Airplanes are big part of Sun ‘n Fun, obviously. The only part bigger are the people, such as the Exhibit Hosts committee, which is led by Bonnie Perkins. A crew of eight to 10 people worked for three days (from 7 a.m. to sundown or beyond) before the show to move in dozens of aircraft. […]
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Lindbergh film premieres at Sun ‘n Fun
They are risky missions with an important purpose. The game wardens who fly for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) routinely fly low and slow in airplanes over the parks of Kenya to protect their endangered inhabitants from the threat of poachers and human encroachment. The flying is demanding and the caliber of training required to […]
ELT switch could save your life
What’s more important to you: Money in your bank account or a search and rescue operation if you go missing in your airplane? If your choice is for the search and rescue effort, you would be well-advised to switch your ELT from the old standby 121.5 to the newer 406 Mhz frequency. Lt. Col. Bill […]
NASA grant to inspire next generation
Opening day of Sun ‘n Fun brought big news: A $1.4 million grant from NASA to enhance the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, which is on the Sun ‘n Fun campus at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport, as well as other programs throughout Polk County Public Schools. The local school system was one of only nine in the […]
New Kindle DX to display approach plates?
I spotted an interesting slide from TechCrunch’s LiveBlog of the new Amazon Kindle DX introduction. That doesn’t look like a book in the above shot. There is no mention of the Kindle DX being used for anything beyond reading in the author’s notes, but a quick trip to the Amazon website found the following mention […]
Many pay respect to Slim Lawson
Several hundred people gathered at Spanaway airport Sunday May 3 to pay respects to Ralph ‘Slim’ Lawson who died last month. Known to all as Slim the owner and operator of the airport and flight school spent more than 26,000 hours in the air as an instructor and helped hundreds to enter the aviation industry. […]
LoPresti signs lease at Sebastian Municipal Airport
LoPresti Aviation has signed a 15-year lease for production space at Sebastian Municipal Airport on Florida’s east coast, the company said on May 5. The firm hopes to move into its new facility by mid-June and employ as many as 45 people within 18 months, as it builds prototypes for a new airplane known as […]
LoPresti Innovation Award goes to Bede
LoPresti Aviation has granted its 2009 Roy LoPresti Prize for Innovation in Aviation to Bede Inc. for its SpeedTrac wheel pants. The prize was created in the late Roy LoPresti’s name and in his memory by the LoPresti family, to recognize ideas which truly and profoundly offer innovations to general aviation. Each year, “one great […]
U.S. mayors release letter to Obama
Seventy mayors and county executives from across the country held a conference call with reporters on May 6, announcing their release of a letter to President Barack H. Obama communicating the crucial importance that small, general aviation aircraft provide to small towns and local economies across the country. During the call, Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer […]