ECA - Concierge Services

Eastern Cincinnati Aviation is pleased to offer some exciting new FBO services for airplanes, designed to give you more time in the air and less time with preflight preparation, cleaning or other tasks you may find annoying or time consuming. Simply call us at 513.735.9500 or email services@FlyECA.com to schedule and we'll make sure your airplane is ready on schedule. Concierge Services are available during normal business hours and include:

In/Out (Valet) Service ($15)

Let us know when you expect to leave or return to the airport. Our line personnel will tow your aircraft out of your hangar and leave the door open so you can drive in, close the door and depart. Leave your aircraft outside your hangar and we will push it in for you.

Preflight/Postflight Service ($35/service)

Don't want to delay your flight or make passengers wait while the aircraft is fueled or you add oil? Our maintenance personnel will prepare your aircraft for flight by checking fuel/oil levels and bringing them up to the capacity you desire. Fuel sumps will be drained and checked for contamination. The windshield will be cleaned using Plexus® window cleaner and Dupont Sontara® Wipes. Aircraft tires will be checked for proper inflation. Postflight services include cleaning the windshield, removing bugs from leading edges, checking the oil and bringing it up to the level you prescribe.

Aircraft Exterior Cleaning ($320 for a typical 4-place aircraft)

Dry washing is an approved method of maintaining your aircraft. We use Aero Glaze®, a unique formulation that cleans and polishes, leaving a surface that beads water and resists dirt. It removes exhaust soot, carbon, oxidized paint, fuel stains, etc.

Interior Cleaning ($35/hour)

Ranges from vacuuming and dusting to complete detailing including the seats, sidewalls and windows.

Engine Heating ($20/engine)

Most engine manufacturers recommend an external pre-heat whenever the temperature is below 20º F (-6ºC). Call for our engine heating service if you do not have a pre-heater, or you need to depart before it has warmed your engine adequately. Line personnel will bring a commercial propane powered heater to your aircraft. Under usual circumstances your engine will be sufficiently heated in 15 minutes for normal starting and oil circulation.

Engine Pre-Heater Activation (No Charge)

If you have a pre-heater on your airplane, just let us know when you want it turned on. To ensure proper activation, please plug your engine heater into an appropriately marked extension cord or power strip prior to this request.

Database Updates ($35)

Depending on the equipment, hundreds of dollars can be saved each year by updating your GPS, electronic charts, terrain database, etc. online rather than exchanging data cards with your provider. However, coming to the airport, removing the cards, returning to your home or office, downloading, and then coming back to the airport leaves many opportunities to forget. Give us the access codes required, and we will update these cards in a timely manner so you will always be flying with a current and legal database.

Pilot Services

Ever have a trip when your airplane needs to go somewhere and you can’t go with it? Are the weather conditions of the day beyond your certificate ability or comfort level? Let ECA's highly trained staff of professional pilots/flight instructors help you complete one of these missions in the near future.

If one of your passengers need to travel today, but you are tied up in meetings, ECA can have a well-qualified pilot take your passengers in your aircraft wherever they need to go. When the weather of the day isn’t what you had hoped, let ECA's staff of Flight instructors travel with you on your trip to give you access to capabilities or comfort levels that you choose not to fly in and learn while you do it. Contact ECA today to learn more about what our piloting services can do for you. services@FlyECA.com

TKS Anti-ice Fluid

Hangar customers and transient aircraft whose aircraft are equipped with TKS "Weeping Wing" anti-ice protection can now recharge their system at the Clermont County Airport. Regulations require that TKS equipped aircraft must depart with a full reservoir when flight into known ice is anticipated. Local availability of this approved anti-icing chemical means pilots of equipped aircraft no longer have to deal with the mess and sacrifice payload by carrying around extra fluid to top off their tank for departure.

TKS fluid has a limited shelf life making it impractical for most aircraft operators to inventory their own supply. "The availability of TKS at Eastern Cincinnati Aviation will increase the utility these anti-ice systems bring to our customer's aircraft" according to Chuck Gallagher, ECA's President. Pilots can choose to either bring their own containers to the FBO office for filling at $25 per gallon. Or, they can choose to avoid all the mess and hassle by having the reservoir of the aircraft serviced in their hangar by ECA's professional line staff prior to their flight for $30 per gallon. This new service is available immediately.