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From Michael Simmons
on 18-Jan-2012 |
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Flew in for a quick stop and go. The service was fast and friendly. I would stop by again.
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From Jacob Martin, Retired B767 Captain, N767EM
on 05-Dec-2011 |
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Weekend Comments: 1. Bring your own tiedown straps as they may run short of rope or straps. 2. Courtesy transportation or Courtesy cars applies only to "local Crestview area" NOT the beach hotels in Ft. Walton Beach. Response from Jonathan Dunn, President and Owner, Emerald Coast Aviation
Mr. Martin Sir, we truly appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you. We apologize that there were not enough tie down ropes for your aircraft but you were part of a party of 22 aircraft that all arrived within a 2 hour period. We are unable to offer courtesy transportation for a journey that is over 35 miles away and takes an hour to drive. We do however provide courtesy transportation within our local area and also supply a free crew car to pilots. Again I apologize that there were not enough tie down ropes when you visited Crestview and I can assure that this has been dealt with and more tie down ropes are in place. Best wishes.
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From Jesus Bautista
on 10-Nov-2011 |
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Thanks Daniel for your excellent service. Last night we had to make an unexpected stop in Crestview FL in a Citation. We pulled in to Emerald Coast Aviation and Daniel was outside waving us in. For a one man operation at that time in the evening the service could not have been better. If we ever need to make another stop in the area we are confident we will receive valuable service. I'm sure we will see you guys again. Many Thanks!!!!
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From Dan Russell
on 19-Oct-2011 |
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Wonderful experience. The people there really helped us in every way possible. The crew car was out so the owner let us use his truck to go to the rental car place and return our car. Plane was taken care of like it was their own. Good service good people.
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From Chris Riffle
on 21-Aug-2011 |
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Staff was very pleasant and helpful. Didn't use the crew-car but it looked decent. Nice facility with good (Starbucks) coffee served and a nice pilot lounge and flight planning area. *Be aware that hotels are not close to the airport. They are on the south end of town near the interstate and will require transportation. (The FBO will give you a ride to a hotel, but return is cab or whatever. ~20-bucks...) **Comfort Inn - Though new, not even close to being worth $85/night. Paper-thin walls, cheap fixtures, and a long walk to anything but Wendy's. Look at Jamison Inn or Holiday Inn Express to be right next to Cracker Barrel and Hooters...
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From Ryan Johannsen
on 18-Aug-2011 |
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We fly into KCEW several times a month and look forward to coming. Tom Rimkus always takes such good care of us. Every time we go in and out of there we always say, "I love that FBO" First Class
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From Fred & Carolynn Basiago, N72NV
on 31-Jul-2011 |
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The service was excellent from the time we arrived, through the week with weather updates. (Our RV-7A was tied down outside). Ryan Adams (Lineman Extraordinaire) went above and beyond to help us depart on 7/30/2011. Thanks to everyone who were so courteous and helpful.
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From David Hieb
on 22-Jul-2011 |
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Very good service. Better than many towered airports.
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From Parker Woodruff
on 08-Jul-2011 |
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Quick turnaround getting my Mooney, N252BH, topped off for a flight to Texas. Thanks.
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From Colby Harris
on 07-Jul-2011 |
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Flew in on 07-03-2011, made arrangements the night before with Daniel, the lineman. He told me there were no available rental cars but would allow me to use a crew car overnight, which I thought was great. After arriving, they were out and had the car waiting, although it ended up being a rental car, which is not what I was expecting. Fuel price was discounted if paid by cash. Service was friendly.
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From Jim Nelson
on 01-Jul-2011 |
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I operate in and out of Crestview on a regular basis. The Emerald Coast Aviation staff is simply superb. The line personnel are top notch. They never hesitate to provide above and beyond service, whether it's a jump start, clean the windscreen or a little air for the tires. They always greet you with a smile and can never do enough for you. Thanks for all the help.
