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General aviation advocate Sen. Jim Inhofe retires after 35 years in Congress

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IN THE 35 years since he was first elected to Congress, Sen. Jim

Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), EAA 179992, has continually fought for the rights of pilots and the general aviation industry as a whole. After three-plus decades in Congress, Inhofe has decided to retire at the end of the 117th Congress, which concludes on January 3, 2023.

For his many years of service and advocacy in support of general aviation, Inhofe will be presented with EAA’s Freedom of Flight Award today. The Freedom of Flight Award is EAA’s highest honor, bestowed annually to recognize contributions to aviation that closely mirror the integrity, entrepreneurship, and innovativeness of EAA members.

“I think it’s great. It’s really something when you think about the number of people who’ve done some good things [who also earned the award],” Inhofe said.

In his final trip to Oshkosh as a sitting U.S. senator, Inhofe reflected on the two aspects of attending AirVenture that he enjoys most — the friends he sees and the aviation-related legislation he gathers support for.

“People will ask, ‘What rewards you the most?’ There are really two things,” he said. “The first is the people. There are people that I’ve known all my life, and I only see them once a year. I look forward to it.

They know me; I know them. It’s just fun spending time with them. The second thing is probably the most productive thing, and that’s getting things passed.”

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INHOFE / PAGE 1 CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE FORUM Join Sen. Inhofe and a panel of aviation leaders and legal experts for a discussion about current legislative initiatives on the Hill impacting GA pilots and aircraft owners. The Congressional Update forum takes place today at 10 a.m. at Forum Stage 4.

The legacy Inhofe leaves when it comes to legislative wins for general aviation is impressive. As an avid pilot with more than 11,000 hours, Inhofe’s passion is aviation, and it shows with what he’s been able to accomplish in Congress.

When legendary military, test, and air show pilot Bob Hoover’s medical certificate was revoked by the FAA, Inhofe helped shepherd legislation through the Senate to protect FAA certificate holders from bureaucratic overreach by providing pilots the ability to immediately appeal emergency revocations of their certificates to the National Transportation Safety Board.

“Nothing was more significant than seeing the look on Bob Hoover’s face that he was back in the air,” Inhofe said.

To match the international standard for commercial pilots, Inhofe helped pass legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for American pilots from 60 to 65 years. Inhofe was also instrumental in helping to create the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, which creates a level playing field between individual pilots and the FAA by ensuring pilots have access to all the information required to appropriately defend themselves during an FAA enforcement proceeding or NTSB review.

Inhofe’s involvement in third-class medical reform also cannot be understated. The result was BasicMed, which eased the medical certification process for pilots by cutting bureaucratic red tape and encouraged pilots to disclose and get treatment for medical conditions that may affect their ability to fly.

To address the shortage of pilots and aviation maintenance professionals, Inhofe created the Aviation Pilot and Maintenance Workforce Development Program that supported career development, as well as directed the FAA to modernize the mandatory curriculum for aviation maintenance technician schools for the first time since the 1960s.

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Recently, Inhofe was vital in defeating the ATC privatization movement, which was an effort to take away the freedom to fly from GA pilots by privatizing air traffic control. Additionally, he’s helped in designated pilot examiner reforms, which ensured the FAA updates regulations and policies related to the selection, training, and deployment of DPEs to ensure commercial and recreational pilots have access to an adequate number of examiners.

As someone making his 43rd straight trip to AirVenture (excluding 2020’s cancellation), aviation events like Oshkosh are close to Inhofe’s heart, and he’s passed legislation that directs the FAA to provide air traffic services for these types of gatherings without additional cost to participants.

In his remaining months in Congress, Inhofe does have some legislative goals when it comes to general aviation, particularly when it comes to the transition to unleaded avgas.

“On top of my mind this year is how we can provide a safe and smart transition to unleaded aviation gas so that pilots can keep flying,” he said. “We must all work together to provide the smoothest transition to an unleaded aviation gas. One of the ways we can ensure this is to make sure airports continue to make available for sale 100LL aviation gas until there is an unleaded fuel solution approved for use and available, enabling pilots to keep on flying.

Second, we can provide airports across the nation with additional flexibility to use Airport Improvement Program funding to make the infrastructure upgrades necessary to quicken the transition to unleaded aviation gas.”

In addition, Inhofe supports a number of other initiatives to help general aviation. The National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (NCAA) ensures the development and sustainability of the civil and military workforce via the promotion of youth aviation programs and the availability of aviation-oriented curriculum for students of all ages, and empowers collaborative and cross-disciplinary efforts between private sector organizations, higher education, and other relevant entities to develop cutting-edge aviation materials, technology, and avionics. The PLANE Act ensures tax receipts from all aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund so all aviation user fees go to support aviation infrastructure and the aviation community, as well as empowers DPEs and DARs by giving them necessary civil liability protection and designates qualified GA airports as “disaster relief airports” so they have the needed infrastructure. The Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act provides certainty that pilots engaged in flight training and flight testing are not considered as “carrying persons or property for compensation or hire,” while the HANGARS Act funds the construction of hangars at general aviation airports to address the growing aircraft hangar shortage.

While Inhofe is retiring from the Senate, this won’t be the last time he’ll be back at Oshkosh, as this event is his passion and he won’t stop advocating for aviation even when retired.

“It’s the most enjoyable thing I do every single year,” he said.

“When you have the job that I have, there’s a lot of misery. I come here because I know a bunch of people. I have friends here that I see once a year.

The second thing I do, we’re passing laws and all that, and the best place to get support is to do it here.”

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A TAPERWING’S TAPESTRY The first-place winner in EAA’s Pilot Your Own Adventure Contest, supported by Flight Outfitters STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY LOZIER MOON

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 first 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. As a middle school teacher, when I introduce myself to my students, I always tell them that I grew up at the airport. The questionable looks and glances always lead to my explanation of just how much an airplane can be a part of a family.

The Lozier Family 2018.

You see, my father bought a 1929 Taperwing Waco consisting of only paperwork, buckets of parts, and an engine before I was born. After I was born and I started to do the normal things babies do, Cream Soda — as my mother fondly named the Waco — grew too. I remember the “puzzle pieces” of the ribs being cut, glued, and nailed. Wood floating in my bathtub as it was shaped. The wings coming together, fabric being stitched, the smell of the covering finish being applied. Neighbors wondering about this “thing” in our garage. As time moved on, I could climb up Cream Soda myself, pretend to fly, but never really understanding the depth of what I had my hands on until later in life.

Author Brittany Lozier Moon in 1990.

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TAPERWING / PAGE 4 I remember the morning that my parents came into my room to tell me Cream Soda was gone — in fact, I think I was more upset that she was gone than if my dad was okay!

