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THE ‘OTHER’ AIRVENTURE

Welcome to Paradise BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

ou only need to walk the path lined with trees, tiki torches, and potted flowers once. As you come out to the picturesque cove along the Lake Winnebago shore, you know it is a place you will return to. Welcome to the “other” AirVenture grounds, the one that is less crowded and more peaceful. Welcome to paradise, otherwise known as the EAA Seaplane Base. While it is smaller than the regular air show and convention grounds, the Seaplane Base offers many of the same amenities and items you’ll find at Wittman Regional Airport: airplanes — albeit moored on Lake Winnebago, concessions, picnic tables, first aid, camping, musicians, exhibitors, and presentations. But it also offers more, including a cooling lakeside breeze, nighttime campfires, free pontoon boat tours of the harbor, and this year, a chance to see the Martin Mars up close.

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As of Wednesday, 80 seaplanes and amphibians were already registered, well above the number seen at recent conventions, said Mary Leahy, Seaplane Base co-chairwoman. The number of people visiting the base is also up, likely because of the Martin Mars, the world’s largest flying-boat water bomber, Leahy said. Tim Klade, of Poynette, Wisconsin, and Kevin Kopp, of Pardeeville, Wisconsin, said they came to the Seaplane Base on Wednesday, in part to see the Martin Mars. It was the first visit there for both, even though they had attended AirVenture for many years. “I always plan to come to the Seaplane Base, but it seems like you look at this and you look at that, and then the day is gone,” Klade said. But this year, he made it a priority. “It’s so peaceful here that if I had a hammock, I could take a nap right now.” SEE PARADISE ON PAGE 3

Harrison Ford and Jodie Gawthrop made EAA history yesterday. For full Young Eagles coverage, see page 4. PHOTO BY JEANNIE GAINES

MEET THE FAA ADMINISTRATOR

Medical Reform Rules on Track

he FAA is on track to draft new medical certification rules for pilots within the 180 days mandated by Congress in the FAA funding extension signed into law earlier this month, Agency Chief Michael Huerta said here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh yesterday. “We know you are eager to get the rule in place, and we are committed to getting it done on that time-

line,” Huerta told attendees at the annual Meet the Administrator Forum. (The agency has a second six months to implement the rules.) In concert with EAA and other GA organizations, the FAA had already been working on medical reform, therefore, “a lot of work has already been done” on writing revised rules, he said. SEE FAA ON PAGE 3

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FAA FROM PAGE 1

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Where do I live? Two young visitors to the EAA Seaplane Base try to locate Appleton, Wisconsin, and place a pushpin on the U.S. maps that welcome visitors to the base.

AT A GLANCE

Volunteers give visitors to the EAA Seaplane Base free pontoon boat rides around the harbor to see seaplanes up close.

Paradise FROM PAGE 1 Klade and Kopp sat on a bench watching as waves gently bobbed the massive water bomber up and down. “You have to take this in while you can,” Klade said. The Seaplane Base wasn’t a stranger to Don Williams, of Erie, Pennsylvania. He’s been flying since 1968 and has logged 4,500 hours, including 3,000 hours in seaplanes. He was volunteering in the Seaplane Pilots Association booth for the first time this year, but he’s been coming to the base for years. “It’s just a more relaxed atmosphere,” he said, “plus this is where the seaplanes are.” Williams said the highlight for him so far has been taking the Martin Mars tour. “That’s been on my bucket list as a seaplane pilot,” he said. “I was interested in seeing the cockpit, and learning how they pick up and disperse the water and how they control the airplane during those operations.” Ryan Karschnick, from Lakeland, Florida, also got to see the water bomber up close when he wasn’t

Buses make regular runs between the AirVenture grounds and the Seaplane Base, departing from the Bus Park Tower just outside the main gate and south of the Ultralights area. The cost is $3 round trip. You can see the Martin Mars at the Seaplane Base today as it departs to fly by the main airfield for the air show. Preflight is at 3 p.m., departure is at 3:30 p.m., and at 4:35 p.m. it will return to the Seaplane Base to do a water drop. The Seaplane Base’s annual watermelon social will be held Saturday night. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for 12 and under. Purchase your tickets in advance at the Seaplane Base.

The new rule will eliminate the thirdclass medical certificate requirement for many pilots. Huerta also highlighted several current FAA initiatives aimed at making regulations “more efficient and effective” for the GA community, based on a new regulatory approach. “The underlying philosophy we’ve adopted at the FAA is how do we incorporate riskbased decision-making into our regulatory process,” he said. “The [current] process is designed to be prescriptive: You shall do it this way. A risk-based approach requires us to assess risk along a safety continuum, and ask, ‘Are we improving safety, or standing in the way because of some sort of process?’” Huerta pointed to the agency’s proposals for revising certification standards for production (Part 23) GA aircraft, announced earlier this year, as an example. “Instead of rules on specific technologies, the new framework defines safety outcomes we want to achieve,” which will encourage innovation and make certification “less costly and time consuming,” he said. Huerta also cited recent collaborative efforts with industry and GA organizations — for example, approvals for angle of attack indicators and the EAA/Dynon STC for non-TSO’d

glass panel installations in Part 23 aircraft — as models for improving safety. (See EAA.org/AccessibleSafetySTC for more information.) “Safety is the common goal that unites the FAA with every level and sector of the aviation industry, and collaboration is absolutely essential” to meet that objective, he said. The “Got Data?” initiative introduced at Sun ’n Fun, new test standards announced last month for the private pilot written exam, and Huerta’s recent approval of a plan to restructure and “flatten” FAA over the next 12 months based on management “function rather than geography,” were among other advances he highlighted. Huerta has previously urged pilots to equip with ADS-B Out in anticipation of the looming 2020 mandate, and yesterday touted the FAA rebate program, announced last month, which offers $500 each for up to 20,000 single-engine aircraft owners. The list of initiatives and efforts underscored a quote of Huerta’s that Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board, cited in welcoming the administrator to the forum: “The FAA can no longer afford to move at the pace of government, when aviation moves at the pace of innovation.” PHOTO BYANDREW ZABACK

“It doesn’t get more beautiful than this view.” working the Seaplane Pilots Association booth. Although this is the first time he’s been to AirVenture, he said he’s enjoyed the slower pace and cooler temperatures at the Seaplane Base. “Plus, it doesn’t get more beautiful than this view.” Tim and JoAnne Morton, of Louisville, Kentucky, are also repeat visitors to the Seaplane Base. They came this year to shows friends why the area is so special, as the group sat along the shore and watched the Martin Mars as it readied for takeoff. “It’s a great place to get out of the sun for a while,” JoAnne said. “Plus I really appreciate all the volunteers’ efforts to make it so beautiful. It’s just another world out here.”

