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2017 SUN ‘n FUN Numbers
2017 SUN ‘n FUN Numbers
The 43rd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by VISIT FLORIDA and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association took place April 4 –9, 2017 in Lakeland, Florida. SnF17 was the best fly-in SUN ‘n FUN has ever had. We are pleased to release the following data and fun facts:
• Approximately 200,000 guests attended from over 60 countries
• Brazil, Canada and United Kingdom once again had the highest amount of visitors
• SUN ‘n FUN ordered over 400 Portalets, 18 light towers, 415 golf carts, and 120 tents
• More than 4,000 rolls of toilet paper were used during the week
• SUN ‘n FUN distributed 90,000 bottles of water and approximately 19,000 sandwiches to volunteers
• More than 3,000 volunteers helped during the 6-day event
• HAM Radio worked 39 States, 12 Countries, Canada, Italy, Norway, Estonia are some of them and had a total of 742 worldwide contacts for the 6 days.
• 38 Student tours were conducted with 969 students
• Approximately 400 people attended educational workshops
• 500 Students attended the Blue Angels Symposium
• 10,000 Visitors toured the Piedmont Aerospace Experience, the only working Boeing 727 Classroom on a high school campus
• 7 speakers in the Museum that travelled Mach 3 (3 times the speed of sound) in the iconic SR-71 Blackbird
• 130 Career Minded individuals from 48 states and 3 countries attended our 4th Annual Career Fair with 14 exhibitors
• One astronaut, Senator Bill Nelson, spoke to educators during the Aerospace Educators Workshop
• First ever UAV Demonstration during an Air Show
• 500 People participated in the inaugural Drone Zone
• 443 media representatives attended from 16 countries
• 5,988 people attended 331 forums
• 3,228 People attended 56 workshops
• over 9,000 aircraft movements took place
• 510 Exhibitors participated in the event
SUN ‘n FUN Radio stats:
· Total connections: 21,882 (up 0.5% over 2016)
Total unique listeners: 8,431 (up 0.35% over 2016)
Total unique listeners: 8,431 (up 0.35% over 2016)
· More than 44 hours were live broadcasted over the 6 days
· Approximately 120 Live interviews and 120 field interviews were conducted
Social Media stats:
• Total Reach (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) = over 2.5 million
• Total Impressions = almost 10 million
• Engagement Rate = over 500,000 on Facebook
• Surpassed 80,000 Facebook followers
• Fielded more than 500 direct messages for customer service – and responded to 99% of them in fewer than 20 minutes
Florida Aviation Network stats:
· 82 Volunteers were on the crew and worked throughout the week of SUN ‘n FUN 2017 .
· Broadcasted 45 interviews from our set at the Florida Aviation Museum and shot numerous reports from the field.
Jackie Jenkins
Communications Coordinator
NEW EAA DVD SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY ON AIRCRAFT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
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For more information, contact:
Dick Knapinski, EAA Communications
(920) 426-6523
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW EAA DVD SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY ON AIRCRAFT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Certificated aircraft owners benefit from latest in EAA’s famed how-to video series
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (April 13, 2017) — A new how-to video from the Experimental Aircraft Association gives certificated aircraft owners a better understanding of preventive maintenance and ways to save money by personally completing some of the tasks.
Aircraft Ownership: Understanding Owner Preventive Maintenanceis a multi-part video series combined on one DVD. It shows certificated aircraft owners how to legally maintain an aircraft in accordance with FAA preventive maintenance regulations.
“There are many tasks that a certificated aircraft owner can do that are completely legal under FAA regulations and will save money,” said Charlie Becker, EAA’s director of chapters, communities and homebuilt community manager. “This DVD will help those aircraft owners plan maintenance and have confidence in what they can do themselves and when to go to the next level.”
More than four hours of video are organized in easy-to-follow categories, so a viewer can find exactly what is needed. Included are extensive discussions of the legal and technical requirements, plus dozens of hands-on demonstrations with step-by-step guidance on basic preventive maintenance projects.
The demonstrations include such areas as:
· Landing gear and tires
· Safety wire and cotter pin replacement
· Hydraulic fluids
· Safety belts and seat parts
· Landing and position lights
· Spark plugs and batteries
· Fuel and oil screens and filters
The video segments are hosted by Dick and Bob Koehler, EAA SportAir Workshop instructors, who each hold Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic certificates with Inspection Authorization (IA) privileges. Their vast knowledge and teaching skill provide the knowledge and techniques needed to perform basic preventive maintenance procedures.
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