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THE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH

Sunday, July 24, 2016

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The Best Air Show

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merica’s best air show, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, promises to be an amazing year with something for just about anyone, no matter what kind of aviation you’re into. Homebuilts, warbirds, ultralights, vintage and aerobatic aircraft, airliners, and modern military hardware will all be well-represented here on the grounds of aviation’s annual family reunion.

MARTIN MARS WATER BOMBER

World’s Largest Warbird at EAA Seaplane Base

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he gigantic Martin Mars aircraft, the world’s largest flying-boat water bomber and the last of its kind, will

make its first trip to Wisconsin to participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016.

SEE WATER BOMBER ON PAGE 3

TOP-NOTCH AIR SHOWS Our headliners this year are the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, returning to Oshkosh after a 33-year absence.

The mighty Martin Mars, the largest operational flying-boat water bomber, is also sure to be a sight to remember, SEE WELCOME ON PAGE 3

Nose to nose in a battle for first place until just hours before voting closed, EAA members and supporters managed to pull through and secure a win for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as the best air show in America. In all, there were 20 air shows in the category. Thank you for your enthusiastic support and to all who spread the word to vote.

Connect to AirVenture Like Never Before

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ou are holding a critical information resource in your hand: The AirVenture Today newspaper, which has been providing information to EAAers on the Oshkosh grounds since 1977. But we hope you’ve brought y o u r smartphone, tablet, or portable computer, because beginning today at EAA AirVe n t u r e

2016 we’re bringing you Oshkosh electronically, digitally, via social media, and online like never before.

As you read your newspaper look for special web icons that will help direct you to photos, MORE v i d e o s , social media conversations, webcams, MORE expanded news stories, and more.

EAA’s AirVenture Social will keep up-to-date with all things #OSH16, all the time. (EAA.org/social) Think “all the news that won’t fit” in the paper, and we’ll be publishing those thousands of photos and videos via Facebook (Facebook.com/EAA), Twitter (Twitter.com/EAA), Instagram (Instagram.com/EAA), and YouTube (YouTube.com/ EAA) to highlight the event, for

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and the aviation community in attendance will be sharing thousands more.

Follow the conversation and add your own voice using the #OSH16 tag on your favorite platforms, and don’t forget to show us your best #EAASelfie.

To monitor what’s happening on the grounds, view the webcams (AirVenture.org/webcams) that have been placed on the wayfinding towers in Warbirds/Homebuilts (Webcam North), Vintage/ Boeing Centennial Plaza (Webcam Central), and Ultralights (Webcam South). You may also see views from the Theater in the Woods and the air show, when available.

Download the AirVenture app for easy access to essential information, including all the show highlights and performance schedules.

(EAA.org/app) You can also listen to several comm frequencies via LiveATC.net, and tune into EAA Radio for AirVenture broadcasts 24/7.

(EAA.org/radio) Sign up for weather alerts by texting OSHALERT to 69050. Our dedicated meteorologist—that’s right, we have our own meteorologist just for AirVenture—will be tracking severe weather and sending you alerts before a storm to help keep you safe.

You can also text OSHFUN to 69050 to get information about notable features and attractions.

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Welcome FROM PAGE 1 as will our special commemorations of events like Operation Desert Storm, World War I, and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The air shows this year will also feature world-class aerobatic pilots from around the world, flying alone or in amazing wingtip-to-wingtip formations, not to mention some of the U.S. military’s top frontline fighters.

AIRPLANES YOU BUILD YOURSELF Building your own airplane is at the core of what EAA is all about, and every year we welcome homebuilt aircraft by the thousands. This year, we’re especially excited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the venerable Van’s RV-6, one of the most popular aircraft of its type. In addition, as you walk the grounds, you’ll see everything from the simplest ultralights to fast, sleek jets, all of which were built by individuals with a passion for flight.

REMEMBERING HISTORY We honor our veterans and the sacrifices they made by flying scores of ex-military aircraft known as warbirds. These airplanes, from the simple biplane trainers, to the heavy bombers and transports, and the firebreathing piston- and jet-powered fighters aren’t museum exhibits; they’re living history, bringing the sights, sounds, and even smells of the past to life.

KEEPING IT SIMPLE Ultralights and light-sport aircraft represent some of the simplest—and most inexpensive—ways to get into aviation. The ultralight area of AirVenture, known as the Fun Fly Zone, is home to all kinds of flying machines, including traditional aircraft designs, powered hang gliders, gyroplanes, helicopters, even parachutes that are powered by an engine you strap on your back.

CELEBRATING THE GOLDEN AGE Aviation as we know it has changed drastically in its little-more-than 100-year lifespan. Vintage aircraft are a key part of AirVenture Oshkosh, letting visitors experience the romance of the early days of flight firsthand. One especially noteworthy aircraft is an original Curtiss Pusher that was manufactured way back in 1909.

NOTABLE ANNIVERSARIES In addition to the homebuilt RV-6, we’re celebrating a number of other birthdays this year, including the 100th for both United States Coast Guard aviation and the Boeing Company. Multiple other vintage and warbird types will be highlighted in those areas as well.

EVENING PROGRAMMING The fun doesn’t stop as the sun goes

down on Oshkosh. In addition to our two breathtaking night air shows on Wednesday and Saturday, we’ve got flying events scheduled every single evening, a first at AirVenture. Music will liven things up with live performances in multiple venues, including Third Eye Blind, presented by the Ford Motor Company on Monday night, Survivor, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, to name a few. And all-female big band, Ladies Must Swing, will headline a special program on Boeing Centennial Plaza on Wednesday as part of a live radio show that will whisk you back to December of 1941.

Whether you’re a lifelong pilot and builder or someone brand new to the world of aviation, you’ll feel right at home at AirVenture 2016. Welcome to Oshkosh! And to find out more with complete information about forums, presentations, and up-to-the minute schedules go to AirVenture.org.

Water Bomber FROM PAGE 1 During the event, the massive airplane will be parked near the EAA Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago, just a few miles east of the main fly-in grounds.

It will also fly several demonstrations throughout the week during the daily afternoon air shows. Pilots and crew will be presenting on flying and operating the Martin Mars on Tuesday, July 26, at 3:30-4:45 p.m. at Honda Aircraft Company Forums Building 7.

The Martin Mars is the largest flying boat ever flown operationally, with a height of 38 feet, a length of 120 feet, and a wingspan of 200 feet (approximately the wingspan of a Boeing 747). Only six of the massive aircraft were built, with Coulson Flying Tankers of Port Alberni, British Columbia, owning the two remaining examples since 2007 and using them as water bombers on forest fires throughout the western United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The Martin Mars was originally built as a long-range U.S. Navy troop and freight transport to fly between the continental United States and Hawaii, and first flew in 1942. The conversion to water bombers gave the aircraft the ability to carry as much as 7,200 gallons of water, enough to cover 4 acres of land in a

single pass. When picking up water, the Mars can ingest more than a ton of water per second as it skims across a waterway.

“This is the last flying Mars in the world and the largest warbird ever built,” said Wayne Coulson, chief executive officer of Coulson Flying Tankers. “There isn’t a better aviators’ venue than EAA AirVenture, so it’s an honor to be part of this world-class event. We’re very excited to bring the Hawaii Mars to Oshkosh as we look for new opportunities and host potential clients, as well as showcase this magnificent airplane’s capabilities.”

As the Martin Mars is a true flying boat, it cannot land at Wittman Regional Airport and will instead land on Lake Winnebago.

