| Up Up & Away Balloon Festival - Part 1 |
| By Gary Rosier, Contributing Photographer |
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The vendors are setting up, the kettle corn is popping, and the stage is set as the aeronauts unfurl their balloons and fill them with hot air. Follow along with photographer Gary Rosier in part one of this photo essay as he takes us around the opening of the Up Up & Away Balloon Festival in Lakeland, Florida. Read more…
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED AEROBATIC |
 1984 Steen Skybolt • $42,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • 1984 Steen Skybolt IO-360-A1B ~150 TTAF ~150 TSMOH engine, fresh condition inspection, constant speed Hartzell prop with new B hub 3 hr TSOH, smoke, inverted fuel and Christen Eagle inverted oil system. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED AIRPORT PROPERTY |
 Airpark Home in Tucson AZ • $1,250,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Unique Territorial-style compound on 8.4acres in prestigious La Cholla Airpark: private residential Airpark in Tucson AZ. 2324sq ft 3Bed/2Bath, 2-car gar. main home, Chef's kitchen w/marble backsplash/quartz countertop/saltillo tile, walk-in pantry, enclosed 1235sq ft indoor swimming pool/spa-temperature-controlled room. 676sq ft Guest studio with kitchen and private bathroom. Heated/cooled 3-car gar/workshop/storage! Tack/stall. New windows/doors, kitchens, baths, lighting, paint, walk-in pantry/laundry. Build your hangar 4,400'x44' Paved & Lighted Runway 100LL Aviation Fuel Available ID-57AZ • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BIPLANE |
 Steen Skybolt • $65,000 • NEW TO MARKET • 2011 Skybolt –Super Nice 250 hours TT, Lycoming AEIO-360 220 HP (balanced and ported, 10:1 pistons, angle valve, Airflow Performance Fuel Injection, 250 TT), MT 3-blade constant speed propeller. Christen inverted oil, dual oil coolers. Garmin 496, EIS engine monitor, 29 gallon main tank, 9 reserve tank, NDH. Ceconite and Randolph dope, always hangered. Parachutes and special tools. $65K. Built by Andy Werback Grand Champion builder Oskosh, now judge. • More Info » |
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED CHRISTAVIA |
 CHRISTAVIA MK 1 • $43,000 • OR BEST OFFER! • Move Forces Sale. Past Oshkosh Bronze Lindy Winner, 122TT Airframe, 122SMOH on 100HP O-200A, Whirlwind Ground Adjustable Prop, New B&C Lightweight Starter, Real Gasket Push Rod Seal Kit, Spin-On Oil Filter, Air/Oil Separator, Ceconite, Air Tech Polyurethane Paint, Scott 3200 Tailwheel, Appareo Stratus ESG Xponder with ADS-B Out, Stratus 2S for ADS-B In, Val 760 Com, Sigtronics Intercom, Digital Fuel Quantity, Digital Volt/Amp, Strobes, Nav & Landing Lights, Toe Brakes-Front, Belts & Shoulder Harnesses, H/D Struts, Forks & Bungees, Recent Concorde Battery, Condition Inspection March 2022 • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DONATIONS WANTED |
 PLEASE DONATE AN AIRPLANE • AIRCRAFT DONATION • Your donation will help our 33 year old youth ministry continue to save and change lives of fatherless boys across the nation from a Christian perspective. Over 1/2 of our nation's kids live in a father absent home. Americas most and ignored and denied epidemic. In addition to fatherless include cell phones and gaming and we are losing a generation. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED EXPERIMENTAL |
 Damaged Titan T-51D • AVAILABLE • Miss Helen T-51D. Turnkey build 2008 Complete plane, AW certificate and current registration. Suzuki V6 Engine. Landing gear, LH wing Leading Edge, and engine need repair. Propeller needs to be replaced. Known parts estimate 7500.00 plus prop. Easy move, eight feet wide with tail on. A complete plane at kit price... • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED HELICOPTER |
 Huey UH1H • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • This UH-1H Helicopter is for sale with great times on the Huey, and it is in excellent condition. The hot end was complete less than two hundred hours ago. The Huey has been installed with a high visibility blade required for Fire Contracts. Airframe Life remaining: 5635.1 M/R Life remaining: 1751.6 and 1662.8 T/R Blade Life remaining: 300.1 and 137.1 Engine Life remaining: 1052.3 X-ray AD just completed All ADs, including the current ADs from this last year, are complied with, and Helicopter is fresh out of annual. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED LIGHT-SPORT |
