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Friday, August 2, 2013

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Texans for three-fourths of a century By Frederick A. Johnsen

(Author’s note: As this story was going to press Thursday evening, a group of 22 Texan trainers was poised at AirVenture 2013 to make a fly-over in a formation creating the numerals “75” in honor of the first flight of the aircraft in 1938.)

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The showers of light, the boom of the pyro, the aroma of cordite and gunpowder, the “Ahhs!” of thousands come together for a breathtaking evening of night aerobatics and fireworks at EAA Oshkosh Wednesday night. And it’s going to happen again Saturday night, giving Oshkosh 2013 two nights like none other.

Sean Tucker named Young Eagles honorary chairman By Barbara A. Schmitz

ean D. Tucker has many titles to his name. He’s the U.S. National Advanced Aerobatic Champion, winner of numerous showmanship awards, named one of 25 Living Legends of Aviation by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and an honorary Thunderbird, Blue Angel, and Golden Knight—to name a few. But as of Thursday’s Gathering of Eagles, Tucker is also the new Young Eagles honorary chairman, replacing Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles, the airline pilots known Cont. p3

hree-quarters of a century ago, the progenitor of the North American Texan advanced trainer ripped the sky with the distinctive Texan roar for the first time. Technically, it was a British-bound Harvard variant, but the type will be forever associated with its name in American service, the T-6 (or Navy SNJ) Texan. At EAA Oshkosh 2013, more than 70 of the ubiquitous trainers—some Texans, some Harvards—have gathered to commemorate their longevity. Texan pilots say this is the largest gathering of the clan since the 60th anniversary when more than 100 Texans shared ramp space. Cont. p34

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Quickie 500 redefines ‘economical’ urt Rutan airplane designs always turn heads and attract attention. But that is not why Roy Shannon took on a Quickie 500 project. “In 1997 I got a new job, and my new boss was a pilot,” Shannon said. “He was wheeling and dealing in planes and found out I liked planes. He asked why I wasn’t a pilot, and I said it’s too expensive.” Shannon’s boss then shared the EAA story. Building a plane is not all that uncommon and is one way to keep the expenses manageable. And, by the way, would Shannon like to buy a kit? After some negotiation Shannon took home a reasonably complete set of parts for the airplane, including an engine. He completed the project and now has nearly 500 hours in the little canard that cost him, including a trailer that avoids the expense of hangar rental, just a bit more than $5,000. A local EAA chapter played a big role in getting the project done. “I had some experience with wood

and metal,” Shannon said. “Composite was kind of scary for me to think of. At our chapter we had a gentleman who several years ago was marketing the plans and kits for [a] two-seat lowwing composite aircraft. I spoke with him, and he said don’t worry about composites. When you get ready to do the lay-up call me, and I will come over. “We had the fuselage glassed in a day with his help.” Economy was key to every aspect of the build. Paint came secondhand, and at half price, from a gentleman that was unhappy with a batch he purchased. Both the interior splatter finish and the trim colors came from spray cans purchased at Wal-Mart. Another deal acquired all the metal required to construct the trailer at wholesale prices. “I’ve been a scrounger all my life,” Shannon said. The little airplane is a real attention-getter both on and off the ramp. “I was never one that has anything

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for their expert handling of their emergency landing in the Hudson River—the so-called Miracle on the Hudson. Tucker will be the spokesman and help guide the agenda for the program that hopes to get youth hooked on flight by offering free flights with EAA volunteer pilots. “It’s my second full-time job,” says Tucker, whose aerobatic acts have wowed EAA AirVenture Oshkosh visitors for decades. “That’s how committed I am to this legacy.” Tucker says EAA’s mentorship helped him gain success as an air show performer. “That’s why I made this commitment to spread the word about aviation and make this program more successful.” He says all the past Young Eagles chairmen—Cliff Robertson, Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, Harrison Ford, and Sullenberger and Skiles—have left the program in great shape. “But I will strive to do an even better job. Everything good that has happened in my life is because of EAA members’ involvement.” Tucker says he plans to spread the word about Young Eagles through the air show and media markets. But he

also hopes to inspire the pilots who fly children through the program. “I will be the voice, but it’s the men and women who volunteer their time that really make this program so successful,” he says. “I want to honor them; they are the unsung heroes.” He says he plans to lead by example. “I will get the word out to chapters and make personal visits with my airplane so I can fly with these kids.” Tucker has also flown many youth in the past, including some Young Eagles. “I love sharing the magic of flight,” he says. “Once a person leaves the ground, it changes their perspective. It’s something they never forget.” Whether or not they become a pilot, they have seen the world from angels’ weyes. “It changes them profoundly,” Tucker says. “It’s uplifting, inspiring, empowering….” Tucker says he was humbled to be asked to become the honorary chairman. “I’m a worker man, a blue-collar guy who isn’t a celebrity. But I am passionate and reverent about how flight can change your life and define a person as a human being. This is the greatest confidence every bestowed on me.” AVT

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By Randy Dufault

anyone is interested in,” Shannon said. “This thing has changed that. I can pull up in the middle of 10 beautiful [Van’s] RVs, and it still gets a lot of attention. “[On the road] I get cars behind me, beside me, you see them with their cameras trying to take pictures. So I get attention on the way to the airport, at the airport. It’s been a lot of fun.” As is the norm for many builders, Shannon launched into a VariEze project soon after the Quickie took to the air. “I’m still probably a few years away from flying,” he said. “But again I’m staying with the Rutan design, something efficient that is affordable. That seems to be the sweet spot for me. “If you go for an older design that there is not much demand for, people have parts that you can pick up at a reasonable price. You can still end up with something not too old that still gets attention, is efficient, and fun.” Shannon credits the little plane with much more than the feeling of

achievement any successful builder would have. “Aviation has really changed my life,” he said. “My self-confidence, accepting and offering help from people, trying to achieve goals. Some things you may not realize are possible [are really] possible. “It helped me and my father have some experiences together. It just so happened to work out that he was visiting and he was able to be there to witness the first flight. And when he came over to me he looked at it and said ‘good job.’ That created a different connection between my father and me. I had a different respect for him that I never had before. That was a big change in my life.” 2013 was the first chance Shannon had to bring his plane to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and was overwhelmed by the attention the project received. “I never thought this would happen for a very long time.” AVT

AirVenture Today The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 14, No. 6 Publisher: Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman of the Board

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AirVenture Today is published during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, July 29-August 4, 2013. It is distributed free on the convention grounds as well as other locations in Oshkosh and surrounding communities. Stories and photos are copyrighted 2013 by AirVenture Today and EAA. Reproduction by any means is prohibited without written consent.

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Hoover’s fans hang on every word Story and photo by Frederick A. Johnsen

bout a thousand of Bob Hoover’s friends dropped in to hear the legendary flier chat about his experiences at Oshkosh on Thursday. The Warbirds in Review area becomes part cheering section, part comfortable living room as everyone settles in to hear Bob relate flying stories in his disarmingly relaxed and sometimes self-deprecating style. Bob was happy to tell about the time in 1966 when he flew a Russian aerobatic plane that got him arrested. As non-flying captain of the U.S. aerobatic team that had just been defeated by its Soviet counterparts in Moscow, Hoover was invited to fly the Soviets’ Yak-18 aerobatic airplane at the Moscow field right after the Soviet victory. Bob believed the Soviet victory was due to a superior aircraft, not superior airmanship. In classic Hoover style, he set out to show the Soviets that an American pilot could do as well or better in the same airplane. Hoover honed an ability to use terrain to mask his aircraft in low flight, a feature he often incorporated into his American air shows. In Moscow that day, he quickly got the Yak airborne, tucked up the gear, rolled inverted, and aimed for a 30foot dike separating the airfield from a river. Just when it seemed he must smash into the dike, Hoover said he nosed the airplane up and over the embankment, disappearing from view. Righting the Russian airplane, Hoover sneaked along the dike, presuming the crowd on the other side was scanning for a smoke cloud where he disappeared. The surprise was complete when he rolled inverted again and popped up and into the airport infield. That was a prelude to repeating the Soviets’ aerobatic routine that he had memorized. “I did everything they had done...I did it inverted,” he told his AirVenture audience. “The crowd went wild,” Hoover remembered. Upon landing he was mobbed by Russians until uniformed troops extricated him from the airplane and summarily arrested him!

Crowd favorite Bob Hoover related fascinating flying exploits beside an F-86 Sabre at Warbirds in Review on Thursday.

House arrest at his hotel was ultimately softened that night by the intervention of famed Soviet cosmo-

“ I did everything they had done... I did it inverted. The crowd went wild.” naut Yuri Gagarin; the next morning Hoover was allowed to leave with the American team. “It was the biggest relief in my life,” he said. The stories come easily to Bob; he recalled that early F-86 Sabre pilots were experiencing difficulties placing bombs accurately on target during ground at-

tack sorties in Korea. Working with North American Aviation engineers, he perfected a way to judge the right combination of dive angle, airspeed, and altitude—coupled with the calm air that usually prevails at sunrise—to make the Sabre a lethal bomber. The Air Force liked his methods, and flew him to Korea in a C-124 to teach fighter pilots the trick. At night in the officers’ club at a Korean base, he overheard young pilots scorning anything that an old man like Hoover could possibly teach them. The Hoover humor kicked in as he ordered drinks for the house, including his own beverages he swallowed with theatrical fanfare. Bob would excuse himself after each round and purge the alcohol in the men’s room. “Next morning, there were a lot of hangovers and I had a sore throat...but no hangover.” Now Hoover was posted to fly an F-86 attack mission to a bridge in North Korea with the young pilots. His top secret clearance made him a

valuable security asset should he be captured, and the other pilots were briefed: “He’s not to hit the ground alive” if Hoover had to bail out of his Sabre. “It was a very exciting time for me,” he told his crowd. The upshot of the mission was a bridge destroyed by Bob, but initially credited by the other pilots to their formation leader until it became apparent the leader’s ordnance had failed to separate. The “old man” in his 30s had made his point. Hoover had other anecdotes about saving early models of the famed F-86 during flight testing, despite the urging of chase pilots to bail out. Hoover’s innate airmanship—although he modestly credits luck sometimes—saved him and the Sabre. Following his presentation, Hoover was available with copies of his popular autobiography. And the aviator who was mobbed by the Soviets so many years ago was mobbed—politely—by his adoring fans at Oshkosh. AVT

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Rare Aries is an everyday airplane

truggling with waning sales of its wood-winged Viking series of airplanes, in the late 1970s Bellanca Aircraft was looking for a new design that might pique the interest of prospective buyers. As it turned out Marvin Greenwood, an aircraft designer without a factory, had, at least what should have been, a competitive design ready to go. Greenwood, a designer known for the twin-tail, egg-shaped AndersonGreenwood AG-14 airplane from the early 1950s, had a plan for an all-metal, six-place, T-tail, retractable single in the same class as Bonanza and Mooney products of the era. A partnership deal was struck, and the Bellanca AT-250 Aries was born, with a 250-hp Lycoming IO-540-B4C5. Ultimately Bellanca built only four of the craft at its Alexandria, Minnesota, factory. One—possibly the only flying example—is here at EAA Oshkosh 2013. “I had a partner that had a Bellanca with a triple tail,” Jim Rhoades of Pleasanton, California, and an original owner of the Aries said when asked about how he came to acquiring the craft. “Bellanca people are funny,” he

said. “We were looking to buy an airplane in a partnership. He wanted to stay with a Bellanca, and I wanted to go with a Bonanza.” Ultimately a deal was struck that fit within the partnership budget, and in 1981 the rare, but brand new, airplane settled into a life of personal transportation. Rhoades indicated the airframe now has 2,400 hours on it, and other than normal maintenance and an engine change forced by a crack in the crankcase, the plane has been problem-free. Early on there was a bit of trepidation regarding the tail configuration. “We were worried since the [Piper] Lance had problems with the T-tail…it has not been an issue at all,” he said. “It has really been a good plane. We don’t have any complaints.” This is the Aries’ third trip to AirVenture. On its first visit in 1992, Rhoades met Cleo Bickford, the original Greenwood and Bellanca test pilot. “He was very helpful and managed to keep some parts around,” Rhoades said. “I had a door handle that had a crack in it, and he went back up to his barn and found one for me and sent it to me.” Very early in the type’s history two

Amelia Earhart’s namesake plans world trip PHOTO BY GARY FLICK

By Gary Flick

Amelia Rose Earhart and Patrick Carter stand next to a Pilatus PC-12. The pair will be circumnavigating the world in a PC-12 next summer.

