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BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AIRVENTURE
VICKY BENZING WANTED to fly a P-51 so bad that she took the training course to get qualified in the Mustang in hopes that someone would need her to ferry one.
When that didn’t happen, her husband gave her a diecast model of a Mustang.
But today she has her own full-sized P-51, known as Plum Crazy. Bought from friend Clay Lacy in 2019, it is making its debut in her air show this year after a long renovation by Fighter Rebuilders.
Vicky said she flew the P-51 for only about 25 hours before taking it to Chino to have it restored. The airplane had been built in late 1944 and never saw action. It was sold with a group of Mustangs and went to Canada for about a decade before it was sold again and came back to the States. It then was transformed to a civilian airplane and used for executive transport.
Aircraft broker Al Paulson next bought the airplane, and Clay raced in it at the Reno Air Races. Al purchased 50 gallons of purple paint to add a stripe to his airplanes, and instead received 1,500 gallons.
“They painted everything purple — the toolboxes, the tugs, and the airplanes,” Vicky said, including the P-51. Lacy eventually purchased the airplane in 1967 and added a Snoopy logo to the tail, in hopes of interesting children in the airplane and in flying. He also had a life-sized Snoopy stu ed animal that would sit in the back seat. That stu ed animal is now Vicky’s, although it usually stays at home when she’s flying.
Vicky kept the purple color during the renovation and said her entry into the aerobatic box is her favorite maneuver of her show. “I come in above the crowd … at air race speed, and people can hear the roar of the engine. I pull up in a quarter clover, and people can see every angle of the airplane. I designed the entire show to show the aircraft o , especially now that it’s restored.”
The airplane’s history also makes it special. It won a lot of air races, starred in TV shows like Magnum, P.I., and is featured in a video game.
“This airplane has its own following,” she said. “It’s not about me. I’m only the caretaker. I’m really pleased to have it on the air show circuit and allow the next generations of kids to see it and fall in love with it.”
Vicky said she first got interested in aviation when she started skydiving in graduate school as she pursued a doctorate in chemistry. “One of my buddies came to the lab … and asked if I wanted to go skydiving. We went out, jumped, and I fell in love with being in the sky. I’d go out every chance I could get.”
Being around airplanes, Vicky said she knew that she had to learn to fly. She started her lessons in October 1982 and received her private pilot certificate in February 1983. She finished graduate school in 1985, did a postdoc, and then worked in Silicon Valley until she retired in 2012.
But she was always flying, even when she was working. “In 2004, I took a ride with Wayne Handley, and it rekindled my interest in aerobatics that I had long forgotten,” she said. So she bought an Extra and started aerobatic training in earnest in 2005. Soon she was competing and flying air shows.
She is sponsored by California Aeronautical University (CAU), a school she sees making a di erence in their students’ lives much as flying did for her.
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“Learning to fly gave me so much confidence and changed the trajectory of my life,” she said. “I tell kids not to let anything get in their way. You can overcome every obstacle. Money is a big obstacle for all people, but if you want it enough, you’ll figure it out. There is always a way to make it happen.”
CAU has Plum Crazy merchandise at its trailer this week, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support its student flight team in regional and national competitions. CAU is located in Booth 69 and 70, located off James Ray Road near Hangars A and C.
For more on Vicky Benzing, see the feature story in the May 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation.
“I pull up in a quarter clover, and people can see every angle of the airplane. I designed the entire show to show the aircraft off, especially now that it’s restored.”
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Vicky Benzing shows off her P-51D Mustang, which was renovated and sports the same purple color it had as a raceplane decades earlier. She flew it in Monday and Wednesday’s air shows. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ
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2024 August Raspet Winner Awarded
Mike Blyth of South Africa is this year’s recipient
BY ANGELA SATTERLEE AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF
MIKE BLYTH — a test pilot, entrepreneur, and aircraft lover who founded Sling Aircraft — is the winner of the Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award this year. He accepted it on Wednesday, July 24, from the director of EAA chapters and homebuilding, Charlie Becker.
Named for the late Dr. August “Gus” Raspet, a professor at Mississippi State University and avid light aircraft enthusiast, the award has been presented every year since 1960 to a person making an outstanding contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design.
Mike is a member of South Africa Chapter 332 in Johannesburg and now lives in Cape Town, South Africa, where he’s o cially begun his retirement. He has made numerous contributions to the light aircraft industry over several decades, beginning in 1985 when he started Skyriders flight school out of Bapsfontein, South Africa, the oldest microlight flight school in South Africa, only one year after getting his instructor rating. He has been involved in the ultralight industry ever since.
Mike started Sling Aircraft from scratch in 2005. What started as a company with three people has expanded to employ more than 425 people who produce nearly 15 aircraft every month. Just a few of the
airplanes that Mike has designed include the Sling High Wing, the Sling 2, the Sling 4, and the Sling TSi.
Mike said his success is due to wanting to fly his creations. “I suppose it was the motivation. Design it yourself, make it yourself, fly around the world yourself.”
Mike always loved drawing airplanes, and he used to make model planes with his dad. He was interested in the process of building planes and learned through hands-on experience.
Mike didn’t have a strong background in aviation at first, and he wasn’t a certified engineer or architect when he started his companies. But through a strong passion and a collaboration with his team at Sling, his company has grown exponentially.
On top of designing and building ultralights, Mike has flown his designs for several monthlong expeditions around the world. He also won the World Microlight Championship in 1992 and is the only South African to do so. Between taking friends, business partners, and now his wife on safaris and trips, along
with training for flying competitions, he has flown more than 5,000 hours at the controls of di erent types of light aircraft.
“Flying around the world, it gave me the insight to be able to produce an aircraft that really met the ideas that I had about what an aircraft should be,”
Mike explained.
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TIKI TOWER!
BY JIM ROBERTS
JEFF COFFEY SPENT 30 years as an air tra c controller, including 15 years working SUN ’n FUN, and nine tours wearing the distinctive pink shirt of an EAA AirVenture Oshkosh controller. Now retired from the FAA, in 2023 Je traded in his pink shirt for a colorful Hawaiian aloha shirt, the uniform of the day at Tiki Tower. Never heard of Tiki Tower? Maybe that’s because, as Bob Kamm put it, “Tiki Tower is not a location; it’s a state of mind.” Bob should know. When he reported for work at the North Tower in 2021 and introduced himself as “Aloha Bob,” another controller, Mike Eisele asked, “Can I be Mahalo Mike?” And Tiki Tower was born, along with the traditions of wearing the Hawaiian shirt uniform, presenting visitors with a souvenir lei, and generally embracing the aloha spirit.
“Tiki Tower is not a location; it’s a state of mind.” — Bob Kamm
During the daily air show, you can find Je Co ey, Aloha Bob, and Mahalo Mike working tra c at the North Tower. The operation sits atop the EAA Warbirds flightline operations building, and as Je noted, “When you’ve found an orange and white building with yellow luau shirts on top of it, you’ve probably found the right place.” Scott Strader and Jim Hovic round out the cast of characters, and all are volunteers.
From their perch high above warbird country, the crew controls tra c on Runway 9-27. While the air boss runs the show from his station at show center on Runway 18-36, his line of sight does not encompass Runway 9-27. Consequently, the North Tower handles any aircraft using that runway, including most of the warbirds.
In the words of Aloha Bob, “Some of us attend the daily air show briefing, and others attend the warbird briefing. I’m there listening and watching to get an idea if there’s anything that I need to be aware of that would be of value to the performers. We’re support to the main show, and if we can accomplish that, it’s a win for us.” Then he added, “We’re here to do the right thing, but we’re also here to have fun.”
Though the group has decades of AirVenture experience between them, they are still required to qualify as controllers on Runway 9-27. That’s done through a review of local ATC procedures and passing a written test on the surrounding airspace, radio frequencies, runway layout and lengths, and approaches available.
