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SimVenture Flyers Get a Taste of Oshkosh Operations

While this year's EAA AirVenture show was canceled, there was a way for pilots to try their hand at flying into a simulated version of the iconic airfield.

After "arriving" at a simulated EAA AirVenture, the view showed a typical summer scene at Oshkosh Airport, thanks to PilotEdge's SimVenture effort.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

July 30, 2020

Pilots who had withdrawal symptoms because they couldn’t fly to Oshkosh Airport in Wisconsin for this year’s canceled EAA AirVenture show were able to get a flying fix in a simulator. Thanks to real-time simulation air traffic control service PilotEdge, during what would have been the week of the AirVenture show (July 21 to 25) pilots could simulate flying into Oshkosh and experience the temporarily congested airspace at what in-real-life (IRL) becomes the busiest airport in the world for a week.

PilotEdge partnered with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) not only to set up SimVenture but also to staff PilotEdge with controllers who have worked the Oshkosh tower during the iconic show.

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