Story and photo by Randy Dufault

Jim Rhoades flies his rare Bellanca Aries just as anyone else would fly a personal transportation airplane.

of the other three Aries examples ended up with aviation museums. An attorney in the Chicago, Illinois, area had been actively flying the other. Bickford did retrieve one of the museum craft, and although he has since passed away, his family still has the airframe. Family vacations are a prime mission for the Aries. From his base in California Rhoades often visits Cabo San Lucas in Mexico and a favorite lake northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia. “We love it,” Rhoades said. “We file flight plans for 200 mph, and the rate

esterday morning at Phillips 66 Plaza, Amelia Rose Earhart announced that she and copilot Patrick Carter plan to embark on an adventure around the world next June. The duo will be flying a Pilatus PC-12 NG, and Pilatus, Jeppesen, and Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum will be supporting the trek. “With a name like Amelia Earhart you have extremely large shoes to fill,” said Pilatus President and CEO Thomas Bosshard. “You can either run from it or thrive on it and Amelia has definitely done the latter.” As a Denver-based news anchor and multimedia journalist, aviation is a passion of Amelia’s, not a job. She started The Amelia Project to encourage young women to pursue the dream of flight, and she, as well as everyone involved, aim to spread that word across the world with this flight. “While my ancestral connection to Amelia is distant,” Earhart said, “my personal connection to this incredible

of climb is just terrific. I hardly ever go gross weight so I climb out at 1,250 to 2,000 fpm.” The plane’s 76 gallons of usable fuel capacity give it roughly 1,000 miles of range. Several times over the years Rhoades had considered parting ways with the rare bird. “I thought about selling it because we are in construction in California, and it’s not too healthy there,” he said. “But whenever we came [to AirVenture]—the other two trips—we just fell in love with it again.” AVT

woman is rich and deep. Her spirit is in everything I do, from aviation, charity, work ethic, and my values.” These same values seemed present in everyone who spoke at the conference, especially copilot Patrick Carter. “I’ve never thought about doing anything else except aviation my whole life,” Carter said. “I am so incredibly lucky and honored to fly around the world in a PC-12, my favorite plane, with such a great person in Amelia.” Earhart urged the crowd to join the duo via her website www. FlyWithAmelia.org and all of the popular social media outlets. The voyage will begin next June from Oakland, the same place the original Amelia Earhart began her trip in 1937. Carter and “A2,” as Bosshard referred to Amelia Rose, plan to make 14 stops in 14 days while traveling 24,301 nautical miles during their circumnavigation. Carter will be available throughout the week at Nflightcam’s display at Sporty’s, outside Hangar B. AVT

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Teen Flight builds planes, enthusiasm for aviation

By Barbara A. Schmitz

orget about sleeping in on Saturdays. For a group of Oregon teens, Saturday was a workday. In fact, the group has spent almost two years working on Saturdays to build a light-sport aircraft. Their work paid off, however, when the students—and the Van’s RV-12 they built—arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. It’s parked near the Homebuilders Hangar. Students in Project Teen Flight, working in conjunction with the Airway Science for Kids organization, built their first RV-12 from 2009-2011,

said Aric Krause, who worked on that first airplane as a student and was one of the mentors on the one just completed. The goal of the program is to get kids interested in aviation. The youth estimated it took them about 4,500 hours to finish the latest RV-12. Several put in 750 hours individually. “In the beginning, we were not skilled at building at all,” said Paige Quintana, 16. “I knew some basics, such as how to pull a rivet gun, but that was about it,” added Amy Krueger, 16.

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

Project Teen Flight members stand by the Van’s Aircraft RV-12 they just finished building. The plane is being sold to allow the group to purchase supplies for their next project. Standing, from left, are Amy Krueger, Bryce Isaacson, mentor Aric Krause, Justin Inman, and Paige Quintana. Kneeling, from left, are Charlie Arnell and Jeff Koeber.

New EAA Personal Insurance Plan covers policy gaps The Falcon Insurance Agency’s Bob Mackey is a former director of EAA’s chapters, and for the past decade or so he has helped many EAAers obtain solid, affordable insurance coverage for their aircraft through the EAA Personal Insurance Plan. Bob got a phone call not all that long ago from a member who had just insured his newly completed homebuilt aircraft. The member was upset, since his traditional life insurance excluded aviation activities.

EAA contacted his life insurance agent and learned that he could get his life insurance policy modified to include aviation. But flying a homebuilt aircraft would still be excluded. Further, annual cost for the life insurance policy would increase more than 200 percent. Other EAA members, having discovered the same problem—a gap in their personal and family’s financial security when it came to their life insurance and aviation-related activities—approached EAA requesting help

Most cited the fiberglass work as one of the most challenging parts of the building project. “It’s just so tedious and repetitive,” Jeff Koeber, 17, explained. But the group said they learned much more than how to build an airplane through the process. “I really learned patience,” Charlie Arnell, 16, said. “There are times you can’t do a lot while you wait for other people to finish their jobs.” Krueger said she learned how to persevere. “During those slow times, it is hard to stay focused and keep going forward.” The students signed up for the program for different reasons. For Koeber, it was a chance to learn new skills. Arnell said that was part of his reason, too, especially since he hopes to build his own airplane someday. Bryce Isaacson, 14, said he got the aviation bug once he flew on a commercial jet. The Teen Flight program allowed him to build on that interest. The program also encourages students to fly. All have flight time in the first airplane that Project Teen Flight built, with the exception of Isaacson, who is too young to solo. In addition, five of the seven said they had gone on Young Eagles flights. Quintana, however, became the first to fly in TeenFlight 2, which was just finished. She flew to Oshkosh with an instructor, logging 17 hours in the air. In-

man will fly home in the plane, also with an instructor. Both said they are close to earning their private pilot certificates. Quintana said flying into Oshkosh was surreal. “When I was coming over Ripon, the tower kept telling planes to rock their wings and I kept asking my instructor if they meant me. But when I did it…they said ‘good rock.’” Once landing at Wittman, the tower instructed her to land on the orange dot. “I landed right on it,” she said. “Hearing ‘Welcome to Oshkosh’ was really great.” Inman said they are selling the plane so they can afford another plane to keep the program going. While some of the group will be graduating, others plan to stay on and mentor the new youth coming in. “The whole program is meant to be self-sustaining,” Inman said. The program is also meant to help develop future aviators. And it appears to be working. The Teen Flight members said they plan to study aeronautical engineering or other aviation-related majors in college, while others want to get their A&P certificate or private pilot certificate. Some say they plan to build their own plane, or work as a military pilot. While their careers may take different paths, they were unanimous when asked what advice they would give other teens. “Go for it,” they all said at once. AVT

to find a way to cover the gap. The answer came in the form of an insurance product developed by EAA, Falcon Insurance Agency, and Starr Indemnity & Liability Company: the Aviation and Non-Aviation Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Plan. “With the help of Falcon and Starr, EAA put together a unique insurance product that helps our members ensure personal and family security,” said Rick Larsen, EAA vice president of marketing. “We heard our members loud and clear. They asked for a product that would protect their family’s financial security when they were doing what they love to do—flying.” EAA’s new Aviation and Non-Avia-

tion Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Plan is not tied to age, doesn’t require a physical or complicated health history disclosure, and won’t double or triple your cost of insurance. “We’re proud to say that we delivered!” After Bob told the member of EAA’s new coverage, he visited the EAA Insurance Plan website and purchased insurance immediately with no physical, no waiting period, and no hassles. If you would like to learn more, make sure you attend Bob’s forum presentation on the EAA Personal Insurance Plan this Friday, August 2, at 10 a.m. in Forum Pavilion 11. Visit http://EAA.org/insurance for an online quote or call 877-230-3252.

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PHOTO BY TYSON V. RININGER

A pristine FM-2 Wildcat contrasts with the recently raised “fixer-upper”behind it.

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ABOVE: Jim Tolley of San Diego walks a line of T-6s in the Warbirds area Monday.

LEFT: The 4ce air show team performs Tuesday evening.

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A true must ‘sea’ T

Story and photos by Gary Flick

hough it may only be a few miles away on a map, the EAA Seaplane Base truly is a whole different world. When the bus stops next to the Seaplane Base sign—no larger than a copy of AirVenture Today—you realize immediately that this is not where you’re going to find million-dollar jets, five-story movie screens, and internationally known rock bands. And that’s the beauty of it. Walking down the small woodchip path under a canopy of trees it’s hard to believe that just five minutes prior you could have been shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of thousands of people watching a jet scream down a concrete runway. After a few turns in the woods, the path opens up to a beautiful bay peppered with planes and boats and surrounded by people who are either experiencing the same awe as you, or coming up to shake your hand and welcome you. One of these people, who is no stranger to “Big EAA,” was Hartzell Propeller Chief Pilot Larry Zetterlind, who has been coming to the Seaplane Base since 1983. “This is just a big family reunion every year,” Zetterlind said as hands waved goodbye from a Piper Cub on floats making its way to take off from the big part of Lake Winnebago. Jeremy Gruse is the vice chairman of the the Seaplane Base and explained how the flight arrivals work. “It is an uncontrolled airport,” Gruse said. “So pilots do the flying at their own discretion. We just provide advisories with our point control personnel and we help them in the mooring process and provide them with a propeller bridal if they plan on staying the night.” One of the point control workers is retired Navy C-130 pilot Glenn Belson and he explained the departure process. “The pilots receive a briefing from one of our qualified briefers and then get a signed authorization to depart,” Belson explained. “Then the dock managers go get the aircraft and we load them with fuel. [The pilots] call us to make sure it’s clear and they depart at

their own discretion.” The gentleman who runs the whole show is Seaplane Base Chairman John Knapp; he’s been staying at the base during Oshkosh for 36 years—34 of which he splashed down for in his own seaplane. “This is the place to be!” Knapp said as he generously showed me around the area. The Seaplane Base has all the essentials that the main AirVenture area has, just in much smaller proportions. There is tent camping, generator camping, clothing sales, first aid, food, places to relax, and of course lots of fun. “Margaritaville” is where the volunteers eat during the day and the party is held at night. “I don’t think we left the campfire until about 3 a.m. this morning,” Knapp said with a grin. “And everyone is invited to the party, not just the volunteers!” More than 150 volunteers help out with everything from front-gate greeting to dock greeting, dock work, point control work, and pontoon boat driving. “Anyone can come down and go for a pontoon ride around the bay to see all of the planes we have moored up,” said volunteer Stu Alexander, who for the second time came all the way from Taiwan to help out as a boat driver and dock worker. Knapp and the rest of the help encouraged everyone to come down, regardless of whether or not they are seaplane pilots. “Our Watermelon Social is our big event, so come down and have some fun!” said Knapp, who seems pretty much impossible not to have fun around. The Watermelon Social is tomorrow night at 5:30. Tickets are $15 at the Seaplane Base office and include a pulled pork sandwich, side dishes, and a beer or soda in a glass souvenir mug. And, of course, watermelon. Whether it be for dinner tomorrow night, or just to check out this amazing area, the Seaplane Base is nothing like anything else at AirVenture. Great people (but not 500,000 of them), awesome aircraft, a place to relax, and a lot of fun make the $1.50 bus ride to the Seaplane Base one of Oshkosh’s best values. AVT

A seaplane taxis from the Seaplane Base bay out on to Lake Winnebago for takeoff.

