Sun ‘N Fun

At Sun n’ Fun 2016, the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association(LAMA), in coordination with sponsor Aviators Hot Line, hosted four of the industry’s favorite journalists as part of the show’s Great Debates series. The journalists—General Aviation News publisher Ben Sclair, Flying magazine senior editor Pia Bergqvist, Plane and Pilot editor Robert Goyer and AVweb editorial director […]

AeroJones, the newfacility in Taiwan that is producing Flight Design airplanes, has shipped its first order to the U.S., to Airtime Aviation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “We are extremely pleased to get the first shipment from fully approved and certified producer, Taiwan-based AeroJones,”Flight Design USA President Tom Peghiny said at Sun ‘n Fun today. “We have […]

As expected, EAA and Dynon Avionics announced Wednesday morning at Sun ‘n Fun that working with the FAA, they’ve developed an AML-STC that will allow Dynon’s D10 EFIS to be installed in certified aircraft. Initially, the STC covers Cessna 150s and 172s and the Piper PA-28/38 series, but in making the announcement, EAA Chairman Jack […]

The new 915iS Rotax engine that was introduced at EAA AirVenture last year flew for the first time, in Austria, last month, and now has flown more than 50 hours, Rotax’s Marc Becker said at Sun ‘n Fun today. The engine also has run more than 3,000 hours on the test bench, and is on […]

Daher announced today it will add a new turboprop version to its line, the TBM 930, which differs from the 900 mainly in its avionics system and an upgraded interior. The 930 will have a Garmin G3000 avionics suite, with touchscreen controls and three wide-format displays. The new interior features redesigned seating and headrests, new […]

As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, the biggest story here at Sun ‘n Fun this week was one we didn’t even expect: EAA’s announcement that it has partnered with Dynon Avionics to bring less expensive, non-certified avionics to the cockpits of certified aircraft. The first AML-STC list is modest: Cessna 172s and Piper’s PA-28 and […]

At Sun ‘n Fun 2016, Dynon continued to push into the world of non-certified avionics with its Skyview SE, a less expensive version of its popular Skyview EFIS system. For Kitplanesmagazine, Paul Bertorelli prepared this video report. view on YouTube

Avidyne showed up at Sun n’ Fun 2016 with a handful of new products and enhancements to its IFD-series navigators. This included synthetic vision, the IFD550 navigator, and an iPad app that wirelessly connects the IFD products for redundant display. In this video, Aviation Consumermagazine editor Larry Anglisano takes a look at the products with […]

Retirement means different things to different people, and to Jeanne and Dave Allen it means rebuilding vintage biplanes and keeping the spirit of barnstorming alive. They showed us their beautiful Waco at Sun ‘n Fun. view on YouTube

All new Skyhawk 172 airplanes now will be delivered with an angle-of-attack indicator as standard equipment, Cessna announced at Sun ‘n Fun today. The system, by Safe Flight, also will be available as an option on the Skylane 182 and the Turbo Stationaire 206. The dash-mounted system provides trend and AoA information during all phases […]