Thankfully, no one was hurt in the multiplane accident, but part of me, us, my family, my “sister,” was in pieces.

Trials and tribulations. Years passed. My parents divorced. Our time spent with my dad was at the airport.

We had the “Wacko” hangar, full of pieces and parts.

Freckles, the three-legged dog, would come keep us company as the work to rebuild Cream Soda happened. This time, however, something was different. My brother and I learned exactly what was in our hands: an era of time gone by. An era that is often skipped over for the preferred warbirds. An era that provided joy, yet many hardships, for pilots. Finally, Cream Soda, our 1929 Taperwing Waco

was rebuilt. My brother and I got to enjoy her in a completely different way now that we were older. She was more appreciated, more loved. We understood the importance of keeping her in the air. We understood what it meant to be caretakers of an airplane with a soul.

Then there was the in-flight fire. My brother and I knew it would be up to us to get Cream Soda flying again.

She was rebuilt under the careful eye of my dad sharing his knowledge and expertise. However, this time, she was rebuilt with my own boys as they grew. Photos were recreated. Maintenance lessons were taught. Saturdays are spent at the airport once again, with a new generation running around, climbing in to move the stick, and learning about that wonderful aircraft smell. My boys even calling their grandpa “PlanePa.”

The famous red and white colors of “LINCO Flying Aces” when flown by Mr. Mike Murphy.

MY BROTHER AND I GOT TO ENJOY HER IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY NOW THAT WE WERE OLDER. SHE WAS MORE APPRECIATED, MORE LOVED. WE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING HER IN THE AIR. WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANT TO BE CARETAKERS OF AN AIRPLANE WITH A SOUL.

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In 2021, with my brother 10,000 miles away and after some 30 years of ownership, we started to dig into Cream Soda’s history. What we found was pretty remarkable and unknown to our dad — in fact, he was speechless.

She was originally built for Art Davis as a competition plane in February of 1929. In a matter of days before the Gardner Trophy Air Races in late May, Davis got approval for modifications to achieve an average speed of 140 mph to place third as he ran out of fuel. She then had numerous owners during the early 1930s in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Missouri.

Then in 1935, she was sold to Mike Murphy of Kokomo, Indiana. Our Taperwing was then flown by Mr. Murphy in the squadron known as the Linco Flying Aces, performing and advertising for the Ohio Oil Co. As we continued to discover more, we realized that Mike Murphy happened to be the Mike Murphy who led 400 Waco gliders to start the D-Day invasion in those early morning hours. He miraculously survived a crash, avoided the Germans, and came home to continue his passion in aviation.

As a World War II teacher, I found this connection to be deep. I never had a family member who was in the service, but Mike’s connection with Cream Soda and WWII brought more meaning of WWII to me. When we found this amazing historical connection, we shared this with an elderly friend, Dale, who coincidently grew up at Mr. Murphy’s home airport. It brought tears to his eyes as he remembered and shared with us seeing Mr. Murphy as a young child showing off his skills in a Waco, possibly our Cream Soda.

Seeing Dale light up, reminiscing about a time gone by, telling stories that he hadn’t shared to anyone in decades was something special.

Then having Dale come to our hangar to see the Taperwing in person was a moment that we knew not many caretakers of vintage planes witness — a plane’s first audience from an era when Wacos were seen as the best of the best. It was as if time stood still.

My sons watching their PlanePa in preflight.

After our Taperwing’s remarkable time in Indiana during the 1930s, we learned that other parts of the country were where she called home. These states included Rhode Island and Florida.

Time passed and took its toll on the Waco. However, my story of what grew from paperwork and buckets didn’t start in Indiana, but in Ohio. You see, I was born in Ohio. The buckets were purchased in Ohio. I grew and Cream Soda, our 1929 Taperwing, grew in Ohio. Then she, like any sibling, came along for my family’s move from Ohio, to Illinois, and then to Indiana in 1994.

Amazingly, until last year, we never knew that her current home is a mere stone’s throw away from where she was in the 1930s with Mr. Murphy. Somehow through time, being privileged to be caretakers, and unbeknownst to my family until last year, we brought this historical 1929 Taperwing Waco back home again to Indiana.

SOMEHOW THROUGH TIME, BEING PRIVILEGED TO BE CARETAKERS, AND UNBEKNOWNST TO MY FAMILY UNTIL LAST YEAR, WE BROUGHT THIS HISTORICAL 1929 TAPERWING WACO BACK HOME AGAIN TO INDIANA. I’m in front, while my brother is sitting on my dad’s lap. Brookside Airport 1995.

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COAXIAL HELICOPTER MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AT AIRVENTURE

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IT’S NEVER BEEN seen at EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh before. That could explain why all the grass was worn down around the ultralight coaxial helicopter located in the exhibit area of ultralights on the convention grounds.

The Microcopter SCH-2A, built by a Slovenian company, is U.S. FAR Part 103 compliant and powered by a dualignition, two-cylinder, two-stroke gasoline engine, weighs less than 250 pounds, and has contra-rotating coax rotors mounted one above the other that turn in opposite directions.

“Counter rotation cancels out all the torque inherent in the system,” said Mark Rumsey, of RotoTrek, one of two official U.S. sellers of the helicopter, making it easier to fly than conventional helicopters.

Looking to lessen his commute to work, Rumsey said he became interested in personal VTOL flight. For 10 years, he searched for an aircraft that would meet his needs. Some were too expensive.

Others too complex to fly.

And then, in 2020, he saw a video of the Microcopter flying. Rumsey contacted the company, eventually asking to be a reseller. The SCH-2A sells for about $35,000, plus shipping, which averages about $4,000.

Since becoming the official reseller, he’s sold four in six months. The one on display is owned by Travis Reese, of Evansville, Indiana. Reese said it was shipped to his home on June 28, and it took him about four hours to put it together.

Although it is ready to fly, Reese must first complete the recommended 10 hours of helicopter training. For now, it’s stored in his garage.

“I’ve always been obsessed with helicopters,” said Reese, who has been a student pilot but never earned his pilot certificate. “Being an ultralight, and at this price point, it made sense. The coaxial makes it safer and easier to control. And it’s small enough to fit in my garage and easy to maneuver on the ground.”

Although Reese plans to fly for fun, Rumsey said the SCH-2A has many uses. “A rancher could use it to survey the land or check fences,” he said. “You could use these to dry cherries on cherry trees. Or police and fire departments could use it for search and rescue.”

Rumsey, a digital modeler with Kia, has also purchased a Microcopter; it should arrive by November.

“I plan to get trained on helicopters before so I’ll be ready to fly when it arrives,” he said.

