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LONG-EZ / PAGE 1 SPECTATORS AT EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Wednesday night air show enjoyed a When asked about the project, Teresa recalls that they were breaking new ground unique treat: the debut of Kyle Fowler’s Long-EZ night act, featuring a proof- in aircraft painting and suffered some setbacks at first. The first two attempts on the of-concept demonstration of a revolutionary “paint-on” light system. Kyle lighting failed, but the third was the charm. She says, “Pretty much what Thomas describes his act as “a spaceship coming to Oshkosh,” complete with theatrical Edison did with the lightbulb, we did with this aircraft.” music, pyrotechnics, and an aircraft with blue-glowing leading edges.

According to the LumiLor website, their product works with electroluminescence, an Last year, in anticipation of the 2022 air show season, Kyle optical and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in became intrigued with LumiLor light-emitting paint. At the response to an electric current. Teresa compares it to a copper wire 2021 International Council of Air Shows convention, he met with plastic sheathing. Copper lies under the leading-edge paint, “PRETTY MUCH WHAT Teresa Arredondo, president and CEO of ArtCraft Paint. She which is covered with a clear coat. When Kyle flips a switch, current was looking for a performer to sponsor, and Kyle was surin the copper produces a bright blue glow. Kyle and Teresa look forTHOMAS EDISON DID prised that she was interested in a “small-town Canadian ward to continuing to perfect the system and pushing the limits of redneck kid.” what can be done with this new form of aircraft paint.

WITH THE LIGHTBULB, WE When Kyle described the LumiLor system, he recalls, “At A more successful collaboration is hard to imagine — a pilot DID WITH THIS AIRCRAFT.” first she looked at me like I had two heads.” But then she with a vision and an entrepreneur with the drive to bring it to fruideclared, “There’s no way somebody else is going to beat us tion. Teresa immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as a 13-year-old TERESA ARREDONDO to be the first ones to put this paint on an airplane.” Teresa’s and began work in the strawberry fields in Santa Maria. She told team of artisans proved up to the challenge. herself, “I know I’m good for something better.” As an accomTo set his Long-EZ apart from the crowd, Kyle wanted a paint scheme that plished seamstress, 33 years ago she applied for an upholsterer job at ArtCraft. The was nonsymmetrical. Flight Lines Design came up with the scheme, and paint owner at the time told her it wasn’t a job for a woman, but she persisted. That same work began in February 2022. Two months later, he premiered the new look at owner later sold half the company to her, and today she is the sole owner.

SUN ’n FUN, minus the LumiLor effects, which were yet to be perfected. The Teresa’s pride in ArtCraft and her adopted country are summed up in her obserairplane returned to the shop for completion, and today Kyle says, “I love the vation: “If it’s not happening in the United States, it’s not happening anywhere else.” way it looks. It’s absolutely amazing!”

And this week it’s happening at AirVenture!

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FULL HOUSE

The second-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEWEY DAVENPORT

EACH DAY THIS week, we’re running one of the winners of EAA’s Pilot Your

Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters. This entry placed second out of nearly 200 entries received. While all stories have been edited for grammar and style prior to publication, they were judged as submitted, with no editing of any kind. — Ed. On June 28, 2016, I became the caretaker of one of the most important aircraft in the American barnstorming era. In 1927, Ivan Gates, general manager and co-owner of the Gates Flying Circus, the largest flying circus in the world, partnered with Charles Day, one of the best aircraft designers of his day. Charles Day designed the famous Standard J-1 during World War I. Their partnership goal was to build a certified four-passenger open-cockpit biplane for the most popular barnstormers across the country, especially for the Gates Flying Circus. Carrying four passengers at a time would allow the operators to make twice the revenue over the smaller Travel Airs and Wacos of the day. To this day, the New Standard is the only four-passenger open-cockpit biplane ever produced.

The New Standard is considered the king of the barnstormers simply because of the job it can do. The lightweight but rugged construction allowed barnstormers to land and take off in rough fields with ease.

THE NEW STANDARD IS CONSIDERED THE KING OF THE BARNSTORMERS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE JOB IT CAN DO. THE LIGHTWEIGHT BUT RUGGED CONSTRUCTION ALLOWED BARNSTORMERS TO LAND AND TAKE OFF IN ROUGH FIELDS WITH EASE.

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FULL HOUSE / PAGE 4 Barnstormers introduced America to aviation by the millions during the 1920s and ’30s. Just to experience a short hop around the pattern gave people bragging rights and put them in a status above those around them.

Telling the history of my aircraft and barnstorming is like telling a story about your great-grandma or greatgrandpa. You’ll have plenty of stories to tell, and they never get old. I tell everyone that NC928V (Full House) was born June 26, 1930, in Paterson, New Jersey. The old red brick factory building is still standing in a now congested inner-city neighborhood. Today, part of the building is a car wash and a used appliance store, and upstairs is a mattress store. During one of my longer overnights in Teterboro, New Jersey, I took a cab over to the old factory building to see where my aircraft was built. I walked around the building looking for any signs of the Standard Aircraft Corp. I could not see anything that would give me the impression of an old aircraft factory, so I walked into the used appliance store and told the gentleman that my aircraft was built in this building in 1930. He looked at me with a blank face and asked if I wanted to buy anything. I told him no thanks and proceeded on my way.

Full House has a 92-year-old past that is hard to ignore when it comes to being a servant to the people. In the early 1930s, Richard Johnson from the Johnson Flying Service out of Missoula, Montana, owned the aircraft for a couple of years. The Johnson family made their mark in aviation out on the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountains. They were the first to start smoke jumping, which are firefighters who would parachute into areas that would be consumed by fire.

In the summer of 1935, National Geographic was doing an exploration along the River of No Return (Salmon River) in Idaho. One of the explorers became deathly sick and needed immediate medical attention. Richard was contacted about the individual, so he proceeded to fly NC928V out to their location to pick up the sick explorer. This was one of the first air rescues ever documented. In the July 1936 issue of National Geographic magazine, you can see a couple of folks loading the sick National Geographic explorer into the front cockpit so Richard Johnson could fly him for medical treatment.

TELLING THE HISTORY OF MY AIRCRAFT AND BARNSTORMING IS LIKE TELLING A STORY ABOUT YOUR GREAT-GRANDMA OR GREATGRANDPA. YOU’LL HAVE PLENTY OF STORIES TO TELL, AND THEY NEVER GET OLD.

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Once Richard sold the aircraft, it went through a number of owners and jobs over the many years of service. The barnstorming era started dying off in the 1930s with the onset of regulation and faster and more modern aircraft. In the early ’40s, NC928V was converted into a crop duster for a few decades. Most big barnstorming biplanes of that era lost their job of barnstorming and became hardworking crop dusters throughout the United States from the 1940s through the 1970s. NC928V was no different. In 1983, Mike and Cheryl Hart from Hampton, New Hampshire, purchased the aircraft. In the late 1980s, the aircraft was restored and brought back to its original passenger-carrying configuration. The Harts flew the aircraft out of Hampton Airfield for many years, from the 1990s until I purchased it in June 2016.

I own and operate Goodfolk & O’Tymes Biplane Rides near the Dayton, Ohio, area. I have a historical 1929 Travel Air 4000 (NC455N) that is named Ace and the 1930 D-25 New Standard (NC928V) that I named Full House because it can carry an entire family at once.

Full House was designed and built to be a barnstormer biplane, so 92 years later, that is exactly what it is doing.

Since I have owned the aircraft, I have flown nearly 5,000 people in the front cockpit. It has brought smiles to thousands of people of all ages. We have flown folks who have only dreamed about getting in an opencockpit biplane due to their disabilities. Full House has barnstormed in Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and other surrounding states, sharing the love of flight and freedom in a piece of history. We have flown to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh twice, and even flew in the EAA air show in 2019 to highlight the antique vintage portion of the show. We have hopped rides out of farmers’ cornfields in Ohio; we have chased county fairs across states; and we have stopped at tractor shows, balloon festivals, and so many other events. Today, Full House and I work together to be one of the most popular modern-day barnstormers in the world. With only eight New Standards existing today, it is our obligation to continue with the tradition of barnstorming. I know Charles Day and Ivan Gates would be proud.

TODAY, FULL HOUSE AND I WORK TOGETHER TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MODERNDAY BARNSTORMERS IN THE WORLD. WITH ONLY EIGHT NEW STANDARDS EXISTING TODAY, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRADITION OF BARNSTORMING. I KNOW CHARLES DAY AND IVAN GATES WOULD BE PROUD.

