Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo - what to see and how to get there
Everything pilots need to know about Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, from arrival procedures to camping, airshows, and exhibits.
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Airshows and Fly-Ins
Where the airplanes come to you, and the people come for the airplanes.
Airshows are where aviation stops being something you read about and starts being something you smell.
Round-engine smoke. Sun-warmed avgas. The crowd-line PA announcer who has been calling the same airshow for thirty years and still gets choked up at the missing-man pass. Ramp Check is on the road most weekends, and this is the room where she files her dispatches.
The big names everyone knows - AirVenture Oshkosh, Sun N Fun in Lakeland, the Reno Air Races - share space here with the regional shows that anyone serious about warbird flying schedules their summer around. Thunder Over Michigan at Willow Run, where the factory that built the B-24 Liberator still stands and warbirds taxi past it. Geneseo, where the grass strip and the Curtiss-Wright hangar feel like a time machine. Planes of Fame at Chino, home to the last flying Japanese Zero in the world.
Pre-event previews when there’s something worth flying out for. Post-event recaps when something memorable happened. Demo team coverage. Aerobatic circuit dispatches.
If you fly to airshows, this is your guide. If you only watch from the crowd line, this is the next-best thing.
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Thunder Over Michigan at Willow Run and the airshow built on the factory that won the war
Thunder Over Michigan returns to Willow Run Airport, where Ford built a B-24 bomber every hour during WWII.
RampThe Greatest Show on Turf at Geneseo and the grass-strip warbird airshow that stops time
The National Warplane Museum airshow in Geneseo, New York, delivers an intimate warbird experience on grass that larger shows can't match.
RampThe Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino and the last flying Japanese Zero
The Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino features the world's only flying Mitsubishi Zero and hands-on access to rare WWII warbirds.
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Wolfgang Langewiesche's 1944 book Stick and Rudder still teaches the one lesson that keeps pilots alive: the wing flies on angle of attack.
PatternThe Vought F Four U Corsair, Whistling Death, and the Bent-Wing Bird That Still Owns Warbird Alley at Oshkosh
The bent-wing F4U Corsair earned the names Whistling Death and Ensign Eliminator - here's the history behind the legend.
TaildraggerThe North American T Six Texan, the Pilot Maker, and the Supersonic Prop-Tip Rasp That Tells You the Warbirds Are Coming In Over Oshkosh
The North American T-6 Texan trained more Allied pilots than any other aircraft - and its supersonic prop-tip snarl still defines Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe In-Flight Diversion, the Rule-of-Thumb Heading, and Turning for Your Alternate When Oshkosh Holds You Out
How to fly a calm in-flight diversion to your alternate, using the aviate-navigate-communicate order, a thumb-on-the-chart heading, and honest fuel math.
PatternThe IMSAFE Checklist, the Honest Morning-Of Self-Assessment, and the Fatigued Pilot Who Almost Launched for Oshkosh Anyway
Learn how to run the FAA's IMSAFE checklist honestly so fatigue and get-there-itis don't launch you into Oshkosh unsafely.
PatternThe Impossible Turn, the Engine Failure on Takeoff, and Why Your Departure Briefing Is the Most Important Thing You Say All Day at Oshkosh
Why the turn back to the runway kills pilots, how to find your personal turnaround altitude, and the takeoff briefing that saves lives.
PatternThe de Havilland Beaver, the Half-Ton Flying Pickup the Bush Pilots Themselves Designed, and the Floatplanes Still Tied Off at the Oshkosh Seaplane Base
The de Havilland Beaver was designed from bush pilots' own demands - power over speed and drum-sized doors - and it's still working 70 years later.
TaildraggerThe Boeing Model Forty, the Mail Plane That Learned to Carry People, and the Pemberton Family Restoration That Brought the Last One Back to the Oshkosh Vintage Rows
How the Boeing Model 40 mail plane launched U.S. passenger airlines - and how the Pemberton family restored the last flying example.
TaildraggerThe Bede BD Five, the Airplane in a Box, and the Smallest Jet in the World Hanging in the EAA Museum at Oshkosh
The story of the Bede BD-5, the 'airplane in a box,' and how it became the BD-5J, the smallest jet in the world.
TaildraggerRoscoe Turner, the Ring-Master of the Air, and the Lion Cub Named Gilmore Who Flew the National Air Races Golden Age Come Alive in the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
The story of Roscoe Turner, his lion Gilmore, and how golden-age air racing shaped the showmanship of Oshkosh today.
TaildraggerPhotos From Oshkosh: The Spartan Seven-W Executive and the Art Deco Airplane Built for Millionaires
The Spartan 7W Executive at Oshkosh 2026 is a rare Art Deco luxury airplane - only 34 were built, and many still fly.
TowerNinety-One One Oh Three, Preflight Action, and the Law That Says You Must Read the Whole Oshkosh NOTAM Before You Ever Touch the Runway
FAR 91.103 legally requires pilots to read the entire Oshkosh AirVenture NOTAM before flying to Wittman Field. Here's how to comply.
PatternLine Up and Wait, the Day Position and Hold Died, and the Three Words That Keep You From Rolling Onto an Occupied Runway at Oshkosh
Line up and wait explained: what the phrase means, why it replaced position and hold in 2010, and how to use it safely.
PatternClass Charlie Airspace, the Inner Core and the Outer Shelf, and the Radio Call That Gets You Cleared Through Appleton on the Way Into Oshkosh
How to legally enter Class Charlie airspace near Oshkosh - the two-way radio rule, the exact call, and why 'standby' can clear you in.
PatternCamp Scholler, the Canvas City Beside Wittman Field, and Camping Under the Wing at AirVenture Oshkosh
Camp Scholler at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is one of the world's largest campgrounds, where pilots camp beneath the airplanes they flew in.
