Electric Aircraft Symposium Returns to Oshkosh

HySky Society EAS2026 Discount Offer at EAS in Oshkosh

Courtesy of the VFS FCC and HySky Society, you are eligible for a $50 discount off the early-bird and regular ticket prices for in-person registration for the Electric Aircraft Symposium, and the discount can also be used to purchase the EAS2026 video and presentation package. To receive the discount, proceed to the “Buy Tickets” link, select the ticket option(s) and enter the discount code HySky-EAS2026_DM on the payment page.

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Future-focused event with a long history

Established in 2007, this year will mark the 20th annual Electric Aircraft Symposium.

The 2026 EAS hosted by the Vertical Flight Society Federal City Chapter (VFS FCC) will be held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 18 and 19, on the two days immediately prior to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus.

The event will feature 12 in-depth sessions with more than three dozen speakers from the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry encompassing a broad range of topics covering a wide variety of electric aircraft categories - light sport, training, general and regional aircraft, as well as helicopters and vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) - featuring battery-, hybrid- and hydrogen-electric propulsion approaches, plus sessions on infrastructure and regulations.

This year's program will include presentations from two electric helicopter developers (Robinson and United Therapeutics), eight eVTOL developers (Archer, Beta, Eve, Horizon, Joby, Jump, Pivotal, SkyFly and Wisk), six conventional electric aircraft developers (Ampaire, AURA, Bye, Electra, EVIO and Pipistrel) and six propulsion system companies: H2FLY, H55, Hydroplane, magniX, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Whisper Aero.

EAS2026 will also highlight two recent developments expected to stimulate renewed interest in electric aircraft across the United States:

• The FAA's new MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) rule that revolutionizes general aviation by updating light sport aircraft (LSA) categories to include electric propulsion, rotorcraft and powered-lift aircraft for the first time.

• The FAA and US DoT's new eVTOL Integration Pilot Project (eIPP), which will see eight projects spanning 26 states and involve leading aircraft manufacturers, operators, state partners and airports.

EAS has grown over the past two decades and serves as a showcase of the increasing momentum and variety of electrically powered aircraft. The first EAS was held in 2007 in Santa Rosa, California, and moved to Oshkosh in 2017 to attract a wider aviation audience. EAS2026 is being organized by HySky Society board members Mike Hirschberg and Ken Swartz.

Registration and a detailed agenda can be found on the website www.eas2026.org.