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The
official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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Volume 8, Number 4
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July 25, 2007
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- Sonex rolls out electric
plane
With the price of oil
rising faster than an F-15 in an unrestricted climb and the potential
for $6 per gallon self-serve avgas a real possibility, alternate ways of
powering aircraft, ways that require much less fossil fuel, are going to
be important to the future of sport aviation. Read
more
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EAA AirVenture Concert
Band debuts tonight
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
has always celebrated the music of thunderous afterburners, cavitating
propellers, and rivet guns on sheet metal. Tonight at 7 p.m., fly-in
attendees can enjoy a more conventional melodic sound as the EAA
AirVenture Concert Band makes its debut performance at Theater in the
Woods. Read more
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Young Eagles anniversary
celebration tonight in Eagle Hangar
The EAA Young Eagles 15th
anniversary celebration is tonight starting at 6 p.m. at the EAA
AirVenture Museum Eagle Hangar. Young Eagles pilots, volunteers, and
supporters are invited to meet aviation notables along with past Young
Eagles who are now actively involved in aviation. Read
more
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NASCAR star makes pit
stop at Mooney display today
NASCAR racing star and
Mooney owner Matt Kenseth will be at the Mooney Aircraft Company booth
from 11 a.m. to noon today to greet attendees, sign autographs, and talk
about his airplane. Last year, Kenseth bought an Acclaim, the newest
addition to the family of high-performance single-engine aircraft from
the Kerrville, Texas-based manufacturer. Kenseth, currently No. 3 in
this year’s Nextel Cup standings, uses the Acclaim to commute to races
from his home in Morrisville, North Carolina. Read
more
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Marion Blakey has built a
legacy of trust and respect
"During Marion
Blakey’s tenure as FAA chief," says EAA President Tom Poberezny,
"EAA has enjoyed the best and most collaborative relationship with
the FAA in EAA’s 55-year history. Read
more
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Learn to Fly Center
attracts aspiring pilots
If you’re one of the
many EAA AirVenture Oshkosh attendees this year who love the world of
aviation but don’t have the means to fly in, you might find the new
Learn to Fly Center in Member Village to be the best resource for
learning the ins and outs of receiving flight training. Read
more
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Diesel powered flight
very much a reality
Diesel power was a strong theme of the press conferences Tuesday
morning in Oshkosh. The morning started out with Powerplant
Developments of West Sussex, England, announcing its Gemini Engine, a
100-hp, three-cylinder diesel designed for the light-sport aircraft
market. The engine, which will run on diesel fuel or Jet A, is of a
unique opposed-piston design. Each of the three cylinders contain two
pistons and there are two half crankshafts, one on each side of the
engine - hence the Gemini name. Read
more
- Hillard Air Ops Center
Dedicated
On Monday, Tom Poberezny
had the privilege of dedicating a new building on the flight line in
honor of his best friend and former air show team partner Charlie
Hillard, who died in a plane crash in 1996. The Hillard Air Operations
Center will forever honor the memory of Poberezny’s one-time teammate
in the Eagles Aerobatic Team (originally Red Devils). Read
more
- User fee panel discussion
today
A year ago this week, the
first general aviation leaders panel discussion on user fees took place
right here in Oshkosh. Today at 11:30 a.m., put on your "EAAers
Unite: Say No to User Fees" buttons and head over to the NATCA
Pavilion (8) as EAA President Tom Poberezny hosts General Aviation User
Fees - A Panel Discussion. Read more
- Aviat offers Forward Vision’s
infrared night vision
Aviat Aircraft announced
it intends to make Forward Vision’s EVS-100 available as optional
equipment on new Huskys, or as a retrofit for existing Huskys, making
them the first GA manufacturer to offer the system. Read
more
- RotorWay announces new
model, EAA donation
RotorWay International, a leading manufacturer of experimental
helicopter kits, announced Monday the A600 Talon, the next generation
of its popular helicopter kit. Read more
- Win a Mustang Coupe or Aviat
Husky A-1B
EAA and the Young Eagles
program are holding a raffle at AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 giving one lucky
entrant the chance to win a 2007 Mustang Coupe with pony package.
