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Gathering of Eagles raises $2.49 million

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Singer Tony Orlando brought his A-game to the Gathering of Eagles Thursday night, crooning to astronaut Gene Cernan about the Yellow Ribbon that made him famous, with Jim Slattery (left) looking on.

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First Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight honors Vietnam veterans

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arly Friday morning, a very special American Airlines 737 aircraft, Flagship Liberty, flew 114 veterans from Phillips 66 Plaza at AirVenture to Washington, D.C., in the first Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight specifically for veterans of the Vietnam era.

The vets received a warm reception at Reagan National Airport, then Vietnam veteran Al Salinas is one of 114 vets who flew with the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight Friday to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall and other sites.

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AA’s Gathering of Eagles charity auction and dinner on Thursday evening raised a total of $2.49 million to help support the Young Eagles program and other EAA youth outreach efforts.

The Eagle Hangar in the EAA AirVenture Museum was packed with hundreds of people who donated through purchasing tables and bidding on silent and live auction items.

The highlight of the evening was bidding on a one-of-a-kind, serial No. 0001 2014 Ford Mustang GT that features U.S. Air Force Thunderbird markings celebrating the 60th anniversary of the jet demonstration team.

The Mustang was equipped with several of Ford’s high-performance options and painted in the Thunderbird livery that matches the ThunderCONT. P3

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bird paint job on the F-16 jet. Even the “belly pan” of the Mustang was covered by metal, not plastic, and bore the famous T-Bird logo.

Auctioneer Spanky Assiter quickly had bids above $300,000 for the Mustang, and the hammer came down at $398,000.

Other auction items that drew spirited bidding were a trip to Switzerland to fly with “Jetman” Yves Rossy, a private showing in your own home town of the movie Planes offered by Disney, a trip to wine country donated by Quintessa Wine, and many others.

The evening honored all veterans with special attention for Vietnam vets. Gen. Patrick Brady, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his medical evacuation helicopter into intense enemy fire to retrieve wounded soldiers, received a standing ovation. During two tours in Vietnam, Gen. Brady flew more than 2,000 combat missions evacuating more than 5,000 wounded soldiers.

Gen. John Borling, who was shot down by ground fire over Vietnam

and spent more than six years as a POW, told the crowd about the welcome party President Nixon gave returning POWs in 1973. That may have been the most famous party in White House history.

As Gen. Borling was talking about his and other Vietnam vets’ return home, Tony Orlando took the stage to sing “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree,” the song that became the anthem for returning POWs and all Vietnam vets. Orlando soon had the crowd singing along and clapping in time.

Jeppesen honored Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan—the “most recent person to walk on the moon” as Gene likes to say—with a special instrument approach chart. And everyone in attendance received a copy of the chart that has fixes named for milestones in Gene’s trip to the moon and back.

For the ninth straight year Cessna was the presenting sponsor for the dinner. Over that period, Cessna donations to Young Eagles and other EAA youth programs have totaled more than $14 million.

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Ford’s Thunderbirds Mustang fetched a cool $398,000 top bid for the benefit of EAA’s Young Eagles program.

Daher Socata, sponsor of the balcony tables, again presented a video report featuring the two young interns who worked and learned at its factory in France. Socata builds the TBM 850 very fast turboprop single.

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton thanked outgoing Young Eagles co-chairmen Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles for their four years of service, then introduced incoming chairman Sean D. Tucker. Sean is only the fifth Young Eagles chairman following in the footsteps of the Cliff Robertson, Gen. Chuck Yeager, Harrison Ford, and Sully and Skiles.

Tucker, who seems to have more energy than his air show biplane, then pitched in along with air show star

Michael Goulian to cheer on bidders during the live auction.

All items in both the live and silent auctions were donated, and Pelton expressed his enormous thanks for all who purchased items and seats for the dinner.

“EAAers have flown more than 1.7 million youngsters, and our Young Eagles program continues to be the most effective way to introduce the next generation to the freedom and joy of personal flying,” Pelton said.

“Young Eagles would not be possible without the generous donations of so many, and the Gathering of Eagles dinner is our single largest source of support. It was a spectacular evening all around.” AVT

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Aerobatic legend Sean D. Tucker was introduced as the new Young Eagles chairman Thursday by Jack Pelton (far left) and outgoing co-chairs Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles.

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WASP: ‘Don’t forget us’

By Barbara A. Schmitz

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or all the stories being told as five former Women Airforce Service Pilots gathered at the EAA AirVenture Museum on Thursday, the biggest story was the empty chairs.

“The two empty chairs are for Dot Lewis and Dawn Seymour, who were with us here last year,” said WASP Jean McCreery, but who couldn’t come this year because of health issues. “In the last six months, we have lost 25 WASPs. There are less than 200 of us left. In the next five years, we will all be gone. All I ask of you,” she said as she glanced around the room, “is don’t forget us.”

If the crowd’s reaction was any indication, they won’t forget.

2013 is the 70th anniversary of the WASP program, and the 20th year these pioneering women aviators have come to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to tell their stories.

But the group is aging. Florence Elion Mascott is the baby of the group at 88. McCreery is 89, Shutsy Reynolds is 90, Marty Wyall is 91, and Bernice “Bee” Haydu is 92-3/4.

Historian Kate Landdeck, who has worked with the WASP at AirVenture for 17 years, said the WASP’s job was to tow targets and ferry planes and people domestically, freeing up male pilots to go overseas. WASP flew 57 million miles and had an accident rate comparable to the men before the program was deactivated on December 20, 1944.

Wyall was in the last WASP class in 1944. She had wanted to apply earlier, but her father insisted she finish school first.

But she soon questioned if her decision was the right one. “I got air sick and couldn’t stay up for one hour,” she recalled. “I started lessons in May, and one day in August my instructor said if I could stay up one hour, I could solo.”

The very next day she stayed up one hour, only because her instructor forgot to bring his cigars with him. After 16 hours in dual instruction, she had finally figured out why she was getting sick.

“It was his cigars,” she said. “It wasn’t the flying at all.”

Haydu had a brother who was a lit-

tle older and smarter than she has. So he went to college, and she felt sorry for herself, she said.

But finally Haydu decided it was time to do something. So she took a night aviation course, preparing her to become a private pilot. When she heard about the WASP program, she applied.

“We had to pay our own way out there because the program was considered experimental; they didn’t know if women could handle the big military airplanes. But we had to follow the military life.”

Their military regimen included getting up at 6 a.m. and going to bed at 10 p.m. There were daily calisthenics and drills.

Haydu recalled being issued men’s overalls in three sizes. “Large, larger, or largest,” she said.

Reynolds declared to her parents when she was 7 that she was going to learn to fly. “By 18, I had my private pilot’s license and figured I had reached all my life’s ambitions. Then I joined the WASPs.” She remembered being the first to wear the Air Force blue uniforms; it included no rank, just insignia.

“We were stopped by the MPs for impersonating officers,” she said. “We were stopped by civilians who wanted to know if we were replacing the doorman at the local hotel.”

When traveling to Oklahoma as a group, people thought they were Ger-

man prisoners of war on their way to prison camp. “But the next morning, our cover story was that we were a baseball team. People would come up to us at breakfast and say, ‘It’s nice you are enjoying yourself as a baseball player, but you do know a war is going on.’”

They were never formally militarized and it was 1977 before legislation was passed awarding the WASP veterans status. “For the 38 WASPs killed, their parents had to pay for the funeral,” Wyall said. “We would take up a collection to send with the body to the home.”

It was 2009 before President Obama signed legislation awarding the WASP the highest civilian honor—the Con-

gressional Gold Medal. In March 2010, more than 250 surviving WASP were on hand for the ceremony, including Haydu, who had lobbied hard decades earlier to get the group veterans status.

She recalled: “I was first in line and was told President Obama would likely be sitting in his desk when the door opened,” she says. “The door opened and it was the president. All I could say was, ‘I know you!’”

The group is hoping for one more honor, however. They have been invited to participate in the Tournament of Roses parade and they’ve selected a float builder. Now they just need money to pay for it. To donate or learn more, go to www.WASPFloat.com or e-mail landdeck@yahoo.com. AVT

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

WASP Jean McCreery signs an autograph.

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

For 20 years, the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, have been telling their story to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh crowds.

From left are Shutsy Reynolds, Marty Wyall, Bernice “Bee” Haydu, Jean McCreery, and Florence Elion Mascott.

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HONOR FLIGHT FROM CONT. P1

embarked on a day long tour of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, the Smithsonian American History Museum, and Arlington National Cemetery. The group was scheduled to return Friday to a hero’s welcome. (The arrival took place after the AirVenture Today deadline. See coverage in tomorrow’s paper and online

at www.AirVenture.org/live.)

The flight was sponsored by Old Glory Honor Flight Inc.—which has operated 18 flights of World War II veterans from Northeastern Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., including three previous flights from EAA AirVenture—and Oshkosh Corp. AVT

PHOTO BY ANDI LOPPNOW

Vietnam veteran Jim Hoffman gets a warm reception from TSA at Reagan National.

PHOTO BY ANDI LOPPNOW

Virgil Jeardoe pauses to view the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C.

The Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight group that departed AirVenture Oshkosh visited several sites in Washington, D.C. Friday including the Lincoln Memorial.

PHOTO BY ANDI LOPPNOW

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‘Rosie the Riveter’ still at work on B-29 Story and photo by Frederick A. Johnsen

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onnie Palacioz began working on B-29 Superfortress bombers at Boeing in Wichita in 1943, and she’s still at it.

Connie, now 88, volunteered to help rebuild the B-29 nicknamed Doc when it was trucked to Wichita in 2000. Fresh out of high school in 1943, she began riveting the nose sections of the bullet-shaped Superfortresses a few weeks later. She was a quick study in a Boeing trade school, and her instructor pronounced her ready to work on the new bombers after two weeks of training.

