The number one prototype of Sonex Aircraft’s new Onex single-place, folding-wing kit aircraft made its first flight Jan. 27 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Piloted by Sonex General Manager, CEO, and Onex designer Jeremy Monnett, the AeroVee-powered N111NX made an extensive flight orbiting the field. “The airplane is sweet,” commented Jeremy Monnett upon landing. […]
Cessna wins environmental award
Cessna Aircraft Co. was named the winner of a 2010 Clean Air & Sustainability Award during the City of Wichita’s Regional Energy Summit last week. Cessna was selected by Wichita and the Metro Air Quality Improvement Task Force for its efforts to improve and preserve air quality in the four-county metro area and for incorporating […]
Sporty’s debuts Plates app
Sporty’s has partnered with ForeFlight to produce a new Plates app for the iPad. With Plates, pilots can carry every US approach plate on every flight, and save more than 90% off the price of paper charts, Sporty’s officials said. Both Sporty’s and ForeFlight were founded by pilots for pilots, so the companies focused on […]
SAFE expands member benefits
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently added King Schools and ForeFlight to a list of more than two dozen providers of discounts on products and services. Existing benefits providers, PilotWorkshops and Sporty’s, have expanded their offerings to members as well. King Schools now extends a 20% discount to SAFE members on all […]
Twirly Birds slate annual meeting
Have you soloed in a helicopter at least 20 years ago? If so, you are eligible for membership in the Twirly Birds, which is holding its annual meeting March 6 in Orlando, in conjunction with the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo. The meeting will take place at the HAI host hotel, Rosen Center Hotel, Signature […]
Express Jets brands San Antonio Spurs Courtside Club
Express Jets has struck a deal with the San Antonio Spurs to be the exclusive naming rights partner of the new club at the AT&T Center, the Express Jets Courtside Club. “We are excited to partner with such a first class organization as the San Antonio Spurs,” says Express Jets president Jason Leavelle. “We felt […]
SimCom expands to DFW
SimCom Training Centers has completed the acquisition of the former PrestoSIM training center near the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas International Airport (DFW). SimCom officials say they will greatly expand the former PrestoSIM operations by updating the existing simulators and adding new flight training devices and training courseware. Many of the existing staff will be retained by […]
Antique Airplane Association wins protracted legal battle
What started as a simple Freedom of Information Act request in August 2002 from the Antique Airplane Association’s Brent Taylor for drawings and data on the Fairchild 45 became a protracted legal battle that has wound its way to the U.S, Supreme Court and back to the lower courts. But it’s finally over, Taylor reports, […]
How you’d like to live in a 727?
Imagine having a Boeing 727 as a home. According to a report Oddee.com, Joanne Ussary of Benoit, Miss., bought the plane for $2,000, paid $4,000 to move it, and $24,000 to renovate it. Check out the photos below.