Seaplane Base Chairman John Knapp sits in his Renegade aircraft. He has been flying to the Seaplane Base for 34 years.

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Bulldog started racing before some of the other planes were even out of their factory nests, back at a time when real racers trusted their gyro instruments and navigated by the stars. While others wonder whether he still has the stuff to compete he quietly shows he does. Bulldog believes in two qualities in air racing: good flying and sportsmanship, philosophies not all the other racers share. Bulldog (John Cleese) is there to champion fair play when Dusty (Dane Cook), the would-bechampion born a crop duster afraid of heights, faces challenges of win-atany-costs Ripslinger (Roger Craig Smith), and his sabotaging henchmen, Ned and Zed (Gabriel Iglesias). And along the way, everyone learns a little about the meaning of fair play. Disney’s Planes debuts tonight at the EAA Fly-In Theater.

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What makes a LEGEND? It starts with an idea, it grows with the PURPOSE to delight CUSTOMERS, and it’s born from VICTORY. But the only legends that are truly worth celebrating are those that carry on long after the first victory lap, where VISION, purpose and success are ongoing. This is the legend of the PT6 engine, and now it’s time for us to CELEBRATE 50 inspiring years of turboprop INNOVATION. The celebration is under way at Booth #2132 in Hangar B

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Lewis brings re-engineered microjet back ‘home’ By Barbara A. Schmitz

PHOTO BY DENNIS BIELA

oming to Oshkosh for first-time EAA AirVenture air show performer Justin Lewis was almost like coming home. Lewis, a 1992 EAA Air Academy graduate, Young Eagle, and Young Eagles pilot, had attended AirVenture for much of the 1990s. And the only thing that has kept him away in the time since was his job as a pilot in the U.S Navy from 1999-2011. Lewis says his fascination with aviation started as a child. He did all the normal stuff kids do when they’re interested in aviation—watching airplane movies and building models. But his interest really started soaring, he says, once his father researched and found out about EAA. As a teen, Lewis joined EAA Chapter 186 and started going to meetings. And he waited. And waited some more. He started flight lessons at 14, and then he waited to turn 16 to solo. Next he waited to turn 17 and pass his checkride. He also waited each year for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to arrive. It was there in the early 1990s that Lewis first saw the BD-5 microjet, which had been developed in the 1970s by Jim Bede of Bede Aircraft. “I was inspired,” he says. “It’s little, it’s amazing, and it has all the things that I love about aviation.” But the BD-5, dubbed “The world’s smallest jet,” was also difficult to build and not very safe to fly. After just a few

years, Bede Aircraft shut its doors. But Lewis never forgot about that jet, and finally decided to build his own improved version. Partnering with BD-Micro Technologies Inc., they spent about five years on research and development, updating the BD-5 with today’s technology. The result is the FLS microjet that Lewis is flying at the 2013 fly-in and convention. Until this year, a microjet hasn’t been seen at Oshkosh since the late 1990s. In fact, there are only three flying microjets currently in existence, he says. His FLS microjet is a high-performance, single-seat, aerobatic, lowwing, all-metal, jet-powered aircraft built from an amateur homebuilder kit. It looks like a shiny toy, and at first glance you’d think the 6-foot-1-inch Lewis couldn’t fit in the cockpit. But he does—barely. Lewis says the microjet is fun to fly. “It is so unique,” he says. “It is something you have to look at. Plus, the bonus is that I can do high-performance maneuvers and inspire kids to fly.” He also flies the A-10 as part of the 188th Fighter Wing in the Arkansas Air National Guard. Not surprisingly, there is quite the difference between the two aircraft. “The only thing that is the same is that they both have the throttle on the left side of the plane,” he says, laughing. In the microjet, Lewis says he turns around and sees the wings behind him,

Justin Lewis helped to redesign the FLS microjet that he is flying in the air show to make it safer and more dependable. To see where the microjet is, including while he’s performing in the air, track it through US Fleet Tracking’s live GPS technology at Jet.USFT.com.

Lewis at a glance •S tarted flying lessons at 14, soloed at 16, and earned his private pilot certificate at 17. •G raduated in 1999 from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical studies, plus certificates in multiengine commercial and flight instructing. •G raduated from Navy flight school and was assigned to the F-14D Tomcat and in 2004 transitioned to the E-6B Mercury, a variant of the Boeing 707. •A ssigned to train in the T-45 Goshawk in 2007. He did that for four years, including three years on active duty. •S ince May 2011, Lewis has worked as an A-10 pilot with the 188th Fighter Wing in the Arkansas Air National Guard. His FLS microjet also made its debut performance in 2011 as part of Lewis & Clark Performances LLC.

and above the clear canopy surrounds him. “It’s like flying through the air with a jet engine pushing you forward. I’ve never had more fun.” But the microjet isn’t just for any pilot. You need to be a proficient pilot with some high-performance experience, plus get training so you can fly safely and professionally, he says. Since there is no two-seat trainer, Lewis has developed a standardized training program that not only trains new FLS microjet pilots, but also focuses on responsible flying, cockpit discipline, and proper decision-making. The key to flying it is its new engine, Lewis says. “It’s the brain…and it monitors everything for you.” While the microjet gained fame in the movie Octopussy when James Bond flew it through a building, Lewis doesn’t think that’s the reason for its popularity today.

“Just look at it,” he says. “You think there is no way a person could fit in there. It is so unique. It’s impossible for people to believe that anything that small could also have such high performance.” Lewis says he was humbled to bring this new technology to AirVenture. “It’s like coming back to your roots,” he says. “It’s a combination of my general aviation and military experience, and my familiarity with building airplanes that I got through EAA, that made this possible.” AVT

FLS Microjet Specifications Top speed: 320 mph Weight: 416 pounds Gross weight: 890 pounds Wingspan: 17 feet Length: 13 feet Height: 5 feet 9 inches Thrust: 265 pounds

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eople come from all over the world to share the joys of EAA Oshkosh and with advances in social media we are able to more easily share the event with the world. EAA’s social media presence has grown rapidly in the last year, especially since AirVenture began on Sunday. “The engagement is dramatically up from previous years,” said EAA Online Community Manager Hal Bryan, who has been the leading force in EAA’s social media growth. Facebook, the kingpin of social media, has received more than 10,000 “likes” on its various posts since the show kicked off and photo popularity has been a key reason for this. “Every time someone ‘likes’ a photo,” Bryan explained, “an average of 300 of that person’s friends see the photo and are then just a click away from EAA’s page.” Social media is different than other media outlets (like this newspaper) in the sense that readers can provide instant feedback. Bryan has been very pleased with the feedback members have been providing to EAA’s social media photos, updates, and informational posts, explaining with a laugh, “Normally with the Internet you’re doing great if you don’t get any negative feedback. The fact that so many people are providing us with actual positive comments is extremely gratifying and we greatly appreciate it.” Brianna Hamilton, a business development intern at EAA, was responsible for promoting the new College Park area via social media, and after Wednesday’s extremely successful Job Fair, it’s safe to say she did a great job. “I think social media is a great way for people unfamiliar with AirVenture to learn about it,” Hamilton said. “And it’s also the best, and sometimes only, way to communicate to a younger crowd these days.” In addition to Facebook, other outlets have grown greatly as well. More than 14,000 Twitter users follow the @EAAupdate handle, and the #OSH13 hashtag has been used, on average, 150 times each hour, getting close to the 300 mark during major events.

UW Oshkosh students Ryan Smith and Zach Downey have been using social media to share their week with friends and family back home.

Instagram has perhaps been the biggest success since the start of the show, as followers of the @eaahq Instagram account have increased by 600 percent since last week. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, took notice of the amount of popularity EAA’s photos were receiving and posted a full story on its own blog, linking users to the EAA Instagram page. As social media becomes more and more prevalent in virtually all aspects of life, it’s safe to say that EAA is keeping up with the times and we are happy to be able to share The Spirit of Aviation with the world with just a simple click of a button. AVT

Library Sale The EAA Library is holding its annual used book sale, including books, period aviation magazines, sectional maps from the 1940s, and original manufacturer’s brochures. The library is located on the lower level of the AirVenture Museum. Hours for the rest of AirVenture are: Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop in and take home a “good read” for the fall months ahead.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013

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Memorable day for veterans in store

EAA honors all active and veteran military today with Salute to Veterans Day.

oday will be a very special day for our dedicated men and women in uniform as EAA features a daylong Salute to Veterans. Special events are scheduled from dawn until well after dark to honor veteran and active military, the courageous men and women who have proudly served our country. The day begins with the first Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight for Vietnam veterans, conducted by the Old Glory Honor Flight Inc. in partnership with American Airlines and Oshkosh Corporation. The American Airlines 737 jet is scheduled to depart at 6:15 a.m. for Washington, D.C., where vets will visit memorials built in their honor. Be at the Phillips 66 Plaza at approximately 5:45-6 p.m. to give the vets a hero’s welcome, with Oshkosh Corporation providing a spectacular water cannon salute. As the vets deplane, singer Tony Orlando will perform “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree,” creating an incredibly emotional moment of closure for the vets and their families. Orlando appears courtesy of American Airlines. Then it’s Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, which takes the Main Plaza Stage at 7:30 p.m. for a concert sponsored by DAV and EAA Warbirds of America.

