EAA AirVenture 2026 is officially in the books, and we came home with sore feet, a much lighter stack of business cards, and a lot to be excited about.
Show attendance set yet another new record this year, and Oshkosh certainly felt like it. Our booth stayed busy from the Monday morning rush straight through the last airshow of the week. (which, for a two-person crew, is a compliment and a workout in equal measure!)
The highlight was putting our new cabin management systems in front of the industry. Visitors could get hands on the switch panels, walk through the interface, and see for themselves how straightforward a modern CMS retrofit can look. The reaction was exactly what we hoped for: a lot of “wait, that’s it?” followed by a lot of tail numbers written down.
Airtext, meanwhile, proved once again that it never needs much of an introduction. Talking and texting from the cabin still stops people mid-stride, and this year brought a real uptick in serious conversations from operators ready to move. Our HD Moving Maps pulled in their share of the crowd too — it turns out pilots are helpless against a good map.
“Oshkosh is the one week a year where so many people from such diverse operations show up,” said Connor Pearce, Sales Executive at SEND Solutions. “We got to introduce the new CMS, catch up with dealers and customers we only see here, and meet a lot of folks who are ready for something better in their cabin.”
The only thing missing was Jonathan, who was back home heads-down on the new CMS project. We missed having him there — though the work he’s doing will be worth the absence.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by. See you next year!
Highlights from the week
Rick Buffkin and Adam Beach of Steven’s Aerospace and Defense Systems stopped by for a quick segment on their Two Plane Guys podcast! Check out their conversations from Oshkosh at the link above, and their other shows wherever you prefer to get your podcasts.
For more information on any of the products discussed at Oshkosh, visit sendaero.com or find your local dealer.
