Read this first
A couple of years back, I handed FBO owners a little book with 10 magic AI prompts.
The ones who used it got a website full of content, a year of blog posts, and a stack of social images — while their competitors were still asking their nephew how to log into Facebook. :)
Well, the robots grew up. So I did the homework again — a lot of it — and this is the upgrade. Bigger, because AI stopped being just a marketing toy. It can now help you run the front desk, train the new kid, fill the hangar, and get your invoices paid. The whole darn operation.
Here's the number that ought to get your attention: 58% of small businesses now use AI — up from 40% just a year before (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2025). More than half your competitors are already doing this. Are you? Be honest.
As a guy who got his glider permit at 13, my whole mission is getting more people in the air — big FBO, small FBO, or somewhere in between. This book is how I hand you the map. What you do with it is up to you. But first, let me show you why the timing on this will probably never be this good again.
Here's what it's costing you right now
Pilots choose you at the kitchen table — not on the radio.
They pick their FBO in an app, comparing your fees and your photos to the outfit across the field, long before anybody keys a mic. And most FBOs are losing that comparison without ever knowing a race was run.
You could have the best fuel price in three states and the friendliest crew on Earth. But if pilots can't find you, it's like selling ice-cold lemonade at the end of a half-mile driveway with no sign on the road. Great product. Zero customers. And a lot of warm lemonade.
Meanwhile, look at what's quietly bleeding you dry:
- That ramp fee you dropped two years ago? Pilots comparison-shopping in the app still think you charge it — because the data lives somewhere you've never looked.
- Somebody calls your FBO at 11 p.m. and gets voicemail. That's a charter broker with a pop-up trip or tomorrow's 8 a.m. quick turn — calling the next guy while you're locking the fuel farm.
- Gary's got 30 years on the line and every quirk of every based tail in his head. When he retires, that knowledge leaves in his truck. Losing him without writing anything down is like watching a library burn because nobody owned a pencil.
- Tail numbers you used to see every month went quiet, and nobody chased them. That's hay lying in the field with rain coming.
- The big chains keep gobbling up independents like it's a pie-eating contest — and the owners who do nothing won't notice they're on the menu until the plate's already cleared.
You know the ones I'm talking about, right? Every one of those is a plate of money sliding off the counter. And every one has a play in this book that fixes it in about the time it takes to drink a coffee.
Why now, and not next year
The window is wide open — and it won't stay that way.
Your software won't think for you. That is your opening — and the owner who moves first at their field is playing a different sport than the folks across the ramp. But the moment a vendor ships real AI, or your competitor reads a book like this one, that edge starts closing. First mover wins.
What you're actually getting
24 plays. Seven parts. Your first win before the coffee's cold.
This isn't theory, and it isn't a webinar that dead-ends in a pitch. It's 24 copy-paste plays for the AI you already pay about $20 a month for — the cheapest employee you'll ever hire, and it never calls in sick during a quick turn.
Every play works the same simple way: copy the prompt, paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok, fill in the blanks in [BRACKETS], and check the output like you'd check a new line guy's first fuel ticket. I built the whole thing so you can get a real result in under 3 minutes. And there's one rule I'll ask you to keep, no exceptions: AI drafts, a human checks — every time, especially anything touching safety, fuel, or money. The robot's your helper, not your Director of Operations.
Let's be honest about the fit
This book is for a certain kind of owner.
This is for you if…
- You run or manage an FBO — independent or a growing chain — and you're tired of watching outfits half your size out-hustle you online.
- You'll actually run three plays this week instead of filing this under "someday."
- You want more fuel sales, a fuller hangar, and a phone that gets answered — without hiring an agency or a tech guy.
- You're okay being the captain while a very fast, very tireless helper does the grunt work.
This is NOT for you if…
- You want a magic button that runs your FBO while you nap. That's not this. AI drafts; you still check.
- You think "we've always done it this way" is a business plan.
- You'll buy it, feel good for a day, and never open it. I'd rather refund you.
- You're already dominating every pilot app, every review, and the 2 a.m. phone. If so, you don't need me. :)
Everything inside
Here's exactly what you'll be able to do by the weekend.
Part 2 · Plays 1–5 · Get found where pilots look
- The free ForeFlight "gold mine" most FBOs left untouched since the flip-phone days — $100 bills lying on the ramp.
- The AOPA fee fix: one phone call that corrects the stale ramp fee costing you customers in the app.
- The Google Business Profile tune-up that turns your "storefront with the lights off" into the first thing a broker sees.
- The brand-new AI Mirror Test — ask ChatGPT "what's the best FBO at my field?" and fix what it says about you.
- Review responses that sound human, so one review read by a hundred pilots works for you, not against you.
Part 3 · Plays 6–9 · Your website, upgraded for humans and robots
- The boring-but-required pages (Terms, Privacy, About) drafted in minutes instead of dollars.
- A search plan that owns "[your city] FBO" on Google AND gets you recommended by the AI engines.
- The Pilot FAQ page the AI engines love to quote when someone asks about your airport.
- 52 weeks of blog posts, generated one at a time so you can check each before it ships.
Part 4 · Plays 10–13 · Social and email that run themselves
- 30 days of social posts in 30 minutes, formatted to drop straight into Canva's bulk creator.
- A full year of weekly emails to your based tenants and regulars, written one week at a time.
