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Saturday, July 25, 2015 www.EAA.org/airventure THE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH Sponsor of the day Sign up for AirVenture text alerts Night air show: ‘More about entertainment’ M aximum entertainment. Max- imum noise. Put them togeth- er and you get tonight’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show. e Rockwell Collins Night Air Show goes from 8 to 10 p.m. Dennis Dunbar, director of Air- Venture Airshow Operations, says he’s proud of the Oshkosh nighttime lineup. The show will begin with jets that make noise, including the AV-8B Harrier II, the F-4 Phantom II, and the F-100 Super Sabre. “ings that are loud tend to have more of a sense of electricity,” Dunbar says. “e energy level is there. e music is faster and louder. At day shows, people enjoy the pre- cision and history. But night air shows are more about entertainment.” e most challenging thing about plan- ning night air shows is the timing. “Sunset is at 8:26, but at 9 o’clock is when it is re- ally dark,” Dunbar says. “e time between 8:26 and 9 p.m. can be challenging to fill, but fortunately we have performers like AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Team Aero- By Barbara A. Schmitz Gene Soucy will perform in today’s night air show in his Showcat, a modified Grumman biplane, complete with pyrotechnics. Stay up-to-date on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015’s daily highlights, from air- craſt arrivals to air show lineups, and with any potential severe weather updates by signing up to have text message alerts sent to your cellphone. Text OSHFUN to 69050 to sign up for AirVenture daily highlights alerts. Text OSHALERT to 69050 to sign up for severe weather alerts. stars, and Luca Bertossio that like flying in low-light conditions.” Gene Soucy, however, performs in dark- ness with his Showcat Grumman. Soucy says he began flying night air shows in 1986, getting the idea from Art Scholl who flew his Chipmunk all though the 1970s. Soucy’s plane with its all-metal construction makes it ideal for night shows and fireworks, ver- sus other planes that are fabric. e Showcat’s wings include 20 stain- less steel tubes that store fireworks. So even if one would explode, the fire would shoot out of both ends and not hurt the airplane, he says. But the tubes and fireworks do make the plane heavier for night performances. “It just doesn’t fly as good,” Soucy says. “You can only do maneuvers like barrel rolls, loops, or Cuban-eights.” However, it wouldn’t be safe to do gyro- scopic maneuvers that you’re able to do in the daylight, he adds. Dunbar agrees, adding that night air shows have a great safety record through- out the industry. e pilot’s routines are not nearly as aggressive, and that’s why you don’t see Extras or Pittses performing at night. In- stead, you see a different type of flying, more of a barnstorming type of performance. e FAA also requires aerobatic pilots fly above 500 feet AGL at night, giving an increased margin of safety, Dunbar adds. “At night, there’s no horizon,” Soucy says. “You might see some stars, but oth- erwise it’s all black. You’re basically doing aerobatics without any real reference.” During a day performance, he looks at his wingtip to help determine position. But with fireworks coming out of his wingtips at night, he can only look straight ahead. While the runway is lit up and provides some light, you do need a lot of experience to perform a night show, he says. “You have to fly more by feel.” Tonight’s night show concludes with Tora Bomb Squad’s Wall of Fire and fire- works by Spielbauer Fireworks Co., Inc. Gordon Webb, pyro lead of Tora Bomb Squad, says planning for the AirVenture py- rotechnics starts months in advance, in part to give their suppliers enough lead time. “We’re using regular commercial explosives to create Hollywood special effects,” he ex- plains. “Over the course of the week, we go through 300 pounds of dynamite.” e crew will be on site today by 7 a.m. to set up for the three shows—Tora! Tora! Tora!, World War II, and the Wall of Fire. Safety is always paramount, Webb says, and they follow procedures consistently to en- sure safety. “We don’t rush to get it done, and we do it in an orderly manner to ensure it goes off safely, creating visual and audible experiences that add to the excitement and chaos of the show.” How difficult is it? “Difficult is a rela- tive term,” Webb says. “I brought my A-1 team to this venue because of its signifi- cance. Really, the most dangerous thing out there is gasoline because gas vapors can ignite with a spark.” Dunbar says Oshkosh offers the big- gest night show in the business, a two- hour show offered twice a week. And there is no doubt the night show has been a popular addition. “People like that electricity,” Dunbar says. “It’s the romance of it, and the fact that it is new and exciting. A night air show brings out the kid in all of us.” PHOTO BY ANDY STEINEKE

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Saturday, July 25, 2015 www.EAA.org/airventureTHE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH

Sponsor of the day

Sign up for AirVenture text alertsNight air show: ‘More

about entertainment’

Maximum entertainment. Max-imum noise. Put them togeth-er and you get tonight’s EAA

AirVenture Oshkosh air show. The Rockwell Collins Night Air Show goes from 8 to 10 p.m. Dennis Dunbar, director of Air-Venture Airshow Operations, says he’s proud of the Oshkosh nighttime lineup. The show will begin with jets that make noise, including the AV-8B Harrier II, the F-4 Phantom II, and the F-100 Super Sabre.

