Air Shows & Events

Click any image to view a larger version. (All images open in new windows.) Elegant, the Cessna 195 is just flat out elegant. The Panel isn’t exactly original, but it is straightforward and well equipped. From Georgia to Florida and back again, this patriotic RV waves the flag where ever it goes. While not available […]

While the majority of the country was settling in for a long struggle with the slush and snow of early winter, the gates to Sun n Fun’s Lakeland, Fla., facility were thrown open for a new special event. The pre-Super Bowl weekend of January 25th and 26th saw an RV Fly-In take place that may […]

Why They Come … LAKELAND – Walking up the flag lined gate of this year’s Sun ‘n Fun entrance, it’s not hard to feel the energy of the largest southeastern U.S. fly-in of the spring – and this year, something special is in the air. You’ll hear it in the voice of the woman in […]

Exclusive Coverage Index Bounce Trip: Sun ‘N Fun Participants Eager For Both Resiliency Of Grass-Roots Aviation On Display At Lakeland The Sunday morning balloon launch kicked off Sun ‘N Fun 2002. LAKELAND – As the sun set here Saturday evening, a feeling of imminent exultation seemed to permeate the grounds of Sun n Fun EAA […]

Getting Together With Some Friends… WAI convened in the beautiful Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. “I’m tired of being a minority, and this makes me feellike I’m not,” says Christine Poelma, a flight instructor from Louisville,Ky., carrying her tow-headed toddler Sophie in her arms. Poelma is checking outthe exhibits in the crowded hall at last […]

Orlando – Many segments of general aviation sufferedunnecessarily under the often-nonsensical constraints of our”post-nine-one-one” airspace system:  flight training, electronicnewsgathering and other operations heavily dominated by helicopters. In fact,some helicopter-dominated segments continued to bleed the red ink borne ofillogical restrictions for nearly a dozen weeks after the terroristattacks-by-airliners; some still do. This state of affairs generated […]

Click on any image to view a larger version.   Heli-Expo opened Thursday to an enthusiastic crowd.   The “fun” began earlier in the week…   …as the display aircraft arrived at the conventioncenter…   …and AVweb was there, for these behind-the-scenesshots.    But it was the convention floor, seminars, and displays…   …where folks gathered… […]

Click on any image to view a larger version. Although downsized, the static display still offers plenty tolook at. The Bombardier Special Edition The Fairchild 328 Turboprop Fairchild’s 328Jet, executive commuter configuration Cessna’s Citation X Cessna’s Citation Excel The TBM 700 with and without the pilot door option Piper’s Malibu Mirage (left and center) and […]

Click on any image to view a larger version. The NBAA 2001 convention opens to crowds that are smaller thanusual, but motivated and enthusiastic. Thousands come to look and learn, and to wheel and deal. Look closely, ask questions, and get answers. Friendly experts stand ready to explain and show off theirproducts. And visitors make […]

AVweb‘s coveragethis year is in three parts: 1. It’s Back to Business at NBAA 2001 Notwithstanding a three months’ delay and an uncertain economy, it was back to business in New Orleans at the 54th National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention. As expected, attendance was down. Some of the usual exhibitors could not […]