AirVenture

Aithre Aviation has made huge progress in cockpit biometrics over the past few years with a variety of safety-enhancing portable products, and now it has a complete and scalable smart oxygen system that can be retrofitted in both experimental and certified airplanes. Aviation Consumer Magazine Editor Larry Anglisano took a look at the system with […]

In this podcast, Cirrus Aircraft president for customer experience Todd Simmons sat down with AVweb’s Kate O’Connor at AirVenture 2022 to discuss aircraft sales, managing supply chains and attracting new pilots.

EAA Chairman and CEO Jack Pelton delivered a touching tribute to past-EAA President Tom Poberezny at his introductory press briefing earlier this week. Poberezny had passed away just hours before at 2:00 a.m. on opening day, timing that touched many who knew him and appreciated his accomplishments for personal aviation. Getting to the business at […]

Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) brought several new products to AirVenture this year including a landing/taxi light for homebuilt aircraft and recognition lights for Mooney models. In this video, WAT director of business development Matt Dondoneau discusses those products along with the company’s 70-year legacy.

Along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a 750-mile-long river that snakes its way through jungles and swamps, only one thing stands between remote villagers and the stark reality of life-and-death medical events. Samaritan Aviation’s Cessna 206 on floats provides, at no cost, the most daring and extreme of medical evacuation services. Unique […]

Honeywell Aerospace has been working on the clean-sheet design Anthem integrated avionics suite, flying over 100 flight test hours in hopes of eventual FAA certification. It was showing the system at AirVenture 2022 at Oshkosh and Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano sat down with Honeywell’s Andrew Barker for an update on the project.

There is one thing for certain about a week in Oshkosh in July – you WILL worry your way through at least one strong thunderstorm. And while there is little you can do if it decides to hail (historically unlikely), and a tornado (less historically unlikely) is the nightmare scenario that you can’t do much about: wind! […]

Tailwind Technologies announced at AirVenture 2022 that it has combined Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Aerospace Welding and Hartzell Engine Tech to form Hartzell Aviation. According to the company, the rebranding “reinforces the three organizations’ core competencies and their joint pursuit of improving General Aviation.” The organizations will continue to focus on the areas they specialize in […]