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Friday, July 28, 2017

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Apollo Program Workers Were ‘In it For the Long Run’ BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

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Give Vietnam Vets the Welcome Home They Deserve BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. Mike Brautigam and Randy Wellens didn’t have much of a welcome when they returned from Vietnam. But nearly 50 years later, Mike, Randy, and 103 other Vietnam veterans will get the homecoming they deserve. The Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight, partnered with EAA and American Airlines, took off early this morning for Washington, D.C., with 105 Vietnam veterans and 55 guardians, medical volunteers, organizers, and others, according to Diane MacDonald, a founding board member and organizer. Diane said the veterans will visit

memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Smithsonian’s Price of Freedom exhibit, all while under police escorts so they can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time. The veterans will also have time to interact with each other, eat lunch and dinner, and be back in Oshkosh around 6 p.m. for a welcome home ceremony on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds. “We train our guardians to lend a listening ear, and to give the veterans some space so they can reflect,” Diane said. Half of the group from Northeastern Wisconsin was stationed stateside, and the other half were in Vietnam.

VETERANS PARADE AT 2 P.M. TODAY The annual Parade of Veterans will be held at 2 p.m. today, and all veterans in attendance are invited to assemble and walk with their respective branches of service to the flightline. The parade starts in Warbird Alley, continues down the flightline, and ends on Boeing Plaza for a special welcome and opening of the afternoon air show.

While they had different experiences, most know someone close to them who died while on duty, she said. Mike served in Vietnam for a year until May 1968. Although he was trained for the infantry in the U.S. Army, his job changed as soon as he arrived in Southeast Asia. “The regiment I was assigned to had lost 15 people the day before,” he said. Instead, he was assigned to an armored personnel carrier, working primarily as a driver. When he arrived back in in California, there was no family or friends to meet him. He was issued new underwear, fatigues and a dress uniform, and advised not to go home wearing his uniform, if he didn’t want to be spit on or cussed at. “In fact, they had to advance me my pay so I could go to the Post Exchange and buy civilian clothes,” he recalled.

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THOSE WHO WORKED behind the scenes to design and build the Apollo spacecraft cherished and celebrated their successes, and vowed to learn from their failures. John Boynton, of Houston, worked as a mission engineer, planning lunar missions. He started in 1960, when less than 200 people were working on the project, and said there was only one time he cried: the day Neil Armstrong first stepped off the lunar landing module and onto the moon. John said he watched on the screen as Neil jumped onto the lunar surface. “I had a rush of emotion,” he recalled. “We worked our tail off continuously for nine years and we finally did it.” Both John and Fred Peters, of Las Vegas, worked with North American Aviation, which later merged with Rockwell. Fred said they worked many long days. “The aerospace industry had the highest divorce rate of any industry in the country then,” he said. “We worked all the time and women were doing everything, including bringing up the kids.”

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John Boynton worked as a mission engineer for the Apollo program. Those involved in the program met Thursday to reminisce.

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Teacher Day Puts Educators in the Left Seat

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AS PART OF EAA’s ongoing efforts to instill the love of aviation in young people, Teacher Day is returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, which gives educators free admission to the convention for the day. “The intention is to try to help teachers integrate aerospace into their classrooms,” said Bret Steffen, EAA’s director of education. “We try to give them ideas on how they can do that, from creating a unit all the way down to little things, like how they could take an existing lesson plan and modify it a little bit to incorporate aerospace.” Starting at 8 a.m. today, Teacher Day events feature a group of speakers highlighted by Apollo astronaut Frank Borman and also includes representatives from AOPA, EAA, the Civil Air Patrol, and more. The seminars are structured to help the attending teachers work aviation and aerospace into their lesson plans going forward, giving more children a chance to learn about the world of flight that EAA members are so familiar with. As part of the event, attendees receive free parking, admission, and lunch, and they are free to roam the AirVenture grounds and take in the day’s other events once the Teacher Day seminars conclude around noon.

Top, Randy Wellens spent most of his time in Vietnam as an ambulance driver. Bottom, Mike Brautigam worked on an armored personnel carrier. Randy, Mike, and 103 other Vietnam Veterans are spending the day in Washington as part of the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight.

He flew to Chicago, and then to Appleton — where he still lives — for a monthlong break. The only people who greeted him at the airport were his family. Throughout the years, he seldom spoke of the war to anyone. Mike said he had been on the Honor Flight waiting list for 18 months. It was something he felt he had to do for his friends who didn’t make it back. One time, he was scheduled to go on ambush patrol after dark. “One of the guys who was going home in two weeks said he would go

in my place since I still had eight months to go,” he recalled, his voice crackling. “None of them came back. You don’t forget it; it’s like it happened yesterday.” Mike, who has never been to D.C., said he wanted to see Leonard Tedesco’s name on the Vietnam Wall. Leonard, a Pennsylvania native, was the man who volunteered to take Mike’s place on that ambush patrol long ago. “If he hadn’t volunteered to take my place, I wouldn’t be here. That’s the truth. He definitely made the ultimate sacrifice,

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and as long as I live, I will never forget his name,” he said. Randy, of Allouez, Wisconsin, served as an infantryman for four months, walking the jungles for weeks at a time until his unit disbanded. He then became an ambulance driver for the remainder of his 13-month stint in Vietnam. Returning home in December 1970, Randy said no one told him not to admit to being a Vietnam vet. “But I could feel it,” he said. “Nobody even acknowledged that I was back except my family. I never talked about it for 20 or 30 years, except if someone would ask questions. I came back and tried to put the experience behind me.” Randy said he signed up for the Honor Flight because he wanted to talk to people who were also there. “They just understand better; they know what you’re talking about.” Unfortunately, Randy also knows too many names on the Vietnam Wall, such as Mark Tonti, of Ohio, who was one of his closest friends in the infantry. Diane has been organizing the Honor Flights since 2009, and the Fox Valley organization has taken about 3,600 veterans in more than 40 missions to Washington, D.C., and back. Currently, about 700 veterans are on a waiting list to go on a flight. This is the fifth year the Honor Flight will land back on the AirVenture grounds. “We hope that EAAgoers will come out and welcome the plane home and show their appreciation to our vets,” Diane said. “And I encourage them to get involved. If they don’t live near here, there are 102 flight hubs across the country looking for volunteers.”

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Friday Features Apollo Program Reunion, Salute to Veterans Day ASTRONAUTS FROM MOST of the Apollo missions, which put humans on the moon for the first time, will be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo program. The reunion is expected to be the largest gathering of Apollo astronauts at Oshkosh since the memorable 1994 Salute to Apollo program that brought together 15 men who were the faces of the American effort to put man on the moon. Many of today’s activities will be centered on the Apollo reunion, which is highlighted by a special 8 p.m. program at the Theater in the Woods. “This will be a rare, unforgettable gathering of the people who met the challenge of flying to the moon and safely returning, representing hundreds of thousands of individuals who contributed to its success,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member benefits. “You may never get another opportunity to see these people in person and up close as you will at Oshkosh this summer.” Attending Apollo astronauts include Walt Cunningham (Apollo 7), Frank Borman (Apollo 8), Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Dick Gordon (Apollo 12), Fred Haise (Apollo 13), Joe Engle (Apollo 14), Al Worden (Apollo 15), and Harrison “Jack” Schmitt (Apollo 17).

As a part of EAA’s Salute to Veterans Day, a free veterans breakfast is available to thank the courageous men and women who have served our country. Don Usher will be the guest speaker. Reserved for veterans only, the 8 a.m. breakfast will be held in the Partner Resource Center, located on Waukau Avenue just west of the Knapp Street intersection. Space is limited for the free breakfast, and reservations are required. Additionally, all veterans in attendance at AirVenture are invited to assemble with their respective branches of service to join the Parade of Veterans, proudly presented by EAA Warbirds of America at 1:30 p.m. The parade starts at the south end of Warbird Alley, continues down the flightline, and ends on Boeing Plaza for a special welcome and the opening of the afternoon air show. If you do not wish to march, you are still encouraged to join the group on Boeing Plaza at 2 p.m. for a group photo. Finally, Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight V will be part of the day’s celebration. Veterans will depart to Washington, D.C., at approximately 6:30 a.m. to tour war memorials, free of charge. A welcome ceremony will take place upon their return around 6:30 p.m.

Apollo / PAGE 1 When a fire swept through the command module of Apollo 1 in 1967 during preflight, killing the three astronauts onboard, J.C. Snowden, of Sun City, Texas, said he thought the whole project would be scrapped. He worked on the launch escape system and did wind tunnel testing and launch trajectories, as well as post-flight analysis on the entry system, for North American Aviation/Rockwell. “We were in it for the long haul,” J.C. said. “We went through a fire analysis and said nothing goes inside the vehicle that burns. Just to be sure, we tested everything, and I mean everything, with fire.” Fred recalls working on the next spacecraft after the fire. “Although it was almost finished, we tore it down until it was just a shell and then reassembled the entire thing,” he said. It took 18 months and he remembers watching as it finally took off. “It was the only time I got nervous, even sick to my stomach nervous,” he said. As the world now knows, the flight went as planned. But astronaut Wally Schirra wasn’t going to just let them rest on their laurels. “When you’re in zero gravity, things will float around if they’re not screwed down,” he said. Schirra found a little clip floating in Apollo 7, put it in plastic, and then mounted it for Fred. But the group took their work seriously, and they did all they could to make the astronauts safe. Don Bennett, of Buford, South Carolina, was a quality engineer on the life support system. He even received the “Silver Snoopy” award for monitoring and detecting problem areas in the portable life-support system.

Don Bennett shows off his “Silver Snoopy” award letter. Photo by Jack Fleetwood

He said there were more than 62 companies that made parts for the Apollo capsule, and they all worked together. “Nobody was criticizing anyone else. If there was a problem, the attitude was let’s fix it and move on.” Thirty days before a launch, you basically lived at work, he said. And if you as much as sneezed, they would quarantine you, Don said, so the launch could continue on schedule. While they worked long hours, Don said he never felt rushed. “We had to get the job done,” he said. “We had found a new-found purpose. Everybody joined together to beat the Russians to the moon.” William Johnston, of Neenah, Wisconsin, worked at Microswitch in Freeport, Illinois, helping to build a switch that the astronauts could easily turn on or off with their gloves on. “At the time I didn’t think I was doing anything special. I was just drawing stuff and giving it to other people who would make the parts. It was a small part of the Apollo success, but it took a lot of small parts to make it happen…”

AirVenture Highlights: Friday, July 28 Apollo Program 50th Anniversary Day, Salute to Veterans Day 8:30 A.M. Teacher Day at Skyscape Theater 9 A.M. AND 6:30 P.M. Ultralight and Light Planes Demonstration at Ultralight Runway 9 A.M. Kitty Hawk Flyer demos at EAA Seaplane Base 9 A.M. Brown Arch Volunteer Award Ceremony at Brown Arch 10 A.M. Warbirds in Review: P-47D Thunderbolt Hun Hunter and Wicked Wabbit; C-47 Virginia Ann at Warbird Alley 11 A.M. Vintage in Review: Chris Thomsen with his 1947 Cessna 195 and Coyle Schwab, Cessna 195 Historian 11:30 A.M. Homebuilts in Review: Zenith STOL CH 750 Super Duty at Homebuilders Hangar 12 P.M. International Visitors Parade at International Visitors Tent

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Homebuilts in Review: Sonerai at Homebuilders Hangar Warbirds in Review: T-33 Shooting Star at Warbird Alley Salute to Veterans Parade Starting at Warbird Alley Daily Air Show Presented by Quest Aircraft Company and Pratt & Whitney Canada, Includes Blue Angels and B-29s Doc and FIFI Kitty Hawk Flyer demos at EAA Seaplane Base Old Glory Honor Flight Arrival at Boeing Plaza Blue Angels, 8 p.m. Salute to Apollo at Theater in the Woods Twilight Flight Fest at Fun Fly Zone Hidden Figures: EAA Fly-In Theater

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Brown Arch Brick Award Winners Announced Doreen Hillard, Steve Buss, Wayne Ray to be honored BY TI WINDISCH

EACH VOLUNTEER who helps make EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the unique celebration of aviation it is deserves thanks, but the Brown Arch Brick awards exist to give extra special attention to a few folks who go above and beyond the call of duty. This year’s trio of winners are Steve Buss, Doreen Hillard, and Wayne Ray. Doreen, EAA 11986, volunteers with air operations, assisting EAA Director of Air Show Operations Dennis Dunbar, to make sure the air shows go off without a hitch. “It’s something that’s in all of our blood, and something I knew I would be a part of my whole life,” Doreen said. “You believe so much in the mission, and the volunteer spirit, that you don’t need any reward. To be involved in something so amazing is the reward, even if it’s a little part.” Working with her team in air operations and making dreams come true for Make-A-Wish children have been some of Doreen’s favorite parts of her work at AirVenture over the years. Steve, EAA 317080, is also known as “The Voice of EAA.”