While the aloha spirit reigns at Tiki Tower, it’s not all fun and games. Je Co ey recalled one day in 2023 that was particularly challenging: “On the first day of the air show, we were recovering all of the warbirds, and 40-plus airplanes were coming to the overhead. There was a
group that declared minimum fuel and broke up everything like a bowling ball, and Aloha Bob was up to his eyeballs in airplanes. We were all trying to help spot for him.” Bob added, “It was smoky from the Canadian wildfires, and for a minute I couldn’t see where they were.” With the help of his fellow controllers, he sorted out the situation, prioritizing the minimum-fuel birds, and safely recovered all aircraft.
In retrospect, Bob Kamm summed it up best: “Our number one job is to make sure that runway’s safe, and that the people who use it can be comfortable knowing that they are gonna get taken care of. That’s our goal. That’s the number one thing. After that, it’s all a state of mind.”
And Tiki Tower was born, along with the traditions of wearing the Hawaiian shirt uniform, presenting visitors with a souvenir lei, and generally embracing the aloha spirit.
Tiki Tower controllers (L-R): “Aloha Bob” Kamm, Scott Strader, Jeff Coffey, and “Mahalo Mike” Eisele. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM ROBERTS
Aloha Bob bestows a lei on a special visitor, Holly Marshall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM ROBERTS
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From Adversity to Purpose
Pilot turns dangerous experience into teaching opportunity
BY SAM OLESON AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF
Last summer, Paul Barnett nearly lost his right leg. A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.
Paul, EAA Lifetime 456283, a longtime warbird pilot from Brookhaven, Mississippi, made what he described as a “grave mistake” on July 8 last summer. In preparation for letting a friend fly his T-35 Buckaroo into Oshkosh, Paul was changing the oil in the airplane.
“Unfortunately, I moved the propeller three to four inches after I made a grave mistake; I left the magnetos on,” Paul said. “The engine fired, it struck my leg
twice and my hand once. And so it destroyed the femur in my right leg, and, lying on the ground, I thought I would not have that leg any longer.”
Fortunately, doctors were able to save Paul’s leg, but it certainly wasn’t an easy recovery.
“I’ve since done a video for the FAA, and they’re sharing it with IAs and A&Ps for the renewals each year.” — Paul Barnett
“I spent three weeks in the hospital,” he explained. “One week in the hospital for my surgery, and then two weeks of physical therapy in a rehab hospital. Then I did extensive physical therapy. And actually I started back to this physical therapy again last week. I’m about 80 percent, 85 percent, but I’m striving for 100 percent. But the Lord was with me. My wife protected me. I had zero infection; I exceeded all expectations. My family and AirVenture family just prayed and reached out, and the Lord above just protected me.”
The Corsair Paul flew into AirVenture is Marine’s Dream, a Goodyear-built FG-1D owned by Scott Glover and the Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Between Marine’s Dream and Lou IV, a P-51 Mustang also operated by Mid America Flight Museum, Paul said that hundreds of AirVenture attendees have had the chance to sit in the cockpit of these two iconic warbirds.
“We don’t put a rope around these airplanes and keep people from touching them. I mean, we’ve probably put over 350 people in today [Sunday afternoon] alone in these two aircraft, and it’s 2:40 in the afternoon, so that’s kind of the di erence of Scott Glover’s mentality and Paul Barnett’s mentality when it comes to sharing history.”
Not only is Paul grateful to be able to continue flying historic warbirds and sharing that history he’s so passionate about, he’s also using his accident as an opportunity to teach other pilots and mechanics about what not to do.
“I’ve been around aircraft since I was 3 weeks old, and I did something that I never thought would’ve happened,” he said. “I did something that caused an accident that I never thought would’ve happened. Procedure, procedure, procedure — you’ve got to follow procedure. And I did not follow procedure, and I su ered. And I’ve since done a video for the FAA, and they’re sharing it with IAs and A&Ps for the renewals each year. I think the Lord spared my life so I could educate others.”
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAM OLESON
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Cox Advocates for Disabilities While Encouraging Fearlessness, Adaptability
BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AIRVENTURE
TO SAY JESSICA COX, of Tucson, Arizona, has a can-do attitude is a massive understatement. She was born without arms and learned to do things with her feet that many people think can’t be done.
“Before I had LASIK surgery, I used to put contacts in my eyes with my feet,” she said. “It’s that precision with my feet that people can’t conceptualize. But I’ve lived with using my toes as my fingers my whole life.”
Jessica earned her sport pilot certificate in 2008 and first came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2009. “I didn’t know anything about the aviation world,” she recalled. “But people were stopping me, saying congratulations, and I thought, wow, I’m a celebrity here.”
She said she wasn’t prepared for the newfound status at AirVenture. “I’ve been doing what I do my whole life — earning my black belt and a degree in college and now, flying an airplane. Aviation just became one of those things that happened. But being in Oshkosh brought an awareness to me of how important messaging is.”
Now a worldwide motivational speaker who has presented in 29 countries, she acknowledged that aviation gave her the initial launch. She was back in
Oshkosh on Monday, speaking to a packed forum audience about the importance of being fearless and adaptable, as well as advocating for disabilities. “Disability doesn’t mean inability,” she said.
Jessica said the average individual in many countries doesn’t have the opportunity to fly. “So it’s so shocking for them to hear that I can do it without arms. In too many places, there is a stigma of having a disability. But when they hear what I can do … they think that maybe there are capabilities of others they are overlooking.”
She said she has two passions, aviation and nonprofit work. She started the Rightfooted Foundation International as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to equip children born with bilateral limb di erence with the skills and tools needed to live independent and fulfilling lives. She flies a modified 1946 Ercoupe 415-C to promote the mission of the foundation.
But soon she will have another airplane to support her foundation’s mission. EAA Chapter 898, in Ocean County, New Jersey, has volunteered to build her an RV-10 that will be modified for foot controls in the pilot seat. “It hasn’t been done before,” Jessica said, noting
that they are working with Mach 1 and pilot Joe Getz on the engineering. “But we need support, we need sponsors, we need people to get behind us, like [more] engineers ….”
Jessica said the RV-10 modification project is more than a nonprofit project. “It’s something for all of aviation, and it can really push the limits of what people think is possible.”
She hopes the airplane can be completed by 2028 so she can fly it over the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. “This isn’t just me flying, but pilots of other disabilities as well,” she said. “We want to challenge people’s perception and inspire young people, especially young people with disabilities.”
“In too many places, there is a stigma of having a disability. But when they hear what I can do … they think that maybe there are capabilities of others they are overlooking.”
— Jessica Cox
Born without arms, Jessica Cox demonstrates how she uses her feet to fly. EAA Chapter 898 has started to build her the first RV-10 that can be flown with your feet. Mach 1 and pilot Joe Getz are helping with the engineering to make it happen. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ
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KidVenture Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Youths in Aviation
BY ABIGAIL OLENICZAK
THE EXCITEMENT OF KidVenture began 25 years ago when then EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny and Vice President Greg Anderson asked EAA Director Dan Majka to create somewhere for kids to be involved with aviation on the EAA grounds.
Recently, KidVenture has added a laboratory to the second floor of the Pilot Proficiency Center, located next to the EAA Aviation Museum. It is a permanent space used by homeschoolers, school groups, and individuals.
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Dan said he wanted a venue that would attract the whole family. KidVenture started in 1999 as a big tent by the Eagle Hangar. Dan said he thought 500 kids would show up, but surprisingly, 2,000 kids came ready to participate in handson aviation activities and projects.
Today, KidVenture has 450 volunteers, and 20,000 youths and parents come to explore all it has to o er.