RampBreakfast in the North Forty - Bacon on the Coleman Stove, the Brat Stands, and Eating Your Way Across AirVenture Oshkosh
A guide to eating your way across EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, from brat stands and Camp Bacon to the legendary Seaplane Base breakfast.
RampBoeing and ATP JETS Sign a Training Data Deal at Oshkosh, and Why Licensed Technical Publications Change the Type-Rating Game
Boeing and ATP JETS signed a training deal at Oshkosh, making ATP JETS the first third-party Part 142 center to license Boeing's technical publications.
TowerAluminum Overcast, the B-17 Flying Fortress EAA Kept Flying, and the Fortress That Still Rumbles Over Wittman Field
Aluminum Overcast is one of fewer than a dozen airworthy B-17s left, kept flying by the EAA at Oshkosh's Wittman Field.
TaildraggerAirVenture Saturday at Oshkosh, How to Read the Final Day and Fly the Fisk Arrival Home Without Becoming a Statistic
How to make the most of Saturday at Oshkosh AirVenture and fly the departure home safely without becoming a statistic.
TowerThe P Fifty-One Mustang, the Allison That Ran Out of Breath, and the Merlin Swap That Built a Legend on Warbird Alley
The P-51 Mustang began as an underpowered disappointment until a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine swap turned it into WWII's finest piston fighter.
TaildraggerThe Night Airshow at AirVenture Oshkosh, the Wall of Fire, and the Drone Swarm That Turns Wittman Field Into a Sky Full of Lights
Radio Hangar explores The Night Airshow at AirVenture Oshkosh, the Wall of Fire, and the Drone Swarm That Turns Wittman Field Into a Sky Full of Lights.
RampThe Mode C Veil, the Thirty-Mile Ring Around Chicago's Class Bravo, and the Transponder Rule Every Pilot Skirts on the Way to Oshkosh
The Mode C veil is a 30nm transponder-required ring around Class Bravo airports - here's how to stay legal flying past Chicago to Oshkosh.
PatternThe Jabiru J432, a Light-Sport Twin, and What the New MOSAIC Rules Let You Fly Starting Tomorrow
New FAA MOSAIC rules take effect July 24, 2026, redrawing light-sport around stall speed - and a twin-engine Jabiru J432 is the first proof.
TowerThe Homebuilt Judges, the Clipboards, and the Lindy Award - Walking the Kit and Plans-Built Rows at AirVenture Oshkosh Where a Decade in the Garage Gets Its Reckoning
Radio Hangar explores The Homebuilt Judges, the Clipboards, and the Lindy Award - Walking the Kit and Plans-Built Rows at AirVenture Oshkosh Where a Decade in the Garage Gets Its Reckoning.
RampThe Go-Around, the Balked Landing, and the ACS Task Oshkosh Controllers Will Make You Fly for Real
Learn the go-around and rejected landing procedure, why Oshkosh controllers call it so often, and how to nail the ACS checkride task.
PatternThe Ford Trimotor, the Tin Goose, and the Corrugated Airliner That Still Sells Rides Off the EAA Flightline at Oshkosh
The Ford Trimotor 'Tin Goose' helped launch U.S. air travel - and you can still buy a ride in one at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe Dream Chaser, the Lifting Body Lineage, and the Spaceplane That Lands on a Runway Like Something You Actually Fly
Radio Hangar explores The Dream Chaser, the Lifting Body Lineage, and the Spaceplane That Lands on a Runway Like Something You Actually Fly.
VectorThe Douglas DC-3, the Gooney Bird That Made the Airlines Pay and Then Went to War, Told From the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
How the Douglas DC-3 made airlines profitable for the first time and then carried paratroopers into Normandy as the C-47 Gooney Bird.
TaildraggerThe Colored Dots on Runway Three-Six and the Spot Landing Oshkosh Asks of Every Pilot Who Flies In
Learn how to nail precision spot landings the way Oshkosh's colored dots demand - with aim points, airspeed discipline, and the forward slip.
PatternThe Beechcraft Staggerwing, the Backward Biplane Walter Beech Built for Speed, and the Restorers Who Make It Gleam in the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
The Beechcraft Staggerwing's backward-staggered wings gave it speed and visibility - and today's restorers keep the vintage biplane gleaming at Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe Base-to-Final Overshoot, the Skidding Turn, and the Stall-Spin the Examiner Watches For in the Oshkosh Pattern
The base-to-final skidding turn is aviation's deadliest pattern trap - here's how to fly it coordinated and when to just go around.
PatternThe AVweb Friday Question of the Day and How to Spend the Final Weekend at AirVenture Oshkosh
How pilots should spend the final weekend at AirVenture Oshkosh - from briefing your departure to catching the night airshow.
TowerThe 3P Model, Perceive-Process-Perform, and Running Live Risk Management on the Ripon-to-Fisk Arrival Into Oshkosh
Learn the FAA's 3P model - Perceive, Process, Perform - and how to run live risk management on the high-workload Ripon-to-Fisk arrival into Oshkosh.
PatternPhotos From Oshkosh - The Piper Archer Wrapped in Acrylic Art and the Strange Legal Comfort of Drawing on Plastic
An artist drew on a Piper Archer's protective wrap at Oshkosh - and it's a lesson in FAA rules on reversible vs. permanent aircraft modifications.
TowerPaul Poberezny, the Homebuilt That Started It All, and the Backyard Movement That Became AirVenture Oshkosh
How Paul Poberezny turned a wrecked glider and a garage-built airplane into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world's largest fly-in.
TaildraggerOshkosh Week at AirVenture - Why the World's Busiest Control Tower Is Also the Happiest
EAA AirVenture turns Oshkosh into the world's busiest airport each summer - here's what pilots need to know about flying in safely.