Photos from left to right: Steve Buss, Doreen Hillard, Wayne Ray

He’s a dedicated volunteer who serves as the air show announcer during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Steve’s voice has been the backdrop to some incredible aerial performances over the years, and his Brown Arch Brick is proof of how important his contributions have been to EAA. “At first I thought it was a mistake,” Steve said. “I got the letter from Jack, and I had no idea what was inside. After the shock wore off, I felt really humbled to have been selected among the great group of volunteers who have been working for years and years.” Although he’s seen many remarkable air shows dur-

ing his time at AirVenture, Steve said it is the people he gets to talk to, especially the veterans, that makes volunteering particularly special to him. Wayne, EAA 352061, is chairman of the workshops area at Oshkosh. His work in the Builders Education Center helps thousands of homebuilders get closer to accomplishing their dream of building and flying their own airplane. “A young couple came to our building and was asking us building questions one year,” he reminisced. “The next year they came back and said we have a kit, and we are starting to build. The third year they came back and said we are almost completed. That inspires you, watching someone go from zero to almost completing an airplane.” Wayne has now spent 17 years volunteering at AirVenture. He first arrived to learn how to build his own airplane. The satisfaction of helping others do the same keeps him coming back, year after year. The winners will be presented with the Brown Arch Brick awards today at 9 a.m. near the titular Brown Arch.

Huerta Attends Last AirVenture as FAA Administrator BY MEGAN ESAU

FAA ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL Huerta spoke to an engaged audience at his Meet the Administrator forum Thursday at Theater in the Woods. During his opening remarks, Huerta talked about the innovation he’s seen during his tenure as administrator and how the FAA plans to facilitate the growth of such innovative ideas going forward. He pointed to the redesign of Part 23 as setting standards for performance rather than dictating how things are manufactured, and to the recent approval of EAA’s STCs allowing safety-enhancing experimental equipment into type-certificated aircraft. Huerta also discussed with EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton how recent reorganization within the FAA will help innovative technologies make it to the market quickly and more efficiently than in the past. “The problem with that is we had seen the manufacturing process begin to change a lot over the past couple of decades,” Huerta said. “And what that was setting up was a situation where we were having to work across directorates to have the expertise to formally evaluate what innovations and technologies are taking place. It takes too long, has too many layers, and what we were really focused on is reacting to whatever the industry puts in front of us.” He said the new organizational structure will allow more collaboration with industry and innovators, who

will now be able to come to the FAA with an idea and work together to get the product to the aviation marketplace. As the forum was opened up to audience questions, much of the conversation shifted to general aviation’s ongoing battle against ATC privatization. “My advice to everyone is we need to be thinking about what is going to work for the whole community, not what is working for my segment of the community,” Huerta said. “And that just means that we need to invest the time and the effort to fully understand where everyone else is coming from as part of this debate and see where there are opportunities to build bridges and reach agreements on how we’re going to solve this.” He emphasized that much of the shortcomings in modernization efforts that the FAA has had have been directly related to the lack of stable and predictable funding from Congress, a challenge he said would make it hard for any organization to create progress. Additionally, Huerta addressed the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems and how it has changed the definition of aviation drastically in the past five years, noting that in the future it will be up to the aviation community to help ensure safe integration of drones into the airspace. Huerta closed his discussion with Pelton by circling back to his belief that partnership, even more

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so than innovation, is what has helped the FAA work with GA and other segments to solve problems and preserve America’s position as having the safest, most efficient, and most friendly airspace in the world. “Yes, we have this debate raging on Capitol Hill,” he said. “Yes, we as a country may feel more divided than we’ve felt in many years, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that we’ve accomplished a great deal in aviation and we have done it because we have done it together. We have come together as government, as industry, as individuals all trying to figure out how we can do the greater good for this community that means so much to all of us.”

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Blue Angels Make First Oshkosh Appearance Historic air show will require special flight lines, morning TFR THE U.S. NAVY BLUE ANGELS will make their firstever full team performance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29. The Blue Angels will fly their full practice show on Friday from 4 to 5 p.m., in the midst of the afternoon air show. The Friday afternoon air show will continue following that performance, which will include some always popular Heritage Flights, featuring current and World War II-era aircraft. On Saturday, the Blues will fly the final act of the

afternoon air show, beginning at 5 p.m. On both Friday and Saturday, special crowd lines will be in effect at Wittman Regional Airport. These crowd lines are similar to those that were in place for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at Oshkosh in 2014, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds last year. Blue Angels team members will make orientation flights over the field from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, which will cause a temporary flight restriction (TFR) over Wittman Regional Airport for that one-

hour period. This TFR will halt all normal AirVenture operations, including takeoffs and landings at Wittman. Pilots planning to arrive at or depart from Oshkosh on Friday morning, July 28, should include that TFR in their preflight planning. Additionally, the Blues will participate in an evening program at Theater in the Woods Friday evening at 7 p.m., prior to the much-anticipated Apollo reunion program. Other Blue Angels public appearances during the week will be announced once they are finalized.

Timeless Voices Program Shines Light on Aviation Stories BY TI WINDISCH

WHILE EAA ALWAYS has an eye toward the future of aviation, the past is what laid the groundwork for everything that’s happening, and everything that will happen. That’s why Timeless Voices of Aviation, an oral history project launched in 2002, is dedicated to preserving tales of the past, delivered by the folks who lived them. “It’s a program that is preserving the legacies and stories of these people,” said Chris Henry, EAA’s museum programs representative. “It’s their oral histories.” Timeless Voices became reality during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2002, when interviews were conducted in the chaplain’s office, and 48 people got to share their stories. In March 2003, Zack Baughman, a former intern who worked on Timeless Voices in 2002, was hired full-time to work with the program. Zack’s hard work helped AirVenture 2003 become the most productive convention for Timeless Voices, as more than 100 interviews were conducted across three

studios over the course the week. These days the program averages around 50 interviews each AirVenture. To date, Zack, Chris, and other volunteers and employees have interviewed around 1,300 people total for this ongoing project. Many of those interviewees are World War II veterans, which was and is a focus of Timeless Voices of Aviation. But anyone with aviation experience — including military aviators, mechanics, air traffic controllers, aircraft designers, builders and restorers, flight instructors, writers, air show performers, administrators, airport and FBO operators, airline employees, and so many more — are encouraged to come tell their story. A tent is set up near the Warbirds area this year for anyone interested in signing up for a Timeless Voices recording session. Shuttles are available to ferry interviewees to the recording studio. Some of the Apollo astronauts coming to AirVenture will share their stories for Timeless Voices,

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but just because astronauts are participating, that doesn’t exclude everyday, general aviation folks who have also contributed to the development of aviation in their local communities. The banner slogan of the program is “Let No Story Go Untold,” after all. For more information on the Timeless Voices program, including how to watch the interviews online, and how to share your own story, visit www.EAA.org/timelessvoices.

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AirVenture Cup Racers Give 25 Young Eagles Flights BY SAM OLESON

BACK IN THE mid-1990s, Joe Coraggio was simply a kid interested in aviation. Then, he became involved with EAA’s Young Eagles program shortly after its inception. Aviation soon became a career, and more broadly, a lifestyle. Joe is now a professional pilot, but on Thursday he was among 17 volunteer pilots who gave flights to 25 Young Eagles at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Young Eagles program. For Joe, it was about giving back to something that so heavily influenced the course of his life. “It’s really neat. It’s a cool way to showcase the Young Eagles program,” Joe said. “The Young Eagles program has done so much for me. It’s really an honor to give back to the program. I don’t do as many Young Eagles flights as I would like, but being able to do them here at Oshkosh, and show the rest of the folks that are here the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Young Eagles program, is a really cool opportunity.” Eric Whyte, founder of the AirVenture Cup Race, was one of the organizers of Thursday’s Young Eagles event that saw AirVenture Cup pilots volunteer to give the flights. Although Eric wasn’t a Young Eagles pilot on Thursday, he’s been involved with the program for many years, and was actually Joe’s Young Eagles pilot back in 1995. Bringing the AirVenture Cup and Young Eagles together was something Eric was more than happy to do. “It’s really a chance for all of us participating in the air race to give back to EAA,” Eric said. “We’re happy to do it.” EAA Young Eagles Program Manager Brian O’Lena saw Thursday’s Young Eagles flights as a great opportunity to promote the program firsthand, in front of thousands of EAA members. It’s one thing to hear about the program, but it’s another to see it in action and what it means to those involved — both the pilots and Young Eagles participants.

Seventeen pilots, many of whom participated in the AirVenture Cup race earlier this week, gave rides to 25 Young Eagles Thursday afternoon. PHOTOS BY SCOTT PELKOWSKI AND KELLY NELSON

“The big thing is we’re trying to draw attention to the program,” Brian said. “We’re trying to encourage EAA members to volunteer in the Young Eagles program … that’s what this is all about.”

As for the kids involved in Thursday’s flights, it was an experience they won’t forget. “It wasn’t my first time flying, but it was my first time in a plane like that, and

it was pretty cool,” Annalee Wrolstad said. “I liked going over Lake Winnebago.” Nolan Hall added, “It was really exciting! Getting to see the whole grounds [was my favorite part].”

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UW Oshkosh Grad Flies B-1 to AirVenture BY KATIE HOLLIDAY-GREENLEY

FLYING INTO EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the first time is an experience like no other for every general aviation pilot. The same is true for Capt. Jeremy Knutowski, whose first landing in Oshkosh was in the Rockwell B-1B Lancer. “It was absolutely amazing,” he said. “It was the greatest feeling ever.” Jeremy grew up in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, about two and a half hours north of Oshkosh and went to UW Oshkosh after high school to study physics. “I wasn’t really ever looking at being in the military,” he said. “I just wanted to go to school.” Then a friend from high school decided to join the National Guard to help pay for school and asked Jeremy if he would come with him. “When I was deployed in northern Iraq, we saw that the locals there were really happy that we were there, so I knew at that point that we were actually doing a good thing,” Jeremy said. “But I didn’t know that I wanted to be a pilot at that time.” As a child, Jeremy didn’t think he had what it took to be a pilot. “My grandfather [took] me up in a plane when I was little,” he said. “It’s not so much that I didn’t really have that as something I wanted to do. I guess I just doubted that I could actually do it.” Then, on the way home from Iraq, Jeremy spoke with one of the pilots who was flying their plane home, which led him to pursue a career as a military pilot.

