The Lonely Emergency Aircraft Repair Folks
I strolled down to the on-field Emergency Aircraft Repair center in Showplane North looking to see some planes under repair after Saturday night’s wind...
One Week Wonder 2022
A Sonex Waiex-B is the focus of this year’s One Week Wonder (OWW) project, an effort to build and complete a Homebuilt airplane in...
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...
Dick VanGrunsven Homebuilt Camping Pavilion
Jack Pelton joined the EAA’s Homebuilt community this evening to announce that the popular AirVenture camping pavilion is re-named the Dick Van Grunsven Homebuilt...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Whither the Weather
A common question for first-time AirVenture attendees is “what weather should I expect during the week?” Well, as a person raised in the upper...
In Case You Missed It
Engine Mounts
Many factors go into designing and building good engine mounts, including consideration of the engines thrust line and gyroscopic precession effects. They deserve our respect.
Go With the Flow…
When you build your own airplane, you get to design the cockpit you've always wanted, from the ground up. But facing that blank slate can be challenging and calls for a thoughtful approach.
Risk Tolerance
There’s only so much we can do to eliminate risk, so it becomes more about risk tolerance, which is usually different for everyone.