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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Founder’s Innovation Prize Winner Announced Tonight

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Women Soar day camp participants were treated to a ride on EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor Monday morning.

Women Soar Encourages Girls to Follow Dreams Female mentors open young women’s eyes to aviation career possibilities BY KATIE HOLLIDAY-GREENLEY

EVERY YEAR SINCE 2005 Women Soar You Soar has invited high school-age girls to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to inspire them to get involved in aviation. “Whether they like aviation as a hobby or want to pursue it as a career, there are opportunities and activities for everyone during the day camp,” said Tara Parkhurst, EAA’s museum educator and coordinator of the event. When it began, Women Soar You Soar was only two days long, which included a dinner and a series of forums highlighting the aviation careers of the presenters. Now, the four-day event, July 23-26 this year, includes hands-on workshops, tours of the EAA Seaplane Base and AirVenture grounds, and even a low ropes course. “It’s a great education and an experience for them, and that’s what we want,” said Debby Rihn-Harvey who’s worked with the event since 2006. This year, a small group of participants was invited to take a ride in a Tri-Motor Monday morning, and all the girls jumped up from their seats as the aircraft taxied in to pick them up. “I’m just really excited to be here,” said Lucy Weicheot, a 2017 Women Soar You Soar participant. “The program’s really great helping young girls decide what they want to do, and if it’s really what they want to do, it’s a pretty amazing thing.” Women Soar, presented by Honda Jet, also invites successful women in the aviation and aeronautical sciences fields to mentor the young women in the program. These mentors represent a wide range of aviation career oppor-

tunities, including airline pilots, air traffic controllers, engineers, women who fly for Pilots N Paws, and a variety of other professional and recreational aviation outlets. “I’ve tried since I’ve been a part of [Women Soar You Soar] to get mentors who are diverse in their professions or their experiences,” Debby said. “That way you can get the girls where they think they want to go, or an interest that they think they’re interested in, and they can really dive into that with some of the mentors.” Participants are also invited to take part in WomenVenture activities, such as the Power Lunch and the Women in Aviation International Connect Breakfast on Wednesday. “We want attendees to engage in aviation and enjoy it as much as we do,” Tara said. Debby said she wanted to incorporate a tram tour of the AirVenture grounds this year so attendees can see all aviation has to offer. “I want them to see what EAA is made up of, and how important that is because the vast size and the number of volunteers it takes and the number of communities that there are is just unbelievable and unimaginable,” she said. Rachel Wierzbinski, whose father, Brian Wierzbinski, is EAA’s CFO and executive vice president of operations and administration, said she’s excited to learn more about the different types of aircraft found all over the grounds, and participate in the workshops.

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AFTER RECEIVING DOZENS of submissions for the second year of EAA’s Founder’s Innovation Prize competition, judges have selected five finalists to present their innovative solutions for in-flight loss of control at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. These finalists will face a panel of judges in a Shark Tank-style showdown tonight at 8 p.m. at the Theater in the Woods, aiming to win the $25,000 grand prize. The final five contestants, listed below, represent a variety of aviation and nonaviation backgrounds. Colin Michael Foale, EAA 1040911 from Seabrook, Texas, will present his “Solar Pilot Guard.” Ethan Brodsky, EAA 1068330, of Madison, Wisconsin, brings “Buzz Ball.” Thomas Baron, EAA 119593, Maxwell Lord, EAA 123563, and Justin Zhou, EAA 1240872, of McLean, Virginia, created the “Remora System.” Henry Vos, EAA 1059319, of Fairview, Alberta, Canada, will present “How to Not Fly,” and Andrew Meyer, EAA 515043, from St. Joseph, Michigan, PHOTO BY SCOTT PELKOWSKI brings his “Aural Cuing System.” The judging panel consists of former space shuttle commander Charlie Precourt, aerobatic champion Michael Goulian, former NTSB senior air safety investigator Gregory Feith, renowned civilian test pilot Dave Morss, and Van’s Aircraft founder and chief designer, Dick “Van” VanGrunsven. Ideas will be judged based on cost, ease of installation or implementation, and expected effectiveness in helping to reduce the number of fatal loss-of-control accidents. Second and third place for the Founder’s Innovation Prize, presented by Airbus, will receive cash prizes of $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. Come see who will be named this year’s winner of EAA’s Founder’s Innovation Prize tonight.

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Success Built on Innovation Scaled Composites now has more significant AirVenture presence BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

WITH SCALED COMPOSITES working on the largest airplane ever when measured by wingspan, it seems appropriate that the Mojave, California-based company will have an even bigger presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Bob Withrow, vice president of engineering, said about 15 Scaled Composites employees will give approximately 40 talks throughout the week. Engineers, technicians, test pilots, and others will talk about Scaled airplanes — such as the Stratolaunch, GlobalFlyer and Proteus — while other sessions will be more fun or informational. All presentations will be held in Forum Pavilion 7, except Scaled President Ben Diachun’s talk in Theater in the Woods on Thursday. “We tried to find topics that would be interesting to the EAA audience, and also interesting to people at Scaled,” Bob said. “How many companies have an engineer who buys a jet online, rebuilds it, and then flies it? There are stories like that all around at Scaled. All of our folks can share some of the things they learned at their day jobs, but also at night when they are building their own airplanes.” An extensive exhibit, including real artifacts from its many aircraft designs, can also be found in the forum building. The company also has airplanes on display, including the high-altitude Proteus, which last appeared in Oshkosh in 1999 and can now be found parked on Boeing Plaza.

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Visitor Fred Gayford of Cambridge, Ontario, talks with Shop Lead/System Mechanic Steve Klasinski of Scaled Composites.

Bob said speakers will be able to talk about the Stratolaunch, which rolled out of its hangar for the first time in May, but they won’t be able to talk about some of their newest projects. “We have about 15 projects in-house at any one time, and they range from a small RC-sized autonomic aircraft to the biggest aircraft and everything in between,” he said. Since its inception by founder Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites’ success has been built on innovation. The company keeps trying to foster that innovative spirit, Bob said. “We are a company without a lot of processes

and procedures. People working on a particular project can decide for themselves how they will build airplanes, and stay focused on what the customer is trying to prove. We use simple designs, and get into testing as quickly as we can.” While individual components may be simple, when put together, they enable creativity, Bob added. “We hire amazing people, and we trust them to do good designs and produce safe airplanes,” he said, noting that peer review is also part of the creative process. Scaled Composites is also is looking

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The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh – Vol. 18, No. 3 PUBLISHER: Jack J. Pelton VP OF COMMUNITY & MEMBER PROGRAMS: Rick Larsen DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Jim Busha EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Kelly Nelson ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sienna Kossman EDITORIAL STAFF: Hal Bryan, Randy Dufault, Megan Esau, Katie Holliday-Greenley, Frederick A. Johnsen, Barb Schmitz, Ti Windisch, James Wynbrandt SENIOR COPY EDITOR: Colleen Walsh COPY EDITOR: Tom Breuer

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to hire more skilled workers, particularly for engineering, and they know EAA AirVenture is a good place to find those people. “A few candidates have already reached out to us,” said Kelsey Gould, executive assistant to the vice president of engineering. Scaled Composites will also be part of EAA’s Job Fair, she said. Overall, Scaled Composites’ employees are excited to be at Oshkosh and looking forward to meeting people. “We feel like we are part of the EAA family since this is one place where we don’t have to explain ourselves,” Bob said. “People get us, and we know we will have a lot of fun.”

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Soar / PAGE 1 “We’re doing really cool workshops,” she said. “There were a lot of really good options, so that was a really hard decision to make because they all sound really cool. I’m in the welding one, so I’m excited to learn how to weld.” Women make up approximately 6 percent of the pilot population, and Women Soar You Soar is striving to close the gender gap by introducing more young women to aviation each year and encouraging them to follow their dreams. Senior Director of AOPA’s High School Aviation Initiative Cindy Hasselbring has been a Women Soar You Soar mentor since 2010, and said to her, the program is, “Critical to the success of aviation in the future.” “With dwindling numbers earning their [pilot certificate] every year, we need to work on broadening the pipeline by expanding diversity,” she said. “Women Soar You Soar does exactly that. Additionally, many of these girls are already serious about aviation, but don’t often know what steps to take, and they don’t know anyone who is in aviation other than the mentors at Women Soar You Soar. This camp is a huge encouragement to them, and helps them to not feel alone in their dreams of flight.” Debby said it’s often especially hard for young women to get the encouragement they need to pursue their passion for aviation. “The girls and mentors both discuss obstacles they overcame to achieve their dreams,” said Brenda Lea, an aerial photojournalist who has been a Women Soar You Soar mentor since 2007. “Women Soar You Soar gives these young ladies the opportunity to meet women already working in the aviation industry and forge important relationships that will help guide and encourage them throughout college — and their first job interviews.” “Aviation is touchable, and I think that’s the biggest thing to get across,” Debby said. “It might not be in their norm of

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life. They may never have been around any of that kind of stuff. But it might just spark an interest, and if we can do that and light a fire … then we’ve done our job.” Registration for next year’s Women Soar You Soar, which will be July 22-25, 2018, opens tomorrow. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up right away to reserve your spot while locking in the 2017 price of $75.

