Air Shows & Events

Garmin has its pilot watch, and now Hilton Software has an interface that sends wireless flight plan data from its WingX Pro 7 iPad app to the Pebble e-paper watch. Hilton Goldstein gave AVweb an overview of the interface from Sun ‘n Fun 2014 in Lakeland, Florida. view on YouTube

At Sun ‘n Fun 2014, WACO Classics was showing off its new Great Lakes 2T biplane, a neat little sport and acro aircraft. Peter Bowers gave AVweb a video tour of the aircraft. view on YouTube

ASA has 39 specialty training apps for pilots and dozens of aviation e-books. At Sun ‘n Fun, ASA’s Brian Snider showed AVweb some of the more popular apps. view on YouTube

The DA42 VI is Diamond’s most sophisticated piston twin, equipped with a pair of Austro AE300 diesels. It’s on display at Sun ‘n Fun in its first U.S. appearance. You can see it at Diamond’s booth or take a look in this quick video tour with Jeff Owen of Premier Aircraft. view on YouTube

Rotax has tweaked the fuel-injected 912 iS to optimize its application in light sport aircraft. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Dean Vogel of Lockwood Aviation at Sun ‘n Fun. Duration: 6:16 File Size: 5.7 MB download here

Following FAA certification on February 28, Eclipse Aerospace has already delivered five of its new model 550 jets. On April 2, it was set to deliver number six at Sun ‘n Fun to a buyer who agreed to put the brand-new airplane on display during the show. Mason Holland of Eclipse briefed AVweb on the […]

“Building Interest in the Future of Aviation” was the name of the discussion at Sun ‘n Fun on Tuesday evening, with four of general aviation’s major players on the panel — EAA’s Jack Pelton, Mark Baker of AOPA, Ed Bolen of NBAA, and Matt Zuccaro, president of Helicopter Association International. “General aviation is shrinking, not […]

Tecnam said on Tuesday at Sun ‘n Fun they will establish a new facility at Sebring Airport in Florida to serve their North American customers. The facility will provide customer service and support, demo flights for potential buyers, expanded spare-parts capacity, re-assembly for both LSA and Part 23 certified aircraft, and sales and marketing. The […]

Glasair brought a mockup of its new Merlin LSA to Sun ‘n Fun this week, along with the first Sportsman diesel. The diesel airplane features a 155-hp Centurion 2.0s engine, a Hartzel Bantam three-blade propeller and VFR glass panel avionics. “This is a major step for Glasair Aviation, and we believe the market will readily […]

Premier Aircraft said this week at Sun ‘n Fun that’s it’s considering expanding its aircraft diesel conversion program to include the Piper Warrior II and III models under STCs originally developed by the former Thielert Aircraft Engines. Earlier this year, Premier announced a Cessna 172 Skyhawk conversion program, using the Continental Centurion 2.0 aerodiesel that’s […]