“Are we improving safety, or standing in the way because of some sort of process?”

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The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 17, No. 6 PUBLISHER: Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO/Chairman of the Board DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Jim Busha EDITOR: David Hipschman SENIOR EDITOR: Hal Bryan DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR: Sara Miller EDITORIAL STAFF: Randy Dufault, Megan Esau, Frederick A. Johnsen, Nyreesha Williams-Torrence, Barbara Schmitz, James Wynbrandt COPY EDITORS: Katie Holliday, Colleen Walsh

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YOUNG EAGLES

2 Million and Counting BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

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Braeden Edbert and Jeff Skiles

“I think this program will stand the test of time, and hit 3 million quickly.”

— Jack Pelton

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The four Young Eagles flown yesterday and their pilots, along with Jack Pelton.

f you’re a parent whose child has had a Young Eagles flight, you know the importance of getting a picture of your son or daughter with the pilot. But the pressure was especially high for Jodie Gawthrop’s parents to make sure it was a good, make that a great, photo on Thursday. Gawthrop, EAA 1108302, of Westchester, Illinois, officially became EAA’s 2 millionth Young Eagle in a flight flown by actor Harrison Ford, chairman of the Young Eagles program from 2004-2009. “It was amazing,” the 16-year-old said after her flight with Ford above Wittman Regional Airport. “It was just wonderful.” She said the two talked mainly about the aircraft, a de Havilland Beaver, the pattern and the air show. “He’s really enthusiastic, and I could tell that he loves flying. We share that passion.” Gawthrop has been on-site this week, but the flight allowed her to see the convention from a different perspective. “You see aircraft after aircraft going by on the ground, but it’s not until you’re up there that you realize how big this event really is.” A junior in high school, Gawthrop first fell in love with flight through the

Civil Air Patrol’s cadet orientation program in 2013. She has been working AirVenture with the CAP’s National Blue Beret this week, and is considering pursuing a military career. In addition to Gawthrop’s flight, former Young Eagles Co-Chairman Jeff Skiles flew the 1,999,998th Young Eagle, Braeden Edbert, 10, of LaValle, Wisconsin, and current Chairman Sean D. Tucker flew the 1,999,999th, Owen Wrolstad, 13, of Oshkosh. Fred Stadler, the EAA member who has given the most Young Eagles flights at 6,500, gave the 2 millionth-plus one flight to Annalee Wrolstad, 11, also of Oshkosh. The four pilots who flew the milestone Young Eagles all praised the volunteer pilots and EAA chapter members everywhere who have made the program so successful. “Every pilot had a part in this achievement,” Stadler said, “and the impact has gone beyond the Young Eagles to their families.” Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board, said this milestone shows how committed the organization and its volunteers are to making a difference. “I think this program will stand the test of time, and hit 3 million quickly.”

PHOTO BY DAN LUFT

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First Restore, Then Fly BY RANDY DUFAULT

acob Gates wasn’t completely prepared for arriving at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 in the Aeronca Champ he helped restore. “Coming in here was crazy,” the 18-year-old said. “We made it in when the weather started clearing and everybody was pushing to get in. I was not used to flying that close to other airplanes.” Gates is one of two youths able to attend AirVenture this year as part of the Candler Field Museum’s Youth Aviation Program. YAP is a unique program hatched during a 2013 return trip from AirVenture to the museum’s home south of Atlanta, Georgia. Youth that join the program participate in the restoration of classic airframes. And as they do, they earn time in the air. Each 10 hours of restoration work

“I was not used to flying that close to other airplanes.” — Jacob Gates

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Jacob Gates, along with his instructor, flew the Candler Field Museum Youth Aviation Program’s recently restored Aeronca Champ here to Oshkosh from the Atlanta, Georgia area.

nets the worker one hour of flight instruction or solo flight time. “What we are trying to do is provide a way to help kids that have an interest in an aviation career achieve that career, particularly in the areas of maintenance and operations,” said museum founder Ron Alexander. “It is a great opportunity for the kids,” Alexander went on to say. “When we first started this program

we had several people that wanted to give scholarships out and things of that sort … we want our kids to actually earn their flying time. “We want to make sure that they have some skin in the game and make sure they are serious about learning how to fly and about learning how to work on airplanes.” The program’s first project was a Piper Cub. Once it was completed it immediately went into training service.

“We are training aviators and not pilots,” Alexander said when asked why the program chooses to use classic airframes. “We want them to solo a tailwheel airplane.” Instruction is provided by a number of volunteer CFIs, many of whom come from military and commercial piloting backgrounds. SEE CHAMP ON PAGE 8

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Champ FROM PAGE 6 The Champ Gates flew here to Oshkosh with instructor A.C. Hudson is the most recently completed project. Operating as a restoration enterprise, revenue from work done by the youth, other volunteers, and by the program’s full-time mechanic helps to fund the youth initiative. Two youths have achieved private pilot certificates since YAP’s inception. Several others have soloed. The flight-training curriculum consists of three stages. Stage one includes 20 hours of flight time, of which five must be solo, in a tailwheel airplane like the Champ or a Cub. Stage two includes three hours of time in the museum’s simulator and concentrates on checklist usage and maneuvering by reference to instruments. Students must pass the private pilot written exam prior to beginning stage three. Flight instruction necessary to complete a private pilot certificate then continues in either a Piper Cherokee or Cessna 152. YAP’s first private pilot graduate is now helping the program as a volunteer mentor, and Alexander’s dream is for that to become a tradition. “The hope is to make it a program that will build on itself,” he said. “And that is already happening.”