- The review-request email and text that turn happy customers into a wall of 5-star proof.
- The win-back sequence that goes and gets the tail numbers that went quiet — before somebody else does.
Part 5 · Plays 14–17 · Win the five things pilots score you on
- CSR phone and desk scripts that sound warm and consistent — including how to handle a fee question without apologizing for your prices.
- The screenshot-worthy arrival email pilots show other pilots — word-of-mouth you type once.
- The 2-star save: how a bad review answered well wins you MORE trust than a good one.
- The Night Shift Robot — an AI phone agent that answers at 2 a.m., quotes fees, takes the fuel order, and flags the hot ones for morning.
Part 6 · Plays 18–21 · Run a tighter ship through the labor crunch
- Clone Gary's Brain: turn one afternoon of a 30-year vet talking out loud into step-by-step SOPs with safety warnings in bold.
- The Proof Machine — those SOPs become role-based daily checklists on every crew phone, timestamped, so "nobody told me" retires with paperwork.
- The new-hire fast track that gets a green line tech useful in days instead of months.
- Safety paperwork drafted in minutes (a qualified human always holds the pen), plus your Monday numbers as a plain-English story.
Part 7 · Plays 22–24 · Make more money per tail already on your ramp
- The Tetris hangar waitlist system that turns "spoiled inventory" into booked spots with a 48-hour decision window.
- The $200 Question — eight natural, non-pushy upsell lines that feel like service, because they are.
- The collections ladder that chases past-due invoices for you — firm, friendly, automatic — so getting paid stops feeling like squeezing chickens for eggs.
Part 8 · The part to read if you read nothing else
- The three-level ladder from copy-paste (you prompt) to automation (it runs on a schedule) to agents (AI that does the work and checks with you before anything that matters).
- What a Monday morning looks like when an agent has already read the weekend fuel tickets and drafted the win-back email before you poured the coffee.
- Why the FBO owner who sets this up first is, in plain English, playing a different sport than everyone across the ramp.
Where this is headed
You're the captain. The AI is the tireless first officer.
The sharpest owners already figured out that copy-and-paste is the training wheels. The real magic starts when the plays run without you — review requests going out after every fuel sale, the night-shift phone answering itself, an agent drafting your Monday morning before you've poured the coffee. Part 8 shows you the whole ladder, and how to climb it one rung at a time. Autopilot on — hands still on the yoke.
Picture the two ramps
Same FBO. Same fuel. Ninety days apart.
Before the playbook
- Pilots can't find you in the apps, so they land across the field.
- The phone rings at night into an empty office.
- Your best line tech's knowledge lives only in his head.
- Reviews sit unanswered; the hangar has empty spots you can't sell twice.
- You're working more hours every year for the same money.
After 90 days of plays
- Your listings, FAQ, and reviews make you the easy "yes" — for pilots and the AI engines both.
- The Night Shift Robot catches the 2 a.m. fuel order.
- Gary's SOPs train the new kid in days, and the checklist proves the work got done.
- Win-back emails and upsell lines quietly add revenue per tail.
- You're the captain — a tireless helper handles the grunt work.
Here's the deal
Everything you get for $27.
The FBO AI Playbook — Complete Bundle
- The printed FBO AI Playbook shipped to your door — all 24 plays Included
- Instant digital edition so you can start tonight while the print ships Included
- The full audio version for the drive to the field Included
- Your AI visibility score from AEOWebsiteChecker.com, with the fixes written out Free tool
- The Google Review Link Generator — your one-tap review link in ten seconds Free tool
Secure checkout. Digital and audio unlock immediately; your printed copy ships to your door.
Run the plays for a full 60 days on my dime. Put three of them to work. If the book doesn't earn back its tiny price many times over — or you just plain don't like it — email me and I'll refund every penny. Keep the digital copy for your trouble. That's how sure I am. The only way you lose here is by not opening it.
The obvious question
"If this is worth so much, why is it only $27?"
Fair question — you should always ask it. Here's the straight answer. A single fuel customer you win back, or one 2 a.m. call the robot catches, pays for this book many times over. So $27 isn't the value; it's the on-ramp.
I make my real money at iQ Everything helping FBOs build this stuff done-for-them. But I got my glider permit at 13, and my mission is bigger than my invoice: I'd rather have 3,000 FBOs running these plays and expanding the whole industry than a handful paying me a fortune while everybody else falls behind the chains. Priced at $27, there's no reason for a serious owner to say no — and every owner who wins with the cheap book is an owner who might someday want the done-for-you version. That's the honest math. No catch.
The one thing that's not evergreen is the price. This is the intro launch number. It goes up on September 15, 2026, and it won't come back down. The plays work the same either way — you'd just be paying more for the same book.
Straight answers
Questions owners ask before they grab it.
Do I need to be techy to use this?
How much time does this take?
What AI do I need, and does it cost extra?
Is this just for little independents, or big FBOs too?
Isn't it risky to let AI touch safety or fuel stuff?
What exactly shows up, and when?
What if I don't like it?
Your move
The sky is still the limit. Go grab your edge.
Speed wins, and speed favors the willing — not just the big. Read a play Monday, run it Wednesday, while the outfit down the runway is still scheduling a meeting about scheduling a meeting. For $27 and a coffee break, that edge is yours.