"We get testimonials, Plenty of 'em. And we're darn glad we do. It helps us puff out our chests and feel real good about ourselves. Each of your notes to us is read by a human. Some more human than others.

"Actually, we get testimonials for two things, Oldairfield.com™, and it's sister site that this one's based upon, www.dmairfield.org.

"Below is a recent letter from Amelia Earhart. She was so excited about our Oldairfield.com™ 'Record Setter' Ceramic Glazed Drink Coasters that she took the time from her busy schedule to write us a genuinely nice letter. Not only that, she took a picture and sent that along, too! Notice in her picture the coasters she and the girls are holding. It was real nice of her to send it.

"Amelia landed here at the old airfield a few times. Each time she was kinda busy and didn't stay long. Nice lady though! Her letter's below..."

"I get a chuckle out of the picture she sent. Imagine how nice she was posing those half dozen Oldairfield.com™ 'Record Setter' Ceramic Glazed Drink Coasters around like that! She's a real hoot, that Amelia! Doing that really helps our business, too, because she talks to a lot of people, and they say word of mouth from satisfied customers is the best advertising.

"One interesting thing about this picture is the airplane in the background NC13402. This is a Waco that was flown to the old airfield back in April of '35. Bill Lear was the passenger, and he was carrying a radio compass for Amelia to use for her Mexico City hop. Funny how it all ties together. The flying community that is. It's a tight one."

“Thanks for all your work on the DM history.  You've done a great job and I wish I could master doing web pages as well as you do.”
12/10/06

“Am constantly astonished by the breadth and depth of your site.  The work that's gone into it takes my breath away!  It's a 5000-page history online...”
11/29/06

“Words cannot express the regard I have for this web site!  It was an exceptionally creative idea to build a site around this single (though extensive) document.  You have taken a complex concept and created a complex, but extremely easy to use site.  The site is straightforward and has become a tremendous resource for researchers.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS!!”
11/19/06

“That Cosgrove section is very nice.  Beautiful shots of the Cruisers.  Absolutely fantastic like nothing I've ever seen before....and I am continually amazed at the depth of the site and the amount of work (and love) that have gone into it!  I just turned a pal down in Houston onto it last night, and he was astonished as well.”
11/17/06

“The days of the jack-of-all-trades and simpler times like we celebrate on your web site are largely gone.  I'm glad that sites like yours exist as a window to that earlier time, a better time in many ways, that's as alien to the world of today as the Revolutionary War.  Kudos to you for all the spade work you've done and are doing to provide an extremely important time capsule--an intellectual "world heritage" site in actuality.”
11/17/06

“Congratulations on a magnificent job on the Hap Russell section.  What an amazing collection, and so well portrayed!  The pix of the bracelet are truly wonderful.  Think you've really captured the essence of it, both historically and romantically.  Well done!”
11/15/06

“Amazing is all I can say.  I love your style!  Thanks from myself and for all who preserve aviation history.”
11/14/06

“Your website is truly the finest!!!  The precision and depth...incredible!!  Not enough adjectives to describe the dedication, detail and documentation.  Just plain awesome.  Just stopped by briefly this AM and thus lost a few hours.  The Hap Russell happening is great and as always you represent it well.  Davis-Monthan is the premier early aviation site on the web.  You are a giant gift to American Aviation History.  The highly funded institutional museums of the US should take notice of your professional presentation and plethora of information.  They could learn a lot.  Wishing for the words to better express my admiration and appreciation for your efforts, I'm amazed.”
11/14/06

“The site is OUTSTANDING, you have really gathered a wonderful collection of material….”
11/14/06

“You are my hero and I have loved this site since I first saw it a year ago.”
11/13/06

“You have an outstanding website.”
10/29/06

“Great site - wonderful that you are putting this historical data on the web.“
10/29/06

“I was searching for Travel Air odds & ends when Google took me to your site.  Very impressed...wish more people could get resources on line similar to yours.”
10/25/06

“I just stumbled upon your website last night.  I like what you have going there. Very cool website!!”
10/24/06
 
“It's funny, I have all the memories vaguely in my head and for some reason I'm satisfied with that.  Then along comes you and I get interested!”
10/18/06

“When do you find the time to do all this? You surely are a human dynamo.  And it’s wonderful that you are preserving these rare photos and making them available for enthusiasts to view online.  And I am sure the folks who are so unselfishly sharing their personal photos are thrilled to have them shared with the world.  You truly have done so much for so many people.”
10/11/06

“What a wonderful historical tool your website has become. Without it none of these original photos would ever see the light of day. Your work is invaluable and of such historical importance.”
09/12/06

“Love this site!  Look!  A real website!”
09/05/06

“Great website….  Thanks for helping keep [the pilots’] memories alive and achievements recorded for posterity.”
09/03/06
 
“My whole family gathered around the computer to see and read about their father, grandfather and great grandfather as the case would have it.  You did a great job and service to pilots who really started the airline industry.”
08/21/06
 
