Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) will be on display at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Jan. 20-23, in Sebring, Florida. The drones will be exhibited and demonstrated inside Hangar 60 in an area designated as the “Drone Home.” Exhibits inside the hangar will flank a flight demonstration […]
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Sebring LSA Expo releases forums line-up
The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo staff has released the forums for the upcoming show, which is slated for Jan. 20-23 at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida. Topics range from Flight Testing 101 to Flying a Paraglider to Airpark Living to Flying After Maintenance. With industry leaders like Mike Busch, Paul Dye, and Phil Lockwood headlining […]
Keynote speakers for Sebring LSA Expo revealed
The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo has finalized its lineup of keynote speakers for the 12th annual Expo, set for Jan. 20-23, 2016, at the Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). The latest speaker to confirm his appearance is Mike Busch, one of the best-known A&Ps/IAs in general aviation. Busch will speak on Friday, Jan. 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the […]
Half empty or half full? Part 2
Saturday at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebing, Florida, dawned sunny and warmer. The show itself seemed sunnier with a weekend crowd. I can’t understand why organizers scheduled so many weekdays and omitted the Sunday of a three-day holiday weekend. The trade show element (industry meetings, et. al.) can surely be done on Thursday […]
Is the glass half empty or half full?
I finally got to the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, this year. I had two distinct impressions of the event — known by most as the Sebring LSA Expo — and, by extension, the state of the LSA industry. Perhaps it was because I hung out with two very different friends over two […]
Sebring Expo: It’s all about airplane noise
People talking about airplanes and lots of airplane noise — it doesn’t get any better than that at a fly-in. That was the order of the day for Day Two of the 2015 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Thursday, Jan. 15. After ceilings lifted, daily showcase flights took place at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., according to […]
It’s called Expo, y’all
As I sit down to write this morning the thermometer is nudging its way toward 80°. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the breeze is slight enough to be refreshing without mussing even the most carefully coiffed hairstyle. Welcome to central Florida. This is winter at its finest. I mention this meteorological […]
Daily schedule, NOTAM released for Sebring Expo
Now available online is the daily schedule and NOTAM for the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which is set for Jan. 14-17, at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) in Florida. More than 120 exhibitors are expected at the Expo, commonly known as the Sebring LSA Expo, displaying everything from headsets to tires to aircraft kits to ready-to-fly […]
Keynote speakers named for U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
Retired astronaut Story Musgrave, former SR-71 pilot USAF Col. Richard Graham (Ret.), and AOPA feature writer Dave Hirschman are this year’s keynote speakers for the 11th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Jan. 14-17, on Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). Keynote speakers will make their presentations daily at 1:30 p.m. in the Aviators Hot Line Show Center Tent. […]