AirVenture

High-def graphics engines have made flight simulators ever more realistic and capable. Infinite Flight has applied this to mobile platforms like the iPhone and iPad. In this product minute, Infinite Flight’s Laura Laban explains how the app works. The free version of it has five different aircraft.

uAvionix was the new kid on the block at AirVenture just a few years ago, and this year it was showing a maturing and diversifying product line that includes a variety of ADS-B equipment (over 50,000 units have been sold) and flight displays. Larry Anglisano spent some time at the uAvionix booth with Shane Woodson […]

Aspen Avionics President and CEO John Uczekaj cited three pieces of news at the company’s AirVenture press briefing. He also addressed Aspen’s connection with AIRO Group and addressed supply chain issues and how Aspen is weathering that storm (spoiler alert—he said they’re doing particularly well). The news: Garmin and Aspen are cooperating on a Supplemental […]

Ampaire announced during AirVenture that Germany-based RED Aircraft will supply its A03 compression-ignition engine to power Ampaire’s Cessna Grand Caravan hybrid-electric conversion. That announcement came on the heels of the 1,633-NM record flight of Ampaire’s hybrid-electric EEL demonstrator—a converted Cessna 337—from Camarillo, California, to the AirVenture site at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22. […]

Martha King was officially presented with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at two ceremonies held during AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The award recognizes pilots “who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft.” King has been eligible for the award for several years but its […]

At AirVenture 2022 at Oshkosh, ForeFlight was showing a new portable ADS-B receiver called the Sentry Plus, which has decent battery life and better power management, plus a new digital display. The company was also showing some useful features to the Mobile app, including an enhanced weight and balance utility and hazard awareness for preflight […]

For those who want more action at AirVenture, but want it in a relaxing, more intimate environment, the Twilight Flight Fest at the Fun Fly Zone is exactly what they’re looking for. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings attendees are treated to a 90-minute airshow featuring STOL demos, the Airythmia Paramotor Demonstration Team, Red […]