Building an airplane for Dave Stone and his neighbor Abbie Sipos started with dogs and then the pandemic.
About Joni M. Fisher
A Blackhawk pilot’s new mission
Retired Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot Kodey Bogart is on a mission to introduce aviation — specifically helicopters — to young children. That’s why her new book series, Helo Girls, is aimed at readers between the ages of 4 and 8.
The first rule of Flight Club
Now in the United States, Flight Club is an Airbnb-like general aviation rental coordinator.
Learning to fly while flying across the U.S.
With one hour of flying time and a newly purchased Cessna 182Q, Carollyne Carmichel plans to earn her private pilot certificate on the way to visit all 120 listings on her Airbnb-like network for pilots called Fly-Inn.com.
Move over George Jetson
Like the embodiment of the aircraft flown in the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, the Pivotal Helix, a single-seat, bubble-top Part 103 aircraft, captured the attention of the crowds at SUN ’n FUN.
Celebrating 50 years of breaking barriers
From a farm in Illinois to flying a 747 across the ocean, Lynn Ripplemeyer celebrated her 50th year of flying by going up in a seaplane at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base.
The Mooney Anomaly
The two men behind the Mooney Anomaly hope the unique airplane will inspire people to conquer their fears and pursue their dreams.
Florida teens soaring to Poland
Members of the Lakeland Aero Club, part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence on the SUN ’n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida, are preparing to make history as the first-ever U.S. high school soaring team to compete in the 13th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships.
When the Queen called SUN ‘n FUN
When the Royal Air Force cadets first visited SUN ‘n FUN, the Queen of England called then President Billy Henderson to thank him for the opportunity.