A squadron of sandhill cranes landed at Drane Field today, making them the first mass arrival at Sun ‘n Fun. A rowdy bunch, the cranes refused to follow the approach NOTAM, or even land on the green dot. When Homebuilt Parking volunteers tried to tie them down, they departed the field without clearance.
![The Classic Wittman W-10 Tailwind [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4633.jpg?w=218&h=150&crop=1 "The Midpoint Reset: Navigating the Rest of the 2026 Homebuilt Horizon")
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Wind Tunnel
This month well look at another complex interaction between aerodynamics and aircraft structures that can cause structures to fail: fabric flutter.
those are birds, but they are not Sandhill cranes
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