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EAA AirVenture Today stories by topic:
Government/Advocacy New announcements/innovations Awards/Honors/Milestones People Aircraft Homebuilts		Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft Warbirds Pilots NASA Unique/Firsts Flying Columns Misc

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Government/Advocacy

• Medical certification likely a hot topic at EAA AirVenture 2006
• FAA & DOT heads to visit AirVenture
• Sport pilots can fly at AirVenture under ultralight procedures
• Warbirds of America and FAA work together to “keep ’em flying”
• EAA & FAA partner to create amateur-built DARs
• Congressman Graves lands at EAA AirVenture
• Look Who’s Listening… 
• Forum to discuss GA user fees
• Wright Master Pilot Award presented
• "Good progress" toward implementing sport pilot/light-sport aircraft rule
• No extension for ultralight pilots and trainers planning sport pilot upgrade
• FAA administrator brings news on medicals, user fees
• NASAO Celebrates 75th Anniversary
• FAA: "Preserve and strengthen 51% Rule" 
• Work groups report on aging aircraft
• ASTM standards support development and safety of LSA
• FAA proposes removing area proficiency requirements for Warbirds 
• General aviation challenges on the horizon
• Sen. Inhofe stands up for GA during annual AirVenture visit

New announcements/innovations

• HondaJet to hold flight demonstration, technical briefing
• Cessna to unveil proof-of-concept light-sport aircraft 
• Aviation-world premiere of ‘Flyboys’ at AirVenture
• New exhibit makes AirVenture museum an air, space museum
• Proofs positive: Cessna Unveils LSA, NGP
• SpaceShipOne exhibit dedicated 9 a.m.
• Dan Johnson receives LAMA award
• Record crowd sees SpaceShipOne exhibit dedication
• Honda to enter the VLJ market and form alliance with Piper
• Diamond D-Jet VLJ debuts at AirVenture
• Aviation premiere audience likes Flyboys
• Eclipse 500 first certified VLJ 

Awards/Honors/Milestones

• National GA Award recipients announced
• Here’s to you, C-172! 
• Maloney receives prestigious air racing award
• Cessna Base Camp in the North 40
• Danny Clisham to receive 2006 Bill Barber Award
• Chelton Flight Systems to receive Raspet Award
• Barnes Sargent’s stories hook readers on aviation thrills
• TCM celebrates 100th anniversary at AirVenture 
• Poberezny to present EAA President's Awards tonight
• Wright Master Pilot Award presented
• Crossfield is Freedom of Flight award recipient
• Young Eagles volunteers recognized
• Type certificate keeps Navions up to date
• NASAO Celebrates 75th Anniversary
• Award winner surprised at presentation
• Longtime volunteer marks 90th birthday
• Cessna’s Jack Pelton receives Key to the City award
• After 35 years of AirVentures, FAA staffer to retire
• Family, Friends Gather to Honor Daryl Lenz
• Annual EAA Aircraft Awards

People

• Meet Blue Angels Pilot, See Aircraft at AeroShell Square
• Around the Field
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• The early birds
• Surprise dedication
• Brazil to AirVenture, three hours at a time
• Air Academy campers, grads thank James Ray for support
• Brain cancer awareness to take flight
• Bird wants to encourage building from scratch
• "Here comes the judge!"
• Checklist for success
• Metalworking
• Aerobatic, skywriting duo make it look easy
• ‘The best bombing of the war’
• Persistence pays: Johnson family finds original Sikorsky S-38
• Award winner surprised at presentation
• Group hopes to retrieve Halifax, honor U.S. vets who served in RCAF
• Longtime volunteer marks 90th birthday
• After 35 years of AirVentures, FAA staffer to retire
• Family, Friends Gather to Honor Daryl Lenz
• The longest route to Oshkosh
• B-1 pilot flies Young Eagles in his Bonanza
• WASP: How women helped win a war
• Flying for the cure
• NASA’s homebuilder, astronaut, EAA member visits AirVenture
• Oshkosh restorer rehabbing man’s father’s plane

