Air Shows & Events

Martha King was officially presented with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at two ceremonies held during AirVenture 2022 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The award recognizes pilots “who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft.” King has been eligible for the award for several years but its […]

At AirVenture 2022 at Oshkosh, ForeFlight was showing a new portable ADS-B receiver called the Sentry Plus, which has decent battery life and better power management, plus a new digital display. The company was also showing some useful features to the Mobile app, including an enhanced weight and balance utility and hazard awareness for preflight […]

For those who want more action at AirVenture, but want it in a relaxing, more intimate environment, the Twilight Flight Fest at the Fun Fly Zone is exactly what they’re looking for. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings attendees are treated to a 90-minute airshow featuring STOL demos, the Airythmia Paramotor Demonstration Team, Red […]

AirVenture is supposed to be a general aviation show but the fact that it punches way above its weight is proven by companies like Boeing and Airbus parking their best in the square all week. This year, Boeing is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their ecoDemonstrator technology test bed. The ecoDemonstrator showcases Boeing’s work on […]

Keen to show off their new High-Wing variation of the well-regarded low-wing TSi, South African airframer Sling has done so in spectacular fashion by flying the prototype and production serial numbers one and two from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The trio landed at AirVenture yesterday afternoon. The epic jaunt was flown in daylight in legs up […]

Redbird Flight Simulations came to AirVenture 2022 with a flight simulator concept that combines virtual reality technology with the company’s TD desktop sim. In this video, Josh Harnagel, Redbird vice president for marketing, discusses the ideas behind the design and the current state of development.

Aithre Aviation has made huge progress in cockpit biometrics over the past few years with a variety of safety-enhancing portable products, and now it has a complete and scalable smart oxygen system that can be retrofitted in both experimental and certified airplanes. Aviation Consumer Magazine Editor Larry Anglisano took a look at the system with […]

In this podcast, Cirrus Aircraft president for customer experience Todd Simmons sat down with AVweb’s Kate O’Connor at AirVenture 2022 to discuss aircraft sales, managing supply chains and attracting new pilots.