AirVenture

The front canopy of a civilian-operated Aerovodochody L39 Albatros single-engine jet separated from its moorings on takeoff from Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on departure from EAA AirVenture. The pilot and sole occupant of the two-seat jet was apparently uninjured and is shown on the accompanying video making a safe landing after returning to […]

This year’s EAA AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was, in fact, a record setter. The official attendance announcement from EAA today (Aug. 1) cites overall turnstile clicks at “approximately 677,000—a record total” eclipsing last year’s tally of 650,000. According to EAA CEO and President Jack Pelton, “We had record-setting totals of campers, exhibitors, volunteers, and […]

Doug Rozendaal leads what most would call a charmed life. He gets to fly high-performance World War II fighters and bombers in front of admiring crowds. He also gets to fly exotic vintage civilian aircraft. Their owners place implicit trust in him with their often irreplaceable and virtually priceless antiques. Doug also owns some enviable […]

Wisk Aero conducted the first public demonstration flight of its fully autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), fixed-wing air taxi at AirVenture 2023. AVweb’s Kate O’Connor stopped by at the show to learn more about the aircraft and the company’s plans for the future.

Tecnam’s two-seat P-Mentor trainer came onto the scene in April 2022 having already received its EASA CS-23 type certificate. With FAA certification expected soon, AVweb’s Kate O’Connor took a look at the aircraft at AirVenture 2023.

Attendees are heading home after a busy week at AirVenture 2023. Mariano Rosales catalogued some of the departures from Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) as the show comes to a close.

Aithre Aviation has been cranking out a wide variety of products sharply focused on cockpit health monitoring, and it came to AirVenture 2023 with a new Bluetooth multifunction sensor that attaches to the headset for full-time biometric monitoring. Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano took a look at the Illyrian II with Aithre’s Dr. James Runnels.

Flying light airplanes can easily take you outside of cellphone range, especially for pilots who fly in backcountry environments. A forced landing, even if successful, could leave you out of touch and with no good way to call for assistance. That can be deadly if the pilot or a passenger is injured. As part of […]

Extra Aircraft’s recently promoted CEO Duncan Koerbel introduced the buyer of the first production Extra 330SX on Friday (July 28) at the International Aerobatics Club building during EAA AirVenture. Longtime Extra operator and Advanced/Unlimited USA Team pilot Bob Freeman sat in the front row of the press conference and later posed for photos with Marcus […]