Air Shows & Events

Midweek Opening Thins Crowds If we had to pick one word to describe the mood at Sun ‘n Fun’s opening day on Wednesday, April 2, it would be: tentative. What with war jitters and a soft economy looming, we didnt expect to see record crowds and we generally didn’t. A couple of exhibitors told us […]

Best Of The Breed There Are Those That Stand Out Every year at Sun ‘n Fun the best and the brightest show off their latest. From the tried and true to the leading edge of innovation the show offers the average pilot a rare chance to get face to face with the people behind the […]

Heading to Sun ‘n Fun this year? If so, then take a minute or two and stop by and see some of your favorite AVweb sponsors and say hi! Tell ’em AVweb sent you! Print this list out and take it along with you! SPONSOR BOOTH/SPACE # Aeroshell C-085-089 Aerox Oxygen Systems B-005 AOPA Flight […]

(click photos for larger views) Hughes H-1, S/N 2; Note the Low-Drag NACACowl Howard Hughes never did anything halfway. From the HK-1 Hercules, a.k.a. “Spruce Goose,” to his business empire, to Jane Russell’s brassiere, Hughes was on the leading edge. His H-1 Racer, designed and built in 1935, was no exception. The H-1 was the […]

The Smothers Brothers hadn’t yet taken the stage for the annual safety awards banquet that closed out official business for the 55th Annual Meeting and Convention of the National Business Aviation Association when the airways leading out of the Orlando Class B started to fill with departing aircraft. But surprisingly, many an NBAA static-display airplane […]

NBAA 2002 Opens Amid New-Model Blitz and Buoyed Spirits It’s a year later, and many things have changed, including the return of confidence for business aviation. The 55th National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention opened Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., and in his first report, AVweb’s Dave Higdon shows that things are almost back […]

Articles from Reno 2002: Complete AVweb Coverage Reno Rare Bear After waiting out IFR weather that stayed until the last possible moment, Sherry Ditmer leapt into the blue skies to visit the mighty Rare Bear racer, which was being prepared for the races at Reno. Leaving Stead, she found herself unable to resist a quick […]

Click any image to view a larger version. Biplanes line up on the runway prior to their qualifing round. The Biplanes along with the Formula 1 class fly early in the morning before the wind picks up An L-39 “Albatross” takes off for a flight around the plyons.Seven of these aircraft race at the same […]

Click any image to view a larger version. The mass balloon launch at the start of the race on Sunday. The cow balloon is milking the wind for all it’s worth. The P-51 “Merlin’s Magic” makes an arrival pass above the runway at Reno. Arriving aircraft are usually allowed a pass just like you see […]

  Aircraft Pilot Avg. Speed Unlimited Gold       1 Dago Red (4) Skip Holm 466.834 2 September Fury (232) Michael Brown 455.965 3 Voodoo (5) Matt Jackson 435.614 4 Risky Business Bill Rheinschild 414.498 5 Merlins Magic Stu Eberhardt 413.967 6 Spirit of Texas Stewart Dawson 400.966 7 Riff Raff Hoot Gibson 394.289 […]