TOUR THE MARTIN MARS Coulson Aviation is making a limited number of VIP tours available of the Martin Mars while it is moored at the EAA Seaplane Base. Tours will last approximately 30 minutes, including a shuttle boat ride and time aboard the aircraft. Tours will include time on the flight deck. You will also receive an autographed copy of The Mighty Martin Mars. Tours can be purchased

for Monday, July 25, through Sunday, July 31, in either the morning group or afternoon group. Afternoon tours will not be available on Sunday, July 31.

PURCHASE TOUR TICKETS To purchase tickets, you will select either the morning group (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) or afternoon group (12-2 p.m.).

Your actual tour time will be sometime during your selected morning or afternoon tour period based on when you checked in at the Seaplane Base. Take your ticket (printed or on your phone) to the EAA Seaplane Base the day of your tour to confirm the specific tour time. For morning tours, please arrive

at the Seaplane Base by 9:45 a.m. for check-in. For afternoon tours, please arrive at the Seaplane Base by 11:45 a.m. for check-in.

It is recommended that you use the Seaplane shuttle bus to travel to and from the Seaplane Base. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh admission is not included with your ticket; you must have an admission wristband to tour the Seaplane Base. Martin Mars tour tickets will also be available for purchase throughout the week at the EAA Member Center and the EAA Seaplane Base.

Purchase tour tickets online at EAA. org/martinmars to secure your spot in advance. Tickets are $125 each.

AIRVENTURE TODAY

The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 17, No. 1 PUBLISHER: Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO Chairman of the Board DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Jim Busha EDITOR: David Hipschman SENIOR EDITOR: Hal Bryan DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR: Sara Miller EDITORIAL STAFF: Randy Dufault, Megan Esau, Frederick A. Johnsen, Nyreesha Williams-Torrence, Barbara Schmitz, James Wynbrandt COPY EDITORS: Katie Holliday, Colleen Walsh

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Brandon Jacobs, Amanda Million PHOTOGRAPHERS: EAA Photo Volunteers ADVERTISING: Sue Anderson AirVenture Today is published during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, July 25-July 31, 2016. It is distributed free on the convention grounds as well as other locations in Oshkosh and surrounding communities. Stories and photos are Copyrighted 2016 by AirVenture Today and EAA. Reproduction by any means is prohibited without written consent.

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PHOTO BY MEGAN ESAU

HIS SECOND HOMEBUILT

Glasair II Builder

Flies England to OSH

BY NYREESHA WILLIAMS-TORRENCE

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eoff Lewis had one thing on his mind as he flew his homebuilt Glasair, G-LASR, the 20 hours from his home in Heswall, England to Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016: Get here and beat any bad weather.

Concerned that he wouldn’t make it all the way to Oshkosh on the fuel his airplane is capable of holding, Lewis decided to build an additional fuel tank for the trip. Which, if necessary, would increase his range by 400450 miles.

“Essentially it’s a fiberglass fuel tank that holds about 90 liters [or about 24 gallons],” Lewis said.

“Although I didn’t use the tank, I only had about 20 or 30 liters left in the airplane when I landed at Sondrestrom,” Greenland.

“In fact, when I left Iceland, I was

going to Kulusuk on the east coast of Greenland, and [the weather] was kind of okay, but when I got to Kulusuk it was 100 meters in fog and unlikely to improve. So I had to cross Greenland to land at Sondrestrom on the west side. If I wouldn’t have been able to get in there, I would’ve had to ditch without the comfort of that tank on the passenger seat. But it would’ve allowed me to continue on to Canada if necessary.”

G-LASR, a Glasair II-SRG (singleengine, retracable) is the second plane Lewis has built. It’s a project he says he took on at his wife’s request.

“It was my wife’s decision really,” he said. “I built a Lancair, and when I finished it I was getting under her feet, so she said, ‘For God’s sake build another airplane and get from underneath my feet.’”

“It’s the biggest show in the world. Having built your own airplane, it’s nice to actually fly the 3,000-odd miles to see it and enjoy it.”

— Geoff Lewis This is Lewis’ second-ever trip to Oshkosh and first in 25 years. He doesn’t remember much about that first trip but he’s excited to take in everything AirVenture has to offer this year.

“It’s the biggest show in the world,” Lewis said. “Having built your own airplane, it’s nice to actually fly the 3,000-odd miles to see it and enjoy it.”

In 1980, Glasair Aviation became the

first company to offer pre-molded composite airplane kits, which drastically simplified the building process. The fuselage, wing, cowling, and tail feathers were already fabricated in two halves.

The only thing left for the builder to do was install ribs or buckheads and seam the two halves together.

Glasair says it is now one of the largest, most well established kit plane manufacturers in the world, with more than 2,500 kits in the field and some 1,200 aircraft flying.

A CENTURY OF BUILDING THE FUTURE

In less than a century, Boeing took the world from seaplanes to spaceplanes, across the universe and beyond. If you thought that was amazing, just wait.

Boeing is proud to sponsor AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 and share our centennial celebration with the aviation community.

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AIRVENTURE TODAY PHOTO BY DAN LUFT

For the seventh year, Piper Cherokee owners brought their ubiquitous aircraft to AirVenture. The mass arrival began at Waupaca Municipal Airport (KPCZ) for the 35-minute flight to OSH. Piper built 32,778-plus of the PA-28s.

PHOTO BY JIM LABRE

EAA flightline volunteers marshal a flight of Pipers in this year’s Cherokee mass arrival fly-in on Saturday.

PHOTO BY DAN LUFT

Doane and Karole Bailey show EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton where they’ll put their decal for their seventh-in-a-row flight to AirVenture as part of the Cherokee mass arrival.

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EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Flying After Major Overhaul

BY MEGAN ESAU

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AA’s Ford Tri-Motor returns to service for AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 refurbished and improved after undergoing a major overhaul by Weeks Hangar staff since being taken out of service last August.

The overhaul, led by manager of aircraft maintenance John Hopkins, was completed over a span of nine months, wrapping up in late April this year.

“The airplane was telling us it was time,” Hopkins said. “I was seeing things that were starting to concern me. Joints were getting a little bit looser each time we went out to visit the airplane.”

NC8407 came to EAA after it was severely damaged by a windstorm in Burlington, Wisconsin, in 1973, and EAA Founder Paul Poberezny made a bid to purchase its remains. Winds had torn the Tri-Motor from its tiedowns, lifted it 20 feet in the air, and flipped it on its back, snapping the fuselage in half.

After undergoing a complete restoration, NC8407 has been giving rides with EAA for nearly 30 years.

Nearly 19,000 miles of flying crosscountry every year, though, was beginning to take a toll on the 87-year-old Tri-Motor.

“Through all the years of improvements on the airplane and amenities being added…the airplane got heavier and heavier and heavier, and we got to the point where we could no longer carry the ninth passenger in the back of the airplane and have enough gas on the airplane to make it safe,” Hopkins said.

The airplane was disassembled until it was nothing more than a fuselage resting on a set of dollies, and then, Hopkins said, his team began evaluating where small changes could be made to reduce the Tri-Motor’s weight.

He said among the changes made were a switch from five-ply to fourply laminate flooring, the replacement of an old steel generator with a Jasco alternator, and removing the carbon pile voltage regulator and reverse current relay to install a solid state unit.

All in all, the Tri-Motor is 300 pounds lighter than it was a year ago.

“So now we’ll get our passenger back,” Hopkins said. “Plus, we can carry a little bit more fuel so it’s a safer operation and they can fly a little bit longer without having to worry about gas.”

The left wing also underwent major repairs after a crack was found on one of the aileron attach fittings and corrosion was discovered in one of the spars. In addition, the entire instrument panel was updated.

