This is one of those places that you have no idea it exists until you hear something about it, like…read morewhen they have an Open House. Essentially they rebuild, restore and maintain World War II aircraft- to FLYING CONDITION! At any given time, there are several aircraft- with so much history- in some state of repair. Just walking through the hangar, you can see, smell and touch some incredible history, and seeing these planes in this state- with panels and parts missing, the ability to look inside and see the working parts- is fantastic! And if you're lucky- you will see them fly, which is such a joy to see and hear these historic warbirds! This is a hidden gem in New Smyrna, and I highly recommend a visit if you are near- you will not be sorry!

The wise Steven Tyler once said, "I'm back in the saddle again." These words could not be more true…read morefor me today. I have ventured back to the FBO for this weeks main event! StarPort vs. El Potro Mexican Cuisine. While the heavily favored "El Potro" put up a good fight, StarPort delivered a severe KO early on, in round #2. I threw everything I had at the StarPort bathroom, but it could not be defeated. The crowd cheered on as the hometown underdog retained it's title. I'll be back StarPort. I'll be back.

Great place with friendly people! The ladies at the desk always greet me with a nice smile and are…read morealways helpful. The line guys are quick to fuel and help out. The fbo is very clean and has a nice flight plan room with computers and a large table. Nice pilot shop and pilot lounge.

KSFB aircraft maintenance center is run by Chris Reilly, A&P IA at Sanford's Southeast Ramp. Did an…read moreoil change on my Piper Archer, and did a decent job (although oil change is not exactly a tough task), then blacklisted me as a client due to the fact that I wrote about my bad experience with the Orlando Christian Flying Club on my blog, he apparently felt that meant I would write bad things about him at some point (well I guess you ended up being right, but it was pretty stupid to think that calling me, yelling at me about a bad review that had absolutely nothing to with you, without even fully reading it, blacklisting me and treating me badly would prevent that. I was actually going to write good things about you until that happened). Very flaky individual. The SouthEast ramp is a close knit community so he will surely get people to rush to his defense. Although I believe him to be competent mechanic, his behavior towards me was unprofessional and unnecessary. With other choices out there ask yourself if it is worth risking being treated like I was treated. I shudder to think about what I would have done if this had happened while he was doing an annual inspection and the plane was in pieces.

From the owner: We are truly passionate about your safety of flight. Our fellow aviators expect and receive…read morepersonal and comprehensive inspection and maintenance services.

Absolutely amazing experience with these guys. They were able to pick up and drop off our…read moretransmission jack at no charge to us. Turn around was very quick and the workmanship was nothing but professional. We will be using these guys in the future and I will be recommending them to all of our dealerships.

From the owner: We Are A Full Hydraulic And Jack Repair Shop! Fast Turn Around Time!…read moreAircraft Jacks and hydraulic cylinder Repairs And Sales..

Can't recommend Spectrum Aero Maintenance enough. They took care of my best friend and I when we…read moreended up stranded with engine issues. We were flying our Cessna 172 across the country from South Florida to California when one of our cylinders went out on our Continental 0-300 engine. Bobby who is the owner and manager of Spectrum took care of us with his team and prioritized getting our plane fixed so that we could get home safely and in a timely manner. After a new cylinder replacement we were able to fly 25 hours back to Southern California. Huge recommendation for this team and Bobby and Carlos who are by far the most helpful and honest A&P's I have worked with. Wish Spectrum Aero had a facility in Southern California. I would get any work regarding aviation maintenance with them in a heartbeat.

What a blessing! After a colleague with a Mooney mentioned to me how smooth and professional they…read morewere I brought my 2002 M20R Ovation o2x here. Bobby explained to me the flat rate cost and projected timeline of 3 weeks if things went smooth and no parts delay. My drop off date was Nov 31st near holidays so I was expecting some delay. To my suprise the crew delivered on time and everything went smoothly. I have 1964hrs on my original io550g which has been very well maintained and she was still very strong showing compression in the 70s. Brakes were due but Bobby said only 1 as other looked like it was fairly fresh. I thought I needed a costly battery but he figured out it was a relay issue and corrected. Battery tested good. He never up sold me and saved unecessary costs. Thats a sign of a honest group. My plane flew extremely smooth event free on way home. I feel completely satisfied with honesty and quality of work. I am already on schedule for next year and will recommemd Spectrum Aero to anyone needing aviation maintenence.