“He was just really humble and was like, ‘Thank you for what you do,’ and I was like, ‘I’m just this guy that drives trucks on the ground, and you fly this awesome plane,’” he said. Jeremy earned his private pilot certificate at Spring City Aviation in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, before training with the Air Force. He started out flying T-6s before focusing on fighter and bomber aircraft, and eventually he was assigned to the B-1 crew, where he’s been for five years. “You start off as a copilot, upgrade to an aircraft commander — which means you’re just in charge of the jet — and then instructor pilot,” he said. “So I’ve done those two upgrades, and now I’m down at the schoolhouse teaching students.” When he learned the B-1 was coming to Oshkosh, Jeremy jumped at the chance to fly back to his old stomping grounds. “As soon as I knew that we were going to have a jet come here, I started asking everybody, ‘Hey, can I go to this? Can I go to this?’” he said. While he was a student at UWO, Jeremy watched the air show from the Hilton Garden Inn, where he worked as a bartender, and later attended the convention with the National Guard recruiters. “When I was here before, I wasn’t a pilot, so I didn’t take it in in the same perspective as I do now,” he said. “I forgot how awesome the show is. It’s just amazing.” Jeremy and the rest of the B-1 crew will be with the aircraft on Boeing Plaza through the end of the convention.

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IAC to Present Awards at Gathering of Members Dinner Collegiate Program awards, L. Paul Soucy Trophy will be given out tonight THE INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC Club (IAC) will present two Collegiate Program awards and the L. Paul Soucy Trophy at its Gathering of Members dinner this evening at the Nature Center as part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The IAC Collegiate Program encourages ongoing interest in aerobatics through aerobatic competition. Two Collegiate Program awards are given annually: The Collegiate National Championship Team Award and the Individual Collegiate National Champion Award. The winning team of the 2016 Collegiate National Championship Team Award is from the University of North Dakota (UND). Led by their coach Michael Lents, the team has successfully won this trophy for the last nine years in a row. UND, along with the second placed team from the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU), are attending AirVenture for their trophy presentation by IAC President Mike Heuer. The UND team consists of undergraduate students who are enrolled in aviation-related programs, such as the FAA-approved A&P mechanic program. As part of the program rules, the team must have at least one team member fly in the Sportsman category, or above, for

at least three IAC sanctioned contests per season, and teams must have at least three pilots per team. The 2016 Individual Collegiate National Champion Award winner is Patrick Mills of UND. Patrick flew in the Primary and Sportsman categories during the 2016 contest season. He first flew in Seward, Nebraska, in June 2016, where he finished third overall. He then competed in Bay City, Michigan, and placed second. Patrick finished up in Spencer, Iowa, with another second-place finish. Patrick, second-place-finisher James Jacobson, and the third-place finisher, Jared Hulse, will all be present at the IAC member gathering to receive their collegiate trophies. The IAC has also selected 21-yearold Nick Meyer, EAA 1044695 and IAC 436047, as the 2016 recipient of the L. Paul Soucy Trophy. The award was started by Soucy, one of the first IAC members, and an original member of its board of directors. The award recognizes skilled pilots competing on the aerobatic circuit. The aviation bug bit Nick at an early age. Hanging off the fence at the local airport, Nick had an eye for the sky. He began taking flying lessons after

his first Young Eagles flight at age 13. Nick soloed on his 16th birthday and received his certificate at age 17, but didn’t stop there. While training for his tailwheel rating in a Decathlon, Nick began his aerobatic career. He told his mother it was “emergency attitude training” — and it worked. Nick moved to North Dakota to attend UND and double-majored in air traffic control and aviation management. In his junior year, Nick enrolled in an aerobatics course, and his skill really improved. He joined the University of North Dakota Aerobatics Team under the coaching of

Michael Lents and Jonathan Sepulveda for the 2016 competition season, flying in the Primary power category. He earned two first-place trophies, a bronze trophy, and a grassroots medal, scoring an overall average of 85.44 percent. Nick cannot thank his coaches enough for their guidance and support. He graduated from UND with honors in December 2016. Looking toward the future, Nick hopes to secure a position with the FAA as an air traffic controller and continue to compete in aerobatics with the IAC. Past winners and additional information on the L. Paul Soucy Trophy can be found at www.IAC.org.

THE TOP-PERFORMING TEAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. University of North Dakota (5227.96/6000.00 = 87.13%) 2. Metropolitan State University of Denver (4111.83/4880.00 = 84.26%) 3. United States Air Force Academy (8553.47/10970.00 = 77.97%)

THE TOP-PERFORMING INDIVIDUALS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Patrick Mills, UND (7838.13/9240.00 = 84.83%) 2. James Jacobson, UND (6429.79/7720.00 = 83.29%) 3. Jared Hulse, MSU (7474.88/9040.00 = 82.69%)

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17-year-old RC Flyer Entertains With High-Energy Demo BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AND ABIGAIL OLENICZAK HOW DOES HE DO THAT? Jase Dussia can make remote-controlled airplanes snap, roll, loop, spin, tumble, and more. Much, much more. At age 6, Jase started practicing his RC skills on a flight simulator, and by the time he turned 7 he was flying the real thing. By age 10 he was competing, gradually gaining skills and accolades. Now at 17, he’s one of the top 3-D RC pilots in the world. He has won myriad competitions in the United States and flown demonstrations in Australia, Brazil, India, and the United Kingdom. Jase and Colton Clark will be giving RC flying demonstrations during tonight’s Twilight Flight Fest at the Fun Fly Zone. The event runs from about 8-9:30 p.m. in the Ultralights area. Jase admits it takes practice to keep his skills honed. In winter and in poor weather, he’ll fly indoors or on simulators. But when the weather is nice, he’s outside practicing the extreme aerobatics that make viewers wonder how an RC plane can do that. He said he uses flight simulators to learn all the basic moves so he doesn’t crash or destroy his planes when he first tries the real thing. He also credits his success to his sponsors and other RC pilots who came before him.

Jase owns 15 planes, but the one he’s flying at Oshkosh is based on the Edge 540. Manufactured by Extreme Flight, one of his sponsors, the 28-pound plane is a gas model with nine servos to provide control; 120-cc, two-cylinder engines; and a 106-inch wingspan. He adds lights and a smoke system for night flying. Jase said he doesn’t really follow a routine for his demonstrations because the wind is different each day. Competitions are a different story, though. He will practice his fourminute freestyle routine with music “a couple times a week” in the weeks leading up to an event. Colton, on the other hand, says he flies with a more “old-school” approach. “My style is very slow, precise, and graceful,” he said. “Our styles are completely different. Jase invented extreme aerobatics; it’s very technical and hard to do.” Both became interested in flying RC planes through their fathers, and Colton now shares his hobby with his 2-year-old daughter. “She absolutely loves the sound of any kind of engine and yells ‘airplane!’ all the time out of the window,” he said, laughing.

Jase said one of the most interesting things he’s done was work with Extreme Flight to help design the new Slick 580 RC plane. Not surprisingly, much of his life revolves around RC flying. When he’s not flying, Jase works on RC videos. “In my free time, I like to eat and sleep,” he said with a grin. “I really don’t do a lot because the RC stuff and school takes up so much time.” He’ll be a senior at West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fall.

Jase and Colton hope people enjoy their demonstrations at AirVenture enough to consider joining the RC community. “I really hope people check it out and see if it is something they would like to do,” Colton said. “It’s a cheap and safe way to get into aviation, and there are a lot of great people in this hobby who like to have fun. Plus, there is an adrenaline rush when you fly. It really is an addiction.”

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Give Flight Homebuilts Wing Back to Oshkosh BY HAL BRYAN

AT AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2015, more than 2,000 visitors, supervised by a group of volunteers, constructed five sets of wings that were donated to EAA chapters. This year, two of those wing sets flew back, attached to completed airplanes, thanks to the efforts of EAA Chapter 461 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Chapter 84 in Snohomish, Washington. The idea behind the project — known as Give Flight — was simple: Enable chapters to take on an aircraft project and, once it was finished, to form a flying club around it. Zenith donated three sets of wings, including sets for a 750 Cruzer that went to Chapter 461 and Chapter 245 in Ottawa, Ontario, and a set for a CH 650, which was donated to Chapter 84. In addition, Van’s aircraft donated a set of RV-12 wings, which went to Chapter 27 in Meriden, Connecticut, and Sonex contributed a set for a Waiex, which was donated to Chapter 555 — the “triple nickel” — in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Once the chapters received their wings, they made arrangements to purchase the remainder of the kits and establish group build projects. While chapters 27, 245, and 555 have all made considerable progress on their builds, 461 and 84 were able to push through and get their airplanes built, signed off, and test flown in time for the trip to AirVenture 2017. It was a photo finish, however, as both groups reported they’d finished flying off their required test time mere days before setting out for Oshkosh. Gary Wilkins, EAA 883043, was thrilled that the 750 Cruzer he’d helped build with Chapter 461 made it to Oshkosh. “I’m in awe,” he said. “It was a lot of work. I put 640 hours in it.” But, Gary was quick to point out that it was a team effort. In fact, Chapter 461 used the project as the basis for an educational outreach program, getting scores of kids involved in the build.

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“We fly Young Eagles every month,” Gary said. “They’d learn how to rivet. First they go learn to rivet, and then they can pop some rivets” before taking their flight. Jim McGauhey, EAA 561778, was also excited to have it made it to Oshkosh, flying the CH 650 some 1,400 miles in four days from the Pacific Northwest. “It’s a real sense of accomplishment,” he said. “In February of 2015, Charlie Becker says, ‘This is what we’re going to do … We’ll give five sets of wings away.’ I just waved my hands in the e-mail, and said ‘Charlie, pick me!’” Once chapter build projects like these are complete, ownership of the airplanes is transferred to a separate entity. Members of Chapter 84 formed a five-member flying club called SnoFly, while the builders from 461 have created Access Aero, which still has some open positions. If you’re interested in joining, visit www.AccessAero. org or call 331-253-2226.

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Easy Riser Is the Ultralight That Started It All BY RANDY DUFAULT

JOHN MOODY SHOCKED the aviation world when he added a go-kart engine to his biplane hang glider. While some questioned the veracity of such an idea, his action ultimately helped build Part 103 of the FARs, and drove the veritable explosion of sport aviation that followed. John called his creation the Easy Riser, and it quickly became one of the dominant designs of the era. In fact, Easy Risers were the only powered glider type shown at the 1977 EAA convention. Eighteen-year old Eric Wallner of Dodgeville, Wisconsin, attended that convention with his uncle and was so impressed, he immediately ordered a kit. “I bought my first kit from John Moody,” Eric said. “I was his 17th customer, and I think he sold 900 of these things.” Eric brought the completed craft to the 1978 and 1979 conventions. At virtually the same time, he purchased and built another one, which was used to fly over events and advertise a Milwaukee radio station. “It took me two weeks to build,” Eric said of the second airplane. “It was a crash [rush] project, and I had to get it done before the flying season.” Eric flew 110 flights over four years for the radio station and earned money that, for a person his age at the time, was pretty good. Known in 1986 as one of the world’s most experienced Easy Riser pilots, Eric teamed up with Larry Mauro of Ultralight Flying Machine. Larry had taken over sales of Easy Riser kits and was ready to incorporate some changes that both Eric and he believed would improve the airplane. “I built the prototype, and this is it,” Eric said, while standing next to his

silver Easy Riser here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Completed 31 years ago in 1986, the craft incorporates streamlined struts and used a standard aircraft covering system in lieu of the dress-lining fabric popular with most Easy Riser builders. Eric flew the plane for about 100 hours over the next 10 years, including a visit to the 1992 EAA Convention, and a memorable four-hour and five-minute soaring flight where the engine ran for less than an hour. Soaring is very much his passion, and Eric takes every opportunity he can to silence the engine. Unfortunately, life events caused Eric to box up the biplane in 1996. “I pulled it out of the box and washed it off,” he said of 2016 when he decided to bring his third Easy Riser back to life. “I couldn’t believe how well the Ceconite fabric and the butyrate dope with the aluminum paste in it had held up.” However, a 31 year-old engine would not do. “I had been coming up to [EAA AirVenture] for many years and was looking at the little motors on the backpacks of powered parachutes,” Eric said. “They were these beautiful little gems.” Ultimately, he purchased an Austrian manufactured EOS 100 engine and modified the airframe to hold it. Substantially quieter operation is one advantage of the new installation. Another change Eric desired was the addition of landing gear wheels. Looking for a solution that was lightweight and worked well on grass and on pavement, Eric settled on three wheels designed for a high-end child’s stroller. Eric’s classic Easy Riser is parked just east of the Ultralight Barn.