Here are the activities slated for the rest of Salute to Veterans Day: 8-9 a.m. - American Airlines-sponsored breakfast for vets in the EAA Partner Resource Center. (Pre-registration closed.) 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Veterans can pick up a free hat courtesy of Oshkosh Corporation and EAA Warbirds of America at the Warbirds Welcome Building, north of the orange wayfinding tower (while supplies last). On the Main Plaza stage: 10 a.m. - Vietnam tribute featuring Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady. 11 a.m. - Bud Anderson, World War II triple ace, interviewed by David Hartman. 12 p.m. - History of Warbirds of America and EAA, featuring Bill Harrison, John Baugh, and others. 1 p.m. - PBY flying boat featuring WWII PBY pilot Jack Morrissey. 1:30 p.m. - Veterans Parade presented by Oshkosh Corporation starts at Warbird Alley, to the Main Plaza Stage. 2:15 p.m. - DAV National Commander Larry Polzin, Gary Sinise, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton, a representative from Oshkosh Corporation, and EAA Warbirds of America President Harold Cannon. After the Lt. Dan Band concert, join David Hartman at Theater in the Woods as he conducts a one-on-one interview with Gen. Brady, beginning at 9 p.m. AVT

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Big Howards are a comfortable ride By Randy Dufault

fter World War II, Dee Howard built a business making plush executive airplanes out of surplus Lockheed bombers. While his conversions were popular, they lacked a few features Howard felt were required in a modern business aircraft. So he created the Howard Model 500. Although it bears a striking resemblance to the wartime Lockheeds used in prior conversions, it is substantially an all-new airplane built in the company’s San Antonio, Texas, facility. Seventeen were produced in a run that, most likely, was ended by the growing popularity of the turboprop and the jet in business aviation. Only two flying examples of the type remain, and both, now owned by Tony Phillippi of Minneapolis, Minnesota, are here in the Vintage area. Equipped with two R-2800 Twin Wasp radial engines, the Howard could reach 25,000 feet and achieve speeds of 350 mph. Its pressurized cabin is capable of maintaining sea level air density up to 16,000 feet. Gear reduction for the propellers, a feature common on piston airliners of the ’50s and ’60s, kept cabin noise at a level that allowed normal conversation. Competitive executive transports of the day lacking the feature were much louder. However, all that comfort and performance comes at a cost. According to Hans Meyer, one of three pilots type rated to fly the Howards, each engine consumes 100 gallons of 100LL fuel per hour. Given the current cost of avgas, filling up the plane’s tanks to their 1,500-gallon capacity can be an expensive exercise. Phillippi was looking for a Howard to use primarily for business and personal travel. “The green one (N500HP) came up for sale by its previous owner,” Meyer said. Conditions were right, and he acquired it. “The blue aircraft (N500LN) was over in England and was in very rough airworthy condition.” Over about two years, Phillippi had mechanics working on the plane to get it ready for a North Atlantic crossing.

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Only two flying examples of the Howard 500 remain, and both can be found in the Vintage area at EAA Oshkosh 2013.

It arrived in the United States last October, enduring a harrowing fall North Atlantic crossing, complete with low IFR approaches. Although not intended to be airliners, Howard built the planes to transport standards. “There are lots of redundancies,” Meyer said. For example, there are five different ways to lower the landing gear. Regarding flying qualities Meyer notes, “They have their quirks, I guess. It is a 31,000-pound, twin-engine taildragger. As any tailwheel pilot can attest, there are a lot of rudder skills required. You have to know how to use your feet.” Rudder input is very important especially during the takeoff roll. Bringing two R-2800 engines from idle rpm up to 2,500 hp puts every left-turning force into effect. “And they are there instantaneously. So you have to be ready on the rudders.” Landing can also be a challenge. “It likes about 110 knots over the fence,” Meyer added. “If you are any faster, you are going to float most of the way down the runway. If you are

any slower than about 105 knots, you are going to fall out of the sky.” He and the other pilots operate the airplanes as close to an airline standard as possible. “All the captains that fly the airplanes are pilots for major airlines,” he said. “The copilots are all mechanics with pilot licenses. It is a two-pilot aircraft. “We try to train and fly with the airline concept in mind since it is a big transport-type airplane. We have checklists and flows that you would see on any U.S. airline. We have pilot flying and pilot monitoring duties. That is how we try to run the shop and that keeps us safe, and keeps both pilots in the game at all times.” As it is with any classic airplane, parts availability is a challenge. “Like any other aircraft manufacturer, Howard would take another component, put their part number on it, and sell it as their own,” said chief mechanic Brian Rygwall. “So if you need to find a motor, or an actuator, or something that has a Howard part number, you can’t call Howard to cross reference it with a replacement part. Parts that are supposed to go on

these airplanes are incredibly difficult to find.” Phillippi and his team do have a third example of the type at Anoka County airport. It is used primarily to supply parts for the other two, and Rygwall said it’s unlikely anyone could find the resources and parts necessary to make that airframe airworthy. The team has located the 14 other examples of the type. Most are not being preserved and likely will be lost to time. One that was under restoration, and probably less than a year from flying again, was at New Orleans Lakefront Airport when Hurricane Katrina submerged it in saltwater. According to Meyer, Phillippi’s primary mission for the rare Howards, and for a Grumman Albatross he also owns, is first and foremost to share the airplanes with the public. Secondarily they are for business travel. “Wherever we go we are happy to open up the airplane and let people see it,” Meyer said. “The owner, the pilots, and mechanics are really proud of what we have been able to accomplish.” Both Howards are expected to fly in Saturday’s air show. AVT

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A Bell-47 helicopter offers visitors a unique perspective of the EAA grounds. Rides are available between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. PHOTO BY CRAIG VANDER KOLK

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The B-25 Panchito, cruises past the crowd.

AirVenture guests make themselves at home 1n the North 40. PHOTO BY DENNIS BIELA

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Strong Czech manufacturer presence at AirVenture 2013

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By Marino Boric

burgeoning aviation presence from the Czech Republic drew a visit to EAA Oshkosh 2013 by the nation’s ambassador—who hailed the advances of his nation’s industry in the American market Thursday. “I am very proud of Czech manufacturer achievement on the LSA market in the USA,” said Czech Ambassador Petr Gandalovic—a pilot himself. Nine Czech companies are exhibitors this year at Oshkosh, covering a wide variety of aviation products— from brake pads and LSA, to instruments and rescue systems, props to jet engines, noted Jan Fridrich, vice president of foreign affairs, industry, and internal audit. Lubomir Vit, sales manager of SKYLEADER aircraft, manufactured by JIHLAVAN Airplanes s.r.o., introduced the SL600 aircraft, a Rotax-powered machine designed with a spacious cockpit specifically for the U.S. LSA market. This aircraft can be ordered through the new U.S. distributor, Amelia Light Sport Aviation Co. Lukas Prazan, sales manager of TL Elektronic Inc., debuted new versions of the Integra glass cockpit with a bigger 9-inch display. Seven- and 9-inch Integras will also be available as Rotax licensed products for Rotax 912iS engines. A new combined version sports simultaneous EFIS and engine management system capability. All Rotax-branded units are available for purchase through Lockwood Aviation while non-branded equipment is available at Aircraft Spruce. Matthew Harvey, vice president sales and marketing at Czech Sport Aircraft, said, “AirVenture 2013 has proved to be a huge success for us. We have sold two aircraft and signed a new order for two SportCruiser SVAP+ that will be shipped by the end of the year. In addition, we have announced the first SportCruiser Flight & Distribution Center located in Addison (Texas) and achieved a major milestone in the SportCruiser SportShares program.” Milan Mach, sales director of Evektor-Aerotechnik, introduced the SportStar EPOS (electric-powered small aircraft), a derivative of Sport-

Czech Republic Ambassador and pilot Petr Gandalovic told the audience at a Thursday press conference that his government still believes in the U.S. market.

Star RTC, and presented the concept of a future two-seat sport aircraft first presented at AERO 2013 in Germany. The SportStar EPOS, powered by a 50-kW electric motor, is aerodynamically optimized and equipped with a new trapezoidal extended-span wing. The EPOS already has logged four flight hours in 10 flights. The electric-powered unit is also suitable for gliders, motorized trikes, or powered parachutes. The objective is to develop an aircraft that can be used both by private customers and flight schools for initial pilot training. Evektor-developed sport airplanes include the EuroStar and SportStar, the four-seat VUT100 Cobra, and multipurpose commuter airplane EV-55 Outback. Igor Brunclik from Avia Propeller mentioned that his company has already been in the U.S. market for 20 years. The fruits of the cooperation between Sonex and PBS Velka Biteš, the jet engine manufacturer, was visible during the air show when Bob Carlton flew the SubSonex. Spacek-Product - GOLDfren is the largest manufacturer of metal-ceramic based brake pads in Europe for UL, LSA, and GA aircraft. The company is targeting the U.S. market now. Zlin Aviation—represented in the U.S. by Sport Air USA—debuted two new LSA: the Savage Bobber and Zlin Cub-S. You can find more info about the Czech manufacturers at Hangar C, Booth 3071A. AVT

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Smooth Valve Operation Rebuilt and Overhauled Engines Lubrication System

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Disassembly of a Lycoming Engine Re-assembly of a Lycoming Engine

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Carburetor/Fuel Injection and Leaning Rebuilt and Overhauled Engines Ignition System and Lead Fouling Reduction

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Disassembly of a Lycoming Engine Re-assembly of a Lycoming Engine

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Smooth Valve Operation Lubrication System

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Friday, August 2 5:45 AM - 6:00 AM Honor Flight Departs (Special Event), Phillips 66 Plaza 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Powered Parachutes (Performance), Ultralight Runway 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM Fellowship of the Wing (Special Event), Fergus Chapel 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Aerobics (Activity), Michael Toft, Theater in the Woods 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Craft Activity (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Vintage Type Clubs (Forum), Vintage Hangar 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Daily Weather Briefing (Forum), EAA Welcome Center 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Hosting the B-17 (Forum), Margaret Viola, Chapters & Young Eagles 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Tomorrow Is Today (Forum), Brien Seeley, Innovations Pavilion You Can Do It! (Forum), Ravi the Raviator, College Park Lockheed Flight Services (Forum), Mike Glasgow, Pavilion 1 Human Factors & Accidents (Forum), Captain Joe Scoles, Pavilion 2 GAMA PT6A Familiarization (Forum), Ron Hollis, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser Best Practices of Weather (Forum), Jamie Zajac, Pavilion 4 Short Field TO & Landings (Forum), Capt. John Hook, Pavilion 5 HAI Reduced Visual References (Forum), NTSB Staff, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments The EGT Myth (Forum), Mike Busch, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft 5 Easy Ways to Fly Safer (Forum), Larry Diamond, Pavilion 8 NATCA iPad GPS ADS-B Solutions (Forum), Ryan Deck, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Fabric Covering 101 (Workshop), Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber The 10 Best Places to Fly (Forum), Michael Combs, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax Sheet Metal 101 (Workshop), Sheet Met-Aircraft Spruce TIG Welding 101 (Workshop), TIG Weld Lincoln Elec Electrical System Install (Demo), Robert McLaughlin, Aeroplane Factory Composite 101 (Workshop), Composite Workshop

