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Forty-Year-Old Ultralight Still Flying At AirVenture
At the 1993 EAA annual convention (long before they called it AirVenture) a young dreamer walked the ultralight grounds with hopes of someday building...
It Takes a Village of Volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers work hard for days or even months before the start of AirVenture but the homebuilt crew takes a break for awhile...
Get them while they’re cold
Perhaps the most brilliant innovation at the Homebuilt Camping pavilion are ice chest rentals.
Watch Out, Cowboys Over Oshkosh!
If you expect to insert yourself into a tight line of 90-knot planes, you may not get the runway you want.
Oshkosh Diary: Practice Day
AirVenture itself is officially two days away, but that doesn’t mean that Wittman Field isn’t humming and full of people and airplanes.
The Bargains May Go Fast!
One advantage of arriving early to AirVenture is that you may have the opportunity to preview deals before others arrive and the tents fill.
It’s Ready For You!
They’ve updated the date under the Brown Arch, so it must be time for annual gathering in “the little drinking town with an airplane problem.”
In Case You Missed It
Flying: Part Science, Part Artform
Many years ago, I had a position in the training department of my regional...
Ask the DAR
Selling a project, Sport Pilot-eligible aircraft, recycling an N-number, Phase I testing.
