News from the Homebuilt Camping Volunteers Dinner
Everything is just about set for the rush of arrivals tomorrow and most of the Homebuilt Camping volunteers took two hours off to enjoy...
Fun and Games at the Homebuilt Camping Pavilion
The corn hole games haven’t stopped at the Homebuilt Camping Pavilion this year. A lot of thought went into the appropriate games to provide....
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 1
On the eve of the 2022 version of the greatest pilot gathering on earth, my anticipation and excitement approach VNE. I attended my first...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 2
Well, my old trusty Boing 737-900 successfully transported me and a cabin full of paying pax from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport to Milwaukee. Even though...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 3
One of the biggest selling points of the dorm camping experience is the legendary breakfast buffet at the Blackhawk Commons dining hall on the...
What’s AirVenture Without a Little Storm?
Although, last night’s storm was one of the bigger ones. Lots of rain and wind gusts over 50 mph. So far, we are not...
Joining the Mass Arrival
This morning our web guru, Omar Filipovic, and I made the trek from our overnight stage in Madison to the Big Show in Oshkosh...
Sonex Unveils New Two Place Jet Trainer at AirVenture Open House
Sonex Aircraft finally ripped the tarps off of its highly anticipated engineering prototype of the new SubSonex JSX-2T two place jet today. The sleek...
Saturated!
When the map looks like this, you get a text message from EAA that says this: OSHARRIVAL: OSH/FISK is saturated with traffic. The final begins...
Casualties of the Storm
With due consideration to the folks who had actual damage to their airplanes form Saturday Night’s storm, probably the most common casualty were to...
In Case You Missed it
Van’s RV-12
In typical fashion, Van’s Aircraft refused to rest on its laurels after the RV-12’s prototype debut last year, and sought to improve on an already good design. The new production airplane has changed (beyond its color), with a castering nosewheel, toe brakes instead of a grip, reshaped control sticks for better clearance, ground-adjustable seats fore and aft as well as in tilt, and the list goes on. Best of all, this day/VFR machine is still a delight to fly; by Ed Kolano.
Lightweight Stepladder
I affectionately refer to my Jabiru light-sport as being a “low high-wing” airplane. This...
