Air Shows & Events

For at least the last five years and probably longer than that, the retrofit autopilot market has been moribund. Autoflight systems have gotten so expensive that only the most dedicated buyers were willing to part with $20K or north to install one. AirVenture 2017 seems determined to turn that trend around in more or less […]

ForeFlight is now offering an ADS-B In device that’s compatible with its flight-planning app for $199, the company said this week. The unit, developed in collaboration with uAvionix, is small (about 3 inches by 1 inch and weighing less than an ounce), easy to set up and use and provides weather and air-to-air traffic data. […]

This year’s edition of EAA AirVenture returns to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in just over a week, promising a diverse and unique experience celebrating everything that flies, from hot-air balloons to classic warbirds to spaceships. A first at the show this year will be the appearance of the Blue Origin commercial space company, with its New Shepard […]

Bob Withrow, VP of Engineering at Scaled Composites, in Mojave, California, says the company will offer 40 forums during EAA AirVenture on all aspects of homebuilding, plus insights into the company’s unique aircraft designs. Duration: File Size: download here

Newly reorganized Lancair International is planning to fly the first version of its MAKO high-performance kitplane to AirVenture this year and a news release from the company says the first article is coming together well. The company released a photo of the fuselage of the aircraft in its paint booth at the new headquarters in […]

With Memorial Day behind us, the summer season takes off, and EAA has plenty of events in the works for this summer’s biggest aviation show, AirVenture. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will make their first full team performance at the show on Friday and Saturday. Also flying at the show for the first time will […]

Hey, admit it: You’d own a P-51 Mustang if you could. In this AVweb video shot at Sun ‘n Fun, P-51 owner Louis Horschel explains what’s involved in P-51 ownership. If you think it involves money, you’re right. view on YouTube

The CAFE Foundation, which has held annual symposia in California since 2007 to explore new technologies for aviation, this year will host its event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the group announced this week. The Electric Aircraft Symposium will be held at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, July 22 and 23, the weekend before AirVenture. The group […]

The Air Care Alliance is holding its annual conference on the East Coast this year and public benefit pilots will meet April 21-22 on Long Island, New York. Patient Airlift Services is hosting the event and there are plenty of topics of interest who donate their time and aircraft to help others. “We cover current […]

Sun ‘n Fun’s event last week “was the highest-attended show we’ve ever had,” spokesperson Jackie Jenkins told AVweb on Tuesday. “There are still figures coming in, so I don’t have specific figures for you yet,” she added. The 25th Aero show, in Friedrichshafen, Germany, also was a success, the organizers said. “The show set two […]