The 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.
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Triple 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.
RampCirrus Bets on the Training Pipeline with the Three-Seat TRAC10
Cirrus Aircraft has announced the TRAC10, a three-seat primary trainer with a built-in airframe parachute system, targeting U.S. flight school fleets with deliveries planned for 2027.
TowerThe Ohio Pilot Who Drew USA 250 Across the Sky in a Cessna Skylane
An Ohio pilot spent months planning and six hours flying a Cessna Skylane R-G to trace 'USA 250' as a readable ground track across the American landscape on July 4, 2026.
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.
RampCarbon Monoxide in the Cockpit: The Invisible Threat That Grounds You Without Warning
Carbon monoxide is a silent, preventable cause of GA accidents - a $30 detector and attentive exhaust maintenance are your primary defenses.
TowerSpruce 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.
RampThe 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.
RampMOSAIC and the New Light Sport Rule: The FAA Rewrite That Unlocked Thousands More Airplanes for Sport Pilots
The FAA's MOSAIC final rule, effective August 2024, more than doubles the weight limit for Light Sport Aircraft, opening thousands of proven used planes to sport pilots.
TowerFAA's Proposed Inspection Rating: What the Change Means for Your Annual
The FAA is proposing to replace the Inspection Authorization with a currency-based Inspection Rating, a change that could expand the pool of qualified annual inspection signatories nationwide.
TowerFourth of July Flying and the Holiday Airspace That Can Catch You Off Guard
More than 100 fireworks TFRs blanket low-altitude airspace across the U.S. on July 4th - here's what pilots need to check before flying.
TowerThe EAA Young Eagles - How Volunteer Pilots Have Put Over Two Million Kids in the Right Seat
The EAA Young Eagles program has given free introductory flights to over 2.3 million children since 1992, powered entirely by volunteer pilots flying their own aircraft.
RampAOPA Foundation's Rusty Pilots Milestone - Fifteen Thousand Aviators Back in the Left Seat
The AOPA Foundation's Rusty Pilots program has returned 15,000 lapsed aviators to active flying since 2013, offering a structured path back to currency for pilots who stepped away.
TowerSouthwest Cuts Seven Routes from a Major Midwest Hub - What the Airline's Contraction Means for the Network
Southwest Airlines is cutting seven routes from a major Midwest hub as part of a broader restructuring that signals a fundamental shift in the carrier's identity and network strategy.
TowerThe FIFA World Cup Team Charters - How Thirty-Two Nations Are Moving Their Squads Across North America by Air
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is one of the largest coordinated charter aviation operations ever staged in North America - here's what pilots need to know.
TowerBasicMed - the Part Sixty-Eight Pathway That Brought Thousands of Pilots Back to the Ramp
BasicMed lets most private pilots bypass the traditional FAA medical exam by seeing their own doctor every 4 years and completing an online course every 2 years.
PatternKKR's One-Point-Four-Billion-Dollar Bet on Aircraft Finance and What It Signals for General Aviation
Radio Hangar explores KKR's One-Point-Four-Billion-Dollar Bet on Aircraft Finance and What It Signals for General Aviation.
TowerMeigs Field and the midnight bulldozers that killed Chicago's lakefront runway
The midnight demolition of Chicago's Meigs Field in 2003 remains general aviation's most brazen political attack on a public-use airport.
TaildraggerThe Garmin GI 275 and the round-gauge replacement reshaping every legacy cockpit in general aviation
The Garmin GI 275 is the most practical avionics upgrade for legacy GA aircraft, replacing vacuum gauges one hole at a time.
VectorThe uAvionix tailBeaconX and the ADS-B Out transponder hiding inside a position light
The uAvionix tailBeaconX packs a Mode S transponder, WAAS GPS, and antenna into a tail position light for under $3,000.
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