EAA Airventure Oshkosh starts next week and there’s lots to see. The FLYER team works through the highlights that we know about: aircraft launches, product updates, new propulsion units – combustion and electric – visiting aircraft and much more!
Plus there’s ton of news:
- Mandatory electronic conspicuity is coming: CAA launches a consultation. This one’s important!
- Sleapkosh was a huge success last weekend, with great weather, lots of aircraft, music, parties, food and much more.
- Kirkbridge Airfield is for sale: fancy it?
- Flying to Iceland in a flex-wing microlight: Trev Lee and Dave Bromley made it and we catch up with them in a video call
- Sad news: Metal Seagulls is to close. The Pembrokeshire-based engineering workshop (and Zenair agent) calls it a day.
- Blackbushe Airport is on the up!
- Lightspeed launches a new version of its DeltaZulu headset with an anti-noise profile specific to a Rotax engine.
- FLYER’s Ian Seager wins an award! A proper one!
In What Caught My Eye
- Ian spots an aeroplane with a Bluebird connection.
- Dave raves about the line-up for this year’s Roswell Air Races.
- Ed meets a rare British 1930s survivor: the Foster Wikner Wicko
Plus:
- SkyDemon tip
- Weekend weather forecast
- Club news
- Events coming up
Links
Donate to Trev and Dave’s fundraising microlight mission here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/iceland-flying-expo-2026
Mandatory EC consultation https://consultations.caa.co.uk/safety-and-airspace-regulation-group/ec-mandate/
Join The Flyer Club https://www.flyer.co.uk/membership
