Air Shows & Events

In mid-April, Piper announced its new M600 single-engine turboprop, a new model based on the successful Meridian. At Sun ‘n Fun 2015, Piper brought a cabin mockup of the new airplane, and AVweb spoke to Piper CEO Simon Caldecott about how the company plans to position the airplane in the market. view on YouTube

Mooney announced its new M10T training aircraft at the big air show in Zhuhai, China last fall. At Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida this week, the company took the wraps off a mockup of the airplane, and AVweb pointed some cameras at it. view on YouTube

Rod Rakic‘s vision of a nationwide airplane rental network is now a reality, with OpenAirplane nearing 10,000 members. “We’re taking away a lot of the friction of renting an airplane,” said Rakic when we caught up with him at Sun ‘n Fun. Duration: 5:31 File Size: 4.6 MB download here

The pilot of a new Mooney Acclaim with only a few hours on the airframe escaped serious injury Monday afternoon when the aircraft lost power and crashed during a landing attempt at Lakeland Linder Airport. Mooney COO Tom Bowen told AVweb Monday evening that the aircraft was completed during the past month and had been […]

Aviators headed to Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, this week can expect all the usual … daily airshows, thousands of airplanes to look at, forums and workshops, tents and hangars filled with new technology to buy … but they’ll also find an expanded focus on education and careers. The second-annual career fair is sold […]

The idea of a nationwide aircraft rental network has faced significant headwinds in the past, but the latest iteration of it, OpenAirplane, appears to be gaining traction. At Sun ‘n Fun this week, OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic told AVweb that the network of participating rental operators continues to grow and now totals 83. Rakic said OpenAirplane, […]

With almost 34,000 visitors from 60 countries, officials at Aero Friedrichshafen said attendance showed a “marked increase” over previous years. “International visitors in particular generated strong momentum for the aviation show,” according to the news release sent out on Monday. The number of exhibitors, 645 from 38 countries, and the number of new products presented, […]

Most instructors these days, when pressed to give an ideal number of hours for a new student to solo, will say it’s 10 hours in the airplane. So, all things being equal, can you do that in a week? Sure. Redbird’s “One Week Ready to Solo” campaign, now four days in at Sun ‘n Fun […]

A supersonic warbird and a new fighter jet will make their debuts in the military lineup at EAA’s AirVenture in July. Dean “Cutter” Cutshall of Indiana will show his North American F-100F Super Sabre, the first U.S. Air Force fighter plane capable of supersonic level flight, EAA said. It was the first of the Century […]