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Airborne 10.15.21: ION Aircraft Sold, SnF Balloon Fest, Bombardier ‘Safety Stand

Also: NBAA Leadership, ACJTwoTwenty, Alto Aviation, Phenom Sim

ION Aircraft, LLC, has found a buyer in Geode Capital Management, of La Jolla, California. Ion is the designer of the 120, a twin boom LSA, sporting a pusher layout, tandem seating and a glass panel. Throughout the development process, Ion pared down their intended offerings to the 100, the kit aircraft, and the 120, the factory-built aircraft meeting light sport requirements. The company’s small size made the transition from research, development, and design to production too hard to make without outside help. Geode Capital completed the purchase in September 2021. It would seem that

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.19.21)

Aero Linx: FAI Awards FAI medals and diplomas aim at giving public recognition to those who have made outstanding contributions to aeronautics and astronautics, especially in the field of sporting aviation. They are awarded each year at the Opening Ceremony of the annual FAI General Conference. Many of the recipients honoured have had their names closely associated with the history and developments of aeronautics and astronautics.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.19.21): On-Course Indication

On-Course Indication An indication on an instrument, which provides the pilot a visual means of determining that the aircraft is located on the centerline of a given navigational track, or an indication on a radar scope that an aircraft is on a given track.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.19.21)

“We don’t think there was any damage to the other plane, but we don’t know that because it kept going. This is an accident, and we’re trying to figure out what took place. We’d like to get both sides of the story, so we are actively looking for that airplane...” Source: Alaska NTSB staffer, Clint Johnson, chatting about the search for information leading after a mid-air collision near Sutton, Alaska, that substantially damaged an aircraft while in flight. A Cessna 180J received wing damage, while its accident counterpart kept flying and has yet to be found.