“THE COAXIAL MAKES IT SAFER AND EASIER TO CONTROL. AND IT’S SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN MY GARAGE AND EASY TO MANEUVER ON THE GROUND.” TRAVIS REESE

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PARAPLEGIC VETERAN BREAKS BARRIERS Giving hope to returning veterans

BY ERIN HENZE

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CAPT. STEWART MCQUILLAN has a lot to be proud of. Not only is he a veteran of the Royal

Air Force and U.S. Air Force, serving as a fighter pilot, but also he is the first paraplegic to fly a helicopter and the first to build a helicopter.

When Stewart was serving in the Royal Air Force, his Tornado GR-1 broke apart upon takeoff. This resulted in a severe injury, crushing his spinal cord and leaving him partly paralyzed. Stewart quickly returned to aviation, eventually wanting to learn to fly helicopters. However, being a paraplegic, he knew that using the foot pedals wouldn’t be an easy task. Eventually, Stewart decided to talk to the Blue Eagles helicopter display team, which resulted in a device called the Aeroleg.

“I went down there, we had a few meetings with a few ideas, we did drawings, and they said, ‘Come back in a week,’” Stewart said. “I came back in a week, and they had already built this unit and [figured out] how we’d get the leg to work. We tried it out on the military Gazelles. We got it perfected.”

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However, the work didn’t stop there.

PHOTO BY KRISTEN CHRISTY Being from England, Stewart tried to get it approved in the United Kingdom, but he ran into a series of issues. Luckily, Stewart’s machinery interested the U.K. surgeon general, who in turn connected Stewart with the U.S. surgeon general.

“We took it to California,” Stewart said. “We did all the testing in the desert and got the approval.”

Stewart didn’t want to stop there.

Actually, his final goal was to build a community for veterans, modeled after the veterans’ villages after World War I. Stewart moved from group to group, hoping to find a team to put this together. Eventually, he met Sean McClung, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, and Kristen Christy, the 2018 U.S. Air Force Spouse of the Year.

Together, they founded the National Veterans Vocational Village, NV3.

According to its website, “NV3 is a self-sustaining vocational training center and residential village that educates, employs, and houses disabled and injured veterans and those with invisible wounds, transitioning from military and first responder duties to civilian life.”

NV3 AND PARTNER ROTOR X WILL BE BRINGING A HELICOPTER TO 24 DIFFERENT VA SPINAL CORD INJURY CENTERS, WHERE STEWART WILL FLY. THEY HOPE TO ENCOURAGE VETERANS TO “RECAPTURE THE JOYS OF FLYING AND OTHER VOCATIONS.”

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the village will have restaurants, a bakery, a general store, and possibly a small airport. The goal is to give these veterans a sense of community and purpose, especially for those who have been injured.

“He feels [like] a total outsider, alienated, because of his condition,” Stewart said.

“Put him in an area where they’ve had the same experience, and you can help them along. It’s that kind of community. I was in a coma for six months, big deal, look at me now. It’s kind of a tough love thing, but helping.”

To help accomplish this goal, NV3 and partner Rotor X will be bringing a helicopter to 24 different VA spinal cord injury centers, where Stewart will fly. They hope to encourage veterans to “recapture the joys of flying and other vocations,” as well as raise money for the veterans’ village.

Sean, co-founder of NV3, reiterated the importance of programs like this.

“In one year, there are more veterans who commit suicide than there have been lost in combat since 9/11,” Sean said. “Part of the reason we’re doing what we’re doing is to get them out of despair, to give them a sense of community, a sense of purpose, a sense of hope.”

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TOOLBOX SAGA ENDS WITH HAPPY CAMPERS

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

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THE STEGER FAMILY, of Prescott, Wisconsin, had their EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh visit all planned out. They would arrive on Sunday, walk around the grounds on Monday, and spend Tuesday morning at KidVenture with their children, Liivi, 6, and Vinten, 1, before heading back home on Wednesday.

With EAA offering free admission for all children, Chad and his wife, Jenna, had decided to take their kids to AirVenture for the first time. “It was too big of a draw not to take advantage of it,” Chad said.

Everything went according to plan … until Tuesday.

“We got up, ate breakfast, and headed right to KidVenture, thinking we were early enough to beat the biggest part of the rush,” Chad said.

Liivi managed to finish three activities as she worked to earn the free toolbox that is given to kids who complete all available stations. But then the lines grew: 30 minutes for one activity, 45 for another, and 60 for a third. There was no way the young girl would have time to complete the rest of the projects in the time they had, especially considering that Vinten really needed a nap, Chad said.

To Liivi’s disappointment, they went back to their camper in Camp Scholler, ate lunch, and put Vinten down for a nap. A few hours later, they headed back to the convention grounds in their golf cart.

“That’s when I noticed the wheel was making a funny noise,” Chad said. “It wiggled every time it would turn.”

Chad stopped next to a campsite occupied only by a boy who they thought was in his early teens.

“We asked him if he had any tools that I could use to tighten the lug nuts,” Chad said. The youth answered by holding up his KidVenture toolbox.

Unfortunately, there was nothing in the toolbox that would fix their problem, so the boy called his parents for suggestions, and they directed the family to the mechanics shop by the Red Barn.

“After he hung up the phone, we made small talk and mentioned that our daughter wasn’t able to get her tool set at KidVenture,” Chad said.

“And then he picked up his toolbox and handed it to Liivi, who was still sitting in the golf cart.”

The boy told them he didn’t need a second kit, as he had earned another toolbox a year ago. Livvi didn’t say anything — she’s a little shy — but she was super excited and played with it while they were at the mechanics shop, even all the way home.

“We never got his name, but we wanted to thank him and let his parents know what a great son they had raised,” Chad said. “That’s why we put the story out on Facebook. There is so much negative news; this was positive news about a genuinely nice young man. He is exactly what’s right about EAA.”

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“WE NEVER GOT HIS NAME, BUT WE WANTED TO THANK HIM AND LET HIS PARENTS KNOW WHAT A GREAT SON THEY HAD RAISED.” CHAD STEGER

Jenna, Vinten, 1, and Liivi Steger pose in front of their camper, while Liivi holds a KidVenture toolbox. A teenager gave the 6-year-old the toolbox after learning Liivi wasn’t able to complete all the KidVenture stations to earn her own.

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Friends Gather to Honor an AirVenture Regular Online community raises funds for Glen Towler memorial brick

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

GLEN TOWLER, EAA 1112536, a beloved

member of the online aviation community, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. According to his good friend Hillel Glazer, EAA Lifetime 1108948, Glen would save up all year to make the journey from New Zealand to Oshkosh each summer.

“He was just this all-around avid aviation geek, warbirds especially,” Hillel said. “He really loved the genre, he was a man of modest means, and he saved up pretty much all year to come to AirVenture every year, which also happened to coincide with his birthday. He was just super, super humble, and that made him so friendly that you can’t help but enjoy being around him.”

