So I flew into Cutter in my more-than-humble 1947 Ercoupe and parked next to a Lear. Yikes! But you know what? The staff treated me like a king! They literally brought out the red carpet (but then didn't know where to put it because Ercoupes don't have obvious doors if you've never seen one before). It was a hot day, and my teenage son appreciated being handed a bottle of cold water right off the bat. The linemen--and linewoman--were helpful and friendly, as was the front desk staff both in the evening and the following morning. It didn't faze anyone that I only needed a few gallons of gas, and they found hangar space for me for the night, including locating a cord for my pre-heater. The next morning my plane was on the line and ready for me right at the requested time. The facilities are very good, with every thing you could want, with fast Internet and comfy chairs; but I found it was the Cutter people who really made the difference. They were extraordinary.

I just wanted to let all my friends at Cutter Aviation know that I am retiring from professional flying. Appropriately, I finished my last flight, arriving at Cutter in an Eclipse the night of February 2, 2019.

I have been a licensed pilot for 64 years and have flown in the military and as a professional pilot for 59 years, and now it’s time that I spend a little more time with my wife of 59 years. It’s been a “great ride,” because I love flying, and because of all the great people I have known and worked with in aviation.

In particular, I want you and all the employees at Cutter to know how much I appreciate your professionalism and friendship. Please pass on my personal thanks for their making my time in aviation in Albuquerque most enjoyable. As the saying goes, they have made “the worst day of flying better than the best day of real work.”

While I’m retiring from professional flying, I will not be gone. You will still see me around the airport in my Mooney!

The personnel at this FBO are great! Promise was so helpful to me with advance planning from Canada. When we arrived at the FBO, Alexandra was talented at multi-tasking, and Promise and Melissa were so friendly and professional. Both on the ramp and inside, we were so impressed with Kerrie - she obviously sets the bar for customer service very high here - and she leads by shining example. The line crew guys are some of the most helpful, friendly and professional that we have encountered. Thanks Cutter and we can't wait to fly back to your KABQ location.

I needed to overnight at ABQ on a cross-country flight in my Carbon Cub and a friend suggested that I use Cutter (typical word of mouth recommendation). Wow, I'm glad I did! Everyone there from the line guys, to the front desk staff, to the shuttle driver was very genuine and helpful. Usually a staff at a company like this is inconsistent, there are goods staff members and bad so it is just luck what you get, but I very impressed with the consistency of Cutter's staff in terms of both attitude and service. Cutter will be my go-to FBO in the future without question I highly recommend them!