Aviation Innovations Steal the Show on Tuesday INNOVATION HAS A PLACE every day during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, but it’s being highlighted today, Innovations Day. The day’s main event, the Founder’s Innovation Prize, will be awarded at the Theater in the Woods from 8 to 10 p.m. Innovations Day is not limited to the evening, however. Unique and futuristic aircraft will be present on Boeing Plaza throughout the day for attendees to get a good look at some innovations in the aerospace field. Some will get a chance to fly during AirVenture. One of the innovative aircraft on the plaza today is the e-Spirit of St. Louis, named after the airplane that Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris back in 1927. It was designed and built by a group of graduate students and researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and is supported by Erik Lindbergh, Charles’ grandson. Scaled Composites’ Proteus will also be featured on Tuesday. Proteus is a unique high-altitude aircraft that holds three altitude records for airplanes in its weight class, and it will fly the pattern in Oshkosh, although likely not at 63,000 feet, which is the record-breaking altitude it reached in 2000. The Stratos 714, a very light personal jet, will be on Boeing Plaza as well. The 714 is expected to cross the United States in seven hours with just one stop at full payload, and it will be able to carry up to four people. These innovative aircraft and more will be on display for attendees to see today, and throughout the rest of AirVenture week.

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General Aviation Rallies Against ATC Privatization BY MEGAN ESAU

HUNDREDS OF EAA MEMBERS united against ATC privatization at a town-hall style rally led by EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton Monday morning. Jack was joined by AOPA CEO Mark Baker, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) CEO Pete Bunce, and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) CEO Ed Bolen to review the pitfalls of the House 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2997), driving home that general aviation opposes ATC privatization. H.R. 2997 would remove ATC oversight from the FAA and transfer it to a private, nonprofit entity governed by a board of directors composed largely of airline special interests, creating an unprecedented monopoly over a public safety service, and departing from traditional, free-market values. “The administration is hell-bent on making it happen, and we have to be as equally unified to make sure that we all encourage our elected officials to vote ‘no,’” Jack said. The general aviation leaders emphasized that although user fees for ATC services are not included in the current House bill, the introduction of such fees would be inevitable in the future as an airline-dominated board looks to manage operating costs. Another theme at the rally was modernization, not privatization, of air traffic control. Pete noted that if general aviation was edged out of the national airspace, modernization and innovation that starts at the grassroots level would be stifled. “We pioneered ADS-B. … We pioneered the use of GPS technology,” he said. “We’ve been using it in general aviation for years. We pioneered the use of wide-area augmentation systems. … The reason that the airlines don’t have it is that they didn’t want to invest in it.”

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Blake Anthamatten, a young student pilot from Tulsa, Oklahoma, shares his thoughts on ATC privatization as a novice in the aviation industry.

Miracle on the Hudson pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger recently publicly opposed ATC privatization, saying it would be a mistake to entrust fair access to the nation’s airspace to the same airlines that are shrinking seats to make profits. EAA board member and former NASA astronaut Charlie Precourt also confirmed that he and fellow shuttle astronauts are taking a stand against privatization. Jack, Mark, Pete, and Ed said support from respected heroes, as well as GA community members, is the strongest weapon against the more than $20 million being funneled toward privatization supported by the airlines. Although H.R. 2997 was not initially scheduled for a House vote during the week of AirVenture, it could be added to the schedule at any time before Congress adjourns for recess on Friday. Jack and his fellow GA leaders made it clear that it’s imperative EAA members and AirVenture attendees contact their representatives during the week of the convention via www.ATCnotforsale.com to make their voices heard.

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Kyle Franklin Receives Bill Barber Award for Showmanship Franklin honored in 20th year of air shows BY TI WINDISCH

KYLE FRANKLIN has been named the 2017 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship and will receive the prestigious award tonight at a ceremony during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017’s Theater in the Woods. Kyle is not the first in his family to be an air show pilot or to win the Bill Barber Award. His father, Jimmy Franklin, received the honor in 1989. Jimmy began his air show career in 1967, making this the 51st year the Franklin family has performed air shows for fans across the country. Kyle said he’s humbled to win the Bill Barber Award, citing its significance in the air show community, the

fact he’s receiving it in Oshkosh, and the history his family has with it. “It’s a tremendous honor to receive that award,” Kyle said. “It’s an award that’s been around for over 30 years, and it’s always been one of the most coveted awards you can win as a performer. My father won that award back in ’89, so to receive the same award my father did is an honor.” Kyle and Jimmy join Bobby Younkin and his son, Matt, as the only father-andson tandems to receive the award. According to Kyle, much of what he learned from his father still applies to the air show business today, including the meaning of showmanship that earned him the Bill

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Barber Award this year. It’s Kyle’s 20th year participating in air shows, either as a wing walker or pilot. Although each air show act Kyle has performed is special in its own right, he said flying the Piper Super Cub he soloed in as a young man continues to be a memorable part of his shows. “The comedy act has always kind of been my favorite because it’s different,” Kyle said. “It really gets the crowd involved, and the Super Cub is the same airplane I learned to fly in when I was 8 years old. So the comedy act always has a special place there.” Besides his comedy act, Kyle’s magnum opus thus far is the Pirated Skies act he used to perform with his wife, Amanda, before her tragic death in 2011. “In my book, my crowning achievement is Pirated Skies with my late wife, Amanda,” Kyle said. “That one was all me, with coming up with the acts and the characters behind it, like my father did with Zar back when he started that. When Amanda started with the wing walking, with her help and showmanship, the act really skyrocketed to No. 1 in the industry.”

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One characteristic that has made Franklin’s Family Circus stand out over its 50 years of air shows has been innovation. From Jimmy’s days grabbing ribbons with the tail of his airplane, to Kyle lighting up the skies in Dracula, to the Super Cub comedy act that links the two of them together even today, the Franklin family has wowed spectators with new acts for five decades.

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the original S4 model’s symmetrical flaperon in lieu of the standard S7 high-lift design. Speed, of course, is one of the benefits of all of the aerodynamic treatments. John said he achieved 130 mph true airspeeds on the way here from the company’s home base in Idaho, while burning only 4.3 gallons of gas an hour in the prototype craft’s Rotax 912 UL fuel-injected engine. The Speedster option of the S7 joins the Kitfox standard factory-built S7 S-LSA model, and the Super Sport short takeoff

and landing kit-built variant. Kit versions have 11 different choices for engine installations. In an homage to Franklin’s 1992 aerobatic performance, and to demonstrate the new Speedster’s fun flying capabilities, Jimmy’s son, Kyle, will fly the S7 Speedster at EAA AirVenture 2017 during Wednesday’s air show. Kits are available now, in complete form and as subkits. The Speedster and the other Kitfox models can be seen at Kitfox’s booth in the North Aircraft Display area.

Franklin / PAGE 8 Kyle doesn’t plan on introducing new acts anytime soon, as he is happy with the Super Cub drunk farmer and the Dracula shows. However, he has more air show ideas in the back of his mind, despite the challenge of balancing everything he’s doing right now. “It’s hard to manage multiple acts and multiple pieces of equipment when air shows is all you do,” Kyle said. “I don’t have a real job, per se. Air shows are all I do, so Dracula and the comedy show keep me busy. That doesn’t mean I don’t have more ideas in the pipeline, though.” Kyle has a long career ahead of him in the air show industry, but 20 years in, it’s not too early for him to start thinking about legacy. According

to Kyle, keeping spectators entertained, motivating them, and maintaining the high standard of the Franklin family name are things he would like to be known for. “I always tell people I’m an entertainer more than I’m a pilot,” Kyle said. “I don’t come out to just fly. That’s more or less what I want to be remembered for, as an entertainer, even if they don’t remember my name. If they remember a part of my act, that’s what I want. Being an entertainer and an inspirational person to get people into aviation, that’s what I want to be remembered for more than anything. And to keep the family legacy going, so people always remember the name Franklin.”

