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Fri, Oct 10, 2003

The Best Thing About The NBAA…

By ANN Correspondent Rob Milford

Aero-News talked with folks walking the carpet at NBAA, on Thursday, to get their impressions of the show, what they saw, and the people they met:

  • “The Harrods Booth…I knew they had a big store in London…but FBO’s?
    • Gina Landreth, Birmingham, Al.
  • “The Wright Flyer...best of show”
    • Ed Riebesehl, San Antonio
  • “The maintenance crane that moves like a Segway”
    (Crown Equipment’s WAVE work platform)
    • Mark Pool, Maintenance Dude, Clay Lacy-Seattle
  • "The Pratt & Whitney display…awesome”
    • Rob Campbell, Seattle
  • “Cartrecs Aircraft refueling system…we need one!”
    • Kelly Jarvis, Newport Jet Center
  • “Wonderful mockups, great freebies…a years supply of pens. More guys in my office should have come!”
    • Jensen Eliot, Dobbins AFB, Ga.
  • “The Sino-Swearingen jet…low cost, long legs, and that Javelin…I want a test flight!”
    • John Nance, ABC News Aviation Consultant
  • “That maintenance creeper with a headrest and lumbar and tool trays... I’m getting’ one, even though our Citation VII and X don’t need a lot of work…”
    • Paul Gillenwater, Wendy’s Corp. Aviation
  • "I’ve been so busy at the booth, I haven’t seen much…but we’ve moved a lot of product, I’m thrilled!”
    • Ken Crowhurst, NAVAERO, Chicago
  • “That cute putt-putt golf booth, with the spare parts”
    • Bonnie Tutt, AVFUEL, Dallas
  • “Everyone is so friendly and down home…it’s like we all know everybody.”
    • Sara Levine, Supermarine, Santa Monica
  • “Besides the Javelin…Tesla Industries solid state power carts… I need one!”
    • Mark Quandahl, Motorola Flight Ops, Wheeling, Ill

FMI: www.nbaa.org

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