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THE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH

Passing the Torch

PHOTO BY JEANNIE GAINES

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Gathering of Eagles

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he EAA community came together once again Thursday night to help build aviation’s future, as approximately $2.2 million was raised for EAA’s aviation education programs at the annual Gathering of Eagles held in the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Eagle Hangar.

“It is always rewarding and gratifying to see the unity within the aviation community at this event in support of EAA’s aviation education efforts,”

WASP Marty Wyall autographs a T-shirt on Wednesday after the WomenVenture group photo. For coverage of these aviation heroes at OSH, see page 4.

BELLANCA CH-300 PACEMAKER

The Only One Flying

BY RANDY DUFAULT

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iuseppe Bellanca had an obsession with aerodynamic efficiency. In an era when airplanes looked very much like packing crates, he sought to create designs that pushed the bounds of available technology.

“Everything was supposed to fly,” John Pike said about the Bellanca CH300 Pacemaker restoration he and his team at Big Sky Stearman of Oregon City, Oregon, recently completed.

“They won efficiency contests in the

day,” Pike added. “But I can’t tell you that [the airfoil struts and other treatments] are very effective. Nowadays it’s just a big, slow flying barn door.”

SEE BELLANCA ON PAGE 3

— Jack J. Pelton

The more than 1,000 people at the event included legendary aviators, leaders of aviation industry, and personalities such as Harrison Ford. Ford, who was EAA Young Eagles chairman from 2004 to 2009, was one of four Young Eagles chairmen who attended. Joining him were current Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker, as well as the program’s co-chairs in 2009-2013, Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles.

“It is always rewarding and gratifying to see the unity within the aviation community at this event in support of EAA’s aviation education efforts,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board.

“It was an evening of celebration as we reached 2 million Young Eagles flown earlier in the day, giving an already wonderful evening an extra charge of enthusiasm.

SEE GATHERING ON PAGE 3

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Bellanca FROM PAGE 1 Even though its efficiency might have been only slightly better than other craft produced in the late ‘20s, the CH-300 was highly sought after for a common activity of the day.

“Nowadays it’s just a big, slow flying barn door.” ­— John Pike “They’re very, very famous for long distance record-breaking endurance flights,” Pike said. “Japan to Wenatchee Washington, 41 hours, New York to Istanbul, Turkey, 51 hours. [It is a] pretty incredible airplane.”

The previous owner of the 1929 CH300 here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 had registered the airframe with the same N-number as Bellanca Lithuanica. The plan was, after restoration, to re-create the path Lithuanica set out on from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1933. The original flight successfully completed only the seventh crossing of the Atlantic, and spent 37 hours in the air, only to tragically end in bad weather some 400 miles short of its destination.

The airplane’s call letters will be changing, however. Warren Wright of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada, owns the plane, and he acquired registration CF-ATN. ATN was a wellknown Canadian Pacemaker that met an unfortunate end in 1938. However, ATN’s remains served as a model for a number of details Pike had to resolve during restoration.

Much like the original CF-ATN, Wright’s Pacemaker will go into bush ser-

vice operating near the Arctic Circle off floats in the summer and a pair of original 1929 wooden skis in the winter.

Pacemakers are not new to Pike and his team.

“The Pike family bought a wrecked Bellanca for $150, restored it, and flew it as our family freighter for many years,” Pike said. “But it was the founding aircraft for Hawaiian Airlines.

“Six years ago they were celebrating their 80th anniversary and they wanted it back. So we sold it to them. They were flying it out of Honolulu and flew it 1,600 hours in six years. They liked it.”

Recently the Hawaiian CH-300 was disassembled and is now returning to the mainland for a complete overhaul. It was the only other Pacemaker in airworthy condition so the example here is currently the only flying example. Pike said there are at least four others in various stages of restoration.

The two-year restoration effort literally just finished.

“We didn’t know where we would be and whether we could make Oshkosh,” Pike said. “It was on our list, but we made a rush to get the airplane done for Warren and got close.”

Ultimately the craft took to the sky last week for the first time in 65 years. Two hours of shakedown testing indicated all was well with the craft and its 450-hp Wright Whirlwind 975. So they headed east following Interstate 90 and after a lengthy, but not record-setting, flight at the craft’s 110 mph cruise speed, arrived here at AirVenture.

PHOTO BY RANDY DUFAULT

Becki Pike, John Pike, Warren Wright, and Jeremy Harris with Wright’s newly restored Bellanca Pacemaker. The craft flew for the first time in 65 years only last week.

Gathering FROM PAGE 1 A big thanks to everyone who joined us to build the foundation for aviation’s future.”

A highlight of the evening was the auction of Ford Motor Company’s one-of-akind Ford Mustang designed to honor Bob Hoover, one of the finest pilots in aviation history. The car, bearing the markings of Hoover’s famed P-51 Mustang Ole Yeller, was sold for $295,000, joining a list of Mustangs over the past decade that have honored the Apollo program, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and the

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Tuskegee Airmen, among others.

Through the evening, the “Raise the Windsock” activities raised an additional $300,000 toward the total and kept the audience engaged in the evening’s primary mission of supporting EAA’s education mission. While Young Eagles is perhaps the best-known of EAA’s successful education programs, there are a variety of EAA aviation education programs for youth and adults that benefit from the evening’s proceeds. See more on the Gathering on page 8.

AIRVENTURE TODAY

The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 17, No. 7 PUBLISHER: Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO/Chairman of the Board DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Jim Busha EDITOR: David Hipschman SENIOR EDITOR: Hal Bryan DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR: Sara Miller EDITORIAL STAFF: Randy Dufault, Megan Esau, Frederick A. Johnsen, Nyreesha Williams-Torrence, Barbara Schmitz, James Wynbrandt COPY EDITORS: Katie Holliday, Colleen Walsh

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

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‘GIRLS DON’T DO THAT’

Fearless WASP Heroes Tell Their Stories

PHOTO BY J.J. GAINES

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

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arty Wyall had been accepted to the Women Airforce Service Pilots and was already en route to the base when she received a telegraph from her parents that her papers weren’t in order. “I came home and found that my medical was missing, so I called the doctor and said why didn’t you send it in?” she recalled. He said: “It’s on my desk. I just don’t think women should be in the military.”

Shutsy Reynolds received a flighttraining scholarship, only to have it taken away a week later. “Girls don’t fly,” they told her. “Girls don’t go to war.”

Dawn Seymour recalled the WASP program ending. “We were told to go home, that they didn’t need us anymore,” she said. “We said goodbye to our buddies and walked off the field.

That was it.”

The women of WASP served an important part in America’s World War II victory. But for many decades, their story was left untold. Now, with only about 100 women of WASP remaining, these fearless women are finally being honored as aviation heroes.

Women in Aviation member and pilot Jan Johnson takes a selfie with WASP Marty Wyall, center, and WASP Shirley Kruse.