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dez, Alaska, but now there are competitions across the nation, and at almost every airfield.” Frank suspects they’ll get asked things such as how they do it, down to more technical questions about flaps or suspension. So how do they do it? “There is no secret,” Frank said. “It just takes practice and getting to know your plane.” Kris said the pilots often tell people they have nothing to say. “But when these people get together, they have a lot of say. Everyone has war stories, and I think it will make for a good conservation.” The STOL pilots are also opening the Twilight Flight Fest air show at the Fun Fly Zone at 8 p.m. today, Thursday, and Friday.

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IT’S BEEN CALLED the United Nations of Oshkosh, but the International Visitors Tent on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds is more than that. The tent and its 35 volunteers, all fluent in a foreign language, answer questions and provide a resting place for international fly-in convention visitors. Those who stop by the tent can relax, check their e-mail on a wired computer, or leave a message to reach out to family and friends whose cellphones don’t work in the United States. Michel Bryson, chairwoman since 2004 and a 25-year AirVenture volunteer, said this year they are also holding a session, “Learn About EAA Chapters,” at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Added because of interest from former foreign visitors, the session will cover what chapters do and how to start one, as well as answer other general questions. “We’re trying to enhance the role of chapters on an international basis,” she said. “We want to make sure our foreign visitors understand what EAA stands for and what it can do for their

local and aviation communities.” In addition, the annual International Visitors Parade will be held Friday. Visitors should come to the tent around 11:30 a.m. so they can be grouped alphabetically by country. At noon, the group will then walk, while waving their respective countries’ flags, to the Communications Tower for a welcome speech. Typically several hundred people participate in the parade, Michel said. Overall, 2,000-2,500 international visitors from 60-70 countries are represented at AirVenture each year and register at the tent. But, the number is likely higher because some people don’t bother to register. Michel said the International Visitors Tent has actually grown into its own community. “It’s a place where you make new friends and meet up with old ones,” she said. “People will come back year after year, and sit and talk to people they likely wouldn’t talk to at home. People may not really get along in the real world, but they always get along at AirVenture.”

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FOR A LONG time, the government and military based fiber-optic cables made this idea nearly obwere the only organizations with the wherewithal solete in the United States, high-altitude wireless — and money — to conduct research at altitudes is still alive using other flying platforms, such as above where most airplanes stop climbing. All that balloons and solar-powered drones. changed in 1998 when a somewhat ungainly-look“There is a good opportunity,” Bob said, when ing bird named Proteus rolled out of Scaled Com- asked if plans exist for a newer version of the airposites’ Mojave, California, hangars. plane. “We are in discussions with some people Since its inception, the craft has accumulated that are interested in building a bigger, newer vernearly 4,400 flight hours and recently surpassed sion of Proteus.” the 1,000-flight mark, all while conducting highBob added that one of the workloads under conaltitude research for government and commercial sideration for a new bird involves the original digicustomers across the globe. And it does so for a tal telecommunications idea. fraction of the operating costs of military designs, such as the U-2. In fact, Proteus will “All in all, this is a workhorse.” celebrate its 19th birthday John Barton, (first-flight anniversary) on Proteus’ crew chief Wednesday while at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. “It was built for 100 hours, maybe 150 hours, and it’s got [4,400] hours on it,” said Bob Withrow, Scaled’s vice president of engineering. “It turns out that at Scaled, a lot of what we build are flying PHOTO BY SCOTT PELKOWSKI trucks,” he added. “It doesn’t always start that way, but with ARES, Firebird, Proteus, all those aircraft were started with a specific mission “In many ways, like a lot of what Burt [Rutan] in mind, and after we had done the demonstration, did, it was an idea way before its time,” he said. it turns out that they are really good at doing some Proteus carries payloads inside the airplane, other things.” outside, or completely integrated into newly man“We just got done doing a major depot-level ufactured airframe components. “You really decouple the payload from the maintenance where we replaced the majority of the instrument panel, the cockpit transparencies, plane,” Erik said. “You can be flying one customer’s and [much of ] the electrical system,” said Erik research … and in the background assembling and Hoffman, bids and proposals manager for Scaled’s creating stuff so you don’t have to wait years and years to get on the airplane.” Proteus Program. John added, “Once we understand what we John Barton, Proteus’ crew chief, added, “All in all, this is a workhorse. The bones of it are just rock are doing with [a payload], and the envelopes solid, and we are hoping to get many, many more involved, the time to switch between payloads is a matter of days, rather than a long cycle years out of it.” The Scaled Model 281 was intended as a plat- where you might only fly two or three customform that could orbit a city at high altitude for ers a year.” Proteus is on display at Boeing Plaza for the first long periods and act as a wireless broadband communications station. A fleet of 100 Proteuses, or time since 1999. Scaled Composites is presenting a Proteus-like aircraft, would have flown around the number of sessions about the program at its base in clock, serving each community. Although ground- Forum Building 7.

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‘Pay-It-Forward’ Cub Made It to Oshkosh 14-year-old student pilot to continue family’s aviation career legacy BY KATIE HOLLIDAY-GREENLEY

DOZENS OF PIPER CUBS landed as a group at Wittman Regional Airport Sunday morning in celebration of the type’s 80th anniversary, including one flown by 14-year-old Kyle Carden with help from Phil Grice. “We could have made it in here Thursday afternoon, but we landed in Fond du Lac [first] … so he could fly the arrival into AirVenture,” Phil said. Kyle said this is his first time coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and arriving with the fleet of iconic yellow aircraft is certainly a great introduction to the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Kyle’s father, Keith, got the Piper Cub in 2012 from a friend he met through competition aerobatics who was no longer flying it. “Originally he had willed the Cub to Keith,” Phil said. “But he got to where he wasn’t flying … so he went ahead and transferred it to him, and basically gave him the airplane. The only caveat to that is Keith can’t sell it. Keith’s gotta find another deserving individual to pass it on to so someone else could be mentored and learn to fly.” Kyle is currently learning to fly in the Cub, and his flight instructor is Phil’s brother. “[Later] I’ll work my way up to bigger, more powerful airplanes,” Kyle said, adding that he plans to follow in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather by becoming a professional pilot. Phil saw this trip to Oshkosh as an opportunity for Kyle to build some cross-country time and gain experience landing at unfamiliar airports.

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“The thing we wanted to do was have him fly and do dead reckoning using a map and a pencil, and that’s basically what we did,” he said. “Because we came a long way we had to swap legs and give him a little break, but he basically followed the map all the way up here. I coached him, but he navigated with the map all the way up here. Now going home he gets to use the modern stuff.” Kyle and Phil made 14 stops and flew 903 nm from Phil’s family airport, Roy E. Ray Airport, outside of Mobile, Alabama, to Oshkosh, a trip Kyle described simply as “long.” “We left Wednesday morning; we had a little bit of weather issues starting off, and we had to divert

for some fog and land where the weather was better, and wait for that to clear,” Phil said. “So that changed our route a little bit. The whole trip … took about 16 hours of flying, and we averaged about 65 mph.” When Kyle is finished with his flight training, he’ll be a fourth-generation pilot. When the time is right, he plans to hand the Cub over to his younger brother, Kurt, and from there it will go to another deserving young aviation enthusiast, creating a pay-it-forward tradition that will hopefully last throughout the aircraft’s lifetime. “I think the neat part of it is how they acquired [the Cub], and what’s in the future for the airplane,” Phil said.

