Fly the Oshkosh FISK Approach
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The article introduces SimVenture, PilotEdge's annual event that simulates the famous FISK approach and Oshkosh arrival procedures a week before the real EAA AirVenture. Participants use MSFS 2020/2024, X-Plane, FSX, or Prepar3D and interact with live controllers via voice, learning the procedures and experiencing the high-density traffic that real pilots face. The event emphasizes the iconic 'Rock Your Wings' acknowledgment used when pilots cannot respond verbally, and describes the logistical setup of aircraft flowing down railroad tracks at 1,800 feet and 90 knots. The article positions this as accessible practice for home simmers who want to experience the Oshkosh procedure without traveling to Wisconsin.
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There is a bucket list of endeavors that every pilot hopes to achieve. One of them is to fly the famous FISK approach into Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the annual AirVenture, sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).
You can fly the FISK approach, complete with the same Air Traffic Controllers, even if you are not a pilot. PilotEdge offers the same experience to all home simulator pilots every year for an action-packed weekend full of planes in the sky. Home flight simulator pilots flying MSFS (2020/2024), X-Plane, FSX, or Prepar3D can obtain their NOTAMs and proceed using the same rules as real pilots will, a week later. Simventure is PilotEdge’s name for the event, and it’s held the weekend before the real-life Airventure.
You get to practice and try the FISK approach to Oshkosh from the comfort of your home in your favorite flight simulator. SimVenture happens July 10th to 12th through the PilotEdge website. You make an account, download the client and the special Oshkosh scenery, and away you go, as often as you wish. Your headset and microphone have to work, or you can’t participate. The biggest thrill for pilots and sim pilots alike is the famous controller phrase “Rock Your Wings.” This is needed as pilots do not acknowledge directives using voice. They simply rock their wings to show acknowledgment.
You can witness the volume of aircraft traffic on the PilotEdge website during this event. One long stream of airplanes along the railroad tracks to the airport, one-half mile apart at 1,800 feet and 90 knots. In real life, it can raise your stress level as it is so congested with airplanes. In the sim, you might achieve the same feeling at times.
The biggest thrill for pilots and sim pilots alike is the famous controller phrase “Rock Your Wings.”
The real Oshkosh event is called AirVenture and takes place at the real KOSH Whitman Field airport every year in July. This year it’s from Monday, July 20th through to Sunday, July 26th, 2026.
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