Air Shows & Events

ForeFlight introduced a major upgrade to its popular navigation app at Sun ‘n Fun 2015 in Lakeland, Florida. ForeFlight’s Tyson Weihs gives an overview of the app in this AVweb Product Minute video. view on YouTube

There was an error in the original video we posted, and we’ve removed it from the site for the time being. We’ll have more coverage of the Premier diesel in the future.

The Boeing 727 on the Sun ‘n Fun grounds in Lakeland will become an educational laboratory for all ages as part of the Aerospace Center for Excellence. view on YouTube

Jeppesen and headset maker Sennheiser have developed an audio alert system on the Mobile FliteDeck VFR app that will be available in May. view on YouTube

Adventure Pilot’s iFly GPS tablet app is unique because it can run on both iOS and Android tablets, as well as on Adventure Pilot’s dedicated GPS navigator, which is packaged in a bright-screen, 7-inch tablet. Adventure introduced the new 740 GPS at Sun ‘n Fun 2015, and in this video, Aviation Consumereditor Larry Anglisano takes […]

All three students taking part in Redbird Flight Simulations’ One Week Ready To Solo campaign at Sun ‘n Fun are slated to fly their supervised solo flights Saturday morning. Nik Osterman, Chris Graves and Sherry Rosenkranz, all zero-time beginners, started daily training just before the show. So far so good; they will have completed their […]

The Breitling Jet Team, a seven-ship formation team that uses L-39 Albatros trainers, is starting its first U.S. tour at Sun ‘n Fun this week. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with team lead Jacques Bothelin. Duration: 3:23 File Size: 3.1 MB download here

Lightspeed Aviation Foundation launched its sixth annual Pilot’s Choice Awards Thursday, with 12 charitable organizations named from hundreds of nominees as the finalists. They’ll seek online votes from the public to win up to $10,000 in grants from the foundation. The finalists are: Angel Flight West, Civil Air Patrol, Experience Aviation, JAARS, Miracle Flights for […]

American Legend’s Cub-style Super Legend, introduced four years ago, has some upgraded features including more carbon fiber components. American Legend has completed certification of its Kevlar and carbon fiber LF1500A floats for the Super Legend, filling customer demand. The floats come with a manual gear system and watertight storage. The Super Legend — a beefed-up […]

Garmin’s G500 and G600 retrofit PFD/MFD system is getting some long-awaited enhancements, including TrendVector ADS-B traffic symbology, georeferenced Flite Charts and more weather data capability. Aviation Consumereditor Larry Anglisano took a look at the system with Garmin’s Jessica Koss at Sun ‘n Fun 2015 in Lakeland, Florida. view on YouTube