Every Experimental aircraft comes with a set of specific operating limitations. They are issued by the Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) when the aircraft is certified for flight. Operating limitations define how you can operate your airplane. In the operating limits it should state what you need to do if you need to make a major [...]

Belite Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, announced the development of a 6 gram digital chip and probe combination sensor designed to detect liquid water in an aircraft fuel system. Jim Wiebe, president and CEO of Belite Aircraft, introduced the product at Sun n Fun 2011. The circuit chip, with a tiny probe attached, is poised to [...]

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty took Sun n Fun as an opportunity to debut its new PilotShop.com catalog of products. “The products are a little different from the nuts and bolts items that we stock through our big book,” said Desiree Czaplinski, marketing representative for the company. “We created PilotShop.com to make it easier for pilots [...]

In the hot morning sun of Friday, April 1, Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz surveyed the area around what was supposed to be his display tent at Sun ‘n Fun 2011. It was not pretty. The violent storms that swept through Lakeland Linder Airport on March 31st at around noon had decimated his display area and [...]

The word from Sun n Fun headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, where a severe storm Thursday injured some 15 attendees, and damaged planes and property, is that the show will go on Friday. EAA confirms that it was indeed hit by a tornado, and that seven people were transported to an area hospital. All were released [...]

Three Safari helicopter builders won awards for their projects at the Sun n Fun fly-in, the company says. A black and tangerine Safari owned by Jimmy Benson, of Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, was honored with the Grand Champion Rotorcraft prize. Mike Smolek of St. Marys City, Maryland, was awarded Best Helicopter, and Al Rulton of London, Ontario, [...]

Belite Aircraft was named the 2010 Grand Champion Ultralight at this year’s Sun and Fun Expo in Lakeland, Florida. The award is based on innovation, appeal, ease of build and presentation. James Wiebe, CEO of Belite Aircraft, accepted the award from SnF official Leonard Kress. This was the first appearance of Belite Aircraft at the [...]

The Florida Air Museum, located on the grounds of the Lakeland Linder Airport and instrumental in the hosting of the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In each year, broke ground April 15 for a new public high school with an aviation theme, to be built where the Educational Forums are currently held during the fly-in. With a [...]