Socata takes on VLJs

Will Socata survive the arrival of Very Light Jets?

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What’s it like to be a fighter pilot?

What’s it like to fly F-15s?

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Beat the heat

Necessity is the mother of invention. Just ask Greg Turton, an Atlanta businessman who owns a Cirrus.

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Cessna Center dedicated

The newest permanent building on the Sun ‘n Fun campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida was dedicated opening day of this year’s fly-in.

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Buehler Restoration Skills Center opens on Sun ‘n Fun campus

The newest addition to the expanding Sun ‘n Fun campus — the Emil Buehler Restoration Skills Center — was dedicated at this year’s fly-in.

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How Sun ‘n Fun saved a life

For Lewis Long, volunteering at Sun ‘n Fun has been a life-changing experience.

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Meet our Southern Aviators: Pat and Vic Boyce

If you’ve spent any time at Sun ’n Fun, you’ve probably run into Pat or Vic Boyce. The couple are known around the grounds as “go-to” people. You need an answer? Pat will find it for you. Need someone to run the workshops or raise money for a state-of-the art telescope? Vic’s your man.

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User fees inevitable?

Last November, at AOPA Expo, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta claimed that the FAA’s funding problems wouldn’t be solved by user fees.

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Sweets from the Smithsonian

Part of the fun of visiting an aviation museum is bringing home a keepsake – or two. At the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., an M&M candy dispenser is the big item this year, according to spokesman Mike Marcus.

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The meter’s running

There’s a lot of talk about the future of air taxi operations.

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