Sun ‘N Fun

Aviators headed to Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, this week can expect all the usual … daily airshows, thousands of airplanes to look at, forums and workshops, tents and hangars filled with new technology to buy … but they’ll also find an expanded focus on education and careers. The second-annual career fair is sold […]

The idea of a nationwide aircraft rental network has faced significant headwinds in the past, but the latest iteration of it, OpenAirplane, appears to be gaining traction. At Sun ‘n Fun this week, OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic told AVweb that the network of participating rental operators continues to grow and now totals 83. Rakic said OpenAirplane, […]

With almost 34,000 visitors from 60 countries, officials at Aero Friedrichshafen said attendance showed a “marked increase” over previous years. “International visitors in particular generated strong momentum for the aviation show,” according to the news release sent out on Monday. The number of exhibitors, 645 from 38 countries, and the number of new products presented, […]

Most instructors these days, when pressed to give an ideal number of hours for a new student to solo, will say it’s 10 hours in the airplane. So, all things being equal, can you do that in a week? Sure. Redbird’s “One Week Ready to Solo” campaign, now four days in at Sun ‘n Fun […]

Avilution LLC, which is developing software for a new flight management system, will demonstrate a prototype with a Zenith CH750 at Sun ‘n Fun in Florida next week. The eXtensible Flight System will initially target the experimental aircraft market, Avilution founder Mark Spencer told AVweb via email. “However, we are architecting, designing and writing the […]

At Sun ‘n Fun in April 2014, Rotax announced the new 912iS Sport, which has more mid-range torque for aircraft without constant speed props. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli flew the engine with Rotax’s Alexander Mitter. view on YouTube

That’s not a Beech, and it didn’t just roll off the line. It’s Joe Shepherd’s immaculately restored Lockheed 12A Electra Junior. We got story on this aircraft (and a good look at it) at Sun ‘n Fun 2014. Learn more here. view on YouTube

Sun ‘n Fun’s efforts to promote aviation as a means to inspire students to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathare paying off for Florida youth, Eric Crump, the aerospace program director for Polk State College, told AVweb on Sunday. “Sun ‘n Fun grabs the kids with youth programs,” Crump said. “A lot of […]

XtremeAir, a German company that has been selling a kit-built tandem aerobatic airplane known as the sBach 342, now has a certified version, which the company brought to Sun ‘n Fun for the first time last week. The company also now has an official dealer based in Florida — SunQuest Aviation, in West Palm Beach […]

Rud Aero, a small company based in Sebastian, Fla., told AVweb at Sun ‘n Fun that besides the two carbon-fiber aerobatic aircraft they had on display, they have two more designs in the works — a single-engine four-seat high-wing airplane, and a small twin based on the same cabin and wing. The two airplanes on […]