Filip a True Friend of Sport Aviation

Dan Pimentel

Friday, November 05, 2021 at 04:24 PM ET

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Jana Filip speaks at a EAA AirVenture press conference in 2019. DSAS/Steve Simoneau

Key Takeaways:

Jana Filip is a central figure in sport aviation, organizing the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, an event specifically designed for intimate demonstrations and direct interaction within the light-sport aircraft industry.
She is a strong advocate for light-sport aircraft and the sport pilot certificate, promoting them as affordable and accessible entry points into aviation, with the DeLand Showcase proving effective in driving sales.
The DeLand Municipal Airport is actively developing a dedicated 40-acre Sport Aviation Village to serve as a thriving home for sport aviation businesses and foster industry growth.
Filip is keenly focused on the future of sport aviation, particularly the anticipated FAA MOSAIC rules rewrite, believing it holds significant potential for the industry's continued development.

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If you have ever attended one of the sport aviation shows in Sebring or DeLand, Florida, there is a significant chance that Jana Filip was involved in everything you saw, learned, flew, and tasted.

As the sport aviation administrator at the DeLand Municipal Airport, Filip and a team of volunteers are in the final stages of planning the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, which runs November 11 to 13 at the DeLand Municipal Airport (KDED). This will be the fifth “showcase” event she has planned at DeLand, following the five U.S. Sport Aviation Expos that she ran at the Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF).