Eugene Virtual FBO

Although you can group the Eugene Virtual FBO under "VA's", it really is not a VA at all. It has no scheduled routes, only flies out of a single airport, and its largest

The 2013 logo of the Eugene Virtual FBO.

aircraft can only hold 25 people. That's because it is its own kind of virtual organization. Although the people of Eugene Virtual were not the first to imagine the idea of a FBO-based group, they very well may have perfected the idea. By having a single fixed base of operations, the FBO can focus on its main objectives: flight training, air charter, and general aviation events.

Background

The FBO was founded in the early months of 2012 as a project between two studen

KEUG Virtual - Its Time to Fly - Official Promo

The 2012 official FBO promo featuring the "It's Time to Fly" slogan.

t pilots. As the organization grew so did the scope of the operations conducted at the FBO. The first major addition the the operations was the virtual civil air patrol squadron which conducts search and rescue operations using general aviation aircraft such as the Cessna 172 and Cessna 182. Soon after several other additions were made including the release of the 2nd version of the website. After that the "It's Time to Fly" slogan was coined and the official promotional video was made. From there on gradual improvements were made to the organization, until early 2013, when the FBO moved to a community teamspeak server, greatly impacting the flow and pace of operations. Still, the FBO steadily grew in size. In early August version 3.0 of the website was released (http://www.keugvirtual.org).

Operations

The FBO is based out of Malhon Sweet (ICAO: KEUG), Oregon. The nearby seplane base OR69 is also used to supplement seaplane operations. KEUG has 2 runways, one of rougly 8,000ft in legnth, and one of 6,000ft. This allows the fleet to operate easily out of the airport.

The FBO's training fleet consists of the following:

The complete fleet of the FBO as of 8/6/12, including all aircraft located at the FBO

Type	Model	Tail Number	Year Built
Cessna	172N	N2095K	1981
Cessna	172SP	N0481T	1992
Piper	PA 34 Seneca	N232KA	1974
Piper	PA 28 Arrow	NW0811	1979
Cessna	208B	N0WT43	2009
Cessna	206 II	N0WK49	1987
Cessna	Citation 10	N283CF	1998
Douglas	DC3	N0483LP	1948
Embraer	Phenom 100	N458PL	1989
Dassault	Falcon 50	N50XY	1982
Glider	ASH25	NB670L	1993
Beechracft	King Air C90	N870SC	1978
Bell	206 Jetranger	N087NP	1987
Bombardier	Learjet 45	N08WE	2001
Robinson	R44	N603DK	2003
Piper	J3 Cub	N068952	1983
Cessna	172N Floats	NS48C	1993
Cessna	172SP	N048CP	1991
Cessna	172SP	N1167CP	1987
Cessna	182T G1000	N451CP	2005
Cessna	182Q	N321CP	1998
Gippsland	GA8	N078CP	1996
Robinson	R22	N732GI	2001
Beechcraft	D18S	N9109R	1938
American Champion	8KCAB	N1098S	2007
Boeing	737-600	N333CC	2011
American Champion	7AC	N125WP	1965
Beechcraft	V35B	N829K	1972
Beechcraft	V35B	N295K	1984

Real World Ties

The 2013 advertisement poster for the FBO.

Although the FBO does not officially communicate with any real world FBO's based in Eugene, it does have many real world pilots that fly with the organization. When looked at in May 2012, 80% of FBO members had flown an aircraft before, and 50% has a Private Pilot certificate or better. This extremley high real world pilot ratio is further blosterd by the several resident CFI's that are present within the organization. Although home flight simulator use can never make up for real world training, the "help" that the FBO has provided to student pilots with studying for exams, learning about the aircraft, and reviewing procedures is well documented within the organization.