Declining service quality, high prices. Troy insulted me just because I called him to task for…read morebeing late. and not returning my calls. When I fired them, found another mechanic that did the job on time for 30% less that O.A.C quoted.

I contacted Orlando Aircraft Service about having the annual done on my Cessna 150G. This was the…read morefirst time I used them and Brad the Director of Maintenance told me it would take approximately 12 hours to perform the annual at $105/hr. ($1260) plus anything else they find. Brad informed me that they would not be able to start on the plane for 1 month. I agreed to wait. Almost 2 months later, I was called and asked to come in review what they have found and go over the quote. They found 24 line items of repairs needing performed totaling $4302.00. This did not include 3 line items that Brad was not able to find the prices for. This aircraft was flown less than 50 hours and signed off 1 year ago. Brad and I went over the quote line by line when I discovered several questionable items. The labor for the basic inspection went up several hundred dollars. He claimed there was no STC paperwork for the oil filter adapter even though it was in his possession. He said the seat belts were not in compliance and they will need replacing. He showed me a damaged rim and said it was the previous mechanics fault for assembling it wrong. It will need replacing. This went on for 24 line items. $4302.00 was far more than I expected to pay, but safety is my top priority so I verbally agreed to have the work done. FYI there is a signature line for every line item on the quote, but I was not asked to sign anything. Brad asked me for 1/2 down $2500, since this was such a large job. This implied that the total would be roughly $5000 since he didn't know the price of 3 line items. I asked him if he thought the plane would be done in time for me to fly it to a local fly in at the beginning of April? He said he would do his best. Again there was no paperwork or signatures even for the credit card charge since the girl at the front desk could not figure out how to process the card. There were no communications from Brad after that. The one time I called to get updates he was on vacation and no one knew what was going on with my plane. I was told Brad would get with me when he got back. Almost 2 months later, I received an email from Brad. The total was $7244.98. I was expecting about $5000.00. Here are the emails. __________________________________________________________ Chris, The plane is back at tie down. Attached is the annual invoice. Brad __________________________________________________________ Brad, I have serious issues with this invoice. This is significantly higher than the original estimate of $4302.00. No warning of this was given to me prior to this invoice. When I came in you didn't give me any idea that it would be this expensive. $7244.98 is outrageous!!! Note: I addressed each, but am unable to include due to space limitations. _________________________________________________________ Chris, Honestly I am shocked at your response. We are not a non-profit organization. Splitting hairs on our inventory expenses is ludicrous in my opinion. Brad __________________________________________________________ Brad, Please provide me with your superiors contact information. Chris __________________________________________________________ No response after 2 emails. 5/17/2018 & 5/21/2018 __________________________________________________________ The next email I received from Melanie: Payments are due upon receipt of invoice. Interest will be added on all outstanding invoices at the end of the month. __________________________________________________________ Melanie, I have several unanswered questions about my invoice that he seems to be able or unwilling to address. Please provide me with Brad's superior/supervisor contact information so I may set an appointment to meet with them to discuss these issues. Chris _________________________________________________________ Chris, I have you set to review your invoice with Brad and pay the remainder on your account. Brad is the Director of Maintenance, which would also be known as the supervisor. The president of our company will also be there. Melanie _____________________________________________________ Meeting notes: When the president came to the lobby he denied that he had an appointment with me and said it was with Brad. I reminded him it was with both. Snidely he agreed. In the office I started to go over the summary of all of the emails when Brad stopped me and repeated how much labor he saved me. I thanked him and told him I was not disputing the labor cost only the parts cost. When I asking about specifics, the president angerly said "OK I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS $H!T". Does this mean you are not going to work with me? He said "NO". At that point I left. The next business day I reluctantly paid the balance. Clearly this company is accustom to customers that do not review their paperwork or question their actions. I feel like I was treated like a blank check and expected to just accept and pay for whatever they say no matter how outrageous.