The 40th annual SUN ’n FUN fly-in takes off tomorrow, April 1, at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. The Blue Angels are appearing at this year’s show, which also includes a car show for the first time. Check out the fly-in’s website for all the week’s activities, as well as digital copies of SUN ’n FUN Today […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Surprise SUN ’n FUN showing by Kitfox
When John McBean of Kitfox Aircraft announced earlier this year that the company wouldn’t be able to participate in any of the big airshows, it was a bad news/good news scenario. The bad news: Air show attendees wouldn’t get to see the Kitfox up close and personal. The good news: The company’s success had created […]
Flying Challenge debuts this week
There is something about aviation that brings out the competitor in all of us. Redbird Flight Simulations and a cadre of sponsors, including Flying Magazine, Jeppesen and ForeFlight, have thrown down the virtual Gauntlet of Challenge to those who want show they have the right stuff through the Flying Challenge Cup. The Challenge, which debuts […]
Ultralight safety conference at SUN ’n FUN
The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) has partnered with the United States Ultralight Association (USUA), a pilot organization, to host a safety conference at SUN ‘n FUN. Topics will include a draft FAA policy that threatens the industry, as well as training issues, pilot issuesm and maintenance Issues. “LAMA, in collaboration with USUA, is undertaking actions to […]
Wipaire hosts open house for pilots on way to SUN ’n FUN
Wipaire is welcoming pilots on their way to SUN ’n FUN to its facility at the Leesburg International Airport (LEE) in Leesburg, Florida, on Sunday, March 30. Wipaire will provide cold water and soft drinks as well as hot dogs and hamburgers . Additionally, pilots and passengers will be able to enter Wipaire’s 2014 sweepstakes early. […]
Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii slated for August
HONOLULU — Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow returns Aug. 16 and 17. Guests will be able to experience all the excitement aviation has to offer with over 100 aircraft featured — both real and remote control models — “candy bombings” over historic Ford Island Runway for the kids, hands-on modeling stations, […]
EAA strikes deal with FAA over AirVenture controllers
The Experimental Aircraft Association and the FAA have signed two agreements — a Settlement Agreement and a nine-year Reimbursable Agreement — that provide EAA with assurance of air traffic control services on a consistent basis through 2022 for the AirVenture Oshkosh convention. This ends the uncertainty that began with the FAA’s sudden assessment of ATC […]
Wagstaff named AOPA ambassador
Legendary airshow pilot Patty Wagstaff will serve as an “AOPA Ambassador,” officials with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association said Wednesday. “Flying is all about fun and freedom, and one of the best people to communicate that is Patty,” said AOPA President Mark Baker. “We are thrilled to have her representing AOPA as we celebrate […]
LiveAirShow TV profiles Jerry ‘Jive’ Kerby
Every wonder why a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who’s flown some of the most powerful jets around would want to get into an RV-8 for an airshow act? The folks at LiveAirShow TV wondered that very thing, and caught up with Jerry “Jive” Kerby at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show last fall to ask […]