AirVenture

If flying 1000-plus C-47s to France was a logistical challenge in 1944, it’s no less so in 2019. The Daks Over Normandy project, which will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, showed up at AirVenture this week to talk about its extensive planning. The D-Day Squadron will fly more than 20 C-47s from […]

Hoping to attract more owners for its A5 LSA amphib, Icon Aircraft announced a managed fractional ownership program at AirVenture this week. The program is called Icon Fleet Access and the company is launching it at several locations in 2018, including Tampa and Miami, Florida, and in Northern and Southern California. It also said the […]

Epic Aircraft is aiming for certification of its big E1000 turboprop single by the end of the year with deliveries to begin by 2019. At a news conference at AirVenture 2018, Mike Schrader, director of sales and marketing, said the plan is to build eight to 12 customer aircraft in 2019, 24 in 2020, 36 […]

Last year’s show was a stellar and exciting one, if you were a visitor or pilot looking for a great summertime aviation experience—but for reporters in search of news, it was a weeklong exercise in frustration. “The press conference schedule has been busy, but other than avionics, nothing of significance has emerged,” wrote AVweb’s Paul […]

Bose has the ProFlight in-ear headset aimed at commercial flight crews and now Clarity Aloft throws a new model in the mix with the Flex. With FAA TSO, it too is fair game for airline and also general aviation use, but at $725, it’s priced lower. Weighing 1.35 ounces, the Flex is Clarity’s lightest headset […]

At AirVenture 2018, Dynon introduced two new products, both bargain priced. The D3 is the latest iteration of the company’s pocket EFIS and the DRX is a budget dual-band ADS-B In receiver. view on YouTube

Lycoming’s Mike Kraft says the training market is keeping things humming at his plant. An order for 200 of its most expensive and technologically advanced engines doesn’t hurt either. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Kraft at AirVenture 2018. Duration: File Size: download here

LSA Weight Restrictions Changing On the fence about that 150 purchase? Better buy it now because in two years there will be a significant price increase. Robert Ore Weight restrictions still two years away? WHY? How can a Cessna 150 not be a “Light Sport Aircraft”? Shoulda been done already. James Efird The LSA concept […]

Three years ago, AirVenture attendees saw a B-52H Stratofortress bomber makes its first-ever visit to Oshkosh, Rotax introduced its 915iS engine and EAA announced a new prize for innovations in aviation safety. When the Stratofortress came to town, crews had to remove 6,000 feet of runway lights to accommodate the aircraft, which has a second […]

Doc flight engineer Don Obreiter proposed marriage on the way from Wichita to Madison on the run-up to Oshkosh earlier this week. A delighted Diane Myers could only say yes, and the latest B-29 engagement—this one matrimonial—is now in the record books. Both Don and Diane live in Altus, Oklahoma. Don is an Air Force […]