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April 25, 2020

Aviation-Spaceflight Achievements Part Of EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2020

Founder's Innovation Prize Grand Finale Also Part Of Theater In The Woods Schedule

If we get the all-clear to head to Oshkosh, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 will continue the tradition of legends, personalities, and history makers at Oshkosh evening programs, as this year's Theater in the Woods schedule brings together notable guests from the worlds of aviation and spaceflight throughout the week. The 68th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is scheduled for July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Pilot Encountered An Area Of Unexpected Sink

Location: Townsend, TN Accident Number: ERA20CA151 Date & Time: 04/10/2020, 1040 EDT Registration: N711MK Aircraft: Pipistrel SINUS Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of lift Injuries: 1 None Gliders are a ball... so long as you leave yourself plenty of leeway to reach a landing area in the event that you lose lift... A case in point: The pilot of the motor-glider reported that, while enroute on a local flight he encountered an area of unexpected sink. Turning toward an area where lift was expected, additional sink was encountered. When the motor-glider was about 300 ft above the trees, the propeller was unf