Weight & Balance (Forum), Fred Keip, Workshop Class 1 Gas Welding 101 (Workshop), Gas Welding Workshop Corvair Flight Engines (Forum), William Wynne, Workshop Class 2 Intercept OPS, TFRs, You (Forum), Kevin Roethe, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr Rotax Two Stroke Engines (Forum), Phillip Lockwood, Ultralight Forums Tent Train Aerobatics-Fly Safe (Forum), Jim Taylor, EAA Welcome Center Spirit of Aviation (Movie), Skyscape Theater 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Tube Bends & Plexiglass (Hints for HB), Dick & Bob Koehler, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Wood Construction 101 (Workshop), Wood Workshop 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Metal Shaping (Workshop), Dave Wenglarz, Vintage Hangar 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Timeless Voices (Interview), Timeless Voices Theater Aircraft Restoration (Demo), Aeroplane Factory 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sport Aviation Vol 15 (Movie), Flying Cinema 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Three - Eight Charlie (Author’s Corner), Wendy Hollinger, EAA Wearhouse 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ultralight & Light Planes (Performance), Ultralight Runway 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Veterans Cap Give away (Special Event), North of Warbird Alley 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Replica Fighters Forums (Forum), Replica Fighters HQ 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Accident Investigation (Forum), NTSB, Federal Pavilion 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Flight Gear (Showcase), Warbirds in Review 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Singer Theresa Eaman (Special Event), Warbirds in Review 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM KidVenture Legends & Guests, Dick Rutan, Pilot-Voyager, KidVenture Legends & Guests 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ADS-B: An Overview (Forum), Sean D’Arcy, Bendix King Pavilion, ADS-B Academy: iPad (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Academy of Model Aeronautics (Forum), Jeff Nance, Chapters & Young Eagles

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Memphis Belle (Movie), Flying Cinema Hand Prop Your AC (Forum), Vintage Red Barn 75th Anniversary: T-6 (Forum), Warbirds in Review Vintage (Workshop), Vintage Hangar 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Runway Incursions (Forum), Bill Castlen, College Park Open Cockpit Revolution (Forum), John Uczekaj, Innovations Pavilion Canada - Fuel Flow Test (Forum), Jack Dueck, EAA Canada Autogyro to Gyroplane (Forum), Vance Breese, Pavilion 1 Are Multi-engine AC Safer (Forum), Jake Speidel, Pavilion 2 GAMA Strip Flying New Zealand (Forum), Matt and Jo McCaughan, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser Audio Panels and Radios (Forum), Mark Scheuer, Pavilion 4 Aero-Diesel Engines (Forum), Thierry Saint Loup, Pavilion 5 HAI iPad Takes Flight (Forum), Charles Schneider, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments Testing the Dream Chaser (Forum), James Voss, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft Inflight Emergencies (Forum), Jason Schappert, Pavilion 8 NATCA Transition in Your Sonex (Forum), Joe Norris, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Advanced Fabric Covering (Forum), Jim Miller, Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber Fill the GAP: AD&D Ins. (Forum), Bob Mackey, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax Slick 500 hr & SB/SLs. (Forum), Joe Logie, Workshop Class 1 CNC Foam Cutter (Forum), Scott VanderVeen, Workshop Class 2 Defensive Flying (Forum), Rod Machado, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr Meet Sean D. Tucker (Forum), EAA Welcome Center Cold War: “Hog Wild” (Forum), Terry Rainey, Vette Theater P-38 Glacier Girl (Speaker), Dick Campbell, Skyscape Theater Loss of Control (Forum), Rich Stowell, IAC Headquarters Homebuilts in Review-Velocity, Darrell Kufalk, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Flying to National Parks (Forum), Cliff Chetwin, Federal Pavilion 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM WomenVenture Photo (Special Event), Phillips 66 Plaza Weather in the Cockpit (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pilots Bill of Rights LAC (Forum), EAA Legal Advisory Council, Heritage Gallery 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Vintage in Review (Forum), Ray Johnson, Vintage Red Barn 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Sport Aviation Vol 21 (Movie), Flying Cinema A-6 Intruder Navigator (Forum), CDR James Zanino USNR, Bendix/King Pavilion Aera Portable (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wood Construction 101 (Workshop), Wood Workshop 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Stewart System (Demo), UL Tech Tent Featured Aircraft Display (Activity), Phillips 66 Plaza 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Life Is a School/Lindy (Author’s Corner), Kermit Weeks, EAA Wearhouse 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM WomenVenture Power Lunch (Special Event), Z. Nagin Cox, Sherry Carbary, Theater in the Woods 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Fast Track ADS-B Academy, Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Chapter Video Magazine (Forum), Brady Lane, Chapters & Young Eagles 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Canada - MD-RA Inspection (Forum), Jack Dueck, EAA Canada Sonex E-Flight Project (Forum), Jeremy Monnett, Innovations Pavilion Tailwheel Tips & Tricks (Forum), Doug Stewart, Rich Stowell, College Park Advertising Insider Tips (Forum), Dan Pimentel, Pavilion 1 Shoot Great Aerial Video (Forum), David Tenenbaum, Pavilion 2 GAMA Beyond Composites 101 (Forum), D. Michael Bergen, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser How to Host an Air Tour (Forum), Philip Seizinger, Pavilion 4 Transition to Helicopters (Forum), Chris Dancy, Pavilion 5 HAI Accident Investigation (Forum), Naji Malek, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments Secrets From the Tower (Forum), Bob Richards, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft

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Rotorcraft Add‑On Forum — August 2, 11:30 am With HAI Communications Director Chris Dancy

American Helicopter Society, International

Helimission International

Hazebuster Optics

Midwest Helicopter Association

Helicopter Specialties, Inc.

Hillsboro Aviation, Inc.

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2013

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE Secret 2 Perfect Landings (Forum), Jason Schappert, Pavilion 8 NATCA Hatz Biplane (Forum), Kevin Conner, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Landing/Loving the Pitts (Forum), Budd Davisson, Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber Electric Aircraft Tech (Forum), Brien Seeley, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax Single Lever 912is Prop (Forum), Michael Stock, Workshop Class 2 Law Enforcement Use, UAVs (Forum), Alan Frazier, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr Autogyro to Gyroplane (Forum), Vance Breese, Ultralight Forums Tent SR-71 Blackbird (Forum), Richard Graham, Vette Theater Long Range Flights (Forum), Dick Rutan, SpaceShipOne / Voyager Volunteering at a Contest (Forum), Gary DeBaun, IAC Headquarters Metal Shaping (Forum), Mark Lynn, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Sport Aviation 27 (Movie), Flying Cinema 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Int’l Visitors Parade (Special Event), Int’l Visitors Tent 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM AOA in General Aviation (Forum), Paul Hathaway, Bendix/King Pavilion Flying Upgrade Avionics, Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Avoid Being Intercepted (Forum), Kevin Roethe, Federal Pavilion 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Board Meeting (Meeting), EAA Legal Advisory Council, Heritage Gallery 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Rotorcraft (Performance), Ultralight Runway 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Flight Gear (Showcase), Warbirds in Review 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM KidVenture Legends & Guests, John Uczekaj, KidVenture Legends & Guests 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Garmin Pilot With an iPad (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Building the Voyager (Movie), Flying Cinema 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Singer Theresa Eaman (Special Event), Warbirds in Review 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Aviation Weather Center (Forum), Ed Holicky, Federal Pavilion 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Stall Spin (Forum), Ted Spitzmiller, Bendix/King Pavilion G3X System (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Hand Prop Your AC (Forum), Vintage Red Barn

Restoring the Wildcat (Forum), Warbirds in Review 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Homebuilts in Review-Zenith CH750 , Sebastien Heintz, Chad Jensen, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce Tomorrow is Today (Forum), Dr. Bruce Holmes, Innovations Pavilion Volunteers Discussion (Forum), Brian O’Lena, Jeff Skiles, et al., Chapters & Young Eagles Career in Aviation (Forum), Jeff Gentz, College Park Attracting Kids to Flying (Forum), Dan Kiser, Pavilion 1 Pilot Job Market-Airlines (Forum), Kit Darby, Pavilion 2 GAMA Bush & Mountain Flying (Forum), CC Milne Pocock, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser Engine Tuning (Forum), Klaus Savier, Pavilion 4 Sport Pilot Medical (Forum), Dr. Gregory Pinnell, Pavilion 5 HAI Cozy MKIV - Soup to Nuts (Forum), Marc Zeitlin, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments Efficient Maintenance (Forum), Mike Busch, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft Flying the F-117 Stealth (Forum), William O’Connor, Pavilion 8 NATCA Next Gen of Propulsion (Forum), Harry Menian, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Fabric Covering 101 (Workshop), Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber In the Eye of the Storm (Forum), Kirk Lippold, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax Sheet Metal 101 (Workshop), Sheet Met-Aircraft Spruce TIG Welding 101 (Workshop), TIG Weld Lincoln Elec Composite 101 (Workshop), , Composite Workshop Wag-A-Bond Project Report (Forum), Fred Keip, Workshop Class 1 Gas Welding 101 (Workshop), Gas Welding Workshop Rapid Prototyping (Forum), Scott VanderVeen, Workshop Class 2 Approaches That Kill-VFR (Forum), Ray Heyde, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr Rotax 912 Review (Forum), Phillip Lockwood, Ultralight Forums Tent The FLS Microjet Story (Forum), Justin Lewis, EAA Welcome Center Early Days of the U-2 (Forum), Maj. Gen. Patrick Halloran, Vette Theater

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Flying Around the World (Forum), CarolAnn Garratt,

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Aluminum Gas Welding (Workshop),

Hilton Theater

Joe Maj, Gas Welding Workshop

The Restorers-10th Anniv. (Forum), Adam White,

Stealth Fighter (Author’s Corner), William O’Connor,

Skyscape Theater

EAA Wearhouse

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM KidVenture Legends & Guests, Chuck

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Flying for a Lifetime (Forum), Andy

Aaron, Red Bull Helicopter, KidVenture Legends & Guests

Miller, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM GTN: Flying Hands On (Forum), Garmin,

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM The de Havilland (Forum),

Garmin Hangar Tent 2

Ian Grace, Pavilion 1

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Beyond Dunker Training (Forum),

iPad in the Cockpit (Forum), Jason Miller, Pavilion 4

Derwin Hammond, Seaplane Base

NYC and the Hudson River (Forum), Myron Mitchell,

Veterans Parade (Special Event), Warbird Alley

Hilton Theater

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wood Construction 101 (Workshop),

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Int’l Visitors Buffet (Special Event),

Wood Workshop

Nature Center

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM 80’s Technology vs Today (Forum),

5:00 PM - 8:30 PM Chairman’s BBQ (Banquet), PHP Tent

Dick Rutan, Bendix/King Pavilion

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Homebuilt Roadable AC (Forum), Ron

ADS-B Academy: GDL 88/GTX (Forum), Garmin, Garmin

Borovec, Pavilion 5 HAI

Hangar Tent 1

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jewish Shabbat Service (Special

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Vintage (Workshop), Vintage Hangar

Event), Fergus Chapel

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM NTSB GA Safety Alert (Forum), NTSB,

Honor Flight Return (Special Event), Phillips 66 Plaza

Federal Pavilion

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM College Mixer (Teen Events),

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Hook Down, Wheels Down (Movie),

College Park

Flying Cinema

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Ultralight & Light Planes (Performance),

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM ADS-B and the iPad (Forum), Bret

