For its first year at SUN ’n FUN, Swiss watchmaker Alpina made a big splash. The new official timekeeper of the fly-in, Alpina also is a sponsor of airshow star Michael Goulian. The company also exhibited at SUN ’n FUN for the first time, displaying a variety of watches in its exhibit on the Warbird […]
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LiveAirShowTV brings SUN ‘n FUN to the world
LiveAirshowTV broke new ground with its broadcast coverage of the 43rd SUN ‘n FUN International Fly in & Expo. With record-setting numbers in attendance, the airshow production company created hundreds of hours of footage and three, five-hour live broadcasts Friday through Sunday of the six-day show. Feeding two state-of-the-art 16’ x 27’ LED video wall […]
Harrison Ford to be presented with Godfrey L. Cabot Award
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Harrison Ford on Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Boston. The Godfrey L. Cabot Award will be presented to Ford in recognition of his efforts to promote aviation to the youth of America through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its Young […]
Work continues towards an unleaded avgas
At this year’s SUN ‘n FUN, visitors saw a fuel truck with Swift Fuels emblazoned on its side. It was there to promote the company’s unleaded UL94 avgas, the first of the company’s products to make it to market. “We introduced the 94 fuel two and a half years ago to make it clear that this stuff is […]
Appareo granted patent for ADS-B antenna
Appareo has received a U.S. Patent for its Radio Frequency Feedthrough to a Portable Device technology, which was initially designed for use in the company’s 1090 ES transponder, Stratus ESG. The patented technology, named Portable Connect, is a system where a signal received on the externally-mounted transponder antenna is passed through the transponder to a connector […]
Uber taps Aurora, Pipistrel to develop electric aircraft
Uber has selected Aurora Flight Sciences and Pipistrel as a partner to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Uber Elevate Network. You can see a concept video below. “Uber is taking a big step forward toward making the world’s first VTOL network a reality and our partnership with Aurora Flight Sciences will […]
AOPA BasicMed Course now online
The FAA has released the official BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist that pilots must fill out and have completed by a state-licensed physician. It has also published a link to the free online Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Self-Assesment Course that satisfies the requirement for pilots to complete a medical education course prior to operating under […]
Are you ready for BasicMed?
General aviation pilots can begin to fly under BasicMed May 1, 2017. GA pilots can fly under BasicMed without holding an FAA medical certificate as long as they meet certain requirements. Or they can continue to use their FAA medical certificates. Under BasicMed, a pilot will be required to complete a medical education course every […]
2017 SUN ‘n FUN by the numbers
The 43rd annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo was the best fly-in SUN ‘n FUN has ever had, according to officials, who just released the following numbers: Approximately 200,000 guests attended from over 60 countries; Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors; SUN ‘n FUN ordered over 400 […]