On the first and fourth day of the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo 2013, which was held in Lakeland, Florida, last week, Czech Sport Aircraft provided detailed safety briefings to the Lakeland Fire Department. The briefings focused on the Ballistic Recovery System (BRS) that Czech Sport Aircraft offers as an enhanced safety feature […]
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Goodyear Advantage Tour soars
AKRON, Ohio – The 2013 Goodyear Advantage Tour recently kicked off with a performance by aerobatics champion Mike Goulian during the TICO Warbird Show in Titusville, Fla. Goodyear is sponsoring the Advantage Tour in conjunction with Goulian Aerosports and Aviall Services Inc., the world’s largest provider of new aviation parts and a distributor of Goodyear […]
AirVenture Cup Race returns for 16th year
The EAA AirVenture Cup Race will continue racing in 2013 with the full support and involvement of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Race volunteers and EAA Chairman Jack Pelton met earlier this year to coordinate details of the race and establish guidelines for the EAA event. Race officials are still determining the course for this year’s […]
SUN ’n FUN volunteers remember one of their own
Ask anyone at SUN ’n FUN about Albert Borchik and a smile immediately comes over their faces, followed by the slight glistening of tears in their eyes. That’s because for the first time in more than two decades, he’s not at the fly-in. He passed away suddenly Jan. 30. To commemorate his memory, several volunteers […]
FedEx 727 dedicated at SUN ’n FUN
Top executives from FedEx Express were on hand at SUN ’n FUN Friday to dedicate the newest “classroom” on the SUN ’n FUN campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. The donated Boeing 727, delivered in February to the SUN ‘n FUN campus, held a place of honor on the flightline during this year’s […]
Brazil delegation visits SUN ’n FUN
A delegation that includes representatives from Brazil’s Industries Federation System of Santa Catarina State, National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship, Wega Aircraft, Novaer Craft, and others were at SUN ’n FUN last week to promote newly announced incentives available to aircraft and aviation component manufacturers, as well as aviation-related services providers and other precision industries interested […]
Sequestration’s silver lining
The news last week that the FAA will delay closing 149 contract control towers should come as a bit of a relief to the folks at SUN ’n FUN, since Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport was among the first slated to close. That meant SUN ’n FUN had to come up with the money to pay controllers […]
Want to learn more about NextGen?
The FAA’s NextGen system is scheduled for launch by the end of the year. Are you ready for this change? Matchbox’s Jeffrey Boccaccio, NextGen columnist for General Aviation News, will offer a free presentation at SUN ’n FUN demonstrating how easy this transition will be for general aviation pilots, from an application and installation standpoints, not […]
WASPs seek donations for Tournament of Roses Parade float
As SUN ’n FUN celebrates the 70th anniversary of the creation of Women Airforce Service Pilots Thursday, efforts are underway to raise enough money to have a WASP float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. “The theme of this year’s parade is ‘making dreams come true,’” noted Kate Landdeck, WASP historian and coordinator for […]