TowerNinety-One One Thirteen, the Right-of-Way Rules, and Who Yields When Two Airplanes Meet Over Ripon
FAR 91.113 spells out exactly who yields when two aircraft meet - and the safe reflex is almost always to turn right.
PatternNinety-One One Fifty-One, the Fuel Reserve Rule, and the Extra Gas That Keeps You Out of Trouble Holding Over Ripon on the Way Into Oshkosh
FAR 91.151 requires 30 min of day VFR fuel reserve - but flying into Oshkosh demands far more. Here's how to plan it.
PatternGlenn Curtiss, the June Bug, and the Fastest Man on Earth Who Taught America to Fly, Told From the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
Glenn Curtiss went from fastest man on Earth to inventing the seaplane and the trainer that taught America to fly.
TaildraggerGarmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies the Emergency for You, and the Cockpit Automation Debate It Reignited at Oshkosh
Garmin Smart Glide automates the first 30 seconds of an engine-out emergency - but it stops short of landing the airplane, and that limit is the point.
VectorG100UL, the End of Leaded Avgas, and the Unleaded Fuel Fight Playing Out on the Oshkosh Ramp
G100UL and rival unleaded fuels are racing to replace leaded 100LL avgas by 2030, and the fight is on display at Oshkosh.
VectorDick VanGrunsven, the RV, and the Total Performance Homebuilt That Fills the Oshkosh Rows Every Summer
How Dick VanGrunsven's RV series became the most successful homebuilt aircraft ever, with more than 11,000 flying worldwide.
TaildraggerBest Glide, the ABC Flow, and Flying a Dead-Stick Approach to a Field When the Engine Quits Between Ripon and Oshkosh
When your engine quits in cruise, fly the ABC flow: pitch for best glide, pick the best field, run the checklist. Here's how to make it automatic.
PatternAutothrottle Comes to the Single-Engine Cockpit, and the Servo That Now Owns Your Throttle Hand at Oshkosh
Autothrottle has arrived in single-engine turboprops like the Piper M600 and Daher TBM 960 - here's how it works and why it matters.
VectorArt Scholl, the Pennzoil Special Super Chipmunk, and the Flying Professor Who Turned the Inverted Flat Spin Into an Art Form
How professor Art Scholl turned a gentle de Havilland Chipmunk into the Pennzoil Super Chipmunk and mastered the inverted flat spin.
TaildraggerAlaskan Bushwheels, the Tundra Tire Row at AirVenture, and the Backcountry Fliers Who Haul a Piece of the Idaho Gravel Bar Into Oshkosh
Why backcountry pilots at AirVenture ride oversized, low-pressure Alaskan Bushwheels - and how those tires make gravel-bar landings possible.
RampThe Stinson Reliant Gullwing and the Detroit Cabin Cruiser That Still Rules the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
The Stinson Reliant Gullwing is a 1930s luxury cabin monoplane whose distinctive double-tapered wing still draws crowds at Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, the Jug, and the Seven-Ton Fighter That Brought Its Pilots Home on the Oshkosh Warbird Ramp
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was WWII's biggest single-engine fighter, and its massive airframe is exactly why it brought so many pilots home.
TaildraggerThe Recreational Aviation Foundation Backcountry Strip Exhibit at Oshkosh and the Idaho Gravel Bar That Lives on the Show Grounds
The RAF's backcountry gravel bar exhibit at Oshkosh shows pilots how wild airstrips survive - and why keeping them open matters.
RampThe Question of the Day, What's the Plan Tomorrow, and Flying the Mass Departure Out of Oshkosh
How to plan a safe departure from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: read the FAA notice, fly your assigned track, and beat summer weather and fatigue.
TowerThe Piper J-3 Cub, the Little Yellow Airplane That Taught a Nation to Fly, and the Cubs That Still Swarm Into Oshkosh Every Summer
How the Piper J-3 Cub taught America to fly, went to war as the L-4 Grasshopper, and still swarms into Oshkosh every summer.
TaildraggerThe PAVE Checklist and the External Pressures That Talk You Into Launching for Oshkosh Anyway
How to use the FAA's PAVE checklist to catch dangerous risk stacks and beat the external pressures pushing you to launch for Oshkosh.
PatternThe Lawn Chair by the Wingtip - Flightline Etiquette and the Unwritten Rules of Walking the Oshkosh Ramp
The unwritten rules of walking the Oshkosh flightline - from why you never touch a prop to why the lawn chairs face outward.
RampThe Homebuilt Glass Panel War at Oshkosh and How Garmin's G3X Touch and the Experimental Autopilot Servo Broke Open Certified Avionics
How experimental homebuilt aircraft became the lab that made modern glass panels and autopilots cheap - then pushed them into certified cockpits.
VectorThe Diversion, Fond du Lac, and Flying to the Nearest Suitable Airport When the Oshkosh Gate Closes
How to plan and fly a diversion to your alternate airport when the Oshkosh arrival closes - turn, estimate, and decide before you ever take off.
PatternThe de Havilland Beaver, the Flying Half-Ton Truck the Bush Pilots Designed Themselves, Rumbling In Over the Oshkosh Seaplane Base
The de Havilland Beaver became a legend because its makers asked bush pilots what they needed - power, big doors, and toughness.
TaildraggerSureFly, the Electronic Ignition, and the Hundred-Year-Old Magneto Finally Meeting Its Replacement in the Oshkosh Exhibit Hangars
SureFly's electronic ignition is finally replacing the century-old aircraft magneto - here's how it works and whether it's worth it.
VectorSteve Wittman, Chief Oshkosh, and the Air Racer Whose Name Is Painted on the Field Where the Whole Show Lands
Steve Wittman was a legally blind air racer and self-taught engineer whose name Oshkosh's airport bears - and whose ideas still fly today.
