Air Shows & Events

KITPLANES editor-at-Large Paul Dye will be selling a limited supply of his book, Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control, at the Belvoir Publications/KITPLANES booth on the north wall of Hangar A at AirVenture all week. Dye plans to be at booth 11 – 12 each day and books can be purchased […]

Aspen Avionics introduced a new online learning course for its Evolution Pro MAX flight display series at AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. “Evolution Pro MAX 101” is designed to cover basic functionality of the Pro MAX series with an eye toward helping users “streamline their flight operations.” The course is hosted by Aspen Avionics director […]

AirVenture always has up and down years with regard to new developments in the industry. Five years ago, 2016, was kind of a middling year, according to our staff roaming the field. Apps and gadgets are reliably a popular hunting ground and one igniting a buzz was Garmin’s G5 all-in-one electronic flight display. It had […]

At AirVenture 2021, Piper announcement that it has certified Garmin’s new GWX 8000 weather radar system in its M-series turboprop and piston models. The GWX 8000 StormOptix Doppler radar is Garmin’s flagship weather avoidance system and has a variety of high-end features not seen in any GA ship’s radar to date. This includes turbulence detection, […]

Cessna’s SkyCourier utility twin turboprop made its first show appearance at EAA AirVenture, arriving on opening day, Monday, July 26. A crowd gathered on Boeing Plaza in front of the big twin as Textron officials updated certification progress and underscored the features they believe will make the airplane a success. Also on hand were representatives […]

The Stratos 716X kit-built single-engine jet prototype made its first public appearance this week at AirVenture 2021. Beginning in 2022, the company plans to offer between 10 and 12 716X kits with the goal of refining its “manufacturing processes and line efficiencies” in preparation for production of the to-be-certified 716 version. Stratos estimates the 716X […]

The Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) is celebrating a banner year at last April’s Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo after canceling the 2020 event due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ACE president John “Lites” Leenhouts announced at AirVenture that almost 200,000 people attended Sun ‘n Fun 2021, beating out previous show records. Net revenue was […]

A steady stream of aircraft are landing at Wittman Field for EAA’s AirVenture 2021 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here’s a look at some of the early arrivals at the “show before the show” from Mariano Rosales.

BendixKing seems determined to expand the application list for its AeroCruze 100 autopilot, and at AirVenture 2021 it announced that it is working on an STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) for retrofitting the system in Mooney models. The company has teamed with Duncan Aviation for the STC process, and said it will soon complete the ground […]