The Recreational Aviation Foundation will host its annual Potato Bake Thursday, April 23, at the RAF Fire Hub in the SUN ‘n FUN campground starting at 6:30 pm. This year the RAF will play host to BackcountryPilot.org contributor Patrick Romano to lead a backcountry safety seminar based on his popular STOL Tips series. Romano, a backcountry flight instructor, has […]
News
CubCrafters introduces Carbon Cub EX-2
Backcountry aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters unveiled an upgrade of its kit aircraft based on the Carbon Cub. The new Carbon Cub EX-2 made its debut at SUN ’n FUN. The EX-2 revision includes an extensive series of improvements and upgrades to the kit, but the primary components are new G-Series ailerons, flaps, and tail feathers, company […]
Piper launches three new M-Class products
VERO BEACH, Florida — Piper Aircraft recently unveiled three new aircraft as part of its M-Class line of single-engine, pressurized, cabin class business aircraft: The M600, the M500, and the M350. “Our customers and dealers asked for aircraft with additional payload and exceptional range,” said Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott. “They asked for increased options with the […]
President of Ranger Aerospace to lead SC Aerospace Group
COLUMBIA, S.C — Steve Townes has been named chairman of SCAerospace, a private-sector leadership group organized by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness and the South Carolina Department of Commerce. He will serve a two-year term as chairman. “Businesses serving a common industry naturally cluster in a geographic location, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing […]
Tecnam launches Special Mission Platform
Tecnam has introduced the Tecnam P2006T SMP (Special Missions Platform), designed for surveillance, observation, aerial mapping or special mission tasks. Tecnam have set up a new and dedicated Special Mission department at its Capua, Italy facility, to direct the design, development and production of SMP aircraft and related features. Depending on the customer’s mission requirement, Tecnam […]
Flight to freedom
By J. DOUGLAS HINTON It was March 20, 1991, as the Russian-built MiG 23 slowly taxied toward the runway at Cuba’s Santa Clara air base. Due for a flight test after an avionics installation, Major Orestes Lorenzo was at the controls. He had never flown the MiG 23 before, but after hundreds of hours in […]
Legacy Flight Training opens second facility
VERO BEACH, Florida — Legacy Flight Training’s second training center is now open for business. The new Legacy Flight Training facility, at the Air Commerce Center at the Scottsdale Airport (KSDL), joins Legacy’s facility at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, in providing PA-46 specific flight training and full-motion simulator training. Legacy Flight Training began operations […]
Upwind scholarship winners revealed
The Upwind Foundation has revealed the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program Class of 2015: Anthony Bellanti of San Mateo, Calif.; Kevin Gray of Belmont, Calif.; Evan Isenstein-Brand of Pacifica, Calif.; and Michelle Karpishin of San Mateo. These four aspiring young aviators have been awarded a complete primary flight training program that begins with ground school in April […]
Bob Carlton to debut SubSonex aerobatic show at SUN ‘n FUN
The SubSonex Air Show, flown by performer Bob Carlton, will make its worldwide debut at the 2015 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo. Scheduled to perform Tuesday April 21, and Sunday, April 26, the SubSonex airshow routine will feature maneuvers previously unheard of in a jet aerobatic routine, according to officials with Sonex Aircraft. “The SubSonex microjet is capable of speeds […]