Chasing the last breeze of Autumn, several SAB members took a trip to Bloomington Central Illinois Regional Airport for a blast from the past, at Prairie Aviation Museum. Prairie Aviation Museum is an all volunteer organization that has provided displays, static aircraft, education programs, and other aviation events for over…
Flightstar FBO visit: The Industry Experience
On Sunday September 24th, SAB members met up at Champaign Willard Airport for a hangar tour – not our own hangar, but a gigantic hangar complex across the parking lot, managed by the well-known Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul service provider and the Fixed Base Operator: Flightstar. Flightstar has been the…
Wrapping Up Quad Day 2023
Quad Day 2023 was a blast! We met a lot of friends, old and new. It is a pleasure meeting all of you and introducing the RSO to new friends. If you have not yet subscribed to our newsletter, feel free to do here, for the newsletters would be the…
Organization Is the Key
This Saturday March 4th, our Zenith team has visited the hangar yet again. After the hoax time of the pandemic, the members have begun organizing and cataloguing CH750 parts and hardware. To their surprise, the Sonex stabilizer was found on one of the shelves! Clean up efforts will continue next…
We Are Back!
Behind the scenes, the exec team of SAB vigorously works on organizing the next fantastic events for the SPRING 23 semester that will surely be fun and productive. Contact Chloe Hettick (hettick2) or Margarita Kuzmanova (mk36) via email to join the Slack channel and stay updated on the upcoming events.
High School Students Tour Hangar
On July 12, 2017, Student Aircraft Builders (SAB) welcomed a group of students from the Upward Bound program to their hangar at Willard Airport. The visiting students had the chance to tour the SAB aerospace museum, ride in one of the SAB flight simulators, and see SAB’s under-construction Zenith Aircraft.…
2017 February Newsletter
February GM The February GM will take place on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:00 PM in 106B1 Engineering Hall. It can be found on the SAB calendar on the home page. At the GM the next VP Ops will be voted in, so attend if you can! EOH Sign-Up EOH…
Executive Position Openings
As SAB prepares for a new year and former leaders are sent off to live their lives, the club will need successors to fill their roles. This means that leadership opportunities for executive positions will be opening up! The three major positions that will be available are the President, Vice…
Upcoming Events
February General Meeting – Mid-End of Feb The next GM will be in the middle/end of February, likely after spring break. What better way to spend an afternoon than listening to team updates, hearing important news, and hanging out with your fellow SAB squad! New members are always encouraged to…
2017 January Newsletter
Zenith Team Over winter break, a Builder Bootcamp worked on the Zenith and made great progress! The firewall was completely assembled, and they began integration of the cabin frame. Unfortunately, there were alignment issues with it, and the team is currently working on resolving them. Once the cabin frame is…