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EAA Airventure - Oshkosh Bound!

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The company plane N927LE (Pratt and Whitney  turboprop ) and N427LE ( Lycoming iE2 piston ) are en route to Oshkosh as of 6:30AM PDT (1330UTC) and they can be followed on FlightAware  a live flight tracking website where you can track private aircraft by the tail number.  You can also track commercial flights and flights from specific airports.  You can watch the Lancair Evolution's by clicking on the tail number ( N927LE  and N 427LE ) so you can see the track, speed and altitude.  This time of year we have to get an early start because the thunderstorm buildups that occur in the midwest are not so fun to fly in.  However, the Evolution aircraft are in a class by themselves, and are capable of getting to their destination safely and quickly.  With the Garmin G900X display and using XM Aviation weather , the aircraft can get en route weather information and deviate as necessary. If you wanted to get creative, displaying your Jeppesen charts in the G900X and having your back-up