TaildraggerSlow Flight, the Buffet You Ride Without the Horn, and the Precise Airspeed Control That Gets You Through the Oshkosh Arrival
Slow flight isn't a stall drill - it's the precise airspeed control that gets you through the Oshkosh arrival and past your checkride.
PatternSee and Avoid, the Empty-Field Myth, and the Visual Scan That Keeps You Alive in the Oshkosh Traffic Jam
Learn the visual scan that prevents midairs: beat empty-field myopia, hunt the non-moving target, and scan in blocks.
PatternRock Your Wings Over the Fisk Railroad Tracks and the Fifteen Hundred Foot Line That Keeps the Oshkosh Arrival Alive
How to fly the Fisk VFR arrival into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: exact speeds, altitudes, rocking your wings, and staying safe.
PatternRock Your Wings and Watch for Light - ATC Light Gun Signals, No-Radio Ops, and Ninety-One One Twenty-Five at Oshkosh
Learn the seven ATC light gun signals under FAR 91.125, how to handle a radio failure, and why Oshkosh flies on the same visual language.
PatternNinety-One One Twenty-Six, the Wing Rock, and the Fisk Controller's Colored Lights - No-Radio Communication on the Oshkosh Arrival
How Oshkosh's no-radio arrival works, why FAR 91.126 makes light-gun signals legal, and what every color means.
PatternKidVenture at Pioneer Airport and the Kids Who Walk In as Spectators and Walk Out Building an Airplane
Inside EAA's KidVenture at Pioneer Airport, where kids drive real rivets, build real aircraft parts, and often take their first flight.
RampHoward Hughes, the H-1 Racer, and the Silver Bullet That Set the Landplane Speed Record and Came Back to Oshkosh in Miniature Perfection
How Howard Hughes's H-1 Racer set the 1935 landplane speed record and returned to Oshkosh decades later as an award-winning replica.
TaildraggerGlacier Girl, the Lost Squadron, and the P-38 Lightning They Dug Out From Under Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Feet of Greenland Ice
How Glacier Girl, a P-38 abandoned on Greenland's ice cap in 1942, was recovered from 268 feet of ice and flown again in 2002.
TaildraggerDoc, the B-29 Superfortress Pulled From a Desert Bombing Range and Rebuilt by the People Who Once Built Her
How Doc, one of only two flying B-29 Superfortresses, was rescued from a desert bombing range and rebuilt by the people who first built her.
TaildraggerClass Charlie Next Door - Appleton's Airspace, the Two-Tier Shelf, and Talking Your Way In on the Way to Oshkosh
Radio Hangar explores Class Charlie Next Door - Appleton's Airspace, the Two-Tier Shelf, and Talking Your Way In on the Way to Oshkosh.
PatternBurt Rutan, the VariEze, and the Backwards Little Canard That Buzzed Into Oshkosh in Nineteen Seventy-Five and Blew the Doors Off the Homebuilt World
Radio Hangar explores Burt Rutan, the VariEze, and the Backwards Little Canard That Buzzed Into Oshkosh in Nineteen Seventy-Five and Blew the Doors Off the Homebuilt World.
TaildraggerBud Anderson, Old Crow, and the Triple Ace Who Never Lost a Wingman, Told From Warbird Alley at Oshkosh
Bud Anderson flew the P-51 'Old Crow' to triple-ace status in WWII and never lost a single wingman across two combat tours.
TaildraggerBlackstar, the Mixed-Reality Simulator at Oshkosh That Puts a Real Panel Under a Virtual Sky
Blackstar is a mixed-reality flight simulator debuting at Oshkosh that pairs a real physical panel with a fully virtual sky.
TowerAOPA's We've Got Your Back Campaign Lands at Oshkosh
AOPA launched its 'We've Got Your Back' membership campaign at Oshkosh 2026 - here's what it actually means for pilots.
TowerAluminum Overcast, the EAA B-17 Flying Fortress, and the Volunteers Who Keep a Bomber Flying at Oshkosh
How the EAA and its volunteers keep Aluminum Overcast, one of the last airworthy B-17 bombers, flying at Oshkosh and across America.
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Zenith debuted the four-seat CH 750 Super Cruzer kit at Oshkosh, expanding its lineup beyond two-seaters into the family-airplane market.
TowerThe Vought F4U Corsair, the Bent-Wing Bird, and the Whistling Death That Still Owns the Oshkosh Warbird Ramp
The Vought F4U Corsair earned the name Whistling Death in WWII and remains a star of the Oshkosh warbird ramp today.
TaildraggerThe Upside-Down Wedding Cake and the Thirty-Mile Mode C Veil Around Class Bravo on the Way to Oshkosh
How to legally fly past Class Bravo airspace and its 30-mile Mode C veil on a cross-country to Oshkosh AirVenture.
PatternThe Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago, Where the Oshkosh Airplanes Land on Water and the Whole Show Slows Down
Inside the EAA Seaplane Base at Oshkosh, where floatplanes land on Lake Winnebago and AirVenture slows down.
RampThe Recreational Aviation Foundation Tent at Oshkosh and the Volunteers Who Fight to Keep the Backcountry Strips Open
How Recreational Aviation Foundation volunteers keep America's backcountry airstrips open, one work party and one conversation at a time.
RampThe North American T-6 Texan, the Pilot Maker, and the Warbird Ramp at Oshkosh Where the Round Engines Still Sing
The North American T-6 Texan, the 'Pilot Maker,' trained a generation of WWII fighter pilots and still fills the warbird ramp at Oshkosh.
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The North American T-6 Texan trained more military pilots than any aircraft in history - and its supersonic prop tips still own the Oshkosh warbird ramp.
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How to fly a smooth go-around, commit to the miss early, and handle a tower-issued go-around at Oshkosh AirVenture.