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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!

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Boeing Plaza Crew Keeps AirVenture Running Like Clockwork BY TI WINDISCH

BOEING PLAZA has become the central hub of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and a home for a week to incredible aircraft such as the B-52 Stratofortress and Blue Origin rocket. Whether you know it or not, volunteers are the ones who do the work it takes to not only maintain and staff the plaza, but also so much more. Fay Gregory, EAA 185082, has helped build up Boeing Plaza since it was known as the West Ramp. Fay credits the dynamic among the volunteers with the Plaza’s growth into what it is today. “The West Ramp crew has become family over the years,” Fay said. “It brings such joy to see and work with these wonderful, and dedicated, volunteers.” “It really is incredible, and it’s a fine-tuned team,” Annie Janvrin, EAA 053190 and Boeing Plaza volunteer, said. “We all support each other, we all work together, and it’s like a family; we come together every year, and each one of us has our own part to do.” The crew is expansive, and accomplishes more than simply moving some very large aircraft onto Boeing Plaza — or not so simply, as that task is actually quite a project. Plaza volunteers are responsible for bringing just about every airplane into the display area behind the Plaza, in addition to keeping those airplanes fueled up and moving them around when an air show or other scheduled event demands it.

“We also schedule fueling for all the planes, especially the ones who are going to fly in the show,” Annie said. “And we can’t fuel them out here on the ramp … they have to be on the other side [away] from all the spectators to be fueled.” The vehicles that the volunteers use need fuel, too, of course. Those tugs move slowly, but they burn gas and need to be refueled just the same. The amount of tools, which includes everything from a simple hammer to a lighting device that must be used to keep every military aircraft lit up to the vital tug bar, that are necessary to keep the Plaza functioning is staggering. Even more work goes in behind the scenes. The volunteer “family” working at Boeing Plaza is a large one, and they take care of each other by cooking daily meals. Then, after the day’s events are over, the Boeing Plaza volunteers meet up to plan out the next day, so they have an idea of what they’ll need to do first thing in the morning. Just as children grow up and take on more responsibilities, young volunteers on the ramp start off walking alongside airplanes being towed, and as they grow up, they’ll end up driving tugs and leading their own teams. Annie said there are several reasons she keeps coming back to volunteer, from her fellow volunteers to the AirVenture attendees they set up the show for all week long. She summed it up by saying, “I love the people, I love the planes, and I love the spectators, too!”

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A Bigger Belite BY RANDY DUFAULT

LONG KNOWN FOR Part 103 conforming ultralights, Belite Aircraft is adding an experimental option to its stable of kitbuilt airplanes. A key reason for such a move is the carriage of more than one person, and Belite’s new Chipper model, has room for two. Configured either as a taildragger or with a nose wheel, the Chipper leverages a number of advanced engineering and construction techniques that make the path from a set of parts to a complete, flying airplane a relatively simple affair. The prototype Chipper is here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 at Belite’s booth in the Ultralight/Rotorcraft Display area. Since the project was unveiled at SUN ’n FUN, work has been done to improve the Chipper’s performance. “We worked hard to make aerodynamic improvements in Chipper, and they have paid off with a big gain in demonstrated airspeeds, climb rate, and range,” said James Wiebe, CEO of Belite Aircraft. “We’ve also done additional engineering work, allowing us to increase the gross weight and useful load of the airplane.”

Many of the Chipper’s components are cut from honeycomb aluminum sheets on the company’s computer-controlled machine tooling. A builder simply trims the pre-cut pieces and assembles the plane by fastening them to pre-fabricated aluminum angles. Traditional fabric covers the wings and tail surfaces. Builders are free to choose any covering system, but using prefinished fabric can cut the costs and time associated with painting. Paint is an option for the fuselage; however, the vinyl wrap used on the prototype helps shorten build time and simply deco-

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rates the plane with unique graphic designs. Belite estimates that a builder, who understands a bit about airplane construction and has some experience with fastening aluminum, can complete a Chipper in less than 700 hours. Engine options up to 100 hp can power the craft. With the popular four-stroke Rotax 80-hp 912 UL engine mounted on the prototype, flight-testing shows a top speed of 100 mph, even with 21-inch tundra tires. Typical cruise speed is 90 mph at an altitude of 5,500 feet, with the engine set at 75 percent power. Fuel burn at cruise is consistent with published Rotax specifications. The company expects further performance gains later this year when the Chipper is mated with an improved engine cowl and smaller wheels. Builders can choose between 1,000 pound and 1,200 pound gross weight versions, depending on engine choice and useful load needs. Two fuel tank options allow builders to further tailor range to their liking. Belite is offering the first 24 Chipper kits at an introductory price, several of which are still available.

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When Helicopters Go to War BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

THE WARBIRDS AREA hosts hundreds of ex-military aircraft during AirVenture 2017. They’re not all Mustangs and Mitchells, though. Several helicopters have settled on the grass, resplendent in military paint and markings. They bear witness to the role rotary-wing aircraft had in the military for decades. Reid Hays, who has already flown a civilian Bell 47 for duties on his Sulphur, Louisiana, ranch, bought a former military H-13E version built in 1955. “It was airworthy, but wellworn,” Reid said. The large Bell bubble canopy had holes in it, and the logs confirmed its age with 13,000 hours. It was time for a complete restoration, which launched a research effort into the Army’s use of H-13Es. Reid found documentation showing some Army E-models that were modified in 1957 to carry a single M37 .30-caliber machine gun on either side of the cockpit, fixed to fire forward. Tested at Fort Rucker, Alabama, those little H-13Es were the beginning of gunship helicopters, Reid said. Some went overseas, as his research indicates 60 armed H-13Es were used in Vietnam. So, the quest was on to re-create an armed H-13E. Reid found some photos and blueprints of the installation. He made his own plans for the mounts, and some of the equipment by “using pictures and scaling it,” Reid said. The guns on Reid’s H-13E look like the real deal, but they are not full-up machine guns. They are, however, complete down to the correct solenoids for triggering them, which Reid found at a surplus outlet in Nevada. Seemingly impossible to find were the flexible feed chutes for moving the ammunition from metal boxes to the guns. Chutes for newer, shorter, .30-caliber machine guns were still being manufactured, but the old .3006 chutes were longer, and out of service. Reid took a long shot and called a chute maker, Standard Armament, to see if it had any new, old-stock ammo chutes. It did not, but the company took a shine to Reid’s historical project, and said it could make some of the chutes new for him.

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Reid Hays jumped through many research hoops to come up with the configuration for his armed Bell H-13E helicopter.

Looking through the cockpit of the H-13, one can see a combat-veteran OH-6 .

A .30-caliber M37 machine gun effigy mounts above each skid on the Bell H-13E in the Warbirds area.

Peter Bales brought the same kind of helicopter to AirVenture that he flew as an Army warrant officer pilot in Vietnam. His Hughes OH-6 carries the same Yosemite Sam character that adorned the wartime helicopters he flew.

The timeless truss of a Bell Model 47 tail boom supports the tail rotor on the H-13E Army version in the Warbirds area.

The restoration was finished in October 2016. The H-13E won Grand Champion Post-World War II Warbird at the SUN ’n FUN fly-in in Florida this spring, and now its intricacies may be viewed at AirVenture. But flying an H13E from Louisiana to distant air shows is no piece of cake, so Reid has a custom trailer in which the H-13E slides in and out, without any dismantling. Peter Bales from Janesville, Wisconsin, has a Vietnam combat veteran Hughes OH-6A helicopter at AirVenture 2017. Its pedigree is short: “Nobody has operated it since the Army and me,” Peter said. He acquired the

Coincidentally, Peter flew OH-6s as a warrant officer pilot in the same unit in Vietnam from June 1970 to June 1971, but his overseas tenure and that of his OH-6 did not overlap. Peter’s combat experience in OH-6s included directing artillery with an armored cavalry spotter and a door gunner aboard. Pilots who have operated an OH-6 say it is “the most fun aircraft they have ever flown,” Peter said. For some veterans, reconnecting with the OH-6 can be almost therapeutic, he added. “They hear the aircraft running, and it’s the sound that takes them back.”

OH-6 in 1997, and it required minimal work to become a flying machine after storage. Peter flushed the fuel lines, added a battery, rotor blades, “and cranked it up.” The OH-6 was eligible for a standard category license with a few minor modifications, he said. Peter’s helicopter flies primarily in air shows and veterans events, now. It was built in 1967 and served with the 3rd Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry. It was damaged in battle in Vietnam and shipped back to the United States for repairs before returning to the fray. It still carries a bullet patch on its chin today.

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TODAY’S SCHEDULE TIME 6:30 AM - 6:45 AM 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM 8:30 AM - 12:45 PM 8:30 AM - 12:45 PM 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Old Glory Honor Flight Departure Powered Parachutes Tethered Balloon Operations Ford Tri-Motor Fellowship of the Wing Cam Martin What You Don’t Know About Stalls AOPA Flying Approaches With the GTN Garmin Fairchild Club Forum Mike Kelly G3X Touch Academy Installation Garmin Daily Craft Activities Bell 47 Flights AOPA Pilot Town Hall Coffee Emergencies: How ATC Can Help You NATCA Young Eagles Successes David Leiting, Kyle Voltz Composites Russell Emanis Digital Engine Moniters Mike Busch Proper Care of Gill Aircraft Batteries David Vega Marketing Beyond the Runway Alyssa Connell Flying Cars - Are We There Yet? Sanjay Dhall Terrain Flying Capt John Hook Transition to Unleaded Avgas Chris D’Acosta Homebuilt: Lessons in Engineering Ken Baker NASA Langley 100 Years - Airplanes Sid Siddiqi Aviation Photography Tips Deon Mitton Fabric Covering 101 Poly-Fiber Spin Dynamics and Training Michael Lents Sheet Metal 101 EAA SportAir Workshops TIG Welding 101 Lincoln Electric Composite 101 Auto Engine Conversions for E-AB A/C Patrick Panzera PT6A Pilot Familiarization Keith Rash Gas Welding 101 Demystifying Weight and Balance Fred Keip Hints for Homebuilders Bob Koehler, Dick Koehler IAC Annual Membership Meeting Mike Heuer Career-Flying for God and Country Oroville Rogers VOR Minimum Operational Network Federal Aviation Administration A&P’s Guide to Exp. Aircraft Maintenance David Prizio Tips for Low-Cost Flying Daniel Grunloh Wood Construction 101 George Donaldson Continuing Legal Education EAA Legal Advisory Council Vintage Metal Shaping Zenith Kit Assembly Demonstration Zenith Aircraft Company Teacher Day EAA GTN Pilot Training Garmin Aircraft Restoration

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Wittman Regional Airport Fun Fly Zone K20 Ultralight Barn K18 Ford Tri-Motor Building L07 Fergus Chapel E08 EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Vintage Hangar K15 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Craft Tent L08 Pioneer Airport D06 AOPA Program Pavilion Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 Blue Barn J9 Replica Fighters HQ J09 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 IAC Headquarters L12 Hilton Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Wood Workshop K10 Vette Theater B08 Vintage Red Barn L14 AeroPlane Workshop Stage 2 K10 Skyscape Theater B08 Hilton Garden Inn E01 Aeroplane Workshop K10

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TODAY’S SCHEDULE TIME 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