Kate Landdeck, associate professor of history at Texas Women’s University who has studied WASP for decades, said the U.S. wasn’t doing too well in the war in 1942. “They needed pilots desperately, so the Army Air Force decided to give women a chance,” she said. “It was an experiment to see what they could do, and if they could even do it.”

Approximately 25,000 applied for the program, 1,800 were accepted and 1,074 graduated. They quickly showed the doubters that women could, in fact, do it.

The women of WASP flew military cargo around the country, transported planes to various bases, tested new planes, towed targets behind planes for men to practice shooting at, and trained male pilots going overseas.

Three of the four women of WASP attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 talked about their lives in a well-attended forum on Thursday.

The fourth WASP, Shirley Kruse, had a good excuse for missing the forum — a last-minute opportunity to fly in

a P-51 Mustang.

Reynolds, 93, said as a child she always wanted to learn to fly, but her parents told her, “Girls don’t do that.”

But she was determined, and later attended night school three times a week for three months. “After taking the class a couple of nights, I found out that several of the men had taken the course three or four times. The top five scorers on the written exam would earn flight scholarships, and I figured those guys would get it for perfect attendance if nothing else.”

But Reynolds was one of the top five, and not willing to just let that scholarship disappear when they took it away. She argued with them, and in the end, “they gave it back to me just to shut me up.”

She recalled soloing in eight hours, and on her next flight, wanted to show her parents that she could do a spin. “I started into a spin and the engine quit and then I was a glider pilot,” she said. “I was 12 miles from the airport, and at ground school we were always told that if you dive, the

plane may start again. But I thought if I dive and it doesn’t start, I’ve lost all that altitude. So I decided to pick out fields along the way that I could land in, and suddenly there was the runway I had taken off from. I came in, made a 270-degree turn, came over a busy highway, cleared the fence and landed in almost the same spot I had taken off from.”

Reynolds doesn’t take credit for the successful landing. “Somebody up there liked me or somebody down there didn’t want me,” she said. “I got out of the airplane and I was excited.

I looked up at the heavens and said, ‘Gods of aviation, I win!’”

Wyall, 94, was a junior in college when she saw two Navy units marching down the street and decided she wanted to apply to the WASP program.

“I wanted to quit school and join, but my dad said I had to finish college and then make up my mind. They thought I’d forget about it.”

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WASP FROM PAGE 4 “I told him no one should keep me from at least trying, and if I don’t make it, then it will be my fault. I asked him to give me a chance. And I did say a lot of other things, too.”

— WASP Marty Wyall

She didn’t, although the doctor who didn’t turn in her medical papers, almost cost her that opportunity. When she found out the doctor hadn’t turned in her medical form, she kept calm. “I told him no one should keep me from at least trying, and if I don’t make it, then it will be my fault. I asked him to give me a chance.

And I did say a lot of other things, too.”

Finally, he agreed to send it in, and Wyall was accepted into the next — and very last — class.

In 1944 when they closed down Avenger Field and the WASP program, all the planes had to be ferried elsewhere. “It took us three days to do that,” Wyall said.

Seymour, 99, recalled soloing in New York on a windy and snowy day. “The airplane, a Piper Cub, was on skis that were frozen to the ground,” she said. “I had to use boiling water to get them free.”

Seymour said she had difficulty deciding whether she should become a WASP. “I flipped a nickel — heads I would go, tails I would stay. It came up heads so I quit my job, packed and went to Rochester Airport to take some more lessons since I hadn’t had flying time in two years.”

After earning her wings, Seymour started ferrying planes, and then was ordered to Ohio where she learned to fly the B-17. “We flew days and nights, and we went to ground school in the afternoon,” she said. “We were completely emerged in aviation.”

The B-17 was the biggest airplane on the field at that time and she recalled one flight. “It was a velvet night, and I can remember lining up with the blue runway lights. I remember thinking, ‘I’m a pilot.’”

Seymour said she was excited to fly in the B-17 Aluminum Overcast during AirVenture. The WASP flight was scheduled for Friday night, with Aircraft Spruce & Specialty donating the flight.

Granddaughter Successfully Lobbies Congress 2016 Law Allows WASP to Be Inurned at Arlington

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

Erin Miller is one dedicated granddaughter.

So when her grandmother, Elaine Harmon, died in 2015 and left behind instructions to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, she set about to make it happen.

Her grandmother was a Women Airforce Service Pilot during World War II, entering the program in March 1944 after graduating from the University of Maryland College Park where she learned to fly.

But what Miller soon discovered is that her grandmother and other women of WASP were not eligible for inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery after the Army in 2015 reversed an earlier decision.

Although the women entered into military service, they were considered civilians. A bill to make them part of the military as promised failed by 19 votes in 1944, Miller said. A 1977 bill gave them military veteran recognition by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But

Arlington National Cemetery is run by the Department of Army. In 2015, the Department of Army concluded that the women of WASP did not provide active duty service, and therefore were not eligible to be placed at Arlington.

Frustrated, on Veteran’s Day Miller posted about the gender discriminations facing the women of WASP on Facebook. She quickly found that it made people mad.

So Miller started contacting legislators and started a grassroots campaig n that evolved into a national lobbying campaign. She also started a petition online.

“I used social media to let people know what was going on, did dozens of media interviews, and visited 160 offices in Congress to ask for support,” Miller said. “I wrote op-eds and blogposts, managed a network of supporters, and worked with the Change.org staff who were assigned to our petition.”

Her work and the work of others started

catching peoples’ attention. The petition received 170,000 signatures, putting it in the top .05 percent of all its petitions, she said.

Then U.S. Rep. Martha McSally came forward and introduced legislation. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel who was the first female to fly in combat for the U.S. military, McSally was also a friend to WASP Dawn Seymour. The bill, HR 4336, amended the 1977 law to make WASP service eligible at Arlington for inurnment at the columbarium. Shortly, Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Jodi Ernst of Iowa sponsoreda a similar bill, S 2437, in the Senate.

The bills unanimously passed, and on May 20, President Obama signed it into law.

“I found out about it passing from a tweet,” Miller said, who now has a tattoo of the bill number on her arm to commemorate its passing.

WASP Seymour and WASP Shutsy Reynolds were at Miller’s presentation on Friday, and they said they are thankful for the work she did.

WASP Shutsy Reynolds will be one of the speakers today at the AT-11 and PT-17 Warbirds in Review. Her presentation is scheduled for 1-2:15 p.m. in Warbird Alley.

“All we have been after these many years is for equal treatment for our service,” Seymour said. “We were promised military rights and Congress never followed through.”

Miller thanked all the people, as well as organizations like EAA, AOPA, the Ninetynines Inc., Women in Aviation, and others for backing the bill. She is writing a book about this that will likely be called The Road to Arlington.

Harmon’s funeral will be held at Arlington in September.

