Sebastien Heintz submitted this photo and note: “Roger Dubbert, demo pilot for Zenith Aircraft Company, maker of the backcountry STOL CH 750 Super Duty sport utility kit airplane, fuels up the Zenith STOL during one of several stops on his way home from the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, to Mexico, Missouri, home of Zenith Aircraft Company. You can watch the hour-long video of the 12-hour flight home on YouTube.”
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Picture of the Day: Buzz job
David Steele submitted this photo and note: “David Steele flying a North American AT-6 at the annual Crown Royal Ranch Fly-In at Mazza Airport (VA73) in Virginia. Photo by Ricardo Von Puttkamer.”
Blue Angels headline sold-out California Capital Airshow
From the sleek U2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane to a cadre of vintage warbirds and the Blue Angels, air show fans had no shortage of excitement at the 2025 California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport (KMHR).
Applications to enter AirVenture Cup open
The 27th annual race begins at 9 a.m. CDT July 20, 2025, when more than 80 aircraft are expected to travel the a 400-nm course that starts and ends in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Picture of the Day: Family heirloom
Scott Crane submitted this photo and note: “Our family heirloom, a 1948 Bonanza, parked in Vintage Camping at the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo and our daughter Samantha, a student at Central Florida Aerospace Academy, who wants to fly for the airlines. You can learn more about the airplane at Restoration of Bonanza N4560V on Facebook.”
Move over George Jetson
Like the embodiment of the aircraft flown in the 1960s cartoon The Jetsons, the Pivotal Helix, a single-seat, bubble-top Part 103 aircraft, captured the attention of the crowds at SUN ’n FUN.
Picture of the Day: Ready to attack the morning sky
Carl Martin submitted this photo and note: “The prop is turning! A T-6 warming up at sunrise to attack the morning sky on April 4, 2025, at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo. Start and run-up on temporarily closed Runway 5. Photo by Carl Martin, volunteer member of the media productions team.”
Picture of the Day: #snf25
General Aviation News photographer Matt Genuardi captured this photo of the Mooney Anomaly parked behind the #snf25 sign, where thousands of attendees snapped photos to commemorate their visit to the 51st annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.
Picture of the Day: Fire in the sky
General Aviation News photographer Matt Genuardi captured this fiery shot at the end of the night air show on Wednesday, April 2, at the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.