PRESENTATION

Friday, July 28, 2017

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Brown Arch Volunteer Award Ceremony Plane Talk - KC-135 Canine Demonstration US Customs & Border Protection Kitty Hawk Flyer Demos Situational Awareness in IMC Doug Stewart Flying w/iPad and Android Tablets Garmin NTSB Forum Paul’s Vintage Workshop Ultralight and Light Planes Redbird STEM Lab Redbird Flight Simulations Warbird Area Narrated Tram Tour B-17 Flights Daily Activities at the Ford Hangar Ford Motor Company Aeromart Meet Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Harry Stewart X-Day Norm Reynolds Piston Engine Service School Lycoming Engines Behind My Wings BJ Prior How to Avoid a Fighter Escort NORAD Plane Talk - B-29 Doc & CAF’s FIFI Kirby Chambliss Autograph Session Kirby Chambliss How to Fly G3X Touch Garmin ADS-B Basics WINGS Seminar Bendix King Cost-Effective Autopilot Upgrades Garmin Air to Ground Rose Marie Kern Hand Prop Your Aircraft The Swift Club Forum Jim Jones Warbirds in Review P-47 Thunderbolt Industrial Inspections With Drones Adam Andrews Flying to and From Canada Paul Dyck Rotax Familiarization Ronnie Smith Instructional Excellence Nick Ahlen Fundraising Basics for Chapters Charlie Becker Switchblade Prototype Completion Sam Bousfield Airships: Past, Present, Future Richard Van Treuren Installing Glass Panel Systems David Weber Intro to the PT6A Engine Ryan Densham Ladies Love Taildraggers Fun Judy Birchler GoPro Green Cruz Aviations Hot Startup Companies Jay Schrankler First Flight of Your Homebuilt Justin Gillen ForeFlight Fundamentals Ryan McBride Build a Plane as a Group Project Sebastien Heintz Flying the A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam Jon Goldenbaum Everything About Learning to Fly Dr. Peggy Chabrian EMG-6 Electric Motorglider Update Carol & Brian Carpenter Electronic Ignition & Tune Engine Klaus Savier 2 & 4 Cylinder VW Engine Coversions Scott Casler Forming Aluminum Ribs Jim Martin What to Expect at Your First Contest Ron Schreck The Miracle at Kitty Hawk Darrell Collins Pan Am in Africa 1941 Thomas Culbert If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It Dick Rutan FAA Medical Update Michael Berry Buy-Sell E-AB Aircraft and Projects Tim Hoversten Technical and Flight Test Advice EAA Technical Counselors & Flight Advisors

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Brown Arch M10 Boeing Plaza K12 Federal Pavilion L10 Seaplane Base EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Vintage Hangar K15 Vintage Red Barn L14 Fun Fly Zone K20 Redbird Flight Simulations J13 Warbird Alley L07 Ford Tri-Motor Building L07 Ford Hangar K12 Aeromart H14 KidVenture C07 Sky Shoppe L10 Lycoming Engines Booth J12 EAA Wearhouse J12 Federal Pavilion L10 Boeing Plaza K12 Goodyear Aviation L13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 EAA AirVenture Welcome Center Vintage Red Barn L14 Vintage Hangar K15 Warbird Alley L07 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 EAA Canada K12 Rotax Aircraft Engines Booth J12 NAFI Booth K11 Blue Barn J9 Samson Motors L11 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 Workshop Classroom A K10 Workshop Classroom B K10 Workshop Classroom C K10 AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1 K10 IAC Headquarters L12 Wright Flyer - Museum B08 Hilton Theater B08 SpaceShip One / Voyager B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilders Hangar L09

Special Event Meet & Greet Forum Demonstration Forum Forum Forum Workshop Demonstration Forum Demonstration Flight Experience Special Event Shopping Meet & Greet Meet & Greet Forum Meet & Greet Forum Meet & Greet Meet & Greet Forum Forum Forum Meet & Greet Demonstration Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Meet & Greet

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

AirVenture Today

TIME 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

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How to Build an Ultralight Trailer Mike Ostrander Ford Autograph Friday Session Ford Motor Company Airspace for Dummies Radek Wyrzykowski Running Man Oroville Rogers Meet Kermit Weeks Kermit Weeks NOAA Corps 100-Year Anniversary NOAA Plane Talk - B-1B VFR Cross-Country Challenge John Collins Cylinder Compression Testing Bill Ross Garmin Avionics Upgrades Garmin KI 300 Solid State Attitude Indicator Bendix King Plan, File, Fly With Garmin Pilot Garmin Vintage in Review Ray Johnson Communicating With Vintage Earl Nicholas Wood Construction 101 George Donaldson Stewart Systems Covering Vintage Type Clubs Flying to the Bahamas Islands of the Bahamas Last Man Club Cowden Ward Mastering Crosswinds Taylor Albrecht Flight Sim Innovations for Training Paul Duty Buying and Importing in Canada Jack Dueck Chapters Recruiting Younger Members Kyle Voltz, David Leiting, Serena Kamps Better Instruction Better Efforts Gregg Brightwell An Aerial Photography Introduction David Rodwell NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Thomas Jones Strip Flying in New Zealand Matt McCaughan WASP Story Erin Miller Seaplanes 101 Steve Robinson Real Air Crash Investigations Naji Malek Building and Finishing Composite A/C John Barton Meet the NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart International Flying: What to Know Rick Gardner Fly Like a Pro With Your iPad Bret Koebbe e-Logbooks for Pilots Ken VeArd Weather Technology in the Cockpit Purdue University - PEGASAS Stratux ADS-B Christopher Young Masters Course, Pro Flt Logic, Props Jack Norris Vacuum Bagging Techniques Scott VanderVeen Understanding Your Flight Envelope Billy Werth To Fly and Fight C.E. Bud Anderson Wright Flyer Engine Deconstructed Steve Hay This One Is for the Girls The National WASP WWII Museum Visual Flight Illusions Michael Stretanski, D.O. Owner Preventive Maintenance Bob Koehler, Dick Koehler Zenith STOL CH 750 Super Duty Sebastien Heintz Shooting and Editing Flying Videos Les Homan Rotorcraft IFR Decision-Making Chasing Choices Andy Miller International Visitors Parade Real World Flying With the GTN Garmin Low-Cost ADS-B and Instruments Garmin Type Club Representatives Canine Demonstration US Customs & Border Protection A Quarter Million Steps Anthony D. Paustian Letters From a Soviet Prison U2 Gary Powers Jr.

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Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Ford Hangar K12 EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 EAA Aviation Museum B08 EAA Wearhouse J12 Federal Pavilion L10 Boeing Plaza K12 AOPA Program Pavilion Superior Air Parts Booth I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Vintage Red Barn L14 Vintage Hangar K15 Wood Workshop K10 Ultralight Workshop Tent K18 Vintage Red Barn L14 Federal Pavilion L10 Sky Shoppe L10 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 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 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 Wright Flyer - Museum B08 Hilton Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Fun Fly Zone K20 AOPA Program Pavilion International Visitors Tent K12 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Vintage Hangar K15 Federal Pavilion L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 Sky Shoppe L10

Forum Meet & Greet Forum Meet & Greet Meet & Greet Forum Meet & Greet Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Workshop Workshop Forum Forum Meet & Greet Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Meet & Greet Forum Demonstration Forum Special Event Forum Forum Special Event Demonstration Meet & Greet Meet & Greet

TODAY’S SCHEDULE TIME 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 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 - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Friday, July 28, 2017

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What Were They Thinking Ken Wittekiend Plane Talk - F-35 Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost AOPA Blue Angels Autograph Signing Garmin ADS-B Solutions Garmin Angle of Attack Awareness for GA Bendix King Portable Garmin Products Garmin Hand Prop Your Aircraft How to Avoid a Fighter Escort NORAD CBP Air and Marine Operations US Customs & Border Protection Bally Bomber Mark Bauer Warbirds in Review F-89 Scorpion In-Floor Heating for Your Hangar Jack Dueck Aerial Photography Secrets - Drones Chris Knight Using the Airman Certification Standards Susan Parson EAA Flying Clubs 101 David Leiting, Eric Cernjar Rotax 912 iS Install Info Session Jorge Tavio Voices of WWII Veterans Charley Valera IFR Made Easy Gary Reeves Fatigue - The Final Frontier Dr. Parvez Dara Covert Aviation Escapes Neil Hansen Today’s Aircraft Covering Systems Molly Dean Cozy MKIV - Soup to Nuts Marc Zeitlin Using RC Models to Prove a Concept Dan Kreigh ForeFlight Power Users Sam Wilson Hot Topics in Aviation Law EAA Legal Advisory Council Fabric Covering 101 Poly-Fiber Is It Teardown Time Yet? Mike Busch Sheet Metal 101 EAA SportAir Workshops TIG Welding 101 Lincoln Electric Composite 101 Dynamic Propeller Balancing Process Steve Sennett Fuel System Basics Donald Hall Gas Welding 101 How to Fly With an AOA John Cabigas Latex Paint, An Affordable Choice Malcolm Morrison 4 Keys to RC Aerobatics Dave Scott The Visual Effects of Rogue One John Knoll Remembering the USS Indianapolis Dick Campbell Shot Down Steve Snyder Rhino Wars Mike Kennedy Making Wrong a Little More Right Sarah Rovner Full Scale Composite P-51 Update Josh Welter Technical and Flight Test Advice EAA Technical Counselors & Flight Advisors Sonerai Gyroplane 101 Bob Snyder Piston Engine Dis and Res Course Lycoming Engines Salute to Veterans Parade TFRs and Interceptors Josh Boudreaux Book: Touching the Face of God Ray Haas Meet Kermit Weeks Kermit Weeks Wood Construction 101 George Donaldson If You Fly, We Can’t! US Forest Service Flight Optimization Made Easy Honeywell Avionics for Experimental Aircraft Garmin Cost-Effective Autopilot Upgrades Garmin

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EAA Pilot Proficiency Center K11 Boeing Plaza K12 AOPA Program Pavilion EAA AirVenture Welcome Center Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13 Vintage Red Barn L14 Seaplane Base Federal Pavilion L10 Replica Fighters HQ J09 Warbird Alley L07 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 IAC Headquarters L12 Theater in the Woods K15 Vette Theater B08 Hilton Theater B08 Skyscape Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Lycoming Engines Booth J12 Warbird Alley L07 Seaplane Base EAA Wearhouse J12 EAA Wearhouse J12 Wood Workshop K10 Federal Pavilion L10 Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion J13 Garmin Hangar Tent 2 I13 Garmin Hangar Tent 1 I13

Forum Meet & Greet Forum Meet & Greet Forum Forum Forum Demonstration Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Workshop Forum Workshop Workshop Workshop Forum Forum Workshop Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Forum Meet & Greet Meet & Greet Forum Forum Special Event Forum Meet & Greet Meet & Greet Workshop Forum Forum Forum Forum

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

AirVenture Today

TIME 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 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 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 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 3:30 PM - 4:30 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 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM 8:45 PM - 10:45 PM

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Meet Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Harry Stewart My Father’s War Charley Valera Shot Down Steve Snyder NWS Enhanced Local Aviation J.J. Wood Risk Management for Drone Operators Scott “Sky” Smith Increased Leadership Effectiveness Paul Vidmar Flying on Speed Michael Vaccaro Surviving an RV-10 Crash Dr. Jeremiah Jackson Establish Your Own Aviation Record Bruce Mayes Weather: Completing the Picture NATCA Picking a Paint Shop Craig Barnett Electric Aviation for All Brien Seeley Past, Present, Future at Scaled Dan Kreigh, Zachary Reeder US Airline Pilot Job Market 2017 Kit Darby Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Ryszard Zadow ADS-B: Ask the Expert Pete Ring What Is ADS-B? DeWayne Eidson New Geared Aviation Diesel Design Francis Nardella Transparency Care and Restoration Sheila Carpenter Aluminum Gas Welding 101 Joe Maj Bolt-On Horsepower for Lycomings Darren Tilman The Restorers - 10th Anniversary Adam White From Three Motors to No Motors Art Schmitz Bridge of Spies: Fact or Fiction Gary Powers Jr. Stop Talking About Safety Thomas Turner Europa Aircraft Jim Butcher How to Trailer a Kitfox Bob Jones Friday Air Show Code Name Infamy Leland Shale Kitty Hawk Flyer Demos Flying to the Bahamas Islands of the Bahamas Turret Tales Judie Ohm Angels Three Karen Perry Chapter Video Magazine Highlights MGL Avionics Screen Design Cecil Jones British RAF in World War II Sid Siddiqi Building a Flying Football Field Zachary Reeder Drone Anywhere Adam Morrison Airman Certification Standards Susan Parson Building the SD-1 Minisport John Vining Canine Demonstration US Customs & Border Protection The Propeller Under the Bed Eileen Bjorkman It Is Time Rebecca McLendon Rotorcraft Awards Jewish Shabbat Service Old Glory Honor Flight Arrival Ultralight and Light Planes Tethered Balloon Operations Blue Angels Blue Angels Awards Presentation and Party Ultralight Party Ultralight and Light Plane Awards Powered Parachutes Twilight Flight Fest Salute to Apollo Apollo Program Participants Hidden Figures Ford Motor Company

