By Plane & Pilot Have we mentioned that the weather here at Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 is perfect? We don’t mean “near perfect” or “close to perfect.” It’s perfect. And the mood here, no matter what else is happening in the world, is just as good. So as J…
Oshkosh AirVenture Friday Video!
By Plane & Pilot In today’s two minutes of Oshkosh being amazing, Art Eichmann has managed to capture everything—from low and slow over Winnebago to nearly supersonic over Runway 36. And there’s an entire Galaxy, or at least as much as he could get int…
Thursday’s Video Snapshot: Two Minutes of Oshkosh AirVenture Beauty
By Plane & Pilot If there was one word to describe today’s video snapshot by Art Eichmann, it would be “mood.” From vintage biplanes (and one very rare bird), to acrobats painting the skies and beyond, we cover KOSH from the North 40 to the Ultralight …
Going Direct: CubCrafters Goes Public
By Isabel Goyer On the opening day of #OSH2022, CubCrafters announced that it was going public, opening the company to investment, and filing with the SEC to do so. It’s still in process, but the result will be a publicly traded company of which you ca…
Longtime EAA President Tom Poberezny Has Died
By Isabel Goyer Longtime head of EAA Tom Poberezny has died this morning, Monday, July 25, following a short illness, according to a family friend who shared the news with Plane & Pilot. Poberezny was 75 years old. The son of EAA founder Paul Poberezny…
Flight Training Malpractice Lawsuit Thrown Out
By Sam Winer A recent Pennsylvania lawsuit that threatened to hold flight schools liable for their training failures was dismissed by the state’s superior court. The suit was brought about from a 2018 fatal accident that the plaintiffs contended was ca…
Big Tire Super Cub Goes All Helicopter
By Plane & Pilot Who needs a Harrier? In this video, a highly modified big tire Super Cub nailed one of those windy vertical landings. The idea is basic; any pilot gets it. If its windy enough, any plane can land super short. But it’s still cool to see…
Dashcam Video: Powerless Trinidad Lands on Busy SoCal Street!
By Sam Winer A single engine-airplane made an emergency landing on a busy street in Southern California this past Saturday, and the dashcam footage just has to be seen. Amazingly, no one was injured. The airplane, a 2002 Socata TB21 GT Trinidad, had an…
Black-Hole Illusion Leads to Fatal Piper PA-32 Crash
By Dave English The pilot of a Piper PA-32 was having some navigation and control problems. He was in the clouds on a night RNAV GPS instrument approach into the Raleigh Durham International Airport (KRDU), North Carolina. Eventually, he broke out of t…
Boom’s Overture Goes Military with Northrup Grumman
By Matt Russell In news from the Farnborough Air Show happening this week (you thought Oshkosh was it?), Boom Supersonic is making fresh, um, shockwaves by announcing a partnership with Northrup Grumman that should help the startup access military avia…