A B-25 sits parked against the backdrop of smoke-filled skies at AirVenture in 2024. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]
Key Takeaways:
Wildfire smoke from Canada is threatening EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, potentially delaying arrivals due to hazardous air quality.
The smoke plume is causing severe visibility issues (MVFR to IFR) across the Midwest to the Northeast, with Oshkosh recording a hazardous Air Quality Index of 414.
Pilots attempting to reach AirVenture face challenging and fluctuating visibility conditions, making VFR flight difficult or impossible.
The air quality map from AccuWeather shows a smoke plume from Canada, which is experiencing a record number of wildfires, reaching the Midwest and stretching to the Northeast. Conditions range from moderate and poor to unhealthy and dangerous.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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