Ultralight Runway

Koebbe, Pavilion 1

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM UL/Light Plane Awards (Awards),

Smart Plane Apps (Forum), Bill Miller, Pavilion 2 GAMA

Ultralight Barn

Bush & Mountain Flying (Forum), CC Milne Pocock, Pavil-

Gary Sinise & Lt. Dan Band (Concert), Phillips 66 Plaza

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7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Powered Parachutes (Performance),

How to Fly to the Islands (Forum), Jim Parker, Pavilion 4

Ultralight Runway

Light Sport Maintenance (Forum), Carol & Brian Carpenter,

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Rotorcraft Awards (Awards), Theater in

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Latest on China GA (Forum), Jane Zhang, Pavilion 6

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM American Warriors (Evening Program),

JP Instruments

Theater in the Woods

Top 10 Pilot Mistakes (Forum), Steve Hansen,

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Disney’s Planes (2013) (Movie),

Pavilion 8 NATCA

Fly-In Theater

Oratex Aircraft Fabric (Forum), Lars Gleitsmann, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Get Your Wife to Fly (Forum), Michael Combs, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax Engine Dynamic Balancing (Forum), Archie Frangoudis, Workshop Class 1 Sport Aviation Assn. (Forum), Ed Fisher, Workshop Class 2 Approaches That Kill-IFR (Forum), Ray Heyde, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr The SSC Flying Motorcycle (Forum), Larry Neal, Ultralight Forums Tent 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Split Rim Wheel Tires (Hints for Homebuilders), Dick & Bob Koehler, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Friday Air Show, Air show 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM G100UL Unleaded Avgas (Forum), George Braly, Innovations Pavilion

DAILY AIR SHOW LINEUP Performers listed in tentative order of appearance (subject to change)

Friday, August 2 - 2:30 p.m. Liberty Parachute Team circled by AeroShell Team, AeroShell (T-6s), Dusty from Disney’s Planes, Young Eagles, Kevin Coleman (Extra 300 SHP), Gene Soucy (Showcat), Jerry Kerby (RV-8), Roger Buis (Otto the Helicopter), Jim Peitz (F33C Bonanza), Eclipse Jet, Nicolas Ivanoff (Edge 540), Team AeroDynamix (RVs), Julie Clark (T-34), Matt Younkin (Twin Beech), Neal Darnell (Shockwave Jet Truck), Chuck Aaron (Red Bull Helicopter), Tora! Tora! Tora!, Warbirds

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talian engine manufacturer MW Fly is By mid-2013 the Italian engine manudebuting its full line of Aeropower en- facturer MW Fly had sold almost 100 engines rated from 95 to 150 hp at EAA gines, about 70 of which are now flying in AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. Europe and South Africa. MW engines are designed and manu- This year promises to be an important factured in Italy, and according to the milestone for the young company with manufacturer the new engine line is a the planned introduction of the B25R, clean sheet design and is solely being de- rated at 150 hp at 4550 rpm from a 2.5-lisigned for use in aircraft. ter displacement. Almost 10 years ago, two Italian engi- Other MW Fly engines (95, 115, 130 neers, Guido Fantini and Stefano Marella, hp) have 2.0-liter displacement. Total started from scratch and designed a new, weight of the 150 hp engine is 185 pounds modern aircraft engine that had safety and with all necessary components for proper fuel efficiency as the primary design objec- engine operation such as the oil and water tives. In 2004 the first two prototypes were tank, electronic control unit (ECU), genrunning on a dyno and the engine was first erator, and starter. flown in 2006. Following introduction of the nor All MW Fly engines are flat four cylin- mally aspirated B25R, the company plans der, water-cooled, and feature dual-elec- to launch the turbocharged version by the tronic fuel injection, integrated reduction end of 2013, according to engine designer gear, dual fully redundant fuel pumps, Stefano Marella. MW Fly intends to presand ECUs. ent by the year’s end a clockwise-turning The engines now also include new en- variant of its engines (the engines now gine-monitoring instruments developed turn counterclockwise). by P.A.T. Avionics. The HSA-M engine Another important point for rotorcraft health status annunciator provides com- builders: MW Fly has developed and is prehensive information on engine temp, testing a helicopter engine version with oil pressure, fuel pump, dual battery op- a clutch—now installed in a new Italian/ tion, generator, and ECU health. Swiss design. It even tells the pilot when the engine is MW Fly engines and P.A.T. Avionics ready for takeoff. instruments have already been mounted P.A.T. Avionics has also developed on a number of experimental aircraft and a new electro-hydraulic prop governor rotorcraft in Europe, Russia, and South AfPROP-M that automatically sets prop pitch rica and have proven reliable and efficient. for best performance in all flight phases In Europe the engine lineup is getting for experimental aircraft. The device can raving reviews by customers. be operated in automatic or manual mode. The engines and instruments are on The Canadian Bush Caddy is the first kit display at AirVenture at Booth 459. For manufacturing company to offer the new more information visit www.MWFly.it and engine and instruments in North America. www.PATavionics.com. The proprietary digital health system annunciator developed by P.A.T. Avionics (HSA) now ships with each engine. The average fuel consumption of the 130-hp engine is according to the manufacturer (mogas or 100LL) approximately 5 gallons an hour at The 150-hp MW Fly engine is installed in the Canadian Bush Caddy airframe that is now appointed the MW Fly importer. 75 percent power.

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SAFE teams with Redbird and Starr Aviation on Pilot Proficiency Program By Mark Phelps

The airlines learned long ago that one of the best simulator training strategies is to put pilots in predetermined real-world scenarios. They might be an accident situation that is re-created through flight data record-

ers, or just a particularly challenging flight scenario. I had the chance to do just that in a Redbird flight simulator here at Oshkosh through the Pilot Proficiency Program, a joint effort of SAFE (Society of Aviation and Flight Educators), Redbird Flight Simulations, and insurance provider Starr Aviation. All GA pilots are invited to experience this level of training at no charge by signing up at the SAFE tent in the Innovations Pavilion. There they can make an ap-

pointment for an instructional session in a Redbird simulator, choosing two flight scenarios from a selection of 10 possibilities. If the schedule is too full, or you can’t coordinate an appointment, SAFE will help you contact an instructor and a Redbird simulator operator near your home at a later date. By completing the simulator session, Starr policyholders are eligible for an accident forgiveness benefit— meaning their rates will not go up should they have an accident. For my session, I first chose a challenging localizer approach with the option to land straight in, or circle to land in the opposite direction to avoid a 10-knot tailwind. In reviewing the approach beforehand, I already decided that landing a Cessna 172 on a 4,000-foot runway with 10 knots on

the tail was less of a risk than circling to land under a 600-foot ceiling. I discussed it later with SAFE Executive Director Doug Stewart, and we agreed that a scenario involving a stronger tailwind coupled with a higher ceiling might have changed the decision-making process. The important part was in opening the discussion and getting me to think. Adding currency to my flying— even though it wasn’t “for real”—was an even bigger benefit. As I discussed with my instructor after the flight (which yielded pretty embarrassing results, by the way), he explained that too many pilots don’t fly enough to experience some of the difficult scenarios on the list, and this is a great way to exercise the mental muscle memory that instrument flying involves.

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Texan owners say their fellow Harvard, T-6, and SNJ owners are a congenial lot, and they enjoy camaraderie through organizations like the North American Trainer Association (NATA). And NATA is about more than camaraderie, sponsoring college scholarships in aviationrelated fields. The ranks of Texan owners keep changing and growing as pilots like Bill French from St. Louis, Missouri, buy the trainers from previous owners. French bought the 1997 AirVenture Warbird Grand Champion, a slick T-6G, in February and flew it to Oshkosh for this year’s events. He’s put 40 hours on it since acquiring the Texan in February. The Texan has been called the Pilot Maker—its handling traits were more demanding than the primary and basic trainers that preceded it in a typical military curriculum. It bridged the gap between docile trainers and high-performance fighters for a generation of pilots. The Texan was a rite of passage for new pilots. It endures in the lore of aviation. It also endures because owners and restorers have amassed

enough parts to keep the fleet aloft. One part that could become critical to find is left wing panels. That’s because the Texan more often ground loops on that side. Not that Texan pilots are prone to such events, but three-quarters of a century of operations can take a toll on the inventory. Pilot-owner Bob Lessman brought his Texan to Oshkosh 2013 from Sacramento, California, on a three-day pleasure trip. His airplane is a cosmopolitan mix of Navy SNJ wings mated to a Harvard center section attached to an Air Force T-6 fuselage—and covered in a Marine Corps paint scheme. With more than 15,000 of the breed built, co-mingling of parts is likely by now. Fred Johnson, a Florida Texan owner, says the aircraft typically burns 30 gallons of gasoline an hour. Depending on engine age and other variables, that fuel burn produces a cruising speed between 140 and 170 mph, he says. A batch of T-6s received a rejuvenation around 1949, emerging as almost-new T-6G models. Texans served in combat as forward air controllers over Korea.

Proud new owner Bill French polished the horizontal stabilizer of his T-6G Texan, the AirVenture 1997 Warbird Grand Champion. French flew his Texan to Oshkosh this year.

The NATA says a total of 76 countries ultimately employed Texans or Harvards in military service. The last military use of the type ended in 1995 when South Africa retired its large military fleet of the trainers. With its long multi-paned canopy and low-wing fighter-like appearance, the Texan has been a natural stand-in for the Mitsubishi Zero fighter in movies

and air shows for decades. Modified Texans made especially convincing Zeros and Kate torpedo bombers for the 1970 movie Tora! Tora! Tora! Veterans of that film are at Oshkosh 2013. With enthusiasm for Texans and Harvards running high, the prospects for another 75 years of their distinctive rasp is good.

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Canada’s only Spencer lands in Oshkosh By James Wynbrandt

ith its skull and crossbones paint scheme and iconic shape, the amphibious aircraft parked in the Homebuilts camping area (Row 310) here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh looks like a pirate’s Republic Seabee. But CGONE is a Spencer Air Car, designed by the Seabee’s creator, Percival Spencer, and was intended to incorporate a number of improvements to the predecessor amphib. “This was Spencer’s last design before he passed away,” said Andrea Trepanier of Nanaimo, British Columbia, who owns the aircraft with her husband, Al. Though never put into production, some 50 Spencers were plansbuilt. C-GONE is the only airworthy Spencer in Canada. As

for the aircraft’s distinctive artwork, created by Mike Wilkey, “I asked a buddy if he could do nose art, and he sent this,” Al said. C-GONE was built in 1991 but not finished. Later a group of pilots in Edmonton, Alberta—Al among them—purchased the aircraft and completed the project. When the group wanted to sell the amphib, Al bought them out. The Trepaniers have stopped at Oshkosh on their return from a Cross-Canada Century Flight that took them from Vancouver to Prince Edward Island. “This is the longest trip it’s definitely ever taken,” Andrea said. The Trepaniers also own a Mooney M20K 252, and Al has previously flown

to AirVenture with the Mooney Caravan, but this is Andrea’s first visit to Oshkosh. “Coming in was easy-peasy, a piece of cake,” she said. Powered by a 300-hp Lycoming IO-540 engine, the Spencer cruises at about 110 knots. The wooden aircraft carries about 100 Al and Andrea Trepanier with C-GONE, their gallons in its sponson fuel tanks, Spencer Air Car. enough for five and a half to six hours of flying. “It’s quite comfortable—we Base, toured the Warbirds area, been to load all this gear in,” Andrea said, pointing vintage helicopters…,” Andrea said. to the couple’s camping equipment. As for her husband, “Al went to town; But don’t expect to find the couple re- he got all sorts of goodies, and found a tool laxing under the wing. Since arriving, “I he’d been looking for for years,” she said. think I’ve seen everything—the Seaplane “He’s like a kid in a candy store.”

