AirVenture 2026 Updates: Meet-and-Greets and Forums Schedules Now Available

The IAC AirVenture Planning Committee will announce the final forum schedule with speaker topics and bios, and the 2026 Airshow Performer Meet & Greet Schedule on this page. 
Check back in the next couple of months for the big update!

Listings below are tentative and may change.

 

SPEAKER FORUMS SCHEDULE

 

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

TIME SPEAKERS AND BIOS TOPICS
8:30–9:45  
10:00–11:15 Ron Rapp RV7 Aerobatics
11:30–12:45 Dagmar Kress Aerodynamics and Aerobatics
1:00–2:15  
 

 

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

TIMES SPEAKERS & BIOS TOPICS
8:30–9:45 IAC Annual Membership Meeting Plans, Finances, and Elections
10:00–11:15 Skip Johnson Air Show AIR BOSS, Invisible Hero
11:30–12:45    
1:00–2:15                

 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

TIMES SPEAKERS & BIOS TOPICS
8:30–9:45 Gordon Penner Recreational Aerobatics in 
Experimental Aircraft
10:00–11:15    
11:30–12:45 Michael Church Low Altitude Emergency Response
1:00–2:15    

 

Friday, July 24, 2026

TIMES SPEAKERS & BIOS TOPICS
8:30–9:45    
10:00–11:15 Michael Lents From Decathlons through Extras
11:30–12:45 Ty Frisby 3 Paths to Aerobatics
1:00–2:15    

 

 

 

MEET - AND - GREET SCHEDULE

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
         

 

PERFORMER BIOS & PHOTOS