Cody Welch, chairman of EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Tour program and volunteer captain, said the overhaul allowed EAA to check off all of the mechanical updates on its wish list.

“Functionally, the airplane is much more utilitarian than it was,” Welch said. “Certain things you can see into the modern day of flying. Now we have an airplane that really fits well in our modern traffic system.”

Those wishing to get a taste of what flying was like in the golden age of aviation can catch a ride on EAA’s Tri-Motor at the southeast corner of the Warbirds ramp, adjacent to taxiway P-1. Tickets are $75 per passenger.

“This airplane is infectious,” Welch said. “You can time-travel with a Ford Tri-Motor. When you take off you’re in 1929.”

Also back at AirVenture this year is another Tri-Motor, the 1928 Liberty Ford 5-AT-B.

PHOTO BY BRADY LANE

PHOTO BY BRADY LANE

PHOTO BY BRADY LANE

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FEDERAL PAVILION

Park Service Aviation Comes to OSH

BY TIM GAFFNEY

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ou might associate the familiar arrowhead, bison, and ranger hat of the National Park Service (NPS) with mountains and canyons, but the federal agency has had close ties with aviation for most of its 100-year history.

That’s why you’ll find an NPS exhibit in the Federal Pavilion with some special activities as part of the service’s yearlong centennial celebration, supported by rangers from Ohio’s Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

PHOTO BY TIM GAFFNEY

Pose for a photo with Wilbur and Orville Wright, courtesy of green-screen magic.

Visitors can lie belly-down on a 1903 Wright Flyer simulator and try controlling the world’s first successful powered flying machine. They can also pose for a photo with Wilbur and Orville Wright, courtesy of greenscreen magic.

The exhibit includes the service’s first airplane, a 1928 Fairchild FC-2W2. Originally acquired by the NPS in 1936, the single-engine, cabin monoplane was a workhorse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for several years. It’s now owned by Greg Herrick’s Golden Wings Flying Museum collection in Blaine, Minnesota. Herrick, who once served as an NPS seasonal employee at Yellowstone National Park, restored the rare Fairchild to its NPS configuration and paint scheme. Today, the NPS operates a broad range of aircraft, flying approximately 20,000 hours annually.

USS ARIZONA SURVIVOR AT THEATER IN THE WOODS The NPS’s World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument is working with the EAA AirVenture Museum to support special programs commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on U.S. forces in Hawaii, including appearances by a Navy veteran who had a battleship and later a PBY shot out from under him. Retired

Fairchild FC-2W2, the National Park Service’s first airplane, on static display with the NPS exhibit at AirVenture 2015.

Lt. Cmdr. Louis Conter, 94, was serving on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor when Imperial Japanese forces attacked it, destroying the Arizona among other ships. Later, as a PBY pilot, he and his crew survived a night in shark-infested waters off New Guinea after their plane was shot down. Conter is scheduled to speak from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, in the Theater in the Woods, and take part in a forum, “Reflections of a USS Arizona Survivor,” at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, in the Federal Pavilion.

YOUTH PROGRAM JUNIOR RANGER BADGES NPS youth programs in the Federal Pavilion include a number of Junior Ranger activity badge programs, including an aviation badge, AirVenture pilot badge, NPS Centennial badge, NPS on the Air, and a special badge commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. The programs are set up to allow young people to pick up activity booklets, complete the tasks at their convenience, and return them to the pavilion to pick up their badges.

PHOTO BY TIM GAFFNEY

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, tries out the Wright Flyer simulator at the National Park Service exhibit at AirVenture last year.

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WILSON FOUNDATION’S SUPPORT

Timeless Voices Theater Renovated PHOTOS BY ERIN BRUEGGEN

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he Wilson Timeless Voices of Aviation Theater has been renovated thanks to the generous support of the Robert A. and Susan C. Wilson Foundation.

Since its inception in 2002, the mission of the Wilson Timeless Voices of Aviation Program has been to curate and preserve firsthand accounts of

aviation history, and make them available as an educational resource. When the theater first opened in 2004, it was outfitted with a standard DVD player and projector system that featured 22 story clips playing on a two-hour loop.

There are currently 1,415 total interviews in the collection, 530 are available online, and more than 100 can be viewed in the renovated theater. As more interviews are edited, the number of clips available in the theater will continue to grow.

The renovation included replacing the projector setup with a 72-inch 4K high-definition television and opening the theater entrance to make it more inviting to visitors. Also, instead of a DVD of looped footage, visitors can now select specific clips to view using a kiosk at the center of the theater.

SEE TIMELESS VOICES ON PAGE 14

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Timeless Voices FROM PAGE 12

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PROUDLY KEEPING THE WORLD IN FLIGHT

The area outside the theater, once home to the EAA AirVenture Museum’s MaxFlight simulator, now has four touch-screen kiosks, programmed with the same stories as the main theater.

New graphics behind the kiosks showcase the breadth and depth of the story collection, featuring a variety of photos of anyone from 1930s barnstormers to astronauts and everyone in between.

The new collection of clips includes diverse stories from the all of the most influential eras in aviation, including ones from military and civilian aviators.

“Aviation is one of the most important assets to the strength of our nation and the world.”

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Bob Wilson said the Wilson Foundation’s support of the program is inspired by the fact that aviation is built on the history of flight in all categories.

“Aviation is one of the most important assets to the strength of our

nation and the world,” Wilson said.

“It is paramount that we need a history that can be accessed. We learn from other’s mistakes and ideas. Every generation contributes to make the United States the apex of aviation whether it is commercial, corporate/business, general or homebuilt. Everyone associated with aviation contributes to how we build and fly safe. We strive to eliminate accidents due to structural, technology or human related causes. We owe it to ourselves and the others who fly.”

Wilson also said he hopes to see Wilson Timeless Voices of Aviation further the collective knowledge of aviation and aviation safety in the future.

“Our foundation will strive to make sure it is spread across all aviation venues,” Wilson said. “EAA has what is considered by many the greatest audio and visual collection in the world.

My wife, Susan, and I are committed to working through the Timeless Voices to see that no stone is unturned for our new aviators, present aviators and the ones to come to have the tools and commitments of others who have come before them.”

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EAA Fly-In Theater Proudly Presented

by Ford Motor Company

Like the famous drive-in theaters of yesteryear, the Fly-In Theater offers an evening of film viewing that’s simply amazing.

You’ll enjoy epic blockbuster movies and classic aviation films on a projection screen that’s an incredible five stories high – a breathtaking viewing experience that’s “taken to the max,” under the stars. And all from the comfort of your lawn chair or blanket. There’s free popcorn too! It’s the perfect way to relax with family and friends and extend an exciting day at AirVenture.

Sunday, July 24th Above and Beyond and One Six Right Monday, July 25th The Last Man on the Moon Tuesday, July 26th The Martian Wednesday, July 27th The Final Countdown Thursday, July 28th The Guardian Friday, July 29th Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens Saturday, July 30th The Blue Max

Movies and dates subject to change due to scheduling conflicts.

Free shows begin at 8:30 p.m. daily, except Wednesday and Saturday, which begin at 9:30 p.m. following the night air show.

Located at the north end of Doolittle Drive behind the Camp Store.

PHOTOS BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

Vic Krause is eager to help AirVenture 2016 visitors who take the tram in the Warbirds area for a guided tour.

Warbirds Welcomes Visitors With Tram, Reviews

BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

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art of the joy of owning a warbird is sharing its rich heritage with others. Throughout EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, visitors may take a tram ride around the huge, grassy Warbirds campus, while experts point out significant airplanes that changed world history.