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45 Years and Counting HOMEBUILTS

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

KEN SWAIN, EAA 102241, flew his VariEze, N4ZZ, into Oshkosh for the 45th year in a

row this year. From life in the Air Force to flying for United Airlines, and now in retirement, Ken’s aircraft has been a constant.

Ken has proudly owned his VariEze since Burt Rutan first released it, even flying it into Oshkosh just two years after the prototype was shown.

“In 1976, Burt showed up in the homebuilt prototype,” Ken said. “Once, again, he was mobbed. The plans were out there, and a couple of really fast builders showed up in 1977 along with Burt, and in 1978, there were at least 14 … and I was one of them. That was my first time [at Oshkosh].”

Keeping up his streak hasn’t been easy. There were two consecutive years that Ken was afraid he wouldn’t make it to Oshkosh.

“In ’92, I went off to captain school for United Airlines,” Ken said. “Just as Oshkosh was coming up, United got really short on reserves. When they run out of those, the last-ditch effort is to raid all the instructors and send them out to go fly. And so, they told all the students, me included, go home, check in every day, see when we want you back. So, I went home. While I was gone to school, my wife had taken the camper and the kids and gone to Oshkosh on her own, so I actually wound up getting to go to Oshkosh and fly on up.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF KEN SWAIN

PHOTO COURTESY OF KEN SWAIN

“YOU COME BACK FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU’VE KNOWN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND SEE THEM. I SEE PEOPLE AT OSHKOSH THAT I’VE KNOWN FOR WELL OVER 40 YEARS.” KEN SWAIN

PHOTO BY ERIN HENZE

Like most people, Ken said it’s not the airplanes that keep bringing him back; it’s the people.

“You come back for the people that you’ve known for a long, long time, and see them,” Ken said. “I see people at Oshkosh that I’ve known for well over 40 years.”

After attending AirVenture for 45 years, things are bound to change. Among the biggest things Ken mentioned are the shorter restroom lines and higher food quality. However, most important to Ken is the camping.

“The first three years I stayed [at UW Oshkosh], and every year since, I’ve stayed in the campground,” Ken said. “I’ve seen the way the campground has evolved …. That’s changed a lot, and yet it hasn’t changed. The society of campers is its own extra convention separate from the daytime convention. It has to be experienced, and not just one or twice, but over a number of years to understand. It’s a whole other vibe.”

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

International Visitors Tent Provides Home Away From Home

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WITH MOST BORDERS finally open, international visitors are flock-

ing back to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. No matter where they come from, they are welcome to have the International Visitors Tent as their home base. Here, visitors can get translation services and gather information about the show and the local area.

The International Visitors Tent has been providing services for international visitors since its founding in 1974, founded by Nancy Martini.

“Nancy was one of the initial people that started the International Visitors Tent back in 1974,” said Michel Bryson, chairwoman of the International Visitors Tent. “She recognized that people coming from around the world needed additional assistance, primarily with language and just learning their way around Oshkosh and the airfield.”

The International Visitors Tent has continued to work hard in helping AirVenture attendees, growing from the small army tent it had in 1974 to a large event tent next to Boeing Plaza. As the tent has grown, the community has also grown.

“The change over time has kind of shifted a little bit away from just the translation service,” Michel said. “Those are still needed … but it has really grown to be a community. This is the place that people from all over the world can meet and chat with one another, meet up with old friends, talk about what’s happening in their country. It really has become a real community spirit within the tent here.”

The community was happy to come together again after many not being able to return since 2019.

“Last year was very bittersweet for us because, although the show was on and some of us were here, there were [very few] international visitors,” Michel said. “We only had a few hundred, 10 percent of what we normally do. It was very difficult for us, but now it’s been three years, they’re all coming back, and we’re all getting to see each other again. It’s going to be great.”

This is a poignant reunion, however, as founder Nancy Martini passed away this June.

“If it wasn’t for Nancy, none of this would be here,” Michel said.

“We would not have the great group of volunteers that we have today; we wouldn’t have the friends that we’ve made over the years. It’s due to Nancy and just that mindset and that understanding that people needed help that we’re even here today. We all owe Nancy a huge debt of gratitude.”

As of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the International Visitors Tent had received 864 visitors from 62 countries. Of these countries, seven were not here in 2019 and three have more attendees than in 2019. If you are visiting from outside the United States, you are invited to stop by the tent to register yourself and meet other international attendees.

PHOTO BY ERIN HENZE

“THE CHANGE OVER TIME HAS KIND OF SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM JUST THE TRANSLATION SERVICE. THOSE ARE STILL NEEDED … BUT IT HAS REALLY GROWN TO BE A COMMUNITY.” MICHEL BRYSON

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EAA’s Type Club Coalition Meets at AirVenture 2022

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

EAA’S TYPE CLUB Coalition (TCC) is an umbrella organization for groups of aircraft owners and builders referred to as type clubs. Many aircraft types such a Cessna 150 or a Velocity have a club or member organization, which is often the best resource for information, socialization among owners, and documentation related to the aircraft type. The TCC meets annually in the EAA Founders’ Wing during AirVenture to review member initiatives, share best practices, and interact with both the NTSB and FAA. According to Type Club Coalition Chairman Coyle Schwab, “The Type Club Coalition discussed alternatives to continue its support of continued improvement in fatal accident rates. Our biggest challenge — diversity of needs and means — is also a powerful attribute.

“Over its 11-year history the TCC has assembled a significant number of aircraft-specific organizations, known as type clubs, to explore ways to enhance safety of operations for personally owned and operated aircraft,” Schwab said.

“There has been a strong focus on improved training, and programs have been put in place to increase its effectiveness. A solid foundation has been created and will be built upon in support of safety goals.”

The group also reviewed annual fatal accident statistics, presented by EAA’s Government Relations Director Tom Charpentier. A key area of focus for the TCC is improved safety, especially for experimental amateur-built and small general aviation aircraft.

A new TCC initiative is using EAA’s Flight Test Cards to determine aircraft-specific data for vintage airplanes that may not have data from the manufacturer due to age, or after extensive modifications over time. An example is using the test cards to determine VX (best angle of climb speed) and VY (best rate of climb speed) by flying a specific profile and recording data.

Additional information about the TCC can be found at EAA.org/eaa/aviationinterests/type-club-coalition.

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Pietsch: OSHKOSH MOMENTS

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It’s about ‘aviation and everyone in it’

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IT’S ALL ABOUT fun for Kent Pietsch. That is, having fun and making his aerobatic act fun for people to watch.

Pietsch has been flying for decades, but his interest in aviation started when he was only 4.

“I remember my dad landing in our backyard in his Aeronca Champ to have lunch, and after he took off, I asked where he was going,” Pietsch said. “My mother said the airport, and that set the hook.”

Throughout middle and high school, Pietsch was the quintessential airport kid, doing whatever odd job he could at the airport for a chance to get an airplane ride. By 16, he soloed. By 17, he earned his pilot certificate. And by 19, he earned his commercial certificate and started flying charters before moving on as a commercial airline pilot.

PHOTO BY ANDREW PIETSCH

In 1973, he purchased his airplane, an Interstate Cadette, from his uncle Leonard Pietsch. He still flies that airplane in his air show performances today, as well as another airplane of the same make and model.

Pietsch said he called a pilot who had been doing an aerobatic act where he dropped an aileron and elevator, and asked if he could use his act. “He was in Seattle, and I live in Minot, North Dakota, and I said I wouldn’t be leaving the Midwest. What do you think?”

The Seattle pilot agreed, and by 1974, Pietsch started performing in air shows.

Pietsch flew his first air show at Oshkosh in about 1982, and remembers being nervous before that first show.

“But I’m always nervous before all air shows,” Pietsch said. “Anything can go wrong, and you need to have your antennae up for that and concentrate and practice. It looks easy to fly for six minutes, but you have to practice so if something goes wrong you can get out of it.”

How much practice? “You have to practice a lot, enough to feel comfortable and confident with the show,” said Pietsch, who is also known as Chuck Dramamine in one of his performances.

However, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is probably his favorite place to perform. “This is not so much about the performers, but aviation and everyone in it,” he said. “I come here just to support it. It is the only air show I fly for nothing, because I like what EAA does for general aviation.”