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GATHERING OF EAGLES

Supporting EAA Aviation Education

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Top: Hank Menke, Corky Dugan and friends celebrate the top bid for Ford’s Ole Yeller. Ford donated the Shelby Mustang, inspired by the P-51D and legendary pilot Bob Hoover. The winning bid was $295,000.

Right: Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman, Fred Stadler, Sean D. Tucker, Jeff Skiles, Sully Sullenberger and Harrison Ford applaud the successful fundraiser.

Nearly $2.2 million was raised.

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CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CENTURY AT A TIME.

The innovation and creativity of Boeing employees have catapulted us from seaplanes to spaceplanes. Our talent, commitment and innovation will continue to guide us in our second century. Boeing is proud to sponsor AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 and share our centennial celebration with the aviation community.

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BOEING CENTENNIAL

A Company That Changed Aviation

BY RANDY DUFAULT

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ast year 800 million people boarded commercial airliners in the United States alone. And thanks to many of the risks William E. Boeing and his company have taken since he incorporated it almost exactly 100 years ago, those people reached their destinations quickly, and, more importantly, safely.

“There is a line of epochal stories that have taken place, pivotal moments where the leaders of the company have literally bet the company,” said Director of Boeing Archives Mike Lombardi. “There are these wonderful pivotal moments in history where they’ve taken tremendous risks that have changed the world.

According to Lombardi some of those risky projects included: starting the U.S.’s first transcontinental airline, inventing the swept wing with the B-47, a design for subsonic jets that is still followed today; the Dash-80 which became the 707 and launched commercial jet travel; building the world’s biggest jet at the time with the 747; and, more recently, developing all-new ways to construct aircraft with the 787.

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—Mike Lombardi “Those are wow stories that a lot of us as aviation enthusiasts know something about,” Lombardi said. “But we might not know the full story.”

The story of how the legendary B-17 came to be is a particularly seminal moment in the Boeing timeline.

“Boeing put all of its money into building the prototype,” Lombardi said. “That airplane went to Dayton field to compete against a Douglas airplane and a Martin airplane.

“It was such an incredibly innovative airplane; it was bigger, it was faster, it could fly further and higher than the competition.

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Fly-In Theater: Nightly at Camp Scholler, epic blockbuster movies and classic aviation-themed films with amazing presenters and free popcorn! Sun: Above and Beyond and One Six Right, Mon: The Last Man on the Moon, Tues: The Martian, Wed: The Final Countdown, Thu: The Guardian, Fri: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Sat: The Blue Max. Free Ice Cream: Nightly deliveries; watch for the Ford Transit Van

Uniquely Ford Ford "Ole Yeller" Mustang: See this one-of-a-kind build celebrating the N.A. P-51D Mustang Ole Yeller aircraft and honoring its legendary pilot, R.A. “Bob” Hoover. Donated to benefit EAA’s youth education programs 2017 Ford GT Supercar: An “instant classic,” from its 600+ horsepower EcoBoost® engine to its race inspired aerodynamics, the Ford GT is the culmination of beauty and innovation at Ford Ford Performance Patio: See the all-new Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby® GT350R Mustang and Fiesta ST performance vehicles Tough Enough Challenge: Test your toughness by climbing 35' in the air, traversing 51' across and riding a zip line or free falling back to earth!

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Boeing FROM PAGE 10

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Boeing is responsible for litany of significant aircraft, which encompass the history of aviation.

“Tragically, the plane crashed and was destroyed. So Boeing was out of the competition by default. We didn’t have an airplane … the whole future was riding on that airplane so the company was done.

“Boeing would have been a footnote

Yes, I Am a Rocket Scientist

BY RANDY DUFAULT Women face many challenges in the world of work. But a panel of smart, accomplished ladies shared that a satisfying career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is possible and that barriers to success can be overcome.

Jackie Nesselroad, Boeing director of operations for space launch system (SLS) production company, moderated discussions from a panel consisting of Jenna Resnik, honor roll ninth grader and aspiring astronaut; Janet Kavandi, shuttle astronaut and center director of the NASA Glenn Research Center; Janica Cheney, director of test and research services for Orbital ATK’s propulsion systems division; Sarah Hiza, astronaut candidate applicant and program management director for propulsion, structures, ordnance and controls at Lockheed Martin; and Sheila Sharp, SLS integration team lead for the Boeing Company.

Each panelist shared how they developed a passion for some aspect of STEM at an early age, and how that passion, along with hard work, resulted in, or, in Resnik’s case, is leading to, a satisfying career.

Resnik, whose aunt was an astronaut who tragically perished in the Challenger disaster, is looking to carry on her aunt’s legacy. She is also an ambassador for the Challenger Center project. That program is an effort, started by the families of the seven astronauts who perished, to instruct children in the fifth through the eighth grades on STEM subjects through the lens of a space travel simulation.

Kavandi, a Ph.D. chemist who visited both Mir and the International Space Station during her three trips to space, stressed that youth “have to want [a STEM career].” She also, in her position in management, looks for people—certainly women, but not only—who are team players that can work together to make the mission succeed.

Cheney, also holds a Ph.D. and is the mother of a four-year-old. She has been instrumental in changing the culture at Orbital ATK to be more family friendly and to better support the needs of professional women in the workforce. She also believes that growth in the number of women in the division of Orbital she works for has changed the way the company thinks about testing.

Hiza, another Ph.D. chemist who “loves propulsion” and hopes to go to space in the not too distant future, shared that she had to overcome several disappointments over the course of her career. She urges up-and-coming STEM professionals to work through the frustration of such events and press forward to the next thing. She also volunteers her time helping refugees develop STEM skills.

Sharp is a metallurgical engineer who credits her parents with developing her STEM interests. She manages a team of 250 in her role at Boeing and her ability has been challenged many times over her 20-year career. When that occurs she always tries to respond with knowledge, cordiality, and a team-building approach. She recently received a Boeing leadership award.

The panel wanted the audience to realize that the space industry is alive and well. They encouraged attendees to pursue careers in the industry and were clear that many positions are available—and many of those jobs do not require advanced degrees.

in history except that the airplane was so forward looking, so innovative that the Air Corps had to have it and gave Boeing a contract for 13 airplanes using discretionary funds.”

The airplane went on to make history in WWII. Today is Boeing Day here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016; Boeing Centennial Plaza will be filled with many examples of the company’s products, both large and small, both new and old, both commercial and military.

At 6:15 p.m. Lombardi will present even more stories from the company’s rich history at Theater in the Woods.

After Lombardi’s appearance, a panel of Boeing test pilots, anchored by Boeing Vice President for Flight Test Craig Bomben, will discuss how the company converts great engineering ideas into safe, dependable flying machines.

“This is an amazing business that we all participate in, one of the greatest human endeavors, the endeavor of flight,” Lombardi said. “We are also fulfilling the dream of leaving the Earth and going into space, the dream of going to the moon, and now that next great dream of traveling into deep space; going to mars and beyond.

“That’s what we do. In a big picture, that’s the story of Boeing, but it is also the story of the endeavor that we are all involved in in this industry.”