Boeing is another large donor that helps make KidVenture dreams come true. Andrew Mallek of Boeing has been volunteering for the past four years
“It has grown tremendously, and it is all because of volunteers,” Dan said. “I never imagined it to look and grow the way it has in the past 25 years.”
The vision from the beginning was to provide an environment for children to experience and appreciate all the di erent areas of aviation. Dan’s hope was that kids would learn skills they never would have imagined — for example, building and soldering a radio to listen to air traffic control. Dan hopes youths take that success and excitement and carry it over to all areas of life.
Many of the youths have found a deeper appreciation for aviation and enjoy the hands-on tasks. “The mission is working, absolutely. I wouldn’t devote my time if it wasn’t,” said Dan, who has been the chairman since the program’s inception.
KidVenture is free for all youths and made possible entirely because of donations. The Ray Foundation is a large donor and has been with KidVenture since almost the beginning. Dan said, “These people believe in the mission.”
KidVenture volunteer Kunwoo Yoo of Boeing helps children design and build paper rockets. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN OLENICZAK
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- Use 40% less fuel on a typical mission to reduce cost and increase range or payload.
- Use non-leaded fuel. (Jet-A or Jet-A1, SAF, Diesel, or Bio-fuel)
- Reduce maintenance costs with 40% fewer parts and robust direct drive.
- Smaller size: reduce drag, prop efficiency, airframe performance.
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- More power at higher altitudes with both super and turbochargers.
- No mandatory reduction of power for cruise because max continuous = max horsepower.
- Simpler operation with single lever fuel and propeller control if desired.
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and said, “Investing in KidVenture is investing in the future through promoting jobs and STEM. It is more than just the Boeing company here, but we want to inspire the next generation.”
“It has grown tremendously, and it is all because of volunteers.”
— Dan Majka
This year, Boeing has paper rockets that children can build and launch outside. They can also design the rockets and be creative.
Matt Miedwig has volunteered for the past 13 years as KidVenture’s operations chairman. “Moving forward, we want to keep expanding on the number of activities. We try to keep things fresh and changing,” he said.
One exciting hands-on project you can discover at KidVenture is learning how to rivet. Matt said, “We hope that kids will realize that you can do it and try new things.”
KidVenture is open 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. daily through Saturday, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday.
Other family activities include:
AeroEducate Center — Located at the south entrance to Aviation Gateway Park, the center host youth forums and hands-on activities for ages 10-18. It is open through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
NASA STEM Zone — Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, demonstrations, and exhibits that highlight some of NASA’s missions and programs. It’s appropriate for ages 5-17. It is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sunday.
The Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center — Located in the Vintage area, the center gives youths the chance to have a hands-on experience using hammers, pliers, and other tools to discover how aircraft are maintained. Kids will also have the opportunity to talk to pilots and hear their flying stories.
Flight simulators are also open to youths in the Warbirds area.
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Ray Aviation Corn Roast Celebrates 500 Successful Scholars
BY ROBBIE CULVER
IN APRIL 2024, the Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund reached a milestone of 500 completed Ray scholars who have earned their pilot certificate through the program. A corn roast in the EAA Chapters Pavilion was held on Monday, July 22, to celebrate the milestone.
James Ray served in World War II and flew B-17s, and after the war he was successful in business. He started the Ray Foundation in 2019 to use aviation to give back and help young adults learn valuable life skills such as self-discipline, self-confidence, personal responsibility, problem-solving, and decision-making. Learning to fly helps teach them those things.
Chris Gauger, chapter field representative at EAA who manages the Ray Aviation Scholarship, said, “No matter what age you are as a student pilot, you are going to learn a lot in the process and learn a lot about yourself. For someone who is 16 through 19 years old like our Ray scholars are, that’s a pivotal moment
in their life where they’re discovering a ton about who they are as they transition to adulthood. They’re learning all these skills that set them up for success, not just in aviation but also in the rest of their lives.”
The Ray scholarships are funded by the Ray Foundation and managed by EAA headquarters. Chapters in the United States and Canada can apply each year to administer a Ray scholarship. If the chapter is approved, then the chapter picks a young person to receive it.
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The chapter can put out a call to young people who have taken a Young Eagles flight or participated in chapter events and activities, or it can make connections through a local high school that has an aviation program or through the Civil Air Patrol or other organizations.
The young adults apply through the chapter, are vetted, and if selected by the chapter, the youth then sends an
application to EAA headquarters for final review and approval. If approved, EAA notifies the chapter, and the young adult may begin flight training as a Ray scholar. EAA then sends the scholarship funds to the chapter to be administered for the scholar’s training.
The Ray scholarship currently o ers up to $11,000 for private pilot, sport pilot, or glider pilot training, totaling $1.8
million in annual scholarship funding meant to help cover the cost of flight training. It is not only the money that is intended to help, but equally as important is the mentorship and support provided by the EAA chapter.
The chapter appoints a scholarship coordinator who meets with the scholar at least once a month to check on their status, help mentor them, and assist in solving any problems that come up. Other chapter members can help mentor the scholar, as well as provide direction and encouragement.
Flight training can be a di cult process. Having other people who are rooting for you and who can help you feel better about your flight training can help you stay motivated to follow through to complete your training.
The chapter application for 2025 will open on November 1, 2024.
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WWII AIRBORNE DEMONSTRATION TEAM
BY ROBBIE CULVER AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF
Kevin Conner is part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team based in Frederick, Oklahoma, that operates two World War II-era Douglas aircraft, the C-47 Boogie Baby and the C-49 Wild Kat The group is at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Kevin said the group jumps in full authentic WWII gear with round parachutes. The mission of the team is to “Remember, Honor, Serve” to keep the memories of WWII veterans alive.
The team participates in some air shows as a static display, and at other air shows they do jump operations. The team jumping at AirVenture is a “single stick” of 16 jumpers.
The C-49 Wild Kat is on display in Boeing Plaza, and the team will be at
Warbirds in Review on Thursday morning, July 25.
The parachute school is open for enrollment and is described as “an active WWII experience, named after the original parachute school at Fort Benning, Georgia. Students participate in a nineday-long full immersion experience at our vintage WWII facility, Frederick Army Air Field, in Frederick, Oklahoma. This training experience culminates in five jumps from one of our two WWII troop transports.”
There is an original barracks and mess hall where students live during their training, and the training includes ground training and testing. Five successful jumps are required to receive parachute wings, just as was required in WWII. Students go to the parachute school three times a year, and when they graduate, they can continue to make more jumps to qualify as an air show jumper.
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Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 26-28
AirVenture visitors, volunteers, and pilots should be aware that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds performances require a larger aerobatic box necessitating a move of the crowd line to the west during the afternoon air shows Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 26, 27, and 28.
CROWD LINE IN EFFECT AFTER:
> 1:15 p.m. on Friday, July 26
> 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 27
> Noon on Sunday, July 28
According to Joe Glynda of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team Foundation that operates the aircraft, the C-49 Wild Kat that is on display this week and used for the air show jumps was built for Eastern Air Lines as a DC-3. It was taken o the assembly line and assigned to the U.S. Army.
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All the aircraft taken o the assembly line are designated as a C-49. A noticeable di erence is visible in the Wright Cyclone engines in use. These engines only have one row of nine cylinders instead of the 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series Twin Wasp found on other DC-3/C-47 examples. Performance is similar between the two engines.
The cowling on the example on display is much shorter than those with the P&W engines. There is also no navigation dome on the upper fuselage of the C-49, as is found on the DC-3 and C-47. Cargo doors were installed after the aircraft was pulled o the assembly line for military service. The C-47 has a reenforced tail to
The C-49 Wild Kat is on display in Boeing Plaza, and the team will be at Warbirds in Review on Thursday morning, July 25.
allow loading jeeps and other equipment as well as towing gliders. The C-49 Wild Kat also has these modifications, but not all C-49s do.
