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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 29, 2007
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- Another outstanding
event!
Today brings to an end another whirlwind week at Wittman Regional
Airport as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh draws to a close for another year.
The world learned about innovation, creativity, and new technologies
that were unveiled, discussed, and on display right here at the
undisputed World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Read
more
- Condolences
The entire EAA community of aviation
enthusiasts expresses condolences to the family and friends of Gerald
Beck, who died in an aircraft accident on Friday as part of the Showcase
Flights at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Gerry was flying his
P-51A, which he had built from the original North American Aircraft
plans and specifications, when the accident occurred.
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Two-week build options expand
Over the past three years, 70 owners have taken a Glasair
Sportsman 2+2 kit from nothing but parts to a state where it can taxi.
There’s nothing remarkable about that figure until one realizes the
transformation occurred in just a two-week period. Then it gets
interesting. The program, conceived by Glasair and currently only
available for the Sportsman, provides a kit owner with all the tools,
fixtures, and parts necessary for the compressed construction
schedule. Read more
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Grumman Duck wins ‘Best of
Best’ contest
It survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, and to some it looks like a
duck. It’s uncertain whether its history or its look won people over
in the "Best of the Best" competition. But no matter, the
1939 Grumman J24-F Duck won the inaugural people’s choice
competition at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. Read
more
- First AirVenture
visitor-submitted video contest announced
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. During
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, that capability is getting a thorough
workout as we announce the first EAA AirVenture Video Competition.
Participate and you could win a new Canon HV20 high definition
camcorder! Read more
- AirVenture.org offers new
multimedia features
Recognizing that some people aren’t able to attend the big event,
EAA has revamped its www.AirVenture.org website by adding audio
slideshows, EAA radio, daily photo galleries, editor blogs, and the
brand new BrightCove video player, offering EAA members the
opportunity to submit their own videos. Read
more
- Safety first in Warbirds
area on air show days
On days the EAA 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
- EAA Memorial Wall: In honor
of those who have fallen
EAA’s Memorial Wall
provides a place to remember important people in a special way. It is a
lasting tribute to those who have passed on. Located near the Fergus
Chapel on EAA’s campus, the EAA Memorial Wall honors departed EAA
members and aviation enthusiasts. Read
more
- Van’s RV-12 LSA on display
With all the excitement surrounding new light-sport aircraft (LSA)
from major manufacturers here, almost lost in the commotion is an
entry from one of the industry’s most popular kit manufacturers, Van’s
Aircraft. Read more
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Ready or not, the FAA promises your new avionics
will be based on ADS-B
Get any group of pilots and aircraft owners together at a
place like EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and the talk eventually turns to
airplanes, engines, weather, and avionics. At the same time, if you
get some FAA managers together, the discussion starts revolving around
how good a job the agency is doing at meeting the various challenges
thrown at it and, of course, how great will be the industry’s
future. Read more
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Being egg-shaped means being
rare
If Dave Powell has one complaint about flying his Anderson-Greenwood
AG-14, it is that it doesn’t have much of a front reference point to
line up his landings with. Read
more
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Tremendous turnout at Learn
to Fly Center
When speaking of the almost-complete first year of the Learn to Fly
Center at AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, Rusty Sachs, executive director of
the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), said, "It’s
been a tremendous success." With more than 227 sport pilot
certificates handed out Monday through Friday, Rusty is probably
correct in his statement. Read
more
- LSA Mall enjoys great
traffic
The Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) Mall, located just south of AeroShell
Square, has enjoyed another successful year at Oshkosh. The LSA Mall
introduces current and prospective pilots to economical personal
flight with a wide variety of new, low-cost, light-sport aircraft
including categories of factory-built and amateur-built
experimental. Read more
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Poberezny: Future holds
promise for aviation
EAA is an organization
that reveres the people and planes of the past, EAA President Tom
Poberezny said. But it’s the future that holds the most promise for
the sport aviation association. Read more
- EAA by the numbers
As of February 28, 2007, there are
167,713 EAA members throughout the United States and in 100
countries. Read more
- U.S. debut of DA50 leads
Diamond news at AirVenture
Diamond Aircraft Industry’s DA50 SuperStar made its U.S. debut this
week at Oshkosh and company President Peter Maurer was available to
talk about plans for the new model. A five-place high-performance
single, the DA50 continues the company’s aggressive expansion of its
fleet, which ranges from the DA20 two-place trainer to the D-Jet,
Diamond’s highly anticipated single-engine personal jet, scheduled
to begin deliveries by mid-2008. Read
more
- GA manufacturers post strong
half-year numbers
First six months
shipments of airplanes manufactured worldwide by GAMA member companies
This week the General
Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced its member
companies’ airplane shipments and billings for the first half of
2007 totaled 1,883 units, a 1.7 percent increase over the same period
last year, with industry billings rising 11.7 percent to $9.8
billion. Read more
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FAA Administrator:
Ultralights are here to stay
"The FAA has no intention of doing away with Part 103," FAA
Administrator Marion Blakey said Friday about her agency’s rule
authorizing and regulating ultralight aircraft. Some visitors to
AirVenture have observed that the Ultralight Area seems to have fewer
aircraft and exhibitors than in prior years. And some in the
ultralight community are wondering about the future of Part 103, now
that the light-sport aircraft (LSA) market is taking off. Read
more
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Morgan Freeman realizes a
childhood dream at AirVenture
At 15, Morgan Freeman was too young to fly the F-86 Sabre jet, but
that didn’t stop him from pretending. Sitting in class, as the
teacher droned on, his desk would transform to his plane as Freeman
talked on the radio and made war noises as he struck down another MiG
fighter. Read more
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Members of Congress also oppose user fees
Seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Aviation met at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 Saturday
for a special panel discussion and Q&A session about the issue on
the minds of most aviation enthusiasts: user fees. Attending were Rep.
Thomas Petri, in whose district AirVenture resides (R-Wisconsin);
Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii); Candace Miller (R-Michigan); Jerry Costello,
subcommittee chairman (D-Illinois); Vern Ehlers (R-Michigan); Leonard
Boswell (D-Iowa); and Sam Graves (R-Missouri). Read
more
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007
Aircraft Awards
Read
more
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B-24 pilot McGovern feels lucky to have survived
George McGovern may be best known for his political career
as a senator and 1972 presidential candidate. But his military career
in World War II really helped to form his belief that not all wars are
good. Read more
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Big monoplane completes
collection
John Seibold, founder of the modern Scenic Airlines—a Grand Canyon
air tour operator—needed one last airplane to complete his
collection of planes flown by the very first air tour operator to give
the vacationing public views of the great canyon from the air. The
missing airplane was the very first Grand Canyon airplane, the Stinson
SM-1 Detroiter. Read more
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NASA and AirVenture crowd
share knowledge with each other
There’s a mutual
admiration society at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 involving NASA and
members of the show crowd. NASA exhibit staffer Mark Thornblom says,
"The people here seem to know a lot about what we do… Yeah, they’re
a savvy group." Read more
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Around the Field
A C-17 picnic…airplane
campers from Seattle…and the controllers from ZAU
The C-17 crew was hard
at work yesterday in AeroShell Square, repairing the nose landing
gear. They’d been working for many hours, skipping meals in order to
get this important task completed. Read
more
- Pilot Briefings
Safe ground operations for
conventional gear 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
- Ask Tom
Tom Richards answers your
questions. Read more
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