An A&P mechanic, Pietsch builds, rebuilds, and maintains his airplanes. He’s currently working on a Waco Taperwing and an Acroduster 1. In fact, projects like those are his main hobbies when he’s not flying.

When he’s not performing in the sky above Oshkosh, Pietsch can be found wandering the AirVenture grounds. “I like it because there is so much to learn here,” he said.

“IT LOOKS EASY TO FLY FOR SIX MINUTES, BUT YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE SO IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT.” KENT PIETSCH

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TOWER POWER How ATC keeps AirVenture safe

BY TENLEY ONG

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT is a fairly quiet place for 51 weeks out of the year. But during one week in July, the Class D airspace becomes the World’s Busiest Control Tower for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

This year, over 8,000 airplanes (yes, you read that right — three zeros) had arrived before Monday morning. Thus, the control tower was even busier than the busiest, including Chicago O’Hare or Atlanta.

To manage the influx of traffic, it takes a village.

The Oshkosh tower employs 64 hand-picked controllers for the event. Tony Molinaro, media relations manager for the FAA central service area, says they are the “best of the best controllers from around the country.” Jay McKinty, air traffic manager, adds they come from “San Francisco to Miami … and everywhere in between.”

Normally, the airport places one controller on departures and one on arrivals, with each focusing on one runway or airplane at a time. During AirVenture, the intensity of the job increases, when controllers land multiple airplanes on the runway at once. It is the ultimate privilege to join the team in the sky during this time.

TOWER TEAMWORK The teams are split into groups of four, consisting of a team lead, one communicator talking to the pilot, and two spotters telling the communicator what to say (yes, two people talking in your ear at once!).

To be such a cohesive team, these groups must get along, both in the tower and on the ground, including off the clock. “The teams stay together the whole week. They get to know each other, they get to trust each other, they go to lunch together,” says Molinaro.

There are 16 teams, for a total of 64 controllers. Many people behind the scenes run the show, including 13 operations supervisors, four operations managers, multiple tech ops (also hand-picked for AirVenture), and volunteers.

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There are two teams of four on the field and three teams of four in the tower, plus one temporary tower at Fond du Lac and one temporary trailer at Fisk.

Departures are controlled from “moo-cows,” aka mobile communications, tall platforms on the runways.

Each runway has a set of three colored dots or squares. When multiple aircraft are landing, these dots indicate where to touch down. Copies of these symbols are displayed in the lower window panes of the tower for the controllers’ easy reference.

BEST OF THE BEST Every year, the FAA asks qualified individuals from around the country to apply and join the Oshkosh tower for the week, resulting in about 120-130 applications. Every controller is a certified professional controller (CPC) and works an eight- to 10-hour shift during AirVenture.

The controllers return every year through a bidding process, moving up and eventually becoming team leads. However, there is some turnover every year, leaving 16-17 positions open for rookies to apply.

PILOT TIPS Read the notice; listen to instructions. It makes the controllers’ jobs difficult when pilots don’t do what they’re told, as the process is always being refined.

The best time to fly into AirVenture is “early in the week and early in the day,” says McKinty, unless weather is bad in the morning or a runway closes. “Plan early, and plan for an alternate if necessary.” For example, five incidents on Sunday backed up traffic and caused pilots to fly 50-plus miles away and stay in holding patterns, with backups stretching to Portage.

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TEEN PILOT FROM GEORGIA LANDS AT AIRVENTURE STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY TENLEY ONG

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

CRAZY IS DEFINED as “intensely busy in a chaotic way.”

But for high school students, it’s a way of life, from prom to graduation, SATs to sports meets, and more.

Taking a busy lifestyle to the next level is Benson Milam, a 17-year-old private pilot from Calhoun, Georgia.

A goal like a private pilot certificate isn’t necessarily on the forefront of most teenagers’ minds. But for Benson, life is a little different. Instead of school sports, he put his energy into his schoolwork and flying.

“He finished his school stuff junior year and is enrolling at an FAA A&P program,” said Darenda Milam, Benson’s mom. He plans to help mentor other kids around the airport and pay it forward in the way others did for him.

After his first Young Eagles flight at age 12, “The whole airport community took him in and showed him the ropes,” said Ben Milam, Benson’s dad. In return, Benson spent many days around the airport, helping with maintenance, washing and moving planes, and any other odd jobs that came about.

A couple of days after soloing on his 16th birthday, Benson received a birthday gift most teenagers could barely dream of. No, it wasn’t a car! Instead, his parents gave him a ’46 Aeronca Champ, which had previously been in the care and ownership of many of Benson’s mentors and friends around the airport. In early June, about a month after his 17th birthday, he passed his private pilot checkride.

Having recently reached this milestone, Benson turned his focus to a new challenge: flying into Wittman Regional Airport during the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Although neither of his parents are pilots, they took turns sitting in the back seat, taking off Sunday from Calhoun and landing in Oshkosh on Monday morning.

Darenda played the role of co-pilot mom, researching Benson’s flight plan, AirVenture, and landing at Oshkosh. During this process, she discovered something she didn’t expect: There were several newly minted 17-year-old pilots flying in this year.

“We saw posts about several 17-year-old pilots coming up, and were like, ‘Holy smokes, these kids are killing it at life,’” said Darenda. These youths included her son, a dad and his triplets flying in separate planes, and a young man in his Cessna 140 with his little brother.

Darenda hopes by spreading her son’s story, she can promote the Young Eagles program. “I think it would be a wonderful tradition to gather these young aviators and celebrate them in some way.”

Darenda is active in the official EAA Facebook group, which has proven to be an excellent way to connect with others in the community.

“I THINK IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL TRADITION TO GATHER THESE YOUNG AVIATORS AND CELEBRATE THEM IN SOME WAY.” DARENDA MILAM

Benson Milam, age 17, standing in front of his 1946 Aeronca Champ, which he flew to Oshkosh from Calhoun, Georgia.

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OSHKOSH MOMENTS

MENTORING AND ENCOURAGING THE NEXT GENERATION

BY SAM OLESON

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

AS COMMANDER OF the U.S. Transportation Command, U.S.

Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost is in charge of a lot of moving parts, from aircraft to airmen and everything in between. One of the parts she’s always thinking about isn’t necessarily one of logistics or strategy. It’s the inspiration and education of potential future pilots, mechanics, and other aviation professionals — military or civilian. Van Ovost and husband Alan Frosch, who manages Whitewater Aviation Corp. in Copperhill, Tennessee, visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 with the goal of helping inspire and educate the next generation of pilots who will take the U.S. Air Force into its next 75 years.

“I think it’s important to see what’s possible earlier [in life]. It’s not just one experience with these youth. It’s the follow-through,” Van Ovost said. “How do we get some sort of aviation STEM course into high schools that provides a pathway into you getting your written [exam] done for your private pilot [certificate] or a pathway to getting your solo done so they can see themselves do that? That’s absolutely the next step we need to take.”

Van Ovost began her aviation journey early in life after her parents started a fixed-based operation. Prior to attending the U.S. Air Force Academy, and later going on to U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Van Ovost earned her private pilot certificate, and multiple ratings, while flying any way she could, from towing banners, to ultralights, to providing charter services through the family business.

All told, she had about 1,000 hours prior to attending the Academy. But it all began like it did for so many other pilots.

“I was sweeping the floors of the hangar, changing oil and filters [for the FBO],” she explained. “Doing some maintenance work and between all that, just getting enough money to get another flight. Refueling airplanes, cleaning windows. I had a little fuel truck. What became a ‘Hey, pitch in’ became a passion. It really became the foundation for what I wanted to do in the future.”

Meanwhile, Frosch came into aviation by joining the Air Force during the Vietnam War, working on jet engines as a technician before becoming a flight engineer. In the 1990s, while at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, Van Ovost enrolled Frosch in flight school (to meet her end of the deal he taught her to sail), and the two of them bought an airplane soon after he got his ticket.

PHOTO BY ANDREW ZABACK

AS A HIGH-RANKING WOMAN IN THE AIR FORCE AND SOMEONE WHO ADVANCED THROUGH THE RANKS WITH FEW WOMEN SURROUNDING HER, VAN OVOST KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENCOURAGING WOMEN, AS WELL AS MINORITIES, TO CONSIDER AVIATION AS A POTENTIAL CAREER PATH.

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 One of the passions both Van Ovost and Frosch developed during her military service and his civilian aviation life is the promotion of aviation to youths who may not ever think about it as a potential career. The two of them use every opportunity toward the advancement of STEM education for the next generation and underserved communities. In his position at Martin Campbell Field, Frosch encourages high school students in the area to come out to the airport and learn more about aviation and STEM opportunities.

