The final numbers are in for this year’s AirVenture, which attracted about 563,000 people, up about 1% from last year’s attendance figures. “It was a magical week at Oshkosh this year,” said Experimental Aircraft Association Chairman Jack Pelton. “You could sense the enthusiasm throughout the grounds no matter where you were. From the aviation anniversaries […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Pictures of the day: More from AirVenture
Here are some more photos from Bert Reiheld, taken at AirVenture 2016:
Meyers 200 Air Racing Team takes off
GlobalParts.aero and Interceptor Aviation have created the Meyers 200 Air Racing Team. Officials are encouraging existing Meyers 200 owners to participate in the upcoming events in this summer’s Sport Air Racing League (SARL) slate to “get the most out of the performance of the Meyers 200 and enjoy the airplane’s design,” according to Nin George, Vice President of Quality […]
Pictures of the day: Seaplane base at Oshkosh
Photographer Bert Reiheld sent in these photos, snapped at the Seaplane Base during last week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh. Enjoy!
Beech Party
Although you’d expect the Beechcraft Heritage Museum to be in Wichita, Kansas, the “Air Capital of the World” and home of the Beech factory since 1932, it’s located 825 statute miles to the southeast in the small town of Tullahoma, Tennessee. Founded in 1973 by a group of Beechcraft Staggerwing enthusiasts, the privately funded facility […]
Picture of the day: WomenVenture 2016
Wednesday was Women’s Day at AirVenture. An annual tradition for more than nine years now is a gathering of women in the main plaza, now known as Boeing Centennial Plaza, for a group photo. This year’s photo was taken by Erin Brueggen. Now in its ninth successful year, WomenVenture activities were expanded this year to a […]
National Park Service tells Wright story at AirVenture
By Tim Gaffney OSHKOSH, Wis.— For one week in late July every year, flight enthusiasts from around the world gather for what’s billed as the world’s greatest aviation celebration — the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture convention and fly-in. More than 500,000 visitors, including more than 2,000 from 80 foreign countries, flock to EAA’s headquarters at […]
Pennsylvania pilot wins Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award
OSHKOSH – Phillips 66 Aviation reports that this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Leadership Award winner is John Mininger, an active member of the Quakertown Pilots Association, EAA, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. To date, he’s flown more than 750 children as part of the EAA Young Eagles program. For the past 23 years […]
Epic Aircraft completes world tour at Oshkosh
On opening day of EAA AirVenture, Epic Aircraft completed its inaugural Odyssey World Tour. The 21-day, 21-city journey concluded with the six participating aircraft flying inline formation to the show to celebrate their successful circumnavigation of the globe. Epic coordinated the tour on behalf of a group of its customers. “We wanted to offer our owners […]