Using his online presence, Glen made friends all around the world, including EAA’s own managing editor.

“As is more common than not these days, Glen and I first met virtually via social media,” said Hal Bryan, EAA’s managing editor. “When we finally shook hands in person, it felt like we were already old friends. Glen’s passion for aviation was unabashed and infectious, and I always looked forward to seeing him at AirVenture. Our convention will be a little darker and a little quieter for me this year — I miss him already.”

Glen was passionate about a lot of things, such as aviation photography, his service in both the British and New Zealand armies, and, of course, finding free food.

“He knew every which way possible to get free food and drink at AirVenture,” Hillel explained.

In fact, according to an article on the EAA blog written by Glen, free food is what first got him to AirVenture in 2012.

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Glen Towler enjoyed trying on various warbird cockpits during his trips to AirVenture.

“WE KNEW HIS LOVE FOR AVIATION AND HIS LOVE FOR WARBIRDS, HIS PHOTOGRAPHY AND HIS PRIDE IN THE WORK THAT HE’D DONE FOR THE COUNTRIES HE SERVED.” HILLEL GLAZER

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“I was following a blog called AirPigz that is run by my now good friend Martt Clupper,” Glen wrote in 2019. “He had a photo caption contest for a photo of a Cessna 152 with a large four-bladed propeller. My caption was ‘Does this prop make my plane look small?’ I won the caption contest and my prize was a bacon sandwich at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. So I thought why not? I’ve never been and it looks interesting. So I booked my flights and bought tickets for three days.”

Ten years after his first AirVenture, friends of Glen have come together to raise money in his memory. With the initial plan of raising enough money for a brick at the Brown Arch, donations quickly surpassed that goal.

“We collected over $6,000 to buy Glen a brick at the Brown Arch, where Glen endeavored to arrange a group photo each year of all his online friends that he could only see in person that one time a year,” Hillel said. “We also purchased a memorial plaque at the Memorial Wall and donated the rest to other EAA programs.”

In his honor, these friends got together again, meeting at the Brown Arch on Thursday for one final group photo.

“We knew his love for aviation and his love for warbirds, his photography and his pride in the work that he’d done for the countries he served,” Hillel said. “It was just bizarrely tragic in how quickly he left.”

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THE GATHERING EARNS $2 MILLION FOR EAA EDUCATION PROGRAMS THE GATHERING RAISED more than $2 mil-

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lion for EAA’s vital education outreach and advocacy programs, such as Young Eagles, Thursday night. The fundraiser was presented by Textron Aviation and raised about $300,000 more than the 2021 event.

Two of the more expensive items sold included a customized Ford Bronco, which sold for $160,000, according to EAA Director of Communications Dick Knapinski, and a Van’s RV aircraft, which sold for $170,000.

A change to The Gathering this year was that the reception was held in EAA’s new Youth Education and Pilot Proficiency Centers, Knapinski said. The program again was held in the Eagle Hangar in the EAA AirVenture Museum.

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NEWS & INFO

Sonex Displays New JSX-2T Jet Trainer Kit

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

SONEX LLC DISPLAYED its new JSX-2T jet trainer kit at EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh 2022. Owner and President Mark Schaible said the kit is “absolutely the most inexpensive jet trainer in the world.” Schaible said customers approached Sonex asking for a two-seat or trainer version as more SubSonex JSX-2 kits were sold and flown, especially as it appeared in air shows.

Customers need transition training for personal jets even outside the SubSonex community. Schaible said the PBS TJ100-E3S turbojet engine is what makes both the SubSonex and the trainer version affordable.

The SubSonex JSX-2T is available only as a quick-build kit, and it’s priced at $66,000 plus engine, avionics, and builder-selected options.

Schaible estimated the kit can be completed for less than $155,000.

Currently, 16 single-seat SubSonex jets are flying, and the kit serial numbers are up to 56, so there are many more in progress or preparing to fly.

The JSX-2T should cruise about 200 mph, carries 50 gallons of usable fuel in a rotationally molded polyethylene fuel tank, and is equipped with electrically retractable landing gear. It will be fully aerobatic with an estimated range of 360 miles with a 30-minute fuel reserve.

Sonex is located in the Homebuilt Aircraft Display area in Booth 602.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

ONE WEEK WONDER UPDATE STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK SCHAIBLE

WE HAVE WINGS! Wing skinning on the 2022 Waiex-B One Week Wonder was com-

pleted on Thursday, and the wings have been rigged to the fuselage. Tasks in the forward fuselage to prep for wing rigging were completed late Thursday, and a small crew of volunteers and Sonex staff stayed into the night to complete that process.

Other milestones for Thursday included the beginning of the tail installation process, gear leg rigging and drilling, engine mount installation, and installation of the first firewall forward components, including the Rotax 912 iS fuse box, oil tank, and oil breather tube. The fuel tank was given its first temporary fit with fuel lines to the 912 iS fuel pumps, and the fuel pumps were installed. We’re looking forward to getting the Waiex-B on its gear, installing a lot more engine installation items, continuing the canopy installation process, and making more progress on the installation of controls.

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NASA PLANS FOR AAM VERTIPORTS

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LOOKING FORWARD TO catching an air taxi? NASA is work-

ing to answer where advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles will take off and land. Many AAM aircraft will be electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, so they will have the ability to take off and land vertically like helicopters on helipads. AAM vehicle types could also include other power and operating concepts.

NASA’s AAM mission is researching where these vertiports or vertiplexes, which are multiple vertiports in proximity, will work into existing infrastructure like current airports and heliports. There is also work being done to investigate new landing areas that can be created from repurposed areas or purpose-built sites, or integrated into existing buildings such as a train or bus station.

Many early cases of eVTOLs taking off and landing will occur at existing airports. Down the road, these vehicles will use their unique performance capabilities to land on the top of buildings or other spaces in crowded urban areas.

AAM MISSION’S VERTIPORT COMMUNITY INTEGRATION The AAM mission is working with local communities to understand how vertiport concepts, infrastructure, and design can impact them directly. The teams have hosted information sessions to support awareness, including presenting results from HDV’s efforts, security, and the results from a vertiport survey.

NASA’s vision is to map out a safe, accessible, and affordable new air transportation system alongside industry, community partners, and the FAA. Once developed, passengers and cargo will travel on-demand in innovative, automated aircraft across town, between neighboring cities, or to other locations typically accessed today by car.

Several projects supporting NASA’s advanced air mobility, or AAM, mission are working on different elements to help make AAM a reality. One of these focus areas is vertiports. This concept graphic shows a vertiport design where an AAM vehicle could take off and land in the future.

