Warbirds Tram Ride—AirVenture’s Best-Kept Secret, And It’s Free
For 12 years, a dedicated bunch of Warbird volunteers has been spreading the “Keep ‘Em Flying” gospel of preservation and education among AirVenture attendees...
TurbAero Announces New Turbine Engine
For sure the sexiest block of wood at AirVenture is the TurbAero mock-up of their all-new, clean sheet design turbine engine. The new company...
Barrett Precision Engines Update
Rhonda Barrett-Bewley—the heart, might, mind and soul of the iconic family engine shop—has a message for customers new and old: plan and order early,...
Getting out of Dodge?
With the oncoming threat of severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening, many pilots are leaving the area with their aircraft for the night, or even heading...
First COVID, now Cumulonimbus
At approximately 4:00 pm, it was broadcast to AirVenture attendees, most watching the afternoon air show, that all operations and activities would cease/close on...
Homebuilder Flies RV-9A from Wisconsin to Rio
When Guil Barros finished his beautiful RV-9A in 2018, he naturally brought it to AirVenture the first chance he got. Continental Motors took one...
The Rationale Of Oshkosh
To expend considerable time and treasure converging on a medium-size city in Wisconsin every summer, just to hang out with like-minded aviation aficionados, doesn’t...
Build Your Own Airport
It’s the great American pilot’s dream—build your own airplane and then build a grass strip from which to fly it. As Gary Stevens related...
Sales Momentum
If it’s a show then there are show specials, and AirVenture is no exception. To pick just one, Aero Momentum, purveyors of several small-bore...
AirVenture 2021 Day 3 Recap
Tom Wilson and Marc Cook recap the day in the hot rental car. There's talk about the new fuel slated to replace 100LL, a...