Connie is the very emblem of Rosie the Riveter, representing women from all walks of life who toiled in defense plants to help win World War II. She recalled that when she first reported for duty in Wichita, a 30-mile bus ride from her home in Newton, Kansas, her shift was short of buckers. A bucker backs the work of a riveter on the other side of the panel being riveted, holding a steel tool carefully in place to ensure the rivet properly deforms to do its job.

Connie’s supervisor said the only person available was a black woman nobody else wanted to work with; she was assigned to pick up trash in the plant. Connie said she would work with the other woman, named Jerri Wordan. “She was good... Afterwards, everyone wanted her to buck for them,” Connie explained. But the team of Palacioz and Wordan remained together. Wordan sometimes made suggestions to a toolmaker on the shift so he could give her special bucking bars to reach difficult nooks in the B-29 structure.

The war ended; “We got laid off in August of 1945,” Connie said. Connie got married, raised four kids in Newton, and went to beauty school in 1958, working many years thereafter as a hairdresser.

But her flair for building heavy bombers never quite left. “When I heard they were going to restore Doc, I went and volunteered,” she said.

“And now we’re done with all the riveting.” These days Connie is working

Connie Palacioz donned Rosie the Riveter bandana and coveralls to share her wartime stories of building B-29s with AirVenture visitors.

on copying blueprints, and she figures soon she will be polishing Doc as the big bomber gets nearer to flying status. She says she has already asked to fly on the B-29 when it is ready.

And that flight could come next year, according to some of the volunteer crew working to refurbish Doc in a borrowed Wichita hangar.

Jeff Turner, chairman of the nonprofit group Doc’s Friends, said the goal of flying Doc to Oshkosh in 2014 is in sight, but as much as $2 million more needs to be raised to make it happen.

The Doc project has been in Wichita since 2000, but only this year was it turned over to the new 501(c)(3)

nonprofit foundation. That lengthy gestation may be attributed to the stewardship of project organizer and founder Tony Mazzolini, who wanted to ensure any foundation taking on Doc had the right vision. “I needed to make sure I put the aircraft into the right hands for the future,” Mazzolini explained.

When refurbished, Doc will be only the second flyable B-29 in the world. Its ambitious restoration and service as a living memorial is documented on the group’s website: www.B-29Doc.com. AVT

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Steve Hinton: Master warbird pilot

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teve Hinton doesn’t know offhand how many warbird types he’s flown, but he’s made more than 100 post-restoration first flights.

If that sounds nonchalant, it’s an indicator of Steve’s down-to-earth outlook.

The man many warbird pilots and would-be warbird pilots envy is in high demand to fly exotic warbirds to events and for owners who want an experienced flier in the cockpit. He’s logged about 7,000 hours in warbirds as a result.

That has included opportunities to fly a genuine German Fw 190 fighter as well as newly made full-size reproductions. “I’m the only one who has flown the real one,” Hinton says. While the reproductions are fine flying machines, he says the genuine German wartime version was impressive for its flight control harmony: “an extremely well-designed, good airplane.”

Hinton says he works with restorers and owners to make sure things are as reliable as possible before testing a new restoration. “We go out of our way not to have any heroic first flight,” he explains. Hinton talks to other pilots and reads up on a particular warbird before flying it.

“I’ll find out everything I can about it before first flight,” he says. He emphasizes the importance of communication among warbird pilots to share information. He says, “If you’re smart, you’ll talk to people.”

Steve is quick to credit others with helping him become a reliable warbird pilot. His affinity for warbirds goes back to early childhood, when his family lived at Naval Air Station China Lake in the Mojave Desert where he was born. The movie Hunters, about F-86 Sabre pilots, impressed the young Hinton. To this day, he says the F-86 is his favorite airplane.

Soon his family relocated to Claremont, California, where young Steve became best friends with Jim Maloney, whose father Ed Maloney was the visionary force behind the evolving Planes of Fame Museum. Steve and Jim spent hours at the museum, working on airplanes and getting opportunities to expand their knowledge and capabilities.

“I was fortunate enough to be

around an aviation museum,” he says.

“I came at the right time.” And he had opportunities to fly ex-military aircraft as a result.

“Truth is, all these planes were built for 19-year-olds to fly,” he says modestly. As Steve built his warbird flight hours, he says he had help “and watchful eyes” from experienced pilots.

“The sky was the limit.”

Air National Guard pilot Roscoe Diehl taught Steve how to fly an F-86.

“The very first job I had where I got paid to fly an airplane was an F-86 for Bob Hoover,” Steve recalled. That was a delivery flight to Oshkosh in 1974.

Since then, Steve says, “I’ve never missed more than about eight months without flying a Sabre.”

If the F-86 is this warbird professional’s favorite aircraft, where does the list go from there? “I have a favorite airplane and then 10 of them tied for second place,” he says. Tops in props for Steve is the Grumman F8F Bearcat; from there he lists P-51, P-38, F6F, P-40, Spitfire, and genuine Zero as seven of those 10 second-place finishers.

“My desires and my dreams are filled with these kinds of airplanes,” Steve says. “I enjoy the history of the airplanes; every plane has a story.”

Steve’s warbird logbook is impressive by itself, but that’s hardly the sum of his résumé. He’s an accomplished Unlimited air racer and the head of Fighter Rebuilders, a warbird restoration shop that has breathed life into about 40 warbirds—many for repeat customers.

And then there’s his movie career.

Steve has flown fighters and bombers for motion pictures including Pearl Harbor, Valkyrie, Always, and his first efforts in front of the cameras, the Baa Baa Black Sheep television series.

Steve likes the challenge of performing movie shots, working out the precision needed to make the shot look right on film.

The memorable opening scene in Always, where a water-scooping PBY Catalina skims over a small fishing boat in an unforgettable head-on telephoto shot, was directed by Steve.

Steve’s love of warbirds is permanent and infectious. “They talk to you,” he says. And he listens. AVT

Story and photo by Frederick A. Johnsen

Warbird pilot and rebuilder Steve Hinton paused with the F7F Tigercat he flew to AirVenture 2013.

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Youth in action at the VAA Red Barn

Story and photo by Gary Flick

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he Vintage area has been graced with a dynamic duo of youngsters this week who have taken the volunteering effort to new heights.

Luke Lachendro and Addison Hymer, both only 15, didn’t know each other before this week, but have quickly become “inseparable and the go-to team” for volunteering around the VAA Red Barn, according to Vintage Director Steve Krog.

“The pair sold more Round Engine Rodeo shirts in two hours of walking around than the barn has all week,” Krog said.

The youngsters have also been responsible for a number of new VAA memberships. Lachendro, who couldn’t be less shy, explained his comical but effective sales tactics.

“If I see someone sitting by their plane, I ask if they are a VAA member.

If they say no, I just talk, talk, and talk some more until they join!” he said with a huge smile.

Both are from aviation families and are no strangers to AirVenture. Hymer has been coming for “longer than she can remember,” and Lachendro’s parents actually met at AirVenture through Krog and have been back every year since.

Addison Hymer and Luke Lachendro stand next to the Lachendros’ 1948 PA-16 Piper Clipper. The pair has been going far beyond the volunteering call this week in the Vintage area.

Lachendro’s aviation knowledge is more like that of a 51-year-old. According to Krog, he has been ready to solo since he was about 14.

January 30 is the magic day for Wisconsin native Lachendro, and he’s not going to let the weather hold him off any longer than the law already has.

“I plan on soloing in a Piper J-3 Cub on skis, but if ski conditions are bad I’m going up in a Porterfield CP-65,” he said.

Hymer, who is also intelligent far beyond her years, plans to begin lessons as soon as she returns to her home in Michigan and hopes to someday fly in her favorite plane, the F4U Corsair.

Both Hymer and Lachendro are amazing young people and great examples for other youth who wish to get involved in aviation. And as ahead of their years as they are, both are very modest and agree that the best part of volunteering at EAA is meeting all of the great people and pilots. AVT

Lincoln Electric: generosity specialists

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incoln Electric, located at booths 468-470 near the College Park tent, has been aiming to help others since the company’s inception in 1895.

The company donates time and products to a number of different outlets across the country, but EAA and its members may be the greatest beneficiaries.

Not only does Lincoln provide hands-on welding instruction at each

Stop in at the Lincoln Electric tent located at booths 468-470 to see what the company has to offer and talk to one of its certified welding instructors.

of its four forum stations, but it also donated all of the welding equipment that EAA’s maintenance staff uses daily.

It also contributed to the Gathering of Eagles a number of items that were auctioned off Thursday night, with all of the money going to support the EAA Young Eagles program.

At Lincoln Electric’s tent Thursday, work was being done on an exhaust unit, and it appeared to be a forum, but was actually an even bigger act of kindness. An aircraft owner had found a crack in the exhaust unit and was afraid he would not be able to fly out safely.

Story and photo by Gary Flick

Lincoln stepped in.

“This was an emergency situation,” said Lon Damon, Lincoln’s trade show event coordinator. “And we wanted to keep with the kindness of the show.”

And this was not the first fix Lincoln helped with this week, either.

“If there is someone in need, we are happy to help them get home safe,” Damon said.

That same attitude is prevalent throughout the EAA grounds this week and EAA members appreciate all that Lincoln Electric does for their association as well as the entire aviation community. AVT

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Evin End captures an image of warbird tails.

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EAA Warbirds of America has opened its ranks in 49 years Pioneers of the Warbirds of America Harold Cannon, left, John Baugh and Bill Harrison discussed the creation and evolution of this important division of EAA at a program Friday on Phillips 66 Plaza.

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Story and photo by Frederick A. Johnsen

early a half-century ago civilian warbirds typically wore bright paint schemes like highspeed motor homes. A lot of them raced. And the individuals who owned them worried about diminishing supplies of spare parts.

In 1964 at the Reno National Air Races, some of the warbird owners formed the Warbirds of America in an effort to unite the warbird community and solve common problems. The idea was worthy, but the organization initially struggled to stay aloft.