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Flying w/iPad and Android Tablets Garmin Pipers: J-2 to Tri-Pacers Clyde Smith Paul’s Vintage Workshop Ultralight and Lightplanes Redbird STEM Lab Redbird Flight Simulations Warbirds Area Narrated Tram Tour B-17 Flights Daily Activities at the Ford Hangar Ford Motor Company Aeromart Smooth Valve Operation Lycoming Engines AWC Products and Services Declan Cannon Book: Postcards From the Sky Erin Seidemann Bush and Mountain Flying CC Milne Pocock Plane Talk - B-29 Doc & CAF’s FIFI Aeroshell Autograph Session Aeroshell Team How to Fly G3X Touch Garmin Cost-Effective Autopilot Upgrades Garmin Airborne Radar Fundamentals Part 1 Bill Panarello Hand Prop Your Aircraft Aeroncas Bill Pancake Warbirds in Review Vultee BT-13 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Tony Pileggi The Exciting Future of Drone Racing Chris Thomas The Switchblade & Flying Car Regs Sam Bousfield Risk Management Case Histories Jack Dueck Rotax Familiarization Ronnie Smith Runway Safety Scenarios Mark Ward Chapter Taxes Answering your Quest Patricia Arthur, Esq. Welding Basics Budd Davisson Cessna 170 Forum Capt Joe Scoles Lynx ADS-B Installation Training Jim Keeth Wittman Tailwinds, Build and Fly Red Hamilton Flying to the Bahamas and Caribbean Rick Gardner Aircraft Insurance Buying Secrets Bob Mackey GlobalFlyer Flight Around the World Clint Nichols Zenith Aircraft for Sport Pilots Sebastien Heintz Restoring Fabric Pipers Clyde Smith Designing the Perfect Paint Scheme Craig Barnett The Sonex Experience Kerry Fores Engine Blueprinting Archie Frangoudis Electronic Ignition & Tune Engine Klaus Savier Why You Should Build an Airplane Lisa Turner Pober Pixie Jr. Ace Super Ace Cougar Chris Kinnaman USA Aerobatic Team Jim Bourke Able Flight Wings Pinning Ceremony Charles Stites The Miracle at Kitty Hawk Darrell Collins Shot Down Steve Snyder Dick Cole: One Hundred Years a Hero Scott Guyette Decision-Making in a Crisis Kirk Lippold Designing a Flying Car in SOLIDWORKS Sanjay Dhall Technical and Flight Test Advice EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors Panther EMG-6 Electric Motorglider Update Carol & Brian Carpenter Supersonic Life & Times of Grissom George Leopold Flying to the Bahamas Islands of the Bahamas Mastering Crosswinds Taylor Albrecht Meet Kermit Weeks Kermit Weeks

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Accident Investigation Case Studies NTSB Plane Talk - B-1B Vintage in Review Ray Johnson Flying the Feathered Edge Kim Furst The TPE331 Deep Dive Griff Kinsinger, Morgan Ewen, Bobby Bishop Plan, File, Fly With Garmin Pilot Garmin Garmin Avionics Upgrades Garmin Future Aircraft Restorers Wood Construction 101 George Donaldson Ford Autograph Tuesday Session Ford Motor Company Stewart Systems Covering Vintage Type Clubs Shot Down Steve Snyder Front Burner Kirk Lippold Obstacle Departure Procedures Ken Wittekiend Opportunities for Pilots at Horizon Megan Gimmestad Buying and Importing in Canada Jack Dueck Chapter Resources David Leiting RIsk Management and the CFI John Ladley Keep Your Beechcraft Flying ABS Technical Advisors Grumman Maintenance Issues Gregg Erikson EAA’s STC Program Update Tom Charpentier, Andrew Barker Leaning … the Right Way Mike Busch Staying Alive in the Wilderness CubCrafters & TacAero I Bought a Jet on eBay and Flew it! Jake Riley Intro to Seaplane Adventures Steven McCaughey Mountain Flying Gary Reeves Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative EAA Government Programs Care and Feeding of Stinson 108s Larry Wheelock How to Shine Radara Elkins Proper Care of Gill A/C Batteries David Vega Slick Mag Inspection and Service Joe Logie RV Aircraft Fiberglass Sam James Basic Elements of Aerobatics Dagmar Kress Around and Around the World Dick Rutan The Science of Flight Jim Gregory Aviation Film Trailers and Teasers Ron Kaplan Four Landing Accident Stories Lynnwood “Woody” Minar Open Source Avionics DIY-EFIS Peter Nunn Rotax Two Cycle Engine Maintenance Phillip Lockwood Rotorcraft Canine Demonstration US Customs & Border Patrol Plane Talk - B-52 Low-Cost ADS-B and Instruments Garmin Real World Flying With the GTN Garmin Nikon Aviation Photo Seminar Jose Ramos Type Club Representatives Air to Ground Rose Marie Kern How to Avoid a Fighter Escort NORAD Big History in Flight Richard Curtis, Evan Serio What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Randall Brooks Plane Talk - A-10 Hand Prop Your Aircraft Airborne Radar Fundamentals Part 2 Bill Panarello Calculated Risk Jonna Doolittle Hoppes Garmin ADS-B Solutions Garmin Portable Garmin Products Garmin

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Federal Pavilion L10 Boeing Plaza K12 Vintage Red Barn L14 Sky Shoppe L10 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Vintage Hangar K15 Wood Workshop K10 Ford Hangar K12 Ultralight Workshop Tent K18 Vintage Red Barn L14 EAA Aviation Museum B08 EAA Wearhouse J12 EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 EAA Canada K12 Blue Barn J9 NAFI Booth K11 Forum Stage 01 K09 Forum Stage 02 GAMA K09 Forum Stage 04 K09 Forum Stage 05 J09 Forum Stage 06 J09 Forum Mainstage 07 Scaled Composites J09 Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight J09 Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators K09 Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber K09 Forum Stage 11 UND Aerospace K09 Workshop Classroom A K10 Workshop Classroom B K10 Workshop Classroom C K10 AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1 K10 IAC Headquarters L12 Theater in the Woods K15 Hilton Theater B08 Skyscape Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Fun Fly Zone K20 Federal Pavilion L10 Brown Arch M10 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Leadership Classroom B08 Vintage Hangar K15 Sky Shoppe L10 Federal Pavilion L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 Boeing Plaza K12 Vintage Red Barn L14 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 EAA AirVenture Welcome Center Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13

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TIME 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

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Meet the CAF Red Tail P-51C Pilots Basic Med for RFA guys Glenn Burt Fuel Flow Tests for Your Homebuilt Jack Dueck Guerilla Marketing & Your Business Scott “Sky” Smith Strategic vs Tactical IFR Flying Guy Lieser, Steve McGreevy EAA Flying Clubs 101 David Leiting, Eric Cernjar Rotax 912 iS Install Info Session Jorge Tavio Aviators as Citizen Scientists Dr. Rafat Ansari Vickers Aircraft and the Wave Paul Vickers Taylorcraft Owners Club John Hofmann Navions Into the Future Gary Rankin New Issues in Composite Repairs Mike Hoke Destroy Your Engine in One Minute Mike Busch Using Carbon Fiber on Everything Steve Klasinski Straight Talk on ADS-B John Zimmerman Backcountry Flying With SkyChick Ramona Cox Fabric Covering 101 Poly-Fiber AeroVee and AeroInjector John Monnett Sheet Metal 101 EAA SportAir Workshops TIG Welding 101 Lincoln Electric Composite 101 Supervee Air Sports Ed Fisher Interiors in Production Aircraft Dennis Wolter Gas Welding 101 Exact Perfect Props Nailed, Easy! Jack Norris Skyote Biplane Overview Mike Kukulski The Story of the Lady Be Good Dick Campbell Covert Aviation Escapes Neil Hansen Fly the Easy Way Larry Bothe Technical and Flight Test Advice EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors What’s Involved in Aircraft Building Timm Bogenhagen Thatcher CX5 Better Half VW Conversion Leonard Milholland Warbirds in Review P-51 Mustang C.E. Bud Anderson Lycoming Engines Lubrication System Lycoming Engines Ditching and Water Survival Robert Shafer Rock Your Wings Brandi Fill Supersonic Life & Times of Grissom George Leopold Know Your America Nicholas Georgeff Meet Kermit Weeks Kermit Weeks Wood Construction 101 George Donaldson Flight Optimization Made Easy Honeywell Avionics for Experimental Aircraft Garmin Cost-Effective Autopilot Upgrades Garmin The Seventh Cruise Karl Stewart Precision Ag With Drones Chad Colby Increased Leadership Effectiveness Paul Vidmar Coordinating Young Eagles Program Mike Reynolds Smoke Systems Installation Marvin Homsley EPS Diesel Update Michael Fuchs Boom Supersonic - Inside Sneak Peek Nick Sheryka NASA Quiet Supersonic X-Plane Tests Ray Castner, Stephanie Simerly Which RV Is Right for You? Rian Johnson Owning a Twin Cessna Bob Thomason Panel: Proteus 4,200 Flight Hours Sam Henney, John Barton, Clint Nichols ForeFlight What’s New Ryan McBride Buying Your First Airplane David Fill