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PHOTO BY JAY BECKMAN

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GONE WEST

Longtime Volunteer to Be Remembered Aspiring pilots begin their flight training in Candler Air Museum Youth Aviation Program’s 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ. A key goal is to teach the new generation to be true aviators and not just pilots.

A memorial ceremony will be held at 7:30 a.m. today at the Brown Arch for longtime volunteer Tim Casserly, who passed away Tuesday morning. He will also be remembered at the annual Memorial Wall Ceremony on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Tim sat

as co-chairman of the sweepstakes area in recent years and received the Chairman’s Award for embodying the essence of EAA in 1984. He was a member of EAA Chapter 22 where he had previously served as treasurer for 18 years.

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A MAJESTIC RIDE

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BY RANDY DUFAULT

obert Randazzo’s meticulously restored DC-3 was complete excepting one detail: its propeller blades were painted gray, a feature not shared by the post-war ships of Pan American Airways it is modeled after. Those planes sported polished paddles. Now, after an overhaul of both propellers that included a mirror finish, the ship is complete. And the trip west, from its home in Manassas, Virginia, to get the work done, gave everyone here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 a chance to see the restored classic. Scott Huff, who serves as a first officer on the craft, volunteered to lead chaperone duties for the airplane over the course of the week. He

and other crew members are sharing the airplane’s rich history, much of which was spent here in Wisconsin. Constructed as a military C-47 too late in 1945 to participate in WWII, the Douglas was immediately declared surplus. It was converted to a DC-3C configuration and immediately pressed into corporate service for an East Coast company. In 1953 Outboard Marine Manufacturing Corporation of Milwaukee purchased the plane. It served OMC’s executive travel needs for a very long time and when they finally decided to give it up in 1978, they donated it to EAA. The airplane ended up based here in Oshkosh. A veritable who’s who of aviation is recorded in the ship’s log over the

10 years EAA owned it. But an opportunity came up to sell the relatively low-time airliner in 1988. For the next seven years tourists viewed the Grand Canyon through its windows and in 1995 it, for the very first time, entered into scheduled passenger service with ERA Classic Airlines in Alaska. “She was forced into retirement after 9/11 because of the requirement to have a ruggedized, impenetrable cockpit door,” Huff said. “That rendered it cost prohibitive to keep using it in commercial service.” Randazzo, a retired airline captain, acquired the plane, refurbished it from nose to tail, and christened the craft Clipper Tabitha May. It is equipped with a modern flight deck that includes

ADS-B and traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) hardware. Since he regularly flies a Beechcraft B55 Baron, Huff’s multi-engine experience convinced Randazzo to take him on as a volunteer crew member. “I started training to be [second in command] qualified, which required not only learning to operate the DC-3, but to operate in a crew resource environment,” Huff said. “[Randazzo] operates the airplane like he flew commercial jets … so it was a lot of fun learning how to be an airline first officer as well as learn the DC-3.”

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“We refer to her as the grand old girl.” — Scott Huff Beyond its personal and business transport mission, the plane visits a number of aviation events in the Virginia area over the course of a year. Randazzo, Huff and other members of the crew dress for the events in authentic 1945 Pan American Airways uniforms. Huff said he enjoys his time in the right seat of the airplane. “There is not a greater sound than to have those Pratt and Whitneys running at 2050 rpm while traveling along at 145 knots,” he said. “It is just a majestic ride. We refer to her as the grand old girl because … she just majestically lumbers along.”

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AA’s Salute to Veterans Day is the organization and its membership’s “thank-you” to the men and women who have served in the armed forces. Today’s celebration begins at 8 a.m. in the Partner Resource Center. EAA said it is grateful to have veterans in attendance at AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era and are in uniform today. “It’s a day where we can say thanks for the freedoms that we enjoy here,” said Chris Henry, EAA museum programs representative. Salute to Veterans Day opens with guest speaker Michael Durant, who was a helicopter pilot in what became known as the Battle of Mogadishu. “If you’ve seen the movie Blackhawk Down, he’s depicted as the pilot that survived off of Super 64. Two Army Rangers gave their lives to save him. So we’re very honored to have him here speaking, ” Henry said. Veterans in attendance are invited to join with others from their respective branches of service for the Parade of Veterans, hosted by Warbirds of America at 1:30 p.m. It begins in Warbird Alley, and a group photo is scheduled on Boeing Centennial Plaza afterwards.

“The parade will go right down Celebration Way, led by jeeps carrying World War II veterans,” Henry said. “We have (many) veterans here, from Pearl Harbor veterans, WASP, the women who flew fighters and bombers in World War II; Tuskegee Airmen, Korea-era fighter pilots and Vietnam helicopter pilots. We have a really great span of veterans involved, including those who fought in Desert Storm. So we’re excited about that.” The day’s activities will culminate this evening with the return of the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight presented by EAA and Old Glory Honor Flight. The fourth annual flight, which is scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m., will take 100 Vietnam-era veterans to Washington, D.C., where they’ll have the opportunity to see some of the memorials dedicated to them, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. At 6 p.m., you are invited to gather in Boeing Centennial Plaza to celebrate the veteran’s return from D.C., and help kick off the evening concert featuring swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. For more information about Salute to Veterans Day events, visit EAA.org/ schedule.

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From Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck collection in upstate New York, this clever lookalike for a World War I SPAD VII biplane uses a Continental engine masked by the characteristic bulky SPAD nose cowl.

he centennial of World War I is remembered at AirVenture 2016 by a unique gathering of replica and original airplanes of that era from several collections including EAA’s. In addition to a scheduled flying show in the morning calm at 7 a.m. tomorrow, engine run demonstrations are planned for 2:30 p.m. today in the Vintage area, near a World War I military encampment. Visitors may be treated to the sights and sounds of an original rotary engine, its cylinders spinning in time with the propeller as it spews oil aft. And a bright yellow barnstorming Standard J-1 has a vintage Hispano-Suiza engine swinging its large wooden propeller much more slowly than the rpm on your typical air-cooled Cessna. The Golden Age Air Museum of Bethel, Pennsylvania, trucked its well-scaled Fokker triplane and a