Veteran Warbirds member Bill Harrison told an audience in Phillips 66 Plaza on Friday that “Paul Poberezny stepped up when we as an organization were destitute.” The driving force behind the creation of EAA six decades ago, Poberezny was a military-rated pilot who fostered the inclusion of the nascent Warbirds of America into the EAA. “It’s the best thing that could have happened to us,” Harrison said.

But the club was a bit strict in the early days. Before coming to EAA, Warbirds bylaws limited membership to those who owned ex-military aircraft with engines of 600 hp. When the owner of a T-6 Texan asked to join, he was allowed, but the invitation was about as enthusiastic as taking your kid brother on a date with your new girlfriend.

A Stearman biplane owner fared worse; as he taxied into the Warbirds area at Oshkosh in the 1970s, the people who came out to meet him were not there to welcome him, but rather to direct him and his biplane to the Antiques and Classics parking area elsewhere on the field.

The Friday Warbirds history panel

included Harrison, as well as John Baugh and WOA President Harold Cannon, with moderator Matt Jolley.

They all confirmed the Warbirds of America of today, numbering 5,000 members as a division of EAA, is much more inclusive. “Our arms are open,” Cannon said.

Harrison added, “We want to tell everybody that there’s a place in the organization for them.” Members today include descendants of military pilots, historians, photographers, and just plain warbird enthusiasts, many of whom volunteer to help the organization hold up its end of the sprawling AirVenture campus.

Cannon told the audience that membership in Warbirds of America is now worldwide. “It really does have a global reach,” he added. “It’s living history that’s not matched anywhere else.”

Cannon discussed three issues facing warbird operators, and the organization. He said availability of proper grades of gasoline is of some concern, but seems to be manageable; parts are increasingly scarce, but members find ways to meet their needs; and the encouragement of youthful members is an ongoing issue.

“I think our real challenge is reaching out to youth,” Cannon said.

The warbird crews of tomorrow are yet to be born. Emcee Jolley encouraged young listeners—and anyone—interested in warbirds to volunteer to help with a warbird. “Opportunities magically appear to those who volunteer,” Jolley said.

The Warbirds of America historical presenters agreed that the organization is open and welcoming to all kinds of members, aircraft not required. AVT

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Combs hopes to set record for transcontinental flight

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By Barbara A. Schmitz

here was a point when new sport pilot Michael Combs thought about giving up on his quest to land in all 50 states in his light-sport airplane and set a world record.

Bad weather plagued his trip, and he spent 10 days in Nashville alone, waiting for the weather to improve so he could continue. That’s 10 days of hotel rooms and rental car costs.

“When we took off to begin the flight we only had enough money for two weeks’ worth of fuel, meals, and rental cars,” he said. “But I’ve learned that everything happens for a reason.”

While Combs thought of quitting, it ultimately didn’t feel right, especially since his flight was called the Flight for the Human Spirit.

“This was a flight with a lot of faith that everything would be okay,” he said. “I knew I had to be committed, even when things weren’t a pleasure ride.”

That commitment paid off. And in fact, everything was okay.

Combs and his plane, named Hope One, touched down in 49 states from April-September 2010. But the 50th state—Hawaii—proved a little more challenging. It would take two years, until September 2012, before he found a way to get there.

Fed Ex agreed to ship his Remos GX to Hawaii for $47,000. Another quote to ship by sea came in more reasonable at $16,000.

“But we’re self-funded,” Combs said. “We just couldn’t afford that.”

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

Michael Combs has touched millions of people through his trip, Flight for the Human Spirit, which has taken him and his Remos GX, to all 50 states. You can meet Combs and see his airplane in Exhibitor Space 18, which is on James Ray Boulevard, behind the Cessna display area.

After telling his story to many, he finally found someone to help. His LSA was put on a C-5 military transport, along with Kirby Chambliss’ Red Bull Edge 540, a jet fuel dragster, and Jacquie B’s Extra, and flown out of Travis Air Force Base in California to Hawaii, where he and Hope One performed during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

With that performance, he became the first sport pilot to fly an LSA in all 50 states. His plane also has the distinction of being one of the few civilian aircraft to fly inside a C-5 military plane and to land at two military bases, Combs said.

Throughout his journey to all 50 states, Combs made 220 stops and covered more than 50,000 miles, or

enough to fly around the world twice.

He also holds the record for most miles logged in a light-sport aircraft.

He hopes to take off on his next attempt, a transcontinental flight from Ontario, California, to Charleston, South Carolina, before August 15 since the number of daylight hours are diminishing. He had originally hoped to begin his flight in June, but that was delayed because of poor weather, he said.

He must complete the flight in 37 hours, but he can only fly during the day because of the light-sport pilot restrictions. He figures he can do it in 33 hours, if the weather cooperates.

An attempt last year, however, fell short of the record by 90 miles when he ran into hail and was forced to land.

Once Combs completes his transcontinental flight, he has other world records he’d like to break. He’s considering a coast-to-coast flight across Australia, or a world record flight in the Bahamas.

Combs said he keeps flying to spread the word that it’s not too late to go after your dreams. He knows that to be true personally. After an illness almost killed him in 2003, he decided to learn how to fly and fulfill one of his life dreams.

“I’ve had many people tell us stories of how the flight touched their lives,” he said. “Last year a man showed me a picture of a restaurant that he started that had always been his dream. It’s amazing the impact I’ve made with a dream and a piece of carbon fiber…” AVT

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WomenVenture Power Lunch carries powerful, inspiring message

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By Barbara A. Schmitz

t wasn’t your normal power lunch.

Most people were wearing T-shirts and shorts and sitting on folding chairs while eating their box lunches.

Yet the more than 500 women assembled at EAA’s Theater in the Woods for the first WomenVenture Power Lunch on Friday couldn’t help but leave inspired.

Z. Nagin Cox, spacecraft systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Maj. Caroline Jensen, right wing pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; and Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services, told the young and older women assembled how they found their passions and careers and encouraged them to do the same.

Z. Nagin Cox

Cox said she wanted to work on robotics aircraft at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory since she was 14 and “go places nobody has gone before.”

But her father wasn’t too wild about that idea for his daughter, she said.

Knowing that he wouldn’t help pay for her college education and that many astronauts had a military background, she walked into an Air Force recruiting van on her way home from high school one day. She found that, with her 4.0 GPA, the military would pay.

Cox went on to graduate from Cornell University and ultimately get a job at JPL. She talked about the Mars mission she is working on and the excitement everyone felt when it was confirmed that the Curiosity rover had

touched down. Curiosity will mark one year on Mars next week and has already achieved its main science goal.

“It is looking like Mars could have supported life,” she said.

After landing on an ancient riverbed, Curiosity took photos of pebbles on Mars that resemble those on Earth, proving that water existed on the red planet. They were also able to determine that the water was drinkable, she said.

“This is the type of thing that inspires us,” she said. “But follow your interests … and be part of the movement that makes the world a better place.”

Maj. Caroline Jensen

Jensen recalled writing a paper for school on wanting to become a military aviator. She got an F. “I think the teacher couldn’t envision a world where women would want to become combat aviators,” Jensen said. “I went in to talk to her about my grade and said I had done my research. So she gave me a D instead.”

Thankfully, her family was more supportive about her career choice.

Jensen said she knew she wanted to be a combat aviator since she was 13 and saw the Thunderbirds perform.

“But at that time, women couldn’t be in combat,” she said.

But that changed before she graduated from the Air Force Academy. She was deployed in Iraq and also worked as a pilot instructor before she joined the Air Force Reserves.

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

Z. Nagin Cox, spacecraft systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was one of three speakers at the first EAA WomenVenture Power Lunch on Friday.

Jensen is also the first mom and female reservist to be selected to fly for the Thunderbirds.

“I represent the 700,000 who serve,” she said. “I feel fortunate to do what I do.”

Sherry Carbary

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

Carbary said there is a need to create a sustainable pipeline of aviation professionals, and particularly female aviation professionals, to meet the upcoming needs of aviation and aerospace businesses.

Over the next 20 years, 35,000 new commercial airplanes will be built, creating a need for 460,000 new commercial pilots and 601,000 new mechanists and technicians, she said.

“Yet only 6 percent of the U.S. commercial pilots are female,” she said, “and less than 3 percent are mechanics.”

At the same time, 20 percent of people employed in aviation and aero-

space are eligible for retirement now.

That could mean a significant shortage of trained workers.

“We have to work hard to show that aviation is technologically advanced and offers so many opportunities for younger people,” Carbary said.

She encouraged people to remember STEM, noting she wasn’t talking about science, technology, engineering, and math. Instead she said STEM stands for support, train, encourage, and mentor.

“First support. Be there for each other as you move into your careers.

“Train. Learn how to speak up, share stories and make sure your voice is heard,” she said. Then encourage people no matter what their dream career may be.

And lastly, mentor. “Go out and look for a mentor and be a mentor,” she said. “Reach out, talk to each other, and really continue to change the world.” AVT

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Sen. Inhofe returns to AirVenture

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know a lot of people in the FAA; they’re really good people. But the ones who are making the decisions, the entrenched ones, who want to grow their power” won’t do anything to help pilots. And that’s one of the reasons U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) wrote and managed last year’s enactment of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (PBOR).

Inhofe, perhaps the Senate’s only active pilot, introduced the PBOR after running afoul of the FAA’s enforcement apparatus in the aftermath of a well-publicized landing on a closed runway at a nontowered Texas airport. In a wide-ranging conversation with AirVenture Today Friday he reviewed how the FAA is implementing the PBOR and discussed the need for a follow-up bill. He also excoriated the agency for its recent actions to levy fees on EAA for air traffic control services during AirVenture, and discussed potential legislation directing the FAA to act on rewriting small airplane certification rules.

By Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside

ATC fees at AirVenture

Small Airplane Revitalization Act

“They have the money; it was already authorized; it’s sitting there right now,” Inhofe said of the FAA’s budget for the current fiscal year. As in past years, the budget includes funds for ATC services at AirVenture, despite the FAA’s demand for $447,000 in exchange for allowing the fly-in to occur.

So, what can be done about the FAA’s demand for payment for ATC services at AirVenture?

“I’ve already started,” Inhofe said.

“We have a new Secretary of Transportation, [Anthony] Foxx, and I’m his strongest, strongest supporter. After I explained the situation, he told me, ‘We’ve got to reconsider that.’ If anyone would do it, he would do it.”

What if the Secretary’s reconsideration doesn’t overturn the FAA’s demands for payment? What can Congress do?

“Well, we can do what we’ve already done: Congress overrode the FAA’s plans to close 189 contract towers” earlier this year, Inhofe noted.

“We’re gonna win,” he said.

Also before Congress this year is a measure to place a December 31, 2015, deadline on the FAA’s ongoing effort to rewrite Part 23 of its regulations of small-airplane certification. The legislation, H.R. 1848, was introduced

by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kansas) and passed the House of Representatives July 16. A companion bill, S. 1072, introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DMinnesota) was approved by a Senate committee on July 30, 2013. Inhofe is one of 15 Senate co-sponsors.

“It’s too early to say what’s going to happen” with the legislation, Inhofe told us. “But the reason I want to be kind of careful...there’s always this effort by people who don’t know aircraft and don’t know anything about aviation that if something’s old, you’ve got to get rid of it.”

“I’ve owned over 100 airplanes and I’ve got some that are still flying as well as when they were new,” Inhofe said. He added that Sen. Klobuchar has assured him, “We’ll go over all these things before it’s finalized to

make sure we’re not inadvertently doing something we don’t want to do.”

PBOR II

Inhofe also discussed the need for a second Pilot’s Bill of Rights. Is a second bill necessary?

“Yeah it is. Everywhere I go, people say, ‘Why didn’t you cover this?’” he told us. “So, we’re going to have an event tomorrow and we’re going to ask people what other areas we should include” in a proposed follow-up to his original Pilot’s Bill of Rights.

Inhofe on Saturday afternoon will participate in an event held by Sikorsky and including another congressional general aviation supporter, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri), as well as Erik Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh’s grandson. Inhofe hopes to use the event to obtain suggestions from pilots on what provisions he should consider in a second Pilot’s Bill of Rights.

This is Inhofe’s 34th consecutive AirVenture. This year, he’s attending with his two sons and three grandchildren. AVT

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013

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ttention GA pilots attending Oshkosh: The FAA wants to borrow your brain.

The FAA and the Cognitive Research Corporation (CogScreen) seek GA pilots to participate in a computerized test—the CogScreen-AE. Its aim: establish a baseline of cognitive function.

Conducted at the FAA Safety Center adjacent to the control tower, the results will be used in the future to determine whether pilots who have lost their medical due to a head injury, stroke, or other medical condition that could impact the brain are safe to return to flying.

“Excellent normative data exist for commercial and military pilots, but since the airlines and military are able to be very selective, the norms associated with these groups are not ideal for evaluating GA pilots,” said Dr. Chris Front, the FAA clinical psychologist spearheading the testing effort. “We want to improve the CogScreen normative data for GA pilots so we are better able to compare a pilot’s individual neurocognitive performance with healthy peers of the same age group

who are doing the same type of flying.”

The FAA is seeking 150 pilots here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to participate in the test, developed by CogScreen President Dr. Gary Kay, and as of Friday morning, 100 had taken part. Fifty-two pilots took the test at Sun ’n Fun. “A successful week at AirVenture will enable us to compare the CogScreen-AE results of a 75-year-old GA pilot who recovered from a mild stroke, for instance, to scores of healthy GA pilots in their 70s, rather than commercial pilots in their 50s,” Dr. Front said. “That is likely to be a more beneficial comparison for GA pilots.”

EAA actively supports the effort.

“For years, the data set was strongly skewed towards very healthy pilots with first-class medicals, leaving many recreational pilots at a substantial disadvantage when they went to be examined after a brain injury,” said Dr. Jack Hastings, a neurologist on the EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council. “This will help many of our members get a fair cognitive evaluation and get their medicals back.”

By James Wynbrandt

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

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The questions, though not aviation related, utilize portions of the brain pilots rely on in flight. Participants remain anonymous, and a neuropsychologist evaluates and explains each person’s results.

“The valuable thing for airmen is, they’ll find out how they’re doing on the test,” Front told AirVenture Today. “Normally these tests cost several hundred dollars, and can only be administered by a clinical neuropsychologist with specialization in aerospace medicine.”

Additionally, the test will establish a baseline for each participant that they

can access via an examinee ID number.

Should he or she ever need a CogScreen assessment for medical recertification in the future, the test results could be invaluable for comparative purposes.

Any GA pilot with a current medical or a medical that has lapsed without being deferred, denied, or revoked, with no history of brain injury, is eligible to take the test, as are retired military or commercial pilots. The entire process requires an hour and a half or less. All participants receive a travel mug, and the three highest scorers will receive Amazon gift cards ($100, $50, and $25). AVT

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T-shirt helps 2013 graduate stand out in job market

By Barbara A. Schmitz

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sabel Bird was looking for a way to stand out in the competitive job market. She found her answer in bright red and aqua T-shirts that advertise her job search.

The back of each T-shirt reads “Embry Riddle 2013 MSME seeks job” and pictures an airplane on the front.

Bird, a New Zealand native, has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Sheffield in England. In May 2013, she graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

She is looking for an entry-level engineering job in the aerospace industry. But when she wasn’t having much luck finding a job in the traditional methods, she tried the untraditional T-shirt for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013.

This is her first visit to AirVenture, and Bird said the job fair was a good place to network. “I figured there

would be a lot of prospective employers here and on the grounds.”

More than 1,100 job seekers came to the first-ever job fair on Wednesday in College Park, said Holly Williams, EAA business relationship manager.

They met with 18 employers in aviation-related businesses.

“We had no idea how many people would come,” Williams said. “We thought maybe 500. But the employers were definitely happy with the candidates, and the majority already said they’d be back next year.”

Most of the candidates came to the interviews in Oshkosh gear—a T-shirt and shorts, Williams said. But some did show up in suits, ready to impress.

Bird said she doesn’t have a job offer—yet.

“Everyone seemed entertained by the T-shirt and they liked my résumé,” she said. “At least I’ve had some good responses.” AVT

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

Isabel Bird tried something different to stand out from the crowd at EAA’s first job fair. She wore a shirt noting she was a May 2013 graduate from EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University with a master’s in mechanical engineering and that she was looking for a job.

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PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

AIRVENTURE TODAY

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3

Aeromedical Certification (Forum), EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council, Pavilion 1

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Balloon Launch (Activity), Ultralight Runway

Getting Airline Pilot Job (Forum), Kit Darby, Pavilion 2 GAMA

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM EAA Runway 5K Run/Walk (Special Event), Ultralight Runway

Composite Vacuum Techniques (Forum), D. Michael Bergen, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Powered Parachutes (Performance), Ultralight Runway

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

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fly Out to Shawno, WI (Special Event), Vintage Red Barn

Runway Seeker (Forum), Marc Ausman, Pavilion 5 HAI

7:15 AM - 7:45 AM Fellowship of the Wing (Special Event), Fergus Chapel

Electronic Ignitions (Forum), Michael Kobylik, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Aerobics (Activity), Michael Toft, Theater in the Woods

Aviation Humor (Forum), Rod Machado, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Craft Activity (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent

Avoid Runway Incursions (Forum), Steve Hansen, Pavilion 8 NATCA

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Daily Weather Briefing (Forum), EAA Welcome Center

Plan a Cross-Country Trip (Forum), Michael Combs, Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM She’s a Thunderbird (Forum), Caroline Bong Jensen, College Park

The PT6A Turboprop (Forum), Ryan Densham, Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax

Polar Pumpkin - SUCCESS! (Forum), Art Mortvedt, Pavilion 1

First Flight in Your HB (Forum), William Posnett III, Workshop Class 1

Living the Air Park Life (Forum), George Gratton, Pavilion 2 GAMA Flying to Mexico (Forum), Rick Gardner, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser Av. Accident Litigation (Forum), Steven Sandler, Pavilion 4 How to Fly to the Islands (Forum), Jim Parker, Pavilion 5 HAI Aerobatics for Beginners (Forum), Budd Davisson, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments Digital Engine Monitors (Forum), Mike Busch, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft Propellers Explained (Forum), Jack Norris, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Fabric Covering 101 (Workshop), Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber Flying to Alaska (Forum), Anthony Turinsky, 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 Gas Welding 101 (Workshop), Gas Welding Workshop Corvair Flight Engines (Forum), William Wynne, Workshop Class 2 Dev / Runway Incursions (Forum), Peg Ballou, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr Tips for Low Cost Flying (Forum), Daniel Grunloh, Ultralight Forums Tent Aircraft Building 101 (Forum), Tim Hoversten, EAA Welcome Center Early Days of the U-2 (Forum), Jon Huggins, Eagle Hangar Mainstage Spirit of Aviation (Movie), Skyscape Theater 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Engine & Magneto Hints (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 - 5:00 PM Timeless Voices (Interview), Timeless Voices Theater Aircraft Restoration (Demo), Aeroplane Factory 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Oshkosh Remembers Vol 1 (Movie), Flying Cinema 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Impossible Dreaming (Forum), Dick Rutan, Bendix/King Pavilion 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Turret Tales (Author’s Corner), Judie Ohm, Doug Ward, EAA Wearhouse Ultralight & Light Planes (Performance), Ultralight Runway 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Replica Fighters Forums (Forum), Replica Fighters HQ 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Flight Gear (Showcase), Warbirds in Review 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Oshkosh Remembers Vol 2 (Movie), Flying Cinema 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Singer Theresa Eaman (Special Event), Warbirds in Review 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM NTSB GA Safety Alert (Forum), NTSB, Federal Pavilion

