Preparing For Record Setting Skydive From Over 23 Miles In Altitude

In the first of several practice jumps leading up to a record-setting skydiving attempt, Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian BASE jumper aiming to break the world freefall record by jumping from 120,000ft above the earth’s surface, moved a step closer to achieving his dream Thursday after the successful completion of a test flight from 71,581 ft.

After Trashing The First Amendment For Over A Decade, SnF Sets A New Low In Un-American Nonsense

Aero-News Analysis/Opinion by Jim Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief For those of you who thought we were uncharacteristically quiet, this time of year, about all matters Lakeland and Sun 'n Fun, I need to tell you that we tried to keep it that way. Really. We're as sick of them and the mess that they've created as anyone could possibly be. The doddering, faltering, Fly-In that has alienated so much of the industry simply wasn't worth the electrons we used to devote to the matter until a recent new low was set, even by SnF standards, as an SnF staffer told us that they would be determining who and what qualified as media for the upcoming Lakeland event, held on