General Aviation News photographer Matt Genuardi captured this photo on opening day of the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, which runs April 1-6 at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida, explaining: “This was just after he landed after his engine cowling separated mid-flight.”
MOSAIC final rule expected by August
Designed to update the 2004 rules that created Light Sport Aircraft and the Sport Pilot certificate, the final MOSAIC rule — which has been in the works for years — is expected to be released this summer.
Thousands attend Women in Aviation conference
Among the more than 5,000 attendees were people from 34 countries around the world.
Epic Aircraft introduces E1000 AX
The next-generation aircraft offers more than 25 new features over the E1000GX, including Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland, according to company officials.
SafeTurn portable turn coordinator debuts
RADIANT Technology has introduced SafeTurn, a portable turn coordinator, which utilizes a solid state gyroscope along with an embedded accelerometer to create a turn coordinator.
Crowded CTAF leads to near-miss
I approached him to hear his side of the story. To my surprise he was very apologetic. He said he only heard my first radio call (5 miles downwind) but not any of my other calls after that. He agreed with me that the CTAF was crowded at that time and it was difficult to make our position calls.
Picture of the Day: SUN ‘n FUN takes off
General Aviation News photographer Matt Genuardi sent in this photo, captured on opening day of the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, which runs April 1-6 at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida.
Human Factors: Certified, not qualified
As it becomes harder to find a CFI, pilots may find they are waiting quite a while for flight training. But a long wait is much better than watching a brand-new airplane broken to pieces right in front of your eyes before you’ve even made the first payment.
Aviation scholarship database launches
Newly launched, Aviation Start is a database that includes more than $20 million in aviation scholarships.