Chart Challenge Live VFR (Forum), Andy Miller, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr SR-71 Blackbird (Speaker), Richard Graham, Eagle Hangar Mainstage Love at First Flight (Forum), Lesley Page, Vette Theater They Were All Volunteers (Movie), Adam White, Skyscape Theater Homebuilts in Review-SX-300 , Keith Phillips, HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Legends and Guests at KidVenture, Kirby Chambliss, Aerobatic Pilot, KidVenture Legends & Guests 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Weather in the Cockpit (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Meet Team Aerodynamix (Autograph), EAA Welcome Center ADDS (Forum), Liam Lynam, Federal Pavilion 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Civil Air Patrol (Forum), TJ Spitzmiller, Bendix/King Pavilion Aera Portables (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sport Aviation 39 (Movie), Flying Cinema 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wood Construction 101 (Workshop), Wood Workshop Featured Aircraft Display (Activity), Phillips 66 Plaza 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Stewart System (Demo), UL Tech Tent 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Life is a School/Lindy (Author’s Corner), Kermit Weeks, EAA Wearhouse 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Flying LSAs to Bahamas (Forum), Mike Zidziunas, Federal Pavilion 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Fast Track ADS-B Academy (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Canada - In Floor Heat (Forum), Jack Dueck, EAA Canada iPad in the Cockpit 101 (Forum), Kay Sundaram Greenfield, College Park Welding Basics (Forum), Budd Davisson, Pavilion 2 GAMA Whirly-Girls Intl. (Forum), Dianna Stanger, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser Spirit of Niagara (Forum), Harry Menian, Pavilion 4 Strong Bonds (Forum), Timothy Anderson, Pavilion 5 HAI Lockheed Flight Services (Forum), Mike Glasgow, Pavilion 6 JP Instruments Human Factors (Forum), Dick Rutan, Pavilion 7 Honda Aircraft Propeller Under the Bed (Forum), Eileen Bjorkman, Pavilion 8 NATCA 100 Flying Adventures (Forum), Ney Grant, Pavilion 9 Honda Gen Protecting Your Plane (Forum), Cher Clare, Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber RV Aircraft - Fiberglass (Forum), Sam James, Composite Workshop Registering a Homebuilt (Forum), Timm Bogenhagen, Workshop Class 2 Beyond Dunker Training (Forum), Derwin Hammond, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Meet the Aeroshell Team (Autograph), EAA Welcome Center

Powered Paragliding (Forum), Jeff Goin, Ultralight Forums Tent

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Warbird Recovery (Forum), Gordon Page, Bendix/King Pavilion

Bob Hoover (Forum), Bob Hoover, EAA Welcome Center

ADS-B Academy: iPad (Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1

Flying the F-117 Stealth (Speaker), William O’Connor, Eagle Hangar Mainstage

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM C-7 Caribou (Forum), Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Warbirds in Review

Lucky Bastards Club (Forum), Dr. Sandra O’Connell, Vette Theater

Return of Champions (Activity), Phillips 66 Plaza

Think Global Flight (Forum), Judith Rice, Wright Flyer – Museum

Head Up Displays (Vendor Forum), Rockwell Collins Exhibit

Return to Pearl, Hilton Theater

Cessna Discover Flying Challenge, Cessna Aircraft, Chapters & Young Eagles

Two Wings, Many Prayers (Movie), Mike Blyth, James Pitman, Skyscape Theater

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Importing a HB to Canada (Forum), Jack Dueck, EAA Canada

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Survive FAA Enforcement (Forum), EAA Legal Advisory Council,

Single Pilot IFR (Forum), Doug Stewart, College Park

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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Around the World (Forum), Dick Rutan, SpaceShipOne / Voyager

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

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Magnificent Desolation (Movie), Flying Cinema

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Da BLOOZE Bros (Concert), Phillips 66 Plaza

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM GPS and WAAS Differences (Forum), JoAnn Ford, Pavilion 1

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

1st Woman Round the World (Forum), Wendy Hollinger, Pavilion 2 GAMA

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Night Air Show, Air Show

BK1-New Approach to Plans (Forum), Bruce King, Pavilion 3 Sennheiser

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (Movie), Fly-In Theater

Private Space Exploration (Forum), Steve McKamey, Pavilion 4 Top 2012 Pilot Saves (Forum), Steve Hansen, Pavilion 8 NATCA In-Flight Emergencies (Forum), BPPP Instructors, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr

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2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Brake Pads, Wheel Bearing (Hints for HB), Dick & Bob Koehler,

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Tora! Tora! Tora!, Warbirds, Liberty Parachute Team, David Martin (CAP 232), Yves “Jetman” Rossy, Greg Koontz (Xtreme Decathlon), Vintage Review, Sean D. Tucker (Oracle Challenger III), Scott Yoak (P-51 Mustang), Helicopter Association International, Jim Peitz (F33C Bonanza), Neal Darnell (Shockwave Jet Truck), Kirby Chambliss & Red Bull Air Force (Edge 540), Gene Soucy & Teresa Stokes (Showcat Wing walking), Larry Neal (SkyCycle), Patty Wagstaff (MK1 Tucano), Reno Air Racers, Justin Lewis (FLS Microjet), Michael Goulian (Extra 330SC)

HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Saturday Air Show, Air show 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM YE Mustang Raffle Drawing (Special Event), Phillips 66 Plaza 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Aluminum Gas Welding (Workshop), Joe Maj, Gas Welding Workshop Taps on the Wall (Author’s Corner), John Borling, EAA Wearhouse 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Mech/Owner Responsibility (Forum), Terry Michmerhuizen, FAA Aviation Safety Ctr 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Watermelon Social (Special Event), Seaplane Base 6:00 PM - 8:00 AM Partner in Flight Dinner (Banquet), Warbird Alley 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Catholic Mass (Special Event), Pavilion 5 HAI 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM VAA Aircraft Awards Event (Special Event), Vintage Hangar 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Homebuilt Awards (Awards), HB Hangar Aircraft Spruce 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WomenSoar Dinner (Banquet), Sonex on North Side 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM President’s Circle Dinner (Special Event), Warbird Alley Soaring Society Reception (Special Event), Nature Center - Tent 2

Saturday, August 3 - 8 p.m. (Night Air Show) Jet Warbirds, Liberty Parachute Team circled by AeroShell Team, AeroShell (T-6s), Team AeroDynamix (RVs), Neal Darnell (Shockwave Jet Truck), Eugene Nock (BatCopter), Julie Clark (T-34), Bob Carlton (Super Salto), Steve Oliver (FireDancer), Matt Younkin (Twin Beech), Roger Buis (Otto the Helicopter), Fireworks, Rich’s Incredible Pyro (Wall of Fire)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013

Beringer presented a new ‘no-ground-loop’ tail wheel

By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

Beringer, the well-known French manufacturer of wheels and brakes, has debuted at EAA Oshkosh a new twin-pivot tail wheel designed to advance the safety of taildraggers that resists ground loops.

Beringer technicians found that landing instability increases with the square of speed, challenging even skilled pilots’ efforts to master the more-conventional tail wheel. Fast airplanes like the P-51 Mustang employ locking tail wheels that counter the instability but do not allow

as much correction for crosswind conditions and to counter engine torque.

Beringer’s solution: a tail wheel incorporating a double-pivot mechanism. The rear Pivot 1 is in line with the wheel axis for precise control on takeoff, landing, and taxiing turns; the forward Pivot 2 unlocks to allow full articulation when needed for pivoting around a main wheel.

For more information visit Beringer at Booth 437 or go to www.Beringer-Aero.com.

Beech lands huge King Air order

By J. Mac McClellan

Beechcraft announced an order for up to 105 King Air 350i turboprops valued at $788 million, an order being called the most valuable in the history of propeller airplanes. The King Airs were ordered by Wheels Up, a new membership-based program that eliminates fixed ownership costs and provides maximum travel flexibility.

The first nine deliveries are scheduled for 2013 and Beech expects to deliver the firm order of 35 King Airs by mid-2015.

Wheels Up was founded by Kenny Dichter, the man who created the Marquis Jet card that allows people to buy travel by the hour. Wheels Up will initially focus on the northeastern U.S. Beechcraft will also maintain the King Airs under a program valued at more than $600 million. If Wheels Up takes the 70 additional airplanes that are options in the order the value of the total program will be approximately $1.4 billion.

Oregon Aero offers many AirVenture specials Oregon Aero is back at Oshkosh and brought with it a slew of deals, including 5 percent off anything for anyone who orders during the show, whether in Oshkosh or online.

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booths 3151-3155 displaying its comfort upgrades making flying “pain-free, safer, and quieter.”

The air show deals are many, but some of the highlights include $450 off a pair of VK SmartCusion seat-

ing systems, 50 percent off ShockBlocker shoe insoles, and $23 off headset upgrade kits with free installation at the booth.

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lying into Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture Oshkosh is something every aircraft builder aspires to do. And stories abound of airplanes that seldom leave the local confines of their home airport, launching off on a cross-country experience that may take days, or even weeks, to get here.

It is no different for aircraft designer and builder Mike Blyth. He was determined to get an example of his new Sling 4 four-place kit to Oshkosh this year.

Except that Blyth lives, and builds his kits, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

For the journey Blyth modified a Sling 4 to hold 120 gallons of fuel. He also added an HF radio, backup instruments, a second electrical system, and redundant fuel pumps.

With his son, Greg, the two launched from Johannesburg, and with stops in Luanda, Angola, Accra, Ghana, Dakar, Senegal, the Azores Islands, and St. John’s, Newfoundland, they completed the final leg to Oshkosh.

“I’ve been an adventurer all my life,” Mike said. “I’ve always done long trips, even when I first started flying with ultralights.”

