AirVenture

As AirVenture 2011 opened to the general public, the clouds peeled back and allowed the sun to welcome visitors. Once again, Adam Cutler logged serious mileage on his golf cart to bring back a photo record of the day. This image gallery requires JavaScript. The Bell-47s are working hard. [ original size ] The Aluminium […]

Two people died in the crash of a 1940 Piper Cub in Lake Winnebago, about five miles from Wittman Regional Airport. The man and woman onboard were attending AirVenture and there are unconfirmed reports that they were on a local sightseeing flight when they may have attempted an emergency landing on the lake. Names were […]

Lycoming General Manager Michael Kraft said Monday that although the FAA has furloughed many staffers directly involved with the agency’s rulemaking committee on leaded avgas, their short-term absence won’t delay progress on finding a replacement for 100LL. Because Congress has refused to reauthorize the FAA’s operating budget, a number of FAA officials expected to appear […]

There’s an American alternative to outsourcing manufacturing and it comes with some pleasant side benefits. The territorial government of Puerto Rico is aggressively marketing the island as an affordable alternative to doing business on the mainland with many of the benefits of shipping jobs to other countries. In a podcast interview, Juan Augayo of Puerto […]

Now that Cirrus Aircraft has closed on its merger deal with Caiga, the company is ready to move forward on a variety of fronts with a “sense of urgency,” CEO Brent Wouters said at EAA AirVenture on Monday. “We need to expand our product line — bigger, smaller, faster airplanes, a much broader range, and […]

Compared to last year, when persistent wet weather muddied the grounds and slowed arrivals, AirVenture this year is booming, president Rod Hightower said at a news conference on Monday. “Ticket sales are up, campsite reservations are up, and attendance is looking to be well above last year,” he said. “Thank goodness for this wonderful weather!” […]

Avidyne introduced a full panel-mounted, plug-and-play replacement avionics stack for general aviation aircraft at EAA AirVenture on Monday morning. The stack includes the IFD540 FMS/GPS/Navigation/Communication system with touch-screen controls, the AMX240 stereo audio panel with marker beacon, the AXP340 Mode S extended-squitter transponder, and the attitude-based DFC90 digital autopilot –although the autopilot requires you also […]

Renowned airshow performer Greg Poe died suddenly on Sunday from an apparent heart attack, his team announced early on Monday. “It was completely out of the blue,” spokesman Greg Gibson told AVweb. He said there had been no prior suspicion of health problems for Poe, who was 57, and his death was “very sudden.” Poe […]

For some attendees, getting to Oshkosh is half the fun. Once again, we’ve turned AVweb‘s intern, Adam Cutler, loose with a camera and instructed him to bring back the sights and sounds of the show grounds. This image gallery requires JavaScript. En route to KOSH. [ original size ] Even before the show opens, you […]

Long a player in the aircraft headset market, Sennheiser is upping its game with a new digital, noise-cancelling model to compete in the Premium headset market. Sennheiser announced the new S1 at EAA AirVenture on Sunday evening in time for demonstrations — on opening day of AirVenture. In this podcast, Sennheiser’s Dave Dunlap explained that […]