Last year, Oshkosh saw record crowds, playing host to about 601,000 visitors from 87 countries, along with accommodating more than 10,000 aircraft during the course of the show. AirVenture 2018 kept up with the trend toward increased focus on training—companies like Lycoming and Piper were noting that the surge in pilot training had been good for business. In addition, there was a lot of buzz at the show about the debut of the BlackFly multirotor, a single-person VTOL designed to operate as an ultralight.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/airventure/airventure-time-capsule-2018