PatternThe DECIDE Model and the Six-Step Loop You Run When the Fisk Arrival Falls Apart
Learn the FAA's six-step DECIDE model and how to run it as a loop when the Oshkosh Fisk arrival falls apart.
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TaildraggerThat's All, Brother - The C-47 That Led the D-Day Sky Train and Came Back From a Boneyard to Fly Over Oshkosh
The C-47 'That's All, Brother' led the D-Day airborne invasion, was rescued from a scrapyard, and flies again today.
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What 14 CFR 91.117 actually says about aircraft speed limits - and why the 90-knot Oshkosh arrival makes the rule personal.
PatternNinety-One One Fifty-One, Fuel Reserves, and the Number That Keeps You Out of the Oshkosh Diversion Story
FAR 91.151 requires 30 minutes of day fuel reserve, but smart cross-country planning to Oshkosh demands far more.
PatternNinety-One One Fifty-Nine, the Hemispheric Rule, and Choosing a Cruise Altitude That Keeps You Legal and Alive on the Way to Oshkosh
How to choose a legal VFR cruise altitude under FAR 91.159's hemispheric rule - and how it changes for the Oshkosh arrival.
PatternG100UL, Swift, and the Long Goodbye to Leaded Avgas - The Fuel Transition Playing Out in the Oshkosh Exhibit Hangars
How G100UL, Swift's UL94, and the EAGLE initiative are ending leaded avgas - and what the transition means for piston pilots.
VectorDynon, the Approved Model List STC, and How the Experimental World Talked Its Way Into the Certified Cockpit
How Dynon's Approved Model List STC brought cheap, solid-state glass panels from the experimental world into certified cockpits.
VectorDawn at the Ultralight Strip - The Fun Fly Zone at Oshkosh Where Powered Parachutes and Trikes Own the Morning Sky
Inside the Fun Fly Zone at Oshkosh, where powered parachutes, trikes, and Part 103 ultralights own the calm dawn sky.
RampCurtiss Field, Long Island, and the Barnstormer's Contract That Sent a Kid to His First Loop
How 1920s barnstormers turned surplus Jennies and farmers' hay fields into flying's first schools - and why Oshkosh carries on their legacy.
TaildraggerCarburetor Ice and the Partial Power Loss That Sneaks Up in the Fisk Arrival Conga Line
Radio Hangar explores Carburetor Ice and the Partial Power Loss That Sneaks Up in the Fisk Arrival Conga Line.
PatternBlackshape Brings the Italian Carbon-Fiber Veloce and the Gabriél to Oshkosh, and Why a Rotax Nine Sixteen Prime Should Be on Your Radar
Blackshape brought its carbon-fiber Veloce and Gabriél to Oshkosh 2026, signaling how MOSAIC is reshaping the light end of aviation.
TowerBernard Pietenpol, the Air Camper, and the Minnesota Farmer Who Bolted a Ford Engine to a Homebuilt and Started It All
How Minnesota farmer Bernard Pietenpol bolted a Ford Model A engine to a homebuilt airplane and launched the entire experimental aviation movement.
TaildraggerAviation Performance Art at Oshkosh - The Working Airplanes That Steal the Show
AOPA calls the working airplanes at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 'aviation performance art' - here's what that means and how to visit.
TowerAirVenture Wednesday - Reading the Oshkosh Daily Agenda and Planning Your Day on the Field
How to plan your Wednesday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - prioritize one-time events, decide your airshow strategy, and plan your departure early.
TowerThe Wind Triangle, the E6B, and Solving for the Heading That Actually Gets You to Oshkosh
Learn how to solve the wind triangle with an E6B to find the heading and groundspeed that actually get you to your destination.
PatternThe Van's RV-15 and the High-Wing Bet That Could Redraw the Kit-Plane Market
Van's RV-15 is the company's first high-wing kit, a backcountry bet unveiled at Oshkosh after surviving Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
VectorThe Three P Model at Fisk - Making the Oshkosh Arrival One Small Decision at a Time
The FAA's Three P model - Perceive, Process, Perform - breaks the high-workload Oshkosh arrival into one small decision at a time.
PatternThe Spartan Executive - When Tulsa Oil Money Built a Two Hundred Mile An Hour Flying Office
Radio Hangar explores The Spartan Executive - When Tulsa Oil Money Built a Two Hundred Mile An Hour Flying Office.
TaildraggerThe Piper J-3 Cub and the Little Yellow Taildragger That Taught America to Fly
How the Piper J-3 Cub, a 65-horsepower yellow taildragger, taught most of a generation of American pilots to fly.
TaildraggerThe North Forty at Oshkosh and the Culture of Camping Under the Wing
The North Forty at EAA AirVenture is where pilots camp under their own wings, turning Oshkosh into aviation's greatest community.
RampThe Ford Tri-Motor, the Tin Goose, and the Corrugated Airliner That Still Sells Rides on the Oshkosh Flightline
The Ford Tri-Motor 'Tin Goose' is a 1920s corrugated-metal airliner you can still buy a ride on today, thanks to the EAA at Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe Colored Dots at Oshkosh and the Lost Art of Landing on a Spot
Learn to land on a spot like the colored dots at Oshkosh - a private pilot skill from the ACS that most pilots stop practicing after their checkride.
PatternThe Bush Plane Ramp at AirVenture and the STOL Demo Where a Taildragger Stops in Its Own Length
Inside the bush plane ramp at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where STOL taildraggers take off in under 50 feet and stop in their own length.
RampThe Angle of Attack Indicator and How the Experimental World Made Aviation's Most Honest Instrument Affordable
An angle of attack (AOA) indicator measures how close your wing is to stalling directly, and the experimental fleet made it affordable for certified aircraft.