“I try to get high school students out to teach them what’s really out there,” he said. “Some of them live up in the mountains and don’t have much exposure to aviation or some of the opportunities available to them.”

As part of Van Ovost’s visit to AirVenture 2022, she took part in WomenVenture activities on Wednesday. As a high-ranking woman in the Air Force and someone who advanced through the ranks with few women surrounding her, Van Ovost knows the importance of encouraging women, as well as minorities, to consider aviation as a potential career path.

“This nation needs to remain on the competitive edge, and to do that, we need to excite everybody,” she said. “It’s important that you don’t leave talent on the table.

You can’t be what you can’t see. … It’s really important to have females and those from all diverse backgrounds and ethnicities become flight instructors, CEOs, and maintenance officers to show that you can do this. I’ve had the chance to talk to folks at WomenVenture, and we can’t just expose it to them once today. I challenged them to be the one to continue to reach out.

“Just one person, one event, one inspiration, one mentorship,” she continued.

“A mentor will keep you going. It’s clearly not easy what we do. I’ve been there; I’ve tilled it. Mentors have helped me recognize that I should get up. I can do it; I’ve done it before. If you match your passion to your talent, you won’t work a day in your life. It doesn’t mean you won’t fail at something. … How do we instill that ‘go get it’ in them?”

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When it comes to mentorship, Van Ovost talked about three different phases that everyone should consider — all important steps in inspiring and encouraging the next generation.

“The most important people in my life are those that went before me, those that opened the doors. Eileen Collins, who was the second female test pilot, I looked up to her. The Women Airforce Service Pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen — they showed us what could be; they broke ceilings. Those who went beside me are the next person.

Those that encourage you along the way and see you stumble along the way, but help you. Then there are those that are behind you that are looking up to you. The ones that want a hand up, and not a hand out. They’re depending on you to keep going. …

You’re all three of those people, but you’ve got to take action.”

“IT’S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON’T LEAVE TALENT ON THE TABLE. YOU CAN’T BE WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE.”

GEN. JACQUELINE VAN OVOST

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OSHKOSH MOMENTS

SLING HIGH WING Johannesburg to Oshkosh and beyond

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

PILOTS FROM ALL over the world dream of flying to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. On

July 27, 2022, a group of pilots completed what may be the ultimate AirVenture adventure — flying from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Oshkosh in three Sling High Wing experimental aircraft!

The flight was accomplished over 67.5 flying hours on a route that spanned Africa, the island of Barbados, Nassau in the Bahamas, then on to the continental U.S. Each aircraft was equipped with a total of about 150 gallons in multiple fuel tanks specially installed for this trip, and burned anywhere from 7.5 to 9.3 gallons per hour.

The Sling High Wing cruises at about 145 knots true airspeed, and has four seats and a useful load of about 1,036 pounds.

Each aircraft is equipped with a 141-hp, turbocharged, fuel-injected Rotax 915 iS powerplant and an Airmaster three-bladed, constant-speed propeller.

The factory development prototype tail number ZU-SHW (for Sling High Wing) was flown by James Pitman and Matt Cohen. Cohen had flown only 25 hours past his private certificate at the start of the journey. The first customer-owned aircraft, PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

N915HW, was flown by Linda Sollars, and the first taildragger was flown by JP Schulze with William Stiles as co-pilot.

Sollars said she had been “waiting for someone to make this airplane” and described the aircraft as a “spectacular piece of machinery!” She built the aircraft in Johannesburg, but is based as an airline pilot in the U.S. ZU-SHW had been modified for Cohen, as he had lost the use of his legs some years ago following a motorcycle accident. When asked about the adventure, Cohen said, “What an incredible experience with such great people! I can’t explain.” This is Cohen’s first time to Oshkosh, and the arrival may be hard to beat. Cohen described the journey as “the best experience of my life.” He added that during the flight, he told Pitman that this was “a most incredible life — I am just happy to be where I am!”

Schulze — no stranger to long-distance flying, as he had completed an aroundthe-world flight in a Cessna 210 — described the journey as a “wild ride.” An all-woman crew completed the final legs from Nassau to Oshkosh, with Sollars being joined in 915HW by Jessica Toddun.

PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 PHOTO BY ROBBIE CULVER

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The longest of the eight legs was on Saturday, July 23, from Praia, Cape Verde, to Barbados, a distance of 2,101 nm. Schulze had finished his kitbuilt taildragger 14 days before arriving in Oshkosh, and spent the first two legs confirming performance data to ensure he could cross the Atlantic.

Upon arriving at AirVenture Oshkosh, a large contingent of South African supporters and many AirVenture attendees who had been following the trip on social media greeted the group as they taxied into homebuilt parking. Sling Aircraft is located on “Sling Island” in Booth 648 in the Homebuilt Aircraft Display area at AirVenture.

UPON ARRIVING AT AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH, A LARGE CONTINGENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN SUPPORTERS AND MANY AIRVENTURE ATTENDEES WHO HAD BEEN FOLLOWING THE TRIP ON SOCIAL MEDIA GREETED THE GROUP AS THEY TAXIED INTO HOMEBUILT PARKING.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

ONE WEEK WONDER UPDATE STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK SCHAIBLE

WE SAW THE completion of some major items on the One Week

Wonder build midweek! The general public pulled a lot of rivets on the Waiex-B model, riveting the stabilizers, ruddervators, wings, flaps, and even small parts like the seat pan. Then each participant got to sign their name next to their rivet.

Checkmark stickers added to the big back wall in the One Week Wonder tent included completion of the stabilizer assembly, ruddervators, rudder, turtledeck installation, fuselage tail cone assembly, flap assemblies, and the canopy frame. The forward fuselage took shape, and we anticipated having a finished fuselage box structure on Thursday. We were a few rivets away from having finished wings as well. Other goals included engine mount and landing gear installation, wing rigging, tail installation and maybe even windshield and canopy installation.

Wednesday saw our largest volunteer head count of the week as we tried to stick with preferences for days and shifts that volunteers signed up for. On Thursday and Friday, our need for volunteers will likely be reduced because we can only get so many bodies around the aircraft.

Thank you to all the sponsors of EAA’s One Week Wonder project The One Week Wonder project is located at Four Corners across from the EAA Merchandise Center. Stop by, pull a rivet, and be part of the experience!

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6:00 AM - 8:00 AM The Morning Preflight

Fellowship of the Wing 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Backcountry Awareness Mike Vivion 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM 10 Things Every Pilot Should Know Jason Miller 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM G3X Academy: Planning Your Install Garmin Aviation Team 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Introduction to the GFC 500 and G3X Garmin Aviation Team Interstate Cadet & L-6 Andy Gelston 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ATC & You: Airports & Runways NATCA 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Hot Start! Friday

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Metal-Shaping Demonstrations Dave Wenglarz 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Paul’s Vintage Workshop Jim Hamilton 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM IAC Annual Membership Meeting 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Chapter Success at EAA 1522 EAA Chapter 1522

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Landmine Detection Using Drones Scott Lysne 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Lycoming Thunderbolt Engine Jeff Schans 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Wind Tunnel Testing for QueSST X-59 Mitchell Ahaus 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Hangar Development on FAA Airports Mark Godonis 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Educators Who Drone Heather Monthie, Ph.D. 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Bob Hoover, the Shrike, and Mistake Keith Clark 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Towing the Perlan II in Patagonia Arne and Roberta Vasenden 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Buying an Airplane: Good/Bad/Ugly Mike Busch 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM EFB/Phone Mounting Solutions Dominic Martinez 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Fly to the Bahamas and Caribbean Jim Parker

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Fabric Covering 101 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Inside the Black Box Sean Payne 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Sheet Metal 101 EAA SportAir Sheet Metal

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM TIG Welding 101 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Composite 101 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Gas Welding 101 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT6A & Introducing the PT6 E-Series Luc Dubois 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Forming Basics Mark Kennison 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Marianas: Home of the B-29 Norm Reynolds 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM WASP: A Wartime Experiment Jon Anderson 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Secrets Pilots Know About Airports Tom Slater 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Introduction to Powered Paragliding Alexis Quintana 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Player Special Restoration 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Cozy Aircraft Build Fabric Covering 101 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM Zenith Kit Assembly Demonstration Zenith Aircraft Company 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM What’s New With Garmin?

