The Homebuilt combined camping and parking totals are in from last night and we are a little ahead of the past two years. The planes parked in the two areas each evening after the field closed are counted and recorded. There were 452 Homebuilts last night, 20 more than the previous year. The trend of many with the options to come early, on Thursday or Friday, has continued to grow and generally favorable weather across the country, specifically in Oshkosh, has kept the flow of arrivals steady.
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Orphan Part Angel
The Glasair static port design has a beveled segment that bisects the centerline of the port. This adds more than a minor complication to the machining process.
Industry Report: What’s Up With LSAs?
Four years after SLSAs were approved by the FAA, dozens of companies producing more than 100 aircraft models have qualified as SLSAs. Dave Martin examines the state of the industry in light of the current economic climate.
Flights of Fancy
It’s more cliché than observation to note there’s a whole lot of dreaming going on in aviation.