SUN ‘n FUN Photographer Phil Burmeister captured this shot on opening day of this week’s fly-in of a father and son enjoying the air show.
Aviation News
Air Racing from the Cockpit: Start your engines
Dispatch from KOCH, Nacogdoches, Texas: My left hand is wrapped tightly around the yoke, my right hand grasps the windscreen support bar, and I’m holding on for dear life. No, I’m not going that fast. In fact, I’ve had to slow down to keep my race plane out of the yellow arc. I’m getting pounded to […]
Raffle launches to support SUN ‘n FUN’s Aerospace Center for Excellence
On Wednesday at SUN ’n FUN, a new raffle was launched to support SUN ’n FUN’s Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education facility located on the fly-in’s campus. The winner of the ACEMaker Raffle will receive a prize package that includes premium week-long admission for four and parking […]
Commuter Craft accepting manufacturing position reservations
For anyone interested in the Innovator Aircraft from Commuter Craft, a $500 deposit will reserve a manufacturing position and serial number. All $500 counts toward the purchase price and guarantees introductory sales pricing and more, according to company officials. The first customer aircraft will be built by a group Commuter Craft is calling Alpha builders. […]
TBM 930 unveiled at #SNF16
Fresh off a March 31 crossing from France to SUN ‘n FUN, Daher debuted its TBM 930, billed as the big brother to its TBM 900. The difference? The panel.The 900 is equipped with Garmin’s G1000 while the 930 fits the G3000 into the panel. The G3000 system in the 930 includes three 12” screens plus […]
CubCrafters offers new Carbon Cub EX-2 Discovery Kit
Light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters has introduced the Carbon Cub EX-2 Discovery Kit. The kit introduces builders to the CubCrafters system, and allows them to envision the process of covering a tube & fabric aircraft. Upon completion, Discovery Kit builders will have a finished rudder assembly and a running start on their Carbon Cub EX-2 sport utility aircraft. […]
Garmin introduces G5 electronic flight instrument for experimental aircraft
Garmin has introduced the G5 electronic flight instrument for experimental amateur-built (EAB) and light-sport aircraft (LSA). The G5 serves as either a back-up instrument to G3X or other EFIS systems or as a standalone primary flight instrument, with optional autopilot mode annunciation. Boasting a 3.5-inch sunlight readable liquid crystal display (LCD) with built-in GPS, G5 displays attitude, […]
EAA adds to how-to book series
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) debuted at SUN ‘n FUN “Powering Your Plane,” the latest in a line of EAA books that are the master guides toward safe and thorough aircraft building. Written by EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council member Dave Prizio, the book is a step-by-step guide to installing a Lycoming engine on an experimental […]
Homebuilder’s miscalculations results in fuel starvation
During the building process of the Zenith CH-601XL, the pilot said he determined the unusable fuel amount in the fuel tanks with them uninstalled in the wings, placed on saw horses in a level attitude, but did not take into account wing dihedral, wing incidence, or pitch attitude. On the day of the accident, he […]