The aircraft has no known overseas service and was largely used in the U.S. during the war as a transport aircraft. After the war, it was eventually used by Mission Air for service to and from Central/South America in a humanitarian mission role. The WWII Airborne Demonstration Team Foundation acquired the C-49 in 2009, brought it to Tulsa, and worked on it, disassembling it for a restoration. It was flying by 2017.
Joe said when the parachute school operates both aircraft, “it’s pretty awesome” to see a C-47 and a C-49 flying formation dropping jumpers.
Be sure to watch the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team as it remembers, honors, and serves veterans by jumping during the air show, and visit Wild Kat in Boeing Plaza, right by the B-52.
For more information, visit the team’s website at WWIIADT.org.
INNOVATIONS
Discover Gateway: NASA’s Lunar Space Station
PREPARE TO BE captivated by NASA’s Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the moon. This year marks the first time the agency has featured Gateway at EAA AirVenture.
From July 22-28, EAA AirVenture attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Gateway and other groundbreaking Artemis innovations driving humanity’s return to the moon.
“With Gateway, we are building the foundational platform that will enable cooperative exploration of deep space. Science conducted on Gateway will not only support Artemis missions on and around the lunar surface, but also serve as a critical steppingstone for human exploration of Mars,” said Jon Olansen, Gateway program manager. “This is a thrilling time in aerospace, as we push the boundaries of what’s possible, and we’re so excited to be in Oshkosh where we can be around those who share our enthusiasm.”
Gateway is central to the NASA-led Artemis missions to return to the moon for scientific discovery and chart a path for the first human missions to Mars and beyond. The small space station will be a multipurpose outpost supporting lunar surface missions, science in lunar orbit, and human exploration further into the cosmos. NASA is working with commercial and international partners to build humanity’s Gateway.
The NASA-led components, HALO (habitation and logistics outpost) and Power and Propulsion Element, are supplied by Northrop Grumman and Maxar Space Systems, respectively. SpaceX, as the provider for Gateway’s logistics services, will deliver cargo, science
experiments, and supplies to the space station. Significant contributions to Gateway are also being made by the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.
Currently under construction, Gateway’s elements are taking shape with hardware fabrication underway at facilities worldwide. The station’s Power and Propulsion Element and HALO will be launched together on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Artemis IV.
Don’t miss this chance to discover the innovations and collaborations that are shaping the future of human spaceflight. Air show enthusiasts can learn about Gateway at the following events and exhibits at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.
NASA Pavilion
Monday-Saturday, July 22-27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Aviation Gateway Park
Visit the NASA Pavilion at Aviation Gateway Park, a nearly 7,000-square-foot indoor exhibition space, to explore the future of lunar space exploration with Artemis. Artemis mission and program personnel, including subject matter experts, will be on-site all week to share the marvels of the space station and answer questions. Highlights for Gateway include a detailed 1-to-100th scale model of Gateway, a selfie station where you can snap a picture on the moon, and the chance to collect exclusive Gateway stickers and patches.
Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with the experts and get an inside look at NASA’s ambitious Artemis plans for exploration of the moon and beyond.
Living the Lunar Life Forum
Friday, July 26, 1-2:15 p.m.
Forum Stage 9
During “Living the Lunar Life,” a panel discussion featuring key NASA personnel, Gateway Program Manager Dr. Jon Olansen will be among the panelists discussing the intricacies of lunar living as NASA prepares to send humans to the lunar south pole with the Artemis mission. Olansen, alongside Dr. Debra Needham, program scientist in the Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office, and Alex Kanelakos, Lunar Surface Flight Operations Program integration manager, will share how innovative technology and mission planning are being used to ensure astronauts thrive in the harsh deep space environment beyond Earth’s protective atmosphere. The panel will be moderated by Patricia Moore, NASA direct engagement integration manager, Moon to Mars Program Office. This forum offers an opportunity to hear from the experts making lunar habitation a reality.
The Historic Artemis II Mission Forum
Friday, July 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
Theater in the Woods
Join NASA at the Theater in the Woods for “The Historic Artemis II Mission,” a discussion about NASA’s next monumental step in lunar exploration. Moderated by Patricia Moore, direct engagement integration manager, Moon to Mars Program O ce, the panel will include Laura Poliah, human landing system operations engineer; Dr. Jon Olansen, Gateway program manager; astronaut Randy Bresnik; Dr. Debra Needham, program scientist in the Exploration Science Strategy and Integration O ce; Emily Nelson, chief flight director; Alex Kanelakos, Lunar Surface
Flight Operations Program integration manager; and Niki Werkheiser, director for Technology Maturation, Space Technology Mission Directorate. The panelists will share insights on how NASA is pushing the boundaries of exploration with the Artemis II mission, marking humanity’s return to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program. Learn about the innovative technologies and mission strategies that will enable astronauts to explore the lunar surface and pave the way for future deep space missions.
Women of Artemis Forum
Saturday, July 27, 1-2:15 p.m.
EAA WomenVenture Pavilion
Meet some of the stellar womendriving NASA’s Artemis program during the “Women of Artemis” forum. Moderated by Patricia Moore, direct engagement integration manager, Moon to Mars Program O ce, the panel features Laura Poliah, Dr. Debra Needham, Emily Nelson, Niki Werkheiser, and Gateway Program Planning & Control Manager Emma Lehnhardt. The panelists will share the unique experiences and insights they’ve gained while supporting NASA’s space exploration goals. Learn how Artemis aims to land the first woman on the moon, inspiring the girls and women of the Artemis generation to dream big and achieve the extraordinary.
OSHKOSH MOMENTS
New Name, Same Great Air Show
BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF
THEIR NAME AND paint job may be new, but their crowd-pleasing show will remain the same as the TITAN Aerobatic Team in its AT-6 Texans takes center stage for both day and twilight air shows this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
“The routine was developed over years of flying,” said Steve Gustafson, who flies left wing and is the only remaining original member of the team known as the North American Aerobatic Team from its inception in 1984 and the AeroShell Aerobatic Team from 2000-23. “What we do is about energy management. If you change the routine up, you have to be careful or you won’t have energy for the next maneuver.”
Jimmy Fordham is the newest member, with 14 years on the team. “When you fly 20-25 events a year and have flown with each other as many times as we have, it’s almost like dancing together. It makes it easier to do,” said Steve.
But the friendship among team members is even more important than the flying, Steve said. “I have seen teams come and go who had good pilots, but they couldn’t get along. We’re the exact opposite. We hang out so much together that we could order each other’s food since we know each other so well.”
Yes, they still occasionally argue. “But it rolls o , and two minutes later we’ve forgotten about it,” Steve said. “We don’t hold a grudge,” added Mark Henley, who
generally flies lead but is currently not flying due to a medical issue.
Steve and Mark said they enjoy flying their twilight shows more than their day shows. “The air is softer, and
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the airplanes perform a little bit better,” Steve said. “It is usually smoother too,” Mark added.
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The group works to not become complacent. “We always fly our next air show like it’s our first,” Steve said. “We work to stay on guard.”
While technically they could switch positions, it would take time for them to become proficient in di erent roles. “But nobody likes to lead,” Steve said. “Flying lead is hard because you have to think about a lot of crap. You have to fly, but you also have to be working the radio, thinking about the wind, the altitude, the speed.”
Mark had been flying lead and said it took time for him to become confident in the role. “I didn’t like it at first because
“When you fly 20-25 events a year and have flown with each other as many times as we have, it’s almost like dancing together.”
— Steve Gustafson
there’s a lot more to it than flying.” This week Jimmy will fly lead.
The group is getting older and talks of retiring someday, but they know it will be di cult to find replacements for each of them. It’s not that there aren’t talented pilots out there, but few people
want to give up about half of their weekends each year and put in all the work and time it takes to get good, or don’t have the family support to
But it’s events like Oshkosh that
have kept them in the air show business so long.
