New Online Aircraft Management System
Sun n Fun 2011 was a big stop on Sporty's Pilot Shop's 50th Anniversary tour. To celebrate, the company announced a new, no-cost service...
SNF: Reflections on the Day After
April 1, 2011, dawned clear and cool on the Lakeland Linder Airport, but for a few pilots and vendors, it had probably been a...
Aircraft Spruce Debuts New Pilot Catalog
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty took Sun n Fun as an opportunity to debut its new PilotShop.com catalog of products. "The products are a little...
Zenith Wings for the Word Aircraft Destroyed
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...
Dakota Cub Shows Off Super 18 Kit Aircraft
The Dakota Cub Aircraft Company displayed its Super 18-LT-EXP kit aircraft, described by Marketing Manager Amy Gensch as her Little Bird. The Super 18 kit...
Android Apps for Pilots
Sportys Pilot Shop announced at Sun n Fun that it is developing six new Android apps for pilots who use Android-based phones and tablets....
Tim Delf’s Sky Jeep
After 10 enjoyable years of on and off building, my plans built Zenith CH701 aircraft received its airworthiness certificate on March 10, 2011 and...
SNF Update: Show to Reopen Friday Despite Storm Damage
The word from Sun n Fun headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, where a severe storm Thursday injured some 15 attendees, and damaged planes and property,...
Line of Storms Tears Through Sun n Fun
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Sun n Fun Fly-In at around noon on March 31. There is no official report on...
Belite Discounts Wing Kit for Limited Time Only
Belite Aircraft is offering its wing kit at a reduced price of $999 (regularly $1430) through Monday, April 4. The wing kit includes everything...
In Case You Missed it
The Unintimidated Builder
Builder Walter Treadwell has taken on projects that many of us would find daunting, and he keeps upping the ante. First came a Lancair 235, then a plansbuilt Jenny JN-4, followed by a P-38 and then his current project, a resized Sikorsky S-38. Some 4000 hours into the new project, Treadwell has a ways to go, but fortunately he has a mini AgCat to fly in the meantime; by Bob Fritz.
Design Process: CG Loading
Empty weight and empty CG of the airplane are fixed and do not vary from flight to flight. The same cannot be said of its contents.
