Zenith Aircraft Company President Sebastien Heintz asks, “Since last year’s highly successful One Week Wonder project, how do we top it this year at AirVenture?” Spread the joy. “EAA has announced their ‘Give Flight’ project where five complete sets of wings will be started during the week at Oshkosh AirVenture, to be donated to EAA […]
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Flying Musicians Association to jam at Oshkosh
The Flying Musicians Association will once again unite pilots who are musicians at the Big Dance in Oshkosh for the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the biggest fly-in in the world. Free musical events are scheduled through the week, with a chance to jam with other flying musicians: Monday, 6-11p.m. at the Red Barn – Acoustic […]
PS Engineering celebrates three decades
In the summer of 1985, Mark Scheuer walked the aisles of the Fly Market at the EAA AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh, telling everyone who would listen about his new intercom. This year, PS Engineering’s products will be sold in a double-size booth in Hangar A at AirVenture. The portable aerocom was the company’s first intercom, […]
Embry-Riddle hosts Drone Challenge at AirVenture
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 attendees can get hands-on experience at the controls of unmanned flying machines as part of the Small Unmanned Aerospace System (sUAS) Challenge during this week’s fly-in. The sUAS Challenge, which will include both obstacle and speed courses for the unmanned flying vehicles commonly referred to as drones, are part of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s […]
Airplanista’s #Oshbash 2015 event Tuesday
Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the Airplanista Aviation Blog hosts a social media “meetup” event called #Oshbash. It’s a chance for those on aviation social media — primarily Twitter — to meet each other and enjoy the kind of fun and camaraderie that erupts when the room is full of aviators that love technology and social media […]
WINGS credits available at AirVenture
Heading to Oshkosh? You can earn FAA WINGS credit at the Experimental Aircraft Association Pilot Proficiency Center at AirVenture. The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center will be open throughout EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the 63rd annual EAA fly-in convention, held July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. It is located just east of the FAA Control Tower on […]
Lithium-ion battery for homebuilts for sale at Oshkosh
True Blue Power’s new TEX16 lithium-ion main ship battery, which is specifically designed for experimental aircraft, will be available for purchase exclusively at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 20-26. The TEX16 is designed with the same architecture as the FAA-certified True Blue Power battery products, according to company officials. The 16 Ah […]
Wright “B” Flyer on road trip to Oshkosh
MIAMISBURG, Ohio — Wright “B” Flyer Inc.’s one-of-a-kind airplane is traveling to the world’s biggest general aviation fly-in — by road. The slow-flying, open-air biplane isn’t designed for cross-country flights, so Wright “B” Flyer loaded the machine into its custom semi-trailer on Saturday, July 11, for the 490-mile journey to Oshkosh, Wis., where the Experimental Aircraft […]
Aerox to provide free oxygen refresher at Oshkosh
Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems will be providing a free Oxygen Refresher during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 20-26. Should you be feeling a bit tired, sluggish or just in need of an energy boost, visit the Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems Booth Number 2130 in Exhibit Hangar B, for a quick […]