“We like seeing old friends when we come here,” Jimmy said. “When we were signing autographs today, we saw many people we’ve seen before. You really get to know your fans.”
AROUND THE GROUNDS
SEAPLANE DONATED TO SAMARITAN AVIATION TO EXPAND ITS MEDICAL REACH
BY ANGELA SATTERLEE
TODAY STAFF
SAMARITAN AVIATION (SA) is expanding its operations to Papua New Guinea with the newest aircraft addition, a renovated 1980 Amphibious Cessna U206G, which was donated to the organization by a private donor.
Samaritan Aviation is a Christian organization first and foremost. For SA and its CEO, Mark Palm, that means caring for people on the other side of the world, where most Americans have never been.
The new Amphibious Cessna will allow Mark and SA a way to reach an additional several hundred thousand people who don’t have immediate
access to a doctor or clinic. They will be able to deliver their medical professionals to adults and children suf fering from deadly diseases and disasters such as tuberculosis, malaria, earthquakes, floods, and snake bites, which are just a few of the types of treatment SA provides.
The people whom SA helps get medical attention are about a threeday trip away from the nearest doctors, and its goal was to turn that into only a one-hour flight. There are no roads. It’s just water and rivers for 150 miles, so seaplanes are necessary.
“What we do is critical. We’re access and hope for all those people living in remote communities,” Mark said. “And when I started the organization, we kept hearing about people dying trying to get to this only hospital.”
When Mark founded SA back in 2000, all he had was a name, logo, and a passion for helping others. The organization didn’t acquire its first airplane until 2010, and that’s when SA o cially started full-time operations in New Guinea. Now they have three airplanes with five pilots currently operating in New Guinea, with the newest addition predicted to join soon.
Mark knew he was blessed with an opportunity when he assisted his father on a mission to give back to people and tangibly make a difference in their lives. And when he visited Mexico to build houses with his youth group, his life changed forever.
“I saw another culture for the first time and how really most of the world lives. We’re so blessed in America,” Mark said. “And as a 16-year-old, I came back, I had a moment down there actually where God spoke to me, and I haven’t had him speak to me like that since.”
AIRVENTURE
“What we do is critical. We’re access and hope for all those people living in remote communities.”
— Mark Palm
Mark was just a freshman in college when he visited New Guinea for the first time. He met a friend who was born there and hadn’t been back in years. So, in 1994 they went and lived with the community. “The call that I had been given and
what I was seeing, it just felt like this is where I’m supposed to spend my life to serve these people,” Mark stated.
Before Mark and Samaritan Aviation, there hadn’t been a seaplane in the country for 40 years. Now they land in 65 different locations, serve 120 villages, and provide 260,000 pounds of medical supplies. It took 10 years, with the support of many donors and foundations, but Mark has created something truly beautiful, and said he is blessed to be such an intricate part
Mark embraces people willing to help out others. “You don’t have to go to Papua New Guinea to make a difference. Do it here. Do it where
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EAA Youth Education Programs Open Doors to Aviation Careers
BY PAUL MALOY, EAA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
NEAR THE BEGINNING of the 2019 school year, an already tall seventh-grader named Grant Hamblin of Bountiful, Utah, decided to check out the newly o ered after-school aviation club. “I thought it might be kind of fun to learn something about airplanes,” Grant said. Not only did aviation capture his imagination, but Grant found himself thinking about how cool it would be to have an aviationrelated job.
activities and earning 20 of 22 digital achievement badges. Earlier this year, Chapter 23 awarded Grant a Ray Aviation Scholarship to help him continue his flight lessons.
With direct support from his EAA chapter and his commitment to doing as much as possible in AeroEducate, Grant is working hard to make his aviation dreams and goals become reality.
(2) 2025 Weekly wristbands
(1) Week of Sun n Fun camping
(2) Airline flight vouchers
(2) Passes to Bok Tower Gardens
(2) Passes to LEGOLAND
(2) Passes to Living Water Boat Tour
Available for purchase at select Red One Market locations and select AirVenture food vendors until Sunday, July 28.*
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Seeing his enthusiasm for aviation, Grant’s history teacher organized a Young Eagles flight with EAA Chapter 23 pilot Grant Haymore in his beautiful RV-8 flying out of South Valley Regional (U42) in Salt Lake County. Upon landing, Haymore reported, “Young Grant did about 90 percent of the flying. He’s a natural!”
Following that experience, Grant got more involved with Chapter 23 at Bountiful’s Skypark Airport (KBTF). He flew with chapter president Max Cloward to AirVenture 2023 in Cloward’s recently completed Van’s RV-7A. While there, Grant volunteered at the Youth Welcome Center and the AeroEducate Center, enjoyed the daily air shows and exhibits, and met Mack Rutherford, the youngest person to fly solo around the world at age 17.
“Right now, I’m focusing on getting my [private certificate], then working towards becoming an aeronautical engineer,” said Grant. He currently holds the No. 1 spot in the world in EAA’s AeroEducate program, having completed 91
From the beginning, EAA has encouraged youth to participate and explore possibilities and opportunities in aviation and aerospace. In 2024, EAA celebrates the 41st year of its youth Air Academy summer camps, and the 31st year of the Young Eagles program. And while the new Youth Education Center celebrates its second birthday this year, EAA has been sharing activities and events for regional schools and youth groups since the EAA museum has existed.
EAA also continues to expand youthfocused events and activities during the AirVenture festivities, including KidVenture, GirlVenture, the ongoing youth aviation centers in the Warbirds and Vintage areas, and the newest youth activity called Aviation Tech, held in the Youth Education Center. And while you’re visiting at AirVenture, don’t forget to visit the Youth Welcome Center and the AeroEducate Center for even more youth activities at each location.
Want more information or exploration opportunities? Go to EAA.org/eaa/Youth and EAA.org/Education.
INNOVATIONS
Levil Aviation Announces New Wireless Autopilot for Experimental Airplanes
BY RICARDO LEON, LEVIL AVIATION
LEVIL AVIATION IS excited to announce the beta release of its self-powered trim tab, the latest advancement in the iLevil trim-tab autopilot series. Levil Aviation is seeking 20 enthusiastic pilots to participate in the beta testing program, offering an exclusive opportunity to experience and influence this new technology.
Building on the success of the iLevil trim-tab autopilot, the new self-powered trim tab introduces wireless communication and self-sustaining power capabilities, eliminating the need for traditional wiring. It also features enhanced functionalities, including yaw damping, providing pilots with a comprehensive solution for superior flight control.
Key features of the self-powered trim tab include:
• Wireless communication: Seamless integration with the iLevil autopilot system without the need for traditional wiring, reducing installation time and complexity.
• Self-sustaining power: A small, e cient spinning turbine generates power for the servo, ensuring consistent and reliable performance without external power sources.
• Enhanced flight control: Enables pilots to maintain wings-level flight, follow flight paths, control altitude, and now, enjoy yaw damping capabilities with ease.
Interested pilots can apply for the beta testing program at the Levil booth at AirVenture 2024 (Hangar C, Booth 3074) or by emailing info@levil.com.
YOU CAN OWN A PIECE OF ONE OF EAA’S MOST ICONIC AIRPLANES!
PlaneTags® made from B-17 Aluminum Overcast skin are now available in the EAA Aviation Museum™’s gift shop, the Barnstormer Boutique, and at the EAA® Wearhouse merchandise location.
Each PlaneTag is hand cut, stamped, and individually etched, making them all one-of-akind. The Aluminum Overcast skin used for the PlaneTags® comes from the upper wing when the aircraft was re-skinned in March 2014.