 Jabiru J250 Will Deliver • $70,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR TRADE • 36 Gallon capacity, All Jabiru bulletins are done, brand new Sensenich prop, avionics, fresh top overhaul with HD Valves, Double valve springs, Through bolts, Carb Fuel pump, and Magnetos. LED landing light, Autopilot, Sirius XM radio, Ipad EFIS with cooler. ADSB in. Differential brakes, New fuel lines, and this plane has all the extra fairings. You can get this plane Today and fly it home with no issues. Airframe 338 SNEW, 23 STOH. Weight and balance available on request. Will trade for higher hour Jabiru with GRT avionics or other LSA planes • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PIPER |
 NEEDS NOTHING!! PA-28-140-150 • $68,750 • DEAL OF THE DAY • 1969 pa-28-140-150.TTAF: 4901 SMOH: 901 TBO: 2000. This is a flawless trainer. Fresh out of Annual 06-23-2022. Over $6000+ invested during this annual to get it to PERFECT condition. New Mags, ignition and alternator harness; and Just flew it from Dallas Texas to Atlanta Georgia 07-08-2022. Flew straight as an arrow with zero issues! This plane is ready to fly and get you all the hours that you possibly need at the cheapest possible cost with ZERO headaches. equipped with a Garmin 696 as part of the package. IFR CERTIFIED!!! Logs are ready for review. Needs Absolutely Nothing! • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PROJECT |
 Stretched Pacer • $5,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Stretched Pacer fuselage, with doors, floor boards, front seat frame, and horizontal tail feathers. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TAILDRAGGER |
 Extreme Decathlon • $267,000 • OFFERED FOR SALE • 2013 Extreme Decathlon 8KCAB, $267,000. Pristine, quite possibly the most up to date Extreme available. AEIO-390-A1B6, MTV-A5-C-C TT Composite prop, 356.32 TT since new. Flown regularly, Basic Acro and UPRT, no tail wheel instruction complete logs, no aircraft damage. 11/01/2021 Complete Factory Annual inspection / Wings off Aileron AD, all SL complied with. You won’t find a more up to date and compliant Extreme. Garmin GDL39, GTX 335 ADSB IN/OUT. Garmin AERA 796 and SL 40. Bose LEMO plugs. 2 Softie, seat parachutes, June 2022 repack. Includes Acro sight gauge. Always hangared • More Info » |
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| A VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT |
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Photo provided by Michael Godwin.
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TRAINING |
 Flight Training • $1 • FLIGHT SCHOOL SPECIAL • All fixed wing training in Corvallis Oregon Our training aircraft are Ce172s, 150, Aztec, Ce310 and a certified simulator. Experienced instructors ready to help you reach your training goals. Start NOW, location is beautiful Corvallis Oregon, KCVO. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VAN'S RV |
 Vans RV-12 ESLA 80 HRS. ROTAX • $65,000 • ASKING PRICE SLASHED • only 80 actual hrs total, built in 2011 by experienced builder, always hangered, auto gas, 4.5 gal. per hr at 130 mph cruse, service bulletins up to date at last aug.2021 annual. full logs and construction manuals included, rotax 912uls, 100 hp.no damage, excellent shape, new paint, removeable wings for easy tailoring, inspected and approved by faa. factory standard instruments, no lights, no adsb, fly it home tomorrow • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED WACO |
 Waco YMF • $199,000 • FLY RIGHT NOW • 2001 Waco YMF. 300HP Jacobs. 850TTSN and 140TTSMOH Pete Jones. MT propeller. Longer and wider than the original, Garmin 430, ADSB, HSI. New main tires, LED lights, Beautiful and ready to go. Fresh June annual. Will be at Oshkosh. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED WARBIRD |
 1947 North American Navion A • $48,950 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • 1947 North American Navion A N8797H s/n NAV-4-797 Aircraft Total Time: 5146.3 TSMOH: 747.2 Aircraft will be in annual at time of sale ADS-B Transponder - out Complete Logs The aircraft is located at The American Flight Museum, Topeka, Kansas • More Info » |
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