Jim Laster 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM G3X Touch: What Is Serial Data?

Garmin Aviation Team 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Garmin Pilot: Basics for New Users Garmin Aviation Team 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Take a Peak: Lean or Rich Ron Humphrey 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM “Final Mission” Chris Henry 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Aviation Safety Tips Philip Mandel 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pilot Professionalism Katherine Wilson 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Thunderstorms and Aviation Impacts J.J. Wood 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Introduction to Flight and Aviation Greg Roark 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Intro to Rotax Aircraft Engines Ronnie Smith 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM ATC & You: David vs. Goliath Carlton Wickstrom

LOCATION EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport Chapel and Compass Hill EAA Pilot Proficiency Center NAFI Booth Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Vintage Hangar NATCA Booth EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport Vintage Hangar Vintage Hangar International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Aerobatics Center EAA Blue Barn Featuring EAA Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Forum Stage 1: WILCO Forum Stage 2: GAMA Forum Stage 3: Superflite Forum Stage 4 Forum Stage 5: Scheme Designers Forum Stage 6: EnerSys Forum Stage 7: ForeFlight Forum Stage 8 Forum Stage 9: SOFTIE PARACHUTES

by Para-Phernalia, Inc. Forum Stage 10: Poly Fiber, Inc. Forum Stage 11: DeltaHawk Engines Sheet Metal Workshop Presented

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty TIG Welding Workshop Presented by Lincoln Electric Workshop Classroom A Gas Welding Workshop Workshop Classroom C Aeroplane Workshop EAA Museum - Hilton Theater EAA Museum - Skyscape Theater FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station Ultralight Forums Tent Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Continental Aerospace Technologies EAA Wearhouse NAFI Booth Vintage Hangar International Federal Pavilion Redbird Flight Simulations Rotax Aircraft Engines Booth NATCA Booth

MAP K-10 E-8 C-9 J-14 K-13 K-13 K-15 J-10 K-10 K-15 K-15 L-12 J-9 I-10 K-9 K-9 K-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 K-9 K-9 J-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 L-9 B-8 B-8 J-11 K-18 L-9 L-9 L-9 L-9 L-11 K-13 K-13 J-12 J-12 J-14 K-15 I-13 J-13 J-12 J-10

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9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Engine Disassembly/Lubrication Lycoming Engines 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot First Officer Justin Dahan Hand-Propping Demonstrations Dion Carr 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM FAA’s Compliance Program Ian Arendt 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Evaluating Your Options at TBO Time Superior Air Parts Inc. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM G3X Touch: Intro to Flying With G3X Garmin Aviation Team 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM The Best Avionics Upgrades: Van’s Garmin Aviation Team “Wings of Gold” Beverly Weintraub 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM uAvionix Q&A uAvionix 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Planning for Success “101” Dynon Staff Best Piston Engine Oil Technical Team 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Piper Cub Club Forum John Hofmann Continuing Legal Education Seminar EAA Legal Advisory Council 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM From the Stand - Friday 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Sikorsky UH-34D General Patrick Brady Flying To and From Canada Ian Brown 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Flying Start: Grow Your Chapter David Leiting

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Maximize Your Flight Training Josh Harnagel 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EAA’s AeroEducate Youth Initiative Paul Maloy 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Our Mark on the Moon Northrop Grumman 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Airships: Past, Present & Future Richard Van Treuren 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Flying With Dad Yvonne Caputo 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Choosing a Fabric Covering System Molly Dean 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM How Manned/Unmanned Flight Coexist James Peret 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Fly Like a Pro Panel Mike Graham 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM ForeFlight Fundamentals Rachel Scarbrough 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Loss of Control: The Hard Facts Ron Blum 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Words To Fly By Liz Kailey

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Formula One Air Racing Jake Speidel 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Flying Into Burning Man Christi Masi 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Fly the Wing AOA Cueing Mike Vaccaro 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Wood Construction 101 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Weather & Briefing Tools Jeff Arnold 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Engine Performance Blueprinting Archie Frangoudis 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM English Wheel Mark Kennison 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Power Up With Aerobatic Basics Michael Lents 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk Darrell Collins 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM CSAR in Vietnam: The Early Days Eileen Bjorkman

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10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Explaining 75 Years of X-Planes Cam Martin 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Planning Your Kit Build Vaden Francisco

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM HBIR: Van’s RV-3 Dick VanGrunsven 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM How to Guarantee More Fun Flying John Glynn 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM Partnerships, Funding Opportunities AFWERX Agility Prime 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Aviation Topics Greg Feith 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Classroom to Flight Deck Michael Arcamuzi 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM TFRs: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort James Smith 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Continental Engine Maintenance Tim Owen Teaching Aviation Weather Gary Pokodner 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Kermit Weeks Book Signing Kermit Weeks Vintage in Review Ray Johnson 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Landing an Aviation Scholarship First Officer Mark Bomber 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Ask a Controller John Collins Glass Panel on a Budget Garmin Aviation Team 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM More Than Radios: Latest Avionics Garmin Aviation Team “Jet Boss” Laura Savino 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Grease Basics and Functions Technical Team 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fabric Piper 5-Minute Walk-Around Clyde Smith 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Attitude Adjustment - Friday

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM ATC & You: In-Flight Emergencies NATCA 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Funding Your Airline Career First Officer Avin Sumesar 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Wildlife & Airports Matt Powers 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Advanced Panel & Control Module AFS Staff 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM The Future of Aviation With NEXTGEN Shane Combs 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EAA AeroEducate: Next Step for YE Paul Maloy

EAA Museum - Skyscape Theater Homebuilders Hangar Supported

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent AFWERX Booth #350 FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station ALPA Booth International Federal Pavilion Continental Aerospace Technologies NAFI Booth EAA Wearhouse Rose Plaza Interview Circle ALPA Booth AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Garmin Seminar Tent 2 EAA Wearhouse AeroShell Booth 419/420 Vintage Hangar EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport NATCA Booth ALPA Booth International Federal Pavilion Dynon Tent EAA AeroEducate Forum Tent EAA Learn to Fly Center

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11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EAA Young Eagles: 30 Years David Leiting

USA Airline Pilot Job Market 2022 Kit Darby III 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Making Your Dream Airport a Reality Gary Stevens 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM You Can Call Me Bravo Buster Laura Herrmann 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Seaplanes 101 Steven McCaughey 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Fuel System Basics Donald Hall Considerations in Aircraft Painting Craig Barnett 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Flying to Central America Rick Gardner 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Destroy Your Engine in One Minute Mike Busch Protected Flight Controls Terry Lutz 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Seaplanes: Alaska & Caribbean Deon Mitton

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Painting Your Airplane Jonathan McCormick 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Autopilot Pro Tips Gary Reeves Composite Finishing Techniques Scott VanderVeen 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Automating Your Flying Club Ken VeArd Dynamic Propeller Balancing Steve Sennett 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Operating a Business With Drones Daniel Robinson 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Power Hammer Mark Kennison 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Side-by-Side Aerobatic Trainer Jeremy Caussade 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Flying the Western Front Kip Lankenau 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Shooting at the USAF Museum John Slemp 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lancair Landing Gear Issues Bob Pastusek

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Shooting and Editing Flying Videos Les Homan 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM What Does a Union Do? Mark Lockwood 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM How to Get Involved With Warbirds Ryan Hunt 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why GTN Xi Is the Right Upgrade Garmin Aviation Team

Thank you to the teachers and guest speakers who joined us today at Teacher Day 2022.

EAA also thanks Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for their help in making this event possible.