One ultralight adventure took Blyth from Buenos Aires, Brazil, up the east coast of the Americas, across the North Atlantic via Greenland and Iceland, and down the west coasts of Europe and Africa to Cape Town, South Africa.

“That was over a nine-month period,” Mike said. “I’ve been doing long trips all my life.”

This is not the first time Mike took the long way to get to Oshkosh. A 2009 circumnavigation of the globe in a twoseat Sling 2 included a stop in Oshkosh.

He repeated the effort using a four-seat Sling 4 in 2011, though timing did not allow for a stop at the fly-in. That journey included a 27-hour leg between Cabo Frio, Brazil, and Cape Town, South Africa.

Mike designed the Sling 2 and Sling 4 specifically for the South African market.

“All the planes being sold in South Africa were imports,” he said. “I decided to make one out of aluminum that I could sell here.”

The around-the-world flight came about when Blyth decided to fly the first one to Oshkosh.

“If you want to take a plane you built yourself anywhere in the world, you want to take it to Oshkosh,” he declared.

After AirVenture, then what? “I said let’s just keep going.”

There will be no flight around the world this time, however. But Mike’s business partner, James Pittman, along with a friend, will fly the Sling 4 back to Johannesburg via the North Atlantic route.

According to Mike, The Airplane Factory in Johannesburg where the Sling 2 and Sling 4 are produced now employs 120 people. They are producing four complete airplanes and two kits each month.

The long-distance capable craft can be seen in the company’s North Aircraft Display booth.

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Gene Soucy and wing walker Teresa Stokes at Thursday’s air show.

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Dylan Anderson portrays an Army Air Corps sergeant in the re-enactment area.

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John Vining prepares for takeoff with his powered paraglider at the Ultralight runway.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013

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France-based LISA Airplanes, developer of the sleek and stylish Akoya amphibious LSA, is back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the second year in a row, but has left its prototype aircraft home this time—a positive sign of the program’s progress, Benoit Senellart, CEO, told AirVenture Today.

“We decided to go fast on the flight test and compliance program,” he said, so the prototype aircraft is in France undergoing testing.

Named for a species of pearl, the all-composite Akoya airframe features a pair of hydrofoils that lift the aircraft out of the water, and to maximize utility, retractable landing gear that can be equipped with skis, so owners can “take off from ski slopes and land on water without problem,” Senellart said. “That’s the target, that’s the aim of the aircraft.”

Other design features include folding wings, a BRS recovery system, and glass panel cockpit. So far the prototype Akoya has accumulated 100 hours of flight testing, and the company has also

conducted tow tank tests using scale models. Powered by a 100-hp Rotax 912 engine, the Akoya will burn about 3 gph in cruise, giving the aircraft a projected 1,250-mile range with a 124-knot cruise speed. The company will seek LSA certification in the U.S. and CS LSA certification in Europe concurrently, which it’s targeting for “early 2015,” Senellart said.

The company had been in receivership since July 2012, but this winter the company received funding from a Chinese investor, which Senellart said will enable LISA to “go to production” of the Akoya, as well as assist efforts to market the aircraft in China. “It doesn’t change anything in management, we’ll still be a French manufacturer,” he said.

LISA plans to include flight training and ancillary support services with an all-inclusive fixed price of 300,000 euros, the equivalent of about $400,000 at today’s exchange rate. Meanwhile, here at Oshkosh, company representatives are “very happy to meet people here, and see how interested they are in this new kind of technology.”

GPS/ADS-B transceiver bundle available at AirVenture Adventure Pilot and SkyGuardTWX have teamed up to produce the iFly 720 GPS/Vision-Pro ADS-B bundle.

The companies claim the bundle is the first complete moving map GPS and ADS-B transceiver with integrated AHRS system.

Dual-band and single-band transceivers are available, and the whole system is on display at Booth 3052.

Adventure Pilot says the iFly 720 has one of the highest compatibility rates and supports most ADS-B receivers and transceivers alike.

“We are very excited to be working with SkyGuardTWS,” said Adventure Pilot Vice President of Business Development Shane Woodson. “The affordability and usability that the bundle provides is a perfect fit and will benefit any pilot.”

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013

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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At 10 weeks, Audra’s an EAA member—for life

By Jack Hodgson

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his is Audra Fill. She is attending her first EAA Oshkosh and can look forward to a lifetime of repeats. At 10 weeks old, Audra is already an EAA lifetime member (EAA Lifetime 1121089).

Her parents believe she is the youngest lifetime member ever. And we have a hard time imagining one younger…or maybe we can, but more on that in a moment.

Audra’s parents, Brandi and David Fill, are also lifetime members and big supporters of the EAA way. They are devoted to EAA’s sense of community, supporting fellow aviators, and spreading the word about the joy of flight.

They’ve taken the perhaps unusual step of making their very young child a lifetime member because they want to put their little girl on the path to a life in aviation and also to set an example for others about flying.

“Looking around,” says David, “all the lifetime members we see are in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. And we think it’s kind of important to get some younger people involved. So we wanted to set an example, and also get her involved.”

“She was born into aviation,” adds Brandi, “so we figured this would give her a good start. We’re about to make her a Young Eagle too.”

Brandi and David are active in aviation as pilots, complementing David’s aircraft brokerage, Fill Holdings LLC. Audra and her parents are from Stafford, Virginia. They fly their own Piper Aztec for business and pleasure. Audra had her first flight when she was only 16 days old.

Ten-week-old Audra Fill is an EAA lifetime member.

Being an infant lifetime member is not without its challenges. “One is she can’t feed herself,” laughs Brandi, “so the Lifetime Member Dinner was very difficult.

They also had to note in her account not to send her a custom lifetime member jacket for another five years, because even then it won’t fit her.”

While currently their only child, the Fills don’t expect Audra to hold the “youngest” record for long. “We are planning,” explains Brandi, “on the hour our next one is born, we’re gonna give them the membership.

“We’re gonna push the button on the Internet, and make him or her a lifetime member...so that they will both be able to enjoy Oshkosh together.”

David says, “The biggest challenge now is we’re gonna need a bigger airplane soon, to fit all the kids, and bring them to Oshkosh.”

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ERAU & Kiddie Hawk Air Academy partner in STEM programs The effort to encourage future aviators and enhance their education in science, technology, engineering, and math gained more support this week at EAA Oshkosh when Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy (KHAA) announced their exclusive partnership to lead educational and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs for the next generation.

KHAA is a nonprofit dedicated to sparking a love of aviation in children founded by aeronautical engineer and pilot William “Bill” Marcy in 1996; ERAU is a leader in aerospace and aviation higher education.

KHAA strives to introduce children to aviation by incorporating the Trainer, a kinetic motion flight simulator specially designed for youth, and a curriculum that includes aviation mechanics, history, and career opportunities.

This relationship also connects the university to KHAA’s annual fundraiser, the Living Legends of Aviation Awards, which has honored aviation notables such as astronaut Buzz Aldrin, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and actor/pilots Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Morgan Freeman, among others.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013

SkyCraft Airplanes debuts readyto-fly SD-1 Minisport in Oshkosh

By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

SkyCraft Airplanes launched its ready-to-fly SD-1 Minisport on July 29 at EAA Oshkosh.

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kyCraft Airplanes launched its ready-to-fly SD-1 Minisport this week at EAA Oshkosh 2013.

The company targeted setting a new standard for performance and affordability in the LSA market, producing a single-seat design with a 118 mph cruise speed, 1,400 fpm climb, 1.8 gallon-per-hour fuel burn—and a $54,850 price tag.

Power comes from Germany’s twostroke specialist Hirth, with a flat-twin making 50 hp. Equipped with dual ignition and fuel injection, the Hirth carries a 1,000-hour TBO. But as an added benefit, SkyCraft has offered to pay for the top-end engine overhaul and propeller replacement for all SD-1 owners.

The cockpit employs a Dynon glass avionics package with comm radio, iPod jack, and nav and strobe lights for night VFR flight round out the equipment list.

Sporting removable wings, the SD-1 was designed in the Czech Republic by

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Igor Spacek of SD Planes, known to the European market for designs shown at Germany’s AERO generalaviation show.

The SD-1 is one of those rare birds that can carry more than its empty weight, a svelte 275 pounds, with a 300-pound useful load. Able to accommodate pilots weighing up to 230 pounds, the SD-1 sports a 60-pound fuel capacity—9.7 gallons—enough for a range of 575 miles. The aft baggage compartment provides storage for up to 30 pounds for the pilot.

Prior to Oshkosh, SkyCraft received 14 pre-orders for the SD-1 Minisport, making the current next available production slot deliverable in summer of 2014. Production slots can be secured with a $2,000 deposit, payable online with a credit card.

For more information on the aircraft, visit Oshkosh Booth 92/93, or go to www.SkyCraftAirplanes.com.

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Monosport was built for speed

By Randy Dufault

The Mono Aircraft Corporation was proud of its success winning air races with its early Monocoupe design. But then, as often happens with rapidly developing technologies, it started to lose to the competition.

“They only had 60 hp and everyone else had 100 hp,” said Glenn Peck, an aircraft restorer for the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport near St. Louis, Missouri. “They needed a faster airplane so they tried putting the 100 hp motor on that airframe and it did not work.

“They enlarged the airframe, put some modern features on it like the elliptical wing tips and different style landing gear, and bigger motors. So they were back in the winner’s circle again.”

The result of Mono’s modifications was the Monosport, a two-place, side-by-side airplane a bit bigger than the earlier coupe.

Ultimately 16 of the type were built before other technological advances made the design obsolete.

The museum’s 1929 Monosport, which is here at EAA Oshkosh for the first time since its restoration to flying condition, is a Monosport 2 and was the fourth produced.

It is the only known example remaining in the world.

The airplane was acquired mostly intact and had been restored to a static display condition. So Peck believed it would be a relatively straightforward effort to get it into the air.

“Turns out having all the parts meant that we had all the big pieces,” Peck said.

