BY JULIE SUMMERS WALKER PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS ROSE Tuning in to The Aviators IT’S A BRIGHT, BREEZY DAY AT THE seaplane base in Lakeland, Florida, the second day of the 2013 annual Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo. The winds are a little strong—gusting to 20 mph—but the crowds are gathering for the events. There will be grapefruit bomb drops from the aircraft, and spot landing and takeoff contests. The hot dogs and hamburgers are grilling and the charcoal scent wafts over the crowd of about 200. With lemonades in hand, spectators mill around the aircraft, and the announcer starts up his spiel, describing incoming seaplanes and what the day has in store. www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 73http://www.aopa.org/pilot