Sun ‘N Fun

With the 2022 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, coming to a close, Mariano Rosales takes one last look around the show.

Gene Conrad is officially taking over as president and CEO of Sun ‘n Fun and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) on April 11 following the retirement of John “Lites” Leenhouts. In this video, Conrad talks with AVweb about how he came to the position and his plans for ACE and Sun ‘n Fun.

After Aviation Consumer’s long-term evaluation of the Jet Shades removable cockpit window shades, we’re impressed with how well the product cools the cabin, while also providing good visibility outside. But they could be better—including an easier fitment and a DIY installation. And after 3000-plus Jet Shades installed in a wide variety of aircraft, the company […]

King Schools announced at the 2022 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo that it is now offering a “concierge” service to assist flight schools with new training initiatives. The service is designed for flight schools developing FAA-approved Part 141 training programs and is available to the schools at no cost. According to the company, the King […]

Expanding its line of headset-friendly eyeglasses for aviators, Texas-based Flying Eyes came to Sun ‘n Fun 2022 with its new Ophthalmic series eyeglasses. Aviation Consumer Magazine Editor Larry Anglisano spent some time with founder Dean Siracusa at the Flying Eyes booth at the show for an overview.

Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) introduced the newest addition to the Parmetheus product family at Sun ‘n Fun this year. In this video, WAT director of business development Matt Dondoneau talks to AVweb about the G3 PAR 36 and G3 PAR 46 landing lights.

An airplane-loving design student’s senior project gave rise to a family business dedicated to building scaled replica fighters “the right way.” ScaleBirds is a Groton, Connecticut-based company with plans to offer affordable kits for radial- and inline-engined mini-fighters—engineered as sport planes with a high “fun” quotient.

Airshow goers like gadgets, and this year at Sun ‘n Fun Garmin brought two new aviator smartwatches at two price points—the $550 D2 Air X10 and the $1300 flagship D2 Mach 1. For this video, Aviation Consumer Magazine Editor Larry Anglisano stopped by the Garmin booth and got an overview from Garmin’s Pat Coleman.