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From Paul Burger
on 02-May-2011 |
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I've been to Crestview several times in Feb, March, April, and now May of 2011. Great service every time! The line guys meet me at the plane with the rent car and help unload and secure the plane. The counter staff is excellent. Nikita and Vanessa are the greatest.
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From David Caskey
on 21-Mar-2011 |
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Most friendly and helpful. Great service that goes beyond what we usually expect. When we stop in a couple times a year, we feel like family. Really do recommend them.
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From James Harris
on 11-Mar-2011 |
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Stopped in for a fuel stop and a lunch break. The courtesy car was gone, so Jonathan offered me the use of his truck to grab a quick bite. Great, efficient service. We will stop here again.
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From Ronal Smith
on 28-Feb-2011 |
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Emerald Coast Aviation is a great FBO. I had to make an emergency stop there, and they couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. They didn't even charge for the assistance they provided, and the whole staff went out of their way to provide assistance.
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From Ronal Smith
on 25-Feb-2011 |
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I had to land at CEW because of a suspected engine problem. Brad Hall and his staff at Emerald Coast Aviation could not have been more friendly and helpful. They fixed the problem and didn't even charge for the work. This has to be the best FBO I have encountered.
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From Ryan Ferguson
on 18-Feb-2011 |
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Excellent service! Very friendly and helpful to us when we were forced to divert from Destin due to weather. A great group and we hope to stop in again. Highly recommended.
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From Cleatus Welch
on 08-Dec-2010 |
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I have never been disappointed when I stop at " Bob Sikes"' Fuel prices are reasonable. Service is always great. They assist you with all your needs, such as rental cars, motels and etc.
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From Buddy McLaughlin
on 09-Nov-2010 |
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Flew a charter in to Emerald Coast a couple of months ago in a Cirrus SR22. Jonathan and his crew were incredible. This is the way an FBO should be! I look forward to my next trip to Bob Sikes!
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From Mike Vaccaro
on 13-Jun-2010 |
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Outstanding full-service FBO! Great service and great folks who always make you feel welcome. Best stop on the Emerald Coast.
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From David Birch
on 10-Jun-2010 |
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I fly into Crestview once per month and have always been very impressed with the staff and the excellent service they provide. Great airport with an 8k runway and a precession approach if needed.
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From A J Kelly
on 05-May-2010 |
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I visited Fort Walton Beach for a military reunion, and KCEW (Bob Sikes) was one of my options. It was the perfect choice! Brad was very professional and up-front about everything. Arranged for a rental car and stayed three days. Ryan Adams met us when we landed and everything was taken care of like professionals. Beautiful facility! Very clean and friendly service. I'll be back soon.
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From David Barney
on 25-Apr-2010 |
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Thanks to all at Emerald Coast Aviation. I stopped for fuel and hangared my plane there for a few days. I received southern hospitality at its finest! A special thanks goes to Brad for all of his help, and I would highly recommend this airport to anyone flying in this area. Thanks again for everything.
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From Pw Chapman, N63392
on 19-Apr-2010 |
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Stopped for gas returning from Sun n Fun. #@%&# New Cessna would not start (again!). Had 3 mechs giving advice. Went to lunch to decompress. Mechs had checked plugs (good) and provided the 17th starting technique. It worked. Ever grateful for their kindness and superb service. Absolutely will stop there again if in the vicinity, even if it's just to say Howdy. I wonder if anybody would like to buy a perfectly good C-206 that does not start all the time! Thank you - again - to Bob, Nissley and the crew!
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From Jim Carney
on 20-Feb-2010 |
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Landed at Crestview last Monday and departed today. The staff and crew could not have done enough to help. The reason for the trip, my wife had back surgery at Micro Spine. The line staff very carefully helped my wife into the back seat of my Baron for our trip home. Thanks VERY MUCH!
