Paulo,

First of all I would like to thank you once more on creating such a
great website. Second I would like to apologize if starting this
thread made you upset in any way. The reason I started this thread is
to raise your attention to something that could ultimately affect
AIRNAV.

As you can see from all the posts made by GA people, everybody
understand that AIRNAV needs funding. We do not need any other mirror
web site as long as AIRNAV continue providing a mechanism that all
pilots can help each other in selecting the FBO on an unknown airport.

The way AIRNAV created to fund the web site is kind of awkward. The
FBOs that have a high price and has money to invest in advertising
should not be to inclined on maintaining a web site that is been used
by pilots to find a cheaper source of fuel in the region. But I hope
this is giving good returns to AIRNAV.

The problem comes that FBOs that have the best prices are not to
willing to invest in advertising probably because their margins are
low or they belong to the City. This is easily proved on AIRNAV web
site doing a Long Format Great Deal Report. You will notice that more
than 50% of the FBOs in that report are not sponsoring AIRNAV. And
these are the FBOs that should have the greatest interest in
advertising their prices.

I do remember sometime ago when AIRNAV web site was down. You stated
that many pilots have contacted you asking to give financial support.
I am sure that if you included an easy way for pilots/owners that take
great advantage from the site to make donations, you could be
surprised. The same comes to Hotel and Car reservations, let the
pilots know that by doing these reservations through AIRNAV they are
helping support the website.

I do understand that you are charging from the FBOs prices from $20 to
$750 per year is really very cheap considering the revenue generated
by the FBOs. But some people are just lazy to send a check every year
or have to much paper work involved to make such payment.

What I ask of you is to publish just fuel prices for the FBOs that are
not able to make such payments. This is not happening; I know at least
two airports with new fuel service that the prices are not been
published. And also like to suggest include the prices charged for
tie-down and hanger, sometimes these charges surprise us pilots.

Personally I always mention AIRNAV to the FBOs I visit and will
continue to do so.

Rgds,

Victor