Cleared Direct
Jul 26, 2026
How the FAA's experimental exemption turned homebuilt aircraft into the R&D lab that gave certified cockpits their glass panels and digital autopilots.
Vector The Hangar
Jul 26, 2026
How Kelly Johnson's twin-boom P-38 Lightning became WWII's 'fork-tailed devil' and why it still stops the show at Oshkosh.
Taildragger Cleared Direct
Jul 26, 2026
How Stratolaunch's Roc, the world's largest-wingspan aircraft, turns a runway into a spaceport through air-launch.
Vector Traffic Pattern
Jul 26, 2026
How to plan the Ripon-Fisk VFR arrival into Oshkosh AirVenture, from half-mile spacing to fuel reserves and alternates.
Pattern The Hangar
Jul 26, 2026
Radio Hangar explores The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh's Wicker-Seat Gamble Across the Atlantic, and the Full-Scale Ryan Hanging in the EAA Museum at Oshkosh.
Taildragger Ramp Check
Jul 26, 2026
Inside the open-air cafe under the oaks at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where vintage aircraft owners eat pancakes in the shade and every plate funds aviation.
Ramp Traffic Pattern
Jul 26, 2026
Why 'unable' is the most powerful word on the radio, and how to say no to a controller when an instruction isn't safe.
Pattern Cleared Direct
Jul 26, 2026
Why a ghost target of your own airplane appears on ADS-B traffic displays - and what it reveals about how the ground network builds your picture.
Vector Ramp Check
Jul 26, 2026
Inside Warbird Alley at Oshkosh, where volunteer wing guards let you walk right up to flying WWII aircraft and connect with living history.
Ramp ATIS
Jul 26, 2026
Flight training is only tax deductible when it maintains skills for your current aviation job - not when it qualifies you for a new career.
Tower Cleared Direct
Jul 25, 2026
How Aireon put ADS-B receivers on 66 Iridium satellites to give controllers a live picture of aircraft over the oceans for the first time.
Vector ATIS
Jul 25, 2026
How to make the most of Saturday at Oshkosh AirVenture and fly the departure home safely without becoming a statistic.
Tower The Hangar
Jul 25, 2026
Aluminum Overcast is one of fewer than a dozen airworthy B-17s left, kept flying by the EAA at Oshkosh's Wittman Field.
Taildragger Cleared Direct
Jul 25, 2026
Ampaire's parallel hybrid retrofit cuts fuel burn 25-50% by keeping the engine and adding an electric boost, betting practical electric flight won't ditch combustion yet.
Vector ATIS
Jul 25, 2026
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.
Tower Ramp Check
Jul 25, 2026
A guide to eating your way across EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, from brat stands and Camp Bacon to the legendary Seaplane Base breakfast.
Ramp Ramp Check
Jul 25, 2026
Camp Scholler at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is one of the world's largest campgrounds, where pilots camp beneath the airplanes they flew in.
Ramp Traffic Pattern
Jul 25, 2026
How to legally enter Class Charlie airspace near Oshkosh - the two-way radio rule, the exact call, and why 'standby' can clear you in.
Pattern ATIS
Jul 25, 2026
Continental expanded warranty coverage on its certified AvGas engines and eligible factory overhauls - here's what it means for piston owners.
Tower Cleared Direct
Jul 25, 2026
How Garmin's Electronic Stability and Protection gently pushes back on the yoke to prevent loss-of-control accidents - without ever taking over.
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