Vic Krause ramrods the Warbirds tram. Scheduled to depart on the hour and half hour from a tent just west of Warbird Alley, the 30-minute ride is designed to let visitors view a maximum number of warbirds with a minimum effort, something sore feet will appreciate. Each tram has 32 seats.

Riders are encouraged to arrive at the tent 30 minutes early for a briefing that Krause says is both entertaining and informative. “We’re going to have a lot of fun,” Krause said with a smile that was spontaneous and irrepressible.

“We’ve got great narrators that have a depth of knowledge,” he added.

And those narrators are part of the effort to share the world of warbirds with visitors who might not realize that EAA Warbirds of America is for anyone–not just warbird owners. One of the items tram passengers receive is a new aircraft recognition card, with silhouettes of aircraft likely to be encountered on the ride. Krause says the recog-

nition sheet is a perfect place to gather autographs to personalize the keepsake.

Officially scheduled to operate between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., with downtime during air shows when the Warbirds ramp is off-limits, tram operators may look into expanded morning and evening hours to meet demand, Krause said.

Nearby, the Warbirds in Review bleachers are employed twice daily during AirVenture as warbird owners and current pilots meet with military veterans of those aircraft, sharing stories of these vaunted machines from a firsthand perspective. Audiences always show their appreciation and respect to the veterans in the programs. The setting is intimate enough that a bond forms between visitor and veteran, with spontaneous emotions ranging from cheers to tears punctuating the events.

Connie Bowlin, of the Warbirds of America Board of Directors, leads the Warbirds in Review effort, tending to details to ensure smooth, engaging performances. She arranges to have a significant warbird parked in front of the bleachers. The effect is compelling. For up to an hour before the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. sessions, Bowlin said re-enactors in vintage uniforms and live music of the era are presented to

Wartime grimace greets visitors to Tim Savage’s A-26 Invader bomber at AirVenture 2016.

warm up the crowd and gently transport them back in time.

“This is the only place this can happen; the veteran paired with the airplane they flew,” she said. This year the sessions have scheduled everything from an airplane that survived contact with the Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor to veteran pilot Bob Hoover recounting his experience with aircraft, including the A-20 Havoc attack bomber of World War II. Bowlin, who founded Warbirds in Review with her late husband Ed, said she has watched it grow over 15 years from an impromptu speech with a portable karaoke speaker to a full-up audio-visual program.

A complete list of this year’s Warbirds in Review sessions may be found online at www.EAA.org/ warbirdsinformation.

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shkosh is home to about 67,000 residents. But a city within its boundaries came to life yesterday as exhibitors, vendors, airplane enthusiasts, and others arrived and started to set up and prepare for the official start of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016.

Willy Rahill and Stephen Gulick, both of Burlington, Vermont, were busy setting up tents under the wing of Rahill’s 1957 Cessna 180 Skywagon. They arrived at about 9 o’clock in the morning.

Rahill, a pilot for 33 years who has logged 8,000 hours in the air, said this is his 10th visit to AirVenture. While his work schedule determined that he would need to come early this year, he was glad to arrive on Saturday and get a prime location.

Camped under the plane painted in yellow and green and with the 134th

You have to camp if you’re going to make the most out of your time here.

— Willy Rahill Fighter Squadron Air National Guard flag and stickers proudly displayed, Rahill said his “day job” is flying F-16s for the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont. He said he always camps under his plane at AirVenture.

“You have to camp if you’re going to make the most out of your time here,” he said. “It’s a big part of the experience.”

That experience includes meeting lots of people, many who you will keep in touch with, and enjoying beer and hors d’oeuvres while watching the daily air show under the plane’s wing.

Willy Rahill, front, and Stephen Gulick set up their tents under Rayhill’s Cessna 180 Skywagon on Saturday. They came early to get a prime camping spot.

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While this was Gulick’s first trip to Oshkosh, he was glad to come with a “pro” who has done it in the past. A pilot since 1982, Gulick is now an airline pilot with 10,000 hours.

Although he was only at Oshkosh for two hours, Gulick said he was already impressed with how organized everything was. And flying in wasn’t the “hornet’s nest” that he expected.

Bill Olsen, of Poplar Grove, Illinois, also arrived yesterday, wanting a prime camping spot. “If you wait to Sunday to arrive, you’ll be parked in the boondocks,” he says. “You need to come early, and come often.”

While he will also be camping under the wing of his V-tail Bonanza, he says he learned a lot since his early days. “I came with a (Piper) Tomahawk and a pup tent in the 1970s,” he said. He’s moved up in planes and tents since then, with a six-person tent now becoming his home for the week.

“I also bring a car battery so I can recharge my electronics,” he said. And he has an air mattress pump prominently displayed on the outside of his tent, just to let others know it’s available for their use.

Sarasota Avionics International employees were setting up their booth in BendixKing Hangar B, as well as their outside exhibit space on Saturday morning. They had left Florida on Tuesday with a 24-foot truck and trailer filled with displays, products, and more. It takes them two days to set up for the show at Oshkosh, said aviation technician Jose Crespo.

Crespo said it is his first time to AirVenture, but the company has had a presence at the air show since 2003, said Douglas Fryar, father of the company’s founder.

Chief pilot Leonard VanLindschoten said they are showing three planes this year. And each year, they learn a better way to display things, he said.

Above: Richard Silveus carries out boxes of grill mats, as he begins to set up shop in EAA’s Fly Market.

Right: Jose Crespo, aviation technician with Sarasota Avionics International, ties down a side as he helps to set up one of their exhibits.

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Get Ready FROM PAGE 19 In the Fly Market, exhibitor Richard Silveus, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was also prepared for whatever the week will bring. He arrived Saturday morning and brought carpet, an air conditioner, coolers, a refrigerator, and a mattress, just in case he couldn’t find accommodations.

Silveus took the SS Badger ferry over from Ludington, Michigan, and will be selling grill mats. “I used to sell high-end cookware here, but I discovered that it was too heavy, and the pilots couldn’t carry it back in their planes,” he said.

With heat hovering in the mid-80s and humidity at nearly 60 percent, Silveus admitted he was taking his time to set up his wares. “I’m not lazy; I’m putzing in the heat,” he says, standing in front of a turbofan to cool him down.

While he’s not a pilot, Silveus said he came to see the planes and pay for his adventure. “Where else can you drive in and have to stop for a jet to cross the road?” he says. “You don’t get that experience every day.”

Bill Olsen arrived at Wittman Regional Airport early on Saturday to get a prime camping slot. Once he had his tent up and plane tied down, he had time to relax and watch the activity around him.

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Third-class medical certification A big win for GA EAA gets it done! Your membership makes a difference

By Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO/Chairman

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or the past five years, EAA’s number one government advocacy priority has been reforming the FAA’s third-class medical certification system. Why? Because that is what EAA members wanted. We fought through many challenges and over numerous hurdles to make it happen. It’s an example of how important your EAA membership can be, because our combined influence made a difference.

On July 15, President Obama signed a funding extension for the FAA that included third-class medical certification reform. More details and specifics are available in this section. But what I want to state is how important this is for general aviation. This change will reduce the financial and regulatory burdens and result in less hassle for thousands of pilots. It will make it easier to fly for many people. It is a win for everyone who loves and supports recreational flight.

I must mention a few people by name who were instrumental in getting to this point. First is Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma). After his success with the initial Pilot’s Bill of Rights in 2011, he saw the need in other areas for better protections and possibilities for GA pilots. Those ideas became the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, for which Inhofe fought tirelessly—getting the Senate to pass the measure on three separate occasions including in the Senate version of the FAA reauthorization bill.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana) was the first to set medical reform legislation in motion through his introduction of the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act (GAPPA) in 2014. Longtime pilot and EAA member Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) pressed that legislation forward and ultimately introduced a companion version of Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 in the House. The pair were invaluable in the ongoing negotiations with House leadership regarding the FAA funding legislation that eventually contained the final version of medical reform.