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KidVenture C07 Sky Shoppe L10 EAA Aviation Museum B08 Federal Pavilion L10 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage O12 NAFI Booth K11 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 Workshop Classroom A K10 Workshop Classroom B K10 Gas Welding Workshop K10 Workshop Classroom C K10 Vette Theater B08 Hilton Theater B08 Skyscape Theater B08 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Homebuilders Hangar L09 Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Flightline L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 Seaplane Base Federal Pavilion L10 Sky Shoppe L10 EAA Wearhouse J12 Blue Barn J9 Forum Stage 01 K09 Forum Stage 02 GAMA K09 Forum Mainstage 07 Scaled Composites J09 Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber K09 FAA Aviation Safety Center J11 Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Federal Pavilion L10 Sky Shoppe L10 Sky Shoppe L10 Theater in the Woods K15 Fergus Chapel E08 Boeing Plaza K12 Fun Fly Zone K20 Ultralight Barn K18 Theater in the Woods K15 Ultralight Forums Tent K18 Ultralight Barn K18 Ultralight Barn K18 Fun Fly Zone K20 Fun Fly Zone K20 Theater in the Woods K15 EAA Fly-In Theater E13

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Friday, July 28, 2017

AirVenture Today

HAWK Youths Arrive in Aircraft They Restored Colorado group aims to interest young adults in aviation BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

WHAT DOES IT take to get youngsters involved in aviation? Simply the opportunity to do it affordably, according to Eddie Clements, founder and general manager of High Country Aviation Workshop for Kids (HAWK). Eddie and seven of his young HAWK members arrived at Wittman Regional Airport flying a group of aircraft, which includes a Cherokee 140 the kids restored themselves. Based at Mack Mesa Airport in Mack, Colorado, HAWK’s goal is simple: Introduce the youths of Mesa County to the world of aviation. The group, formed three years ago, rebuilds and restores aircraft, and then members fly them to earn their pilot certificates. Every Saturday, HAWK holds workshops where young members spend the day working on aircraft. Along with the Cherokee, the sevenaircraft fleet includes an airworthy Dakota Hawk, while a Velocity, Zenith 601 and 701, and Cessna 172 are undergoing restoration. The group also has two hot air balloons. HAWK works closely with EAA Chapter 800, whose members help the kids refine their building techniques. A&Ps oversee all of the work done on the aircraft. For each three hours of work a HAWK member puts in, they receive one hour of free aircraft use for flight instruction. Braden Hobbs, who has about 25 hours and has recently soloed, said he’s spent just $66 dollars for use of an aircraft since he started flying, plus $1,500 in fuel. Braden, 16, flew in a recently completed RV-14 with owner and builder Bill Marvel. The HAWK group, seven youngsters strong, is camped in Row 86 in the Vintage area, with the Cherokee, N9606W, that sports a beautiful new blue and white livery, applied gratis by West Star Aviation at its Grand Junction, Colorado, paint

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shop. All materials the nonprofit 501(c)3 HAWK uses are donated, and lunch is provided during their Saturday sessions. Meanwhile, it’s not only kids that the program inspires. After Logan Boe joined, his mother — a lapsed pilot — was inspired to get back into flying. She recently purchased a Cessna 172, with the assistance of HAWK. As a result, Logan and his mom flew to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year in the Cessna. “I’m learning how to rivet, and learning how to preflight,” Logan said. “It’s just such a great educational program; anyone into aviation should participate in it.”

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Silver Table Hosts AIRBUS, AOPA, Tom & Hetty Ball, Tom & Hetty Ball and Ben Lee, BendixKing, Boeing Flight Services, Brent Blue, CAA, CJP, Jim Cooling and Dick Kimberly, Norm DeWitt, Falcon Insurance, Steven Foote, Greg & Suzanne Herrick, Jackson Walker, Jim & Cindy Janes, Jeppesen, jetAVIVA, Don & Nieves Jones, Dave & Florence Kleine, Bill & Beth Knighton, Marsh USA, John & Kay McCann, Mooney International Corporation, NBAA, Ed Noel, Jim Phillips, Myrt Rose, San Diego Air & Space Museum, SmithAmundsen Aerospace, Phil Soucy, Sporty’s Pilot Shop, True Blue Power, Twin Otter International, John & Suzy Vette Thank you to Ford Motor Company for creating this year’s one-of-a-kind Ford F-150 Raptor.

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Canard Jet Makes Debut at AirVenture More Rutan-inspired turbines are in the pipeline BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

YOU DON’T HAVE to imagine what would happen if a Burt Rutan-designed LongEZ mated with a Cozy Jet. The canard aircraft parked just beyond the Brown Arch here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 shows what the offspring would look like: the JetEZ, a turbine-powered homebuilt designed by Lance Hooley, from Kissimmee, Florida. “It started with the GE T58-8F engine,” Lance said. “We designed and built the airplane around it.” With Lance, beside N815EY (NOISEY), stood Robert Harris. Robert is an expert in both canard aircraft and jet engines, and a Cozy Jet builder, and helped develop the JetEZ at his shop, The Jet Guys, in Covington, Tennessee. “There’s two reasons I built this airplane,” Lance, an Airbus 320 captain for a major airline, said. “One, I’m tired of the mystery that people put around a jet engine. Understand them and use them to your advantage. The other reason I built [it] was for the challenge.” When Lance left the military in the late ’70s, he decided he wanted to pursue a career in aviation and used GI bill benefits to earn his ratings. But, “Flying was still very expensive, and I thought the avenue to a real cool-looking, fun airplane to fly was to build your own,” with the VariEze his choice. Robert, meanwhile, was equally smitten with canard craft. “When the VariEze first came out, I decided I had to have one,” he said. “I got kit No. 20, or something.” Robert built and sold the airplane, then built a succession

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of Rutan canard aircraft while working as an airline A&P. He’d thought about a jet-powered canard craft, but an appropriate engine wasn’t available. Then Les Shockley, of jet-powered truck fame, got some T58 helicopter jet engines, and Robert put one in a Cozy, creating a Cozy Jet. However, “I wanted to get into a more unlimited airframe,” he said. The two first met in the late ’90s after Lance called Robert, seeking help in building a Long-EZ after reading an article he’d written on canard aircraft for EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine. Robert’s advice at the time: “Why not build with today’s technology and what we’ve learned in structures,” instead of 1974 vintage aircraft. When

Lance called him back two years later, with several more completed projects under his belt, “Robert realized I’m not your average homebuilder,” Lance said. Moreover, their objectives to push design envelopes matched up. The JetEZ project commenced in 2004. “It’s been said it takes a village to raise a child,” Lance said. “It takes a village to build a jet. I’m not very smart, so I surround myself with people smarter than me. In the airlines, that’s called crew resource management.” Though it resembles a Long-EZ, the JetEZ is 4 inches wider in the middle, 6 inches longer in the rear seat, and stands a foot taller. Robert designed the internal structure. It has Racer wings and a center section with a heavily modified spar. The canard has been heavily modified as well, to accommodate the increased forces induced by higher airspeeds. “This is the first purpose-built canard jet out of our shop,” Robert said. Four more are in development, “And they’re all different,” he said. “We build one-ofa-kind. We never tried to build two of anything — except winglets.” The JetEZ first flew in February, and now has about 50 hours on it, most of them trouble-free. “We have so many innovations in this airplane,” Lance said. “A different wing, canard, blended winglet, the gear is different, four pods underneath (the fuselage), the jet engine, the fuel system, the oil system, and the only thing we’re having problems with is the radios,” which, of course, were made by a respected OEM. Meanwhile, Lance is slowly expanding the flight envelope. “We’re creeping in on the top-end numbers,” he said. Maximum normal cruise speed will be 310 knots, limited out of concern for the aerodynamic quirks canards have at high speeds, and a maximum 18,000foot altitude because of the engine’s mechanical fuel controller. What’s next for the JetEZ? “I’m going to sell it so we can fund other projects,” Lance said. “I already own a Long-EZ. The first person with more than $300,000 has got a jet.”

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D-MOTOR’S NORTHERN UNITED States distributorship has been awarded to Effectus AeroProducts, which is owned by Dave Hertner, the previous Canadian distributor. The new company will be named D-Motor North America for the purpose of handling final assembly, marketing, sales, and customer support for D-Motor aircraft engines. D-Motor currently manufactures two aircraft engines: the LF26 (four-cylinder, 88.8-hp continuous) and the LF39 (six-cylinder, 121.1-hp continuous). Both are liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed, flat-head engines. They are fuel injected, dual ignition, direct drive, dry-oil sump with an integrated alternator. More information is available at the D-Motor booth, No. 639 in the North Aircraft Display area.

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UTC Aerospace Systems Unveils New Propeller De-Icer AT EAA AIRVENTURE Oshkosh 2017 on Thursday, UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., unveiled its new DuraTherm propeller de-icer. Using technology originally developed by UTC Aerospace Systems to meet the U.S. military’s needs for propeller de-icing in harsh environments, DuraTherm is designed to enhance aircraft operational efficiency. The system’s patented commercial heater technology provides uniform heat distribution to help shed ice quickly and efficiently, while its resistance to foreign object damage helps aircraft maintain continued operation. DuraTherm is fully interchangeable with current propeller deicers and is FAA certified. To help owners and operators, UTC

Aerospace Systems has launched an expanded U.S. network of 13 authorized deicing installation centers. Each location offers a full suite of factory-grade support for UTC Aerospace Systems de-icing solutions, found on more than 200 models of general, business, and regional aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems also announced that it’s been selected by Textron Aviation to provide Goodrich Estane pneumatic and propeller de-icers, and support services for the Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop program. Through their proprietary surface material, Goodrich Estane de-icers offer improved durability and life, corrosive fluid resistance, and greater resistance to cold cracking. The Cessna Denali’s first flight is expected in 2018.

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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.

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BY ABBY OLENICZAK

NINETEEN YEARS AGO Paul Poberezny said he wanted to start a place where families and kids can learn and interact with aviation. Dan Majka, chairman of KidVenture and one of EAA’s board of directors, said, “I will do it for a year.” He did and is still engaging kids with activities at KidVenture today. KidVenture is located just north of the EAA Aviation Museum and is a family-friendly place at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Kids can make model aircraft, propellers, rivet a name badge, make electric circuits, and learn all about flight training. The experience of learning from pilots, engineers, and mechanics gives kids a different viewpoint of aviation. Dan’s hope for kids that come to KidVenture is that they know they don’t just have to be a pilot, they can be an aviation historian or aviation artist. New to KidVenture this year is a C-47 that kids can sit in, a B-25 bomber simulator, and the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron traveling ex-

hibit. At this exhibit visitors can meet and have one-on-one conversations with Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr. Stewart was a fighter pilot in the 15th Air Force nearly 55 years ago. To learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen there is a 15-minute free movie called Rise Above. Also new this year, Embry-Riddle has a booth to teach about composites, and the FAA is here with hand’son activities. Next year’s exciting new feature will be the transformation of the middle hangar into a space flight system where you can build model rockets and fly model gliders into space. In this hangar the goal is to show kids how airplanes relate to spacecraft. The overall experience at KidVenture is to pass on the love for aviation to the next generations. Abby Oleniczak, 14, of Wheaton, Illinois, is an EAA member and hopes to be a professional columnist someday.

