For the first time ever, Zenith Aircraft Company is bringing its two-day hands-on kit aircraft building workshop to the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, slated for Jan. 25-28 in Sebring, Florida. During the two-day workshop, participants build a Zenith Aircraft rudder assembly from a standard kit. The workshop will be offered twice: Once on Wednesday and Thursday of […]
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Homebuilts to be showcased at Sebring
Officials with the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo are inviting all homebuilders to show off their aircraft at the show, slated for Jan. 25-28, at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida. Sebring is creating a special display space for all homebuilt aircraft. Homebuilders can register their aircraft by filling out the homebuilt form online and purchasing a discounted […]
Machado tapped as keynote speaker for Sebring Expo
SEARING, Florida — Aviation safety speaker Rod Machado will be one of the keynote speakers at the 2017 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo. He is the author of numerous flight training textbooks, including Rod Machado’s Sport Pilot Handbook. Besides his keynote address he will also present three programs between Thursday, Jan. 26 and Friday, Jan. 27. Since 1973, […]
Dates set for next year’s Sport Aviation Expo
SEBRING, Florida — The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo has officially announced that the 13th annual event will be held Jan. 25-28, 2017. Event organizers also report that World Fuel Services just signed on as a sponsor for 2017. The 2017 tag line “Sport Aviation Expo: Where the Sky isn’t the Limit, it’s the Beginning” is an indication of […]
Sebring Expo director resigns
SEBRING, Florida — The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will start making plans for 2017 with a new director as Jana Filip has moved on “to new opportunities and increased family time,” according to officials. Sebring Regional Airport (SRA) Executive Director Mike Willingham said, “SRA appreciates Jana’s dedication to the event for the past five years.” This […]
LSA breakthroughs featured at U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
By BILL WILSON The promise of light-sport aviation began with hopes of a cheaper way to get into or stay in aviation. These hopes focused around lower prices for new aircraft and the potential for reduced operating costs. This year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, held Jan. 20-23 at Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF) in Florida finally delivered on that […]
Smart and safe: Two words that go together in aviation
Decision making is a skill pilots consciously train for and study. Most people don’t. And that’s a shame because good decision making doesn’t come naturally. We have to think about our options, weigh the pros and cons of whatever we do — or don’t do. One way or another, there will be an outcome to each decision […]
Sebring LSA Expo: ‘Interesting times’
By Mary Jones and Marino Boric “May you live in interesting times.” Jack Hodgson quoted that Chinese saying when he opened an industry panel discussion on Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, and that saying proved to be the theme for the rest of Expo 2016. Following a successful opening day […]
Highlights from Day 1 of the Sebring LSA Expo
The 2016 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo — also known as the Sebring LSA Expo — launched Jan. 20. Organizers noted that while the day started out a bit chilly, it got warmer as the day went on, with even better weather expected for the rest of the show, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 23. “A […]