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The
official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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Volume 8, Number 5
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July 26, 2007
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Kids still love the
Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber
Gail Halvorsen is the grandfather of 24 and the friend of countless
kids from here to Germany. His place in history will always be as the
Candy Bomber, the Berlin Airlift pilot who dropped candy bars to
German children via tiny parachutes when the Soviet Union blockaded
Berlin in 1948. Read more
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A going concern:
Departure briefings for outbound pilots
Since the airspace around EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 is packed with
all manner of flying machines, safe departures are a going concern for
pilots leaving the fly-in. Fortunately, expert help is available,
thanks to the volunteers of the Departure Briefings Committee. Read
more
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CubCrafter’s Sport Cub
Series 2: Picking up where Mr. Piper left off
When Bill Piper’s company designed and
built its venerable Cub more than 70 years ago, he took good advantage
of the aviation industry’s state of the art. Since then, of course,
many new technologies have emerged and become an everyday part of
general aviation. Still, the Piper Cub soldiers on, almost unaffected by
change. Read more
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Sons of Legends: The next
generation of air show performers
Like father, like son. So it should come as no surprise to Oshkosh
crowds to hear the names of Franklin and Younkin again performing in
the daily air show. Read more
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Richard Koehler to
receive Tony Bingelis Award
At tonight’s EAA
Homebuilders Dinner, Richard Koehler, of Burke, Virginia, will receive
the 2007 EAA Tony Bingelis Award, recognizing his involvement as an
active volunteer technical counselor and aircraft builder. Read
more
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EAA’s Forums Plaza is
Aviation ‘U’
EAA has always been about the enthusiastic exchange of information for
the benefit of all who love flight. EAA AirVenture’s Forums Plaza,
supported by Honda Aircraft Company, features more than 500
innovators, authors, experts, and legends who come to Oshkosh and
share their accumulated knowledge with anyone who seeks it. Read
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EAA radio broadcasts
worldwide
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 marks EAA Radio’s 11th year of
operations. Over that time, the station has become incredibly popular
with AirVenture attendees and non-attendees alike. Broadcast 24 hours
a day on AM 1210, convention-goers can listen to live coverage of the
daily air show, the latest news and announcements, and what’s going
on in Theater in the Woods. Read more
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Avidyne unveils new products, upgrades,
partnerships
The list of innovative avionics introduced at Oshkosh this year grew
significantly Tuesday during a press conference as the Avidyne
Corporation announced several new products, software upgrades, and
partnerships. Read more
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General aviation leaders
pack the house at user-fees forum
The NATCA Pavilion was
packed with general aviation enthusiasts on Wednesday afternoon for the
second annual forum on general aviation user fees. Read
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Lancair unveils turboprop
kit
Lancair International,
which helped pioneer the high performance kit aircraft industry in the
1980s with its composite aircraft, introduced the Lancair Evolution, the
latest and highest performing member of its family, at a ceremony at the
company’s display area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 yesterday.
Read more
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Restorers have favorite
airplanes, too
Ben and Jeremy Redman
restore airplanes. Their family business, Rare Aircraft Ltd., of
Owatonna, Minnesota, is certainly no stranger to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
It is not unusual at all to see examples of their fine craftsmanship on
display in the Antique and Classic area. Read
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NASA’s supersonic
F/A-18 at AeroShell Square
When NASA needs a
supersonic chase plane, pilots at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center
have a stable of six F/A-18 jets to pick from. Must be nice. Read
more
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HAC’s Gauthier to
receive Spirit of Flight honor
Joe Gauthier, member of
the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council and a longtime homebuilder, receives
the Spirit of Flight Award tonight at the Homebuilders Dinner at the
Nature Center. The award is sponsored by the Society of Experimental
Test Pilots and is presented to the EAA member who best exemplifies the
spirit of research, development, or flight-testing. Read
more
- Around the Field
Recollections of
Rockford . . . and an airplane from 1943
Ken Gillis is
stretched out in a camp chair under the wing of his aluminum silver
Cessna in the Vintage camping area. He’s been carving slices off a
stick salami and watching the airplanes. Read
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- 'Speed and
Angels' film
explores Navy fighter training
Top Gun may be a popular aviation movie, but it certainly isn’t
accurate. That bothered former fighter pilot Francesco (Paco) Chierici
enough that he finally decided to do something about it. Read
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- Deadline looms for “fat”
ultralights
There will be no
extension of the January 2008 deadline for registering ultralight
trainers and "fat" (noncompliant with Part 103) ultralights as
experimental-light sport aircraft (E-LSA). John Hickey, FAA’s director
of aircraft certification, underscored that deadline Monday afternoon
here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The deadline was specified in the sport
pilot rule in 2004. It is firm, Hickey said. Read
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Safe ground operations for
conventional gear (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
- 'Take the Ford
Challenge'
test-drive!
Ford invites EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh visitors to "Take the Ford Challenge" and
test-drive cars, SUVs, crossovers, and trucks from Ford, Lincoln, and
Mercury. The event will be located just north of the EAA grounds at the
Aviation Mall parking lot (formerly Wal-Mart) and will take place July
26-28 (Thursday-Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Read
more
- Pilot Briefings
First AirVenture
visitor-submitted video contest
One of the really cool things about EAA’s new online video player is
the ability for members to upload and share their own videos. We’re going
to give that capability a thorough workout during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
2007, as we announce the first EAA AirVenture Video Competition.
Participate and you could win a new Canon HV20 high definition camcorder!
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
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