Sponsored by

LOCATION EAA Blue Barn Featuring EAA Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Forum Stage 1: WILCO Forum Stage 2: GAMA Forum Stage 3: Superflite Forum Stage 4 Forum Stage 5: Scheme Designers Forum Stage 6: EnerSys Forum Stage 7: ForeFlight Forum Stage 8 Forum Stage 9: SOFTIE PARACHUTES

by Para-Phernalia, Inc. Forum Stage 10: Poly Fiber, Inc. Forum Stage 11: DeltaHawk Engines Composite Workshop Workshop Classroom A Workshop Classroom B Workshop Classroom C Aeroplane Workshop International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Aerobatics Center EAA Museum - Hilton Theater EAA Museum - Skyscape Theater Homebuilders Hangar Supported

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Ultralight Forums Tent ALPA Booth AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 2

MAP J-9 I-10 K-9 K-9 K-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 K-9 K-9 K-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 L-9 L-12 B-8 B-8 K-9 K-18 K-14 L-11 K-13

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Hartzell: SAIB NE-18-16 Vince Bechtel 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Engine Monitoring Garmin Aviation Team Life Takes Wings Lynn Rippelmeyer 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Best Piston Engine Oil (Spanish) Technical Team 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Energy Management for GA Bryan Kuklinski 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Squawk 1200 - Friday

Lessons Learned Thomas Turner 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Paramotors 101: Intro to Two-Stroke Jonathan Eisele 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Type Club Area Flying for NOAA Doug Pawlishen 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM ATC & You: Real-Life Scenarios 2 NATCA Killer Procedures: Managing Risk Charlie Precourt 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Hand-Propping Demonstrations Dion Carr 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM AOPA Flight Training Advantage Dan Justman GFC 600 Autopilot in Turbine, Multi Garmin Aviation Team 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GFC 500 Autopilot Can Modernize SEF Garmin Aviation Team “Tomcat Rio & Top Gun Days” David Baranek 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Planning for Success “102” Dynon Staff 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ADS-B Software Updates uAvionix 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lycoming: Choosing the Right Oil Lycoming Engines 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM On the Fly! - One Week Wonder 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meet NTSB Board Member Michael Grah Mike Graham 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM The Future of Aviation With United Jay Sutherland 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM American Airlines Industry Brief Brad Morrison 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Getting Started in Ultralights Timm Bogenhagen 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Bringing ADS-B Weather Steven McDowell 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EAA AeroEducate for Your Chapter Paul Maloy

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM NASA X-Planes and STEM Engagement David Berger 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Controllability and Weight Gordon Penner 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Inside the Tenerife Crash Laura Savino 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Airpark Questions to Ask Ronald Heidebrink 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Fighter Combat WWII Steve Church 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Which RV Is Right for Me? Mitchell Lock 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM AviNation American Dream Tour Thomas Flavin 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM ForeFlight Power Users: Advanced Thomas Daugherty 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM The EGT Myth Mike Busch 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Simulators as Flight Training Tools Philipp Ringler

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Fabric Covering 101 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Top 5 Biggest IFR Mistakes Gary Reeves 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Sheet Metal 101 EAA SportAir Sheet Metal

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM TIG Welding 101 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Composite 101 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM LSA Maintenance Requirements Dick Koehler 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Gas Welding 101 Monkworkz Electrical Power Systems William Judge 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Advanced Forming Mark Kennison 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Human Factors: Continuation Bias Marcus Extra 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Flying the F-117 Stealth Fighter William O’Connor 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM ATV Engines for Homebuilts Ben Bosma

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM HBIR: Viking Engines Jan Eggenfellner 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Gyroplane 101 Bob Snyder 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Engine Assembly Lycoming Engines 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Flying to the Bahamas Earnestine Moxyz 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Preventive Maintenance Ken Kelley 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Rotax Injected Engine Installation Nino Tavio 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Stalls, Spins, Slips & Skids Mark King

LOCATION Continental Aerospace Technologies Garmin Seminar Tent 1 EAA Wearhouse AeroShell Booth 419/420 NAFI Booth EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station Ultralight Workshop Tent Vintage Hangar International Federal Pavilion NATCA Booth EAA Pilot Proficiency Center Vintage Hangar AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 EAA Wearhouse Dynon Tent uAvionix Tent AeroShell Booth 419/420 EAA One Week Wonder NTSB Booth At Federal Pavilion EAA AeroEducate Forum Tent American Airlines Booth 502 EAA Learn to Fly Center EAA Canada EAA Blue Barn Featuring EAA Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Forum Stage 1: WILCO Forum Stage 2: GAMA Forum Stage 3: Superflite Forum Stage 4 Forum Stage 5: Scheme Designers Forum Stage 6: EnerSys Forum Stage 7: ForeFlight Forum Stage 8 Forum Stage 9: SOFTIE PARACHUTES

by Para-Phernalia, Inc. Forum Stage 10: Poly Fiber, Inc. Forum Stage 11: DeltaHawk Engines Sheet Metal Workshop Presented

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty TIG Welding Workshop Presented by Lincoln Electric Workshop Classroom A Workshop Classroom B Gas Welding Workshop Workshop Classroom C Aeroplane Workshop International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Aerobatics Center EAA Museum - Skyscape Theater Homebuilders Hangar Supported

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent Lycoming Engines Booth International Federal Pavilion Seaplane Base Presented by Wipaire Rotax Aircraft Engines Booth NAFI Booth

MAP J-12 K-13 J-12 L-11 J-14 K-10 J-11 K-18 K-15 I-13 J-10 C-9 K-15 L-11 K-13 K-13 J-12 I-13 I-11 L-11 J-13 I-10 J-11 J-13 K-12 J-9 I-10 K-9 K-9 K-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 K-9 K-9 J-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 K-10 L-9 L-12 B-8 K-9 K-9 K-18 J-12 I-13 Seaplane Base J-12 J-14

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FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 SPEAKER

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Tea & Turbulence

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Workplace Factors & Distractions Timothy Gauntt 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Garmin Experimental Avionics Garmin Aviation Team 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Choosing the Right Garmin Display Garmin Aviation Team 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM “Aeromorphosis” Don Smith 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Navigation Greg Roark 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Flying Blind Bruce Webb 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ATC Communications in an Emergency Brian Soper 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM ATC & You: Let’s Talk NATCA 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Unmanned ASRS Update Kenneth Kranz 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM The Cost of Illegal Drone Flying Trevor Simoneau 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Weather & Briefing Tools Jeff Arnold 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM NASA X-Planes: The Next Generation Sarah Waechter 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Youth in Aviation Jacob Thompson 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Soaring to FL760: Pilot Experience Jim Payne 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM The World’s First Female Pilot Lynn Rippelmeyer 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Lycoming Engines EIS Overview Jud Rupert 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Gas Welding Aluminum 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Film School 101 for Aviation Buffs Jon Anderson 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM STOL Across the U.S.: Photo Tour Bob Jones 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Friday Air Show 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM You Want to Start a Flight School?

Tim Poole 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Oil Change as a Diagnostic Tool Superior Air Parts Inc. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM “Final Flight, Final Fight” Erin Miller 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Wright Patterson AFB Steve Byington 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Making the Most Out of MAX Scott Smith 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM “Expect Turbulence” Keith Young 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM NORAD Lt. Col. Trevor “Boat” Boswell Swift Fuels Avgas Chris D’Acosta 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM “Behind My Wings” BJ Prior 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Rotorcraft Awards 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jewish Shabbat Service 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Next Bold Step: Future of Space 8:15 PM - 10:30 PM “Top Gun: Maverick”

Salute to Veterans Parade Sponsored by

Join us today, Friday, July 29, at 1:45 p.m. as our veterans in attendance assemble with their respective branches of service and march from Warbird Alley to Boeing Plaza.

LOCATION EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Garmin Seminar Tent 2 EAA Wearhouse Redbird Flight Simulations FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station International Federal Pavilion Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Forum Stage 1: WILCO Forum Stage 2: GAMA Forum Stage 3: Superflite Forum Stage 4 Forum Stage 6: EnerSys Forum Stage 8 Forum Stage 10: Poly Fiber, Inc. Workshop Classroom A Gas Welding Workshop EAA Museum - Skyscape Theater Ultralight Forums Tent Flightline NAFI Booth AOPA Program Pavilion EAA Wearhouse International Federal Pavilion AOPA Program Pavilion EAA Wearhouse FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station Ultralight Forums Tent EAA Wearhouse Theater in the Woods Supported by M&M’S Chapel and Compass Hill Theater in the Woods Supported by M&M’S Fly-In Theater

MAP K-10 L-11 K-13 K-13 J-12 J-13 J-11 I-13 I-10 K-9 K-9 K-9 J-9 J-9 J-9 K-9 K-10 K-10 B-8 K-18 L-10 J-14 L-11 J-12 I-13 L-11 J-12 J-11 K-18 J-12 K-15 E-8 K-15 E-13

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GE CELEBRATES THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US AIR FORCE GE IS COMMEMORATING the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary with a heritage walk featuring many of

the military aircraft it has developed engines for over the decades.

GE has been at the forefront of military aviation for decades, and its legacy extends all the way back to the U.S. military’s first jet engine that was developed at the end of World War II. In fact, its engines have been in some of the most iconic military aircraft, such as the F-86 Sabre, the U-2 Dragon Lady, the F-4 Phantom II, and many others.

