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Here we will discuss FBOs and general aviation airports, aviation trivia, fuel and lubricants, Young Eagles, Compassion Flights and other topics that give us reason to fly.

Pilots have relied on Phillips 66 Aviation fuel and our branded FBOs since 1928. We pioneered high-altitude fuels. We provided the first anti-icing additive for jet fuel. We built one of the first corporate flight departments. Our WingPoints^® Rewards Program has been rewarding pilots with gift cards for being loyal to participating FBOs since 2008. We promote line safety through NATA Safety 1^st PLST online training. And we help our FBOs fuel the military with our Partners-Into-Plane, the industry's first Defense contract fuel program.

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Fall FBO Feature: WingTip to FBOs

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Don't forget to weigh in on the Fall FBO Feature discussion!Our WingTip to FBOs? When it comes to customer service, it's all in the personal touches.For example, Tulsa's Christiansen Aviation (KRVS)…Continue

How Do You Choose Your FBO?

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This month, we're excited to chat about our NEW Fall FBO Feature. Join the conversation today by telling us what you think FBOs can do to take the customer experience to the next level. Stories…Continue

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Comment by Jairus Duncan on January 16, 2012 at 12:49pm: I think there needs to be a clarification on the definition of the 'treadmill'.

If an airplane were stationary and the world was the treadmill, spinning backwards, then it would need to 'fly' forward in order to keep from moving backward with the world and you would have a relative wind to create lift.

If however, the runway were suddenly a conveyor belt, it would not matter.

Look at the AC on the runway in relation to the control tower, a fixed object. If you spin up the runway to 100 KT, and the AC is matching that 100 KT, the AC is not moving forward in relation to the control tower, no relative wind is created, so it can't take off.

If the AC is moving forward at 150KT then you have 50KT of relative wind to create some lift.

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Comment by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. on January 16, 2012 at 12:35pm: It's a fact - as seem on Mythbusters, BTW. People have a hard time picturing this in their head because they tend to think of an example of a car on a treadmill which will not make any net forward progress in the same scenario, because no matter how fast the car accelerates, the ground always moves past it in the opposite direction at the same speed. But in a car, the engines drive the wheels. In an airplane, the engine drives the airframe - the wheels are only there to prevent the ground from causing problems. :) If the airplane has 100 knots of forward airspeed, it doesn't matter what the ground is doing. In the ground is stationary, the wheels spin at their normal rate - if the ground is doing 100kt in the opposite direction, the wheels spinn twice as fast, but the plane takes off nonetheless.

Comment by Jairus Duncan on January 16, 2012 at 11:39am: I agree with Darryn...you have wheels spinning but no relative wind speed.

Comment by Darryn D. Davis on January 16, 2012 at 11:24am: Myth. No airflow under the wings.

Comment by Phillips 66 Aviation on January 16, 2012 at 11:18am: Myth or Fact? An airplane has no trouble taking off from a runway that is moving backwards (i.e. conveyor belt) at a speed equal to its normal ground speed. The first HangarChat.com member to post correctly will receive a Phillips 66 Aviation 85th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar!

Comment by Phillips 66 Aviation on January 13, 2012 at 1:46pm: We can't wait to see you at NBAA's 23rd Annual S&D Conference this weekend in San Diego! Visit us at Booth 729 for a chance to win prizes & giveaways! One lucky winner will take home a WingPoints® card worth $1,000!

Comment by Jim London on January 11, 2012 at 1:41pm: Reciprocating

Comment by Phillips 66 Aviation on January 11, 2012 at 1:29pm: It's time for Trivia Wednesday!!! AvGas is most commonly used in aircraft with what kind of engines? The first HangarChat.com member to post correctly will receive a Phillips 66 Aviation 85th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar!

Comment by Phillips 66 Aviation on January 9, 2012 at 3:28pm: Happy Monday, everyone! Myth or Fact: The winner of the 2011 Japan's F-X fighter contest is Lockheed Martin's F-35. The first HangarChat.com member to post correctly will receive a Phillips 66 Aviation 85th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar!

Comment by Phillips 66 Aviation on January 9, 2012 at 3:27pm: Cutter Aviation does not have a group at this time, but that's a great suggestion, Adam!