HIGH DENSITY VERTIPLEX NASA’s high density vertiplex (HDV) subproject is developing a vertiport automation system and using small remotely piloted aircraft to assess how vertiport automation can enhance safety and efficiency of operations.

HDV will initially test these smaller remotely piloted aircraft but will progress to larger VTOL aircraft. The team is evaluating how automation built into a vertiport, vehicle, and air traffic management system could interact; how these systems can address hazards and contingencies; and how pilots, vertiport managers, and fleet managers will interact with the technology. Data collected from these tests will help inform future research areas in vertiport automation systems and urban air mobility operations in the areas around vertiports.

“NASA’S AAM MISSION IS RESEARCHING WHERE THESE VERTIPORTS OR VERTIPLEXES, WHICH ARE MULTIPLE VERTIPORTS IN PROXIMITY, WILL WORK INTO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE CURRENT AIRPORTS AND HELIPORTS.” PHOTO COURTESY OF NASA

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

Fellowship of the Wing 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Runway 5K 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Stick & Rudder Redux: Fundamentals Michael Goulian 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Top 5 Mistakes: IFR Instruction Gary Reeves 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Approaches With Garmin GPS Navs Garmin Aviation Team G3X Touch Academy: Autopilot Tuning Garmin Aviation Team 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ATC & You: Inclement Weather NATCA 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Hot Start! Saturday

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Future of Rutan Designs Symposium Ryszard Zadow 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Aerobatics for Beginners Budd Davisson 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Fabric Covering 101 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 Cheaper Than an Overhaul!

Matthew Dock 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Gas Welding 101 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Precision Dynamic Engine Balancing Archie Frangoudis 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Forming Basics Mark Kennison 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Letters From a Soviet Prison Gary Powers Jr. 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Calabasas S-76B Accident: Lessons Mike Folkerts 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Yes, You Can Build a Plane!

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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Sonoma CA to AirVenture by PPG Harley Milne 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Cozy Aircraft Build 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Fabric Covering Demonstrations 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Player Special Restoration 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM Zenith Kit Assembly Demonstration Zenith Aircraft Company 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Navigating Insurance Cher Clare 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Wildlife & Airports Matt Powers 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Continental Engine Maintenance Tim Owen 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM G3X Touch: Installation, GPS Garmin Aviation Team 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Maximizing Garmin Pilot Garmin Aviation Team 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM “Final Flight, Final Fight” Erin Miller 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Study of Aircraft Accidents Capt. Brian Schiff 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Intro to Rotax Aircraft Engines Ronnie Smith 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Advanced Aviation Weather Greg Roark 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Communicating With ATC NATCA 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Engine Disassembly/Fuel Injection Lycoming Engines Day in the Life of an Airline Pilot First Officer Justin Dahan 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Land It Like a Pro Cirrus Aircraft Factory Instructor 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Best Avionics Upgrades: Mooney Garmin Aviation Team 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM G3X Touch: Databases and Connext Garmin Aviation Team 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM “My Heart for Safety” Joe Hopkins 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Advanced Flight Systems for EA AFS Staff 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Best Piston Engine Oil Technical Team 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pilot Professionalism Katherine Wilson 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM From the Stand - Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EAA’s AeroEducate Youth Initiative Paul Maloy 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM FAA Medical Certification and You EAA Aeromedical Advisory Council 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM American Airlines Cadet Academy Brad Morrison 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Sustainable Propulsion at NASA Mark Turner 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM USAF 75th Anniversary Maj. John “Lucky” Luckadoo

LOCATION EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport Chapel and Compass Hill Ultralight Barn EAA Pilot Proficiency Center NAFI Booth Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Garmin Seminar Tent 2 NATCA Booth EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport Forum Stage 5: Scheme Designers Forum Stage 6: EnerSys Forum Stage 10: Poly Fiber Inc. Sheet Metal Workshop Presented

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by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Ultralight Forums Tent Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop Aeroplane Workshop AOPA Program Pavilion International Federal Pavilion Continental Aerospace Technologies Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 EAA Wearhouse NAFI Booth Rotax Aircraft Engines Booth Redbird Flight Simulations NATCA Booth Lycoming Engines Booth ALPA Booth AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Garmin Seminar Tent 2 EAA Wearhouse Dynon Tent AeroShell Booth 419/420 International Federal Pavilion Announcer’s Stand EAA AeroEducate Forum Tent EAA Learn to Fly Center American Airlines Booth 502 Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Warbirds in Review

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10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Sling “Accelerated” Pilot Academy Wayne Toddun 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Mooney (General Av) Aerodynamics Ron Blum Lycoming Thunderbolt Engine Jeff Schans 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Congressional Update Sen. James Inhofe 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Designing the Perfect Paint Scheme Craig Barnett 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Homebuilt Spaceplane Propulsion John Bossard 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM ForeFlight Power Users: Advanced Thomas Daugherty To TBO and Beyond Mike Busch 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Flying the F-117 Stealth Fighter William O’Connor

Flying for Business 2022 Advocate Consulting Legal Group, PLLC 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Lean of Peak & Mixture Management Martin Pauly Wood Construction 101 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Hints for Homebuilders - Backstage Dick Koehler 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM FPV Racing Daniel Robinson Advanced Forming Mark Kennison 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Rabbit Hole Chris Williamson Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk Darrell Collins 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Shooting Star: The Dick Bong Story Jon Anderson 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Build Your Own Super Cub Charlie Becker

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM HBIR: Zenith Aircraft Sebastien Heintz 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Light Sport Repairman Certificate Carol & Brian Carpenter 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM Future Technology AFWERX Agility Prime 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Fatal Accidents & Loss of Control Ed Verville 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Classroom to Flight Deck Michael Arcamuzi 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Speak Your Mind Peg Ballou 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Stalls: The Wing Is the Thing Greg Roark 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Take a Peak: Lean or Rich Ron Humphrey

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by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent AFWERX Booth 350 FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station ALPA Booth NAFI Booth Redbird Flight Simulations Continental Aerospace Technologies

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10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Kermit Weeks Book Signing Kermit Weeks 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Landing an Aviation Scholarship First Officer Mark Bomber Accident Case Study: Into Thin Air John Collins 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Glass Panel on a Budget Garmin Aviation Team 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM “To Fly and Fight” Bud Anderson 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Grease Basics and Functions Technical Team 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Attitude Adjustment - Saturday

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM ATC: Aviation’s Best-Kept Secret NATCA 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Flying to the Bahamas Earnestine Moxyz Benefits of ALPA Membership Kandy Bernskoetter 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dynon Certified Partner Forum Kyle Fosso Instrument Flying Greg Roark 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Flight Sims at Chapter Youth Events Glenn Kowack

