Air Shows & Events

The annual pilgrimage to Lakeland Linder Airport could take on special significance for one aviation buff next April. Sun ‘n Fun unveiled its first sweepstakes aircraft on Friday as part of an online promotion. Over the next year, anyone can buy a sweepstakes ticket online and the aircraft, an American Flyer light sport aircraft made […]

AirMax’s SeaMax from Brazil Composite Aeronautic Group’s Toxo Sportster from Spain Aerolab’s airframe design from Italy Right by the entrance at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Fla., the pretty little SeaMax amphibian attracted a lot of attention from showgoers this week. The airplane has been in production in Brazil since 2001, company rep Carlos Bessa […]

The Adam Aircraft A500 inline piston twin is closing in on full functionality, company CEO Rick Adam said this week at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla. The final certification paperwork allowing the A500 to operate at altitudes up to FL250 has been submitted to the FAA and is pending approval. In September, […]

Would the FAA’s proposed new funding structure force general aviation to pay more than its fair share of the FAA’s costs? According to the FAA, that’s a “myth.” At an “Ask The FAA” session at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., on Friday, the FAA answered questions about user fees and distributed a […]

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) aircraft recovery parachutes now are available as an option on the Sport Cruiser light port aircraft (LSA) built by Czech Aircraft Works, BRS CEO Larry Williams announced at Sun ‘n Fun on Friday. “Now that we’ve had some experience working within the LSA rules, we have a process and procedures in […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive And now for something completely different…. At AVweb we’re used to bringing you all the news from all the big shows, but we like looking at airplanes, too. For a softer look at the sights and sounds, we found Thursday at Sun ‘N Fun. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling […]

Forward Vision and Max-Viz this week at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., announced their new working relationship to bring enhanced vision systems to the general aviation market. As a result of the partnership, Forward Vision has developed a completely redesigned EVS design dubbed the EVS-100. The system is only 1.2 pounds and […]

“As of early April, the FAA has registered 838 Light Sport Aircraft,” Dan Johnson, chairman of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, told AVweb at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., on Friday. “The manufacturers have been working hard to increase production to meet the demand. So where a year or so ago you […]

The VistaNav folks brought their new synthetic vision units to Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland,Fla., this week to introduce them to the flying world. The CIS-2000 and CIS-2200 systems provide faster graphic processing capabilities for smooth, lifelike, 3-D motion on the screen. The system is not certified, so it’s for information-only, not for navigation, but […]

At the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In this week in Lakeland, Fla., Embraer said its Phenom 100 very light jet and derivative Phenom 300 light jet are making “steady” progress. The Phenom 100 prototype’s wing mating went “exceptionally smooth” the company’s plant in So Jos dos Campos, Brazil. Both the wing and the fuselage – assembled […]