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The
official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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Volume 7, Number
8
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July 30, 2006
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- Annual whirlwind drawing
to a close
Well, well, here it is Sunday, the seventh and final day of another
wonderful, exciting, revealing, emotional, groundbreaking (insert your
own adjective) week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006. Read
more
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WASP: How women helped
win a war
Mickey Brown got her first airplane ride from her brother-in-law and
immediately fell in love with being in the air. She earned $12 a week
working for some attorneys and spent $8 for each flying lesson. Read
more
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Poberezny: EAA to shift
resources, keep core programming
EAA President Tom Poberezny pledged to continue being a member-centric
organization and keep its focus on its homebuilding past during the
organization’s annual meeting Friday. Read
more
AeroShell Square
Building to honor memory of Daryl Lenz
Daryl Lenz, who worked as EAA’s director of aircraft maintenance for
many years, perished in a traffic accident earlier this year. Daryl,
who resigned from EAA in August 2004 to take a teaching job at Fox
Valley Technical College in Oshkosh, still retained the role of
organizing and managing aircraft attractions on AeroShell Square
during EAA AirVenture. Daryl also worked closely with the sport pilot
and aircraft maintenance offices. Read more
Flying for the cure
Ramona Cox, one of this year’s forum speakers at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh, is known for her adventurous solo bush flying. But she’s at
AirVenture for another reason: raising money in support of the 99s
International Organization of Women Pilots and its 99s Flying For A
Breast Cancer Cure program. Read more
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General aviation
challenges on the horizon
Over the week, AirVenture Today has reported on the key issues
facing the general aviation community and the work being done here at
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Each year, AirVenture brings together
representatives of general aviation and government officials to work
cooperatively to preserve and improve general aviation—work that
continues year-round. What are the key issues that will dominate the
dialogue between now and AirVenture 2007? Read
more
One Six Right
packs ’em in
Nearly 2,000 EAAers and guests had a chance to see the high definition
(HD) version of Brian Terwilliger’s documentary film, One Six
Right, during two screenings Friday night at the EAA AirVenture
Museum’s Eagle Hangar. Read more
Warbird favorites as
diverse as AirVenture
Hundreds of warbirds line the grass and concrete of the EAA AirVenture
grounds, each with its own cheering section among the thousands of
show visitors. An unscientific—very unscientific—poll of visitors
to the Warbirds area revealed the following preferences. Read
more
A dream come true
Attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Friday watched a man’s dream
come true when Maj. John Klatt taxied his Staudacher S-300D out to the
flightline with his aviation heroes to perform in the daily air show.
Klatt, flying for the Air National Guard’s (ANG) Guarding America,
Defending Freedom Aerobatic team, was about to wow the crowd with his
own aerobatic routine in his first AirVenture performance. Read
more
Fly a mile in these
shoes
Steen Aero Lab is now carrying Piloti flying shoes. Piloti flying
shoes grew from a line of products developed for competitive race car
drivers. Competitive racers have learned that just as having the right
gloves and helmet contributes to their ability to perform, the right
shoes are necessary as well. When flying, discomfort is a safety issue…no
pilot needs any extra distractions in the cockpit, especially when
flying a high-performance aircraft requiring precise rudder or brake
inputs. Read more
Pegasus Interactive
releases VFLITE GPSMAP 396 interactive guide
Pegasus Interactive Inc. said it has created a new Computer-Based
Training (CBT) program for users of the Garmin GPSMAP 396. The VFLITE
GPSMAP 396 Interactive Guide provides scenario-based, guided
simulation training. Read more
Sen. Inhofe stands up
for GA during annual AirVenture visit
Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe (R) made two major announcements at EAA
AirVenture yesterday morning, one concerning the future of the
Washington, D.C., ADIZ, the other about proposed rules that would
require avgas to contain alternative fuels. Read
more
NASA’s homebuilder,
astronaut, EAA member visits AirVenture
When Scott Horowitz comes to AirVenture, he’s a homebuilder, a jet
pilot, an astronaut, and more. Builder and pilot of an upgraded
Quickie airplane (a photo of which he proudly carries in his wallet),
Horowitz is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and F-15 pilot who just
happens to have four space shuttle missions under his belt. Read
more
Aircraft
Awards
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EAA Seaplane Base shows
another side of aviation, AirVenture
Planes on floats bob at
anchor by a small cabin in a quiet lagoon. It could be a wilderness
retreat in the North Woods, but it’s the EAA Seaplane Base on the
shore of Lake Winnebago. If signs weren’t there, you would drive right
by the entrance off Highway 45. It seems a world away from the hubbub of
Wittman Field, but it’s easy to get to by shuttle buses that run all
day from the Amphibian parking area on the AirVenture flightline ($2
round trip). Read more
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Going home
This year marks my 16th
straight Oshkosh, and not all of those have been AirVentures. I forget
how long it’s been since they officially gave it that name five, six
years - but I remember thinking it was a terrible idea and wondering if
I’d ever get used to calling it anything other than
"Oshkosh." It took a few years, but it finally sank in.
"AirVenture" it is. And not only was it not a bad idea;
it was a great idea. Oshkosh is the place; AirVenture is
the event. It’s that simple, and it goes to show that while it
might be hard to make a change, if it makes sense, even old dogs can get
the idea. Read more
Around the Field
The Cozy Girls … the
amphib from Ontario … Ann & Fred reminisce … departure time. Read
more
Oshkosh restorer
rehabbing man’s father’s
plane
In 1930, Roger Descomb and his brother, Charlie, owners of Descomb
Flying Service based at Connecticut’s Hartford-Brainard Airport,
purchased a New Standard D-29. That in itself is not unusual; since
they opened the business in 1919, the Descombs have owned dozens of
airplanes, including a Taperwing Waco, several Gee Bee Sportsters, the
five-seat New Standard D-25, Fairchild 22, Travel Air 2000, Cabin
Waco, de Havilland Moth, Taylor Cub, and the list goes on. Read
more
Next-generation engine
monitors arrive at AirVenture
In recent years, digital engine monitors have helped revolutionize
powerplant management for pilots. By showing temperatures for
individual cylinders, they can help pilots spot a small problem before
it becomes a bigger one. Now, the next generation of digital engine
monitors has arrived, providing one-box solutions displaying all
engine functions in a single glass panel-type screen. Read
more
GAMI: Propelling
aircraft engines into the future
General aviation is being transformed by innovations like composite
materials, glass-panel cockpits, and real-time weather displays. But
one important part of general aviation seems stuck in the last
century: the engines that power most of our aircraft. For several
years, General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI), of Ada, Oklahoma,
has been producing aftermarket products to change that situation. Its
GAMI fuel injectors, for example, enable piston-powered aircraft
engines to operate much more efficiently. Here at EAA AirVenture,
visitors can learn about the technology GAMI is currently developing
that could help propel aviation powerplants into the future. Read
more
Ask Tom
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