Air Shows & Events

If there’s any overused word at an AirVenture press conference, it’s “excited.” The second most overused word to the point of cliche is “game changer.” Considering that the last real game changer in aviation was, I dunno, the invention of the turbojet engine maybe, a clever new app with drop shadow shading and redesigned pulldown […]

EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh aviation trade and air show faced challenges this year, but Jack Pelton remains optimistic and lists his reasons. view on YouTube

Jeppesen has introduced the Mobile FliteDeck VFR for U.S. GA pilots to use on iPads. Until now only the IFR version was available but the VFR option has been available in Europe for a year. It offers numerous charting, navigation and flight-planning options with charts and data covering the whole continental U.S. Jeppesen said in […]

Epic Aircraft, which has delivered about 50 of its turboprop LT kit airplanes, now is progressing toward a certified version, and this week at EAA AirVenture, the company has a fresh new mockup of the certified aircraft on display. The cockpit features the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, and the cabin has a spacious feel with […]

EAA faced challenges as it headed into AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 that included new cost burdens and performance cancellations, but EAA Chairman, Jack Pelton, believes the association has overcome. Pelton told us that although military team performances were cut as part of the federal sequester, overall, there would be more performers at AirVenture this year. For […]

Terrafugia has brought its most recent version of the Transition roadable aircraft to EAA AirVenture this week for its first flights before an airshow crowd. The first demo is expected on Monday afternoon, with a second flight Wednesday at 8 p.m., before the night airshow. The airplane will be driven from the Terrafugia booth out […]

There’s so much to see and touch at AirVenture that your eyes may tire of looking and your button-pushing finger can get a little stiff. That doesn’t deter the AVweb team, however, as they poked, prodded, and otherwise product-tested their way through some of this year’s most interesting products in a series of “Product Minute” […]

At AirVenture 2013, Hilton Software introduced the latest version of its popular WingX Pro 7 navigation app. In this AVWeb Product Minute, Hilton Goldstein gives us a tour of the new features. view on YouTube

Dual Electronics brought the new SkyPro XGPS160 Bluetooth GPS to AirVenture 2013 at Oshkosh. In this AVweb Product Minute, Dual’s Greg Lukins describes the product. view on YouTube

At AirVenture 2013, SkyCraft is showing a neat little single-seat LSA called the SD1. In this AVweb Product Minute, SkyCraft’s Tyler Ives gave us a brief tour of the airplane. view on YouTube