Air Shows & Events

The King KX155 and KX165 navcomm radios are two of the most popular navcomm radios of all time and there are plenty of these aging rigs still in service begging for an easy upgrade. Honeywell showed up at AirVenture 2023 with a long-awaited replacement called the KX200. Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano took a look […]

Cirrus Aircraft officially launched its new private pilot training program on Monday at the 2023 AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention. Designed for student pilots looking to earn their private pilot certificates, the Cirrus Private Pilot Program includes online ground school lessons and interactive simulator sessions paired with flight training provided by Cirrus standardized instructor pilots (CSIPs). […]

A trio of minor runway mishaps on Saturday and Sunday caused some anxious moments and inconvenience for some pilots as traffic poured in to Wittman Field for AirVenture 2023. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski said that on Saturday the pilot of a Bonanza landed on the opposite runway to which he or she was cleared. According […]

AirVenture 2023 opens tomorrow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. AVweb’s Kate O’Connor and Aviation Consumer’s Larry Anglisano take a look around the grounds on setup day to get a feel for the state of the supply chain, flight training and the refurb market.

How busy is the Oshkosh arrival? Ride along for a portion of columnist Ariana Rayment’s first flight into the big show with KITPLANES EIC Marc Cook. Airplanes everywhere, plans that change quickly and always the possibility you won’t get in on the first try (or even the second).

For many pilots, landing at AirVenture is a bucket list item, but for Dan Moore it will just be icing on the cake. Assuming he’s aiming for one of the colored dots on July 24, it will hopefully be after he set a record for landing in 25 states in 24 hours. He’s already set […]

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will be holding its UAS4STEM competition at the 2023 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention. Now in its third year, the competition will include both beginner and advanced divisions for the first time. UAS4STEM is open to teams of students ages 11 to 19. “As the competition […]

The Women in Aviation International (WAI) Board of Directors has appointed Stephanie Kenyon as interim CEO for the organization. Kenyon succeeds former CEO Allison McKay, who took over from WAI founder Peggy Chabrian in 2020. Plans to establish WAI’s next permanent CEO were not announced. “Stephanie’s proven leadership coupled with her understanding of the industry […]