The heritage walk highlights GE’s history with the U.S. Air Force. The exhibit is a series of double-sided panels that walk visitors through the aircraft that GE powers and has powered since the start of the jet age, including fighters, tankers, airlift cargo, rotorcraft, and others. Visitors may enter from the 1940s entrance and go chronologically through this history, or they may work backward through history.

Visit the GE heritage walk in the Main Aircraft Display area, Booth 373.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GE AVIATION

PHOTO COURTESY OF GE AVIATION

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Take Your Career to New Heights Whether you’re seeking a position in the aviation industry, wondering what career options are available, or simply looking for a professional change of pace, AirVenture® is the place to be. Visit participating exhibitors in the Aviation Job Fair at their exhibit booth and take your career to new heights!

To view a list of participating exhibitors, or to learn more, visit EAA.org/JobFair

Meet Your Favorite Authors!

COME AND MEET the authors of your favorite aviation books! From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

different authors will be available in the Wearhouse, located between the EAA Member Center and the FAA Aviation Safety Center.

10 a.m. — Beverly Weintraub, Wings of Gold 11 a.m. — Laura Savino, Jet Boss

Supported by

Noon — Lynn Rippelmeyer, Life Takes Wings 1 p.m. — Dave Baranek, Tomcat Rio and Topgun Days 2 p.m. — Don Smith, Aeromorphosis 3 p.m. — Erin Miller, Final Flight, Final Fight 4 p.m. — Keith Young, Expect Turbulence 5 p.m. — BJ Elliott Prior, Behind My Wings

Can't Get Enough?

JOIN EAA WARBIRDS OF AMERICA! If you have a passion for ex-military aircraft, better known as warbirds, please join us in our efforts to “Keep ’Em Flying!”

CALL 800-564-6322 OR VISIT WARBIRDS-EAA.ORG

PHOTO COURTESY OF EAA ARCHIVES

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Today’s CROSSWORD

THURSDAY ANSWERS Down: 2 . RAM 3 . Tail 5 . Beech 7 . LincolnBeachey 9 . Jenny

Across: 1 . PioneerAirport 4 . Lockwood 6 . Cold 8 . Navigation 10 . Valkyrie

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aboard one of EAA’s unique Flight Experiences

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B-25 Berlin Express

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$360 per EAA member $400 per nonmember

B-25 Operations are located at the southeast corner of Warbird Alley

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

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Ford Tri-Motor $80 per person

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

DOWN:

ACROSS:

3. Control surface on a wing that increases lift at low speeds.

1. A vertical circle through the air.

5. Competition aerobatic sequences include Known, Unknown, and _________.

6. The direction of orientation from the nose to the tail of an aircraft (two words, no spaces).

7. Missile defensive maneuver to place threat radar/missile near the beam.

9. Juliet, Kilo, ____, Mike.

2. The first pilots to do this flew in 1783; now it’s a popular form of recreational flying.

4. The EAA Aviation Museum features a huge 1:36 scale model of the Graf ________ II. 8. Aerobatic maneuver made up of two vertical lines and a half-loop (two words, no spaces).

10. After he left Travel Air, Clyde founded ______.

Bell 47 Helicopter $60 per person

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

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MT-PROPELLER RECEIVES FAA STC FOR CESSNA 206 SERIES MT-PROPELLER ENTWICKLUNG GMBH, a manufacturer of high-performance and noise-

reducing aircraft propeller systems, received the FAA STC SA00044IB for its five-bladed, natural composite propeller for the Cessna 206 series powered by the propeller turbine PT6A conversion.

MT-Propeller President Gerd Muehlbauer says the installation has the following advantages:

High-performance, lightweight, and durable MT-Propellers can be used on aircraft with piston engines and propeller turbines, as well as on airships, wind tunnels, and hovercraft. MT-Propellers can be developed for nearly every aircraft type from motorgliders to regional airliners.

For more information, please visit MT-Propeller.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MT PROPELLER

• Bonded-on nickel alloy leading edge for superior erosion protection of the blades.

• Cruise performance improved by up to 6-8 KTAS. • Improved ramp appeal.

• Reduced prop diameter, more ground clearance for reduced FOD. • Complies with strict German noise regulations.

MT-Propeller natural composite blades provide significant inside and outside noise reduction. They have no life limitation and are repairable in case of FOD. They also provide exceptional vibration-damping characteristics for almost vibration-free propeller operation.

Friday, July 29 Tonight’s Movie 8:20 p.m.

Top Gun: Maverick

Tomorrow’s Movie 8:30 p.m.

Toward the Unknown

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 OSHKOSH MOMENTS

YOUR JOURNEY. YOUR OSHKOSH. FROM FIRST ARRIVAL to final takeoff and everything in between, we want to see

AirVenture through your eyes. Check out today’s featured social shots of the day! @lifeoflauran Optical illusion? It looks like one, but look closer.

@modified29p my morning view…. got to ride with the aeroshell aerobatic team!

@thebarefootflyer Take me to the moon and let me play among the stars

Share your highlights on social media using #OSH22 to possibly be featured in a future issue of AirVenture Today!

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SONGS TO FLY BY Your daily AirVenture playlist FIND THESE SONGS on your favorite streaming service, and let them help build a personal soundtrack for your trip to the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.

AVIATION

by Gentry Fox AMELIA

by Joni Mitchell TOP GUN ANTHEM

by Harold Faltermeyer TO LIVE IS TO FLY

by Townes Van Zandt

SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON

by Royal Guardsmen

Thank You

to this year’s sponsors PRESENTING SPONSOR

SKYBOX HOST

GRAND RECEPTION HOST

SCREEN SPONSOR

CULINARY SPONSOR

STEP & REPEAT

MOBILE BIDDING & FUEL THE FUTURE

PLATINUM TABLE HOSTS

SILVER TABLE HOSTS

Garmin | William International

Airbus | AOPA | American Airlines | Richard Beattie | Tom & Hetty Ball Citation Jet Pilots | Corporate Aircraft Association | Falcon Jet | GE Aviation Greg and Suzanne Herrick | Ken Hoffman | Dave & Onie Irvine Jackson Walker LLP | James Janes | David Kleine | Bill Knighton | Lee Aerospace Marsh USA, Inc. | Mid-Continent Instruments & Avionics and True Blue Power NBAA | NEXTGEN Aviators x Dynamic Aviation | Opener | Jim Phillips Clay Presley and Beau Bradley | Bill Richards | Myrt Rose | Sporty’s Tampa International Airport | Twin Otter | Jon Vesely | John Vette

GOLD TABLE HOSTS Cirrus Aircraft | Cutter Aviation | Arnie Evdokimo | Global Aerospace Alan Guadenti | Endre Holen | Honda Aircraft Company | Keith Kocourek Andrew McKenna | Mars Wrigley | Navy Legacy | Ed Noel | Rod Lewis Parker Aerospace | Darren Pleasance | Charlie Precourt Dr. John Raniolo | Ray Foundation | Louis Seno | Shepherd Aero Buddy and Wendy Stallings & Bob and Susan Wilson | Supernal | United Airlines

EAA’s Youth Education Center

energizes young minds to explore, discover, and experiment with aviation science, technology, and engineering through accessible and immersive labs and learning areas.

Self-guided tours are available on Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

EAA Aviation Center | 3000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh, WI 54902 | 800-564-6322

r e t n e C n o i t a c Edu EAA’s Pilot Proficiency Center

is a year-round skill-building and gathering area for those with a desire to increase their knowledge, hone their abilities, and network with other passionate pilots.

Visit EAA.org/PPC for more information on available resources, training, workshops, and more.

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EAA Aviation Museum Highlights YOUR VISIT TO Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2022 isn’t complete without a trip to the

EAA Aviation Museum. Here’s one example of the approximately 200 aircraft on display in this world-class facility.

1949 TAYLOR AEROCAR, N4994P EAA’s rebuilt prototype of the classic Aerocar represents a revolutionary concept.

Not only can it be readily converted from an airplane to a roadable car, but also its wings can be folded back along the sides of the detached fuselage and towed behind the automobile like a trailer.