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Above: Spitting until it roars to life, this World War I Fokker triplane is part replica, but all real when it comes to its rotary engine. The cylinders spin with the propeller as smoke blows aft. At right: A World War I “German soldier” scans the sky near a Fokker Dr I triplane fighter parked in the Vintage grass at AirVenture 2016. That’s Joseph Parkinson from Denver, Pennsylvania, adding extra realism to the World War I tableau.

modern-engined replica Sopwith Pup to AirVenture to participate. The museum crew needed about five hours to reassemble the Sopwith Pup for flight at Oshkosh. The Fokker triplane took half that, because Fokker used a design devoid of bracing wires. The museum’s Mike O’Neal, a selfconfessed World War I aviation geek, said the triplane is an exacting re-creation of its World War counterpart. “The only concession we made in this airplane is we made the tailskid steerable,” O’Neal explained. The shape of the skid digs into the turf, providing some steering control when it is moved to the side, he said. And, by the way, O’Neal counts the late 1960s feature film The Blue Max among the best World War I flying movies because in an age before computer-generated imaging, the flying scenes were real, with full-size aircraft. Neil Baughman flies for the Golden Age Air Museum. He said one of the biggest surprises for new visitors to the World War I aircraft is “they don’t have brakes.” People are also surprised how small full-size World War I aircraft are. He said the classic World War I aviator’s scarf is not merely a fashion statement. It was a necessity for pilots riding behind oilspewing early engines.

Meanwhile, parked nearby in the Vintage show area, a replica SPAD VII French fighter, concealing a modern Continental engine, is a visitor from the legendary World War I collection of Cole Palen in upstate New York. Baughman said the community of World War I aircraft operators tends to collaborate, swapping parts among themselves to help projects in work. “It’s a small world, and you see people trying to help out.” Which is important, especially when one is dealing with technology a century old. The World War I aircraft exhibitors are happy to show their machines to AirVenture crowds — weather permitting. Schedules for engine runs and flights have to be flexible estimates; in inclement weather, these fragile gems from the past may need to remain under cover. They are brought from the far side of the field into public view when the weather allows.

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’ve always wanted to go to Oshkosh.” Not exactly an uncommon sentiment, but this time it was a little unusual, because it was uttered by an RV-4 pilot who’s never been to AirVenture. It’s even more unusual because when he’s not flying his RV, he is flying lead for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Snowbirds. He’s Maj. Yanick Gregoire, and his callsign, for reasons best left unexplained, is “Crank,” and he said he’s been really looking forward to his first trip to Oshkosh. The Snowbirds are the RCAF’s counterpart to the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Unlike the U.S. teams, however, the Snowbirds don’t fly frontline attack aircraft. In fact, the jets they fly, the Canadair CT-114 Tutors, are trainers that have been otherwise retired from the RCAF since 2000. At more than 50 years old, the Tutors are far older than the pilots who fly them.

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

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

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Capt. McNaughton making himself at home.

The Snowbirds’ Canadair CT-114 Tutors qualify as vintage aircraft in the contemporary category. This is hardly a disadvantage, however. Unlike their U.S. cousins, the Snowbirds fly a performance that’s based more on energy management and finesse than raw power and brute force. While the Snowbirds are universally acknowledged as one of the best teams in the business, neither approach is really better—if the Thunderbirds are a rock concert, the Snowbirds are a symphony. One loud and hard-driving, the other elegant and aeronautically erudite. Because of the age of the airplanes — the last Tutor rolled off the line in 1966 — they qualify as vintage aircraft in the contemporary category, and that gave a couple of the team’s pilots an idea: they wanted to camp with their airplane. Snowbird 10, Capt. Blake “Naughty” McNaughton, and Snowbird 11, Capt. Regan “Sticky” Wickett spent Wednesday night in a tent next to one of the team Tutors, camped, appropriately, in Vintage.

“Naughty” and “Sticky” toasting their campsite with V8.

“For our first night here at Oshkosh we wanted the full experience so we pulled our aircraft over to the vintage section where we made arrangements to park it for the night and we camped with the airplane,” Wickett said. Although he said there isn’t enough time to see as much as he would like to in the few days he is here, so far Oshkosh has made a good impression. “We’re going to try to craft our own experience here with the show and to visit as many different parts of the grounds as we can,” Wickett said. The Snowbirds first Oshkosh appearance — the first of any military jet team — was in 1976, and they were welcomed back several more times until their last visit in 1983, before many of the current team members were born.

Their performance at AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 marks the team’s 46th season since their founding in 1971. “It is truly thrilling to have the Snowbirds at Oshkosh for the first time in more than 30 years,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member services, who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. “Longtime EAA members and Oshkosh attendees speak fondly of the elegant precision aerobatics that the Snowbirds brought to the EAA fly-in, and have often asked when they would return. We’re very happy to … welcome them back to aviation’s family reunion at Oshkosh.” The Snowbirds will fly at the end of the daily air show today, Saturday, and Sunday.

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he president of Triton AeroMarine hopes their new special light-sport aircraft will serve as a catalyst for the growth of general aviation in China. Thomas Hsueh said the S-LSA plane, manufactured in their factory in Zhuhai, China, would be an affordable airplane for flight training schools that are needed to fuel the growth of general aviation there. The factory employs 140 workers and has 30 airplanes in production, he said. Called the SkyTrek, the plane is already certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and Hsueh said he anticipated receiving FAA certification, maybe today. Hsueh is optimistic that the timing is right. “The (Chinese) government is determined to catch up with the West, and they have a lot of catching up to do,” he said. “China has a handful of private pilots, about 1,000 small air-

planes and no small airports at all.” The new Chinese premier has announced an initiative to build generation aviation airports in most of its counties, Hsueh said. Approximately 2,800 new airports are proposed. Hsueh had to build his own runway from scratch to do flight testing for the S-LSA, and he has proposed building approximately 40 more runways so they could do “serious instruction.” Hsueh said he has had conversations with EAA officials asking if he could send young Chinese students to attend EAA’s new Sport Pilot Academy, provided they bring their own plane. Eventually, his hope is that those first trained as sport pilots would train more GA pilots in China. “I’d like to have people trained with safety in mind,” he said. “This would give us an opportunity to increase the Chinese flying public in a very short timeframe.”