Astronics Ballard Technology Previews the Vertical Power PPS ASTRONICS BALLARD TECHNOLOGY is taking reservations for the new Vertical Power primary power system (PPS) at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The Vertical Power PPS is a new approach that combines the functions of multiple mechanical components in experi-

mental and light-sport aircraft. Show attendees can make a reservation for the new PPS for an opportunity to purchase one of the first production units, scheduled to be available later this year. Vertical Power is in Hangar C, Booth 3077.

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Jeppesen and AOPA Launch 2017-18 Captain Jepp Challenge JEPPESEN, A BOEING COMPANY, and AOPA recently announced the second year of the Captain Jepp Challenge program at EAA AirVenture to encourage continued pilot learning and the enhancement of flying skills. Participants register to attend free in-person or online seminars, forums, and webinars throughout the year to earn program points and be eligible for prize drawings. Captain Jepp Challenge points are tallied each quarter, and monthly prize drawings will award a $250 MyGoFlight gift card. Three grand prize winners will receive a trip for two to EAA AirVenture 2018, with two-night accommodations and airfare included. Pilots Jeff McGuire, Taylor Boaks, and Kyle Burgess were the grand prize winners from the first year of the program and are currently at AirVenture, courtesy of Jeppesen. “Teaming with AOPA to again issue the Captain Jepp Challenge for 2017-18 combines the legacy of Capt. Elrey B.

Jeppesen providing flight-critical navigation information with the philosophy of continuously elevating aviator skills,” said Reggie Arsenault, director of business aviation and general aviation flight operations solutions for Boeing Global Services. “After a successful first year of the program, we are excited to continue this learning environment that encourages a commitment to enhancing flight safety and rewards pilots for sharpening their knowledge.” Entrants earn points by participating in qualifying AOPA Air Safety Institute educational online courses, videos, and safety seminars; attending an AOPA Regional Fly-In; or participating in Jeppesen Chart Clinic Confidential webinars. The events promote enhanced flight safety and highlight decision-making, weather, charts, and other related issues. Pilots interested in the program can register now at www.AOPA.org/CaptainJepp.

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pilot with more than nine years of experience in transcontinental flight. “Swift’s UL94 performed perfectly during every leg of the flight, no matter the altitude or distance,” said Espen, a captain and safety manager at Orient Global. “All engine parameters, such as cylinder head temperatures, exhaust gas temperatures, and fuel flow were identical to those of 100LL. It was a great flight!” “We are extremely proud to have our fuel — the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight on unleaded UL94 avgas,” said Swift Fuels CEO Chris D’Acosta. “There is no better indicator of fuel performance than with a flight of this distance and magnitude. We’ve now conclusively proven that unleaded avgas performs just as strongly as 100LL — and with the longer-term structural and environmental benefits that go with it, we’re hoping more pilots recognize UL94 as a comparable alternative to leaded fuels with no impact in performance.”

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Helio Courier Still Great, Just more Rare BY RANDY DUFAULT

IN 1965 A factory representative stopped by the flight school Stephen Ruby was training at in the Detroit, Michigan area. The salesman had arrived in a brand new Helio Courier 250 and proceeded to conduct a flight demonstration. “It stopped traffic in both directions,” Stephen said. “I told myself that someday I am going to have one of those.” He did go on to have an ownership stake in two different Helios. Noted for an ability to take off and land in incredibly short distances, Couriers can haul substantial loads and nearly hover in level flight. It is considered by many to be one of the better bush planes ever conceived. According to Mike Mower of the Jungle Aviation and Radio Service (JAARS) the 1954 design has no published stall speed or stall warning device. He has accumulated over 3,000 hours in the type. He gathered much of his experience flying in the Philippines where a typical runway was 720 feet long and, in one particular case, 470 feet long. “It is sturdy and easy to load,” Mike said. “It has a great margin of safety.”

At one time JAARS operated the largest collection of Couriers in the world. Three remain in the fleet, all in the U.S, with two used for training. The other serves a public relations role and flies occasional air show performances. Aging airframes and avgas availability issues required the organization to acquire other jet-powered aircraft types for their overseas operations. Ten Helio Couriers are participating here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. This is the largest gathering since a celebration of the type’s 50th anniversary drew 17 to AirVenture 2004. It is a culmination of a two-year online effort by Stephen to repeat the 2004 experience. Kevin Dunn of Bolivar, Missouri, is one of the owners answering Stephen’s call. Like JAARS, Dunn’s plane delivers training through a nonprofit organization called Service Oriented Aviation Readiness (S.O.A.R.). S.O.A.R. trains pilots and aviation mechanics specifically for mission aviation. Kevin estimates that the 10 Couriers here in Oshkosh represent about 10 percent of the flying fleet. Many of the remaining 90 percent are working airplanes in Alaska and Canada, doing what

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Couriers do best. Production substantially ceased in 1974 after the manufacture of approximately 500 examples. Efforts to resume production continue to this day. Mike, who has demonstrated the Courier in front of AirVenture crowds, does still enjoy flying the type. “It’s just fun to fly,” he said. “Especially in its environment.”

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Homebuilt Nugget Celebrates 50 years BY MEGAN ESAU

A ONE-OFF HOMEBUILT, the aerobatic biplane Davenport Nugget, is celebrating its 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Designed by the late Brad Davenport to be a good mountain flyer, the Nugget was flown to Oshkosh by Herrill Davenport, EAA 301458, Brad’s son. “The Nugget is a good, honest plane — similar in handling to a Super Cub without flaps and a stall

warning system, and it goes upside down,” Herrill said of the Nugget’s qualities. Brad first designed and built the airplane in 18 months from 1965 to 1967, after recovering from a heart attack. He had always been fond of the Great Lakes biplane, but decided to come up with his own design that would avoid the expense of a radial engine.

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“The Nugget has very similar lines and a flat-top wing with a sweep and the rounded fin and rudder of a Great Lakes,” Herrill said. “It’s an all-year airplane. If it’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit outside, I will still go and fly; sometimes you wear more layers. I try and celebrate the Nugget’s first flight every February 2, Groundhog Day, every year. The Nugget has 3,943 hours on the airframe.” Not all of those hours were logged by the Davenport family, though. Additional problems with his heart caused Brad to sell the Nugget in 1977, at a time when Herrill was unable to buy it for himself. In 1982, though, its owner at the time decided to move onto an airplane that would allow him to fly with his family, and he offered the Nugget to Herrill before putting it on the market. “There are some black and white pictures in old photo albums that popped into my mind when I walked into the hangar on the day I bought the Nugget,” Herrill said. “It was almost like I had seen this view before.” Since being reunited with the Davenport family, the Nugget has undergone a number of updates, including a replacement of the VOR receiver in favor of a Garmin 195 comm/GPS and a rebuild and reposition of the oil cooler, which allowed the airplane to pick up an extra 13 mph and 225 rpm. Brad died in 1998, but Herrill has done a great job of taking care of his father’s legacy, and said his father would have loved to see his airplane celebrate its 50th birthday at Oshkosh. Visit the Davenport Nugget at the special homebuilt parking Sand Box, a grassy patch just southwest of Homebuilders Headquarters.

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Whyte Receives Phillips 66 Aviation Young Eagles Leadership Award PHILLIPS 66 AVIATION is happy to announce this year’s EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award winner, Eric Whyte, of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eric’s experience with the EAA Young Eagles program is unique, as he is the first individual to transition from Young Eagle to Young Eagles volunteer pilot. He took his first Young Eagles flight on August 5, 1992, and has been active in multiple capacities with EAA for the past 25 years. To date, Eric has flown nearly 600 Young Eagles. “You can tell when you have an impact on a kid participating in the Young Eagles program,” Eric said. “One flight in particular comes to mind. There was a child who was on the autism spectrum. He wanted to fly, but he was hesitant. We taxied around until he felt comfortable enough to go up. Once we were in the air he had a ball. When we

landed, I noticed his mom, who had been sitting in the back seat, was in tears. She said she had never seen her son so engaged. There are many very cool moments in the Young Eagles program, and that was just one of them.” For the past 24 years, Phillips 66 Aviation has proudly sponsored the EAA Young Eagles, a program whose sole mission is to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation by providing youths ages 8-17 their first free ride in a general aviation aircraft. At AirVenture 2016, the program announced the flight of its 2 millionth Young Eagle. To date, more than 2.3 million children have flown through the EAA Young Eagles program at events held throughout the country. “I’m proud to recognize Eric as this year’s EAA Young Eagles Leadership Award winner for his unwavering ded-

ication to the Young Eagles program,” said Eric McMurphy, director of sales, general aviation for Phillips 66. “On behalf of Phillips 66 Aviation, I sincerely congratulate him for all that he’s contributed to the EAA Young Eagles — and to the future of aviation.”

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Eric grew up close to Oshkosh, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and attended AirVenture annually with his father, a teacher by trade who belonged to the local flying club and volunteered at the yearly aviation event. 2017 marks Eric’s 35th year as an Oshkosh volunteer. “At 7 years old I was able to start ‘volunteering’ at AirVenture, stacking chairs for VIP events and other small tasks,” Eric reminisced. “Paul Poberezny, EAA’s founder, watched me stacking chairs and said, ‘It looks like you’re

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Friday, July 28, 2017 gave it to me. That really resonated with me. It made a big impression. In fact, just being at AirVenture was inspiring. That’s really why I’ve been so involved with the Young Eagles program. As I got older I realized how fortunate I was to be able to attend AirVenture, so I’m always trying to get more kids involved with the program to expose them to aviation like I was.” GIVING BACK FOR THE GREATER GOOD In January 2010, following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Eric volunteered through AERObridge to be a dispatcher and coordinate all civilian relief flights in and out of Port-au-Prince. Working 20 hour days, seven days a week, for approximately four weeks, Eric and his team operated 715 flights, delivering 1.4 million pounds of supplies to Haiti and evacuated 3,800 passengers, all using general aviation aircraft. Today he serves as the vice president of aviation community relations for AERObridge, an organization dedicated to assisting in times of catastrophic emergency by coordinating donated aircraft to provide a powerful,

immediate response to disaster. Additional noteworthy aviation accomplishments include founding the AirVenture Cup Cross-Country Air Race. The annual race is held the opening weekend of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. As a pilot, Eric has logged nearly 10,000 hours in 127 different makes and models of homebuilts, antiques, warbirds, turboprops, and jets. He’s been a certified flight instructor for more than 20 years and is presently employed at One Aviation as a demonstration and instructor pilot in the Eclipse jet. When he’s not working, Eric flies as a volunteer pilot in the EAA Ford Tri-Motor and the Collings Foundation’s B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell. “One of my Young Eagles is volunteering for the Young Eagles program, making him the third generation,” Eric said. “We’ve flown several Young Eagles events together. It’s pretty cool.” Part of Phillips 66 Aviation’s commitment to the Young Eagles program is to offer Young Eagles pilots a $1 rebate on every gallon of fuel they use for Young Eagle flights.

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Ford Offers EAAers Partner Pricing

Airbus Aims to “Disrupt the Aerospace Industry”

Take advantage of added incentive on new Ford and Lincoln vehicles

BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

FORD MOTOR COMPANY and EAA are proud to offer the exclusive Partner Recognition Vehicle Purchase Plan, which gives EAA members the opportunity to purchase or lease eligible Ford and Lincoln vehicles at discounted “XPlan” pricing within the United States. The process is negotiation-free and offers significant savings on most brand-new Ford and Lincoln vehicles. EAA members purchased 4,745 Ford and Lincoln vehicles in 2016 and have purchased or leased more than 74,000 Ford Motor Company vehicles throughout the partnership. Ford is pleased to offer EAA members an additional $750 incentive, on top of any other national incentive, toward the purchase or lease of a new Ford or Lincoln vehicle, just for attending AirVenture. This opportunity is available

to EAA members and members of their households. That means family members or friends who reside in the same household as an EAA member can participate, as long as they have a valid driver’s license that proves their household status. To take advantage of the offer, sign into your member account at www. EAA.org/Ford and click the button for your country to follow the steps and get a personalized PIN. Click on the $750 banner to get the special offer, and then visit your participating dealer and identify yourself as a Partner Recognition Program participant. Provide the dealer with proof of your EAA membership and PIN to confirm eligibility. EAA members interested in the purchase or lease of a new Ford or Lincoln vehicle can visit the Ford Hangar for more information.