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Innovations

Luminati Uses Perpetual Flight for Worldwide Communication

BY MEGAN ESAU

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uminati Aerospace plans to help bring communication to the 4 billion people worldwide who currently live without access to the internet with its solar-electric Substrata airplane.

The Substrata uses its solar-electric power combined with energy extracted from wind gradients to keep the airplane in perpetual flight, making it ideal for use as a stratospheric satellite.

“Where we’re funded is to produce these as a communications platform,” said Daniel Preston, CEO/CTO of Luminati. “You can think of it simply as to replace cell towers in the areas of the world where it’s not economical to build that infrastructure.”

Many of those 4 billion people worldwide without internet access live in low-population density clusters within 20 degrees of the equator, where Preston said copper and fiber cell towers are not an ideal option.

The proximity of these clusters to the equator also rules out the feasibility of low-orbiting satellites, whose orbit would decay too quickly.

A number of the technologies used on the Substrata are what allow it to thrive while in perpetual flight in this environment. One of those technologies is the incorporation of synthetic jets — thousands of small cavities — in the wings of the aircraft.

“What’s happening is that you’re sucking in a little puff of air, and it’s puffing out a little puff of air,” Preston said. “When you put something like that in the right place on your airfoil, that little puff of air changes how the surrounding airflow interacts with your wing. You can change the shape of your wing with these little puffs.”

This allows a higher dynamic response rate than control flaps, allowing the aircraft to respond fast enough to harvest energy from wind gradients

that may come and go quickly. It also allows higher angles of attack. “[The Substrata’s] max alpha is 13 degrees.” Preston said. “With the synthetic jets operating we can go to 18 degrees.”

These synthetic jets serve a third purpose, using mass distributed control surfaces to keep the wings unloaded on an aircraft whose weight comes 50 percent from batteries.

The Substrata runs on a small, 10hp engine that is 96.4 percent efficient in addition to running on solar power.

It has an indefinite range during daylight and can fly up to four hours into darkness with a 220-pound pilot — that is, if the airplane has a pilot.

“It’s what we refer to as an OPV, optionally piloted vehicle,” Preston said.

“We can fly it fully autonomous with no pilot with no ground station, we can fly it remote from a ground station, or a pilot can fly it manually.”

He said the autopilots on the air-

plane are also programmed for vortex formation flight, so that multiple Substratas can fly in the trailing wing vortices of another, greatly reducing the power required of the trailing aircraft.

Luminati was started with a $50 million contract with a Fortune 250 dot-com company, who he declined to name. Preston said large internetbased companies such as this will rely on technologies such as the Substrata to remain up and running.

“Every single person in the entire world who’s on the internet is already a customer of Google and Facebook,” he said. “Their business models are in trouble unless they can connect the remaining people. That’s the single-highest priority in these companies is to interconnect these remaining people in the world.”

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egasas, a wide-ranging, FAAsponsored research effort, is presenting a weather information latency demonstration (WILD) at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, and calling on pilots attending the fly-in to participate in a study of cockpit weather displays.

The demonstration and study are part of the Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTC) project, one of more than a score of research initiatives conducted under the aegis of Pegasas (Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability). The latency demonstration and pilot testing are taking place at the Pegasas display (C20) at the Education & Career Center in Aviation Gateway Park.

Despite real-time and nearcurrent weather data now available in general aviation aircraft, weather-related incidents continue to occur at the same historical rates, according to Dr. Barrett Caldwell of Purdue University, WTC spokesperson. WTC has identified 15 “gaps” in knowledge,

skills, abilities, assessment technology, and information presentation that hamper pilots’ maximum use of cockpit weather data.

The WTC research conducted here at the fly-in, open to certificated pilots over the age of 18, is examining how pilots react to and use weather displays in a simulated cockpit. The WTC project is also examining the role of multiple alerting technologies in pilot decisionmaking, novel educational modules for training pilots in the use of this data, and the effects of weather latency — the lag between real-time and displayed weather — on use of in-cockpit weather data.

Pegasas, composed of universities and institutes with leading aviation programs, and highly regarded schools of engineering, aims to enhance GA safety, and here at the fly-in, pilots can provide meaningful help in accomplishing this goal.

Other institutions taking part in the WTC Pegasas project are Ohio State, Texas A&M, Western Michigan, Southern Illinois, and Kent State University.

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crowd estimated at about 1,000 came to listen to aviation legend Bob Hoover during a special Friday Warbirds in Review. Hoover’s career of aviation adventures is matched by his relaxed way of recounting the details in a way that kept listeners fondly focused. Hoover’s arrival at Warbird Alley prompted a spontaneous standing ovation for the World War II veteran, prisoner of war, test pilot, and air show legend.

Hoover was less charitable on himself when describing how he stole a German

Fw 190 fighter and flew to Allied lines as the war was nearly over in Germany.

After getting airborne in the enemy airplane, Hoover said he thought: “You are the dumbest aviator that ever flew. What the hell are you accomplishing?” He had no parachute, and was heading toward Allied territory in a swastika-emblazoned enemy warplane.

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Hoover FROM PAGE 17 But now he faced possible extinction at the hands of any friendly pilot who would presume his Focke Wulf was manned by the enemy. Hoover said he hugged a cloud ceiling at about 4,000 feet, figuring he would duck up into it if he was spotted by any Allied aircraft.

He planned on flying west until he saw signs of Allied territory. “I wanted to see windmills to be sure,” he explained. That would signal friendly Holland.

By the time he reached Holland, Hoover said, “My gas tank was registering close to zero.” He chose to land while he still had full control of the fighter, and selected an open field.

Hoover dropped the fighter’s landing gear and settled in. A ditch suddenly loomed ahead, and Hoover said he did

not want to end up trapped in a German fighter on its back, where the Allies might not realize an American was inside. He said he “just reached down and sucked up the gear” to get the fighter to stop before tipping into the ditch.

Hoover said he wondered, “What the heck are you going to do now?”

He didn’t have to wait long. “All of a sudden pitchforks came at me from every direction,” Hoover said. Dutch farmers who spoke no English were understandably angry with the man who emerged from the German fighter. Providence intervened in the form of a British Army truck approaching.

Hoover queried the truck’s occupants: “I hope you can help me. I’m a Yank; they think I’m a Kraut!” With perfect

British aplomb, the soldiers whisked Hoover to safety.

Hoover said he did not consider his actions in escaping to be heroic. “I was no hero. I didn’t do anything but be stupid,” he chuckled. Hoover said, “It’s a stupid story. For about a year and a half I wouldn’t tell anyone that story.” But word got out years later at an air show, and Hoover acknowledged his feat, albeit with disarming self-criticism.

Since the topic of the Warbirds in Review session was the P-47 Thunderbolt, Hoover was happy to oblige host David Hartman by recounting test flights he made in the Thunderbolt after the war. The Army Air Forces had rudimentary understanding of the effects of compressibility on airflow and

control of an aircraft in the transonic region approaching supersonic flight.