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KidVenture C07 Replica Fighters HQ J09 EAA Canada K12 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 NAFI Booth K11 Blue Barn J9 Rotax Aircraft Engines Booth J12 Forum Stage 01 K09 Forum Stage 02 GAMA K09 Forum Stage 03 K09 Forum Stage 04 K09 Forum Stage 05 J09 Forum Stage 06 J09 Forum Mainstage 07 Scaled Composites J09 Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight J09 Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators K09 Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber K09 Forum Stage 11 UND Aerospace K09 Sheet Metal Workshop Aircraft Spruce J10 TIG Welding Workshop Lincoln Electric K10 Composite Workshop K10 Workshop Classroom A K10 Workshop Classroom B K10 Gas Welding Workshop K10 Workshop Classroom C K10 AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1 K10 Hilton Theater B08 Skyscape Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Warbird Alley L07 Lycoming Engines Booth J12 Seaplane Base Sky Shoppe L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 Federal Pavilion L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 Wood Workshop K10 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 EAA Wearhouse J12 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 NAFI Booth K11 Blue Barn J9 Forum Stage 01 K09 Forum Stage 02 GAMA K09 Forum Stage 03 K09 Forum Stage 04 K09 Forum Stage 05 J09 Forum Stage 06 J09 Forum Mainstage 07 Scaled Composites J09 Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight J09 Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators K09

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

AirVenture Today

TIME 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

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Maintaining the Piper Super Cub Steve Pierce Time-Saving Tips for Building an RV Vaden Francisco Fundamental Electrical Systems Timothy Gauntt Electronic Ignition Systems Michael Kobylik Aluminum Gas Welding 101 Joe Maj Spark Plug Design and Maintenance Brian Cox Composite Talks Sam James Cold War II Christopher Sturdevant Last Man Club Cowden Ward FAA Medical Update Dr. David Schall Prebuys on Amateur-Built Aircraft Vic Syracuse Building and Flying the Safari Heli Delane Baker Tuesday Air Show Code Name Infamy Leland Shale FD Recording in Investigations NTSB Linear Convection & ATC Planning Mark Burger America’s Homefront Air War Roger Thiel Last Man Club Cowden Ward Air Force Pilot Training Capt Brandon Buckspan Chapter Video Magazine Highlights P-51 & P-47 vs ME 109 & FW 190 Sid Siddiqi US WWII Fighter Aircraft Design Tom Brinkman Passing Your Checkride: Strategies David Boyd Building Aircraft in an Office Park Margaret Viola KC-46 Tanker Flight Test Update Norman Howell Hearing Loss and Flying Jeff Seaborn

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Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber Forum Stage 11 UND Aerospace Workshop Classroom A Workshop Classroom B Gas Welding Workshop Workshop Classroom C AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1 Hilton Theater Skyscape Theater FAA Aviation Safety Center Homebuilders Hangar Ultralight Forums Tent Flightline Sky Shoppe Federal Pavilion Federal Pavilion EAA Wearhouse EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Gateway Forums Stage Blue Barn Forum Stage 01 Forum Stage 02 GAMA Forum Stage 03 Forum Stage 04 Forum Stage 05 Forum Stage 06

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Stop Dreaming. Start Building. “EAA SportAir Workshops were critical and priceless steps in building my RV-7 and One Design aircraft. The courses took each overwhelming stage of the build and broke it down into manageable, capabale steps. I would say these workshops are

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the best investment one can make in their aircraft build” Jeff Seaborn, EAA 793688 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Take the first step toward fulfilling your dream of homebuilt flight with EAA SportAir Workshops. Visit EAA.org/SportAir17 to learn more about the various courses available and to register for an upcoming workshop near you.

Through EAA’s network of local chapters, the EAA IMC Club offers monthly chapter meetings in which instrument-rated pilots can share experience, promote safety, and help improve one another’s flying skills by working through real-world IMC scenarios.

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SportAir Workshops

Sheet Metal Basics Fabric Covering Electrical Wiring & Avionics What’s Involved in Kit Building Composite Construction RV Assembly Gas Welding TIG Welding Fiberglass for RV’s

EAA SportAir Workshops are sponsored by

Improve Your Safety and Proficiency in IFR and VFR Flight All EAA members are eligible to participate in their local EAA chapters.

Non-instrument rated pilots looking to improve their flying skills now have an excellent new resource through EAA’s VMC Club. Based on the popular IMC Club concept, the VMC Club provides organized “hangar flying” for pilots who fly primarily under visual flight rules.

EAA.org/VMCClub Supported by Jeppesen

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 TIME 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM 8:00 PM - 9:15 PM 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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Proteus Model 281: Flight Test Sam Henney Eddie Allen and the Boeing 314 Leon Roberts, Chad Lundy Critical Incident Stress Management Jim Woodke UAS/Drone Add-on for Pilots Daniel Robinson GA Cooperation & Innovation Ling Wang Flight Testing With Your Smartphone Jim Gregory Buy, Build and Fly Constance Stevens, Clyde Smith ADS-B Made Easy Tom Letts Take Me Home Huey - Documentary Take Me Home Huey One Nation Under Drones Prof Timothy Ravich High Altitude Physiology Rogers Shaw Nat’l Security Airspace Explained David Wartofsky Oratex Fabric Coverings Lars Gleitsmann Canine Demonstration US Customs & Border Patrol Lifetime Dinner COPA Social Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Airplanista’s Oshbash Meetup Aviation Appreciation Dinner The Ninety-Nines Inc. Bill Barber Award for Showmanship Ultralight and Lightplanes Tethered Balloon Operations UBER Elevate Urban Aerial Rideshare Jeff Holden Powered Parachutes Bush Flying in Alaska Lars Gleitsmann Twilight Flight Fest EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize Sully Ford Motor Company

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Forum Mainstage 07 Scaled Composites Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber Aeroplane Factory Stage 1 Forum Stage 11 UND Aerospace Workshop Classroom A Workshop Classroom B Workshop Classroom C Vette Theater Hilton Theater FAA Aviation Safety Center Homebuilders Hangar Ultralight Forums Tent Federal Pavilion Eagle Hangar Partner Resource Center EAA Press Headquarters Nature Center Theater in the Woods Fun Fly Zone Ultralight Barn Theater in the Woods Fun Fly Zone Ultralight Forums Tent Fun Fly Zone Theater in the Woods EAA Fly-In Theater

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Stratos Unveils Long-Awaited VLJ The composite, single-engine jet will fly 400 knots at 41,000 feet, company says BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

THE VLJ ERA may have finally arrived. On Monday, Stratos Aircraft unveiled its Stratos 714 very light jet (VLJ), a four/six-place, 400-knot, single-engine personal jet with a 1,500-nm range and 41,000-foot service ceiling. “That’s what a VLJ is all about,” Stratos President and CEO Michael Lemaire said at the unveiling. The Stratos 714 project was launched amidst the VLJ craze more than a decade ago when Michael, a Lancair IV-P owner, was looking for an aircraft with more performance.

Some 11 companies were aiming to market VLJs at the time, and while most folded, Stratos persevered. However, Stratos “kept quiet for a few years,” Michael said. The composite airframe jet first flew last November with noted test pilot Dave Morss at the controls. “It flies like it looks, and it’s one of the prettiest aircraft I’ve ever had the pleasure to be associated with,” Dave told AirVenture Today. The jet has now concluded its first flight-test phase. It logged 52 hours in 33 flights at altitudes up to 17,000 feet and

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Stratos President and CEO Michael Lamaire introduces the Stratos 714.

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speeds up to 320 knots prior to its flight to Wittman Regional Airport. Simultaneously, the Redmond, Oregon-based company has developed a state-of-the-art production facility with practically all the tooling required to produce the aircraft. Designed primarily for owner-operators, the VLJ still has a generous cabin (4.7 feet wide by 4.8 feet tall), larger than most single-engine turboprops and light jets. The prototype now on display is powered by a Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5, but a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E is expected to power the production version. With a full payload, the 714 jet can take off in 2,090 feet and fly “from Miami to Seattle in seven hours against a 50-knot headwind with a single stop,” according to the company. Landing distance at full payload is projected at 1,510 feet. Next, Stratos will expand the flight-test envelope, and when ready for certification, will seek outside investors. Michael estimates the project could require “in the area of $200 million” and take three to four years. According to John Hadlich, prototype project manager, if the capital to create a production version isn’t forthcoming, the company could start producing kits almost immediately. An estimated price for the Stratos 714 has not been set, and deposits are not being taken yet. The Stratos 714 is on display at Boeing Plaza, and more information is available at the company’s booth (314). The VLJ is scheduled to fly today at 2:45 p.m. in the Aircraft Showcase.