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From James Giglia
on 18-Feb-2010 |
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This is by far the best FBO that I've visited. Very nice pilot lounge, cheap fuel prices, good cookies and excellent staff. The manager Vanessa let us use her personal car because the crew car was out. What a great experience!
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From Raymond Pohl
on 17-Feb-2010 |
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Very nice facility and lots of help. Great recommendations for restaurant & over night accommodations. Easy car rental at last minute.
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From Bob Valko
on 09-Feb-2010 |
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Great service at this FBO, rental car was waiting as we taxied in, service is quick and professional. Local hotel arrangements were made for us as well. Will make this our regular stop along the north Florida route.
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From James Bowers
on 07-Feb-2010 |
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You cannot beat the service at Emerald Coast Aviation. We had a weeklong job operating from KCEW and the folks at Emerald Aviation were great. Fuel prices are very reasonable and the facility is very nice. Congratulation to Brad and his crew for a very well run professional operation.
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From Scott Penton
on 30-Jan-2010 |
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Had to divert to CEW due to weather in our Citation last night. Tom greeted us with a welcoming smile and hurried us in out of the rain. Once inside he showed my passengers to the pilot's lounge and made them comfortable. He brought in ice and glasses and made everyone very happy. Tom came by every little while to make sure we were doing ok. That is just exceptional service from any FBO. I would highly advise stopping in. They have nice FBO great staff and great prices! I have been to many FBO's but I don't I've ever had that level of service anywhere else. GOOD JOB EMERALD COAST AVIATION keep it up
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From Joe Alderman, N5519C
on 15-Jan-2010 |
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On a recent flight from MTH to SAT we stopped at CEW. This was a first time. We had a great layover at the Jameson next door to the Cracker Barrel. Good food. The best part of the experience was the great service at Emerald Coast Aviation. The next very cold morning, the engine would not start. Emerald Coast VP Brad Hall took the cowling off, battery out and charged it for me. He then started the engine from a flooded condition and we were able to make it home before the bad weather set in the next day. I highly recommend Emerald Coast Aviation. I'll be back!
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From Brenden Curcio, N1186T C182
on 12-Jan-2010 |
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We stopped at CEW for fuel on the way back from Milton, headed east (2R4 terrible service) and Ryan on the line couldn't have given us better service. Great facility and great people. If you're headed east or west through that area, and need fuel or facilities this is the place to stop.
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From Tom Sullivan
on 03-Jan-2010 |
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I was weathered in at KCEW about 4 weeks ago, not only were the people extremely helpful and friendly but they provided two extra sets of chalks, a ride to the hotel which they arranged, offered to pick us up in the morning, and helped me update my Chelton the next morning all gratis. Fantastic, Thank you.
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From Michael Hart
on 03-Jan-2010 |
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I was weathered in at CEW in mid-December. The very helpful office staff and line crew helped with a room at the new Holiday Inn, the use of the courtesy car to get there, and serviced the plane in the rain to have it ready to fly early the next morning. If you are flying E-W along I-10, Emerald Coast needs to be on your itinerary.
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From Dave Holmes
on 31-Dec-2009 |
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Stopped on Christmas day, Ryan gave us great service, courtesy car, no tie down fee with fuel. You can pay less for fuel but Emerald Coast made it more than worth it to pay a few cents more. Thanks, you will see us again.
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From Eric Kaderbek
on 06-Dec-2009 |
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Great service available at Emerald Coast Aviation. Cookies and coffee too.
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From Kevin Cocozzoli
on 01-Dec-2009 |
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You have got to experience Emerald Coast Aviation. Extremely friendly and customer oriented. There is nothing they won't do for a customer. Their maintenance shop is first rate. We used them to perform an annual inspection on a TBM 700. Brad and Bob did an outstanding job, on time and less cost than any other shop. They even washed it and detailed the interior. This is how all FBOs should be run. Have used them for minor maintenance before but will use them for all maintenance from now on.
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From Chris Davis
on 29-Nov-2009 |
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Flew in on 11/28. Very friendly lineman refueled our Arrow and also cleaned the windshield.
