Concern and support for Amanda and Kyle Franklin are profound at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun. The two air show performers were critically injured during a performance in Brownsville, Texas, on March 12, when an engine malfunction caused an inflight fire. Aircraft Specialties Services, Inc., of Tulsa, Okla., has been a prominent sponsor of the […]
Mission Aviation takes center stage at Sun ’n Fun
Seven aviation missionary organizations are united under one tent this week during the Sun ‘n Fun fly-in. The organizations — JAARS, Mission Aviation Fellowship, New Tribes, Agape Flight, Harvest Aviation, Hobe Sound College (which has a flight school), and Mission Safety International — are sharing a blue and white tent in the South East exhibit […]
Cessna debuts new sim training program
Cessna has teamed with King Schools and Redbird Flight Simulations to develop a program that couples guided video instruction and demonstration with simulator time, giving customers a better overall experience while practicing various maneuvers, company officials said on opening day of SUN ’n FUN. The program, called Guided Independent Flight Training, will launch exclusively to […]
Never pay for charts or plates again
Seattle Avionics offers show special Some SUN ’n FUN attendees will get a special deal from Seattle Avionics Software this week: The SkyPad2 Slate Tablet EFB, which comes with a free Lifetime EFB ChartData subscription (normally $829 by itself) for no additional charge — but just for the first 100 SkyPad EFB sales. The SkyPad2 […]
Ice Skates redux
LoPresti Aviation never does anything in a small way. That’s why the company is introducing six products during SUN ’n FUN — one for every day. Tuesday’s is an upgrade from a product introduced last year: Ice Skates 2, wheelpants for Cirrus aircraft. The Ice Skates were designed in response the a problem with the […]
9/11 first responder receives scholarship
New York City firefighter Paul Lampasso is the first recipient of an Able Flight Career Training Scholarship funded with the support of Cessna Aircraft Co. Lampasso was on limited duty due to an earlier firefighting injury when he responded to the attack on the World Trade Center towers on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. […]
Sun ‘n Fun Radio goes global
SUN ’n FUN Radio’s coverage of this year’s fly-in will be streamed live over the Internet throughout the six days of the show. The live audio streaming is being made possible by a continuing partnership with LiveATC.net. SUN ’n FUN officials add they will continue to stream programming year round. “For many years, Dave Shallbetter […]
FIKI Baron on display this week at Sun ’n Fun
CAV Aerospace is showcasing a Beechcraft Baron with flight into known ice (FIKI) capabilities at this week’s Sun ’n Fun fly-in. The Baron 58’s ice protection features CAV’s proprietary weeping wings TKS system. “Even though we are coming out of the winter icing season, CAV Aerospace is available year-round to install our proven ice protection […]
Garmin showcases GTN 650/750 at Sun ‘n Fun
Garmin has introduced the GTN 650 and GTN 750 series. The panel-mount units are certified and approved for installation in hundreds of makes and models of general aviation aircraft. The GTN 650 and GTN 750 feature new capabilities for GPS/NAV/COM systems like touchscreen operation, graphical flight planning with victor airways and high-altitude jet routes, remote […]