“Things that are loud tend to have more of a sense of electricity,” Dunbar says. “The energy level is there. The music is faster and louder. At day shows, people enjoy the pre-cision and history. But night air shows are more about entertainment.” The most challenging thing about plan-ning night air shows is the timing. “Sunset is at 8:26, but at 9 o’clock is when it is re-ally dark,” Dunbar says. “The time between 8:26 and 9 p.m. can be challenging to fill, but fortunately we have performers like AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Team Aero-

By Barbara A. Schmitz

Gene Soucy will perform in today’s night air show in his Showcat, a modified Grumman biplane, complete with pyrotechnics.

Stay up-to-date on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015’s daily highlights, from air-craft arrivals to air show lineups, and with any potential severe weather updates by signing up to have text message alerts sent to your cellphone. Text OSHFUN to 69050 to sign up for AirVenture daily highlights alerts. Text OSHALERT to 69050 to sign up for severe weather alerts.

stars, and Luca Bertossio that like flying in low-light conditions.” Gene Soucy, however, performs in dark-ness with his Showcat Grumman. Soucy says he began flying night air shows in 1986, getting the idea from Art Scholl who flew his Chipmunk all though the 1970s. Soucy’s plane with its all-metal construction makes it ideal for night shows and fireworks, ver-sus other planes that are fabric. The Showcat’s wings include 20 stain-less steel tubes that store fireworks. So even if one would explode, the fire would shoot out of both ends and not hurt the airplane, he says. But the tubes and fireworks do make the plane heavier for night performances. “It just doesn’t fly as good,” Soucy says. “You can only do maneuvers like barrel rolls, loops, or Cuban-eights.” However, it wouldn’t be safe to do gyro-scopic maneuvers that you’re able to do in the daylight, he adds. Dunbar agrees, adding that night air shows have a great safety record through-out the industry. The pilot’s routines are not nearly as aggressive, and that’s why you don’t see Extras or Pittses performing at night. In-stead, you see a different type of flying, more of a barnstorming type of performance. The FAA also requires aerobatic pilots fly above 500 feet AGL at night, giving an increased margin of safety, Dunbar adds. “At night, there’s no horizon,” Soucy says. “You might see some stars, but oth-erwise it’s all black. You’re basically doing aerobatics without any real reference.” During a day performance, he looks at his wingtip to help determine position. But with fireworks coming out of his wingtips at night, he can only look straight ahead. While the runway is lit up and provides some light, you do need a lot of experience to perform a night show, he says. “You have to fly more by feel.” Tonight’s night show concludes with Tora Bomb Squad’s Wall of Fire and fire-works by Spielbauer Fireworks Co., Inc. Gordon Webb, pyro lead of Tora Bomb Squad, says planning for the AirVenture py-rotechnics starts months in advance, in part to give their suppliers enough lead time. “We’re using regular commercial explosives

to create Hollywood special effects,” he ex-plains. “Over the course of the week, we go through 300 pounds of dynamite.” The crew will be on site today by 7 a.m. to set up for the three shows—Tora! Tora! Tora!, World War II, and the Wall of Fire. Safety is always paramount, Webb says, and they follow procedures consistently to en-sure safety. “We don’t rush to get it done, and we do it in an orderly manner to ensure it goes off safely, creating visual and audible experiences that add to the excitement and chaos of the show.” How difficult is it? “Difficult is a rela-tive term,” Webb says. “I brought my A-1 team to this venue because of its signifi-cance. Really, the most dangerous thing out there is gasoline because gas vapors can ignite with a spark.” Dunbar says Oshkosh offers the big-gest night show in the business, a two-hour show offered twice a week. And there is no doubt the night show has been a popular addition. “People like that electricity,” Dunbar says. “It’s the romance of it, and the fact that it is new and exciting. A night air show brings out the kid in all of us.”