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Ford, America’s truck leader, is celebrating another milestone. F-Series is America’s best-selling truck for an unprecedented 40 consecutive years and America’s best-selling vehicle for 35 years; with more than 26 million trucks sold since 1977. 40 years Built Ford Tough. That’s synonymous with the rugged capability, outstanding performance and dependability of Ford trucks. Come see America’s best selling trucks at the Ford display during Air Venture – the toughest, smartest, most capable F-Series ever.

The Privilege of Partnership EAA members are eligible for special pricing on Ford and Lincoln vehicles through Ford’s Partner Recognition Program and we are excited to provide EAA members an additional $750 toward their vehicle purchase or lease. Stop by the Ford display during AirVenture for details.

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This SNJ-4 Texan Came to Compete BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

WITH MORE THAN 40 World War II North American Texan trainers already parked at AirVenture 2017, it takes a little panache to stand out from the crowd. The team supporting Fagen Fighters WWII Museum of Granite Falls, Minnesota, came to compete. They brought their museum’s 2017 restoration of a combatrepresentative SNJ Texan, covered in dusty blue and gray United States

Marine Corps markings. The inspiration for this restoration is a small contingent of SNJs used by Marine Air Group 11 for artillery spotting around Espiritu Santo in the Pacific, explained Evan Fagen. The restoration employed just about every type of armament and equipment any Texan ever carried. The rear seat swivels to face aft, and a slot in the aft fuselage allows a .30-caliber gun mount to be raised into firing position. Another .30-caliber weapon protrudes from the right wing, and a third nests in the top of the cowling. New-old-stock Texan bomb shackles hold a pair of lightweight replica bombs beneath each wing. In the landing-light housing in the left wing, a red passing light shares space behind the Plexiglas cover. Such lights provided nocturnal see-and-avoid capability when this SNJ was new — and it’s another nice, authentic vintage touch. But the biggest secret is this Texan’s reconnaissance camera mount in the aft fuselage, which is capable of housing a bulky F-56 camera made by Fairchild. Mark Denest, whose company, MD Aero, did the restoration in Smoketown, Pennsylvania, said this fuselage is fitted with ventral doors that open to give the camera a downward view. One of the cameras is on display

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beside the Texan in the Warbirds area. This Texan has other elements that speak well for the restorers’ craft. In the top of the wings directly over each main landing gear, a clear Plexiglas panel, as per the manual, gives the pilot visual confirmation of the landing gear’s position, Mark said. Another restoration feature is a pilot’s relief tube, a rustically effective bit of plumbing that could offer relief on long missions. This Texan is an SNJ-4, carrying bureau No. 27234 on its tail. The convincing paint job is the work of Lancaster Aero in Pennsylvania, Mark said. Most Texans were used as trainers in the United States, where the combat features of this restoration would be used to hone the skills of fledgling aviators before they went overseas.

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EAA Education/Career Center The Education and Career Center offers a variety of opportunities by visiting the many colleges, universities, and technical schools that offer programs in aviation and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM-based curriculum. It is also the place for aspiring aviators to network with a variety of leading aviation companies and airlines.

EAA Drone Center supported by DJI EAA Drone Cage presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Engage in the world of UAVs with exhibitors, demonstrations, obstacle courses, and viewing areas with live video feed provided by DJI.

This SNJ restoration bears witness to that training, as well as the Marines’ employment of SNJs in the Pacific. The look of this Texan, nicknamed Bundle Buggy, easily conjures the war in the Pacific. That authenticity doesn’t come easy. Bundle Buggy was restored over a five-and-a-half-year period. Mark said, “We just sort of get into these things and keep going.” The drive to complete such a project, with inevitable hurdles and searches for specific 75-year-old parts, is compelling. Its completion is almost anticlimactic, although showing the finished product for the public — and for judging at AirVenture — is rewarding. Mark and Richard Justice, who is also from MD Aero, came to AirVenture 2017 to display the Texan they labored over for so many years. Hobbico Horizon Hobby LLC Etched Memories

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Ultralights Carry on Santos-Dumont Designs Homebuilders embark on series of ultralight models BY TI WINDISCH

MARK SOLPER, EAA 1098006, had no idea how to build an airplane just a few years ago. In his own words, he “didn’t know how to drill a straight hole.” These days, Mark has his own homebuilt ultralight airplane, with plans to build a few more. For him to go from no homebuilding experience to building and flying his own homebuilt took a mentor — and a good one. Enter Lee Fischer, EAA 1066368. By his own estimation, Lee has built and modified dozens and dozens of gliders, delta kites, and ultralights over the years. He started before the term “ultralight” was in common use, but Lee’s love of that aircraft type hasn’t wavered over the years he’s spent building them. Lee brought a heavily modified Robertson B1-RD to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, where Mark met him for the first time, and Mark absolutely loved it. The two became friends, and Mark became a frequent guest at Lee’s Shonkwerks Hangar while Lee constructed the 23 bis — a Demoiselle-style ultralight based on the designs of Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont — prior to AirVenture 2015. At Oshkosh 2015, Lee made it very clear to Mark that he wouldn’t mind having his own Demoiselle. “Lee said, ‘I’ll help you build one,’ even though I didn’t know how to build anything, let alone hold a

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drill,” Mark said. “So Lee said, ‘What are we going to do?’ I said, ‘Let’s continue on with the 23,’ and he was all over that. We evolved the 23 to the 24.” Lee said he’d oversee the construction of Mark’s ultralight, but he wouldn’t build it for him. The duo produced Lee’s 24L first and then used what they learned constructing the scratchbuilt — or as Lee describes it, “scratch-planned” — ultralight to build Mark’s 24M, which Lee enviously says “has magic behind it.” “We started off with the seats,” Lee said. “We built two identical seats, then we built four identical

wings, and then we built two identical fuselages and got [24L] running, and then we got [24M] running.” Mark had flown ultralights back in the ’80s, but had flown more airliners than ultralights since then. Many of the changes from the 23 bis to the 24, and smaller tweaks from the 24L to the 24M, were made to help Mark ease back into ultralight flying. “A lot of the evolution was for me,” Mark said. “Lee wanted it to be relatively period-correct, but with the safety and handling qualities of today’s aircraft.” The 24s are roughly 98 percent identical, according to Lee, and have a 30-foot wingspan with an empty weight of 243 pounds. They’re powered by a Rotax 447 engine, with a period-correct prop, aside from a few minor changes. Lee plans on constructing a 240-pound Curtiss Pusher he’s calling Nemesis. Mark’s next project ideas include a Bleriot kit, and he plans to get an Aerolite 103 eventually. “It’s really neat to start doing it, and the pieces go together,” Mark said. “It’s really rewarding. If you like this kind of flying, building an ultralight is really rewarding. My son was my biggest fan through the whole thing, and he’s sucked into building them now.”

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tendees can enter to win one of the awards in BendixKing Exhibit Hangar B, at the AEA booth. Winners will be announced daily from July 24 through July 28. This is the fourth consecutive year the AEA has offered this award.

Shell Aviation to ‘Fly Above the Rest’ at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

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SHELL AVIATION WILL be hosting several activities at AeroShell Booth 3072 in Hangar C during the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. AirVenture attendees can enter to win $500 worth of free fuel, experience a ride with the AeroShell Aerobatic Team in 360-degree virtual reality, meet the members of the team, receive a behind-the-

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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THE WARBIRD TRAM TOUR, a daily guided tour running every half-hour — starting at 7:30 a.m. until the last tour at 1:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday — is a narrated journey through the 12 Warbirds area zones. A briefing prior to the Warbird Tram Tour sheds light on the tour’s focus. As with EAA AirVenture Oshkosh itself, there’s a lot more to the tour than just the aircraft.

