by Joni M. Fisher | May 17, 2021 | 20210520, Airshows & Fly-Ins, amphibious, Aviation News, Feature, Floatplane, General Aviation, SUN 'n FUN
The award-winning 1954 Grumman G-111 Albatross — one of just 12 manufactured — will be featured in an upcoming documentary called “Flying Boats.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 10, 2021 | Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, homebuilt aircraft, Video
Travel to McKinney, Texas, to meet Pat Long and learn about his one-of-a-kind military-inspired Spacewalker II. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | May 9, 2021 | 20210520, Aerospace Center for Excellence, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation, SUN 'n FUN
“I’m used to having a bunch of old farmers yelling at me, so an old mechanic yelling at me wasn’t too much different. I wouldn’t have traded working for him for anything.” Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | May 2, 2021 | 20210506, aviation education, Aviation News, cfi, Feature, flight training, General Aviation
In 2014, Vlad Prostakov traveled from Russia to SUN ‘n FUN, where he enjoyed his first ride in a seaplane, a 1969 LA-4 Lake Amphib. In June 2021, Vlad, now a CFI, will work on his seaplane rating, coming full circle from his first seaplane ride to certification. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2021 | Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Feature, General Aviation
In a new video from the AOPA Air Safety Institute, a pilot’s mistaken beliefs and faulty assumptions leads to a disastrous outcome for him and his five passengers. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | Apr 29, 2021 | 20210506, Aviation News, Experimental Aircraft, Feature, General Aviation, Lakeland Aero Club, SUN 'n FUN
The teen members of the Lakeland Aero Club spent the week of the 2021 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo building a Recruit Cub, a PA-18R Cub kit from Patriot Aircraft. The teens will fly the Cub to the 2021 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Read...