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Ford Takes Flight at AirVenture

Unique Experiences • All-New Lincoln Pavilion: See the entire lineup and exciting new Lincoln MKZ • USAF Thunderbirds Edition Mustang: One-of-a-kind build for the Young Eagles benefit • Fly-In Theater: Nightly Sunday-Saturday @ Camp Scholler: Special pre-premiere screening of Disney’s Planes, others include: Skyfall, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Octopussy, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines and The Terminal • Meet Henry Ford: Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford • Atlas Concept Truck: The future of trucks @ the Ford Hangar • EcoBoost Launch: The extreme bungee launch • Raptor Rock Wall, Raptor Racing and Tough Tumblers: Fun for the entire family • Ford Autograph HQ: Autographs from living legends • Free Ice Cream: Nightly deliveries; watch for the Transit Connect • Da Blooze Bros. Live Concert: Saturday night next to the Ford Hangar • Free stuff: Hats, tattoos and more • Ford Fun Factory: Connect your world with free e-mail stations, social media contests and new this year – Transit Talent Search • Model T Experience: Model T rides @ the Ford Hangar

The Privilege of Partnership EAA members are eligible for special pricing on Ford Motor Company vehicles through Ford’s Partner Recognition Program. To learn more on this exclusive opportunity for EAA members to save on a new Ford vehicle, please visit www.eaa.org/ford.

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Around the Field Chuck from Georgia, and three generations of Hendersons By Jack Hodgson

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John and Marcus Henderson, father and son, are the second and third generations of the Henderson family to attend the EAA fly-in. They’re from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and their flight to Oshkosh this year was via Portage County, Ohio, and Plymouth, Indiana. From Plymouth they flew their 1963 Skyhawk across Lake Michigan, somewhat to Marcus’ consternation. Their home airport is Lancaster (LNS). It’s a medium-sized airport with a small commuter air operation. They’re occasional visitors to EAA Chapter 540 at Smoketown Airport (S37). The family Skyhawk is actually a club airplane, and three generations of Hendersons, including John’s dad, are members. Both Marcus and John took their checkrides in the plane. Young Marcus really started coming to the fly-in only last year. But he did attend with his folks when he was in kindergarten. Does he remember anything of that visit? “I remember walking around a lot.” Marcus is 21 and graduates from college next year. He had been considering a career in aviation, and although college has exposed him to other options he still holds open the possibility of some sort of aviation career. You never know.

John is also co-owner of a Saratoga, which is their usual transportation to Oshkosh. Between the Cessna and the Saratoga they do a fair bit of flying during the year. “We go to the shore. We go to New Jersey. Sometimes Hilton Head.” John first came to the fly-in as a very small child in 1967 when it was in Rockford. But he considers his first real visit to be 1972. John has attended for all these years with his dad, and last year his son Marcus joined in. We wondered what John remembered of coming to the fly-in when he was so young. “To me it was big, but obviously compared to this it was really small. We came with a whole bunch of guys from the airport. It was a big deal. It made me feel like a big boy.” Why does he keep coming back? “’Cause I like being a little boy.” What’s he looking forward to this year? “Hanging out with my kid,” says John. “That’s what it’s all about.” John’s dad is usually one of the Hendersons at Oshkosh, but he’s stayed home this year to care for his wife. “My dad isn’t here,” he says, “and it’s really weird.” Chuck Miller is from Jefferson, Georgia, near Atlanta. On the trip here to Oshkosh 2013 he stopped at Sky King Airport in Indiana.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 It’s not related to the TV show he says. “Just a small airport that carries its name. It’s tucked right in by a Class D airspace, but you can get in there. But Penny’s not there,” he says with a frown. His home airport is Jackson County Airport (19A). It’s not big. “There’s not a single tied-down airplane there that’s

airworthy. There are only four,” he says. “But there are about 60-70 hangared airplanes.” There’s no EAA chapter at Jackson, but Chuck is a past president of EAA 690 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It’s a 200-plus member chapter. He had to leave 690 when he moved away. But he still occa-

Chuck Miller from Jefferson Georgia and his Cessna 177B.

sionally goes to its pancake breakfasts. On his way to Oshkosh this year he also stopped at Dodge City, along with some other inbound aircraft. They were all waiting for Wittman to open after the air show. Once the show was over they launched, “hit Ripon and,” he claps his hands together, “right on in.” He came to Oshkosh this year in his 1978 Cessna 177B. “It’s the last year they made the airplane.” He’s had it for five years. He also owns a Piper Warrior. He advises people to not buy an upgrade plane until they’ve sold their older one. “I couldn’t get anyone to buy my other one. The market fell apart about five years ago.” So, for now, he owns two planes. “I bought this new one specifically so my mom could get into it. It has big doors and easy entrance, unlike the Warrior. I literally would need a crane to

get her out of that. She’s 95 and likes to fly.” This is his sixth time to the fly-in, and he’s loving all the changes this year. “And as always, the volunteers are great here, everybody is so terrific. Everybody’s got a smile. Everybody’s friendly. Although I’m not sure that it’s just the volunteers; that’s Wisconsin.” One vivid memory of past fly-ins was the arrival a few years back of the brand new Airbus 380. “I busted my butt to get up here that year before it got here, and I just made it. I hit Ripon, I got the plane parked, and I got there as he went over. I just managed to see him land. It was the best controlled crash landing I’ve ever seen.” This year a highlight for Chuck has been the Jetman. “That was really spectacular.” He’s not sure how long he’ll be staying at AirVenture this year. “I’m staying till I’m ready to go. I just took the whole week off. I decided I’ll arrive on Monday, and leave when I’m ready.” Enjoy Around the Field all year long at www.AroundTheField.net.

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eneral aviation accident rates over the last 10 or so years are remarkably flat, meaning we crash airplanes with about the same frequency as ever. Meanwhile, manufacturers bemoan the time and expense of aircraft certification requirements, suggesting new and safer products could be brought to market if only there weren’t so many regulations with which they must comply. Can GA safety be improved even as certification rules are simplified and updated? We’re about to find out. “We want to see twice the safety at half the cost,” Earl Lawrence, manager of the FAA’s Small Airplane Directorate and former vice president of industry and regulatory affairs at EAA, told AirVenture Today. “That means we want to reduce fatalities in GA by half, and we literally mean the deliverable cost of a new aircraft.” Industry and the FAA have been working to do exactly that, through the Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Keying on a 2009 study of the Part 23 certification process, managers from the agency and policy types from within industry began meeting in 2011. In June 2013, the ARC presented to the FAA its final report, a 346-page document describing a path forward. According to the ARC’s report, the current regulatory framework for certifying new small airplanes and their components—which is the purpose of Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations—is “prescriptive in nature, written to address out-of-date technologies and structured based on broad assumptions, including airplane weight and propulsion type, which are becoming less accurate and more constraining as time progresses.” In other words, Part 23, which was first put into place in 1965 and now has been amended 62 times, is past its TBO. In its final report, the ARC presented nine broad recommendations for changes to small airplane certification

rules, plus five more on the certification process itself. The ARC also presented proposals for changes to ways in which small airplanes are maintained, including Part 43, which involves continued airworthiness requirements and preventive maintenance. Of particular interest to owners of older airplanes, the ARC recommended a new airworthiness certificate category “that would align maintenance and alteration requirements of older aircraft, not operated for hire, to a level more appropriate for a privately owned vehicle.” “We’ve already started implementing several changes in the way we oversee production approvals, which don’t require a rule change,” Lawrence told us. “Obviously the big goal was twice the safety. A new term to us is ‘non-required safety enhancing equipment.’ Before we get a new Part 23, what are ways we can streamline the introduction of safetyenhancing equipment?” Examples Lawrence presented include angle of attack indicators, carbon monoxide detectors, and inflatable restraints. “One of the first things we did coming out of the ARC was establish a technology review board. We take the executives of all the key areas in [FAA’s Flight Standards Service] and aircraft certification and go to them saying, ‘We need to find a way to streamline installation within the existing rules and policies, or what do we have to modify to do it,’” Lawrence explained. “Streamlining the design and certification process could provide a costefficient way to build simple airplanes that still incorporate the latest in safety innovations,” Transportation Secretary

Anthony Foxx said last week in a press release. “These changes have the potential to save money and maintain our safety standing—a win-win situation for manufacturers, pilots, and the general aviation community as a whole.” The ARC’s final report included draft language for a new Part 23, comprising some 27 pages. Accompanying it was a “white paper,” prepared by several manufacturers of small airplanes, detailing how the new Part 23 might be applied to the manufacturing and certification process. In other words, industry has provided the FAA specific recommendations on how to reorganize and improve Part 23 to meet the goals of enhancing safety and reducing costs. All the FAA needs to do is implement the proposals, or so it would seem. And that’s the next step. According to the agency, “The FAA will review the ARC recommendations as it decides how to proceed on improving general aviation safety.” If this effort remains on what appears to be a fast track, by EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, we may see a formal proposal to replace Part 23, thereby enhancing general aviation safety and reducing the cost of new airplanes. Here’s hoping.

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What’s happening in Vintage Enjoy AirVenture from the Sky! Take one of EAA’s Flight Experiences.

More than 770 registered aircraft are on the ground in the Vintage area. Here’s what’s happening there today. Tips for restorers in hands-on workshop 9 a.m. Don Bartlett - Making your engine run more efficiently, focusing on spark plugs from A to Z. 10 a.m. Bob Kachergius - Proper care and adjusting the Stromberg carb. 11 a.m. Clyde Smith - Restoring fabriccovered aircraft. VAA metal workshop Roger James, D&D Classic, Covington, Ohio, making compound curves for cowling, wing root fairing strips, and in-

strument panels. Southwest corner of the Vintage Hangar, 9 to 5 daily. Hand-propping demonstration Each day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., see a detailed hand-propping demonstration in front of the Vintage Hangar. Vintage in Review 11 a.m. Glenn Peck, 1929 Kinner-powered Monosport. Tony Phillippi talks about the unique history behind the two Howard 500 aircraft. Thomas Fey, Righter 2-GS-17, with a two-cylinder engine employing counterrotating props.

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EAA Tuesday entered a partnership with AirDocs, a Michigan aeromedical consulting service, to provide a new level of service to members having problems with FAA aeromedical certification. AirDocs has agreed to provide aid to EAA members at a discounted fee. This

added service enhances EAA’s ability to guide members through the sometimes difficult and confusing medical certification process. This new service is now available to members by contacting EAA’s Tom Charpentier at 920-426-6124.