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From Clifford Sherman
on 23-Nov-2009 |
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I work as a crewman for a blimp that travels all over the company. I am not a pilot but I spend a lot of time while the ship is flying from point A to Point B on the phone talking to FBOs and airport managers. The good folks at Emerald Coast Aviation were very professional on the phone and had a place picked out for the ship to land. Despite frequent attempts on my part to get lost on the way to the airport the FBO personnel were able to steer me to the front gate. Once we got there the manager assigned someone to lead us out to the area we were gonna use for a mast site for the evening. It is always a pleasure to work with a professional operation. Emerald Coast Aviation made the task of organizing the masting of the blimp easy on me. Thanks for making my job easier.
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From Drew and Gary, N1396D, FD93
on 16-Nov-2009 |
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You can get gas anywhere. You CANNOT get personalized, personal treatment anywhere. But, you can here, at Bob Sikes. We arrived with OUR DOGS! Well-behaved, trained, and restrained, but the cadre at CEW serviced our airplane, using pads to cushion the fuel valves from damaging the paint, and met our aircraft with a personal and warm welcome for us and our fur-friends who were traveling with us. After seeing to our every need, including a large quantity of 'break-in' oil for our new engine, they sent us on our way with the certain knowledge that, when we would return, it would be to top-notch service from a crew of professionals. It's great to have these people so near to our home base, and to know they are full-service, leaning forward. Well done, Jonathan and Lance!
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From Joel Weaner, N79238
on 14-Aug-2009 |
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Thanks for the Coffee and Cookies! Girfriend loves stopping here! Great stop for the Gulf Coast. Friendly and helpful.
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From John Hey MD
on 27-Jul-2009 |
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Everything you could want. Easy in and out. No ATC sending you out over the Gulf on departure like Destine. Not crowded. A few military helicopters occasionally. Sandestin 27 miles away and about an hour drive. Took me that long at Destine waiting on a ride. Ramp fee $10 night, one night waved for fill up.
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From Kambiz Askary
on 08-Jul-2009 |
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One of the best FBOs that I have ever been to, Jonathan and his crew are great and very helpful, got us a rental car and a nice hotel with great rates on 4th of July weekend, Thank you for all your help. Highly recommended FBO.
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From Harlan Best
on 08-Jul-2009 |
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I came in to CEW on June 26. Met us at the plane, took care of everything we needed right away. Stayed overnight but no fee, just bought some fuel. Great service and great airport. I will come back. A lot of military opps here. We watched the OSPRY touch & goes. Cool aircraft.
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From Joel Weaner
on 11-Jun-2009 |
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Great service Open on Sunday Evening!!!! Lots of help for the local ATC& military operations! N79238
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From Hunt Bobo
on 10-Jun-2009 |
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Emerald Coast was super. The staff went out of their way to help us. My Landing gear had to be hand pumped down and the A&P mechanic was most helpful and check my plane out. We rented a car from Enterprise through Emerald Coast and it was ready to go when we got there. The plane was in the hangar, cool and easy to load. They even arranged to have my biannual instrument inspection done while we were there. I recommend this FBO and airport highly. It is much safer, less crowded and more pleasant than landing at Destin.
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From Keith Monteith
on 03-May-2009 |
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I used Emerald Coast Aviation for a visit to Destin. Great service -- brought the rental car right out to the airplane, parked the Cessna and tied it up after unloading, and had great fuel prices to boot. Great chocolate chip cookies on the counter and low fuel prices put the icing on the cake. I'll definitely use them again for any future visits to the Emerald Coast!
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From Scott Ehni
on 29-Apr-2009 |
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On the way to and from Sun and Fun we stopped at KCEW. The FBO Emerald Coast was outstanding! On the way down we just got fuel at a good price and a fast friendly turn. On the way back bad storms covered most of Texas so we decided to stay in Crestview. It was late and we needed a ride to the hotel. They gave us a brand new loner car for the night and got us a special rate on the hotel. These people are outstanding.