In a dive, fighter pilots had found their controls locked by the forces, as if “the stick is in concrete before you slow down,” he explained.

Three test pilots including junior team member Hoover were to dive a big, heavy P-47 Thunderbolt to around 500 mph. An electrically driven metal plate on the tail surfaces was to be deployed to break the effects of compressibility and pull out of the high speed dive. Hoover said the first pilot was decapitated when the P-47’s canopy came off in the maneuver. Hoover suggested a bigger electric motor for the metal plate. The second pilot also succumbed in a dive.

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Hoover FROM PAGE 18 Hoover said, “My turn next, and I don’t think I like this job.” Hoover came up with a mechanical lever he could extend inside the cockpit to give him the amplified force to manually move the metal plate. “I did a lot of flights before the bad one,” he said.

When it came time to deflect the plate, Hoover said the P-47 pulled so hard he heard a loud bang as the wings buckled at Mach .83 and remained flexed upward. Blacking out, Hoover rode the damaged Thunderbolt as it resumed level flight. He told the AirVenture audience he heard his name being called and wondered where he was as he regained consciousness.

“Finally I looked over and saw my chase plane.” The chase pilot said he had been calling Hoover on the radio for 15 minutes while the bent Thunderbolt flew itself. The other pilot

urged Hoover to abandon the stricken P-47. Instead, Hoover kicked the rudder to see if the main gear, which had self-extended when the wings bent, were stiff or wobbly in the slipstream.

Assured that the wheels were down and locked, he chose to land. With part of the elevator ripped off in the pullout drama, Hoover said he had to land faster to maintain control. The airplane was junk.

“That’s my horror story about the P-47. But it was a wonderful aircraft,” he assured the audience.

At the conclusion of his remarks, Bob Hoover again received a standing ovation. He paused in the Warbirds gift shop where devoted fans asked to have pictures taken with their hero — an American hero despite what he might humbly say about himself.

Some of the estimated 1,000 people who came to hear Bob Hoover hangar-flying afterward.

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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.

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hulking Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter provided a striking backdrop to the Friday morning Warbirds in Review session where Bob Hoover and John Penney talked about their experiences with the machine.

The Thunderbolt fighter was a World War II ace-maker. Sometimes overshadowed by the sleek P-51 Mustang, big Thunderbolts earned a reputation for durability. The record shows they could hold their own in combat around the world. With peace in 1945, fewer P-47s were retained in the U.S. military inventory than their P-51

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

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

P-47 artwork is inspired by a World War II original.

counterparts, making the P-47 scarcer when the warbird movement wanted to embrace the Thunderbolt. Fortunately, foreign air forces, including those of several Latin American countries, received surplus P-47s that bypassed the efficient American smelters. The P-47 at AirVenture 2016 came from Bolivia.

The P-47D, like the model on display, could fly faster than 440 mph at 29,000 feet. A whirling turbosupercharger helps the big R-2800 radial engine achieve this at altitude. John Penney, who flew the P-47 to AirVenture, said the turbo equipment adds 2,500 pounds to the weight of the Thunderbolt.

Penney said the robust air-cooled radial engine in the P-47 could absorb battle damage and still function.

He said a P-47 is known to have returned to base with the engine running, but missing a cylinder that was shot off in combat.

The P-47 packed a wallop with a total of eight .50-caliber machine guns, four in each wing. Other American single-engine fighters carried six or fewer machine guns. The Thunderbolt could also launch 10 High Velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVARs), deadly against ground targets.

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Asked about the markings on the Thunderbolt at AirVenture, depicting a charging bull, Penney told the crowd, “We do have a historical picture of the pilot standing next to this” in World War II, Penney said. “It’s an honor to bring this airplane to events like this,” where veterans can see the machine again. The P-47 is part of the Lewis Air Legends collection from Texas. Owner Rod Lewis frequently supports EAA AirVenture warbird displays.

The silver Thunderbolt is in the Warbirds area. Its bulk provides a stark contrast to nearby diminutive fighters like the Bell P-39 Airacobra.

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Above: Dappled with raindrops, the curvy bubble canopy of the P-47 put the pilot in a fishbowl that could save his life, by affording unrestricted visibility.

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hris Thissen and his service dog, a 7-year-old pit bull named Peterbuilt, aren’t human and dog or owner and pet; they’re a team. Thissen served on active duty in the U.S. Marines for six years, including a nine-month tour in Iraq. Now he trains post-traumatic stress disorder service animals.

Together, he and Pete have placed six dogs with veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project.

“A PTSD service dog can go for any-

where from $15,000-$20,000,” Thissen said. “I train for $150, and the only way it’s extra is if I find a dog, they reimburse me for the adoption. It’s a way to get them PTSD dogs that they can afford.”

Chris trains the dogs to cater to the specific needs of their veteran.

“I teach them vigilance. PTSD is so different for every person. The easiest way I can explain it is by comparing it to autism; it’s such a wide spectrum.”

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he EAA Young Eagles program is raffling off a 2016 Ford Mustang GT Premium at AirVenture Oshkosh. Second prize in the raffle is $5,000 and third prize is $2,500. This year’s grand prize was donated by Ford Motor Company and Kocourek Ford of Wausau, Wisconsin.

Raffle tickets are $100 each and can be purchased in person at the EAA Museum or at any designated area on the AirVenture grounds. A maximum of 1,500 tickets will be sold. All proceeds will directly support the Young Eagles program, which has provided first flights to 2 million young people since 1992.

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JMB Aircraft captured a whole bunch of the good attributes many builders and pilots want in their VL3 Evolution design. The airplane can cruise at 150 knots while consuming 5 gallons an hour. Yet even with that sort of cruise performance, a 30knot stall speed nets a landing distance of around 500 feet. Thirty-two gallons of fuel capacity brings nearly 1,200 miles of range.

The Rotax-powered, all composite, retractable gear, parachuteequipped, side-by-side two-seater is now available as a kit in the United States. About 230 examples of the type are flying in Europe.

Pilots Olivier Ronveaux and Harald Dispaux brought the craft from Belgium here to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. Although the craft has the range to make a North Atlantic crossing on internal fuel alone, Ronveaux said a 10-gallon ferry tank was added in order to provide an additional safety cushion. They flew a route via Great Britain, to Iceland, and

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ord Motor Company has “Faithfully” presented the super Saturday free concert at AirVenture, so “Don’t Stop Believin’’ this year as Ford brings you the sounds of the unstoppable arena-ballad juggernaut Journey with Journey Unauthorized – the international Journey tribute band.

Journey Unauthorized is an international tribute show that provides an amazing rendition of 1980s Journey, with such hits as “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Faithfully,” “Wheel in the Sky,” and “Any Way You Want It.”

Journey Unauthorized has performed around the world, including for United States troops in Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Emirates, and Japan.

Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, the line-up includes Perry Stevens (lead vocalist), Joel Pelletier (keyboards, background vocals), Damion Mantle (electric and acoustic guitars), Jimmy Wells (drums, percussion), and Steven Goodwin (bass, vocals).

Ford will also be handing out free ice cream while supplies last, to enhance the party experience.

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Most standard life insurance policies exclude aviation, with the exception of riding onboard a scheduled airline flight. That’s important especially if you are a pilot. If you do have a traditional life insurance policy with expanded coverage for personal general aviation the majority of those insurance policies still exclude flying anything other than single-engine, fixed-wing,

standard category airplane.

EAA Insurance Solutions administered by Falcon Insurance Agency has a one-of-a-kind personal insurance plan that provides aviation and non-aviation accidental death and dismemberment insurance (EAA AD&D Plan) designed exclusively for EAA members. The EAA AD&D Plan offers up to $250,000 for only $1.35 per day and EAA members can add expanded family coverage for just a few pennies more. The EAA AD&D Plan includes any aircraft as long as it has an airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA or its foreign equivalent. That means airplanes, seaplanes, gliders and sailplanes, helicopters and gyrocopters, powered parachutes, WSC trikes, and balloons of all categories are included. Aerobatics are included and Phase 1 area restriction is also included.

If you want to get onboard right now, just go to EAA.org/Insurance where you can get complete details and enroll online, or you may stop by the EAA Insurance Solutions - Falcon Insurance Agency Outdoor Exhibit No. 262 located just outside the north entrance to Exhibit Hangar B.

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B-17 Flight Experiences EAA Member: $435 Nonmember: $475 For Ford Tri-Motor or B-17 flight experiences, visit us at the southeast of the Warbirds ramp.

Ford Tri-Motor Flight Experiences Regular Pricing: $75 Early Bird Special: $65 For Ford Tri-Motor or B-17 flight experiences, visit us at the southeast of the Warbirds ramp.

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.

ttendees here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh have a unique opportunity to learn the latest news on third-class medical reform and the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2) today, straight from its leading champions, when Sen. Jim Inhofe (R – Oklahoma) hosts a Forum at 10 a.m. at Forum Stage 7, joined by Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO & chairman of the board, and Mark Baker, AOPA president and CEO. But no one involved in these efforts should be resting on their laurels, Inhofe said yesterday. Though the FAA reauthorization extension signed by Congress earlier this month mandates the FAA reform medical certification rules, that’s just one component of PBOR2.

“It’s not quite done,” Inhofe said.

“Everyone was assuming once thirdclass medical reform [was achieved] that PBOR2 is finished, but it’s not.

We will be outlining those [unfinished issues] and being very specific during the meeting at Pavilion 7.”

These issues include enhanced due process rights for pilots, increased transparency for those subject to an FAA enforcement action, increased access to flight data pilots can use in their defense during an enforcement action, and improvements to the agency’s protocols for disseminating NOTAMs in a timely fashion.

“My goal is to get back into session [in Congress] four weeks from now and pass the rest of PBOR2,” he said, stressing that: we can’t do it without both EAA and AOPA” and their membership. “You’d be surprised,” Inhofe continued. “I’ll be talking to [other senators] dead set against it, and once they get 200 or 300 calls [from organization members], all of a sudden they say, ‘Let’s talk about it.’ That’s how we got enough votes.

“People in the U.S. Senate think just fat cats are flying,” Inhofe said. “I say, ‘Come to Oshkosh. There are thousands of entrepreneurial people who

“Come to Oshkosh. There are thousands of entrepreneurial people who built things in their garage that NASA is now using, construction materials and other advances, that actually came from amateur inventors.”

— Sen. Jim Inhofe

built things in their garage that NASA is now using, construction materials and other advances, that actually came from amateur inventors.”

Though today’s forum will focus on PBOR2, “I know what’s going to happen,” he said. “We’re going to start getting questions about other issues,” and if necessary, these additional issues will be addressed “in PBOR3,” he promised.

Inhofe is attending his 36th consecutive Oshkosh fly-in, and arrived with his son Jimmy in the very same Grumman Tiger the pair flew here for

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their first Oshkosh. In the intervening years he’s come here with a variety of his children and grandchildren.

In addition to his Tiger, Inhofe owns an RV-8, a Harmon Rocket, and a twin-engine Cessna 340. “I just put two new RAM engines in the 340,” said Inhofe. I’m 81, and I’ll be flying for 30 more years, so I want to make sure I’ve got new engines on it.”

As for his favorite activities here at AirVenture, “People always ask that question,” he said. “When I go to Antiques and look at old planes, I love to see the 1939 Aeronca Champ, the plane I learned to fly in. I would answer that’s my favorite until I go to the Warbirds. Then I see how America’s heritage is reflected in the aircraft you see out here flying at Os-

hkosh. Then in the experimental area, I love experimentals. And in ultralights, I reflect back and think, they’re the same size and weight of the ’39 Aeronca Champ I learned to fly in, so it’s going full circle,” he said.

Inhofe said he sees many encouraging signs for the future of general aviation, citing the Young Eagles program among others. “I, like many people, volunteered in giving first [airplane] rides — I’m still a flight instructor — and there hasn’t been one who hasn’t said, ‘I want to participate in aviation.’ And ultralights open the door for people who couldn’t afford it before,” he continued. “You don’t have to be flying a Learjet to have fun flying.”

Meanwhile Inhofe shows no signs of slowing down.

He faced nine opponents before being re-elected last year to his Senate seat. “The only thing they could say about me is, ‘Inhofe, you’re too old.’ My response was, ‘When I’m too old to fly upside down, I’ll be too old, so we shot a 30-second [TV] spot showing me flying upside down in my RV-8.” Spoiler alert: The video spot will kick off today’s forum presentation.

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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

Intersection of Knapp Street and Celebration Way

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Today’s Schedule 6:00 AM - 6:15 AM

Fun Fly Zone, Balloon Launch 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Ultralight Barn, EAA AirVenture Runway 5K 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM

WWI Airstrip, Balsa USA RC Replica Flying 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

WWI Airstrip, WWI Full Scale Flying 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Fun Fly Zone, Powered Parachutes

Theater In The Woods, Aerobics Class 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Ford Tri Motor Building, Ford Tri-Motor 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM

Fergus Chapel, Fellowship of the Wing 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Craft Tent, Daily Craft Activities 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Aeroplane Workshop, Onex Build

Aeroplane Workshop, Cozy Build

Aeroplane Workshop, AcroSport Build

Aeroplane Workshop, Fabric Covering 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Pioneer Airport, Bell 47 Flights

EAA AirVenture Museum, EAA Library Book Sale 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

EAA Welcome Center 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

EAA Wearhouse, Turret Tales, Judie Ohm 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Industrial Inspections with UAS, Kerry Garrison

