STOL enthusiasts, industry-renowned pilots, and high-profile announcers are at SUN ’n FUN from places as far-flung as Alaska, Canada, and the Western U.S. They gather on the event grounds to demonstrate their impressive takeoff and spot-landing skills—often within astonishingly short distances.
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