Nuclear Center Showcases Deterrence at Oshkosh Air Show
BY AIMEE MALONE, AIR FORCE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
THE AIR FORCE Nuclear Weapons Center will be highlighting its mission and available career opportunities during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Air Force Materiel Command will be showcased at this year’s event. AFNWC is the nuclear-focused center within AFMC, synchronizing all aspects of nuclear materiel management on behalf of the AFMC commander and in direct support of Air Force Global Strike Command.
“Nuclear deterrence remains a cornerstone of national security policy,” said Maj. Gen. John Newberry, AFNWC commander and Air Force program executive officer for both nuclear air-delivered systems and nuclear integration. “AFNWC plays a vital role in AFMC and the Air Force by ensuring delivery of safe, secure, and e ective nuclear capabilities to U.S. warfighters.”
Headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, the center has more than 2,000 military and civilian personnel at 20 locations worldwide and consists of five major execution directorates: Air Delivered Capabilities; Minuteman III Systems; Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Integration; Nuclear Technology and Integration; and Sentinel Systems.
In addition, the NC3 Integration director is dualhatted as the Air Force PEO for NC3. The PEO for intercontinental ballistic missiles is also assigned to AFNWC. AFNWC’s booth at Oshkosh will feature:
• A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile model
• An air-launched cruise missile model
• Tabletop and standing displays about AFNWC’s mission
• An AFNWC mission video
• Center personnel to talk to about recruiting, current systems, and modernization e orts
• Informational brochures and other handouts
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The sustainment and modernization of nuclear weapon systems is a top priority for AFNWC. The center is responsible for the total life cycle of the Sentinel weapon system, which will replace the Minuteman III, and the long-range stand-o weapon system, which will replace the air-launched cruise missile. In addition, the center handles acquisition, systems engineering, nuclear certification, and more for a wide variety of programs, including the B61-12 Life Extension Program, Protective Aircraft Shelter Interior Intrusion Detection System, NC3 Weapon System, Mark 21A Reentry Vehicle, and NextGeneration Reentry Vehicle.
“AFNWC is leading the largest nuclear modernization effort in decades while ensuring our currently fielded capability remains credible until replaced,” Newberry said. “We are dedicated to fulfilling our motto to ensure that our nation’s most powerful weapon systems are ‘Never Doubted, Always Feared.’”
An Experiment in Optimal Learning
Pilot Proficiency Center (PPC)
Join us in improving the ability of flight instructors and aviation educators to deliver training more effectively. Engage in hands-on activities, flight simulation and connect with passionate pilots and instructors in a dynamic atmosphere that fosters discussion and a flow of ideas.
Today’s Workshops
Thursday, July 25 @ 0800 - 1200 & 1300 - 1700
The Sweat Factor Think, See, Fly in 3D
Pete Reddan
What is tabletop scenario-based training and how can that help us become more proficient as pilots?
Tomorrow’s Workshops
Rich Stowell
We’ll play with basic object motion, deconstruct everyday maneuvers, create stupidly simple lesson plans, and expand your awareness with classroom and simulator training exercises.
Friday, July 26 @ 0800 - 1200 & 1300 - 1700
Where’d Those Transferable Skills Go?
Adriana Barragan
Many of the skills required to master different aircraft are not only readily transferable but invaluable to your everyday flying. Explore how to best use these transferable skills to make us better pilots and instructors
Rob Dumovic Don’t Let Your Enthusiasm Exceed Your Energy
In our workshop we’ll be using energy management concepts in all phases of flight to improve decision making with a focus on emergencies in all phases of flight.
MEET THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) leaders have made a notable presence at this year’s AirVenture, engaging in discussions on aviation policy and the industry’s future. AirVenture serves as a crucial platform for collaboration, spotlighting the robust global general aviation community and facilitating key dialogue between the FAA and industry leaders. For decades, EAA has championed general aviation, collaborating closely with regulatory bodies and advocating for the interests of the industry.
Throughout the week, senior FAA and EAA representatives have convened in productive meetings, advancing initiatives vital to the general aviation
community. Our collective e orts are aimed at ensuring the continued well-being of general aviation within the United States and worldwide.
While a significant amount of work with FAA representatives is happening behind the scenes, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh o ers the public a unique opportunity to engage directly with senior FAA o cials. This year, FAA leadership joins EAA’s government advocacy team at the Theater in the Woods to celebrate recent milestones, provide updates on general aviation issues, and present the annual General Aviation Awards.
Today’s General Aviation Discussion Forum will include panelists from the FAA, including Katie
Thomson, FAA deputy administrator; Frank McIntosh, deputy chief operating o cer of operations, Air Traffic Organization; David Boulter, associate administrator, Aviation Safety; Paul Fontaine, assistant administrator, NextGen; Angelia Neal, assistant administrator, Human Resource Management; and Marc Nichols, chief counsel. EAA panelists will include Sean Elliott, vice president of advocacy and safety, and Rob Hackman, vice president of government a airs.
Please join us at Theater in the Woods at 11:30 a.m. as we give a warm welcome to our panelists and General Aviation Award winners!
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What About These Other Airplanes?
EVERY YEAR, MORE than 10,000 aircraft fly to Wisconsin for AirVenture. Of those, nearly 3,000 are showplanes — vintage aircraft, warbirds, homebuilts, aerobatic airplanes, etc. — that are displayed around the grounds. But some visitors may notice other airplanes parked here and there that didn’t fly in at all, because they’re part of the EAA Aviation Museum collection. Because our museum exhibits rotate, many of these aircraft are only viewable by the public during AirVenture, spending the rest of the year in long-term storage on the convention grounds. Here’s a guide to some of these airplanes that you’ll see as you wander the neighborhoods of AirVenture.
AIRCRAFT: 1946 DE HAVILLAND DH.98 MOSQUITO B.35
Known as the “Wooden Wonder” because of its construction, the Mosquito was a fast and versatile fighter bomber built by de Havilland in the U.K. and Canada. First flown in 1940, more than 7,700 were built until the type went out of production in 1950. Our example is on loan from the collection of Kermit Weeks.
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AROUND THE GROUNDS
A Spotter’s Guide to Allied Aircraft of 1944
EIGHTY YEARS AGO, the world was five years deep in the greatest conflict in human history. While millions had died and many millions more had their lives completely upended, the end was finally on the horizon — at least in hindsight. By 1944, it was starting to become apparent that the Allies were gaining the upper hand in World War II. In the Pacific theater, the Americans had much of the southwestern Pacific under its control, capturing island after island and pushing the Japanese back. On the European theater’s eastern front, the Soviet Union was steadily overpowering the German Wehrmacht. And on the western front, the United States and Britain were constantly pounding Germany with strategic bombing raids and, along with Canada and several other Allied countries, launched the largest amphibious assault in history on June 6, 1944, during D-Day, the Normandy landings.
As we look back on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the many crucial events of 1944 this summer during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, you can expect to see a wide variety of aircraft that played roles during the “turning of the tide.” The following is a list of some of the aircraft that were in the service of the Allies during that pivotal year, and that may be in Oshkosh this year. Note: Not all of these aircraft will attend Oshkosh this year, nor at the time of this writing do we know definitively which ones will be attending, so keep your eyes open as you wander the grounds.
DH.98 Mosquito : Nicknamed the “Wooden Wonder,” the Mosquito was designed by de Havilland and constructed primarily of wood, serving as a light bomber/fighter with the Royal Air Force throughout Europe, as well as with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Pacific.
P-51 Mustang: Arguably the WWII fighter that first comes to mind, the iconic North American P-51 excelled as an air superiority fighter and bomber escort, particularly in Europe, but also in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Italy, and the Pacific.
