Phoenix based pilots

"MT" wrote in message
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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No...Falcon Exec is by the tower. Tango One (used to be Sawyer?) is on
the
south end of the field (at least it was two or three years ago??).

I've heard some real horror stories about Sawyer and Cutter, both at
Falcon
and at Sky Harbor. Take that with a grain of salt, though, as I've not
dealt
with them directly, but the guy who did my BFR last year had just come
from
there, plus a couple other whose judgment I trust won't touch them. I
don't
know of T1 is a better outfit.

Tango One used to be called Royal Avionics; and for that matter Falcon
Executive used to be called Superstition Air Service.

Sawyer has never operated out of FFZ. They used to be at PHX, they
are now at SDL. Cutter is both at PHX and DVT.


Thanks for the low down.

I used to work across the street at McDonnell-Douglas Helicopter (1990-96),
but wasn't flying then (during my many year flying hiatus). I remember it
as a very nice airport that was in an area that wasn't doing so well as
McD-D didn't bring as much business to the area as expected. Now Boeing has
cut down to nearly zilch. How are it's prospects?

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ...

Thanks for the low down.

I used to work across the street at McDonnell-Douglas Helicopter (1990-96),
but wasn't flying then (during my many year flying hiatus). I remember it
as a very nice airport that was in an area that wasn't doing so well as
McD-D didn't bring as much business to the area as expected. Now Boeing has
cut down to nearly zilch. How are it's prospects?

It appears that Boeing is busy; I think the only product they build
there is the Apache.

Boeing sold off the civilian helicopter business a few years ago, and
the new company is called MD Helicopters. They took over a portion of
the Boeing's facility on the airport.

Mike