PHOTO BY ANDY STEINEKE

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The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 16, No. 6AIRVENTURE TODAY

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DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS: Jim BushaEDITOR: Ric Reynolds MANAGING EDITOR: Dave HigdonEDITORIAL STAFF: Randy Dufault, Megan Esau, Frederick A. Johnsen, Nicole Kiefert, Barbara Schmitz, James WynbrandtCOPY EDITORS: Katie Holliday, Colleen Walsh PHOTO EDITOR: Sadie Dempsey

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After 70 years, still one of the best

Curtis Pitts loved to fly and loved aerobatics. So in 1942 he set out to design and build a good-per-

forming, low-powered aircraft exclu-sively for flying aerobatics. In August of 1945 a little biplane that was the fruition of that effort flew for the first time. Pitts named the plane the Pitts Special. Seventy years later the design is still in production and is a mainstay of air show acts and aerobatic competitions. Nearly 50 of the craft have gathered here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first flight and to celebrate the impact of Pitts’ design on aerobatic flying around the world. Mike Heuer, president of the Inter-national Aerobatic Club (IAC), said about the plane, “I guess the remarkable thing is that it is still being used. “You will see Pitts at every compe-tition we have around the country. It’s not only a 70th anniversary, but it is a celebration of the fact that this airplane still has relevancy and is still enjoyed by pilots today.” Early on Pitts only built three exam-ples of the type. Serial No. 2 gained na-tional attention when pilot Betty Skelton used the plane she called Little Stinker to perform at major air displays around the world. Skelton’s original plane re-sides in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, but Peter Gauthier of Sonoma, California, has built a very accurate replica. The fuselage of Gauth-ier’s plane is on display inside the IAC building here at AirVenture 2015. A serious accident in 1951 caused a virtual halt to air shows for much of that decade. With little demand for dedicat-ed aerobatic airplanes, Pitts simply did not build more examples. But in 1962 friends in the sport aviation movement convinced Pitts to publish plans for the design. Sold through an ad in Sport Aviation maga-zine, the plans were an immediate hit with builders. “Bob Herendeen brought his air-plane to Rockford in 1965,” Heuer said

of a time before EAA’s signature event moved to Oshkosh. “Nobody knew who he was. Later he became super famous, but he put on a demonstration and ev-erybody was awestruck. “It was just a small little biplane, and even though Betty [Skelton] had flown one before, it wasn’t really taken seriously.” Herendeen took his plane to the 1966 World Aerobatic Championships in Moscow for the design’s first showing on an international stage. Bob and his plane performed well, but some were not convinced. “The Europeans were very skepti-cal of the airplane at first,” Heuer said. “They thought it was a little toy. Even some of us did, too, when we flew the airplane for the first time. “When I flew it first in 1969, I looked out at those wingtips, and you could lit-erally touch them. And you think, what is this thing like? “I couldn’t believe how stable and solid it was…people got over their skep-ticism real quick.” The culmination of the Pitts’ aero-batic success came in 1972 when the en-tire U.S. aerobatic team chose to use the design in the World Aerobatic Cham-pionships. That team swept every gold medal with the biplanes. Pitts eventually developed and certi-fied a two-seat version of the plane. Avi-at Aircraft still manufactures it today at its facilities in Afton, Wyoming. As it is with all designs, the Pitts has evolved over its 70-year history. Ac-cording to Heuer the biggest changes have been larger and larger engines (the original initially flew on 55 hp). Differ-ent wings are another notable modifica-tion as are larger rudders. A comprehensive history of the type is on display inside the IAC building, in addition to the replica of serial No. 2.

Flying the Pitts Noted aviation author Budd Davisson be-lieves he has done more landings in the Pitts Special than anyone else in the world.

By Randy Dufault

“By the end of this year I’ll have 6,000 hours in the pattern doing noth-ing but landings,” Davisson said. “That is my real area of specialty, teaching people how to land the airplane. Other people have more time in the airplane, but I can guarantee nobody has as many landings. If you figure 6,000 hours at seven to eight landings per hour—do the math.” The Pitts does have a bit of a repu-tation for being a handful, particularly when landing. “The [poor] reputation of the air-plane is built around its ground han-

dling,” Davisson said. “But it’s not true… There is not a tailwheel airplane in existence that, as long as the gear is straight, and you put it down with the CG on the line of travel—with no drift—will not roll straight for a while. It may wander a bit, but it’s not going to go for the bushes.” “There is no real skill involved,” he added. “It is just a matter of knowing what needs to be done. It is 99.9 per-cent basic airmanship. The airplane will not tolerate people who are not co-ordinated, who are not precise in what they do.”

PHOTO BY DARIN LACRONE

Despite being a 70-year-old design, the Pitts Special is still one of the most popular aerobatic airplanes in the world.

