Air Shows & Events

Before we close the door on Sun ‘n Fun 2009, we have one final treat for our readers – three exclusive AVweb desktop wallpapers from photographer Mariano Rosales! To use these on your desktop, just click the resolution you prefer – 1024×768 for standard monitors, 1280×800 for widescreen monitors. The image will open in a […]

“We came into this week not knowing what to expect,” said John Burton, president of Sun ‘n Fun, in a wrap session with reporters on Sunday. “And we’re all relieved — we made it through this week safely and successfully.” The week got off to a bit of a slow start, he said, partly due […]

One of these years, we’ll get out to Sun ‘n Fun’s Splash-In first – but for now, we’re content to let it be our Saturday indulgence at the show. As always, AVweb shutterbug Mariano Rosales had his camera handy … . CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

The company that has been working for over 10 years to bring the Seawind amphibian to the certified market is back up and running, Seawind President Dick Silva said this week. “The Seawind people don’t know how to give up,” the company said in a news release. A year and a half after the only […]

A new vendor at Sun ‘n Fun this year is AirplanesDirect, an online company that is working to bring advanced Web tools like those used by Amazon and other online sales sites to the aviation marketplace. The site aims to provide buyers and sellers of aircraft with an interactive site that supports live chat, video […]

The nationwide network of 275 Cessna Pilot Centers will work with a new AOPA program to help student pilots access financing for their flight training, Cessna announced this week. The program can help students access up to $25,000 in loans for training. “The AOPA program is a great opportunity for people who have always wanted […]

The first time Brigadier General Dan Cherry (USAF Ret.) encountered Nguyen Hong My was in the skies above Vietnam, in 1972. General Cherry was flying an F-4D Phantom when the two clashed, and My was severely hurt in the crash of his MiG-21. Last year, the two met for the first time face to face, […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. When the aviation community learned last year that Alan Henley, the lead pilot with the Aeroshell Team, had broken his neck in a fall at home, they quickly rallied to find a way […]

Sam Bousfield, CEO of Samson Motorworks, came to Sun ‘n Fun this week with a scale model of his planned two-seat “flying motorcycle,” along with some nifty computer animations. But he promised that by later this year, in time for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, he’ll have some actual hardware — not a complete prototype but […]

With the world economy still in an uncertain state, many manufacturers and other vendors came to Sun ‘n Fun with low expectations, but some at least have been pleasantly surprised. “We sold this airplane within two hours of the start of the show,” said Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA, as he stood in […]