The SUN ’n FUN 2017 Seabird Splash-In is set for April 1-2, 2017, at Tavares Seaplane Base (FA1) in Tavares, Florida. The weekend will include contests on the water and transit to the SUN ’n FUN Expo campus for the 43rd annual SUN ’n FUN International Fly- In & Expo on Monday, April 3. The airshow’s official opening […]
WASP’s 100th birthday to be celebrated
The opening reception of Women in Aviation International’s 2017 annual conference will be turned into a 100th birthday party for WASP Dawn Seymour. Accompanied by her two daughters, Dawn will attend the 28th International Women in Aviation Conference March 2-4, 2017, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. As a Women Airforce […]
Online drone pilot ground school launches
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has partnered with King Schools to provide commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators with the training they need to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate, a requirement under the FAA’s recently-implemented small UAS rule. “Now that we have rules governing the commercial operations of UAS, we want to ensure […]
Student plows 152 into snow bank
According to the student pilot, he was performing takeoffs and landings in the local traffic pattern at the airport in Shirley, N.Y. While on short final, he flared too high, the Cessna 152 stalled, then landed hard and bounced. He attempted a go-around, however the plane veered to the left and hit a snow bank. An FAA […]
Business as usual
Star Novak sent in this photo, with a quick note: “Headed northbound for yet another business flight, the pilot of this PA28 takes up the gear as he departs from a grass strip in Kansas.”
A new pilot’s first flying vacation
As a relatively new pilot — having received my pilot certificate on April 3, 2015 — I’ve logged about 190 hours. Some of that includes the first multi-state, week-long trip I’ve ever done and by far the furthest I’ve flown as PIC. The series of VFR flights would take my wife, Tameka, and I from our […]
13 lucky number for Sebring Expo
Organizers, attendees and exhibitors are proclaiming the 13th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, a success. For the first time in many years, the weather cooperated, with “glorious” weather all four days of the expo, Wednesday, Jan. 25, through Saturday, Jan. 28, according to organizers. Visitors and exhibitors liked the new layout and entrance […]
LiveAirShowTV to provide live coverage of SUN ‘n FUN
LiveAirShowTV has once again teamed up with the SUN ’n FUN International Fly-In and Expo and will produce eight hours of live video coverage at the event from Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9. LiveAirShowTV produced limited coverage of the 2016 event for the demonstration of the Red Bull Air Race series, featuring pilots […]
Odyssey Aviation Bahamas partners with U.S. FBOs
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Odyssey Aviation Bahamas is partnering with two FBOs in the United States at Detroit’s Willow Run Airport (KYIP) and Orlando’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM). Owned by the Quantem FBO Group, an FBO acquisition and aviation consulting company, the U.S. FBOs will operate under the Odyssey Aviation brand, forming an international relationship […]