VectorThe ABCDE Flow and the Ninety Seconds After the Engine Quits - Working an Emergency While Inbound to Oshkosh
The ABCDE flow gives pilots an ordered response to engine failure - airspeed, best field, cockpit checks, declare, execute - rehearsed before you fly.
PatternSteve Wittman, Buster, and the Little Racer That Gave Oshkosh Its Name
Steve Wittman was the self-taught Wisconsin racer whose homebuilt speed machines and spring-steel landing gear earned him a legacy - and Oshkosh's airport its name.
TaildraggerSpaceShipOne, the Feathered Wing, and the Experimental Airplane That Flew to Space From the Same World That Fills the Oshkosh Flightline
How SpaceShipOne, a homebuilt-derived experimental aircraft from Mojave, flew to space and won the Ansari X Prize in 2004.
VectorPiper's DeltaHawk Seminole DX and the Jet-A Twin That Could Rewrite the Multi-Engine Trainer
Piper's DeltaHawk-powered Seminole DX flew for the first time and debuted at Oshkosh 2026 - a Jet-A twin aimed at the multi-engine trainer market.
TowerPaul Poberezny, the Baby Ace, and the Basement in Milwaukee Where the Whole Homebuilt Movement Began
How Paul Poberezny founded the EAA in his Milwaukee basement in 1953 and sparked the entire homebuilt aircraft movement.
TaildraggerNinety-One One Thirteen and the Right-of-Way Rules That Keep You Alive in the AirVenture Fisk Conga Line
Learn FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules through the Oshkosh arrival - who yields, who holds, and why 'see and avoid' always comes first.
PatternNinety-One One Oh Three and the Duty to Become Familiar With All Available Information, Starting With That Thirty-Two Page Oshkosh NOTAM
FAR 91.103 requires pilots to review all available information before a flight - including the 32-page Oshkosh AirVenture NOTAM.
PatternLeo Loudenslager, the Laser 200, and the Airline Captain Who Rebuilt Aerobatics One Rivet at a Time
How airline captain Leo Loudenslager built the Laser 200 by hand and won seven U.S. and one world aerobatic title, reshaping modern airshows.
TaildraggerDoc the B Twenty-Nine and the Wichita Volunteers Who Pulled a Superfortress Off the Bombing Range
How volunteers pulled the B-29 Doc off a desert bombing range and spent 16 years restoring her to flight.
TaildraggerBob Hoover, the Iced Tea, and the Shrike Commander That Flew Both Engines Dead at Oshkosh
The story of Bob Hoover, the legendary pilot who flew aerobatics with both engines dead and poured iced tea while rolling upside down.
TaildraggerAluminum Overcast - How EAA Volunteers Rescued a B-17 and Made Her the Heart of the Flightline
How EAA volunteers saved B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' - a bomber that missed WWII by five days - and kept her flying as living history.
TaildraggerAirVenture Tuesday and the Oshkosh Question of the Day - What Half a Million People Came to See
What half a million people come to see at EAA AirVenture 2026 in Oshkosh - and why the answer signals a healthy GA industry.
TowerA Football Team's Widebody Nose to Nose With the Homebuilts - The Cardinals Jet That Stopped the Whole Field at Oshkosh
An Arizona Cardinals-liveried Boeing 777 is drawing some of the biggest crowds at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, parked among homebuilts and warbirds.
RampTriple Tree Aerodrome and the Seven Thousand Foot Grass Runway They Mow Like a Golf Green
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC offers a 7,000-foot manicured grass runway and a thriving fly-in community pilots call the Augusta National of turf.
RampSMBC Aviation Capital Orders One Hundred Boeing Seven Thirty-Seven MAX Jets at Farnborough
SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets at Farnborough, a vote of confidence that shifts pressure onto Boeing's factory floor.
TowerRiyadh Air Firms Up Twenty-Eight More Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Adds the Dash Ten at Farnborough
Radio Hangar explores Riyadh Air Firms Up Twenty-Eight More Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Adds the Dash Ten at Farnborough.
TowerPhilippine Airlines Confirms Its Boeing 787 Dreamliner Order at Farnborough
Philippine Airlines confirmed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner order at Farnborough 2026, signaling a real widebody market recovery.
TowerDynon Expands the SkyView HDX IFR Package at Oshkosh
Dynon expanded its SkyView HDX IFR package at Oshkosh with a remote audio panel, dual com support, and a standalone engine monitor.
TowerAnduril Unveils Thunder, the Autonomous Tiltrotor That Made Its Debut at Farnborough
Anduril unveiled Thunder, an autonomous tiltrotor, as a full-scale model at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow - here's what pilots should know.
TowerThe Yellow Shirts: AirVenture's Volunteer Marshallers and the Human Art of Parking Ten Thousand Airplanes
EAA AirVenture's volunteer marshallers park tens of thousands of airplanes on grass each July using decades of institutional knowledge, pure visual communication, and no paycheck.
RampRob Holland, the NTSB Final Report, and What We Owe to the Pilots Who Push the Limits
The NTSB's final report on the August 2024 death of 12-time national aerobatic champion Rob Holland cites G-induced loss of consciousness as the probable cause.
TowerThe Saturday Morning Pancake Fly-In: The Weekly Ritual That Holds General Aviation Together
Every Saturday morning across America, hundreds of EAA chapter fly-in breakfasts quietly keep general aviation's culture alive - one pancake at a time.
RampSpruce Creek Fly-In Community: The Florida Neighborhood Where Your Hangar Is Your Garage
Spruce Creek Fly-In Community (7FL6) in Port Orange, Florida is a 1,400-home neighborhood where roughly 700 aircraft are based, with hangars opening directly onto taxiways.
RampBob Hoover and the FW 190 He Stole: The Greatest Aviator Jimmy Doolittle Ever Saw
Bob Hoover stole a Focke-Wulf 190 from a Luftwaffe airfield to escape a German POW camp - then became the greatest airshow pilot who ever lived.