Maximize the YE Flight Experience David Leiting 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Airline Pilot Job Search Planning Kit Darby III A Student Pilot’s Turbulence Keith Young 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM ATC Communications in an Emergency Brian Soper 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Purchasing Your First Seaplane Steven McCaughey 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM TFRs: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort Lt. Col. Trevor “Boat” Boswell 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM How to Shine Radara Elkins 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Proverse Yaw: Future of Aviation Shane Parreco 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Perlan 2 Stratospheric Glider Dr. Daniel Johnson 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Sling Low and High Wing Aircraft Jean d’ Assonville 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM GPS Pro Tips Gary Reeves

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Get Your Seaplane Rating Steve Robinson 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Training to Fly NASA’s X-59 Nils Larson

LOCATION EAA Wearhouse ALPA Booth AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 1 EAA Wearhouse AeroShell Booth 419/420 EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport NATCA Booth International Federal Pavilion ALPA Booth Dynon Tent Redbird Flight Simulations EAA Blue Barn Featuring EAA Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights EAA Learn to Fly Center 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

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11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lycoming Engines EIS Overview Jud Rupert 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Power Hammer Mark Kennison Marianas: Home of the B-29 Norm Reynolds 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM TIG Welding 4130 Tubing Charlie Becker

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Introduction to Powered Parachutes Mike Demuth 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM What Does a Union Do? Mark Lockwood Building a Career in Aviation Abbey Hutter 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why GTN Xi Is the Right Upgrade Garmin Aviation Team 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Digital Engine Monitoring Garmin Aviation Team Benefits of Jet A and Avgas Engines James Foster 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM “Jet Boss” Laura Savino Differences in Turbine Engine Oils Technical Team 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Teaching Drones for CFIs Bob Meder 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Squawk 1200 - Saturday

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Medical Aspects of LOC Michael Stretanski, D.O.

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Paramotors 102: Maintain 2-Strokes Jonathan Eisele 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM ATC & You: Real-Life Scenarios 3 NATCA 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM Backcountry Awareness Mike Vivion 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Weather & Briefing Tools Jeff Arnold 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GFC 600 Autopilot in Turbine, Multi Garmin Aviation Team 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GFC 500 Autopilot Can Modernize SEF Garmin Aviation Team 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM On the Fly! - Seaplane Base 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM “Unforgotten,” “Propeller” Eileen Bjorkman 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Tuskegee Aircraft and WASP Aircraft George Hardy 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Growing EAA Chapter Membership John Egan

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Conquer the Checkride Loren French 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM The Future of Aviation With Airbus John O’Leary 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Airline Pilot Applications/Resumes Kit Darby III EAA Legal Advisory Council 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Aircraft Buying/Selling Pitfalls 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Design & Restoration B-25 Mitchell Patrick Mihalek 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM ForeFlight Fundamentals Rachel Scarbrough 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Cylinder Work Is Risky Business Mike Busch 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM NASA’s Airborne Science Program Susan Bell

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Fabric Covering 101 EAA SportAir Sheet Metal 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Sheet Metal 101

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM TIG Welding 101

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Composite 101 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Gas Welding 101 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM The Original Aileron Patent Story Russell Klingaman 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM HBIR: Sling, Flying From South Africa 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Getting Started in Ultralights Timm Bogenhagen 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Engine Assembly Lycoming Engines 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM TFRs: How to Avoid a Fighter Escort James Smith Lt. Col. Trevor “Boat” Boswell 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM NORAD 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Airspeed Indicators Capt. Mike Jesch 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Challenge Cup: Compete to Win! Greg Roark 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Tea & Turbulence

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Start an Aviation YouTube Channel Chris Palmer 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Avidyne: Ask The Expert IFR Use Gary Reeves 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Choosing the Right Garmin Display Garmin Aviation Team 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Garmin Experimental Avionics Garmin Aviation Team John H. “Lucky” Luckadoo 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM “Damn Lucky” 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Aviation WX Reports and Forecasts Dr. Terry Lankford

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Workshop Classroom C Aeroplane Workshop EAA Museum - Hilton Theater Homebuilders Hangar Supported

by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Ultralight Forums Tent ALPA Booth AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Continental Aerospace Technologies 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 NATCA Booth EAA Pilot Proficiency Center AOPA Program Pavilion Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 Seaplane Base Presented by Wipaire EAA Wearhouse Warbirds In Review EAA Blue Barn Featuring EAA Chapters, EAA Young Eagles, and EAA Eagle Flights EAA Learn to Fly Center EAA AeroEducate Forum Tent Aviation Gateway Park Forum Tent Forum Stage 3: Superflite Forum Stage 5: Scheme Designers Forum Stage 7: ForeFlight Forum Stage 8 Forum Stage 9: SOFTIE PARACHUTES

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by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty TIG Welding Workshop Presented

by Lincoln Electric Workshop Classroom A Gas Welding Workshop EAA Museum - Hilton Theater Homebuilts In Review Ultralight Forums Tent Lycoming Engines Booth International Federal Pavilion Seaplane Base Presented by Wipaire NAFI Booth Redbird Flight Simulations EAA Radio Sponsored by Green Bay Austin Straubel Int. Airport AOPA Program Pavilion Avidyne Booth 3130A Garmin Seminar Tent 2 Garmin Seminar Tent 1 EAA Wearhouse FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station

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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Aviation Weather Center’s Website Nicole Stevens 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Gas Welding Aluminum 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Saturday Air Show 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Flying From Home to Hope Andy Wheatcroft 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM “Blue Angels” Mat Garretson 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Check Your Restraints Amanda Taylor 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Flying Clubs Steve Bateman, Ph.D. 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM “Wings of Gold” Beverly Weintraub 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM TFRs and Fire Bombers Jay Flowers

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM “Airborne at the End of the Earth” Nate Gordon 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Catholic Mass 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Vintage Aircraft Awards Ceremony 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM U.S. Air Force 75th Anniversary 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Homebuilt Aircraft Awards Program

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Saturday Night Air Show 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM “Toward the Unknown”

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International Federal Pavilion Gas Welding Workshop Flightline AOPA Program Pavilion EAA Wearhouse International Federal Pavilion AOPA Program Pavilion EAA Wearhouse FAA Aviation Safety Center, Flight Service Station EAA Wearhouse Forum Stage 7: ForeFlight Vintage Hangar Theater in the Woods Supported by M&M’S Homebuilders Hangar Supported by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Flightline Fly-In Theater

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FAA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR BILLY NOLEN VISITS AIRVENTURE

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With a 2030 deadline to complete the transition to unleaded avgas, Nolen acknowledged that the issue is among the top priorities for the FAA, and he is confident in the progress that’s been made so far.

