Air Shows & Events

Diamond Aircraft on Friday celebrated the rollout of its first copy of the D-Jet that conforms to the expected production configuration in structural layout and aerodynamic design. The jet, S/N002, will fly for the first time next month. Meanwhile, Diamond Aircraft is at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this week showing a mock-up of the jet […]

EAA AirVenture has been the world’s aviation showcase for years, but in recent years the big companies especially have ramped up the showmanship. Last year, for instance, Cessna surprised everyone with a flyby of its proof-of-concept next generation piston aircraft while the media and public were poring over the company’s proposed entry in the light […]

The folks at Garmin always come to the show with something new to announce, and this year is no exception, with price cuts and rebates on popular products, in addition new wireless services for mobile phones. Buyers of the new G600 retrofit avionics suite will get a $2,500 rebate off the G600 if they also […]

During the unveiling of the Cessna 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft Sunday at EAA AirVenture, EAA President Tom Poberezny sounded the alarm bell about low student starts and a declining pilot population. According to Poberezny, “Seven out of every 10 people who take flight lessons drop out before they get their private pilot certificate. There […]

On Sunday morning at EAA AirVenture, Cessna Aircraft revealed more details about its light sport aircraft (LSA), which is now known as the Model 162 SkyCatcher. “For the past year, we have been soliciting feedback from the market on our proof-of-concept aircraft, and the result is an airplane that we believe is the most advanced […]

[Editor’s Note: Rick wrote this Survival Guide several years ago and, by popular demand, we’re reprinting it now with updates for 2007. Be sure to start with Part One.]In the first part of this series we focused on what you needed to know before you set out for Oshkosh. This second part focuses on what […]

[Editor’s Note: Rick wrote this Survival Guide several years ago and, by popular demand, we’re reprinting it now with updates for 2007.]The shards of the smashed piggy bank crunch as you reposition yourself while drawing lines on the sectionals spread out on the living-room floor. You are going to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. You’re working […]

Are you attending EAA AirVenture 2007 in Oshkosh? If so, stop by the AVweb booth and say hello! We’ll be signing people up at booths 1005-1008 in the vendor hangars throughout the show – and we’d love to meet our readers. We’ll be producing news reports live from the booth, and some of our most […]

Recommend a Video |VOTW Archive AVweb (and you) ride along with Michael Mancuso as he flies his precision formation routine with Matt Chapman. The video includes narration by Mancuso, who briefed us after the show. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the […]

As we pack up and head home from the 33rd Annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Florida, let’s take a moment to recap the six exclusive audio interviews we turned into webcasts during the show. Here’s the checklist, in case there are any you’ve missed.