This is the first aeromedical reform package to make it all the way through the FAA/DOT rulemaking committee or Congress in nine attempts by EAA and/ or AOPA, going back more than a quarter century. We said at the beginning that the legislative process is painstaking, time-consuming work subject to political or personal whims and non-aviation agendas. That was the case but, in the end, we got it done.

And this reform is not just for older pilots seeking to maintain currency in the under-6,000-pound airplanes they are most familiar with. Young pilots or those just entering the GA community will find immense economic and regulatory benefits, as they can choose to have one AME medical exam at the start of their flying life and use the simplified process after that. We believe that visiting one’s personal physician every four years and taking an online aeromedical briefing every two years is a fair requirement for the freedom and responsibility involved in piloting a personal aircraft larger than the light-sport category.

This has been a long effort, at times fraught with uncertainly and change. But we got it done. Let’s celebrate this major achievement at Oshkosh! Let’s also take the time to learn how this will affect us individually, and how we can build on this for even more progress in the future.

SIMPLICITY Thanks to third-class medical reform, many pilots who have held a valid medical certificate in the past 10 years will never have to see an AME or hassle with FAA paperwork again.

SAVINGS By removing the need for constant medical and special issuance renewals, third-class medical reform saves pilots significant time and expense.

GETS IT DONE SAFETY Third-class medical reform will allow pilots to treat underlying medical conditions with their personal physicians and lets them continue to fly the type of aircraft in which they are most experienced.

Jack J. Pelton CEO/Chairman of the Board Experimental Aircraft Association

ADVOCACY EAA could not have pushed medical reform through Congress without your continued support. Thousands of EAA man hours and ongoing relationship building went into getting this done. Your membership, and our community, makes a difference.

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EAA reaches its goal!

Third-class medical reform now law

President signs FAA funding bill that includes aeromedical reform

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huge number of EAA members and other aviators will now be free from many of the expenses and hassles of the current FAA medical certification system under legislation signed on July 15 by President Obama reforming that system. The provision was included in an FAA funding extension that replaces a short-term funding measure that expired on July 15.

“It’s important to celebrate this moment, which has been a long time coming and resulted from an incredible amount of work over the past five years,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO/chairman. “EAA was a leader in getting this done because it was the right thing to do for members, working in cooperation with fellow aviation organizations, congressional leaders, and others to persistently pursue this path against many challenges. This win is for everyone who loves recreational flight.”

Details of the new provision, its timeline, and what it means for pilots are outlined in EAA’s Frequently Asked Questions sheet on third-class medical reform.

More information about it will also be available at the EAA Member Center during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. EAA’s advocacy and membership teams will also be talking with members regarding the bill’s language and what it means for individual members, and hosting an informational forum on Monday, July 25, at 1 p.m. in Forum Pavilion 3.

Also, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), a longtime pilot and EAA member who authored the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 that contained the medical reform

language, will be in Oshkosh to discuss the new law. Inhofe will speak on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. in Forum Pavilion 1. Reps. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) and Todd Rokita (R-Indiana), who led the effort in the House, are also expected to attend AirVenture.

Meanwhile, appreciation from EAA members quickly came via social media and other channels to thank EAA for its persistence in getting medical reform to the finish line: • “Props to EAA…for helping shepherd this through!”

• “Good job to all at EAA who have worked tirelessly for our benefit…you all rock!”

• “That is great news! Really believe this will have a positive influence on our industry.”

• “It’s been a long haul. Thanks for staying the course.”

• “Now maybe someday I can fly again!”

Aeromedical reform has been a top advocacy priority of EAA members for a number of years, and led to EAA and AOPA initially petitioning the FAA for changes in the third-class medical certification process. The goal was to reduce the unnecessary regulatory and expense barriers that pushed aviators out of recreational flying and kept potential pilots from engaging in aviation. This new law, which will fully take effect within the next 12 months, surpasses the initial petition request by including more pilots and aircraft.

History/timeline MARCH 2012 EAA and AOPA petition the FAA to give pilots who fly recreationally the option of getting a third-class medical or, instead, participating in a recurrent online education program that will teach them how to self-assess their fitness to fly.

JUNE 2012 The FAA opens the petition for public comment for three months, through mid-September 2012.

DECEMBER 2013 Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana) introduces the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act (GAPPA), which includes third-class medical certification reform language. A companion measure was subsequently introduced in the Senate.

AUGUST 2014 FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announces at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh that more than 16,000 comments had been received regarding the EAA/AOPA petition and the goal was to have a rule for public comment by fall 2014.

FEBRUARY 2015 Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) introduces the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 in the U.S. Senate, which includes third-class medical reform language similar to the previous GAPPA bill and more extensive than that requested in the 2012 EAA/AOPA petition for exemption.

JUNE 2015 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) offer a third-class medical certification reform amendment to a Senate transportation bill.

JULY 2015 At AirVenture, Huerta announces that the EAA/AOPA petition is still awaiting final action from the Department of Transportation to advance to the rulemaking process.

EAA also fires back at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) regarding a letter opposing aeromedical reform, which ALPA sent to all senators.

SEPTEMBER 2015 The Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 gains a Senate supermajority when it surpassed 60 Senate co-sponsors.

DECEMBER 2015 The U.S. Senate passes the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 on a bipartisan vote after extensive negotiation with Commerce Committee members and Senate leaders over third-class medical certification reform. The bill is sent to the House.

FEBRUARY 2016 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) introduces the House version of an FAA reauthorization bill that includes medical reform language similar to that contained in GAPPA. The bill passes out of committee but never makes it to a floor vote.

APRIL 2016 Inhofe includes Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 provisions in the Senate’s FAA reauthorization bill, which passes the Senate 95-3.

JULY 2016 With FAA authorization set to expire, the House and Senate agree to a 14-month authorization extension with some broadly agreedto policy implementation, including medical reforms contained within the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2.

JULY 11, 2016 The House passes the FAA extension and medical reform.

JULY 13, 2016 The Senate passes the FAA extension and medical reform.

JULY 15, 2016 President Obama signs the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, making medical reform law.

GETS IT DONE

From congressional Aeromedical leaders reform FAQs “Time and again the Senate has voted to pass the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, showing the strong bipartisan support there is among my colleagues for the general aviation community and specifically for reforming onerous third-class medical regulations. Now we have finally accomplished this goal with third-class medical reform included in the FAA extension that has successfully passed both chambers and [was] signed into law by the president.

This is a huge win for general aviation and will ensure that GA pilots across the country are not overburdened by existing medical certification regulations. I am grateful for the strong and consistent voice of EAA members who shared why third-class medical reform is necessary. I want to thank Jack Pelton, CEO/ chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association, and his team for their leadership and support from the beginning and all their work to educate my colleagues in Congress on issues that affect pilots.”

– Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) “This FAA extension is a win for general aviation. With provisions on third-class medical reform and tower marking requirements that improve safety for aviators, we can begin to fix some of our industry’s most pressing challenges. With that said, we must press forward to address some policies not included in this bill, such as lengthening the time frame of aircraft registration, repealing statutory flight restrictions at sports stadiums near air shows, and permanently killing the threat of FAA fees for ATC services at air shows like Oshkosh and Sun ’n Fun.” – Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) “I have truly appreciated working with Jack Pelton and the staff at EAA to ensure that all aviators can fly without burdensome bureaucratic mandates. As we work towards a long-term FAA bill next year, I look forward to continuing to work with EAA to protect the rights of all pilots.”

– Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana)

Here are answers to some of the major questions EAA members are asking about third-class medical reform: WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PILOT’S BILL OF RIGHTS 2?

On July 15, President Obama signed third-class medical reform into law as part of the 2016 FAA extension bill passed by Congress.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS REFORM? Anyone who flies with a third-class medical certificate can benefit from this reform. In fact, almost anyone who has held a regular or special issuance third-class medical certificate within the 10 years preceding July 15, 2016, will never again need to visit an aviation medical examiner (AME). If you’ve never held a third-class medical certificate, you will need to get a medical certificate one time only. If your regular or special issuance medical certificate lapsed more than 10 years before the legislation is enacted, you will need to get a medical certificate one time only. And if you develop certain cardiac, neurological, or psychological conditions, you will need a one-time-only special issuance medical.

WHAT’S IN THE BILL? You will need to visit your personal physician at least once every four years and provide an FAA-developed checklist of issues to be discussed during the visit. Both you and your physician will need to sign the checklist saying that you discussed the items on it. You will then need to make a note of the visit and include the checklist in your logbook. You do not need to report the outcome of the visit or file any paperwork with the FAA unless you are specifically requested to do so.

You also will need to take online training in aeromedical factors every two years. The training will be offered free of charge.

Pilots flying under the new rules will be allowed to operate aircraft that weigh up to 6,000 pounds, carry up to five passengers plus the pilot in command, fly at altitudes below 18,000 feet, and at speeds of up to 250 knots. Pilots, if appropriately rated, can fly VFR or IFR in qualified aircraft.

HOW DOES THIS LEGISLATION COMPARE WITH THE PETITION FOR MEDICAL REFORM THAT EAA AND AOPA FILED JOINTLY BACK IN 2012?

The legislation greatly expands the number of pilots and aircraft who will be eligible to fly under third-class medical reform. The table below compares some of the key points.

ORIGINAL PETITION

PBOR 2 LEGISLATION

Aircraft Specification

Up to 4 seats, 180 hp, single Up to 6 seats, up to 6,000 pounds engine, fixed gear (no limitations on horsepower, number of engines, or gear type)

Flight Rules

Day VFR Only

Day and Night VFR and IFR

Passengers

Up to 1 passenger

Up to 5 passengers

Aeromedical Training

Pilots must take a free online Pilots must take a free online course every 2 years course every 2 years

Altitude Restrictions

Up to 10,000 feet or up to Up to 18,000 feet 2,000 feet AGL

GETS IT DONE Aeromedical reform FAQs continued:

WHAT WILL BE IN THE CHECKLIST FOR THE MEDICAL EXAM? The checklist will have two parts—questions to be answered by the pilot in advance of the exam and a list of items for the doctor to include in the examination. The questions will include identifying information like name and address, date of birth, a short medical history and list of current medications, and information about whether you’ve ever had an FAA medical certificate denied, suspended, or revoked.

The list of items for the doctor to cover in the examination are now part of the third-class medical exam and are typical to those found in any routine physical. These items include: • Head, face, neck, scalp • Nose, sinuses, mouth, throat • Ears and eardrums • Eyes • Lungs and chest • Heart • Vascular system • Abdomen and viscera • Anus • Skin • GU system • Upper and lower extremities • Spine, other musculo-skeletal • Body marks, scars, tattoos • Lymphatics • Neurologic • Psychiatric • General systemic • Hearing • Vision • Blood pressure and pulse And anything else the physician in his or her medical judgment considers necessary.

The doctor will have to indicate that he or she has made the necessary checks, and both the pilot and doctor will need to sign the form.

DO I HAVE TO GO TO AN AME FOR THE GENERAL MEDICAL EXAM REQUIRED EVERY FOUR YEARS? HOW DOES THE FAA KNOW THAT I COMPLIED WITH THAT RULE? No, you can go to any primary care physician for your exam; you do not need to visit an AME. To demonstrate compliance, just enter the visit in your logbook. There’s nothing to report to the FAA unless specifically requested.

WILL THIS REFORM CHANGE THE RULES REGARDING MEDICATIONS? No. The rules regarding medications will remain unchanged. So pilots who take a medication that the FAA disallows will still be unable to fly. Because the FAA does not publish a list of disallowed medications, please contact EAA membership services if you have questions about a medication you are taking or that your doctor has recommended.

I UNDERSTAND I WILL NEED TO GET A ONE-TIME SPECIAL ISSUANCE MEDICAL IF I HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WHAT ARE THOSE CONDITIONS? Those conditions are described in the federal aviation regulations and are limited to an established medical history of the following: • Cardiovascular: myocardial infarction (heart attack); coronary heart disease that has been treated by open heart surgery or cardiac valve replacement; and heart replacement.

• Neurological: epilepsy; a transient loss of control of the nervous system; and disturbances of consciousness without satisfactory medical explanation of the cause.

• Mental health: personality disorder that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by overt acts; manifested or may reasonably be expected to manifest delusions, hallucinations, grossly bizarre or disorganized behavior, or other commonly accepted symptoms of psychosis; severe bipolar disorder; and substance dependence within the previous two years as defined in FAR 67.307(4).

• Pilots who suffer from a clinically diagnosed mental health or neurological condition will be required to certify every two years that they are under the care of a state licensed medical specialist for that condition. Details of how that certification process will work have not yet been determined.

WHEN WILL THESE NEW RULES GO INTO EFFECT? Now that the legislation has been signed into law, the FAA will begin a rulemaking process to make the regulatory changes required by the legislation. To ensure that pilots don’t have to wait indefinitely, there is a provision in the legislation that says if the FAA has not produced a final rule by July 2017 pilots can operate within the parameters of the legislation without fear of enforcement action. In other words, pilots will be able to fly under its provisions within one year of July 15, 2016. Less if the rulemaking is completed more quickly.

HOW DOES THIS HELP ME IF I’M ON SPECIAL ISSUANCE? If you currently hold a special issuance third-class medical certificate, or have held one within the 10 years preceding enactment of the legislation, and do not suffer from or develop one of the specific cardiac, neurological, or mental health conditions identified as exceptions, you will never again need to go through the special issuance process. That means you will no longer need to repeat expensive and time-consuming medical tests and submit complex paperwork to the FAA in order to fly. Obtaining a special issuance medical certificate can cost thousands of dollars—that’s money you won’t have to keep spending year after year. Even if you have one of the listed conditions, you will need to get a special issuance one time only—again a savings of thousands of dollars and countless hours of your time.

WHAT IF MY REGULAR OR SPECIAL ISSUANCE MEDICAL EXPIRES BEFORE THE LAW TAKES EFFECT? If your regular or special issuance medical certificate expires before the new regulations take effect, you may choose to renew it in order to keep flying. Whether or not you choose to renew your medical certificate to cover the gap period, you will be allowed to fly as soon as the new rules take effect, provided your medical expired within the 10-year window preceding enactment of the legislation.

WHAT IF MY MEDICAL BECOMES MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD BEFORE THE LAW TAKES EFFECT? The clock on the 10-year look-back started on July 15, the day the legislation was enacted, not when its provisions take effect, which could be up to one year later. So, July 15 is the date that counts when it comes to determining whether or not your certificate was valid within the 10-year window. If the last time you held a valid medical was more than 10 years, you will need to go through the medical certification process one more time in order to fly under the new regulations.