“Ten or 15 boxes of small pieces had vanished into the wilderness. So it ended up taking a year and a half instead of the eight or 10 months I had planned.”

One interesting aspect of the project is that the engine and the propeller carry the exact same serial numbers listed on the original 1929 factory bill of sale.

One possible minor difference between the restoration and the original may be the wing.

“The original was rotted out because it had been stored outside,” Peck said. “The person who bought the airplane had someone rebuild the wing for him, but he used the modern Monocoupe airfoil.”

Original drawings do not exist so an exact template of the original airfoil is not available. But based on some internal parts, and drawings of other Monocoupe designs, Peck believes the rebuilt wing may be a small departure from the original type.

The Monosport from the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum has the same engine and propeller it left the factory with in 1929.

“It is all serviceable and is close enough,” Peck added.

Once the restoration was complete, getting an airworthiness certificate turned out to be a challenge.

“The FAA didn’t have a type certificate in their database for it,” Peck said. “And they weren’t going to certify it even though we had an original airworthiness certificate dated from 1952.

“The database they had was dated 1943.

But it left out about five pages with 60 airplanes on them. They are not common airplanes so nobody really noticed.

“I happened to have a 1938 book that lists all the type certificates up to that date. I showed them the book and gave them some photocopies of the pages they were missing.

[The Monosport was on those pages] so we got our airworthiness certificate.”

As it was with many early airplane types, the Monosport had some quirks.

“The landing gear geometry was rather strange,” Peck said. “That explains to me why there were so many landing accidents with this particular model.

“The shock struts were too long and let the wheels get at an angle that looked like a P210 Cessna about midway through gear retraction.”

Peck says the airplane lives up to the Monocoupe reputation for being very maneuverable and squirrely on the ground.

“With not having everything adjusted properly yet, I would say it flies quite nicely,” Peck said. “It is a relatively docile airplane, but at this point it is not anything you can let go of and sightsee. I don’t know if it will ever be like that.”

The Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum is open to the public and has a collection of 60 airplanes. According to Peck most are either ready to fly or can be restored to flying condition.

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Howard is a head turner

By Randy Dufault

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It was apparent to the vintage aircraft community that Roger Brown was not an experienced aircraft restorer.

“I have a ratty old Stearman,” Brown said.

“I go to [the National Stearman Fly-In at] Galesburg with it every year. Four of the five last years it was voted the airplane most in Roger and Terese Brown plan to tour the country the rest of need of restoration.” this summer in their newly restored Howard DGA. But the apparently well-earned reputation did not stop him training than a high school shop class, from taking on what, for even an expe- Roger took on replacing the flat metal rienced restorer, would be considered a parts himself. very significant project.

The airplane left the factory as a Na Over the course of the past three and a vy-designated NH-1 instrument trainer. half years Brown brought back to pristine In that configuration the normal back condition the remains of a 1943 Howard seat was removed and replaced by an DGA-15. The big plane is painted black entire set of flight controls and instruwith cream trim and has attracted a great ments. A curtain could be drawn around deal of attention in the Vintage area here the seat so budding Navy instrument piat EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013. lots could pilot the plane with absolutely “I just can’t get over the reception it no outside references. has received,” he said.

After being declared surplus the plane At a fly-in some years ago a Howard was acquired by Gen. Curtis LeMay, who owner invited Brown’s wife, Terese, inside used it for personal transportation while the plane and she immediately became commanding the Strategic Air Command enamored with the type. from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

“Price-wise, there was no way we Roger never intended to return the thought we could afford one,” Roger said. plane to a military configuration. It is “I was snooping around on the Inter- restored to be a pre-war civilian vernet for a bushplane of some kind. And sion with the plush interior and ornate here was this Howard project on eBay. instrument panel Howard used to atJokingly I told my wife, ‘Hey Terese, here’s tract buyers. your Howard.’ She came in and looked at Roger credits the Howard Aircraft the pictures and said, ‘Let’s bid on it.’”

Foundation and the very active associa A couple weeks later Roger was on the tion of owners with the help he needed road and brought the project back to their to complete the project. The group has St. Lucie, Florida, hangar. actively collected a tremendous amount Although some restoration was al- of information and documentation about ready underway, several large pieces of the type. Rarely did he get “stuck” on any the puzzle remained. particular restoration detail.

The Howard has an all-wood wing Roger and Terese flew the plane here that is skinned with mahogany plywood. from the Howard DGA owners get-toNew wings had to be constructed and gether near Duluth, Minnesota. Plans are the sheer size of the materials required to spend the balance of this summer visspecial orders and a substantial wait for iting virtually every fly-in and gathering their delivery. they can find.

Ground loop accidents, one in the To Roger the plane is just too special ’80s and another in the ’90s, left much not to travel the country with it. “I don’t of the sheet metal parts in very poor care about the price of avgas,” he said with condition. In spite of having no more a smile.

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AvMap announces the Ultra EFIS on AirVenture 2013

By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

Designed by a pilot, for pilots, as the most comfortable sunglasses to wear with a headset.

AvMap, Italian manufacturer of GPS equipment since 1994, announced this week the Ultra EFIS, a standalone unit providing air data, attitude, heading, and altitude reference.

The AvMap Ultra EFIS has a 3.5-inch, ultra-bright, sunlight-readable LCD display. The unit is compact (only 1.95 inches installing depth) and ultra light—only 5.1 ounces.

The AvMap Ultra EFIS can be easily installed in a panel fitting in a standard 3.3-inch panel hole and is connected to the included GPS receiver and to the aircraft pitot-static system to provide reliable ADAHRS. The AvMap Ultra EFIS is, according to the manufacturer, designed for lightsport, ultralight, and experimental aircraft. The company drew on its eight years of motion and flight control experience in UAV navigation. The unit contains solid-

state gyros, accelerometers, magnetic field sensors, air data sensors, and UAV navigation motion processor.

The PFD screen displays attitude (roll, pitch, and heading), airspeed and altitude (pitot-static system based), wind sideslip, and vertical speed.

AvMap CEO Guillermo Parodi commented, “Ultra is now the most compact, reliable, and complete primary flight display of its type in the world.”

AvMap now gives to the pilot the possibility to choose the EFIS solution: standalone or integrated with EKP V. According to cockpit space availability, either two displays or one unique device can be chosen. The Ultra EFIS is the standalone solution for panel mounting; owners of EKP V may consider buying the A2 ADAHRS module to be used together with the cockpit docking station to complete the AvMap EFIS set.

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Florida-based Sport Performance Aviation LLC has brought its new foldablewing, aerobatic LSA Panther aircraft to AirVenture.

The aircraft is available for kit- or plansbuilding. The kit price is $11,500 and is available in many forms.

“We offer it as a taildragger or tri-gear, and have different wing lengths and many engine options,” explained SPA President and Panther designer Dan Weseman.

Some of the engine options are Lycoming, Continental, Jabiru, UL, and Corvair, which the one at Oshkosh is equipped with.

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www.FlyingEyesSunglasses.com Sport Performance Aviation LLC President Dan Weseman sits in the company’s new Panther aircraft at Booth 615.

The Panther offers great visibility with its bubble canopy, and has a large, comfortable cockpit.

“We’ve had guys in it today from 5 feet 5 inches to 6 feet 6 inches, and they were all comfortable,” Weseman said.

The aircraft had its wing folded but Weseman unfolded it for a photograph and it took him, by himself, no more than 20 seconds to do so.

“We tried to be as clever as we could with the design,” Weseman said.

“With the wings folded it can fit in an 18-foot by 7-foot by 7-foot trailer for transportation.”

Empty, the aircraft weighs 650-750 pounds, depending on the specifications and engine. The wingspan is 21.5 feet for the sport model, and 23.5 feet for the LSA, with top speeds of 200 mph and 180 mph, respectively.

The Phantom is on display at Sport Performance Aviation’s booth, No. 615, just north of the Homebuilts wayfinding tower.

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Purpose-built race planes take a long time to develop

By Randy Dufault

In 1989 George Pereira and some friends believed they could build a competitive airplane for the Unlimited Class at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada.

“At the time if you could make the airplane go 400 mph you could be competitive,” said Lee Behel of San Jose, California. “A lot has happened since then, and it takes 500 mph now.

“But 400 is competitive in the Sport Class.”

Behel now owns Pereira’s 2005 racing creation, the GP5. Behel first raced it at Reno last year; he brought the little red craft here to EAA Oshkosh 2013.

Pereira engaged Behel to fly it at Reno in 2010. The engine failed before qualifying.

Behel acquired the airplane and spent two years to rebuild it.

Then on a test flight with the new engine the right main gear unlocked inflight. He was going fast; when the gear

came down the force broke the side brace, and he made a one-wheel landing and ran off into the infield.

Behel stuck with the small-block Chevy configuration around which Pereira originally designed the airplane— but built by a race-car engine shop.

Despite being built for a single mission the airplane has very nice flying qualities.

“There is no fuel in the wings. So it makes the airplane quite nimble,” Behel said. “It is really a delightful airplane to fly.”

Behel believes he is ready for this year’s Reno races. “[Last year at Reno] I qualified at 363 mph and placed fourth overall in the race,” Behel said. “I’ve done some development work so I expect to be faster this year.

Unfortunately so will everybody else so I probably will be working very hard to hang on to fourth place in the Sport Class.”

Behel finished with the best overall time for a piston aircraft in this year’s AirVenture Cup; son, Jay, flew Pereira’s GP4 prototype. The GP4, which Lee Behel also currently owns, is the 1984 Homebuilt Grand Champion.

Lee brought the GP5 to AirVenture mainly because it has a legion of fans that have followed its progress for years. Taking a plane meant only to fly short distances, for short periods of time, halfway across the country, however, is not something to take lightly.

“It was no small adventure getting here,” Behel said. “There is just no redundancy anywhere.

