Autonomous Flight and Powered Lift Take Center Stage at Oshkosh and Farnborough
Merlin Labs flew an autonomous Cessna at Oshkosh and Vertical Aerospace completed a full eVTOL transition at Farnborough - here's what it means for pilots.
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BasicMed Grows Up - The FAA Rule Change That Lets You Fly Bigger Airplanes and More Passengers Without a Third-Class Medical
The FAA raised BasicMed's weight limit to 12,500 lbs and passenger cap to six, letting pilots fly bigger airplanes and more people without a third-class medical.
TowerBoulder Council Member Resigns After Lone Vote Against Keeping the City Airport Open
Boulder voted to keep its municipal airport open; the lone dissenter, council member Mark Wallach, then resigned.
TowerEAA Honors Retiring Congressman Sam Graves With the Freedom of Flight Award at AirVenture
EAA presented retiring Congressman Sam Graves the Freedom of Flight Award at AirVenture for his decades defending general aviation.
TowerThe FBO Courtesy Car, the Quarter-Tank Handshake, and the Beat-Up Loaner That Runs Every Small-Town Airport in America
The FBO courtesy car is general aviation's free, trust-based loaner network that shuttles pilots into small-town America one quarter-tank at a time.
RampHartzell Expands the Navigator Propeller STC for the Bonanza A Thirty-Six, G Thirty-Six, and A Thirty-Six T C
Hartzell amended its Navigator propeller STC to add the Bonanza A36, G36, and A36TC, giving owners an easy, legal upgrade path.
TowerCamp 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.
RampOshkosh 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.
TowerSkyfly's Axe eVTOL Comes Back to Oshkosh - The Fixed-Wing Air Taxi That Wants to Fly Like an Airplane
Skyfly's Axe eVTOL returned to Oshkosh 2026 with a tandem-wing design that flies like an airplane, betting on aerodynamic efficiency over rotors.
TowerThe 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 UND Flight Instructor Who Won the AOPA Sweepstakes Husky and What That Airplane Really Represents
UND flight instructor Ashley Almquist won the 2026 AOPA Sweepstakes Aviat Husky, and here's what that airplane really signals for GA.
TowerCirrus Goes All In on Training with the TRAC10 and What a Purpose-Built Trainer Means for the Flight School Flight Line
Cirrus's purpose-built TRAC10 trainer targets flight schools with durability and glass-cockpit training over the cruiser-adapted SR series.
TowerElectronic Ignition, the SureFly Magneto, and Trading a Hundred-Year-Old Spark for Software on the Oshkosh Exhibit Floor
Radio Hangar explores Electronic Ignition, the SureFly Magneto, and Trading a Hundred-Year-Old Spark for Software on the Oshkosh Exhibit Floor.
VectorThe Supersonic Modernization Act and the Senate's Move to Retire America's Fifty-Year Ban on Civil Supersonic Flight
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced S.1759 to end the 1973 ban on overland civil supersonic flight, tied to a no-boom standard.
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.
TowerAviation 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.
TowerContinental Builds an I O Three Seventy STC to Drop a Fresh Certified Engine Into the Piper Fleet
Continental is developing an STC to install its certified IO-370 engine in Piper airframes, giving owners a rare second engine choice.
TowerGarmin Smart Glide and the Button That Flies the Glide For You When the Engine Quits
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button system that pitches for best glide, finds a reachable airport, and tunes 121.5 after engine failure.
VectorThe Digital Autopilot Retrofit and the GPSS Roll-Steering Servos That Rebuilt the Legacy Cockpit at Oshkosh
How digital attitude-based autopilots and GPSS roll steering gave 1970s Cessnas and Pipers capability that once belonged to turbine aircraft.
VectorAirVenture 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.
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