WHY WERE THERE COMPROMISES ON THE REFORM LANGUAGE? Sen. Jim Inhofe and his staff had to make a choice: Make compromises that would allow medical reform to move forward and help hundreds of thousands of pilots or allow this latest attempt at medical reform to die. A number of lawmakers made it absolutely clear that they would not support the legislation as originally introduced. The compromises Inhofe arrived at represent an improvement in the medical certification process that had sufficient support in Congress to keep the legislation alive.

WILL THIS AFFECT ME IF I STILL WANT TO FLY AS A SPORT PILOT? Not at all. You may still fly light-sport aircraft with at least a sport pilot certificate and a valid driver’s license in lieu of a third-class medical certificate.

ISN’T THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE HAD A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE PAST 10 YEARS ONLY A MOVE TO A 10-YEAR RENEWAL OF A MEDICAL? No. If you are a private pilot and have held a valid medical certificate (regular or special issuance) within 10 years preceding July 15, the date the bill was signed into law, you may never have to visit an AME again. You will simply have to take an online medical education course every two years and visit your personal physician once every four years and note that visit in your logbook. No requirement exists to report the outcome of the visit to the FAA. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ONLINE COURSE AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? You will have to take the online education course every two years in order to remain eligible to fly under the provisions of the legislation. The beauty of the online education course is that you’ll be able to do it anywhere and anytime you have internet access. That means you can do it at home, on your lunch break at work, at night, on the weekend—any time and place that works for you. The online education course will be available free of charge to all pilots from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INSURANCE IF I FLY UNDER THESE NEW RULES? Insurance companies have not yet addressed how they will handle medical reforms and are unlikely to do so until medical reform becomes law. Our experience with the sport pilot regulations showed little or no impact on insurance availability or rates. Since each company uses slightly different language regarding medical requirements, the best thing to do is to contact your insurance broker or company and ask how they will handle anticipated reforms. History indicates that compliance with the applicable regulations is typically all that is required by insurance companies.

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he Experimental Aircraft Association has announced several updates to the FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) it pioneered for the Dynon EFIS-D10A, an STC that was originally announced at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, Florida, in April.

The Accessible Safety STC, which is now available to EAA members for $100 each, can be ordered at EAA. org/AccessibleSafetySTC and will be shipped within two weeks after EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The STC is officially supplied and owned by an EAA subsidiary – EAA STC, LLC. – that is fully supported by EAA and ensures the high standards and attention expected for EAA-related products.

In addition to the Cessna and Piper aircraft first announced in April, several more models of each aircraft are now eligible. It now includes the Cessna 175, 177, and 182 series, as well as the Piper PA-24 and PA-32 series. Additional air-

craft beyond these two manufacturers are expected to be added soon.

In addition, the STC has been expanded to include the Dynon EFISD100 as an approved substitution for the Dynon EFIS-D10A that was part of the initial STC. The two devices share virtually the same hardware and software, except that the EFIS-D100 has a seven-inch display compared to the EFIS-D10A’s four-inch display. This option will require much more extensive modification of instrument panels than the smaller display, which fits into a standard instrument hole, but the readability and versatility of the EFIS-D100 have made it a top choice of homebuilders and light sport manufacturers for years.

“Our intent in developing this STC was to bring mature, safetyenhancing technologies to the cockpits of more aircraft,” said Jack Pelton, EAA CEO/Chairman. “To-

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There are many more good things to come.”

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EAA’s STC will make detailed installation and maintenance manuals available by the time the first STCs are shipped. In the meantime, see EAA’s FAQ at www.EAA.org/stcfaq for answers to common questions.

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“This has been a long time coming, and we’re very pleased to finally add this option for aircraft owners who can use it,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety. “It’s been a much-requested resource, so we hope those aircraft owners take advantage of this opportunity.”

Mogas can be requested much as other flightline fuel requests at Wittman during AirVenture. Basler Flight

Service’s personnel will deliver mogas in a specially marked truck in aircraft parking and camping areas north of Boeing Centennial Plaza (including homebuilt parking and the North 40) from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day, then deliver to areas south of Boeing Centennial Plaza from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

To receive mogas via this delivery method, standard category aircraft owners must show evidence of a valid auto fuel STC with placard at fuel-fill location. For experimental category aircraft, the aircraft must be properly placarded as experimental.

More information on AirVenture mogas availability can be obtained from Basler Flight Service at 920236-7827.

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he Valdez STOL Invitational at Oshkosh will be returning to AirVenture in 2016 with a new location at the Ultralight strip for attendees to view the flights up close.

Seventeen STOL aircraft, which include homebuilts and other airplanes specially modified to take off and land on runways that may be less than 500 feet long, participated in the invitational last year, and EAA is looking forward to another great turnout.

Demonstration competitions will be held reflecting the Valdez competition held in Alaska every May. A display area will also be set aside in the Ultralight area for all aircraft participating in the invitational.

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Visit EAA.org/SportAir to learn more about the various courses available and to register for an upcoming workshop near you.

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The C-123 served in a variety of roles for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, and, eventually, the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We’re definitely looking forward to seeing it here along with so many other rare, interesting, and, in some cases, unique aircraft that promise to make AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 a convention to remember.

Love Vintage Flying?

Since 1992, the EAA Young Eagles program has provided first flights to youth in general aviation aircraft. This year, we will fly our 2 millionth Young Eagle and celebrate this milestone. Proceeds from this raffle directly support the Young Eagles program.

The 2016 Ford Mustang GT Convertible is provided with support from Ford Motor Company & Kocourek Ford, Wausau, Wisconsin.

Young Eagles Raffle tickets are available for purchase in the EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, at ticket booths located at the Brown Arch and Vintage areas, and in the Ford tent. Tickets may also be purchased in the EAA AirVenture Museum.

*Purchase tickets at the EAA AirVenture Museum® or at ticket booths located in the EAA Welcome Center, the Brown Arch, Vintage areas, the Ford tent, and the EAA AirVenture Museum during EAA® AirVenture® Oshkosh™, July 25-31, 2016. All ticket sales end on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 12 p.m. Drawing is at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2016, at EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, 3000 Poberezny Rd., Oshkosh, WI. For more information and rules visit EAA.org/YERaffle or call 800-236-1025.

LEAVE A LASTING TRIBUTE On EAA’s AirVenture Grounds

Autumn Blaze Maple Trees Plant a beautiful maple tree in your name and enhance our grounds.

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Brown Arch Leave a permanent mark at the iconic Gateway to Aviation by purchasing your brick.

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Memorial Wall Honor your loved one and celebrate their life by adding them to this memorial.

Join EAA’s Vintage Aircraft Association. As a VAA member you’ll receive six beautiful issues of Vintage Airplane magazine, our bimonthly e-newsletter, access to specialized insurance, and much more!

Call 800-564-6322 or visit VintageAircraft.org

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here are many reasons to be a member with EAA, but at the heart of it, being an EAA member means being a part of the greatest community of general aviation enthusiasts in the country.

Whether you’re a pilot, a builder, someone who just loves to be around airplanes, or some combination of these, this is the right group for you!

Nowhere can this be more evident than at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Joined by tens of thousands of fellow enthusiasts, you are able to explore a buffet of general aviation interests unmatched by any other aviation event.

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This is worth the price of membership on its own! Sport Aviation is EAA’s flagship award-winning monthly magazine that covers all facets of aviation. EAA Sport Aviation embraces the diversity of EAA’s membership, from the production aircraft parked in the North 40 on the AirVenture grounds to warbirds, homebuilts, vintage aircraft, ultralights, and light planes, and it delivers the information, knowledge, entertainment, and value that EAA members want.

