Sporty’s Eastern Cincinnati Aviation has added on-demand air charter to its complement of general aviation services at the Sporty’s Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio.
A Cessna 182 Skylane is now available through Sporty’s Air Charter for passenger travel, as well as cargo courier service, to and from hundreds of destinations throughout the Midwest.
“A 182 may not be the first airplane that pops into your mind for charter, but the Skylane allows access to a variety of airports often closer and more convenient than airline alternatives or even traditional charter aircraft. It also offers flexibility for multiple destinations in a single day,” says Sporty’s Air Charter Director of Operations Eric Radtke. “The Skylane’s environment allows passengers to remain productive or rest and recoup the most valuable of all resources — time.”
In addition to air charter services, Sporty’s Eastern Cincinnati Aviation is a full service FBO and flight school that provides flight training for more than 150 active students with 30 CFIs and 15 training aircraft, as well as provides aircraft maintenance and operates an avionics service and installation center. It is also an authorized dealer for Robinson Helicopter and Legend Cub.
Regardless of the size of the plane, I think that having a charter service is awesome! I mean, who wouldn’t want to be privately flown in an airplane? I’m sure that in due time, they will see about getting a larger aircraft that could cater to more people.
I have a single pilot 135 certificate with a Cherokee Six on it. Same speed, operating costs, maintenance needs, etc as a 182 but you gain two seats and more payload. I’ll be curious to see how this goes.
Part 135 single engine, what is in their operating limitation… VFR DAY NIGHT IFR?
SE used to be very restrictive.
Curious to know how reliable Skylane charter service can be in IMC conditions which occurs with regularity in winter months, especially in the Midwest. Would passengers be comfortable chartering flights in low IFR conditions in a light, single-engine piston aircraft which has no icing protection?
I flew SE 135 charter back in the late 70s/early 80s, primarily in Skylanes. I think it’s a very viable airplane for relatively short hops, i.e., 250-300 miles. Good load carrying capability, comfortable, fast enough for those distances, capable of round-trips without refueling. I wish them well.