The briefing adds historical perspective, giving riders a sense of the hurried circumstances that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Going directly from the briefing into an area occupied by warbirds from that era allows the tram tour guide to relate the experiences of teenagers in the 1940s who quickly learned to fly and then found themselves piloting P-51 Mustangs into combat against a fearsome enemy.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017 The Warbird Tram Tour covers just about every kind of aircraft located in the Warbirds area, identifying them but also focusing on the bigger picture: the people behind the planes. Although tram riders sometimes offer to donate to Warbirds of America, Warbirds Marketing Director Vic Krause, EAA 292930, directs them to the gift shop instead, asking them to pick up a cool item. His “diabolical” plan of dropping off riders by the Warbirds gift shop and membership tents seems less dastardly when the complimentary gift bags and tram tour experience are factored into the equation. “The real reason we’re doing this is we hope you have such a great time on this ride — you have so much fun, and we make you laugh, we make you cry, and everything in between — and at the end you realize we ain’t a bad group of folks to join up with, because we would love to have you,” Vic said. “Consider being a member of Warbirds of America.” Maybe the best item related to the tour is one that’s not for sale, but rather given to all Warbird Tram Tour riders: an aircraft recognition chart with

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front and side views of 12 warbirds located in the Warbirds area that leads to an incredible scavenger hunt. “You can take that document and turn it into something priceless, something you can’t buy in a gift store, and something no one else will have,” Vic said. “You take that aircraft recogni-

tion chart, and as you wind your way around after the tram ride you’ll know where all the zones are, and you walk up to one of the crew members on one of the aircraft that’s depicted on the chart, and have them sign it.” Although the Warbird Tram Tour has been running for seven years now,

its growing popularity has led to the addition of a second tram. Now, tours run every 30 minutes instead of hourly. The free tour of the Warbirds area is a benefit to any AirVenture attendee, and the extra attention it brings to Warbirds of America supports the organization’s mission and motto: “Keep ’em Flying.”

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Capturing the experience of famed drive-in theaters of the past, the Fly-In Theater provides an evening of film viewing that’s truly amazing. You’ll enjoy epic blockbuster movies and classic aviation films on a projection screen that’s an incredible five stories high for a spectacular viewing experience, under the stars. And all from the comfort of your favorite lawn chair or blanket. Fabulous presenters and free popcorn too! What a great way to extend an exciting day at AirVenture!

EAA Blue Barn Gives Young Eagles, Chapters New Home BY KATIE HOLLIDAY-GREENLEY

AMONG THE MANY improvements made to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds for 2017, perhaps the most exciting change is EAA’s new Blue Barn. Located across from Forums Plaza adjacent to Aviation Gateway Park, the Blue Barn is the new home of Young Eagles, Eagle Flights, and EAA chapters during the convention. “Over the past five years we’ve been lacking a location and the abil-

ity to serve chapters, and existing and potential volunteers for Young Eagles and Eagle Flights,” said Bret Steffen, EAA director of education. The location was chosen partly because it’s set away from the public thoroughfare on Celebration Way and Blue Barn passersby will primarily be EAA members. “It’s on the aviator thoroughfare,” he added. PHOTO BY DAVID BRESLAUER

Sunday, July 23rd Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project & Mission Control Monday, July 24th Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Tuesday, July 25th Sully Wednesday, July 26th Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Thursday, July 27th Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Friday, July 28th Hidden Figures Saturday, July 29th Strategic Air Command

Movies and dates subject to change due to scheduling conflicts. Free shows begin at 8:30 p.m. daily, except Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, which begin at 9:30 p.m. Located at the north end of Doolittle Drive behind the Camp Store.

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The Blue Barn officially opened Monday morning with a ribbon-cutting by Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker. “I am honored to be a part of this team,” Sean said, addressing the crowd gathered to celebrate the Blue Barn’s opening. “Thank you, EAA, for giving us our own barn so we can spread the word. Go Young Eagles!” Activities at the Blue Barn will include forums on how to grow your chapter and engage youth in aviation, and daily drawings for a Lightspeed headset. Visitors can also sign up to be Young Eagles pilots or Eagle Flights mentors. Bret said the focus of the Blue Barn is to celebrate EAA chapter members and Young Eagles volunteers, and help the program grow. Inside the Blue Barn, visitors can take a picture with EAA Founder Paul Poberezny’s Volkswagen Beetle, Red One, and get an up-close look at a recently completed RV-12, the same type one lucky winner will receive as the EAA’s 2017 Sweepstakes prize. The RV-12, NYE32, was built by the Spirit of Aviation flying club and members of EAA Chapter 32 as a chapter build project, and it’s displayed in the Blue Barn alongside information on starting a flying club or group build project of your own. One wall of the Blue Barn is taken up by a large map denoting EAA chapter locations all over the world. Chapter members are encouraged to add their chapter’s windsock to the map to let others know which chapter networks are represented at AirVenture 2017. As of early Monday morning, more than two dozen windsocks dotted the map indicating there are visiting chapter members from all over the United States and a couple from Canada. The Blue Barn will be a great place for chapter members and volunteers pilots and mentors to gather to gain inspiration and share ideas. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about EAA Young Eagles, Eagle Flights, and chapters.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Havoc’s Hallowed History

Flying Douglas A-20 showcases 1930s military aircraft design, flight qualities BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

THE FLYING DOUGLAS A-20 Havoc attack bomber at EAA AirVenture 2017 gives visitors a rare glimpse back over the decades to see the design rationale Douglas designers embraced in the late 1930s. Back then it was all about rounded wings and tail surfaces, curvy sculpted fuselage contours, and creating a multiengine attack bomber when so many predecessors were only single-engine machines. Skilled designer Ed Heinemann is credited with the basic A-20 design rationale. The A-20’s narrow fuselage has a single-seat cockpit for the pilot, leading a crew totaling two or three. The G-model Havoc at AirVenture 2017 sports a Martin top turret and a solid nose with six .50-caliber machine guns. It has a long bomb bay that carries bombs in a single level on shackles running the length of the bay. The A-20 was fast — in excess of 300 miles per hour — and maneuverable. Pilots liked it, and used its speed and nimble characteristics to put bombs on target and quickly evade destruction. The U.S. Army Air Forces used A-20s globally during World War II, from North Africa to Western Europe and the Pacific. Texan Rod Lewis bought the A-20 Havoc from a museum where it had not flown for many years, and where its restoration was only cosmetic. From there, it spent 11 years in the shops of Aero Trader in Chino, California, where Carl Scholl, Tony Ritzman, and their team returned the Havoc to its wartime bomber configuration. The Havoc’s first post-restoration flight in 2016 was witnessed by three wartime veteran A-20 pilots. The pilot for that flight, and all subsequent sorties, is Stew Dawson, one of Rod’s handful of go-to, expert warbird pilots. Dawson said, “It’s really a great flying airplane. It’s better than a B-25. It’s well-balanced.” When asked how he prepared for his first flight in the single-cockpit bomber, Dawson replied, “Read the book and got in.”

PHOTO BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

Carl Scholl talked about his restoration of the A-20. His company has been stockpiling warbird parts — especially bomber parts — for decades, so he had most of the exotic hardware needed to bring this bomber back to its military configuration, including the Martin top turret. “We had it all,” Carl said. Some pieces came from the warbird collection of David Tallichet, who brought some A-20 carcasses to Chino from New Guinea. Others came courtesy of Kermit Weeks, who has a nonflying A-20. But Carl says the scarcity of A-20s pretty much means, “It’s going to be the only one that’s going to be flying for years.” Rod spoke of his passion for collecting historic aircraft – 37 total, now. At first, his association with warbirds put him in contact with heroic pilots and airmen from the past. Rod saw the impact they could have in teaching young people about freedom, and he said, “That was an important factor” in his motivation to create Lewis Air Legends.

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F-22 Raptor F-150 Roars Into AirVenture in Support of EAA Youth Education Programs FORD MOTOR COMPANY is once again supporting EAA’s youth aviation programs by auctioning off a one-of-a-kind vehicle, but this year’s has a new twist — the creation of a specially built “F-22 Raptor” F-150 Raptor for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The truck will be put up for bid during the annual EAA Gathering of Eagles on Thursday, July 27. “Ford’s support of EAA and AirVenture has allowed thousands of young people to discover, enjoy, and pursue aviation,” said Dave Chaimson, EAA’s vice president of marketing and business development. “The unique F-22 version of the tremendously popular Ford F-150 Raptor truck will be an enormously popular highlight of the Gathering of Eagles auction, and we’re very grateful for Ford’s support for our initiatives.” The modification of the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor was led by Ford design manager Melvin Betancourt, with en-

PHOTO BY SCOTT PELKOWSKI

gineering led by the Ford Performance Team. The goal was to make a creative connection to the Lockheed F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft while highlighting the unique style, capabilities, and design features of the 2017 F-150 Raptor truck. The exclusive vehicle features a unique exterior paint finish reminiscent of an F-22 Raptor jet, which includes a titanium grille and a front

silhouette view of the aircraft. Modifications to the truck include a twin-turbo, Whipple intercooled, highoutput EcoBoost engine and enhancements to the suspension by Addictive Desert Designs. Other additions include Innov8 Racing custom forged wheels, brakes with over-sized Alcon rotors, painted calipers and high fiction pads, and a KC Gravity configurable and modular LED

off-road lighting system. The F-150 Raptor also features a purpose-built Kicker audio system with 1,500 watts of amplifications and interior modifications with F-22 Raptor aircraft cues. It’s the 10th in a series of Ford specialty vehicles that have raised more than $3 million for EAA’s youth aviation initiatives to date. “This F-150 Raptor is a new look at Ford’s tradition of building unique vehicles in support of EAA’s youth aviation programs,” Betancourt said. “We know this truck will create an unmatched buzz around this year’s Gathering of Eagles auction.” AirVenture visitors can view the Ford F-22 Raptor F-150 in the Ford Hangar all week. Attendees at the Gathering of Eagles are eligible to bid on the F-150 Raptor, as are those who are prequalified to bid by phone during the sale. For more information, contact EAA’s development office at 800-236-1025 or at gathering@eaa.org.