Aircraft

• See Canadian’s aviation pride on display
• See rare Lockheed Electra Junior at AeroShell Square
• Kids restore Aeronca, plan trip to AirVenture
• Warbirds Area to Feature New ‘WWII Training Command’ Display
• Warbirds in Review enters fourth year
• B-1 to Arrive Monday
• ‘Carnauba’ S-38 returns to AirVenture
• Celebrating the ‘Hallmarks of Homebuilding’
• It’s a much bigger Beaver
• A turned-around design - 14 Bis
• Light Jets everywhere
• Diamond snags fleet order for Twin Star and D-Jet
• Making it easier to buy a Cirrus
• Lancaster bomber arrives today
• Honda to enter the VLJ market and form alliance with Piper
• Checklist for success
• Cirrus confirms its working on a personal jet
• ‘The best bombing of the war’
• Something from (almost) nothing: P-40K is the new reality in warbird restoration
• Transition: An airplane that you can drive
• Eclipse 500 first certified VLJ
• Type certificate keeps Navions up to date
• Adam Aircraft prepares to join VLJ onslaught
• Persistence pays: Johnson family finds original Sikorsky S-38
• Two fastest production singles make AirVenture debut
• Socata stresses TBM-850 performance, demand
• A broader selection at the LSA Mall this year
• Largest kit builder working on LS
• Mustangs and Legends to gather for the last time
• Autogiro: a "bottle rocket" with radial
• Warbird favorites as diverse as AirVenture
• EAA Seaplane Base shows another side of aviation, AirVenture
• EAA Aircraft Awards

Homebuilts

• Celebrating the ‘Hallmarks of Homebuilding’
• EAA & FAA partner to create amateur-built DARs
• Bird wants to encourage building from scratch
• A more than 51% 51
• FAA: "Preserve and strengthen 51% Rule"
• Largest kit builder working on LSA

Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft

• Cessna to unveil proof-of-concept light-sport aircraft
• Sport pilots can fly at AirVenture under ultralight procedures
• No extension for ultralight pilots and trainers planning sport pilot upgrade
• "Good progress" toward implementing sport pilot/light-sport aircraft rule
• ASTM standards support development and safety of LSA
• Largest kit builder working on LSA
• A broader selection at the LSA Mall this year
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Warbirds

• See Canadian’s aviation pride on display
• Warbirds Area to Feature New ‘WWII Training Command’ Display
• Warbirds in Review enters fourth year
• Warbirds of America and FAA work together to “keep ’em flying”
• Lancaster bomber arrives today
• Something from (almost) nothing: P-40K is the new reality in warbird restoration
• ‘The best bombing of the war’
• A more than 51% 51
• Group hopes to retrieve Halifax, honor U.S. vets who served in RCAF
• FAA proposes removing area proficiency requirements for Warbirds
• Warbird favorites as diverse as AirVenture

Pilots

• Meet Blue Angels Pilot, See Aircraft at AeroShell Square
• 2006 AirVenture Cup draws 60 racers
• Blue Angels make first stop at Oshkosh
• Tucker hasn’t lost nerve despite crash
• Aerobatic, skywriting duo make it look easy
• Hamill’s air show tells story of hard work, perseverance
• Hurricane Katrina rescue/relief missions close to home for U.S. Customs pilot

NASA

• NASA to display shuttle engine, next generation vehicle mock-up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
• At NASA exhibit, what goes up must… well… go up
• At NASA exhibit, classic spacecraft shape is still out of this world
• Model takes the heat for the space shuttle
• Something old, something new, on the way to Mars
• NASA brings education materials to AirVenture
• For NASA staff, AirVenture is unique

Unique/Firsts

• Kids restore Aeronca, plan trip to AirVenture
• Beach Boys ready to rock at AirVenture Monday evening
• See outdoor movies at night on a 5-story-high screen
• Meet Blue Angels Pilot, See Aircraft at AeroShell Square
• A turned-around design - 14 Bis
• EAA Fly-In Theater enjoys a grand opening
• Blue Angels make first stop at Oshkosh
• Aviation premiere audience likes Flyboys\
• One Six Right packs ’em in

Flying Columns

• Turtle on the runway
• Why Oshkosh brings us all together
• Ripon arrival, with thunderstorms
• Gaggle of 16
• The distinct connection between weather, groundspeed, and mood
• Timeless summer
• A really big show
• Going home

Misc

• See rare Lockheed Electra Junior at AeroShell Square
• New benefits to be announced at ‘Member Benefits Blowout’
• Women Soar helps girls’ career options take flight
• Superior, Flying join with Challenge Air to help disabled children
• Yes, you can build an airplane!
• Sonex offers discount for schools building planes
• AirVenture 2005 planes move up to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
• Gathering of Eagles event tops the $1 million mark
• Dueling DUATS
• Annual whirlwind drawing to a close
• Poberezny: EAA to shift resources, keep core programming
• Next-generation engine monitors arrive at AirVenture
• GAMI: Propelling aircraft engines into the future