Built in one week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 in Wisconsin, the Sonex Waiex-B was delivered by the Experimental Aircraft Association to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, where it went immediately on display.
What began as a small airport open house in the early 2000s has developed into one of the most vibrant aviation events in the western United States. This year marked the third time that AOPA has partnered with the city of Buckeye, Arizona, to support the city’s Air Fair with an exhibit hall, static display, and educational and industry seminars, and it was the best one yet.
The thirty-first Aero Friedrichshafen closed with record numbers this year. Over the course of four days, it hosted 32,100 visitors from more than 80 nations, 760 exhibitors from 38 nations, and a total of 328 aircraft ranging from drones and gliders to business jets.
When he was in sixth grade, Christian Brielmaier’s parents “bribed” their son with an hour in a Cessna 150 for straight As. That hour sparked a lifelong obsession with aviation; however, it didn’t translate into immediate flight training.
The Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) presented California Aeronautical University’s Omar Aguilera with its Ivan D. Livi Aviation Maintenance Educator of the Year award.