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ongratulations! Thanks to the strong and consistent advocacy by the general aviation community, the president has signed into law the third-class medical reform we have all been waiting for. These reforms are the foundation of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (S. 571), which has passed the Senate three times since last December, and I am immensely pleased to see them finally enacted. These reforms are a game changer for pilots across the country. You and I both know how burdensome today’s third-class medical process is, and it’s the product of a system that encourages pilots to hide their medical conditions from the FAA instead of being treated for them. General aviation is losing thousands of pilots a year on account of the FAA’s bureaucracy. These reforms will help to stem this tide. I look forward to FAA swiftly working to implement these reforms and meeting the statutory deadline. I will be the first one to hold their feet to the fire to ensure they do so. Third-class medical reform enhances the safety of the skies by entrusting the ongoing decision of a pilot’s fitness to fly to pilots and their private physicians, where an open and complete dialogue can be established. Under the new system pilots will be required to undergo a routine medical examination every four years with their personal physician after an initial review by the FAA when they first receive their pilot certificate. The legislation re-quires pilots to be treated for all warranted conditions and to complete a medical education course every two years. With this accomplishment under our belts, we cannot forget about the additional provisions of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR 2) that still need to be enacted into law. These provisions include enhanced due process rights for pilots appealing an FAA decision in federal court, increased transparency for airmen subject to an FAA enforcement action or a re-examination directive. Further, the PBOR 2 directs the FAA to expedite updates to the NOTAM improvement program and include the effective duration of temporary flight restrictions in NOTAMs. Finally, it gives airmen increased access to flight data so this information is available for pilots to use in their defense during an enforcement action proceeding. These additional provisions were included in the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the Senate in June earlier this year. I am committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to ensure these provisions are enacted into law this year. In addition, I believe we must address in the next FAA reauthorization bill two efforts that would streamline FAA bureaucracy in support of general aviation. First are reforms to FAA’s process for certifying general aviation aircraft and aviation products such as engines and avionics. The reforms would ensure that the FAA maintains strong engagement with industry stakeholders so FAA’s safety oversight and certification processes include performance-based objectives and track performance-based metrics. This is key to eliminating bureaucratic delays and increasing accountability between the FAA and the aviation community for type certificate resolution or the installation of safety-enhancing technology on small general aviation aircraft. Second are reforms removing government red tape that re-

quires contract towers to submit annual cost/benefit reports to FAA. These reports should be tied to specific air traffic levels, ensuring communities invest resources in their control tower and their airport, instead of filling out unnecessary paperwork. As you well know, the federal Contract Tower Program serves a vital role in connecting smaller airports and rural communities with the national aviation system. Restricting or reducing the operations of contract towers would have a substantial, negative impact on general aviation safety, the efficiency of large commercial airports, emergency medical operations, law enforcement, agriculture activities, and businesses throughout the United States. In addition, many contract tower airports are located near or adjacent to military bases and manage a substantial number of military-related and national security operations, directly supporting the readiness and training of military units. As I have every year, I am looking forward to engaging with my fellow pilots at my annual EAA Air Venture Oshkosh general aviation forum. It will be tomorrow (Saturday, July 30) at 10 a.m. in Forum Pavilion 7. This year, the topics will include the implementation of third-class medical reforms signed into law only two weeks ago, the status of NextGen development, and air traffic control reform and the ways in which it can benefit the general aviation community while addressing the current system’s deficiencies. I look forward to seeing you there. U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) is a U.S. Army veteran. He is the chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Since 1992, the EAA Young Eagles program has provided first flights to youth in general aviation aircraft. This year, we will fly our 2 millionth Young Eagle and celebrate this milestone. Proceeds from this raffle directly support the Young Eagles program. The 2016 Ford Mustang GT Convertible is provided with support from Ford Motor Company & Kocourek Ford, Wausau, Wisconsin. Young Eagles Raffle tickets are available for purchase in the EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, at ticket booths located at the Brown Arch and Vintage areas, and in the Ford tent. Tickets may also be purchased in the EAA AirVenture Museum.

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Forum Stage 04, Backcountry Flying Safely, Steven McCaughey Forum Stage 05, GoPro Course: Getting the Shot, Nick Berger Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Powerplant Management, Cessna Pilot’s Association Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, To Fly and Fight Book, C.E. Bud Anderson Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, U-2 Spyplane, Maj. Gen. Patrick Halloran Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, A Pictorial History of Burt Rutan, John Lambert Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Advanced Fabric Covering, JM Miller Forum Stage 11, Uninsured – Flying Naked!, Bob Mackey Workshop Classroom A, ElecSystem Design – Sport Aircraft, Clifford Ives Workshop Classroom B, Aircraft Engine Tuning and Cooling, Klaus Savier Workshop Classroom C, Avionics Uncoupled from Traditional, Mark Hoffman AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1, Forming Aluminum Ribs, Jim Martin Vicki Cruse Pavilion, Airshow Adventures, Debbie Gary Wright Flyer Museum, Wright Flyer Engine, Steve Hay Hilton Theater, Pan Am in Africa 1941, Thomas Culbert Skyscape Theater, Chameleons and Coffee Table Books, Thomas Barrett FAA Aviation Safety Center, The VOR Minimum Operational Network, Vince Massimini Homebuilders Hangar, Technical and Flight Test Advice, EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors Homebuilders Hangar, Teen Build Programs in Review, Jerry Graf Homebuilts In Review, HB In Review – SAM, Sebastien Heintz Ultralight Forums Tent, Operation Migration, Joe Duff Ford Hangar, Ford Autograph Friday Session, Ford Motor Company EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Ready for Flight Ready for Taxi, Tom Letts 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Garmin Hangar Tent 2, G3X Touch for Experimental Aircraft, Garmin 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EAA Wearhouse, Meet Kermit Weeks 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Replica Fighters HQ, Advanced Composite Infusion Reveal, Russell Emanis 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Vintage Red Barn, Vintage Engine Run, Tom Kozura 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Federal Pavilion, NWS Digital Aviation Services, Marcia Cronce 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Vintage Red Barn, WWI Vintage in Review, Edwin Fountain 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Autograph Session with Pete McLeod 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Plan File Fly with Garmin Pilot Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion, KI 300 Solid State Attitude Ind AOPA Program Pavilion, Which ADS-B Solution Is Best for Me, Mike Collins AOPA Program Pavilion, Meet Patty Wagstaff Cirrus Tent, Cirrus Fleet Partner-Purdue, Casey Hendrickson EAA Wearhouse, In the Companies of Heroes, Michael Durant 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EAA Canada, Fuel Flow Tests, Jack Dueck 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wood Workshop, Wood Construction 101, George Donaldson 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Ultralight Workshop Tent, Stewart Systems Covering 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Vintage Red Barn, Vintage Type Clubs 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Federal Pavilion, Reflections with a USS Arizona Vet, Lou Counter 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Vintage Red Barn, Rose Memorial Plaza Sky Shoppe, Aviatrix First Women Pilot, Mary Bush Shipko Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Garmin ADS-B Solutions, Garmin EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Chart Clinic Unusual Approaches, Mike Pound Boeing Exhibit, Meet Astronaut Michael Hopkins