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From Charles D. Svoboda
on 14-Apr-2009 |
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Emerald Coast is a FIRST CLASS FBO. I arrived after 1600 on Good Friday, called on Unicom before landing, and had a line-boy guiding me in to a parking spot. He said he would park and tie the airplane after he got my reserved rental car to the airplane and loaded it. The contract for the rental car was already written, fresh coffee and cookies awaited, and the price of avgas was more than $1.00 cheaper than at Destin. The rental car was also much cheaper, and there were no hidden costs. It's only 20 miles to Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, and Ft. Walton Beach. The employees are friendly, the bathrooms, "snooze room", and flight-planning rooms were spotless. This is THE FBO in the area.
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From Michael McLaughlin
on 11-Apr-2009 |
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Stopped in at Bob Sikes and Emerald Coast Aviation to top off today. Staff (Jonathan and David) was extremely helpful, facilities were great, crew car was available, and fuel price was very reasonable. I highly advise anyone in the area needing a place to re-fuel consider stopping here. Chappy's BBQ down the road was a great find too. We'll be back!
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From Tyler Barker
on 09-Apr-2009 |
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We stopped in on our way to the National Championship Game that Oklahoma was playing in Miami, was treated very friendly, although didn't find any Oklahoma Fans around the airport, fuel prices were still cheap. We stopped back by on the way home, was just the same as the first stop, very friendly and great service. Thank Again!
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From Martha Martin
on 07-Apr-2009 |
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Emerald Coast Aviation is outstanding! We have stopped at Crestview several times this year and they have been consistently a great FBO. The last time we stopped there the weather got bad while we took the courtesy car to lunch and when we returned they had put the airplane in the hangar. If you need a place to get fuel in Florida, stop here. They go above and beyond to give great service.
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From Ed Hamill
on 28-Mar-2009 |
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I was on my way from Phoenix to Tampa for an air show at MacDill AFB. I've traveling around for air shows for ten years now and found the hospitality and professionalism at Emerald Coast Aviation to be outstanding. The weather kept me there for a couple days, and the people were great. From Jonathon to Allison to Brad to Vanessa, I give Emerald Coast Aviation an A+. I highly recommend stopping there for fuel, service or to spend the night.
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From Debbie Kastner
on 13-Mar-2009 |
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Ok, Guys let me tell you first hand that if you are flying into the Panhandle you have to STOP at Bob Sikes (KCEW). The new owners are the best that I have ever seen. We fly down to the Sandestin area once a month or so. We leave a car there on their property they meet us at the plane with the car and when we get ready to leave they park in and replace the car cover. The fuel is very reasonable to what we were paying. The pilot lounge is very nice and first class. We had issues with our Piper last month they jumped right on it and we were out the next day. Unlike Destin-Fort Walton Beach (KDTS) airport you may land at Bob Sikes without a landing fee, fuel being twice the going rate, and the staff watching you to make sure you don't take a cookie without paying for it. I would like to Thank the staff at KCEW for making our trips much better.
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From T Smoak
on 06-Mar-2009 |
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On a recent cross-country from DFW Exec to Gainesville, I had to make a fuel stop due to changing winds, and chose to overnight. The hospitality was great with prompt arrangements for lodging and a crew car. Many thanks---we'll be back!
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From Jimmy Willis
on 23-Feb-2009 |
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We fly to the FLA. Panhandle for business and the new owners are very much improved over the old guys. Some of the perks were: new crew car, great attitude, and nice pilot lounge.
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From Todd Smith
on 16-Feb-2009 |
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We were at Sikes today with maintenance issues on our C-172. The staff at Emerald Coast was very hospitable. They went above and beyond the call. We are very appreciative of their hospitality. Their acts of kindness were not unnoticed. We will recommend this FBO to anyone who is traveling in the area. Thanks a million.
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