“We believe we’re on track,” he said. “We’ve got a couple of STCs in the works around how we get there without lead and get to the point where we need to be. It’s a collaborative effort, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. … It will take all of us working together, and we’re never going to assume within the agency that we have all the answers.”

As for MOSAIC, or the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates, which has been in the works for years, Nolen was optimistic that the finish line was in sight.

“We’re closing in on the finish line,” Nolen said of MOSAIC. “When you think of rules and processes, [the difficulty is] pretty soon people throw everything including the kitchen sink into the mix. Our goal is to make sure it’s doable, to never let good come at the expense of great. We have to be safe. The public demands it, and they should demand it.” The FAA expects an NPRM available for comment in August 2023.

While Nolen has been a pilot for four decades, it was his first visit to AirVenture, and he couldn’t have been more impressed with what he saw during his time in Oshkosh.

“This is a mecca. I know for many of you this is a pilgrimage to come here every year to see the best of the best of aviation — past, present, and future. I’ve been in aviation for more than four decades, and this is my first time at AirVenture. But it will not be my last time at AirVenture, I can promise you that. I’ve never seen anything like this. What a tribute to aviation.”

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EAA CHAPTER 27 RV-12 ‘GIVE FLIGHT’ PROJECT FLOWN TO AIRVENTURE ’22

BY ROBBIE CULVER

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

BEFORE AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2015, five EAA chapters were selected to receive wings

for project “Give Flight,” to be built by volunteers and attendees. Following AirVenture, the wings were shipped to each chapter, where local fundraising efforts provided enough money to buy the rest of the kits.

Chapter 461 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, built a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. Chapter 245 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, also built a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. Chapter 84 in Snohomish, Washington, built a Zenith CH 650. Chapter 27 in Meriden, Connecticut, built an RV-12, and Chapter 555 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, built a Sonex Waiex.

The RV-12 was built by the students from H.C. Wilcox Technical High School and was finished in December 2018. Chapter 27 President Mark Scott told AirVenture Today that then the chapter ran into a “certification nightmare” that resulted in a one-year delay. Following resolution of the issue, the first flight of N935WT was May 14, 2020.

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A Meriden flying club was formed following the build completion, with 10 equity members. Since EAA chapters cannot own flying aircraft, a flying club is a common solution once a chapter completes a project. Club members (and mother/daughter) Laurie and Arianna Strand flew the RV-12 11 hours to AirVenture 2022 to complete the “Give Flight” objective of completing the aircraft and flying it to Oshkosh.

The RV-12 has a Rotax 912 ULS 100-hp engine and cruises at 110 knots. Built with pulled rivets, the RV-12 has a reputation for being a straightforward kit, important especially for youth projects.

For other chapters considering a build project, Scott said, “Kids not only learn to build the airplane,” but also learn other life skills such as reading plans, time management, thinking ahead, and “things that will help them in their future job.”

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PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF

BY JIM ROBERTS

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

AT THE AGE of 17, Cadence Bomgardner has an aviation résumé that would make some

folks green with envy. Private pilot with an instrument rating? Check. Partner in an aircraft rental company? Check. Opportunity for a type rating in the Cirrus SF-50 Vision Jet? Check. And that’s just the beginning.

From the day an 11-year-old Cadence looked out the window of a Cessna 182 and the flying bug bit, until earning a private pilot certificate on her 17th birthday and instrument rating seven months later, it’s been a whirlwind ride. And there’s no letup in sight.

Cadence credits her grandfather, Lowell Camp, with inspiring her love of aviation. He flew C-47s across “The Hump” of the Himalayan mountains in World War II, and was later a flight instructor at Redbird Airport (now Dallas Executive Airport).

At 15, she recalls, “I took a Young Eagles flight with Dallas-Fort Worth EAA Chapter 34 in an RV-12, and that’s when my flame for aviation got rekindled. It was one of the best days of my life.”

Cadence got heavily involved as a volunteer with Chapter 34, and was mentored by chapter member David Clark as she studied for the private pilot knowledge exam, which she passed in January 2021. When it came time for flying lessons, the one thing she knew: “I didn’t want my parents to ever have to pay for my flight training.”

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Enter the EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship, which she was awarded in March 2021.

That award, along with a second scholarship from the Make A Pilot Foundation, fully funded her training.

After a summer of flight training, the date for her checkride was set for her 17th birthday in October 2021. Then the day before, she learned a scheduling glitch had left her without a designated pilot examiner. Undaunted, she began calling every DPE in the area. Working her way down the alphabet, she struck gold with Jake Huffman, a former B-52 pilot Cadence remembers as “a very thorough examiner.”

After a four-hour oral test and two-hour practical test, the certificate was hers.

“I TOOK A YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT WITH DALLAS-FORT WORTH EAA CHAPTER 34 IN AN RV-12, AND THAT’S WHEN MY FLAME FOR AVIATION GOT REKINDLED. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.” CADENCE BOMGARDNER

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SATURDAY JULY 30, 2022 To fund further flight training, she and her father set up an aircraft rental LLC. Armed with a 21-page business plan, she recruited four investors to supplement her life savings and purchased a Cherokee 140, which today is available to rent from their company, Cadenza Aviation. Though her father’s name was required to start the business, he insists that everything to do with the airplane is her responsibility, and her name will go on company papers when she turns 18.

Buoyed by her success in the aircraft rental business, Cadence earned her instrument rating in May 2022. And through her part-time job at Ambassador Jet Center at Dallas Executive Airport, she met a local dental surgeon with a Cirrus SR22T and a spring 2023 delivery position on an SF50 Vision Jet. With offices in several states and in need of a second pilot, he’s offered her a type rating in the jet. She observes, “I’ll have to do that during spring break, since I’ll be a senior and I can’t miss school.”

Cadence plans to earn her commercial pilot certificate before then. She flew to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with a friend and will hit 250 flying hours on her way home. The goal is to earn the commercial certificate on her 18th birthday and take the CFI checkride the next day.

Besides piloting an aircraft, Cadence enjoys maintaining them. “I want enough knowledge to work on my own plane. Overseen by an A&P mechanic, I had to re-plumb the entire pitot-static system on the Cherokee, because I was the only one who could actually sit up under the panel.” Would she ever consider building an airplane? “Yes … oh, my goodness … I like the RVs. Maybe the RV-15 … that would be very cool.”

As for long-range goals, college is in her future.

“Whenever I see the F-35s go by, I think Air Force.

It would be amazing to fly fighters. And Patty Wagstaff is my idol. I’d love to join the air show circuit.” To that end, she’s begun training in a Super Decathlon and hopes to compete in IAC events soon.

