John Bosch is the CEO of Commander Aero and he and his staff have treated the planning team as royalty. We look forward to an excellent time when our membership arrives at the airport. Our Host FBO John is just about giving us free-rein on his 25,000 square foot hangar which we will use for a meal, ice cream social, maintainence seminars, and Friday Night for our "Hangar Hoedown !" Chad Beech of "Outofsight Entertainment" , will be our DJ, running our music and Karaoke show.

John began his love of aviation when he joined the USAF as an aircraft maintenance officer immediately after graduating from Penn State with an engineering degree in 1951. John is a registered professional engineer and serves on the boards of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Air Force Museum Foundation, and the Shaw Aero Companies. He also is Vice Chairman of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission and is Chairman of the Wright “B” Flyer Corporation. John is an interesting person and you will enjoy chatting with him at AYA 2010 and experiencing his charm. John is a true gentleman.

Trimotor Ford The staff at Commander Aero is here to help. They offer full maintainence, avionics, and all the amenities you expect of a world-class FBO. Michael Donald, Line Service Manager, is already familiar with our fueling card system and his entire staff is ready to make our stay at MGY a wonderful experience. As you can see in the photo, the door is open!

Note: We are talking to the EAA right now to have the Ford Trimotor (seen in the photo) at MGY during our convention - stay tuned!

We got it!

Details of the Ford Trimotor visit on the new 'News' page.
Fueling Notes - As we have done at past conventions, we are using a fueling card system again this year. Here is how it works:
  • When you arrive, you will get your credit card copied by the line staff at the front counter in the FBO. You will then be issued a hot pink 3x5 index card and a rubber band.
  • When you desire fuel, you will place the card on the front of your prop on the upper blade. This tell the fueling staff that you want fuel.
  • After you have been fueled, the staff will write the amount of fuel put into your tanks on the card and put it on the back of the upper blade so you can see it from the cockpit.
  • This system allows for checks and balances so you can verify your fuel bill and prevent folks forgetting to pay for fuel.