AirVenture

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is partnering with Old Glory Honor Flight and American Airlines to coordinate a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight during its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this summer. During the event, which will take placed on Friday, July 29, veterans from the Vietnam War will be flown free of charge from Wisconsin’s […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will be recognizing people who give back to their communities via flight at its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this summer. Aiming to “raise visibility for public flying and to promote pilot volunteerism,” Public Benefit Flying Day will take place on Friday, July 29. EAA says it is working with […]

With the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention around the corner, the organization has released the notice covering arrival and departure procedures for those flying to the show. EAA highlighted that the document features several changes this year starting with an official name change from a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) to […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that the Pilot Proficiency Center will be moving to a new spot next to the EAA Aviation Museum for AirVenture 2022. The Center was previously located in a tent at the Four Corners on the AirVenture grounds. Pilot Proficiency Center programming during the show will include half-day clinics […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Young Eagles program at AirVenture Oshkosh this year. Founded “to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation,” Young Eagles gives free introductory flight to youth ages 8–17. Introduced in May 1992, the program’s first flights took place on July 31, 1992, […]

AirVenture 2021 might not have set attendance records—although it was close—but it set sales on fire, according to some companies AVweb canvassed. Traffic through the booths and outdoor venues was, at times, shoulder to shoulder and more of the attendees were pilots and aircraft owners with pent-up dollars in their wallets. Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters sold […]

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Founded by Chauncey Spencer II, son of groundbreaking aviator Chauncey Spencer, the African Americans in Aviation Traveling Museum is the result of two decades of research conducted with the hope of preserving and sharing the history of black aviators in the U.S. More information about Spencer and the museum is available at ces-ii.com.

King Schools introduced a new Part 121 airline operations course this week at AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Created in partnership with 1StepPrep President Joseph Munoz, the online course focuses on preparing newly hired pilots for their first job at a Part 121 organization. It covers topics such as operational control, dispatch releases, amendments and […]

Guardian Avionics brought its smartLink 851 connected cockpit technology to AirVenture 2021. The iPad-based system acts as a multi-function display along with including a carbon monoxide detector and USB charger.