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Lancair is now working on an optionally piloted version of its Evolution turboprop, and also is delivering a BRS parachute with its Evolution kits, company spokesman Doug Meyer said at EAA AirVenture on Wednesday. “It will be the first turbine-powered aircraft to have a BRS system,” Meyer said. “It was something we envisioned when the […]

EAA is organizing a competition to help inspire the general aviation community to develop new ideas to reduce loss-of-control accidents, with a top prize of $25,000, Sean Elliott, EAA vice president for advocacy and safety, announced at AirVenture on Tuesday. “The Founder’s Innovation Prize represents the spirit of our founder, Paul Poberezny, a spirit of […]

Five people were taken to the hospital after the crash of a Piper Malibu landing at AirVenture Oshkosh early Wednesday. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski said the aircraft was landing on Runway 27 when it crashed just before 8 a.m. There was smoke reported but firefighters were on the scene in one minute and any fire […]

You can fly into AirVenture using either VFR or IFR arrival procedures, but both require significant planning, familiarization with the published NOTAM, and a sharp scan of traffic. In this video, ride shotgun with AVweb news team members as they arrive and demonstrate how it’s done. view on YouTube

No one was expecting it, but at AirVenture 2015, Rotax introduced a new engine, the 135-hp turbocharged 915 iS. The company says it’s expected to be available by about 2017. Rotax/BRP’s Marc Becker gave AVweb briefing on the new engine. view on YouTube

Having already delivered around 25 of its new single-engine P2010 in Europe under EASA certification, Tecnam is nearing the finish line for FAA certification, as well. We stopped by their display at EAA AirVenture, where Shannon Yeager gave us a look at the four-place, high-wing aircraft. view on YouTube

EAA’s Give Flight program has five sets of kit wings under assembly on the AirVenture grounds this week. Ron Wagner explains that they will go to five EAA chapters across North America with the goal of launching flying clubs. view on YouTube

Although the FAA and industry have been quiet about it, the effort to find and certify a replacement for leaded avgas appears to be on track toward a 2018 approval, according to Lycoming’s Michael Kraft. In a podcast recorded with AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli at AirVenture on Wednesday, Kraft said the group overseeing the testing effort, […]

EAA this week announced it will fund a $25,000 innovation prize that aims to encourage the development of new ideas to help reduce the number of loss-of-control accidents in the GA fleet. Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president for advocacy and safety, talks with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the rationale behind the prize, the results he […]

The FAA on Tuesday announced an end to its four-year moratorium on considering new petitions to conduct “living history flight experiences” in historic aircraft, and detailed the procedures for requesting an exemption. Lifting of the moratorium means new applications can be finalized that would allow flight experiences in airplanes such as World War II warbirds, […]