“Those are wonderful photos! …. Your website sure is a wonderful tool to connect with people who have such photo treasures in their collection.”
08/07/06

“Your site is wonderful and I have really enjoyed reading the log book and the pilot biographies.  Such an interesting time and such fascinating pioneers.”
08/01/06

“Thank you for the work you've done - I was absolutely amazed at the information you've collected.”
06/19/06

“Your website is a work of art and you should be very proud of it!”
06/12/06

“…you are doing a GREAT job of keeping history alive.  Thank you and keep up the good work.  I just wish there were more people like you.”
06/12/06

“Your site is just great.  I spent all morning looking at it and I find it very interesting for sure.  The history and pictures are of great interest to me.”
05/16/06

“What an incredibly valuable, unique find [the Register] you have!  A veritable who's who of the Golden Age of aviation.  Something of inestimable value to history buffs.  It's the kind of thing the Smithsonian should have, but it's better that you have it instead.  That's because … they wouldn't have nearly the resources or passion to do what you're doing with it.  Congratulations on your find, congratulations doubly for having the energy and fire in the belly to take it where you're taking it.  You are obviously the steward that fate, or should I say Providence, had in mind!”
05/12/06
 
“I must say this is the most spectacular website I have ever seen on the subject of aviation of the ‘Golden Age’.  I immediately bookmarked it and sent the link to my buddy….  Your site has great info, and extensive links that surprised me with their depth.”
05/10/06

“Congratulations on your one-year anniversary. I can't believe your website is only a year old.  It contains such a vast wealth of information that it appears to have taken years to develop.”
05/08/06

“Wow, the film on the Super Universal is fantastic!  Great stuff and I am thrilled you have shared on your website.  Things like this are what make your website so truly fantastic….   I found out about your website from a friend.  How he came across it I do not know but I am forever grateful to him for leading me to your marvelous website.”
04/21/06

 “Your site is a treasure--how do you track down all that information?  I'm deeply jealous of your research skills!”
03/28/06

 “Kudos to you for this interesting and valuable record of aviation history.”
03/22/06

“What a GREAT site!  I appreciate all the cross indexing and research!”
03/17/06

“You, sir, are a lunatic!  I mean that as a compliment of course!  Your web site is amazing and I understand what keeps you busy….”
03/17/06

“First, you have a great site....  I got to looking at your site and enjoyed it much....  I am most impressed with the work you have done and I just clipped the surface of your site.”
03/14/06
 
“I came upon your site just surfing while I am supposed to be studying….  Needless to say I got caught up in your site and very side tracked.  Lots of good stuff!”
03/03/06

“Great web-site for a real air nut like me.”
02/26/06

“Thank you for having made this information available.  It is remarkable what you have compiled and I have enjoyed viewing it.  It is amazing that one item can sometimes open into like a flower from a bud and I am grateful you have spent the time doing so.”
02/24/06

“I will correlate Pancho's flying logs with the info you have on your website and send you what else I learn.  I could not have learned this without the info in your Airport logbook.  So this is another wonderful reason to have this on the internet.  It truly assists further learning and discovery.  So thank you!!!!”
01/22/06
 
“I wanted to congratulate you on the speed with which you updated your website.…
I have been trawling through your website and it is extremely impressive and must have taken a great deal of time in researching.”
1/13/06
 
“....your website is a marvel, very well done, and an amazing documentation of history....remarkable that you were able to pull so much together!  Every time I go into it I am amazed.  Your writing is flawless, and fluent.  I applaud you.”
10/12/05

“This is just to say how impressed I am by your superb site.  I am an aviation history researcher myself and I find it fantastic that you have managed to make the whole airport log available in this way.  I have had a quick look only, but realize that this is a goldmine of information in many ways.  Normally you have to spend hours and days in an archive to find this sort of information – provided that the log books have been preserved.  Congratulations!”
10/7/05

“I have sat in front of my laptop for the last two hours thinking of every aviator of the era that I know of and seeing if they went to DM.  Most have...lots of fun seeing who went there.  One thing I did notice was that you could read people’s signatures back then - not the scribble you see today.  Thanks...”
9/25/05

“Your logs are incredible.  What fun to see my Dad's signature.“
6/13/05

“I was just thrilled to see the website and my dad’s logbook entries!”
6/8/05

“I enjoyed taking a walk through the pages of history.  I only wish more people would post this kind of information and that I had more time to enjoy it...”
5/29/05

“Hats off to you for doing this.  It's a fabulous enterprise to undertake.”
5/27/05

“I really appreciate all of the hard work you put into it and look forward to reading everything you've done.  I just love the aviation days of old...”
5/27/05

“What a tremendous contribution to the field of aviation!  (And a beautiful presentation.  I can surely appreciate the time, effort and money you put into this.)”
5/27/05

“Fantastic site!!!! -- WELL DONE!!!!  I hope others emulate your work & create similar websites for their own airports.”
5/27/05

“Man, What a site!  1.5 hours reading names that made aviation what it is today.  I made it all the way to 1930.”
5/27/05