• EAA’s chapter network.

EAA chapters are where the magic happens. AirVenture is for one great week, but there are EAA chapters near you for the other 51 weeks a year. With nearly 900 EAA chapters across the country, you are able to get together with other like-minded aviation enthusiasts who are as passionate as you are. With chapter building projects, educational seminars, fly-ins/fly-outs, Young Eagles rallies and more, you are sure to enrich your aviation experiences by becoming a part of a local EAA chapter.

• Free admission to more than 300 museums

Show your EAA membership card, and your entrance fee is waived at more than 300 museums across the country, including the EAA AirVenture Museum on the EAA grounds. If you add your spouse and children under 18 to your membership (only $10 extra) they get in free, too. Do the math; if you go to one museum, you’ve almost paid for your membership.

• So much more…from expertise to help on building projects, access to affordable aircraft insurance and financing, advice to help you navigate through the pilot’s medical process, access to discounted car rental services, and a credit card program loaded with benefits, there are sure to be member-only benefits that are useful to you.

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To learn more about why an EAA membership makes sense for you, your first stop should be the EAA Member Center on the corner of Celebration Way and Knapp Street. You can ask questions, meet other EAA members, purchase your membership, and even get a free gift for joining. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Throughout the AirVenture Grounds

Whether you’re looking for a job in the exciting world of aviation, wondering what type of careers are available, or just looking for a professional change of pace, you’ll find what you’re looking for at EAA’s Job Fair.

Visit EAA.org/JobFair to learn more. We’re here to help your career take off! > Stop by the PSA Airlines booth (C36) for a free giveaway and enter to win a drawing!

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he Bugatti Aerolithe (Type 57 Coupe Special) is breathtaking to behold, a true work of art. Visitors to the EAA AirVenture Museum have a unique opportunity for four short weeks to see a recreation of this amazing car sitting next to an equally remarkable aircraft, the Bugatti Model 100. Both the Model 100 and the original Type 57 were built during the 1930s by Ettore Bugatti.

David Grainger of the Guild of Automotive Restorers in Bradford, Ontario, has recreated the Aerolithe. Starting with the oldest Type 57 chassis and engine known to exist, the team at “The Guild”

recreated the car one painstaking step at a time over a period of five years. Learning to shape and join the magnesium body panels was a particular challenge.

The Dunlop tires have not been made for decades, so they had to be created by hand. The color was also a major detail the team wanted to get right; so they used analysis of the black and white photos and the colors on the artist’s rendering to come up with the mint green paint.

Seeing these two pieces of history together will take you back to a time when design and engineering were married in the most gorgeous of ways.

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EAA Education/Career Center presented by Airbus Group Discover your aviation career flight plan by visiting colleges, universities and military programs.

EAA Drone Center supported by Multicopter Warehouse.

With New & Improved Drone Cage presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Engage in the world of UAVs with demonstrations, obstacle and speed courses, and viewing areas with live feed provided by Multicopter Warehouse.

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#WomenVenture > Weeklong activities and women-focused seminars > Women in Aviation Breakfast at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27 > Annual Group Photo on Boeing Plaza at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27 > Power Lunch at Theater in the Woods following the group photo featuring Speed & Angels’ Lt. Cmdr. Meagan Flannigan and Vanessa Christie

new smoke oil car built from scratch by a group of EAA’s own will debut at AirVenture 2016, replacing the old 1966 Buick Special that used to carry smoke oil out to the flightline.

The new smoke oil car, built in a style similar to a dune buggy, was designed and constructed by EAA’s maintenance team under the direction of Gary Doehling.

Smoke oil, which produces the contrails seen during air shows, is transported by the smoke oil car to performing aircraft prior to their shows so crews can fill up the aircraft’s reservoir.

Doehling said the tank for the new car was built to hold two 55-gallon barrels of smoke oil. Typical airplanes use anywhere from a few gallons to 20 or 30 gallons, depending on the size of the aircraft.

The Buick Special, which was Tom Poberezny’s first car until he donated it

for AirVenture use in the 1970s, will continue to be used as a backup.

Dick Knapinski, EAA’s director of communications, said while EAA is sad that the bright red Buick has reached the end of its days, we are excited to unveil the new smoke oil car this summer.

“It’s one of those internal iconic things about AirVenture,” Knapinski said. “It’s a little known but important part of what makes AirVenture work.”

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EAA AirVenture Welcome Center > General information and event schedules > Answers to your AirVenture questions > Shop AirVenture 2016 souvenirs > Mainstage featuring autograph signings, meet and greets, announcements and more.

EAA Discover Aviation Center > Get involved with Young Eagle Flights > Learn how to become a pilot > Redbird FMX simulator ‘Land at Oshkosh’ challenge > Complete Passport to Aviation activity for prizes > Fun and easy, hands-on souvenir homebuilding project

EAA Member Center > Join, renew, or become an EAA member > Learn about EAA programs for you > Shop exclusive EAA member apparel > Tell your EAA story and share it on social media > Airconditioned members-only oasis

EAA Pilot Proficiency Center > Improve your flying skills > Schedule flight time on 14 Redbird simulators > Tech Talks > Earn FAA WINGS credits > Learn about IMC Club programs

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AIRVENTURE TODAY

Volunteer-Repaired Cozy on Display

BY MEGAN ESAU

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Saturday, July 30 EAA AirVenture Grounds | 7 a.m.

group of three volunteers had the unique experience of visiting Oshkosh June 28-30 to replace the canopy on EAA’s prototype Cozy, which was damaged after the airplane was flipped on its back in a gust of wind years ago.

The now completed project will be on display at the Aeroplane Workshop, just east of the Homebuilders Hangar and west of Homebuilders Headquarters.

Alex Becker of Charlotte, North Carolina, met EAA’s director of chapters and communities and homebuilt community manager Charlie Becker, of no relation, at Sun ’N Fun 2016. Upon learning that Alex had previously built his own Cozy, Charlie asked if he would be interested in assembling a team to come work on EAA’s airplane.

Alex invited homebuilders Walter Gee and Curtis Martin, who have each built their own Long-EZ, to take on the task with him, and the group was able to complete the project in three days, being careful not to damage the frame in which the canopy is embedded.

“To get [the original canopy] out without breaking anything off the outside edge was the challenge,” Martin said. “A heat gun and some pry bars,

those things allowed us to work our way around and slowly but surely pull it all out without damaging it any further, which was a big deal.”

The group said they were guided through the project with the help of an article published by one of their mentors.

“Mike Melvill had broken his canopy about 40 years ago and he wrote a good article on how he replaced the Plexiglas in the canopy frame,” Gee said. “So we printed that out and brought it up with us and that was our guide.”

Alex said the opportunity to visit Oshkosh outside of AirVenture time was one to remember.

“It was nice to actually meet people that we read about or who are way too busy during AirVenture,” Alex said. “Jack Pelton stopped out here for an hour and Charlie Becker took us by his home yesterday to look at his projects. It was nice to get that one on one and meet the people that are all behind this.”

Gee was equally enthusiastic. “We feel like we’re participants when we fly our experimental planes in for AirVenture, but to do something like this, it just kind of takes it up to the next level,” he said.

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Mike Kraft, Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Lycoming Engines, and Dennis Racine, Sr. Director of Sales and Marketing for Textron Systems Unmanned Systems (TSUS), will talk about Lycoming’s EL-005 engine in the TSUS Aerosonde, and its use to assist with fighting fires.

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Lycoming’s team has compiled the top questions our Product Support team receives from the field and will be answering them during this forum! Bring your own questions too, we’ll have our technical support team members on hand to help!