Company spotlights cutting-edge projects at its pavilion

AIRBUS IS SHOWCASING two projects here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017: Vahana and Transpose. The projects were launched last year by Airbus’ Silicon Valley-based A3 (pronounced “A-cubed”) incubator initiative, whose goal is to “disrupt Airbus Group and the rest of the aerospace industry before someone else does,” according to the company. Vahana is a self-piloted aircraft designed to carry a single passenger or cargo, which Airbus wants to make “the first certified passenger aircraft without a pilot.” A small-scale mock-up of Vahana is among the “urban air mobility” vehicles on display at the Airbus Pavilion (427, 436). Vehicle design is complete, many critical subsystems have been developed or procured, and production partnerships are established, Airbus said. A full-size prototype is scheduled for completion by year’s end,

and a “productizable” demonstrator by 2020. Meanwhile, Airbus is testing Voom, an on-demand-via-app helicopter air taxi service in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Transpose is a clean-sheet rethinking of aircraft cabin architecture and the passenger experience, using modular, quickly reconfigurable cabins, the concept of modular cargo pods deployed by airlines today. System designers envision modules such as a gym, coffee bar, kid-safe play zone, or sleeping compartments that could be quickly installed or removed from an airliner. A3 is developing the prototype in San Jose, California, containing a full-scale mock-up of Airbus A330. Airbus Group’s cabin and airframe engineering experts, and industrial design team are involved, and manufacturing work around an initial module has commenced, Airbus said, as have “conversations with regulators.”

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Auburn University Offers Several Programs for Aviation Students

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BY TI WINDISCH

FOR THE FOURTH time, Auburn University is present at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to let prospective students know about the aviation education opportunities offered by its Aviation Center. Auburn offers three different aviation majors for those interested in pursuing an aviation-related degree: professional flight management, aviation management, and aerospace engineering. Auburn’s Aviation Center also offers pilot training, from private pilot level up to flight instructor, through its FAA-approved Part 141 Pilot School. “Auburn is a fantastic place to live, and the Auburn family is probably the biggest selling point,” said Michael Rogers, an Auburn Striped Wings ambassador. “You come to Auburn and you’re immediately part of the family. We want to make you feel at home and make you feel comfortable.”

A new educational facility is under construction at the Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), and the program has been approved to certify graduates for the 1,000 hours restricted airline transport pilot (RATP) certificate. In addition to its information booth in Hangar B (2065), Auburn is also represented in the Textron area in the Main Aircraft Display area, where its Top Hawk is on display. The Top Hawk program is between Textron and top university aviation schools, and it provides Cessna Skyhawk airplanes to students and internship opportunities. Auburn University has offered flight training for more than 70 years, and makes aviation-related student organizations and aviation scholarship opportunities available to its students. More information can be obtained at its booth or at www.Auburn.edu.

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AviationWorks4U.org Launched to Expose More Aviation Careers BY TI WINDISCH

THE AIR LINE Pilots Association, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and EAA, have announced a new joint venture: www.AviationWorks4U.org. A now up-and-running website, AviationWorks4U’s mission is to “[promote] careers throughout our industry to ensure the availability of these unique careers for generations to come.” Paul Ryder, Jim Ullmann, and Bret Steffen represented ALPA, NACTA, and EAA, respectively, at the Wednesday morning press conference where the announcement was made. “It’s an initiative that brings together the aviation community to introduce aviation to middle and high school students and, just as important, introduce them to the multiple careers in our industry,” Paul said.

AviationWorks4U also brings multiple aviation organizations together, to work in unison, leading young people into aviation careers, many of which have a myriad of openings at the moment. In addition to pilots, AviationWorks4U also offers information about becoming an air traffic controller, aviation maintenance technician, aircraft dispatcher, and a flight attendant. The initiative seeks to put together information to send to school counselors, offering helpful information about the opportunities that are available in various aviation disciplines. One of the goals behind the collaborative website is to encourage more aviation organizations to get involved. Both career and partnership contract information can be found at www.AviationWorks4U.org.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada Celebrates 100,000 Engines Built BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

ENGINE MANUFACTURER Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC in booths 2132-2136 and 2161) is celebrating the production of its 100,000th engine, a milestone reached in April. Almost half — 47,000 — have been PT6A variants, which have propelled turboprops including the King Air line, Pilatus PC-12, Daher TBM models, Cessna Caravans, Piaggio P.180s and many other platforms that define and have propelled modern aviation. “There is no doubt the support of the general aviation segment has been instrumental in reaching this milestone,” said Nicholas Kanellias, P&WC vice president of general aviation programs. To honor the occasion, here at the flyin P&WC is recognizing OEMs that have helped the company achieve its sales mark, co-sponsoring the daily air shows, and offering surprises to followers of its Twitter and Facebook feeds. Company representatives will pres-

ent today at 10 a.m. on Forum Stage 3, “An Introduction to the PT6A Engine,” for homebuilders eager to know what the turboprop engine can deliver to experimental aircraft. The company also announced here that Oregon-based Evolution Aircraft has selected the PT6A-140A engine, the latest in the PT6A family, to power the new EVOT-850 four-seat kit aircraft. In addition, P&WC recently announced it is developing an integrated electronic engine and propeller control and a true 2,000 shp thermal engine tailored to business aviation’s needs. The control will reduce pilot workload, simplify installation, and use only one lever per engine instead of the traditional three, according to the company. Kanellias said, “The message from the show is, we’re not standing still. We keep investing, and as we go into the next couple of years, customers will recognize this is the space we’re focused on.”

Questair 3.0 is Bringing Venture Back BY TI WINDISCH

THIRTY YEARS AFTER its introduction, Questair Venture kits are available for purchase by prospective homebuilders thanks to Dan Myers, EAA 325788, and Jim Cook, 172445, partners in Questair LLC. The new Questair 3.0 was formed in 2015 to produce and sell the distinctive Venture kits once again. The new fast-build kits are not available just yet, but Dan expects they will be for sale between 18 and 24 months from now. The new Venture kits should take just 12 months to complete, a quick process compared to the average homebuild, and an extremely quick one compared to original Questair Venture kits, which took somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000 hours to finish. Although the Venture looks a bit unusual, or as Jim said when he first saw

one two decades ago, “The ugliest airplane I’ve ever seen in my life,” the model is about function over form, delivering high speeds and range. Originally designed by Jim Griswold and Ed MacDonough, formerly of Piper Aircraft, the Venture had some old problems, including the inability to brake and steer simultaneously, which a mod kit sold by Questair 3.0 seeks to fix. The mod kit costs $100 and is one of a few services the company provides or has plans to provide. Other plans include the sale of a limited number of Ventures currently at the Questair hangar in Mississippi, sales of some original Venture kits, and both demo flights and transition training in Questair Venture and Spirit aircraft, which should be available in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the second quarter of 2018, respectively.

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AOPA Air Safety Institute: VFR Cross Country Challenge - John Collins

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IFR Decision Making: Chasing Choices - Andy Miller

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Air Tractor Brings AT-802A to AirVenture Airtext Manufacturer THE AIR TRACTOR AT-802A single-engine ag plane will be on static display in Booth 441 during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the AT-802 series, an airplane that has taken on roles beyond that of aerial spraying for high-yield agriculture.

Air Tractor produces a line of nine aircraft that includes 400-, 500-, 600-, and 800-gallon capacity planes powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engines. They are used for agricultural purposes, firefighting, narcotic crop eradication, fuel-hauling, fighting locust plagues, and cleaning up oil spills in coastal waters.

ICON Aircraft Delivers Six A5s to Customers

Reel Stuff Sets Sail With Cruise Flight in 2018

ICON AIRCRAFT DELIVERED six A5 light-sport amphibious aircraft to customers in June and July 2017 after a production delay last spring. The new owners are located in Washington, California, Montana, and Texas, and they have been flying to various destinations after receiving their new airplanes. A promotion running during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 has reduced the deposit for an A5 delivery position to $1,000, from the usual price of $5,000, for the duration of the convention. A few ICON production spots are available in 2018.

REEL STUFF AVIATION Resources will provide programming and business development services for Cruise Flight, a firstof-its-kind aviation-themed Caribbean cruise charter on Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam taking place January 7, 2017, through January 14, 2018. Aviation fans, adults, and children alike will travel to exotic ports of call and aviation destinations in the tropics, while engaging with legends of air and space, enjoying unique aviation excursions. Travelers will also participate in educational programs and film screenings led by a variety of guest speakers.

Showcases New FleetLink Program at Oshkosh SEND SOLUTIONS, the manufacturer of Airtext, a low-cost aviation communication text messaging product, has announced the launch customer for its latest program FleetLink, a fleet management and messaging tool. PlaneSense Inc., which manages the world’s largest civilian fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and a rapidly expanding jet program serving the United States, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and part of Canada, will integrate Airtext into its fleet. Send Solutions is demonstrating Airtext and FleetLink at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.

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His and Hers Bearhawks Debut at AirVenture Oregon couple each build their own airplane for tandem touring BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

DONNA SVOBODA AND Dennis Reynolds, a couple from Cottage Grove, Oregon, arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 with the ultimate his and hers accessories: two newly completed Bearhawk Patrol homebuilt aircraft. “I had a Citabria; he had a Pacer,” said Donna while sitting under the wing of N240BP in Row 318 of the Homebuilts area, explaining how the two Bearhawks, now sitting side by side, came to be. “The speeds were not matched,” Dennis added. “We flew all around the country and decided to get a couple of airplanes more matching up.” “And the only way to do that is build,” said Donna, a retired pipeline patrol pilot who had no previous aircraft-building experience. Dennis, however, had converted his Tri-Pacer into a Pacer years before, was building a Mustang II for years, and had the necessary tools, so he convinced Donna to give it a go. Why the two-place Bearhawk Patrol taildragger? “We were looking for an airplane we could fly in the backcountry,” says Dennis. “These airplanes had

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the best of both worlds. They’re faster than a Super Cub and still have good low-speed characteristics. They [also] came in a quick-build kit, and they’re reasonably priced.” Their kits were delivered in 2013, and the couple immediately got to work.

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Did they ever consider building just one airplane and flying it together? “I had my plane when we first met, and it never occurred to me to not have an airplane,” Donna said. “And I’m pretty sure he didn’t want to give up his airplane. And you can’t get [piloting] experience

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in the back seat.” She also noted that they can carry more luggage with two planes. As Dennis pointed out, “If one breaks down, we always have a spare.” The two aircraft were completed in January and made their first flights a day apart — first Donna’s and then Dennis’ (N241BP). The flight to Oshkosh was the Bearhawks’ first long cross-country, and they averaged about 142 mph along the way. “We got here quicker than we thought we would — the planes are faster than we’re used to,” Dennis said. Both planes have about 100 hours of flight time now. They’re equipped — almost identically — with Dynon SkyView glass panels. The paint scheme on Donna’s Bearhawk is bright yellow and white, and Dennis’ is black and white. The couple admitted they felt goose bumps when they landed their homebuilts at Wittman Regional Airport. As for what it takes to build an airplane, Donna said, “It’s not beyond anybody who has the desire. It’s an awesome process. You never stop learning, and [you feel] the pride of a job well done. I look at it and I’m in awe.” Hobbico Horizon Hobby LLC Etched Memories

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