Oshkosh

EAA AirVenture should be prime selling season for ADS-B Out avionics needed to meet the FAA’s 2020 mandate, but a rebate program that takes effect in the fall could give buyers pause. Why buy now when after September they can be assured of receiving a $500 rebate check from the government? Here’s why. Several avionics […]

We’re just 24 days from the start of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the excitement is building to sky-high levels. We all know why Oshkosh is so great, of course: The planes, the people and the electric atmosphere make it the highlight of any GA pilot’s year, with enough memories to last a lifetime. […]

To many AirVenture regulars, Jim Busha and Hal Bryan’s names might not immediately ring a bell. But their new book, EAA Oshkosh: The Best AirVenture Photography, called the “next best thing to being at AirVenture,” may bring back a few memories of past aviation shindigs. Although a book like EAA Oshkosh was a dream for […]

At yesterday’s press day at the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo in Geneva, Switzerland, Textron Aviation provided an update on the progress of its expanding product line. While Textron’s senior vice president of sales and marketing Kriya Shortt was not ready to announce the name of the company’s new single-engine turboprop (currently referred to […]

It’s a crisp December morning in Las Vegas, and hundreds of the world’s top aerobatic pilots gather. None of them are flying, despite clear weather. Instead they pack the Rio Hotel and Casino’s Brasilia ballroom to listen to a motivational speaker. “Live lives of adventure and purpose,” the speaker encourages them. “Stretch yourself beyond your […]

Once upon a time I went to Disney World … well, sort of. A man I knew owned a Piper Cherokee and wanted to fly to Pensacola, Florida, to see the Naval Air Museum. He asked me to go because he didn’t have an instrument rating and I guess he was a little sweet on […]

Living in Southern California has many benefits. The weather is near perfect any day of the year with clear skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It can be summed up in one of many aviation acronyms – CAVU. So on most days, I can jump in an airplane without having to worry about […]

AirVenture 2011 wraps up with more spectacular planes and one pretty amazing night show.

The 2011 edition of AirVenture Oshkosh was one for the ages. The weather was beautiful, the airplanes, and there were a lot of them, were spectacular, and the politics were, well, intriguing. The show got off on a very strange note when AirVenture Chairman Tom Poberezny called it quits by retiring at high noon by […]

Check out the highlights that made this year’s show a memorable one.