Today’s Schedule 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Lessons Learned at Pipistrel, Tine Tomazic Forum Stage 01, Equipping for the ADS-B Mandate, Dick Sunderland Forum Stage 02 GAMA, The Masters Course, Jack Norris Forum Stage 03, PT6 Turboprop Intro, Paul Forest Forum Stage 04 WASP Story, Erin Miller Forum Stage 05 Seaplanes 101, Steve Robinson Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Aircraft Accidents, Naji Malek Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, The Bugatti 100P Air Racer, Robert Havens Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, ForeFlight 101 – Beginner, Ryan McBride Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, Women in Space – Redefining Glamor, NASA 2016 Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Building an All Metal Kit Aircraft, Sebastien Heintz Forum Stage 11, Flying Your Homebuilt to the Caribbean, Paul Rosales Workshop Classroom A, Fuel System Basics, Donald Hall Workshop Classroom B, Advanced FlyQ EFB, Steve Podradchik Workshop Classroom C, Sealed Lead Acid Aircraft Batteries, Christopher Holder AeroPlane Workshop Stage 2, Composites 201 – Molds/Vacuum Bagging, Scott VanderVeen AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1, Engine Balancing, Archie Frangoudis Vicki Cruse Pavilion, A Look into the World of Airshows, Skip Stewart Hilton Theater, John Magee & High Flight, Ray Haas Skyscape Theater, MotoArt - Aircraft Become Furniture, Ramona Cox FAA Aviation Safety Center, How to Talk to ATC, Heather McNevin Homebuilders Hangar, Hints Live – The Making Of, Bob Koehler Ultralight Forums Tent, Powered Parachute Forum, Roy Beisswenger 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Fun Fly Zone, Rotorcraft 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM International Visitor’s Tent, International Visitors Parade 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Connectivity with Garmin Connext, Garmin AOPA Program Pavilion, What Went Wrong, John Collins 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EAA Wearhouse, A Chick in the Cockpit, Erika Armstrong 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Garmin Avionics Upgrades, Garmin 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Weather Clinic Confidential Icing, Mike Cetinich Sky Shoppe, Private Wings, Paul Wallem EAA AirVenture Museum, Touching the Face of God Book, Ray Haas 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM L3 Tent, Lynx Install-L3 Aviation Products, Russ Myers 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AOPA Program Pavilion, Starting and Growing a Flying Club, Ron Rise Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion, AOA Awareness for GA Pilots Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Garmin ADS-B Solutions, Garmin Boeing Exhibit, Trailblazers Book Signing Cirrus Tent, Introduction to the iFOM, Brad DeGusseme EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, To Fly and Fight Book, C.E. Bud Anderson Vintage Red Barn, Hand Prop Your Aircraft Federal Pavilion, TFRs and Interceptors, NORAD 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Replica Fighters HQ, Bally Bomber: Get Ready to Look Up!, Mark Bauer Warbird Alley, Warbirds in Review L19 A4 UH60 Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Drone Aerial Video / Photo Basics, Chris Knight Forum Stage 01, Jolly Rogers Photo History, Jim Bitzegaio Forum Stage 02 GAMA, Single Pilot IFR Made Easy, Gary Reeves Forum Stage 03, Know Your Limits, Dr. Parvez Dara Forum Stage 04, Air America, Neil Hansen Forum Stage 05, Behind the Scenes at Scaled, Dan Kreigh

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Today’s Schedule

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Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Cozy MKIV – Soup to Nuts, Marc Zeitlin Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, Human Space Exploration at NASA, Dr. Janet Kavandi Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, ForeFlight 201 – Intermediate, Thomas Daugherty Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, Hot Aviation Legal Issues, EAA Legal Advisory Council Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Fabric Covering 101, Poly-Fiber Forum Stage 11, Digital Engine Monitors, Mike Busch Sheet Metal Workshop Aircraft Spruce, Sheet Metal 101, EAA SportAir Workshops TIG Welding Workshop Lincoln Electric, TIG Welding 101, Lincoln Electric Composite Workshop, Composite 101 Workshop Classroom A, Instrument Panels Made Easy, Rob Hickman Workshop Classroom B, AEROnautics in K-12 Education, Greg Roark Gas Welding Workshop, Gas Welding 101 Workshop Classroom C, Aero-Diesel Engines, Thierry Saint Loup AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1, Pietenpol Building and Flying, Bill Rewey Hilton Theater, Air Ops Over Laos 1969-70, Dick Diller Skyscape Theater, World Flight of Adventures, Judy Rice SpaceShip One / Voyager, Recalling the Voyager Flight, Dick Rutan FAA Aviation Safety Center, Pilot Error, Truth or Dare, Rex J. Alexander Homebuilders Hangar, Flying Clubs, Charlie Becker Homebuilders Hangar, Technical and Flight Test Advice, EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors Homebuilts In Review, HB In Review - RV-12 Ultralight Forums Tent, Gyroplane 101, Bob Snyder 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EAA Canada, Breathe Energy into Your Chapter, Lloyd Richards 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Vette Theater, NASA Panel on Electric and Self Fly, Mark Moore 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Warbird Alley, Salute to Veterans Parade 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Seaplane Base, Aircraft Upset Recovery, John Dye Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Learn More About Your G3X Touch, Garmin

