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EAA AirVenture: Oshkosh 2025 Recap

Plane and Pilot

Revolutionary Releases: Future Takes Flight AirVenture 2025 served as the launchpad for several significant aircraft introductions and announcements that are poised to reshape general aviation. MOSAIC expands LSA capabilities to include aircraft with up to four seats, controllable-pitch propellers, and retractable landing gear.

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E6B Made Easy: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Pilot Institute

Calculating True Airspeed Follow steps 1-3 from the section above. Find your Calibrated Airspeed on the middle scale on the movable disk. Thats your true airspeed. Calibrated airspeed is not the same as indicated airspeed. For example, if its 120, look for the number 12 on the scale.

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Return to Form

Plane and Pilot

General aviation is driven by myriad forces. We didnt take the F2 to its optimum altitude, but its not hard to believe itll hit the LSA-mandated maximum of 120 kcas (knots calibrated airspeed). Then theres the sales and marketing footprint. During our airwork, we were burning 3.5