Bill Borgsmiller
CEO, ACI Jet
Wednesday Aug 5th, 2023
No Host Bar: 5:30 p.m., Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
William Borgsmiller is the 46-year-old CEO of ACI Jet, an aviation services company headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. He founded the company in 1998 with a capital of $75,000 and has since expanded it to over $100 million in annual sales. Borgsmiller oversees the worldwide operation of ACI managed fleet of 15 corporate jets and manages the company's FAR 145 Repair Station. He has also established and developed three full-service FBOs in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Orange County (John Wayne Airport).
Borgsmiller has a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with minors in Aviation Business Administration and Computer Science. He has earned multiple FAA certificates, including Airline Transport Pilot, Multi-Engine, Instrument, Seaplane, Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI, Seaplane), and Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant).
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Dinner is catered and open to the public ($25/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either On-line HERE or call 805 296-1935.
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Special thanks to all who took the opportunity this past month to learn a potential life saving skill! The class, coordinated by John Madden, Safety Manager, was one of the best attended we've had in the past 4-5 years. If you attended and did not pick up your certificate, they are available in Ken Neuman's office at the gift shop. |
Part of the Youth Aviation club are now certified in CPR. Attending were Mary Allmon, Maverick Shannon, Kai Cazier, Jacob Gillett, Bishop Bradshaw Luanne Kneeskern-Hunt (mom), Josiah and Mercy Kneeskern-Hunt. |
The Gift Shop recently had a bunch of older and unique kits donated to the museum as well as our continuing increasing supply of newer kits. Kits include: aircraft, armor, space, automobiles and even some sci-fi! Come and stop by the Gift Shop, check us out if you are anywhere near! |
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Home to the world class Woodland Auto Display:
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The Estrella Warbirds Museum has always been "the place to go" for local meeting, group dinners and even company events. We greet visitors from around the world!
If you enjoy new people and groups, love history and want to be involved in a community project, we'd love to hear from you! We always need volunteers in our gift-shop, or docents in the museum or Auto Display. Maybe you want to get involved in restoration?
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805 674-3939
805 674-3939
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Stuck on what to buy for a special person?
There is always the perfect gift of a flight on a real WWII veteran, our C-47B, Betsy's Biscuit Bomber.
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Memorial Day Events Honor EWM Members
The Faces of Freedom Park in Atascadero was the site of Memorial Day events where several Estrella Warbirds Museum members were honored. EWM Member, Dave Brooks was selected as the guest of honor and presented a very interesting and inspiring address. Laurie Smoot, EWM Board Member and wife of Sherm Smoot, was presented a wreath in his honor for service to our country.
In addition, the Estrella Warbirds Museum Honor Flight flew a missing man formation above the ceremony while Joel and Diane Chessler represented the museum manning the EWM Information booth.
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This past month, we accomplished something many thought could not be done! With the help of multiple departments within the museum including Restoration, Parade Group, Operations, Curatorial and our Museum Board, we were able to bring the Ford GTBC Bomb Service Truck into the Brooks Building from restoration. Making room for this truck necessitated the opportunity to rearrange 90% of the vehicles in the Brooks Building to make for an easier ingress and egress of the vehicles when going to and from parades or special events as well as make more sense to the guests viewing the vehicles.
We were not done there!
We also moved the M-274 Mule into the gift shop to be on display when the guests enter the museum as well as moving the Gyrodyne QH-50D over to be next to our other drones near our missile display.
We now have an all new fresh lineup of vehicles!
No volunteers were hurt during the course of this venture but a few egos needed to be tempered! But all kidding aside, we were able to function as a large multi department team and were completely successful!
Dan Letlow, Gary Woodall, Greg Heydenreich, Howard Guillory, James Messineo, John Everett, Keith Dekker, Ken Neuman, Phil St. Martin (and his son),Rick Cimino, Ron Boyte, Ron Brooks, Scott Stelzle and Steve Foss were all among the supportive group involved in the successful complex moves. Thanks everyone for a job well done!
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Planning For Tomorrow - Signing Up Now For October! |
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New at Woodland Auto Display |
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This 1925 Model T Tudor Sedan was part of Henry Ford's idea of mass producing an affordable vehicle thus putting the average working person into the driver's seat. From the first Model T in 1909 to the last in 1927, appproximately 15 million were built and this 2 door sedan would have sold for approximately $300.00 or about $4,500.00 based on today's value.
Henry Ford probably kept his plan in place a bit too long as other manufacturers passed him by with better engine and transmission designs as well as things such as self starting, which was a plus for women drivers and better electronics.
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Membership has its benefits! Why become a member? The museum is supported solely from private sources. Minimal membership dues go a long way in helping to preserve history for tomorrows generation. Membership gives you free access to the museum and our wonderful research library. Individual memberships are pro-rated at $75/year or $125/year for families. We have six different categories. You can find more information on membership and how to sign up the the link listed below. |
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& Woodland Auto Display
4251 Dry Creek Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
805 238-9317
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