Month: July 2021

HomeJuly 2021

Epic Aircraft Helps Deliver OSH 21 Special Event Coverage

The Next Generation Epic E1000 GX Graces Oshkosh Display #235 -- Don't Miss It! Epic Aircraft, based in Bend, Oregon, began redefining the rules of aviation in 2004 when it debuted its first experimental aircraft, the Epic LT. Its artful...

Continue Reading  

WACO Aircraft’s Great Lakes and YMF-5 Bring You ANN Coverage of Oshkosh 2021!

Come See The WACO Aircraft Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 and the WACO YMF-5 in Oshkosh Display #253 For over one hundred years WACO biplanes have graced the skies and have provided the ultimate sense of adventure for aviators and thrill-seekers across...

Continue Reading  

Curti Aerospace Presents The Zefhir… A Parachute-Equipped Turbine Helicopter

Curti/Zefhir Welcome You To Oshkosh -- And A Chance To See The Zefhir In Person at OSH Display #311 On June 22nd, 2018, the Zefhir light turbine helicopter successfully completed the first test of its exclusive parachute safety system when...

Continue Reading  

Airborne 07.20.21: Aerial Firefighter Warning, B-24 Diamond Lil, PilotVision

Also: 2021-22 AEA Pilot's Guide, USNTPS 50th Commander, UH-1Y For Int'l Operator, EAA and Siemens Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) and the California GOP Congressional Delegation have called on the Biden Administration to immediately act to prevent expected disastrous aviation fuel...

Continue Reading  

Pilot Communications USA Brings U OSH21–Lighter, More Rugged and Less Expensive

Carbon A1 Is A Rugged But Lightweight 10 Ounce ANR Headset Offering -- AirVenture Display #1032, Hangar A US-based Pilot Communications USA, after a highly visible and popular unveiling at the 2021 Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo, is presenting its...

Continue Reading  

Airborne 07.21.21: Blue Origin Soars!, HondaJet Update, Massive Caravan Buy

Also: French Air Force PC-21s, FAA Space Safety Office, Starliner Part 2, Allied Pilots Association On Tuesday, Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight on the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing, with four private citizens onboard....

Continue Reading  

ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.23.21): Ground Controlled Approach

Ground Controlled Approach A radar approach system operated from the ground by air traffic control personnel transmitting instructions to the pilot by radio. The approach may be conducted with surveillance radar (ASR) only or with both surveillance and precision approach...

Continue Reading  

Pipistrel-USA Brings An Air Force To Oshkosh — Again!!!

Pipistrel Is Displaying Their Extensive Aircraft Line... Including Production Electric Training Aircraft Pipistrel-USA is set to (once again!) dominate the annual EAA AirVenture Fly-In and Tradeshow in Oshkosh, WI, July 26th through to August 1st. Pipistrel-USAis displaying an extensive selection...

Continue Reading  

Gone West (Updated): One Of The Best Of Us… Dale ‘Snort’ Snodgrass

Military Jet Jock, Airshow Pilot, All-Around-Great Aero-Guy OK... we held this one for a bit because we plainly didn't believe it until we had some official verification.... but a true aviation legend has gone west... Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass was lost...

Continue Reading  

OSH Sponsor King Schools Instructs One and ALL About Oshkosh 2021

King Schools Helps Bring You EXTENSIVE Coverage of AirVenture 2021 King Schools, Inc. is the world´s leading producer of aviation training videos and computer software. It was first established in 1975, when John and Martha began flying throughout the country...

Continue Reading