Forum Stage 01, Benefits of Using DUATS iPad App, Kyle Everson

Forum Stage 02 GAMA, Are GoPros on Airplanes Legal, Ryan Mohr

Forum Stage 03, Look Up! Clouds Tells a Story, Veronica Cote

Forum Stage 04, Aviation Accident Litigation, Steven Sandler

Forum Stage 05, Making it Stick, Danielle Walkiewicz

Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Aerobatics for Beginners, Budd Davisson

Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, Less Equals More: A Simpler Life, Eric Swenson

Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, EAA Museum’s B-25, Chris Henry

Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, AOA - Flying the Wing, Mark Korin

Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Fabric Covering 101

Forum Stage 11, Flying After Maintenance, 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, Torsional Vibration Diesel Engines, Francis Nardella

Gas Welding Workshop, Gas Welding 101

Skyscape Theater, The Elephant Plane

FAA Aviation Safety Center, Preventing Takeoff/Landing Accidents, Lynnwood “Woody” Minar

Homebuilders Hangar, 3-D Scanning for Aircraft Rebuilding, Stefan Hokuf

Ultralight Forums Tent, Introduction to Powered Paragliding, Scott Baxter 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Wood Workshop, Wood Construction 101, George Donaldson

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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Aeroplane Workshop, Aircraft Restoration 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Advanced Garmin Pilot with the iPad 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Sky Shoppe, Settling In: At Home In My Sky, Rebecca McLenon

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Cirrus Perspective, Garmin

EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Alaska: No Reservations, Ken Wittekiend 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fun Fly Zone, Ultralight and Light Planes 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Aeromart 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Boeing Plaza, Plane Talk – Boeing Plaza 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Warbird Alley, Warbird Area Narrated Tram Tour 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Ford Tri-Motor Building, B-17 Flights 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Flying Cinema, Flying Cinema Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Timeless Voices Tent, Warbirds Timeless Voices

AirVenture Grounds, Job Fair

Ford Hangar, Daily Activities at the Ford Hangar, Ford Motor Company 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Connectivity with Garmin Connext, Garmin 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

EAA Wearhouse, Touching the Face of God, Ray Haas

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Federal Pavilion, TFRs and Interceptors, NORAD 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Real World Flying with GTN and G500, Garmin

AOPA Program Pavilion, What’s New AOPA Flight Planning Prod, Eric Rush

EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, Air Show Performer Autographs

Ford Hangar, Ford Autograph Saturday Session, Ford Motor Company 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Warbird Alley, Warbirds in Review, TBM Avenger

Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, WingBoard Development, Aaron Wypyszynski

Forum Stage 01, Laister LP-49 Sailplane 50th, Cam Martin

Forum Stage 02 GAMA, International Flying Regulations, Rick Gardner

Forum Stage 03, U.S. Airline Pilot Job Market 2016, Kit Darby

Forum Stage 04, Prototype Avioncs Development, Jeff Bozarth

Forum Stage 05, Open Forum – All Things Cessna, Cessna Pilot’s Association

Forum Stage 06 JP Instruments, Taurus Electric and Gas Sailplanes, Tine Tomazic

Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, Third Class Medical Reform/PBOR2, Sen. James Inhofe

Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, Air Show Photography 101, Gene Stoegbauer

Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, Flying with an AOA, John Cabigas

Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Inside Marine One, Ray L’Heureux

Forum Stage 11, Flying the F-117 Stealth Fighter, Lt. Col. William O’Connor

Workshop Classroom A, Light Sport Repairman, Carol & Brian Carpenter

Workshop Classroom B, PRTC MOA and General Aviation, Lt. Col. Matt Martin

Workshop Classroom C, UAV/Airspace Controller Perspective, NATCA

Vette Theater, Interstate TDR-1 WWII Navy Drone, Roger Keys

Hilton Theater, Americas First Licensed Woman Pilot, Dr. Barbara Ganson, Ph.D.

Skyscape Theater, To Fly and Fight Movie, C.E. Bud Anderson

FAA Aviation Safety Center, Making Airspace Visible, Peg Ballou

Homebuilders Hangar, Technical And Flight Test Advice, EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors

Homebuilders Hangar, Build Your Own Super Cub, Charlie Becker

Homebuilts In Review, HB In Review - Cygnet

EAA’s Eagle Flights program is your opportunity to help adults discover the joy, freedom, and accessibility of general aviation through a one-on-one flight experience and informal mentorship.

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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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AOPA PROGRAM PAVILION SCHEDULE

Join us at booth 463, across from the Brown Arch on the flight line

Come be a part of the most passionate pilot community - at the AOPA Campus TODAY! - SATURDAY, JULY 30 10:00 - 10:45 am

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

Check out the latest features of the AOPA flight planning products and hear about some new features you can expect soon! See how you can use AOPA flight planning products with your EFB.

11:00 - 11:45 am

Mind Over Matter with George Perry

Being a safe pilot requires more than good stick and rudder skills. Learn simple techniques to increase pilot performance and reduce pilot error from the Senior Vice President of AOPA’s Air Safety Institute.

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

Flying Internationally: What You Need to Know with Rick Gardner

It’s more important than ever for pilots to get informed before departing on their dream trip. This presentation reviews important topics that pilots should consider before planning their international flight.

1:00 - 1:45 pm

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

Flying the Spirit of San Diego around the world, author and aviator Robert DeLaurentis will share invaluable safety lessons learned that can be applied in any flight scenario.

2:00 - 2:45 pm

Swift Fuels: Unleaded 94 Avgas with Chris D’Acosta

Swift Fuels’ leaders will provide a market update of their premium unleaded UL94 avgas, sold nationwide. Hear pilot testimonials and marketing plans for the continued deployment of unleaded avgas.

3:00 - 3:45 pm

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

Why is it so important to change the oil in your airplane? Other components may need to be inspected and repaired, but changing the oil is the most important part of “routine maintenance” for any aircraft engine. Learn the secrets to aircraft engine longevity and what you can do to minimize costs and downtime.

LAST CHANCE! AOPA Membership Show Special: Join or renew & get $5 off, plus your choice of a free pilot’s cap or limited edition t-shirt.

Be sure to enter our daily drawing to win great prizes!

