As EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 kicked off July 22, General Aviation News photographer Megan Vande Voort captured this photo of two of the approximately 5,000 volunteers who will be helping out during the week-long show: Rosie Duckworth from Ithaca, Michigan, who has been an AirVenture volunteer for 36 years and Bob Gehring from Rubicon, Wisconsin, who has been volunteering for 39 years.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Picture of the Day: Full Power
Cheryl Goodwin sent in this photo with a note: “An afternoon of action on Lake Winnebago captured from the Seaplane base at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.”
You meet the nicest people at Oshkosh
When Mike and Jeannette Halstead arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 with smoke billowing out of their Cessna 206’s cowling, they discovered what it’s like to be part of the Oshkosh family.
RVs collide on the runway at AirVenture 2022
The failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.
Picture of the Day: Ready for Oshkosh
Bill Gideon submitted this photo and note: “Bill Gideon and his dad, Rusty, arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.”
In the market for a J-3?
The Ranger Airfield Foundation will raffle off a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub at its Old School Fly-In & Airshow Oct. 4-6, 2024.
Flight to air show ends in serious injuries
The airplane pilot’s inadvertent encounter with rotor wash/turbulence during short final approach, which resulted in a loss of control in flight.
A Hero’s Tribute at the 2024 Tahoe Truckee Air Show
The theme for the 2024 show was a memorial to Brig. Gen. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, who lived in nearby Auburn and was an enduring presence at the show for many years.
2A0 to host first-ever airport day
The event, which is free to the community and pilots flying in, is slated for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 7, 2024.