The idea for the Aerocar occurred to its designer, Moulton (Molt) Taylor, in 1946. During a trip to Delaware he met inventor Robert E. Fulton Jr. and became captivated by the concept of his roadable airplane, the Airphibian. Molt immediately set about building his prototype Aerocar with folding wings, which he completed in 1949. After a successful demonstration flight, Molt promoted the Aerocar at aircraft and auto shows and on TV. As the flood of inquiries poured in, Molt raised money to certify the machine as an airplane, and to build four preproduction Aerocars for demonstrations and eventual sale.

The Aerocar is a two-place aircraft with side-by-side seating; four wheels; high, unobtrusive wings; and a single Lycoming O-320 engine mounted over the rear wheels. The propeller is mounted at the end of a long tail cone, and the latter is angled up considerably, to provide adequate propeller clearance. Its cruise speed was 100 mph, and it initially sold for $25,000.

Aerocars represent the only certified airplane in history that could also drive on our highways. Only three other examples of the Model I still exist.

EAA’s Aerocar has registration number N4994P, not the original N31214. This vehicle is truly unique because it is a restored version of Molt Taylor’s prototype. Its interior resembles that of a typical automobile of 1949, with a conventional steering wheel and gearshift stick from the floor. There is a toggle switch for the turn signal lights and a horn button on the steering wheel. However, the throttle is a large knob that protrudes from the middle of the dashboard. The auto instruments are on the left side, while the aircraft instruments are round gauges across the upper part of the dashboard.

Don’t miss your chance to see this 1949 Taylor Aerocar, located in the Innovations Gallery, and hundreds of other aircraft in the EAA Aviation Museum.

PHOTO COURTESY OF EAA ARCHIVES

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Airbus Explores Zero-Emission Flight Possibilities

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

THE PERLAN PROJECT group is supporting

Airbus to advance research on the use of hydrogen and sustainable fuels in an effort to develop commercial aircraft capable of zero-emission flights.

James Darcy, vice president of communications for Airbus, said Airbus has declared that by 2035 it would be able to bring a zero-emission aircraft to market.

It thinks the best way to get there is by using a hydrogen combustion engine. But the Perlan Project will help Airbus answer if hydrogen propulsion is the answer.

Called UpNext, Airbus will use the Perlan pilots and a modified Arcus-J glider flying up to 33,000 feet to analyze hydrogen combustion’s impact on contrail properties. The result of this analysis will provide information on aviation’s non-carbon dioxide emissions, including contrails and nitrogen oxides.

They will also modify a second Arcus glider, equipping this one with a conventional combustion engine, in order to compare contrails emitted at high altitudes.

“This stuff has not been done before,” Darcy said, adding that Airbus hopes to find out what impact the water vapor caused by burning hydrogen will have on the climate and Earth. “We’re going into it with an open mind. We think this will work, but our decisions will be driven by science.”

Darcy said UpNext will test the size and duration of the contrails, which are basically artificially produced clouds. “We won’t be putting CO2 into the atmosphere; we’ll be putting moisture into it instead. But if all airplanes are putting in banks of clouds around the Earth … will that be good or bad for the planet? We want to be as honest in our approach to decarbonization as possible.”

Ultimately, zero emissions needs to be an industrywide decision. “It will take the entire industry to move in this direction” to impact climate change, Darcy said.

SHARE

The SPIRITof AVIATION Give the Gift of EAA Now is your chance to pass the aviation torch by gifting an EAA membership to someone you feel will help carry on the legacy of EAA founder Paul Poberezny.

To thank you for sharing this membership, you will receive the following recognition items for the corresponding number of Legacy Memberships gifted.

1ST

Legacy sponsor pin and patch

5TH

Bronze challenge coin

10TH 10 TH

Silver challenge coin

TH 25TH

Gold challenge coin

TH 50TH

A plaque and lunch with EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton

Stop by the EAA Member Center or visit EAA.org/Legacy to learn more!

STUDENT PILOTS & FLIGHT TRAINING PROVIDERS – FLIGHT TRAINING JUST GOT MORE EFFICIENT! Introducing AOPA Flight Training Advantage (AFTA)— a game-changing flight training platform that saves students’ time and money, simplifies CFI workload, and provides flight schools with new insight into their business. And, it’s FREE to flight schools, CFIs, and AOPA members!*

DEMONSTRATION SEMINAR | AOPA PAVILION Friday, July 29, 1:00PM The AFTA team will be available during exhibit hours every day to answer questions and provide hands-on demonstrations. *Free trial available to non-members.

LEARN MORE

AOPA PROGRAM PAVILION FRIDAY | JULY 29 9:00AM - 9:45AM

12:00PM - 12:45PM

2:00PM - 2:45PM

Jim Laster, Garmin International

10:00AM - 10:45AM

Ryan Hunt, Cassidy Moore and Wesley Atteberry, Moderated by Mike Ginter, AOPA Airport and State Advocacy

Tim Gaunt, Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC

Ian Arendt, AOPA Legal

1:00PM - 1:45PM

What’s New with Garmin?

FAA’s Compliance Program

11:00AM - 11:45AM Ask A Controller

John Collins, AOPA Air Safety Institute and NATCA Controllers

How to Get Involved with Warbirds

AOPA Flight Training Advantage (AFTA) In Action Dan Justman and Pablo Maurelia, AOPA Foundation You Can Fly

Workplace Human Factors and Distractions

3:00PM - 3:45PM

Oil Changes as a Diagnostic Tool Bill Ross, Superior Air Parts

4:00PM - 4:45PM

Making the Most Out of MAX Scott Smith, Aspen Avionics

39 Lounge Meet and Greets | 1:00PM-1:45PM @melthetraveler

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 OSHKOSH MOMENTS

The Rocket Scientist at the Lost and Found

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

G R A N D

P R I Z E

Restored 1946 Piper J3C-90 Cub or $25,000 CASH

BOB BURNS HAS worked since the beginning of the space race and has lots of stories

to tell about everything from satellites to spaceships. But at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, it’s the people that he remembers most.

Burns, 89, said aviation has been part of his life since he was 5 and took his first airplane ride on a Ford Tri-Motor. His father built P-47 Thunderbolts in Evansville, Indiana, during World War II, and the skies were always filled with Thunderbolts.

After high school, he joined the Air Force, and after that he took a job with the Martin Co. working in its flight program on the Vanguard rocket, part of the first satellite program.

“That job opened up a lot of doors for me,” he said. They worked nonstop, trying to beat the Russians in the race to deploy a satellite. “We slept on the floor at night, or we didn’t sleep at all and ran tests,” he recalled. “I got to know the hardware, the plumbing, how everything worked.”

Next, he moved to NASA, working on testing engines for deep space use, and later he transferred to aircraft operations and the Apollo program. He even worked on NASA’s “Vomit Comet” that introduces astronauts to the feeling of zero-gravity spaceflight.

Bob Burns, far left, and other employees prepare to conduct tests on the Vanguard’s first stage booster rocket in 1956.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB BURNS

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He even got to fly on the notorious airplane.

“I didn’t have a problem with it,” he said. “There was always a joke about what to eat before you go on one of those flights. Bananas were pretty good since they taste about the same coming up as they do going down.”

When he retired in 1995, he was working on the space shuttles.

Burns said he always wanted to come to Oshkosh, but he was never able to take the time off work or was working overseas the week of AirVenture. So, once he retired, he didn’t waste much time getting involved.

Living in Mauckport, Indiana, Burns makes the trek here and volunteers with the Lost and Found. When he’s not volunteering, he’s doing aviation photography, a love of his for decades. His photos have been published in several magazines, including Warbird Digest, Skyways, and the Smithsonian’s Air & Space.

“My favorite is air-to-air photography,” he said.

Because of his age, Burns suspects that the 2022 convention will be his last. His favorite memories won’t be about the airplanes, however. It will be about the people he’s met.

“I’ve met some of the most interesting people you will ever find, especially if you like aviation,” he said. “I had a chance to meet, sit, and talk about Bob Hoover, who is one of my favorite guys, as well as Bud Anderson, Chuck Yeager, and people like that.”

Hoover was an American test pilot and aerobatics legend, Anderson is the highest-scoring living American fighter ace, and Yeager was the fighter and test pilot who first broke the speed of sound.

But it’s also the other volunteers at Lost and Found he’ll remember. “I hadn’t been here in three years, and the first day I came in, I got hugged more than I could remember in a long time. I was glad to see them, too.”

MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE YOU WILL EVER FIND, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE AVIATION.” BOB BURNS

LOST AND FOUND Have you lost something on the grounds? Or found something you’d like to turn in? Stop by Lost and Found or call 920-230-7910.

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