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A New Online Resource For Air Campers

If exploring the U.S. in your airplane and camping out under the wing is your idea of a grand adventure, then a new group called the American Air Campers Association is eager to provide you with all the resources you need. They are building a website with a directory of aviation-accessible campsites, along with an […]

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Lindbergh Prize Promotes Alternative Aviation

Erik Lindbergh came to Sun ‘n Fun this week to promote his latest project, the Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize. He told AVweb he hopes the prize will help boost efforts to create technology that will enable pilots to fly more safely and cheaply, while using renewable and sustainable resources. The prize will be awarded for […]

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Mooney Production On The Horizon

It’s been 18 months since Mooney Airplane Company built its last airplane but the iconic planemaker is considering a comeback. In a podcast interview with AVweb at Sun ‘n Fun 2010, spokeswoman Susan Harrison said the company and all its dealers have sold through their backlog inventory and she hopes it won’t be long before […]

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FAA Administrator Babbitt Takes In Sun ‘n Fun

Randy Babbitt spent four days at Sun ‘n Fun this week, a first for an FAA administrator. Babbitt also is the first FAA administrator who has worked as a general aviation flight instructor, and he spent many years flying for the airlines. Those facts earned him a warm welcome at the show, though he still […]

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Paris Jets Debut At Sun ‘n Fun Airshow

MS760 Corp is introducing their two-ship aerobatic show this week at Sun ‘n Fun, with two ex-fighter pilots flying the vintage Paris Jet. The team of Dale “Snort” Snodgrass and Jerry “Jive” Kerby are putting two of the sleek Paris Jets through their paces, to show off their capabilities and promote the product. The two […]

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AOPA Promotes Engagement At Sun ‘n Fun

The future of general aviation rests in the hands of today’s pilots, AOPA President Craig Fuller said at Sun ‘n Fun on Thursday evening, as he kicked off the event’s annual AOPA Day, which will be held all day Friday. “At AOPA we are busy doing more than ever before to keep flying strong,” Fuller […]

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Flight Services Here To Stay?

Although calls to Automated Flight Service Stations are decreasing steadily, the service they provide remains valuable, says Jim Derr, the program director of Lockheed Martin Flight Services. In a podcast interview with AVweb at Sun ‘n Fun 2010, Derr said that despite the huge shift in communications, weather and avionics technology over the last decade, […]

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FAA Launches Incursion Campaign

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. The FAA is starting an aggressive campaign aimed at curbing runway incursions in general but GA deviations in particular. At Sun ‘n Fun 2010, Wes Timmons, the FAA’s director of runway safety unveiled […]

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Sporty’s Expands Electronic Offerings

Sporty’s is keeping up with the electronic age, now offering a mobile version of its pilot-training video series that will run on smartphones, an iPhone E6B app featuring 23 aviation functions, and its first downloadable e-book. The mobile video series will play either on a 3G/4G network or via wifi, said Sporty’s vice president John […]

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Groundbreaking For New Aviation High School

Officials from Sun ‘n Fun and the Polk County (Fla.) School Board broke ground Thursday for a $7.5 million facility that will provide a new home for the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, an aviation-oriented high school/career academy already located on the Sun ‘n Fun campus. The 58,000-square-foot facility will house up to 500 high school […]

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