Today’s Schedule 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Boeing Exhibit, Higher Book Signing

EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Advanced iPad Use in the Cockpit, Charles Schneider

Sky Shoppe, Private Wings, Paul Wallem 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, G3X Touch for Experimental Aircraft, Garmin

L3 Tent, ADS-B Catch the Buzz 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EAA Wearhouse, Meet Kermit Weeks 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Vintage Red Barn, Vintage Engine Run, Tom Kozura 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Vintage Red Barn, WWI Vintage in Review, Edwin Fountain 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fun Fly Zone, Valdez STOL Demo

EAA Wearhouse, Aviatrix First Women Pilot, Mary Bush Shipko

AOPA Program Pavilion, Meet Patty Wagstaff

AOPA Program Pavilion, Mind Over Matter, George Perry

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Plan File Fly With Garmin Pilot, Garmin 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 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

EAA AirVenture Museum, To Fly and Fight Book, C.E. Bud Anderson 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

L3 Tent, Lynx Install-L3 Aviation Products, Jim Keeth 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Garmin ADS-B Solutions, Garmin

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EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Loss of Control in IMC, Jeff Edwards

Sky Shoppe, A Chick in the Cockpit, Erika Armstrong 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Commercial Applications for Drones, Timothy Ford

Forum Stage 01, You Gotta Love Debrief: CloudAhoy, Seth Richards

Forum Stage 02 GAMA, Intro to Drones, Randy Braun

Forum Stage 03, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Pilots, Mel Futrell

Forum Stage 04, Combining iPad with Web Planning, Steve Podradchik

Forum Stage 05, GoPro Course: Getting the Shot, Nick Berger

Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, The Next Five Minutes, Dick Rutan

Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, ForeFlight 301 – Advanced, Trever Lilya

Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, Goodrich Pneumatic De-Icers, Scott Indermuhle

Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Seaplane Safety Is No Accident, Steven McCaughey

Forum Stage 11, Leaning 101, Mike Busch

Workshop Classroom A, Flying on the Western Front 1916, Kip Lankenau

Workshop Classroom B, Engine Failures & Fires, Gary Reeves

Workshop Classroom C, Corvair Engines, William Wynne

AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1, RV Aircraft Fiberglass, Sam James

Vette Theater, Battle Of Midway 1942, Dick Campbell

Hilton Theater, The Invasion of Operation Olympic, Norm Reynolds

Skyscape Theater, B-24 Over Europe, Douglas Tomas

FAA Aviation Safety Center, Introducing Airmen Cert Standards, Susan Parson

Homebuilders Hangar, DIY-EFIS Open Source Avionics, Peter Nunn

Ultralight Forums Tent, Swift Fuels UL94 Avgas, Chris D’Acosta 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Federal Pavilion, Aviation Weather Statement Product, Mike Bettwy 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

AOPA Program Pavilion, Flying Internationally, Rick Gardner

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Connectivity With Garmin Connext, Garmin

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12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Fun Fly Zone, Rotorcraft 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Federal Pavilion, Flying to the Bahamas, Islands of the Bahamas 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

EAA Wearhouse, Shot Down, Steve Snyder 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Garmin Avionics Upgrades, Garmin 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Sky Shoppe, Bob Hoover DVD, Kim Furst 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

EAA AirVenture Museum, X Day, Norm Reynolds

EAA Pilot Proficiency Center, Flying a Lancair Coast to Coast, Keith Smith 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Garmin ADS-B Solutions, Garmin

AOPA Program Pavilion, Pilot Decision-Making, Robert DeLaurentis

EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, Meet Kermit Weeks 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Precision Agriculture with Drones, Chad Colby

Warbird Alley, Warbirds in Review AT-11 and PT-17

Forum Stage 01, Transcontinental RV-6A Speed Record, Dr. Jeremiah Jackson

Forum Stage 02 GAMA, Legal Requirements for Drones, Anthony Ison

Forum Stage 03, UW Oshkosh Aero Surveying Project, James Lenz

Forum Stage 04, PlaneLogiX Explained, Robert Wilkes

Forum Stage 05, Flying to the Bahamas – Caribbean, Jim Parker

Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, Tear It Down?, Mike Busch

Forum Stage 08 ForeFlight, ForeFlight 201 – Intermediate, Thomas Daugherty

Forum Stage 09 Honda Generators, Pilot Induced Emergencies, Jason Schappert

Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Fabric Covering 101, Poly-Fiber

Forum Stage 11, Buying and Selling Aircraft, EAA Legal Advisory Council

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 B, LSA Operational Tips, John Calla

Gas Welding Workshop, Gas Welding 101

Workshop Classroom C, CarterCopter Update - Licensed 2-2, Jay Carter

Hilton Theater, Wright Bros v. Curtiss: Patent Wars, Russell Klingaman

Skyscape Theater, Independent Aviation Documentary, Kim Furst

FAA Aviation Safety Center, Those Daring Aviators, Greg Feith

Homebuilders Hangar, Technical and Flight Test Advice, EAA Technical Counselors and

Flight Advisors

Homebuilders Hangar, Hints Live – The Making Of, Bob Koehler

Homebuilts In Review, HB in Review – Zenith CH 750

Ultralight Forums Tent, From Tins to Trikes, Mike Hudetz 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Seaplane Base, TFRs and Interceptors, Lt. Col. Mike “Alvin” McMillin

EAA Wearhouse, 100 Years of Boeing Book, John Fredrickson

Garmin Hangar Tent 2, Learn More About Your G3X Touch, Garmin

AeroPlane Workshop Stage 1, Composite Talks, Sam James

Federal Pavilion, Runway Incursions, Betty Koschig 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Wood Workshop, Wood Construction 101, George Donaldson 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Sky Shoppe, Flying of the Grid DVD, Ramona Cox

Garmin Hangar Tent 1, Portable Garmin Products, Garmin

AOPA Program Pavilion, Swift Fuels UL94 Avgas, Chris D’Acosta

EAA AirVenture Welcome Center, Shot Down, Steve Snyder 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Federal Pavilion, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Prog, Kevin Doremus

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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Online Airline Applications, Kit Darby

Forum Stage 01, Dog Rescue, Gregory Lawrence

Gas Welding Workshop, Aluminum Gas Welding 101, Joe Maj

Skyscape Theater, Beyond the Powder, Kara Martinelli

SpaceShip One / Voyager, Voyager’s Flight-Human Factors, Dick Rutan

FAA Aviation Safety Center, Airborne Nexrad Radar, Dr. David Strahle

Ultralight Forums Tent, Getting Started in Ultralights, Timm Bogenhagen 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Flightline, Saturday Air Show 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

EAA Wearhouse, The Last Voices, Elizabeth Cassen 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Sky Shoppe, X Day, Norm Reynolds 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

FAA Aviation Safety Center, ADM and CRM Saved a Part 121 Flight, Derwin Hammond 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

EAA Wearhouse, Bush and Mountain Flying Book, CC Milne Pocock 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Skyscape Theater, The Elephant Plane 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Seaplane Base, Seaplane Base Watermelon Social 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

EAA Wearhouse, Project Seven Alpha Book, Leland Shanle 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Homebuilders Hangar, EAA Homebuilt Awards, EAA Homebuilt Awards 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

World War I Encampment, WWI Flight Line Mass Engine Run Up

Forum Mainstage 07 Honda Aircraft, Catholic Mass 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Vintage Red Barn, VAA Aircraft Awards Event 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Theater In The Woods, Boeing History and Flight Testing 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Fun Fly Zone, Ultralight and Light Planes 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Boeing Plaza, Concert – Journey Unauthorized, Ford Motor Company 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Fun Fly Zone, Powered Parachutes

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