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EAA Wearhouse, Meet Kermit Weeks Wood Workshop, Wood Construction 101, George Donaldson 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Federal Pavilion, NOAA Coastal Mapping, Tanner Sims 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Autograph Session with Pete McLeod 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Portable Garmin Products, Garmin Ed King Theater at Bendix King Pavilion, ADS-B Basics WINGS Seminar AOPA Program Pavilion, Basics of Spins and Spin Recovery, Catherine Cavagnaro L3 Tent, ADS B Catch the Buzz EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, Kimberleigh and Paul Gavin, Kimberleigh Gavin Sky Shoppe, Project Seven Alpha Book, Leland Shanle 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM EAA Canada, Canadian Chapter Listening Forum, Brett Hahn Forum Stage 01, Finding Courage to Fly, Lesley Page Forum Stage 02 GAMA, Surviving an RV-10 Crash, Dr. Jeremiah Jackson Forum Stage 03, CBP Air and Marine Operations, Tina Parker Forum Stage 05, Designing The Perfect Paint Scheme, Craig Barnett Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Building and Maintenance Errors, Craig Hatch Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, T-50A – Train the Way You Fight, Elliott “Hemo” Clemence Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, Getting an Airline Pilot Job Fast, Kit Darby Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, It Takes a Village to Get to Mars, NASA 2016 Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Flying the DC-3, Jon Goldenbaum Forum Stage 11, Report on Aviation in China, Jane Nu Zhang Workshop Classroom A, Top 3 Vibration Causes, Matthew Dock Workshop Classroom B, Stratux ADS-B, Christopher Young Gas Welding Workshop, Aluminum Gas Welding 101, Joe Maj Workshop Classroom C, Bolt-on Horsepower for Your Plane, Darren Tilman Hilton Theater, An Aerial Variety Experience, Art Schmitz

Thank You

EAA thanks all who support the Gathering of Eagles.

Thank you to Ford Motor Company for creating this year’s one-of-a-kind Bob Hoover Old Yeller Ford Mustang.

A special thank you to our partners: Naming Presenter: Textron Aviation Balcony Skybox Host: Daher Raise the Windsock Challenge Leader: Global Aerospace Grand Reception Host: Jeppesen Platinum Host: Garmin and Williams International

Skyscape Theater, Beyond the Powder, Kara Martinelli FAA Aviation Safety Center, Check Ride Tips from the Examiner, Wayne Phillips Homebuilders Hangar, Registering a Homebuilt, Timm Bogenhagen Ultralight Forums Tent, Building the SD-1 Minisport, John Vining 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM Flightline, Friday Air Show 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EAA Wearhouse, Settling In – At Home In My Sky, Rebecca McLenon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM AOPA Program Pavilion, 10 Things iPad Pilots Should Know, Bret Koebbe 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Sky Shoppe, Tales of the Cessna 195, Michael Larson 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Federal Pavilion, Flying to the Bahamas, Islands of the Bahamas 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM FAA Aviation Safety Center, Aircraft Upset Recovery, John Dyne 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EAA Wearhouse, Storm Makers and Spirit Dance, Erin Chappel 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Forum Stage 01, Set Your Aviation Record, Bruce Mayes Forum Stage 02 GAMA, British RAF at War, Sid Siddiqi Forum Stage 03, iPad Use by Phase of Flight!, Charles Schneider Forum Stage 04, Runway Midpoint Marking Project, Brian Dillman Forum Stage 05, 50 State Flight, Kyle Fosso Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, The New Remos GXiS LSA, Patrick Holland-Moritz Forum Stage 11, Inverted Flat Spin World Record, Spencer Suderman Skyscape Theater, No Man Left Behind Ultralight Forums Tent, How to Trailer a Kitfox, Bob Jones 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol

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Make EAA Four Corners your first stop at AirVenture!

Whether it’s your first AirVenture or you’ve been coming for years, here’s where you’ll find what’s new and exciting in 2016! EAA AirVenture Welcome Center > General information and event schedules > Answers to your AirVenture questions > Shop AirVenture 2016 souvenirs > Mainstage featuring autograph signings, meet and greets, announcements and more.

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

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

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

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Today’s Schedule

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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sky Shoppe, The Last Voices, Elizabeth Cassen 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Aviation Gateway Park, College Social 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM EAA Wearhouse, 100 Years of Boeing Book, John Fredrickson 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM Sky Shoppe, Bob Hoover DVD, Kim Furst 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fergus Chapel, Jewish Shabbat Service 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Boeing Plaza, Old Glory Honor Flight Arrival 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Fun Fly Zone, Ultralight and Light Planes 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Vette Theater, CAFE Foundation Awards, CAFE Foundation 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Ultralight Barn, Ultralights 40th Anniversary Party Ultralight Barn, Ultralight Awards Presentation, Ultralight/Light Plane Awards 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Theater In The Woods, Rotorcraft Awards 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Fun Fly Zone, Valdez STOL Demo 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Boeing Plaza, Concert – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Flightline, Balloon Night Glow 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Theater In The Woods, Operation Desert Storm 25th Anniversary 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Ford Fly-In Theater, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ford Motor Company

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Helicopter Flight Experiences Bell 47 Helicopter: $49 per person Extended 25-Minute Ride: $525 (1-2 persons) For Bell 47 helicopter experiences, visit us at Pioneer Airport behind the EAA AirVenture Museum.

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EAA Innovation Center presented by National Air Traffic Controllers Association Encounter some of the most intriguing concepts in the aviation world, from the Orion prime team working to build the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to new startups from AeroInnovate aviation business accelerator.

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

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

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A TALE OF TREASON, MURDER AND SUICIDE

PHOTO BY BRETT BROCK

Long Secret Story of Missing Zero BY JAMES WYNBRANDT

he story of the attack on Pearl Harbor, whose 75th anniversary is being marked here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, has many chapters, but perhaps none less known or more fascinating than that of the Niihau Zero, recounted by Kathryn “KT” Budde-Jones at her Forum presentation here yesterday, and in the recently published Before and Beyond the Niihau Zero, written by her husband, Syd Jones. “The story starts in the 1920s when [General] Billy Mitchell predicted Pearl Harbor would be attacked by the Japanese on a Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m.,” said KT, who with Syd — both longtime warbird aviators — formerly served as education director and restoration director respectively of Pearl Harbor’s Pacific Aviation Museum.

