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The
official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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Volume 7, Number
5
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July 27, 2006
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- FAA administrator
brings news on medicals, user fees
Wednesday, Marion Blakey, in her fourth appearance at the now-annual
AirVenture Meet the Administrator forum, told an overflow crowd that
the average time for receiving a special issuance medical certificate
is 16 days, down from several months, just a short time ago. Read
more
Diamond D-Jet VLJ
debuts at AirVenture
The Diamond D-Jet made its world debut Wednesday morning at EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh, just 10 days after it was unveiled at Diamond
headquarters in London, Ontario. Since then, the prototype has flown
about 30 hours. Read more
Hurricane Katrina
rescue/relief missions close to home for U.S. Customs pilot
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, pilots
and aircrews from local, state, and federal agencies flew countless
rescue, relief, and patrol missions, plucking survivors off rooftops,
delivering food and water, transporting law enforcement and emergency
services personnel, and flying whatever missions were needed to save
lives and provide relief. Read more
A more than 51% 51
Gerry Beck faced a
dilemma with his most recent airplane project. It could technically be a
restoration, but a quick scan of the rules made it pretty clear that it
qualified as an amateur-built airplane and could be certificated that
way. Read more
Hamill’s air show
tells story of hard work, perseverance
Ed Hamill knows there is a difference between role models and mentors.
"There are tons of role models, but role models are a one-way
street. Mentors go both ways; pick your mentors carefully." Read
more
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Transition: An
airplane that you can drive
It’s not a flying car. It’s an airplane that you can drive on the
road. It’s a distinction that Terrafugia company officials stress, and
they see it as the next trend in general transportation. Read
more
The whole world’s
listening
Can’t make it to the center of the aviation universe this week? No
worries, we’ll bring it to you on EAA Radio’s live Internet
streaming audio on www.airventure.org.
And the world is tuning in, evidenced by the deluge of messages we’re
receiving from distant places. Read more
Something from
(almost) nothing:
P-40K is the new
reality in warbird restoration
Better than alchemists
trying to make gold from lead, the folks at Warhawks Inc. have made a
golden warbird from wrecked aluminum. Their scarce Curtiss P-40K Warhawk
restoration first flew June 5, following a lengthy recovery and rebuild
that started back in 1992. Few P-40Ks remain. Read
more
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‘The best bombing of
the war’
As a 4-year-old Dutch boy, Reint Laan remembers watching Lancaster
bombers fly low over his homeland, dropping food to the people who were
starving and dying on the streets. It was 1945, and World War II was
slowly coming to an end. Read more
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Cirrus confirms its
working on a personal
jet
Cirrus Design CEO Alan Klapmeier confirmed today the company is working
on a personal jet. "We did announce… earlier this summer that in
fact, yes, we are going to do a personal jet," said Klapmeier.
"Which, of course, you all knew, but we were pretending that it
wasn’t quite decided. And we did at least get the rest of the board of
directors to agree." Read
more
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Aerobatic, skywriting
duo make it look easy
Suzanne Asbury Oliver
taught her husband, Steve, to skywrite. So who’s the better of the
two? "I should be the
best because I had her for a teacher," Steve says, laughing. Read
more
Metalworking
One day this week, Kent White hammered out a new pair of wheelpants
for an airplane at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. He does that kind of thing
all the time; a new wing tip for a warbird, a new this or a new that. Read
more
Something old,
something new, on the way to Mars
With the enthusiasm of a scoutmaster and the credentials of a rocket
scientist, Steve Cook, project manager for NASA’s massive Ares I and
Ares V space booster rockets, eagerly laid out NASA’s plan to send
humans to Mars and return them safely. At an EAA Oshkosh AirVenture
2006 Forum presentation, Cook described NASA’s response to the
president’s vision for space exploration, articulated in 2004. Read
more
Sonex offers discount
for schools building planes
Remember building that birdhouse in shop class? Or how about changing
spark plugs in power mechanics? Industrial tech classes could get a
lot more exciting if your school or organization takes advantage of
Sonex Aircraft’s new educational initiative. Read
more
The distinct
connection between weather, groundspeed, and mood
Robust thunderstorms
shouldered their way across the northeast on Saturday, delaying hundreds
of pilots en route to Oshkosh. One friend of mine took off from Rhode
Island, thought better of it, turned around, and hopped an airliner to
Midway and drove up. Another was still on his way in his Husky two days
after his intended arrival. I set out from Lebanon, New Hampshire, in
our Cheyenne on Sunday morning. The sky was overcast, but all the
significant weather had moved east. At 7,000 feet, I swam out of the
clouds, that liberating feeling of breaking out on top. The sun and the
prospects of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh warmed me into a contemplative
reverie. I’ve made this trip for this reason many times before, and
the annual milestone makes for an enjoyable time to take stock. Read
more
Around the Field
The airport
owner from Pennsylvania... a family reunion... and, the gift that
keeps on giving
Bruce Lisle is from Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. He and his son Kenny
are camping in Camp Scholler. They made the 16-hour drive to Oshkosh
with a borrowed camping trailer and are now sitting in the shade of
its awning having a bite to eat. Read more
Checklist for success
All pilots know a successful checklist is priceless. Like any good
checklist, it must contain a list of items to be noted or remembered
in order to provide a clear path to a specific goal. The Thomas Wathen
Foundation, Flabob Airport, and EAA Chapter One, located in Riverside,
California, have an impressive checklist. This week, representatives
from all three will be on hand, to bask in the glow of their success. Read
more
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Pilot Briefings
Globalair.com donates two missionary
scholarships
Globalair.com, a Web-based aviation information site, this week
presented scholarship checks of $2,000 each to a pair of missionary
pilots affiliated with Proclaim Aviation Ministries. At a ceremony
during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Globalair President Jeff Carrithers made
the contributions to Paul Stewart and Ross Charlton. According to
Carrithers, the donations will be used to help underwrite the missionary
aviators’ educational and training expenses. Read
more
Ask Tom
Editors Note: 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. Please be sure to include your name
and where you are from. Read more
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