BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.7.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:231@aviation-ranch.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260414 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260415 DTSTAMP:20260327T195854Z URL:https://aviation-ranch.com/events/sun-n-fun/ SUMMARY:Sun n Fun DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 14\n\nSunrise: 7:03am\n\nBriefing: 6:10am\n\nPa radise City Air Ops Tent\n Important Flight Information and Briefing Deta ils\nPlease be aware that all flight operations are weather dependent.\nDu e to the nature of the beast that an event this size is\, please understan d that some of the schedule may remain flexible and we may have to adjust according to weather\, flight teams\, and Air Boss demands. We are hoping to keep this running as smoothly as possible\, but do be on alert for anno uncements that may be changing locations or times based on demand.\nImport ant Information:\nAll crew and passengers will need to park in the Pink Pa rking/Refueling Lot located outside the gate and ride in with your pilot.\ n*For those flying throughout the week\, all pilots and crew will need to complete volunteer registration so you qualify for your weekly entrance pa ss. All Pilots and Crew will also need to complete an additional waiver fo r Paradise City that allows you on the runway where we will be setting up. You will need a pass to enter for the briefing from the East Gate\, pleas e try to meet me prior to Sun N Fun to receive your pass. A representative will be available on  Monday\, April 13th in order for you to pick it up . If you encounter any issues at the gate\, please text Jessica at 813-243 -9507\, and she will come to escort you. The gate will open at 6am and we will have a briefing at 6:15am. If you do not attend roll call and briefin g you will NOT be authorized to fly. This does apply to morning flights as well as the evening demonstration glows.\nWe have created a text group fo r all pilots requesting to fly during the week in order to do a weather ch eck the night before each flight. We do understand that not everyone will be staying onsite and we will try to make a decision as quickly as we can in case of fog\, rain or wind that may not allow for flights\nBalloon Head quarters: Throughout the week we will have the Aviation Ranch Trailer loca ted in the Paradise City zone\, just off of James C Ray. Someone will be a vailable there from 7:30am -until 6:00pm.\n\n\n***All refueling will be do ne in the same location as previous years\, the far side of the Lindberg L ot. Refueling will be scheduled for 9am each morning.\n\nWEEKLY SCHEDULE:\ n\nOn Wednesday\, we will be a part of the small balloon glow with the STO L competition. This balloon glow will be like a teaser for the rest of the week. We will use 2-4 small balloons and set up to add excitement to the show. If the weather does not cooperate we will provide a candle stick dem onstration. We are part of the Night Circus Airshow\, and we will be the s how's finale. The organizers are counting on us for a spectacular performa nce\, so let’s stay focused and ready!\n\nThursday &\; Friday evening we will again put on a small glow with 2-4 balloons as part of the sunset for a media performance\n\nSaturday morning we are hoping to create a spe ctacular performance with a Mass Ascension during the 5K run. We will have 2-4 Balloons that choose not to navigate the skies and stay behind to che er on the 5K at the turns. This will allow the spectators to see the ballo ons fly and the 5k runners to share in the balloon experience with a more intimate encounter.\n\nAfter flights and refueling on Saturday we will be hosting a luncheon at the Aerospace Pavilion by the Museum. There is very limited parking\, therefore we ask that you leave your vehicles in the ref ueling parking lot and utilize the tram system or the Aviation Ranch Van f or transport to lunch. We have arranged for transportation from that lot a nd will be supplementing with our own operations vehicles. Lunch will be a t 11:30am and will be catered by Frescos.\n\nOn Saturday evening we are wo rking on details to put on a very RED\, WHITE and BLUE balloon glow to cel ebrate the 250th Birthday of America. We would like to scatter red\, white and blue balloons throughout the airport and coordinate a spectacular glo w.\n\nThis will be the first year in a long time that balloons will be a p art of everyday at sun n fun and we want to make it special. From the morn ing launches to the evening activities we’re excited to make this a grea t year for balloons at Sun N Fun!\n\nLinks needed:\n\nIn an effort to get ahead\, I have attached a link for all your crew to insert their informati on into the Hot Air Balloon Area (332) so we can get ahead of arm bands .\ n\nCREW \n\nAccess changes have been made to the volunteer information co ntained on the official SUN ‘n FUN website FLYSNF.ORG. The landing page s for the Chairman and Volunteer sections are now available behind a passw ord-protected home page. To gain access\, please complete the following st eps.\n\n \;\n\n Click on Volunteer – Located in the dark blue hea der of the website.\n In the sidebar\, select and click on Current Expo Volunteer Operations\n Enter Password:  ILOVESNF2026    The site wil l keep you logged in for ten days.\n\nPARADISE CITY\n\nWe will be using Pa radise City as our home base this year! We enjoyed our adoption process la st year and we are happy to still call it home.\n\nOn Wed\, Feb 25\, 2026 at 9:55 PM Jessica Warren <\;aviationranch22@gmail.com>\; wrote:\n\n We are excited that you are interested in flying with us at Sun ’n Fun 2 026!\n\nDue to limited space this year\, participation will be carefully c oordinated. All required information must be submitted prior to acceptance into the event. Space is extremely limited\, and completion of registrati on materials does not guarantee placement until you receive official confi rmation.\n\nIf you have any questions during the process\, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are happy to assist you.\n\nOne of the highlight s we are working toward is a full Red\, White\, and Blue Balloon Glow in c elebration of America’s 250th Birthday. We are looking forward to showca sing a patriotic display that represents the professionalism and beauty of hot air ballooning on a national stage.\n\nBecause of space limitations\, official Acceptance Letters will be sent to approved pilots. Your letter will include:\n\n Your Pre-Registration QR Code for Light Sport Access\n Detailed arrival instructions\n Designated meeting location\n Gate entr y procedures\n Additional operational requirements\n\nWe appreciate your interest and your commitment to representing ballooning with safety and pr ofessionalism at this premier aviation event.\n\nWe look forward to flying with you!\n\nWarm regards\,\nThe Aviation Ranch Team\n\nhttps://docs.goog le.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5NjcWMuOfddDb8YzUcSOIjN0skGnsPqpi-SsV9oSU8HmTUQ/ viewform?usp=sharing&\;ouid=108201348782017772708 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aviation-ranch.com/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/Sun-Fun-Map.png CATEGORIES:Special Event LOCATION:Paradise City Air Ops Tent\, 4999 Air Show Rd\, \, \, Lakeland\, FL\, 33811\, United States GEO:28.167212;-81.972959 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4999 Air Show Rd\, \, \, L akeland\, FL\, 33811\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Paradise C ity Air Ops Tent:geo:28.167212,-81.972959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR