Are you interested in flying but concerned with the cost of conventional aircraft or a private pilot certificate? The LSA Mall, located near the intersection of Waukau Avenue and James Ray Blvd., gives visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the opportunity to peruse a wide selection of light-sport aircraft (LSA), learn more about the sport pilot [...]
Visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 saw two Soviet-bloc MiG-21 jet fighters in the skies over Wisconsin this week. The supersonic jets, once the pride of the Soviet air force, became symbols of changing times as the Cold War sighed to a halt.
In today’s world of kit build-this and quick build-that, it is ever rarer to see an all-original, scratchbuilt airplane, once a common site at Oshkosh and other fly-ins around the country. One of those rare one of a kind scratchbuilt creations is here at EAA AirVenture 2010, parked by the Brown Arch, Chris Christiansen’s one [...]
Patriot with a passion, respectfully rebellious. Definitions that might begin to frame Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, but would still fall short of the man. Robin Olds’ daughter Christina shared vignettes of her famous fighter-pilot father in a Forum session at AirVenture 2010 on Monday.
Rod Hightower, a longtime EAA member, pilot, aviation enthusiast, and businessman, will become EAA’s new president on September 7. Tom Poberezny, chairman and current president, made the announcement on Monday at an opening day press conference. Hightower is only the third president in EAA history and the first outside the Poberezny family.
EAA today named longtime pilot and EAA member Rod Hightower, EAA 357443, as the incoming president of the
association. Hightower was introduced by current chairman and president, Tom Poberezny, during his opening day remarks. A
press conference will be held at 3 p.m. today at Press Headquarters on the AirVenture grounds.
Always familiar, ever changing: AirVenture 2010 kicks off amid improvement and challenges
Preparations for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 continue at a brisk pace, despite the rain the Oshkosh area has experienced in the past week. People and planes are still coming, and EAA is welcoming all, though some may find themselves temporarily displaced to alternate locations until convention grounds dry.
More than 25 years ago, Alan Klapmeier helped put Minnesota on the aviation map when he and brother Dale launched Cirrus Design Corp. and brought to market an innovative new line of piston singles.
GE Aviation will sponsor the EAA Aviation Learning Center as well as the World Symposium on Electric Aircraft this year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