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Jeppesen—a huge company that supports the little guy

eppesen is the most famous name in navigation. And it is the only company that produces aeronautical charting and nav data for the globe. Jepp is simply the standard for airlines and corporate jets everywhere.

Jeppesen is enormously successful and by all accounts very profitable. Jepp is routinely the star performer in the Boeing collection of aerospace groups. Jepp has a sterling reputation and the prices for its charts and data are sterling, too. But the people who run Jepp are pilots and aviation enthusiasts. They rose through the ranks flying and owning personal airplanes, not mega-million dollar jets. And they know the success of all of aviation—including Jeppesen’s worldwide nav data business—depends on a solid base of light airplane pilots and new piJeppesen CEO Mark Van Tine, left, sticks his head and hands lots learning to fly. into the Build A Plane project with competition-winning high All of that is pretty school students. much feel-good boiler-

plate unless a company puts its money where its mouth is. And this week at Oshkosh Jepp has done just that. The stunner for me was Jepp’s new Mobile FliteDeck charting and flight planning service for the iPad. Nothing new about an iPad app, but it is a wonderful surprise to get one from Jepp for only $49 a year for complete VFR coverage of the U.S. The other convincing evidence of Jepp’s commitment to growing aviation at all levels is the way CEO Mark Van Tine has thrown his support behind the Build A Plane program. Van Tine sponsored a competition among high schools and the winners sent teams of students to Glasair in Washington to build two airplanes under the Glasair Two Weeks to Taxi program. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) sponsored the Build A Plane program along with Gla-

sair, but it was Mark’s personal commitment that drove the program forward. Mark is so dedicated to the program that he flew one of the Glasairs from Washington state to Oshkosh for AirVenture. Mark made the trip VFR, of course, and used Jepp’s new VFR FliteDeck along the way. Jepp and Mark Van Tine are among many great aerospace companies that make their living supplying services and hardware to the upper end of aviation. But they haven’t forgotten their roots, and they do understand fully that we need the base of personal aviation to support the top tier. So if you hear cynics saying that big aviation companies are only out to make money, Jepp and Mark Van Tine prove they are wrong. Jepp makes plenty of money, but it gives back and does what it can to help keep us all flying and to grow a new generation of aviators.

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Kestrel confronts development delays By James Wynbrandt

Kestrel Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota, announced here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh yesterday that it has selected the Garmin G3000 as the launch avionics platform for the composite Kestrel Aircraft single-engine turboprop, currently in development. The Garmin G3000 is one of three touch-screen-controlled integrated flight decks for light turbine aircraft, and is designed specifically for Part 23 turbine aircraft. Kestrel Aircraft CEO and President Alan Klapmeier said that he expects to offer an alternative avionics suite for customers because “I believe competition is essential to controlling costs.” But, he added, “I expect Garmin to win a very, very large number of those competitive situations.” Klapmeier also provided a sobering assessment of the aircraft’s development timetable and efforts to fund the program. “The project is clearly behind schedule, because we haven’t raised the money we need or expected, and it’s an unbelievably

frustrating process,” Klapmeier said. “I was hoping to say funding is no longer an issue,” but an infusion of capital expected last week didn’t materialize. “It’s unlikely we’ll find a single point source [of capital]. Instead we’ll use a variety of funding sources” including economic development grants and strategic partners. Klapmeier reinforced his reputation for candor when he admitted, “We hoped to deliver [the first Kestrels] in 2015 in the old scheme. That’s slipped to 2016. There is no price, no performance specs, no production schedule.” Kestrel is not taking deposits for the aircraft, in part because potential customers are risk averse in today’s marketplace, Klapmeier said, and due to concerns that a lackluster pre-order book could “confuse the financial world because it’s not robust enough.” According to Klapmeier, bringing the Kestrel to market will require $175 million, of which $50 million has been spent thus far. PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

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Air 1st and MT-Propeller receive STC for Mitsubishi MU-2B turboprop By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

outh Carolina based Air 1st and MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH received an FAA STC for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series of turboprops on July 31 at EAA Oshkosh 2013. Both companies announced the FAA approval after just eight months of extensive flight testing performed at low- and high-rpm operations of the fast and popular turboprop, powered by Garrett, now Honeywell, TPE331 engines. With this certification the newest generation composite propeller is available to help give the MU-2B shorter takeoff numbers, improved climb rate, and faster cruise. The prop design simultaneously reduces the aircraft empty weight while reducing vibration and shrinking the noise footprint. MT-Propeller, the leading manufacturer in composite propellers for

32 years, last week celebrated shipping the 50th blade manufactured for a Cirrus SR22. MT props certificated for both Part 23 and Part 25 and are common on both private piston through turboprop regional airliners—including the BAe Jetstream 41 and Eurocopter’s highspeed X3, which flies at a record-setting 255 knots. The company’s composite props have accumulated more than 110 million flight hours without an in-flight failure or airworthiness directives (ADs), one of the best propeller safety records in the aviation industry. More than 120 STCs are available from MT-Propeller for various applications. For more information visit MTPropeller on AirVenture grounds in Hangar B 2014-2015 or go to www.MT-Propeller.com.

Air 1st and MT-Propeller received an FAA STC for the Mitsubishi MU-2B series turboprop July 31 during AirVenture Oshkosh 2013.

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Belite Electronics introduces new equipment Belite Electronics, located at Booth 993 by the Ultralights runway, has introduced a number of new electronics that are available at AirVenture. The company introduced two new LED indicators, one for fuel and one for angle of attack. The company claims the fuel gauge is compatible with almost all fuel probes in existence and is available for dual or single tanks. It is available for $99.95. The angle of attack indicator, priced at under $600, allows the pilot immedi-

ate cockpit display of the aircraft’s AOA, ultimately improving safety. Both boast “unusually bright” LED displays to allow for easy-to-read and more accurate readouts for AOA and fuel levels. The third instrument Belite is introducing is a dual-rate turn coordinator, used to select different turn rates while in flight. The unit will not be available for sale until September, but will be priced at $299.95 when it hits the market.

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Italian LSA manufacturer Nando Groppo debuts at AirVenture By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

he Trial, a two-seat, fixed-wing LSA, made in Italy by Nando Groppo s.r.l., debuted this week at EAA Oshkosh 2013. Trial is a STOL aircraft featuring a cruise speed of 110 mph and has been specifically designed to operate from unprepared runways. The small but well-respected Italian manufacturer, named for its engineer founder, is already well-known in Italy and Europe. In Italy, Germany, and Great Britain, the Trial is certified as UL; it just obtained LSA certification in the U.S. The Trial features two seats in tandem configuration; the basic aircraft structure (fuselage and wings) is chromoly welded steel covered in 2024 T3 aluminum. Trial is available in either the conventional taildragger configuration or with a nose gear. One of its most unusual features is the quick wing fold system, which is exceptionally fast and easy, requires no tools, and can be performed by a single person in five minutes.

On display at AirVenture 2013 is a ready-to-fly version equipped with a 100hp Rotax 912 engine, AvMap 5 instrumentation, fixed-pitch wooden propeller, and 40-gallon fuel tank. Forty gallons allows more than six hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; flying time and range of about 600 nautical miles. So far, 92 Trials have been manufactured and delivered. Besides European certifications the manufacturer is working on the LSA certification that is expected by the end of September. Trial can be powered with Rotax 912S, Sauer 2400, or Jabiru 2200 engines. At the recent AERO show in Germany the company showed a bush version equipped with 26-inch bush tires and a belly pod; those options are included in a U.S. price list. As a ready-tofly aircraft, Trial sells for $85,000 or for $25,000 as a kit. Kits are delivered with the wing spars already riveted and steel parts welded and powder coated. All aluminum skins

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are supplied CNC pre-drilled. Thanks to these features, kit assembly requires an average of about 600 building hours, according to the company. The aircraft displayed at Oshkosh is

being offered for sale at a promotional price of $79,900. For more information visit Nando Groppo in the North Aircraft Display, Booth 614, or go to www.Groppo.it or www.Fly-BuyLSA.com.

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Trick avionics are about as common at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 as sunscreen and sore feet. Offerings for experimental aircraft range from relatively inexpensive but fullfeatured multi-function displays. One category of avionics equipment—engine monitors—didn’t really exist as few as 20 years ago, and now that function is expected as part of a glass panel’s MFD. If all you want is engine data here are examples from a stroll around Oshkosh. Dynon EMS-D120/D10 Dynon’s engine monitoring system (EMS) offerings are color LCD-panel devices that come in two sizes: the smaller EMS-D10 and the larger-screen EMS-D120. The EMS-D10 fits in a standard 3-1/8-inch round panel opening, which the instrument fully covers, while the EMS-D120 requires a 6.78-by-4.75-inch panel cutout. Both instruments integrate up to 16 different gauges. If you have multiple Dynon Avionics products in your aircraft, their architecture allows them to be networked together via the company’s Dynon Smart Avionics Bus (DSAB), providing the ability to transmit information to each other. The EMS-D120 retails for $2,200, while the EMS-D10 goes for $1,700. Neither price includes required probes. For more information, visit Dynon Avionics at Booth 4053-4055 in Hangar D, or online at www.DynonAvionics.com.

J.P. Instruments EDM 740/930 JPI, along with Insight and Electronics International (all three of whom are present at this year’s AirVenture and offer engine monitors for experimentals) helped found the market for the modern engine monitor. Today all three offer a wide range of instruments, but only JPI has products with a color LCD display designed for experimentals. The company’s EDM 740 mounts in a 3-1/8-inch instrument hole, while the 930 needs a 6-by-4.5-inch cutout. Both provide traditional engine-monitoring functions, including fuel flow, carburetor air temperature, and a host of other capabilities. Both JPI products are sold as complete packages, including probes, sensors, etc. Pricing starts at $3,199 for the EDM 740 and $5,217 for the EDM 930. To learn more, visit JPI’s booth, 1071-1073, in Hangar A or online at www.JPInstruments.com.

GRT Avionics EIS 2000 and 4000/6000 GRT Avionics also offers two basic engine monitor solutions, the EIS 2000 and the EIS 4000/6000. The EIS 2000 comes in two flavors, one for two-stroke engines and one for four-strokes. Either one is designed for ultralights or other craft in which light weight and small size are important. Meanwhile, the EIS 4000 is designed for four-cylinder powerplants, and its bigger brother, the EIS 6000, is for sixcylinder engines. Both products offer complete engine monitoring capability displayed on a back-lit, sunlight-readable display. The EIS 4000 starts at $719, plus probes, and the EIS 6000’s base price is $759. Visit GRT Avionics in Booth 3068-3069 in Hangar C or online at www.GRTAvionics.com.

MGL Avionics XTreme EMS MGL Avionics calls its XTreme EMS “a full-featured, full-color engine monitoring system for just about any engine.” All sensor data is sent through the firewall via a single serial cable, making installation clean and easy. The device supports both four- and six-cylinder engines Since the aircraft’s engine data is routed to the instrument using the company’s data bus, the XTreme EMS’s information can be shared with the company’s EFIS displays. The XTreme EMS starts at $850. A complete harness supporting all of the instrument’s functions is $109. The XTreme EMS can be viewed at the company’s AirVenture booth, 2139-2140, in Hangar B. The company’s website is www.MGLAvionics.com.

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