She also wants to someday sponsor a learn-to-fly scholarship program, since “I see my friends who are not able to achieve their flying goals because of a lack of funds.” Her advice to others who yearn for the sky? “EAA is the reason I’ve been able to do this.

If you’re lucky enough to have a chapter nearby, become as involved as you can.”

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8. IAC is home to those who prefer _______ attitudes.

9. During takeoff, pilots feel _______ due to the force of acceleration (no hyphen).

4. A meteorological report given to aircraft in case of possible danger.

6. EAA’s first fly-in was held at Milwaukee’s Curtiss-Wright Airport, now known as _________.

7. A necessary part of every aircraft, this word comes from the French term for “spindle-shaped.”

10. Stinson’s SR-10.

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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.

9 a.m. — Erin Miller, Final Flight, Final Fight 10 a.m. — Joe Hopkins, My Heart for Safety 11 a.m. — Clarence “Bud” Anderson, To Fly and Fight Noon — Laura Savino, Jet Boss 1 p.m. — Eileen Bjorkman, Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin and The Propeller Under the Bed 2 p.m. — John “Lucky” Luckadoo, Damn Lucky 3 p.m. — Mat Garretson, Blue Angels Decades 4 p.m. — Beverly Weintraub, Wings of Gold 5 p.m. — Nate Gordon, Airborne at the End of the Earth

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EAA Aviation Museum Highlights

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YOUR VISIT TO Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture 2022 isn’t complete with-

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

2003 LOCKWOOD AIRCAM, N5084T The versatile AirCam is the brainchild of Phil Lockwood. After working with wildlife photographers in partnership with Maxair in the early ’80s, Lockwood established his own aviation consulting business and started designing an airplane specifically for aerial photography missions.

After the AirCam’s 1994 appearance at SUN ’n FUN, demands were made for a production version. This new version featured a monocoque aluminum design with a steel tube gear in place of the pod and boom construction of the first two aircraft, giving the production AirCam more stability and strength. The tail was enlarged to improve stability and control at very low speeds when photographers want to linger over a certain area.

EAA’s AirCam (N5084T) is model No. 1 and was used for the National Geographic photo missions in the Republic of Congo. The AirCam proved to be a great photo platform for photographer Michael Nichols. The crew got up early each day and flew missions from dawn until about 8 a.m., when the good light was gone. Around 4 p.m., they would head out again until sunset. Due to the ongoing civil war and all the delays the team had encountered, they elected to store the AirCam and return to the site in the spring of 1994 to complete the photo shoot. The results of this expedition can be seen in the July 1995 issue of National Geographic.

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After two missions to Congo in 1993 and 1994, the AirCam was purchased by the National Geographic Society, which then donated it to Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park for use in research.

During its service with the park, the aircraft was damaged in a landing accident.

It went unrepaired because of the remote location and the expense involved. Russ Solsvig, EAA 466754, an airline pilot, found out about the damaged AirCam and arranged to purchase it and ship it back to the United States, where he completely restored the aircraft. Solsvig later traded AirCam No. 1 to Lockwood for a new AirCam. Lockwood donated No. 1 to EAA in 2008.

Don’t miss your chance to see this Lockwood AirCam, located in the museum lobby, and hundreds of other aircraft in the EAA Aviation Museum.

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Work on Sandbar Mitchell Helps Youths Find Right Career

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

THE WARBIRDS OF Glory Museum isn’t just about restoring World War II airplanes to

their 1940s splendor. It’s about making sure that young people today learn about these airplanes and how to maintain them.

Museum Director Patrick Mihalek said that since being founded in 2013, youths have played an important part in restoring a recovered B-25 bomber nicknamed Sandbar Mitchell. Parts of the airplane, as well as the people who are helping with its restoration, can be found through Saturday in Warbird Alley, adjacent to the Fightertown Café.

About 45 youths have volunteered their time to restore Sandbar Mitchell since the beginning, many continuing on until adulthood, Mihalek said. “We saw the value of getting kids involved and know they can excel if given the chance,” he said.

The tasks students are given depend on their age and skill level. It could be anything from stripping down parts, to removing bolts, to drilling rivets, to sheet metal forming, to creating CAD drawings, Mihalek said.

Logan Kucharek, then 13, was the nonprofit organization’s first youth volunteer.

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Today the Howell, Michigan, aerospace engineer has gone full circle, and besides continuing to work on the airplane, he is also teaching the younger volunteers maintenance and restoration work.

“It was very much an apprenticeship when I started,” Kucharek said.

“I started with simple things like sandblasting, stripping paints, or general disassembly. But eventually I started doing more complex stuff ...”

And as he talked with friends about what he was doing, more and more friends signed up to volunteer as well. Kucharek and a core group ended up going to Western Michigan University and being roommates.

Sean Farrelly got involved in the B-25 restoration in 2015 when he was about 18, just as he was starting at the Michigan Institute of Aviation Technology. He said he had barely worked on airplanes and cars before he started volunteering, and now he is a certified A&P mechanic working in Waterford, Michigan.

Farrelly said the work he did on Sandbar Mitchell gave him the hands-on experience to pass his skills test. Today, he’s also one of the teachers, helping younger members learn valuable skills.

At 17, Connor Pramov, of Brighton, Michigan, is currently the organization’s youngest volunteer.

He’s been volunteering for about six months, helping with painting, cleaning, and more.

Pramov said he had no background in aviation, but he’s already become passionate about airplanes. He volunteers on the B-25 about three times a week, for four to five hours each day.

“It’s definitely changed my whole perspective on what I thought I wanted to do,” he said, noting that before he was considering careers in automotive engineering or policing.

Katelyn Brooks, 23, of Howell, Michigan, got involved in the B-25 restoration in 2019, thanks to her boyfriend, Anthony Muldoon, who also volunteers there.

“He gave me a tour of the museum on my lunch break and gave me Patrick’s information,” she said. And the rest is history.

After two months of volunteering, she decided to go to school to become an A&P mechanic. She finMIHALEK SAID THEY HOPE TO ished the program in April, and now is working COMPLETE THE B-25 RESTORATION full-time in the field, mainly on cargo planes.

But she still makes time to work on the B-25.

BY 2026. TO MAKE THAT A “Generally, I’ll stop on my way home from work for a couple of hours a couple times each week,” she said.

REALITY, THE ORGANIZATION IS Ultimately, she hopes to work on warbirds full time.

ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO HELP Mihalek said they hope to complete the B-25 restoration by 2026. To make that a reality, the organization FUND PURCHASE OF PARTS AND is accepting donations to help fund purchase of parts SUPPLIES, AS THERE IS NO COST and supplies, as there is no cost to youth to participate.

The Warbirds of Glory Museum will be moving to TO YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE. the Oakland Southwest Airport in New Hudson, Michigan, on August 1.

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