Tickets are being sold at various raffle booths found in Warbirds,
Vintage, Blue Arch, and Member Village for $100 each. Read
more
- Microsoft, Intel pump up
simulations
Will Burchfield of Webster Groves, Missouri, has played with flight
simulator programs before, but nothing like what he experienced
Tuesday morning at the EAA Leadership Center. "This is way cool;
it’s phenomenal!" he said, as his virtual Boeing 747 lifted off
at Boeing Field in Seattle portrayed on the screen. Read
more
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Fifty years of perfect
attendance
Fifty years ago, Russ
Norman came to his first EAA convention with three friends. While his
friends have gone their separate ways, the Hamilton, Ontario, man hasn’t
missed a convention since. Read more
- Safe ground operations for
tailwheel aircraft
All pilots feel a need to
be vigilant regarding safety issues. They carefully inspect their
aircraft during preflight, run up the engine(s), and check the weather.
They ask themselves, "Am I physically and mentally ready to fly
today?" Simply stated, pilots make many critical, safety-based
decisions well before the wheels start to roll. Read
more
- Sharing the skies with
destiny in EAA’s B-17 Flying Fortress
EAA’s B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast flies proudly
overhead during EAA AirVenture, giving memorable flights to visitors
who can board the bomber in 2007 and be whisked back to 1945. There’s
no arguing the icon stature enjoyed by the famed B-17 of World War II.
It is a revered relic of a moment in time when armadas of bombers flew
stoically into harm’s way in a war that American airpower did much
to win. Read more
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Attendees can vote on "Best
of the Best"
They’re all winners,
but only one can be named people’s choice at the National Aviation
Hall of Fame’s "Best of the Best" contest. Read
more
- The nation’s best
Administrator to present 2007
National General Aviation Awards tonight
The joint FAA/Industry General Aviation Awards Committee recently
named recipients of the 2007 National General Aviation Awards in the
fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics and
safety. The four individuals will receive their awards from FAA
Administrator Marion Blakey during a special presentation program at
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. This is the 44th year of the national GA
awards program. Read more
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SP/LSA "State of the
Union"
"When we look at the
whole sport pilot/light-sport aircraft (SP/LSA) market three years after
[the FAA finalized] the SP/LSA rule, we’re doing pretty good,"
said Earl Lawrence, EAA’s vice president of industry and regulatory
affairs. "It’s not perfect, but we’re certainly not doing
badly. I’m impressed with how well the rule was written and how well
the policy process has worked." Read
more
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Young Eagles is a total
group effort
On the surface, Young
Eagles pairs a child with a pilot, the latter unveiling the wonder of
flight to the former. But EAA’s successful Young Eagles program
requires the dedicated commitment of a whole group of volunteers to
coordinate ground support, chapter organization, special events
planning, and other duties. They’re the reason EAA’s Young Eagles
program is the most successful youth aviation program in history. Read
more
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NASA craftsmen bring modern
curiosities to AirVenture
"Where can I get a
job like you guys?" That’s the refrain NASA’s Larry Cooper,
Glenn Brehm, and Johnny Ellis hear constantly in the craftsmen display
at the NASA building at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The trio, from NASA’s
Langley Research Center in Virginia, hosts a curiosity shop filled with
interesting models, prototypes, a working wind tunnel and assorted space
shuttle heat shielding materials. Read more
- Aspen Avionics’
easy-to-afford glass cockpits
This week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007,
Aspen Avionics is introducing its Evolution flight display system, which
the company says is the most affordable glass-cockpit system offered for
certificated general aviation aircraft. Composed of three models of
primary flight display (PFD) starting at $5,995 and two models of
multi-function display (MFD) starting at $4,995, the Evolution system
enables aircraft owners to upgrade their primary flight instrument
six-pack to glass-cockpit technology all at once or in stages. Read
more
- Around the field
Two guys from Nashville . .
. and an e-mail from Kansas
Herman Southerland and
Bruce Thomas are well equipped for visiting AirVenture. Their North 40
campsite is set up with a generator, which right now is charging the
cell phones, running a camp stove coffee pot, and more. They’re
hunkered down in a pair of camp chairs keeping an eye on the sky. Read
more
- Pilot Briefings
Aircraft paint scheme designer
offers stained glass art option
Two leaders in aircraft decoration and aviation art have combined
forces, offering owners high-quality glass-panel artwork of their new
paint schemes. Read more
- Ask Tom
Tom
Richards will answer your questions in EAA AirVenture
Today throughout the week. Please drop your questions
regarding aviation, AirVenture, or EAA off at the EAA
AirVenture Today office just north
of the control tower, or via e-mail to asktom_airventure@hotmail.com
and he will do his darndest to answer them. Please also be sure
to include your name and where you are from. Read
more
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