TaildraggerAmerica at two-fifty and the flight display that owned the sky
America's 250th anniversary flight display over Washington D.C. on July 4, 2026 put 123 years of powered flight history in the sky at once.
TowerWingfoot One Over Oshkosh: Goodyear's Airship Returns to the World's Greatest Airshow
Wingfoot One, Goodyear's 246-foot semi-rigid airship, returns to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - here's its history, how it affects the airspace, and what pilots need to know.
TowerThe Valdez Fly-In and STOL Drag: Where Alaska's Bush Pilots Land Shorter Than Anyone Thought Possible
The Valdez Fly-In and STOL Drag draws the world's best short-field pilots to Alaska each May, where modified bush planes stop in under 50 feet.
RampAntique Airfield at Blakesburg: The Iowa Grass Strip Fly-In Where You Camp Beside the Old Machines
Antique Airfield (IA27) in Blakesburg, Iowa hosts a late-August grass strip fly-in where pilots camp beside historic aircraft - one of aviation's most intimate gatherings.
RampGaston's White River Resort: The Grass Strip in the Ozarks Where Trophy Trout and a Runway Share the Same Property
Gaston's White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas is a legendary fly-in destination with a private turf strip, trophy trout fishing, and riverside dining in the Ozarks.
RampThe Saturday Morning Fly-In Breakfast - The Ritual That Keeps Small Airport Communities Alive
Saturday morning fly-in breakfasts are the social glue of general aviation - why pilots fly hundreds of miles for bad coffee, great eggs, and the community that keeps small airports alive.
RampThe North Forty at Oshkosh - Where Two Thousand Airplanes Become Your Neighborhood for a Week
The North Forty at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh lets pilots camp directly beside their aircraft for a week - here's what it's actually like on the ground.
RampSpruce Creek Fly-In - The Florida Neighborhood Where Your Driveway Is a Taxiway
Spruce Creek Fly-In in Port Orange, Florida is a gated community of 1,400+ homes where every house has an attached hangar and roughly 700 aircraft are based on-field.
RampAOPA at Oshkosh and the Answers You Can Only Get Face to Face
AOPA is at booth 463 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, offering pilots free face-to-face access to medical, regulatory, and legal specialists.
TowerSpruce Creek - The Fly-In Community Where the Streets Are Taxiways
Spruce Creek in Port Orange, Florida is one of America's most iconic fly-in communities, where 400+ aircraft are based in a neighborhood where the streets are literally taxiways.
RampFirst Flight Airport at Kitty Hawk and the runway that ends where the Wright Brothers began
First Flight Airport (KFFA) at Kitty Hawk lets pilots land and walk to the exact spot where powered flight began in 1903.
RampBetty Skelton, Little Stinker, and the inverted ribbon cut twelve feet off the grass
How Betty Skelton flew her Pitts Special 'Little Stinker' inverted through a ribbon 12 feet off the grass and became aviation's First Lady of Firsts.
TaildraggerThe National Championship Air Races land at Roswell and the desert town betting it can be the new home of pylon racing
The National Championship Air Races are moving to Roswell, New Mexico, giving pylon racing a new home after Reno's 2023 closure.
RampGaston's White River Resort and the grass strip in Arkansas where you taxi up to a trout dinner
Fly into Gaston's White River Resort in Arkansas, taxi up to a riverside trout dinner, and discover one of America's best grass strips.
RampTriple Tree Aerodrome and the world's most perfect grass runway in Woodruff, South Carolina
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC offers a 7,000-foot manicured grass runway and an iconic September fly-in pilots call unforgettable.
RampBob Hoover and the glass of iced tea he poured while rolling a Shrike Commander
How Bob Hoover poured iced tea while barrel-rolling a Shrike Commander - and why that trick proved he was aviation's smoothest hand.
TaildraggerButch Voris and the four Hellcats that became the Blue Angels in nineteen forty-six
How Butch Voris and four combat-veteran Hellcat pilots created the Blue Angels in 1946 to save naval aviation.
TaildraggerJohn Derry and the nineteen fifty-two Farnborough disaster that rewrote airshow safety forever
The 1952 Farnborough airshow disaster killed 31 people and fundamentally changed how every airshow in the world manages spectator safety.
TaildraggerThe Reno National Championship Air Races and the valley of speed where airplanes turn left at four hundred miles per hour
Everything you need to know about the Reno National Championship Air Races, where modified WWII fighters race at 450+ mph fifty feet above the Nevada desert.
RampThe Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront and the downtown runway where jets scream over the city skyline
The Cleveland National Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport delivers a world-class airshow experience in a rare downtown setting every Labor Day weekend.
RampBill Stead and the Nevada rancher who invented the Reno Air Races in nineteen sixty-four
Bill Stead, a Nevada cattle rancher and pilot, single-handedly revived American air racing by founding the Reno Air Races in 1964.
TaildraggerDriggs-Reed Memorial Airport at the foot of the Tetons and the Idaho runway with the most jaw-dropping mountain view in America
Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport (2U0) offers pilots a stunning Teton backdrop, a 7,250-foot runway, and one of Idaho's best fly-in experiences.
RampThe Antique Airplane Association Fly-In at Blakesburg and the grass strip in Iowa where aviation's oldest airplanes come home every year
Blakesburg Iowa's Antique Airfield hosts one of America's longest-running fly-ins where vintage aircraft land on a pristine grass strip.
RampPatty Wagstaff and the three straight national aerobatic titles that rewrote the airshow world
Patty Wagstaff won three consecutive US National Aerobatic Championships from 1991-1993, forever changing competition aerobatics.
TaildraggerThe Reno Air Races move to Roswell and the first pylons over the New Mexico desert
The National Championship Air Races have relocated from Reno to Roswell, New Mexico, and the new desert venue may be the best thing to happen to the sport in decades.
