Stephen Pope

This year’s Oshkosh Airshow will rank as one of the best of all time based on attendance figures, the number of airplanes that flew in for AirVenture and the mood of visitors and exhibitors, EAA chairman Jack Pelton proclaimed on Sunday as the big Wisconsin aviation extravaganza wrapped up. “Overall attendance was up,” he said. […]

You’re lined up on the runway, the pre-departure checklists complete, ready to blast off on another fun flying adventure. You’ve confirmed the runway is long enough, that you’ve got sufficient fuel, the weather is within your personal limits and all notams and TFRs have been checked. Is there anything you missed? What about the engine […]

Greg Anderson, the former EAA staffer who came up with the idea for the Young Eagles program, received the 2014 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award last week during AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. Anderson has dedicated much of his life to inspiring young people to get involved in aviation, personally flying more than 600 youths on Young […]

Flying along the Atlantic Coast recently I glimpsed the future of aviation without even realizing it at the time. Enjoying my unique view of the sunlight glimmering on the waves as they pounded the sandy beaches below, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a traffic target on my DiamondStar’s Garmin G1000 flight […]

Flight Design released photos of the first C4 proof of concept airplane ahead of the planned first flight in Germany. The company said at AirVenture Oshkosh that the flight team is preparing the all-composite four-seater’s systems, controls and instrumentation for the maiden flight, scheduled to happen soon. Additional work is being done on the other […]

Two people were transported to a local hospital after crashing in a Breezy Experimental category airplane east of Wittman Regional Airport’s Runway 36R on Thursday morning during AirVenture Oshkosh. The 9 a.m. incident closed the airport for more than an hour as rescue crews worked to put out a fire. Video of the scene shot […]

Levil Technology, a maker of portable GPS and AHRS (attitude heading and reference system) products, has partnered with startup firm Aero Glass of San Diego to introduce eyewear that puts a full-featured flight display right in the pilots forward field of view. Levil Technology has been selling beta units this week at Oshkosh consisting of […]

The IMC Club’s IFR Proficiency Center at AirVenture Oshkosh has been busy all week, with well-attended educational talks hosted by experts from Jeppesen and instructor-guided training scenarios using Redbird simulators linked to live ATC through PilotEdge. Sponsored by EAA, Hartzell, Jeppesen, Redbird and Flying magazine, the inaugural IFR Center has clearly demonstrated that proficiency matters, […]

FreeFlight Systems has received FAA certification for its Rangr FDL-978-RX ADS-B receiver with optional built-in WAAS GPS receiver. The Rangr unit receives ADS-B Flight Information Service Broadcast (FIS-B) data services including graphical weather. It also receives ADS-B Traffic Information Service-Broadcast (TIS-B) data when integrated with a certified ADS-B Out transmitter, and “sees” other traffic directly […]

A high-tech scientific research glider intended to soar at altitudes of 90,000 feet gained a prestigious backer when Airbus yesterday announced its participation in the Perlan Project. The not-for-profit aeronautical research organization designs high-altitude gliders to test the difficulties of flight at the edge of space and to study weather patterns below. The project start […]