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New playground honors Sheltair founder

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Sheltair Aviation and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) on the SUN ‘n FUN campus celebrated the grand opening of the Jerry Holland Destination: Aviation Playground on the grounds of Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) June 10, 2024.

Florida teens soaring to Poland

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Members of the Lakeland Aero Club, part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence on the SUN ’n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida, are preparing to make history as the first-ever U.S. high school soaring team to compete in the 13th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships.

Need a LIFT?

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LIFT Aircraft’s Hexa is a Part 103 electric aircraft that you can fly without a pilot certificate with just an hour’s worth of training.

Picture of the Day: Lucky shot

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Cooper Payette submitted this photo and note: “It’s easy to get distracted with all of the different aircraft going here and there at SUN ‘n FUN 2024. I was actually taking photos of the Connie on the taxiway. I looked up and quickly snapped this shot with a Canon EOS R6. I actually thought it passed by and it was going to be blurry but I got it.”

Picture of the Day: One lit Skylane

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Adam Miracle submitted this photo and note: “I wanted to somehow be part of the night air show at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, so now my Skylane will fit right in. It also helps me remember where I parked at in the middle of the hundreds of planes.”