN AIRPORT THAT IS STUDENT FRIENDLY, WHAT DO I MEAN BY THIS? SOME AIRPORTS THAT YOU VISIT AS A PILOT ARE NOT TO KEEN IN HELPING YOUNG INSPIRING OR NEW PILOTS AND THE TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SCARE THE HELL OUT OF THEM, ORLANDO EXECUTIVE BEING A BUSY AIRPORT (AND ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS TRAFFIC) IS VERY EASY TO ENTER ITS AREA OF OPERATION FIRST TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ON DUTY, THEY ARE ALL VERY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL. THE PEOPLE IN SHOWALTER FBO ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL FRIENDLY AND ORIENTED TO HELP ANYONE.