RampNavy Growler midair at Mountain Home and what airshow safety looks like after the smoke clears
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB with both crews landing safely.
TowerBill Odom and the Labor Day crash that killed the Cleveland National Air Races
The 1949 Berea crash that killed pilot Bill Odom and two bystanders ended the Cleveland National Air Races and reshaped airshow safety forever.
TaildraggerThe Mid-Atlantic Air Museum World War Two Weekend at Reading and the living history fly-in where nineteen forty-four never ended
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War Two Weekend at Reading PA is a full-scale living history fly-in with warbirds, combat reenactments, and period encampments.
RampFriday Harbor Airport and the San Juan Islands runway where you trade your wings for whale watching and fresh Dungeness crab
Friday Harbor Airport (FHR) on San Juan Island offers pilots stunning approaches over orca pods, world-class dining, and one of the Pacific Northwest's most rewarding overnight fly-in destinations.
RampThe Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at NAS Pensacola and the beach where six jets shake the sand off the Gulf Coast
The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at NAS Pensacola delivers an unmatched experience on the Gulf Coast every November.
RampThe Ramstein airshow disaster of nineteen eighty-eight and the pierced heart maneuver that changed airshow safety forever
The 1988 Ramstein airshow disaster killed 67 spectators and three pilots, fundamentally rewriting airshow safety rules worldwide.
TaildraggerSentimental Journey to Cub Haven and the Piper Cubs that come home to Lock Haven every June
Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven brings hundreds of Piper Cubs back to Lock Haven, PA, every June for aviation's most soulful fly-in.
RampCatalina Island's Airport in the Sky and the mountaintop runway where buffalo roam the taxiway
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky offers a mountaintop runway, bison on the taxiway, and one of GA's most dramatic flying experiences.
RampThe MCAS Miramar Air Show and the Top Gun flightline where the Blue Angels own the California sky
MCAS Miramar Air Show in San Diego delivers the Blue Angels, a full MAGTF combat demo, and unmatched military aircraft access on the birthplace of Top Gun.
RampThe Tu-144 crash at the nineteen seventy-three Paris Air Show and the six seconds that destroyed the Soviet supersonic dream
The 1973 Tu-144 crash at the Paris Air Show killed 14 people and effectively ended the Soviet supersonic airliner program.
TaildraggerThe Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach and the wildest flightline in aviation stretches across five miles of California sand
Everything you need to know about attending the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, from viewing spots to airspace TFRs.
RampThe Galloping Ghost and the Reno Air Race disaster of twenty eleven
The 2011 Galloping Ghost crash at Reno killed 11 people and ultimately ended unlimited air racing at Stead Airport.
TaildraggerWarbirds Over the Beach at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and the collection where every airplane still flies
Warbirds Over the Beach at Virginia Beach's Military Aviation Museum features 60+ flyable warbirds on a coastal grass strip every May.
RampSedona Airport and the mesa-top runway carved into Arizona's red rock country
Sedona Airport (SEZ) sits atop a mesa 500 feet above town, offering one of the most spectacular runway settings in the United States.
RampThe Farnborough disaster of nineteen fifty-two and the day the DH one ten broke apart over the crowd
The 1952 Farnborough airshow disaster killed 31 people and transformed airshow safety regulations worldwide.
TaildraggerMackinac Island Airport and the no-cars island you can only reach by boat, horse, or airplane
Mackinac Island Airport sits atop a limestone bluff on an island that banned cars in 1898 - a fly-in destination unlike any other.
RampThunder Over the Boardwalk at Atlantic City and the airshow where the ocean is your backdrop
Thunder Over the Boardwalk in Atlantic City is a free, beach-front airshow drawing 500,000 spectators each August.
RampFlying Legends at Duxford and the warbird airshow where history never left the ground
Flying Legends at Duxford is the world's premier warbird airshow, flying WWII fighters from the same grass where they once scrambled for battle.
RampTangier Island Airport and the disappearing Chesapeake Bay runway you need to fly before it's gone
Tangier Island Airport (TGI) offers one of the most unique fly-in experiences on the East Coast - but rising waters mean it won't last forever.
RampThe Grande Semaine d'Aviation at Reims and the week in nineteen oh nine that invented the airshow
The 1909 Grande Semaine d'Aviation at Reims, France, was the event that transformed flying from a curiosity into a global industry.
TaildraggerShelter Cove Airport on California's Lost Coast and the most remote runway you can drive to or fly to
Shelter Cove Airport (0Q5) on California's Lost Coast offers one of the most dramatic runway settings in the U.S. - here's what pilots need to know.
RampJohnson Creek Airport and backcountry flying in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) is the gateway to Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness and some of the best backcountry flying in the lower 48.
RampThunder over the desert - a preview of the twenty twenty-six Reno National Championship Air Races
Everything pilots and fans need to know about the 2026 Reno National Championship Air Races at Reno Stead Airport.
RampWorld War Two Weekend at Reading Pennsylvania
World War Two Weekend at Reading Regional Airport is a full-immersion warbird experience featuring WWII aircraft, veteran tributes, and living history.
RampThe National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg Illinois
The National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg, Illinois draws 70+ Boeing Stearman biplanes for a week of formation flying, camping, and community.
RampFlying to Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky
Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky offers one of America's most dramatic fly-in experiences with a mountaintop runway and stunning Pacific views.
RampBob Hoover and the greatest airshow act nobody could explain
Bob Hoover's dead-stick airshow routine in a stock twin-engine Shrike Commander remains the most extraordinary demonstration of airmanship ever performed.
TaildraggerAirventure Oshkosh - the greatest aviation event on Earth
Everything you need to know about EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world's largest aviation gathering held every July in Wisconsin.
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