We're on Wittman Field at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Friday, July 18, 2025. EAA AirVenture 2025 does not officially start until Monday, but the airplanes are arriving in droves today, with pleasant weather. Although a crosswind is offering a few thrills once in awhile. And that occasional crackling sound you hear is the colorful streamers at the crowd line whipping in the wind.
Many videos and articles about affordable airplanes have gotten it wrong. If you want to save the most amount of money when owning your own airplane, this is how you do it. Certified airplanes like the Cessna 150 and 172 might be cheap in the beginning, but the cost quickly adds up.
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So what's been happening with the RV-15? In the last month, after getting its new wing fitted and flight tested, the engineering team has been hard at work, um, undoing a lot of their earlier work! In fact, the whole tail assembly - surfaces and the tail cone itself - had been modified several times to test different configurations.
In the market for a used airplane? Do yourself and your wallet a solid and look beyond the basics of engine health. With airplanes still selling at premium prices and too many pre-buy inspections getting shortchanged, plenty of owners are shelling out thousands of dollars for unexpected repairs and replacement accessories that could have been negotiated before handing over a big check.