At that time, aircraft carriers didn’t exist, and Mitchell believed the attack would be staged from the privately owned “forbidden” island of Niihau, some 100 miles west of Pearl Harbor. Mitchell’s warning was largely derided by the military, but a decade later Maj. Gerald Brant shared the prediction with the island’s owner, Alymer Robinson, who agreed to embark on a secret, seven-year project of plowing deep furrows in the island’s fields, making them unusable by aircraft. Carriers obviated the need for a land base for the December 7, 1941, attack, but the Japanese designated Niihau as a recovery point for pilots of aircraft too damaged to return to their ships, from whence they’d be rescued by submarine. It was only a decade ago that KT and Syd definitively established that one of the

KT Budde-Jones speaks about the recovery of a Japanese Zero shot down during Peal Harbor.

Zeros known to have been shot down during the attack crash-landed on the still private and sparsely inhabited Niihau, and identified its location. Thus began a years long recovery and restoration effort, and, equally important, the revelation of the aftermath of the crash, a story of a brief reign of terror, of betrayal, treason, murder and suicide, with repercussions that echoed all the way to the internment of Japanese Americans on the U.S. mainland during World War II.

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Today the Niihau Zero is on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum, and its story, which some have tried to suppress, KT said, can finally be told in its entirety. “This makes sure non-revisionist history is written, who did what,” said KT, whose previous exploits with Syd include helping treasure hunter Mel Fisher locate the wreck of the Spanish galleon Atocha and its $500 million treasure. “Let history speak for itself.”

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AIRVENTURE TODAY

WARBIRDS IN REVIEW

Bob Hoover’s Forum Is Today BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

egendary pilot Bob Hoover is scheduled to highlight a special Warbirds in Review session today at 10 a.m. on Warbird Alley. Hoover, who flew many of the great aircraft of World War II, will share the stage with a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter from Lewis Air Legends. Bob Hoover’s presentations at AirVenture over the years are always packed by hundreds of enthusiasts who come to hear his amazing flying adventures, told in a bright and humorous style. Hoover’s courageous exploits are bolstered by his consummate grasp of aeronautics and his often self-deprecating sense of humor. Pilot John Penney will partici-

pate in the session, describing the huge World War II P-47 Thunderbolt. This is one of only 14 airworthy P-47s in the world. Forty-eight P-47s survive worldwide; 31 in the United States, Penney said. Armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns in the wings, the heavy Thunderbolt was a formidable fighter as well as ground attacker. Penney said the P-47 is fun to fly. “The handling characteristics are very nice,” he explained. But compared to other lighter weight fighters like the P-40 or P-51, “it is not as nimble.” Yet, he said, top-scoring American aces in Europe flew the P-47, including Francis “Gabby” Gabreski and Robert Johnson.

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Pilot John Penney will be on hand to describe the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter at Warbirds in Review today.

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AIRVENTURE TODAY PHOTOS BY ERIN BRUEGGEN

Hundreds, if not thousands, of women gathered at Boeing Centennial Plaza on Wednesday for the ninth annual WomenVenture photo. Alaska Airlinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; newest Boeing 737-900ER served as the backdrop, as it arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 just in time for its all-female crew and passengers to join in the picture.

Hundreds of EAA chapter members, volunteers, directors, founders, Young Eagles coordinators, tech counselors, officers, and others gathered at the Brown Arch on Wednesday to be part of the largest EAA chapter gathering photo. This is the first time EAA has taken a group chapter photo.

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Coffee & Donuts with AOPA President Mark Baker (AOPA Pilot Town Hall)

Talk with AOPA President Mark Baker and learn about AOPA’s latest efforts in Washington, D.C. and other key AOPA initiatives while enjoying fresh coffee and donuts.

10:00 - 10:45 am

Splash! Enter the World of Seaplane Flying with Mark Baker, Woody Minar, Helen Woods

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11:00 - 11:45 am

ADS-B Panel Discussion: Which ADS-B Solution is Best For Me? with Mike Collins

A panel of avionics manufacturers will discuss the best ADS-B technologies for your aircraft. Learn more about the FAA’s 2020 ADS-B Out mandate. Bring your questions!

11:00 - 11:45 am

Patty Wagstaff Autograph Signing at AOPA Campus

Get an autograph and take a photo with the most well-known female pilot in the world, located in our AOPA courtyard.

12:00 - 12:45 pm

What Went Wrong? with John Collins

Put on your aircraft accident investigator hat and join the ASI’s Manager of Aviation Safety Programs for a look at a couple of interesting aircraft accidents as we try to figure out what happened and why. Magnifying glasses and Calabash pipes not provided!

1:00 - 1:45 pm

Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost: Starting & Growing a Flying Club with Ron Rise

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2:00 - 2:45 pm

Spinning 101: Basics of Spins & Spin Recovery with Catherine Cavagnaro

Learn about and see the basics of stalls, spins, and spin recovery in this exciting session led by an expert in spins, emergency maneuvers, and aerobatic training.

3:00 - 3:45 pm

Sporty’s: 10 Things Every iPad Pilot Should Know with Bret Koebbe

Join the editors of iPad Pilot News to learn a good mix of beginner and advanced tips in this fast-moving seminar – from legal considerations and iPad battery best practices, to hidden features in apps.

COMING UP TOMORROW, JULY 30 10:00 - 10:45 am

What’s New with AOPA Flight Planning Products with Eric Rush

11:00 - 11:45 am

Mind Over Matter with George Perry

11:00 - 11:45 am

Patty Wagstaff Autograph Signing at AOPA Campus

12:00 - 12:45 pm

Flying Internationally: What You Need to Know with Rick Gardner

1:00 - 1:45 pm

Pilot’s Decision-Making: Lessons Learned From Circumnavigating the World with Robert DeLaurentis

2:00 - 2:45 pm

Swift Fuels: Unleaded 94 Avgas with Chris D’Acosta

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ASL CamGuard: The Key to Engine Longevity & Reliability with Randy Bibb

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