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EAA president welcomes
you to AirVenture
On behalf of EAAers
worldwide, welcome to the 54th annual fly-in convention of the
Experimental Aircraft Association. Known around the globe as the world’s
greatest celebration of aviation, in almost every language EAA
AirVenture is referred to by its hometown—Oshkosh. Read
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Cessna to unveil
proof-of-concept light-sport aircraft
Is Cessna going to enter
the light-sport aircraft (LSA) market? Will the design be all-metal? A
high-wing? How much will it cost? When will it be available? How will it
improve on aircraft already on the market? Those questions and more were
on many attendees’ minds as this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh got
underway. They all stem from Cessna’s recent announcement the company
is studying the feasibility of developing and producing an entry into
the growing LSA market and is bringing a full-scale proof-of-concept
aircraft to the fly-in this year. Read
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Aviation-world premiere
of ‘Flyboys’ at AirVenture
The major motion picture Flyboys,
set for theatrical release across the nation on September 29, 2006, will
debut right here at EAA AirVenture on Wednesday night. The film’s
producers are calling it the movie’s "aviation-world
premiere." Read more
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Maloney receives
prestigious air racing award
Ed Maloney couldn’t
stand by watching combat airplanes become nothing more than scrap metal
after World War II. So he did the only imaginable thing. Read
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Safety first in Warbirds
area on air show days
On days the Warbirds of America perform at EAA AirVenture this week (all
days except Thursday), the Warbirds area is required to close certain
sections of the aircraft parking area just before, during, and after the
performances. With dozens of aircraft starting up and taxiing through
"public access" areas (warbirds aircraft parking), it creates
a huge safety concern. Read more
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A turned-around design
At some point in the development of any technology there is a time
before which the conventions of all future designs are established and
possibly even known. The Santos-Dumont 14 Bis is certainly a design that
falls into the before-conventional period for airplane design. On
display here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 is one of three recently
constructed replicas of the 1906 design. Read
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FAA & DOT heads to
visit AirVenture
FAA Administrator Marion
Blakey will arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh early Wednesday morning for
a two-day visit. Her full schedule includes the annual "Meet the
Administrator" Forum on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and
a ride in an open cockpit biplane. She will also present several awards
at EAA AirVenture, including the 2006 Jack J. Eggspuehler Award for
Certificated Flight Instructors. Read more
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Sport pilots can fly at
AirVenture under ultralight procedures
Sport pilots who have
not yet received the ground and flight training required for operating
at towered airports will be able to fly to and from EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh this week only, under a temporary exemption granted by the FAA
last Thursday. The exemption requires sport pilots operating in the
Oshkosh Class D airspace to stay within the AirVenture ultralight
traffic pattern or follow the Ultralight/Homebuilt Rotorcraft
Arrival/Departure Procedures contained in the FAA’s AirVenture 2006
Oshkosh notice to airmen (NOTAM). This exemption is valid only through
Sunday, August 30. Read more
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Barnes Sargent’s
stories hook readers on aviation thrills
In 2003, she received the "Lady Antiquer of the Year Award"
from the Antique Aircraft Association in recognition of her aviation
writing about antique and vintage aircraft. Read
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The early birds
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
2006 officially begins today. But some attendees have been enjoying the
sights and sounds of the fly-in for several days. Read
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At NASA exhibit, what
goes up must… well… go up
It takes a lot of crane to lift a three-and-a-half-ton space shuttle
main engine up from its trailer, and the laws of physics must be
understood to tip up even a scale model of the planned Ares I Crew
Launch Vehicle (CLV) rocket combination. Rising about 24 feet over the
ramp in front of the NASA building, the Ares I stack is only 1/15 the
size of the envisioned real thing. That real thing is still in the early
stages of its development. Read more
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Fill ’er up with an
All-Star
Those using Orion Flight
Services to top off their fuel tanks at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year
just might meet an all-star. A Chevron All-Star, that is. This year,
Chevron brought in some of its top people from throughout its national
network of 750 FBOs to operate its state-of-the-art fuel trucks covering
the convention. Throughout the week, up to 17 All-Stars will be running
the fueling trucks out on the field. Read more
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New exhibit makes
AirVenture museum an air, space museum
SpaceShipOne was a
favorite of aviation enthusiasts at last year’s fly-in convention—they
got to see the world’s first successful civilian-built spacecraft,
winner of the $10 million Ansari X Prize up-close and watch it fly. Read
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It’s a much bigger
Beaver
Since 1984, Forrest Klies’
de Havilland Beaver has been a fixture in the Classic camping area. But
it won’t be there this year. Read more
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Cessna’s join mass
arrival tradition
Bonanzas do it. Mooneys
do it. And now Cessnas do it, too. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of
the C-172, 50 Cessnas staged their first group arrival at EAA AirVenture
2006 on Saturday, landing in between the annual Bonanzas To Oshkosh and
the Mooney Caravan arrivals. Read more
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Why Oshkosh brings us all
together
I
have been expecting it. And it’s happened. Gulfstream is exhibiting at
Oshkosh with its new midsize business jet, the G150. The premier maker
of large cabin business jets has recognized what homebuilders knew 50
years ago—every aviation enthusiast is interested in every type of
airplane. Read more
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Around the Field
North 40 filling up…it’s a family thing…the well-qualified
formation pilot…and, not your typical father-son flying story. Read
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Warbirds of America and
FAA work together to “keep ’em flying”
Officials from the FAA’s
Flight Standards Office and members of the Warbirds of America (WOA)
Governmental Affairs Committee will meet Monday at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh to update each other on programs and issues associated with the
operation of vintage and surplus military aircraft. Read
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AirVenture with a splash
Looking for a refreshing
break from the hubbub of Wittman Field? Try your EAA AirVenture 2006
with a splash. The EAA Seaplane Base on the shore of Lake Winnebago
showcases a different side of aviation. Read
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Chelton Flight Systems to
receive Raspet Award
Gordon Pratt and
Ricardo Price of Chelton Flight Systems will receive the EAA August
Raspet Award tonight for helping to make flying safer at a presentation
at Theater in the Woods. Read more
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Danny Clisham to receive
2006 Bill Barber Award
With more than 40 years
behind the air show announcer’s microphone, Danny Clisham has become
one of the most recognizable voices heard in the aviation world. With
his signature white suit and boutonnière, he is the ultimate showman. Read
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Light jets everywhere
Many attending EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 have a keen interest in the growing light-sport
aircraft (LSA) market. And no one can refute the fact that LSA
certification, and now, general availability, has changed forever the
face of sport and general aviation. Read more
Ask Tom
EAA members
and attendees who have questions regarding aviation, AirVenture or EAA,
feel free to drop them off at the AirVenture
Today office just north of
the control tower, or e-mail asktom_airventure@hotmail.com
and Tom will attempt to answer them. Read
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