“If something happens, it takes all the decision-making out of the equation. It is just not something that you are going to go out and fly on a lark to go have a Lee Behel pilots the one-off, George Pereira-designed GP5 while his son, Jay, flies the GP4. $100 hamburger.”

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Around the Field Two dads from Virginia and Oregon’s Champguy

By Jack Hodgson

Ryan Stephens and Rick Harowicz are both from Wyoming Valley Airport in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They flew to Oshkosh this year as a flight of two Cessna

172s: Ryan in his 1967 and Rick in his ’63.

They stopped twice for fuel on the way.

They were particularly impressed with Starke County Airport just south of Chicago. “It’s a

small field in the middle of a cornfield. But everything was brand new,” Ryan said.

This is Ryan’s second Oshkosh. Last year he drove. His most vivid memory of last year is that it was hot, hot, hot. But this Ryan and Alyxandria Stephens and Rick and Marissa Harowicz year he was impressed from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. by the night air show.

“It was pretty amazing.” a Decathlon and an Extra 300, through the Ryan’s only had his Skyhawk for a little community of pilots at Wyoming Valley. over a year and been flying for only two. He “We’re kinda like a family at the airport chose the Cessna as his first plane because itself. There’s a group of people who spend of its “dependability, and its fuel burn. We a lot of time there.” made it out here on less than 7 gallons per Rick is also based at Wyoming Valley hour. Which is pretty incredible for travel- and lives in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. ing at 105 knots.”

He’s chief pilot of a Part 141 operation fly Ryan also has access to aerobatic planes, ing 172s, Arrows, Aztec, Navajo, 210. “I

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013 fly instruction, scenic flights, airport days, whatever’s necessary.”

He first came to Oshkosh 29 years ago, and he’s very pleased with the changes since. “Beautiful improvements…Major improvements.”

One constant for him all those years is the warbirds. “They are as outstanding then as they are today. Still gives me goose bumps.”

They’re both here with their daughters.

Ryan’s daughter Alyxandria is 20, and Rick’s Marissa is 25. Both young women are aviation enthusiasts, and enjoying Oshkosh.

Richard Holcombe is from Florence, Oregon, and he flew to Oshkosh this year in his beloved Aeronca Champ.

Richard is so devoted to his plane that online he calls himself “Champguy.” Many people seem to think that flying from Oregon to Oshkosh in a no-electrical system Champ is amazing, but to Champguy is just fun.

“It’s a lovely trip,” he says. “I make a lot of stops. It takes me about four days.”

He landed often, in a series of small towns, “where people are very friendly and helpful. And it’s always exquisitely beautiful going over the mountains.”

Florence is located on the mid-coast of Oregon. Champguy loves flying all around the Northwest, and he posts online many aerial pictures of the region’s beauty.

“I want to share with people the fact that you can take a small affordable plane and you can go cross-country and not fly way up in the air, and not have to look through little windows. I can see a lot of country, and I want to share that.”

Champguy’s plane is a 1949 Aeronca 7CCM he’s had for eight years. “It has the 90-hp engine,” he says. “It was re-imported from Canada and rebuilt up in North Dakota by a guy back in 2001. And he did a pretty darned good job of it. It’s not show quality, but it’s in good shape, and it flies well. It’s just a joy to fly.”

The Champ has no electrical system.

And Champguy has developed a cautious procedure for hand-propping it by himself.

“I hand-prop it, carefully. I do not let

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Richard “Champguy” Holcombe with his well-traveled Aeronca Champ.

people distract me when I’m doing that.

But if you get your routine down, and you keep your plugs clean, by not running the engine rich all the time, it starts without difficulty. It always starts on the second or third blade through.

“It’s very predictable.”

This is Champguy’s seventh Oshkosh.

Considering that he’s a devoted “low and slow” guy, you’ll be surprised to hear

what his favorite thing was this year: “Jetman. I think he’s cool. I texted a friend, and said, ‘I’ve seen bigger specks on the leading edge of my wing.’ But I can understand that he might want to stay high enough so he can pop a parachute when the thing flames out.”

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Synthetic vision: a new way to see

By Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside

Controlled flight into terrain—or CFIT— is one of those accident types that never should happen but too often does. Preventing CFIT accidents has long been an FAA goal, and avionics manufacturers are incorporating terrain avoidance databases as a feature of advanced moving map displays.

A logical extension of that technology is a synthetic vision system, SVS, which can depict terrain rendered from its data—but can’t “see” what’s not in the data—even in zero visibility or at night.

At EAA Oshkosh 2013, SVS is available in a variety of avionics products, from

high-end business turbines to add-on features for various in-cockpit and tablet applications.

Aspen Avionics Aspen Avionics’ Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) is an option to the Evolution

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Flight Display System. Aspen says ESV presents a “real-time, computer-generated 3-D view of terrain, obstacles, and traffic.” As with other implementations, Aspen’s SVS “simulates the view from the cockpit on a bright day” to enhance situational awareness.

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Garmin International Garmin’s SVS technology, dubbed “SVT,” first was announced in 2008 for the G1000 glass-panel suite and expanded to other platforms, including the G5000, G3000, G500, and G600.

Like other SVS implementations, Garmin’s SVT can present familiar TCAS/TAS/TIS symbology that grows larger as traffic gets closer. The SVT also depicts a “pathway in the sky” virtual 3-D “tunnel for en route navigation and instrument procedures.” Garmin’s SVT also depicts airport layouts and runway threshold numbering, and identifies nearby airports on-screen.

Pricing varies with the options selected.

Hilton Software WingX Pro7 is Hilton Software’s incockpit app for the iPad. The company’s SVS implementation allows pilots to look around any airport in all directions

and at all altitudes and “visualize a preferred route of arrival or departure for the airport,” according to the company.

Using WingX Pro7, pilots can display the SVS feature either full-screen or with other charts in a split-screen view.

Dr. Hilton Goldstein, Hilton Software’s founder, said, “This latest solution reduces the avionics cost to the homebuilt and experimental markets and provides an inexpensive backup and cross-reference display for all pilots.” Hilton’s SVS implementation within WingX Pro7 requires a $99 annual subscription.

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fter a five-year absence, the Bush Caddy is back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Made by Canadian kit aircraft manufacturer Bush Caddy, the eponymous R80 Bush Caddy was developed as an all-metal kit-built bushplane capable of operating on wheels, skis, or floats.

Since its introduction 18 years ago, numerous improvements have been made to the kit, and Bush Caddys are now offered in half-a-dozen models ranging from an ultralight to a 2,600-pound gross weight experimental. Also, the R80 can now be mated with engines from Rotax, Jabiru, and MW Fly as well as the Continental.

Bush Caddy President Tony Watkin, who bought the company three years ago, told AirVenture Today that attendees are giving the aircraft a warm welcome back.

“People are stopping to look at the construction, and they’re complimentary in how robust it is,” Watkin said. Over the past decade the kit has been made easier to build, incorporating “a significant amount of pre-drilling,” among other improvements, he said.

The R80 first attracted Watkin, a native Australian, as a customer. He bought a kit with the intention of developing a project to help disadvantaged youth through building an aircraft.

When he learned the company’s owners, Sean Gilmore and Marlene Gill, wanted to retire, he purchased the business and moved to its headquarters in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, from Australia. He’s spent the intervening time learning the business and further improving the kit.

Now he feels the time is right to put the Bush Caddy back in the spotlight.

An unfinished R80 airframe is on display at the P.A.T. Avionics and MW Fly Aeropower Engines Booth (459), enabling attendees to view its beefy construction, and Watkin is on hand to answer questions.

In addition to bush flying, the aircraft is well-suited for use in flight training and also for homebuilders “who don’t necessarily fly, but like constructing” aircraft, Watkin said.

The aircraft was originally designed using CAD technology, and the name Bush Caddy is both an homage to those origins and, Watkin admits, was also chosen by the company’s previous owners so the company’s name would rank highly anytime the term “bushplane” was put into a search engine.

The basic R80 kit costs $22,500 (Canadian), or about $21,700 U.S. at current exchange rates. The average build time is 800-1,000 hours, and total price with engine and avionics “usually comes in at under $60,000,” Watkin said. Factory-built aircraft are available at prices starting just under $90,000.

Meanwhile three months ago, with the business under control, Watkin started a program for disadvantaged and handicapped young people in Cornwall. The program teaches them construction skills and builds their self-confidence.

“It’s important to us as a company,” Watkin said. “We need to be showing these kids they can succeed.”

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RANS unveils new S-20 Raven

By Marino Boric, European Correspondent

This week at EAA Oshkosh 2013, RANS introduced its newest aircraft, the S-20 Raven. The company plans for this airplane, now in bare bones form, to be the successor to the company’s

long-running Coyote II S-6S. Coyote fans need not lament; that model will remain in production.

Following in the Coyote’s trail is a tall order to fill. According to RANS, the-

side-by-side S-20 Raven can equal or exceed the performance of the S-6S. And looking at it in the North Aircraft Display, the S-20 has a lot to offer to the pilots interested in a high-wing machine.

The S-20 Raven inherited the S-7 wing and tail mated to a new welded-steel fuselage. The new aluminum 7075 landing gear is CNC machined, heat treated, and shot peened for longevity. The S-20’s landing gear also allows for easy switching between tail wheel and trike gear.

Sliding, easily adjustable and removable seats together with large, wideopening doors provide for easy ingress and egress. The seat back also allows easy access to the baggage compartment. The removable seats open up the uncommon possibility of sleeping in the aircraft if needed.

The Raven wings are the same as those that lift the S-7S Courier with one-piece

fully CNC machined stamped ribs, CNC machined spars, aero servo ailerons, and 26-gallon fuel tanks.

RANS told us that the aircraft is still in development, but that the company is accepting pre-orders for the S-20 at AirVenture 2013. Visit RANS at Booth 620-621 and at www.RANS.com.

Library Sale The EAA Library is holding its annual used book sale again this year. Items for sale include 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: 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.

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