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Profiles of change: SUN ’n FUN’s Bob Knight from General Aviation News by Drew Steketee | He’s been on the SUN ’n FUN board for years, but chairman for just 18 months. Robert C. (Bob) Knight is head of Knight Industrial Equipment (a long-time Lakeland Airport tenant), an airport board member and community leader. He’s been flying out of LAL since 1965. That A-36 Bonanza of his, which he calls “my lifeblood,” is on its fourth engine and third turbo-normalizer....

Sun n Fun Day 3 photos - FB page

"Is that an Iguana!" UCAP Daily #323-charlie from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Guest: Amy Laboda. Dave & Jack chat with Women in Aviation's Amy Laboda about some of the special programs on display at the 2013 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in.

P-51 and other planes take to skies for Burnet Bluebonnet Airshow - The River Cities Sunday Tribune | His plane and many other WWII warbirds will be part of the 2013 Bluebonnet Airshow on April 13 at the Burnet Municipal Airport in Burnet. The event, noon-4 p.m., includes static displays and flying demonstrations. For more information on the show, go...

Grafton Fly-In set for April 28 - Grand Forks Herald | The 10th Anniversary Pancake Breakfast Fly-In, featuring airplane rides and airplane displays, will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28 at Grafton (N.D.) Municipal Airport on North Dakota Highway 17 East at Grafton. The Experimental Aircraft Association ...

Oklahoma Chapter Fly-In May 4th 2013 from Antique Airfield News
Northwest Missouri Chapter April 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News

Flying Lions from Latest Vlog | We got to film the Flying Lions at the Mossel Bay airshow earlier this year....

Fleet Week Chair: Fleet Week Will Continue, Just Without Air Show - SF Appeal | ...Major Gen. Mike Myatt, chairman of the San Francisco Fleet Week Association, said in a statement that Fleet Week events will continue but that the air show has been canceled and that tickets will be refunded within 72 hours....

Budget Cuts Won't Stop the Airshow, Fireworks at Tacoma's 4th of July Freedom ... - Patch.com | While federal budget cuts, slow-to-materialize sponsorships and donations are preventing fireworks from flying high in the sky at events like Seafair, volunteers for Tacoma's 4th of July extravaganza promise their air show and fireworks display will...

Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show | Due to the policies and directives under the current sequestration, the Rhode Island National Guard officials regretfully announced that the 2013 Open House and Air Show scheduled for June 29-30, Quonset Air National Guard Base has been canceled today. More information will be added to this page. As always we appreciate the continued support of our fans and followers and we look forward to seeing you again in 2014.

Lando John "Randy" Randolph - Stockton Record | He trained to be a bomber pilot, earning the distinction of flying all of the multi-engine bombers; the B-24 and the challenging B-17 as well as the B-29 "Super Fortress", but his favorite was the Mitchell B-25 because "it flew like a sports car" and...

Millville Army Air Field Museum dedicates wing to honor longtime supporter - Gloucester County Times - NJ.com | The Millville Army Air Field Museum's 'Women in Aviation' wing, located in the original World War II air base headquarters building at Millville Airport, will bear his name and honor the memory of Amelia Earhart along with the women aviators of World ...

March Photos of the Month Published - Fencecheck | Sequestration hasn't impacted Fence Check's Photos of the Month yet....

Harrier: the story of the “Jump Jet” fighter jet that helped Margaret Thatcher win the Falklands War from David Cenciotti's weblog  by Jacek Siminski | ...In the mid ’60s the Harrier was the only VTOL aircraft in the market. But its performance in comparison with the conventional designs of that period was not really satisfying. It was subsonic and it could not carry much of armament. Still the U.S. Marines considered it was extremely useful as it did not need runways. In the context of nuclear danger, that feature was a clear advantage....

Through Airmen's Eyes: Crew chief keeps B-2s ready for long journeys from Air Force Link Top Stories | His hands are glazed from spatters of grease and oil. His uniform reeks of hydraulic fluid after working a 12-hour shift maintaining a B-2 Spirit....

Bell reveals V-280 value from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Yesterday, Bell Helicopter revealed its third-generation tilt-rotor, what it calls the V-280 Valor. This is going to be the company's submission for the...

Missouri governor declares April ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ from General Aviation News | Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared April “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” The proclamation highlights the vital role general aviation plays in supporting the communities throughout Missouri and the country. In Missouri, the general aviation industry contributes an estimated $2.4 billion into the economy every year and supports 16,000 jobs....

Sennheiser Supports EAA Eagle Flights Program from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA's new Eagle Flights program that allows adults to discover and explore the joy and fulfillment of flight received a major boost Thursday, as audio specialist Sennheiser committed major support to the year-old program.