Visit the EAA Blue Barn! Your go-to destination for EAA chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights at AirVenture

Stop by the EAA Blue Barn and:

The EAA Blue Barn is located on Knapp Street across from the Forums Plaza

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Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of EAA Young Eagles

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Attend a forum about growing your chapter, engaging youth, and more

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Represent your chapter and place your pin on the chapter map

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Become a Young Eagles or Eagle Flights volunteer

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Learn about chapter resources and best practices

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Get your photo taken in EAA Founder Paul Poberezny’s historic Volkswagen Beetle, Red One

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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FABRIC-COVERED AIRCRAFT have long been a tradition for Kansas-based kit and LSA manufacturer RANS Designs. However, innovative founder Randy Schlitter is not one to sit on the laurels of past success. “We still think there is a good market for an all-metal high-wing trainer,” Randy said. “Eventually, we’d like to see that as a part of our stable.” To support that vision, RANS is currently developing the first all-metal design to come from the company: The RANS S-21 Outbound. Although the S-21 prototype is not yet flying, the wings are. Now available as an option for the S-20 Raven, the metal wing offers a long list of benefits for a measly 20-pound increase in empty weight. “I’m liking that wing a lot,” Randy said. “Probably the most revealing thing that I did — we did a lot of flight testing before coming to [EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017] — one of the more fun ones, is that I set up a set of runway markers. I took my S-7 and both Ravens out. I’d take off in one, jump out of that one, get in the other one, and take off so the conditions are real close together. We have to do this quick in Kansas because the heat comes up fast. I got the same numbers with this wing, and it is a heavier airplane.” Even though the wing is designed for the heavier S-21, it fits the S-20 fuselage nicely.

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“It’s way overbuilt for the Raven,” Randy said. “We argued a bit during production meetings about whether we could make parts that are a little lighter because we don’t need all that gross weight on the Raven.” In the end, they left the wing alone, making the metal-wing Raven a bit more of a capable airplane. A key design point is rapid construction. “It’s only a weeklong project to build a set of wings,” Randy said. “I’m pretty excited about that…. We set out to take as much effort out of the build process as possible. We want as low a build time as possible so we can make a reasonable margin on manufactured versions.” An extruded aluminum front spar and leading edge, along with an extruded rear spar, full size rivet holes, and a number of other innovations help make the quick build time a reality. The metal-wing Raven is on display at RANS’ booth in the North Aircraft Display area.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Top Tips for Flying With ForeFlight - Ryan McBride

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ADS-B Panel Discussion: What You Need to Know About the FAA’s ADS-B Mandate - Mike Collins

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The Kings on ACS Risk Management Strategy - John and Martha King

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Enhance Your EFB: AOPA Integrated Flight Tools - Eric Rush

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Modernizing the GA Fleet: Pilots, Industry & the FAA Working Together - Moderator: Tom Haines

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1-800-WXBRIEF: The Best of the Future of Flight Service - Joe Daniele

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AOPA Air Safety Institute: Nontowered Case Studies - What Went Wrong? - Andy Miller

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

3 Ways ADS-B ‘In’ Can Protect You

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AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE–BROADCAST (ADS-B) offers general aviation pilots an unprecedented level of safety and situational awareness, assuming their aircraft are equipped with the proper avionics. The traffic picture displayed in ADS-B “in” equipped aircraft includes other planes’ position information reported by ADS-B “out” as well as radar. This data is sent to the cockpit via air-to-air reception, or relayed from the ground. ADSB “out’s” roughly once-per-second broadcast rate is not only automatic, but also depends on equipment on the aircraft for air traffic surveillance — thus ADS-B’s cooperative and dependent nature. General aviation aircraft owners who equip with ADS-B “in” enjoy more benefits than just having ADS-B “out.” Aircraft equipped with universal access transceivers (UAT) operating on a frequency of 978 megahertz (MHz) can receive and display weather and other aeronautical information from FAA broadcasts. This information enhances pilots’ situational awareness of in-flight hazards and helps prevent accidents. Pilots of ADS-B “in” equipped aircraft benefit from three types of FAA broadcast services: TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE– BROADCAST (TIS-B): This air traffic advisory service provides the altitude, ground track, speed and distance of aircraft flying in radar contact with controllers and within a 15-nm radius, as far as 3,500 feet above or below the receiving aircraft’s position. General aviation aircraft equipped with ADS-B “in” can also receive position data directly from other aircraft broadcasting on the same ADS-B “out” frequency. Additionally, TIS-B enables pilots to see aircraft equipped with transponders flying nearby, even those not equipped with ADS-B “out.”

AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE–REBROADCAST (ADS-R): ADS-R takes position information received on the ground from UAT-equipped aircraft and rebroadcasts it on the 1090 MHz frequency. Likewise, ADS-R rebroadcasts 1090 MHz data to UAT users. In concert with TIS-B, ADS-R provides all ADS-B “in” equipped aircraft with a comprehensive airspace and airport surface traffic picture. ADSR delivers traffic data within a 15-nm radius, 5,000 feet above or below the receiving aircraft’s position.

Saturday, July 29

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 | 7 a.m.

Pilots equipped for ADS-B “in” can see the positions of other aircraft reported by ADS-B “out” and radar on a cockpit display.

FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE–BROADCAST (FIS-B): This service broadcasts graphical weather to the cockpit based on what ground-based weather radar is detecting. In addition, FIS-B broadcasts text-based advisories including notice to airmen messages, and reports on everything from significant weather to thunderstorm activity. UATequipped general aviation aircraft can receive this information at altitudes up to 24,000 feet. The FAA has installed hundreds of ADS-B ground stations, making TIS-B, ADS-R, and FIS-B services available across the United States. That makes ADS-B “in” an attractive option for general aviation. Aircraft owners and operators have the opportunity to be early adopters of ADS-B technology, and be among the first to take advantage of its safety benefits — even before the ADS-B “out” mandate takes effect on January 1, 2020.

Experience what becomes the world’s busiest airport from a unique perspective! This fun walk/run starts at the Ultralight Barn and takes you through a tour of the AirVenture campus. Proceeds from this year’s run benefit the EAA Collegiate Volunteer Program, helping students gain the volunteer and job experience they need to succeed after college.

EAA.ORG/RUNWAY5K* Special thanks *Online registration ends Friday, July 28, 2017 at 6 p.m. CST. After this time, registration will reopen at the Runway 5K check-in on Saturday morning before the race.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

TAKE FLIGHT

aboard one of EAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique Flight Experiences

B-17 Aluminum Overcast

$435 per EAA member â&#x20AC;˘ $475 per nonmember B-17 Operations are located at the southeast corner of Warbird Alley

Ford Tri-Motor $75 per person

Ford Tri-Motor Operations are located at the southeast corner of Warbird Alley

Bell 47 Helicopter $49 per person

Helicopter Operations are located at Pioneer Airport behind the EAA Aviation Museum

Tri-Motor Early Bird Special! Get in line at the Tri-Motor Shack before 8:30 a.m. and SAVE $10 on a flight.

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LYCOMING ENGINES AIRVENTURE EVENTS 2017 VISIT US AT BOOTH 277-282 LYCOMING PISTON ENGINE SERVICE SCHOOL Join our FREE training sessions to learn more about Lycoming engines and to hone your service skills. Registration starts 30 minutes before each event at Lycoming’s Training Tent.

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