Wings, Wheels and Water

Scott Sky Smith (@scottskysmith) tweeted at 10:43 AM on Fri, Jul 01, 2016:
@goodguys car show @IowaStateFair grounds. @catchdesmoines https://t.co/VbisKjhpZQ
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Scott Sky Smith (@scottskysmith) tweeted at 1:57 PM on Mon, Jun 27, 2016:
Read Scott’s article about installing his 3rd pontoon in @PDBMag
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2016 SUN ‘n FUN Numbers Released

June 7, 2016 (Lakeland, Fla.) The 42^nd Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo presented by VISIT FLORIDA and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association took place April 5 –10, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. 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
• 251 attendees took advantage of the free ticket offer for active military available April 5-7
• 7,530 attendees took advantage of discounted ticket pricing available to active military, retired military and veterans
• SUN ‘n FUN ordered over 400 Portalets, 25 light towers, 412 golf carts, and approx. 150 tents
• SUN ‘n FUN distributed 90,000 bottles of water and approximately 19,000 sandwiches to volunteers
• 677 individuals from 28 states registered for the Career Fair
• 3,400 students went on tours
• 512 students attended the F-22 and Golden Knights Symposium
• Approximately 50,000 attendees visited Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum and/or the 727 Piedmont Aerospace Experience
• Volunteer Ham Radio Operators spoke with people in 43 states and 18 countries
• 440 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
• 494 exhibitors participated
• The Lockheed F-35 Lightning II made its first appearance in the Southeast at SnF16

Social Media Statistics:

• Total Reach (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) = over 2 million
• Total Impressions = almost 10 million
• Engagement Rate = more than double the normal amount
• Approximately 3,000 new fans were added
• 2,000 images were posted on Instagram by fans