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THURSDAY, JULY 25
ASK THE EXPERT
8 a.m.–12 p.m. | EAA Member Center
MOSAIC: SPORT PILOT 2.0 FOR EXISTING SPORT PILOTS
10–11:15 a.m. | Ultralights Forum Tent
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1–2:15 p.m. | Forum Stage 11: DeltaHawk Engines
FRIDAY, JULY 26
ASK THE EXPERT
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STOP DREAMING AND START FLYING
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | EAA Learn to Fly Center
SATURDAY, JULY 27
ASK THE EXPERT
8 a.m.–12 p.m. | EAA Member Center
LEARNING TO FLY RECREATIONALLY: SPORT PILOT/ LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT 2.0
8:30–9:45 a.m. | WomenVenture Center
MOSAIC AND WHAT IT MEANS TO FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND INDEPENDENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | EAA Learn to Fly Center
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L-4: Originally designated the O-59, the Piper L-4 is the military version of the J-3 Cub and was used throughout WWII for transporting supplies, reconnaissance, artillery spotting, and medical evacuation.
AT-11 Kansan: Derived from the Beech 18, the AT-11 (known as the SNB-1 by the Navy) served as a bombing and gunnery trainer, and it was modified to simulate what future pilots and gunners would experience in a frontline bomber.
PBY Catalina: Designed by Consolidated and built in the mid-1930s, the PBY Catalina was one of the more widely used seaplanes during WWII, serving multiple air forces in roles such as anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, and search and rescue, among others.
F6F Hellcat: Designed as a replacement for the F4F, the Grumman-built F6F became the U.S. Navy’s dominant fighter during the later years of the Pacific war, claiming more than 5,000 kills and allowing the United States to gain air superiority over the Japanese.
COMPASS
Hill
Become part of the timeless tribute to e Spirit of Aviation® and those who support it by purchasing a brick at the summit or entry plaza of this monument.
We offer hot coffee, doughnuts, fresh fruit, salads, sandwiches and much more. Red One Market has everything you need to make your stay more enjoyable.
LOCATED SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE THE GROUNDS! Head over to one of our seven Red One Market locations today!
Meet Your Favorite Authors!
COME AND MEET the authors of your favorite aviation books! From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., renowned aviation writers and notable personalities from the world of flight will be available in the EAA Wearhouse, located between the EAA Member Center and the FAA Aviation Safety Center.
9 a.m. — Beverly Weintraub, Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators
9-11 a.m. — Jerry Burke, On the Grounds and Up!
10 a.m. — Chris Henry, Final Mission: Personal Stories of the Lives Touched by EAA’s B-17, Aluminum Overcast
11 a.m. — Judie Ohm, Turret Tales
Noon — Kenneth Katz, The Supersonic Bone: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber
1 p.m. — BJ Elliot Prior & Linda Lou Coombs Wiese, Behind My Wings
2 p.m. — Robert Fulton, Up in the Air: A Pilot’s Journey
3 p.m. — Lauren Settles, Could I Be a Pilot? Evie’s Journey to Becoming a Pilot
3 p.m. — Michelle “Mace” Curran, Upside Down Dreams and What’s Your Call Sign?
4 p.m. — Retired Brig. Gen. John “Dragon” Teichert, BOOM!: Leadership that Breaks Barriers, Challenges Convention, and Ignites Innovation
5 p.m. — Mark Phillips, The Last of the Wild Horses
Today’s SCHEDULE
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FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Featuring a Continental C-85 engine, McCauley propeller, BendixKing communications transceiver and transponder, SureFly electronic ignition with a push-button starter system, an alternator and voltage regulator, and a useful load of 410 pounds.
Drawing will take place August 15, 2024 at the EAA Aviation Center – Oshkosh, WI. For complete rules, visit EAA.org/Sweepstakes
BLUE BARN
8:30
EVERY PILOT NEEDS A SOLID GROUND CREW.
10:00AM - 10:45AM
The Kings on Straight Talk About Aviation Safety
John and Martha King, King Schools
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Pilot Town Hall
Mark Baker, AOPA President; Senior Sta
39 Lounge Meet and Greets
10:00AM-10:45AM Patty Wagsta
12:00PM - 12:45PM
Team Aviatrix: Getting into Aviation
Moderated by Katrina Shull, AOPA Social Media with Panelists: Katie Pribyl, AOPA Foundation; @leahthal_inflight; @highmaintenance_chels; @schmiiindy
1:00PM - 1:45PM
An Insiders View of NTSB and General Aviation
Bruce Landsberg, Retired Vice Chairman of the NTSB and AOPA Air Safety Institute Advisor
2:00PM - 2:45PM
LT Justin Moore, U.S. Coast Guard
3:00PM - 3:45PM
How to Buy an Airplane
4:00PM - 4:45PM
Weather and Risk: What Accidents Teach Us About Ourselves
Brian Macbean, AOPA Aviation Finance; Jeremy Browner, AOPA Legal; Cher Clare, AssuredPartners Aerospace; Christina Hancock, Aero-Space Reports
Maximum Fun, Minimum Cost: The Wonderful World of Flying Clubs
Cade Halle, AOPA Foundation You Can Fly AOPA PROGRAM PAVILION THURSDAY | JULY 25
SOLUTIONS HAS YOU COVERED.
WHATEVER
> General Aviation
YOU
FLY, EAA
> Non-Owned
> Flying Clubs > Aerobatics
INSURANCE SOLUTIONS HAS YOU COVERED.
> Warbirds
> General Aviation
> Non-Owned
> Vintage > Powered Parachutes
> Flying Clubs
> Aerobatics
> Weight-Shift Trikes
> Warbirds
> Flight Instructors
> Vintage
> Powered Parachutes
> Aircraft Projects
> Weight-Shift Trikes
> Flight Instructors
Learn more at EAA.org/Insurance
> Aircraft Projects
Learn more at EAA.org/Insurance
AROUND THE GROUNDS
Scholler Shorts
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY KAITLIN PIETTE AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF
KRIS GRONBERG AND Tom Lowe from New Hampshire have been attending AirVenture on and o for awhile now. Tom has attended since 1995 and volunteered since 2019, while Kris has been attending since 2003 and volunteering since 2021. Tom has a private pilot certificate and flies a Cessna 150. During AirVenture, they both love to meet people, from the South 40 to those attending from around the world, to get their daily dose of airplanes. This year, Kris would like to find time to visit the Vintage and Warbird areas, while Tom is just excited to see friends again.
Diane and Dean Beranek with their dog Tilly are from east central Iowa. Dean
is the president of an aero club called Green Castle, which is where EAA Chapter 111 is based in Muscatine, Iowa. Diane is one of three co-chairs at the volunteer center for EAA. They’ve both been volunteering for EAA since 1977 when they first attended AirVenture. From painting to making sandwiches, they do it all. Tilly has been attending EAA for the past eight years. They said one prominent memory is the first time they attended AirVenture in 1977, sleeping in a 1971 Chevy Vega hatchback for two nights in the area that now is a bicycle corral. This year Diane brought handmade quilts to be auctioned o during The Gathering , and they both can’t wait to meet new volunteers this year.
WE LOVE OUR EXHIBITORS!
EAA is thankful for our long-term exhibitors and welcomes our new ones for 2022! EAA is thankful for our long-term exhibitors and welcomes our new ones for 2024!
50 YEARS
Aviation Jewelry.com H SUN ‘n FUN, Inc.
40
YEARS
Aircraft Tool Supply
Concorde Battery Corporation
CubCrafters Group H Floats & Fuel Cells, Inc
Para-Phernalia, Inc. H UMA Inc
University of North Dakota Aviation
WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation
Whelen Aerospace Technologies, LLC
30
YEARS
Aircraft Electronics Association
Aviat Aircraft Inc H Boeing Company (The)
CAV Systems H David Clark Company Inc.
Elizabeth The Gold Lady
FlightSafety International
FRASCA H G & N Aircraft Inc
Jeppesen, A Boeing Company
Lincoln Electric H NASA
Oregon Aero Inc H Parker Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Superior Air Parts, Inc.
Wisconsin Aviation, Inc.
Women in Aviation International Yaesu USA
20 YEARS
Advocate Consulting Legal Group, PLLC
African Elephant Hair Bracelets by Safari Jewelry
American Legend Aircraft Company
Honda Aircraft Company, LLC H Horizon Hobby, LLC
MGL Avionics H Miller Clock Service, Inc.
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Plane Plastic Vantage Assoc H Powrachute LLC
SMR Technologies | Ice Shield Deicing Systems
Stewart Systems H ZClear Anti Fog Inc.
10
YEARS
Air Race Classic, Inc H Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.
Bristell Aircraft LLC H Dakota Cub Aircraft
David UHL Studios, Inc. H Flight Outfitters
Flying Legend USA Inc H Midwest Parajet LLC
National WASP WWII Museum
Original Safety Siphon (The)
Parkland College - Institute of Aviation
Phoenix East Aviation, LLC H PilotSafety.org
Porter County Regional Airport H Prusa Research, a.s.
PSA Airlines H Rachel’s Jewelry, LLC
runway THREE-SIX H Silverlight Aviation
SoCo Swings H SoundEx Products / Plane Patterns
State of Minnesota - Aeronautics H Tanis Aircraft
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Weldon Pump LLC H Willey Art
WELCOME NEW EXHIBITORS
1st Pick Antiques & Vintage LLC H 360 Avionics H A Spice Above H A-10 Aviation Products H Academy of Aviation H Adept Propulsion Technologies, Inc. H Advanced Powerplant Solutions (APS) H Aerotranscendent Inc. H Aeroverse Media, LLC H Affection Above Aviation H Aileronics Inc H Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) H Airbility Inc. H Aircraft Components INC. H All American Gutter Protection H American Airlines, Inc. H Art-Craft Optical H Atlanta Air Recovery and Exchange H AV8 Realty H AV8R GEAR H Aviation Depot H Aviation International UK H Aviator Cookie Company H Barking Pixel H Bessie Coleman Foundation H Bluff City Aircraft H Brainomat LLC Brewer Brothers H Brown & Miller Racing Solutions H Buiqui Aerospace and Eagle Aircrat Flight Academy H Callsign Aviation H Capitol Technology University H CCFM AVIATION SRL H Cicare USA H Colorado Division of Aeronautics / Colorado Pilots Association H Co-Pilot Goose | AeroSys Technologies Inc. H CU Student Choice H DRMIDWEST LLC H EarthRoamer H Eastern Iowa Airport Aviation Workforce Development Campus H eDispatched H Elivate Aircraft H Elmarx Aviation Inc. H Enhanced Aero LLC. H ESC Photography LLC H Executive Aircraft / ARGON Aircraft H Fit 4 Flight Coaching H Flightclub.life H Fly-Inn, LLC H FP-PROPELLER srl H Gary’s Garage H Hangar H High Country Products, Inc H Icon Wallets H Jimmy’s World LLC H JME Technologies, Inc. H Kestrel Aerospace H KOMBI BRAZIL INC H Leading Edge PPG H LGM USA H Mac’s Custom Tiedowns H MasterPilot H MCE Aero H Midwest Eco Pavers LLC H Midwest Pepper Heads LLC H Nicholas Air H Nifty-Lift H NMDOT Aviation Division H NovoFlight Technologies H NUNCATS CIC H Oakley / Rayban H Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals H Orlican Americas - Eagle M8 H Pegasus H Pelegrin LLC H Phoenix Replica Aircraft H Pik West Insurance Agency, LLC H Pilot Mental Health Campaign (PMHC) H Pioneer
Tilly Beranek
Dean and Tilly Beranek
Kris Gronberg and Tom Lowe
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024
ACROSS:
8. The place for fascinating evening presentations. (Four words)
9. We’re glad they could come back and help us celebrate 100 years of the RCAF.
10. The screen is huge, the intros entertaining, and the popcorn free. (Three words)
DOWN:
1. Group photos, great speakers, a new pavilion, and a power lunch.
2. Where we remember those who’ve gone west. (Two words)
3. AirVenture’s Thursday night fundraising gala. (Two words)
4. Big grey rectangles with brightly colored dots.
6. Where to go for groceries without leaving the grounds. (Three words)
7. For one week a year, ours is the world’s busiest.
WEDNESDAY 7/24 ANSWERS
ACROSS
2.BUSHCAT
4.BAT HAWK
7.ULTRALIGHT
9.BREEZY
10.KITFOX
11.GYRO DOWN 1.QUICKSILVER 3.PARAMOTOR 5.AEROPRAKT 6.SUPERSTOL 8.LEGAL EAGLE
How
well do you know EAA history?
TRY YOUR HAND at these trivia questions and find out. The answers, along with a new question, will be in tomorrow’s paper.
Performing this year at AirVenture for the first time since 2016, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, officially the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, received its name in the early 1970s. How was the name “Snowbirds” selected?
WEDNESDAY 7/24 ANSWER: b. Four Corners
EAGLES ® RAFFLE
2024 Ford Mustang GT Coupe Premium 2024 YOUNG
$100 per ticket | Only 1,500 tickets available
Proceeds support the youth education activities of EAA®, including EAA’s Young Eagles program, which has provided more than 2.3 million youths with a free first flight since 1992.
*Tickets can be purchased: (a) at the EAA Aviation Museum™ between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily (excluding holidays or when the Museum is closed) throughout the Raffle Period; (b) throughout Wisconsin at certain events during the Raffle Period; and (c) on the EAA® AirVenture® Oshkosh™ grounds during normal operating hours starting on Monday, July 22, 2024 with all sales concluding on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. CT. The drawing will be held at 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at the AirVenture Welcome Center, EAA® AirVenture® Oshkosh™, 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902.
Look for these songs on your favorite streaming service and build a personal soundtrack for your trip to the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.
Top Gun Anthem by Harold Faltermeyer
Aviation Man by Tim Moore
Dreams by Van Halen
Fly Over States by Jason Aldean
Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
Purchase your ticket today at: » EAA AVIATION MUSEUM GIFT SHOP » VINTAGE HANGAR » FOUR CORNERS » BROWN ARCH
The 2024 Ford Mustang is provided with the support of Kocourek Ford, Wausau, Wisconsin.
TAKE FLIGHT
aboard one of EAA’s unique Flight Experiences
B-25 Berlin Express
$475 per EAA member
$495 per nonmember
B-25 Operations are located at the southeast corner of Warbird Alley
Bell 47 Helicopter
$65 per person
Helicopter Operations are located at Pioneer Airport behind the EAA Aviation Museum®
OSHKOSH MOMENTS
YOUR JOURNEY. YOUR OSHKOSH.
FROM FIRST ARRIVAL to final takeo and everything in between, we want to see AirVenture through your eyes. Check out today’s featured social shots of the day! Share your highlights on social media using #OSH24 to possibly be featured in a future issue of AirVenture Today!
@atc_cpv Now it’s official. #eaa #brownarch #oshkosh2024 #airventure2024 #atc #pilot #avgeek #pinkshirts
@gp.won Like being in a movie! #osh24
@Koss_3
@aoppmann
Today at EAA AirVenture: Stood in the bomb bay of a B-52 (built in 1960); met with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson; huddled with execs from Endeavor Air, Republic Airways, Cirrus Aircraft and Piper Aircraft; and sat in a WWII DC-3. #trueblue
@nicolehewlett.ramirez
Day 1 at the world’s largest airshow. I’m exhausted and we do it again tomorrow. I’m gonna need a vacation to relax from this vacation
Oshkosh 2024 in the books! #eaa
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