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Privateer stands tall at AirVenture 2015

It’s the last one flying, a monument not only to the Navy and Coast Guard, but a venerated icon of

decades of firefighting service. The silver four-engine PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol bomber at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 is the pride of a group of Arizonans who feared it might get scrapped if they did not buy it. A shake-up in the way the U.S. For-est Service contracted firefighting air tankers led to an auction of the fleet of air tankers operated by Hawkins and Powers in Greybull, Wyoming, in 2007. In the mix were four World War II PB4Y-2 Privateers. Joe Shoen, Robert Kropp, and a few friends decided to buy one of the Priva-teers, and they approached warbird spe-cialist David Goss of GossHawk Unlim-ited about maintaining the big bomber. Goss asked the men: “Have you ever owned a warbird before?” The answer was “No.” Goss quickly advised them not to take it apart; get it ready to ferry safely, and then be prepared to work on it in

bite-size projects. Goss had seen other enthusiasts get in over their heads by disassembling a warbird beyond their capability to reassemble the puzzle. Under his guidance, the Privateer’s rebuilding has been in stages small enough where “we can always get it back together in a couple weeks.” The first hurdle was a complex in-spection and reinforcement of the wing before the FAA would allow the bomber to fly. Three years and $300,000 after the auction, the PB4Y-2 was ready to leave Wyoming for Arizona. With a sense of relief that this grand old bomber would fly again, Shoen’s band of devotees began to contemplate its future. For awhile, it kept its last coat of colorful paint and markings like it wore in fire service. But the Coast Guard pedigree of this aircraft, evident in the search windows put in the waist and the bulging multi-paned Plexiglas nose, caused the team to strip the paint and add minimalist markings depicting the Privateer’s ear-lier career.

Out came the fire retardant tanks from the double bomb bays, on went a set of aged but functional roll-up bomb bay doors. Shoen is patient about the bomber he shepherds: “This is a lifetime proj-ect,” he says. Goss agrees: “It’s a work in progress.” Goss, the self-described worrier of the team, says he likes to ride in the waist section, scanning from the huge windows at the Privateer in flight and making notes on things to inspect later. Goss’ vigilance and the team’s devo-tion resulted in a good-flying warbird, despite the predictions of some that it would be too much for the group to handle. Part of the formula for success of the Privateer venture is the early neg-ative comments from outsiders, inspir-ing Goss to prove them wrong. Goss re-members catching sight of the Privateer on the ramp: “I grinned and thought about all the naysayers.” Piloting Tanker 121—this Privateer’s firefighting handle for many years—is veteran air tanker pilot Boyd Gallaher.

He remembers being called specifi-cally to bring a Privateer to a fire when mountainous terrain inhibited the use of some other air tanker types. “Priva-teers were good in the mountains,” Gal-laher explains. “They always wanted me to come out because I could get into the smaller places.” What’s in store for the evolving res-toration and presentation of the last flying Privateer? Relaxing in the shade cast by the broad Davis wing at Air-Venture, the team tosses around ideas: Maybe the installation of Plexiglas domes for the two Martin top turrets; what about a reversion to the origi-nal R-1830 engines and cowlings? But there’s a reason Tanker 121 spent most of its working life with B-25 power-plants instead, and there’s an argument for leaving them alone. That’s the charm of the Privateer and its devoted team. They’re not in a hurry, and they’re happy to share their one-of-a-kind flying bomber in an evolving set of bite-sized restora-tion steps.

By Frederick A. Johnsen

PHOTO BY JIM KOEPNICK/WARBIRDS IN REVIEW

The only flying PB4Y-2 Privateer soars over Lake Michigan.

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Another successful year for exhibitors at EAA AirVenture

The feedback is in and exhibitors say it has been another successful year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

More than 800 companies based around the world that develop and sell aircraft and related products attended AirVenture 2015, and for many, they say it has been their best year yet. Matt Heintz, who manages the Ca-nadian facility, Zenair, for Zenith Air-craft Company said he has seen a good mix so far of new and returning cus-tomers. “Traffic at our booth honestly ev-ery year is fantastic and this year is no exception,” he said. “Half the people at our booth are existing customers just hanging out and looking for engine choices and the other half is potential new customers.” While his booth is separate from EAA’s Give Flight project, he said he is particularly excited that Zenith

has been able to contribute to the project. “In the builder workshop area, we are building three wings this week,” Matt said of the wing kits Zenith donat-ed to the program. “Two for the (STOL) 750 and one for the Zodiac 650, so that’s also really unique. We do a lot of hands-on and we like the show because we like to get people involved in the hands-on.” Ernesto Rodriguez, director of prod-ucts and services delivery for Lycom-ing engines said his tent has also seen a steady amount of traffic, with sales on a positive trend. “There’s no other Oshkosh than Oshkosh,” Ernesto said, noting the diver-sity of crowd EAA AirVenture attracts. “We’ve got not only people from the U.S., but a lot of international visitors, and you get anything from aviation en-thusiasts who just want to look at the engines to the guy who has two or three

aircraft or operates a fleet and is looking for business,” he said. Ernesto said at the Lycoming tent he fields many questions from exist-ing customers as to updates and ser-vices available for the engines they already own. Another exhibitor, Garmin, has a wide range of new products on display for visitors to explore and discuss with representatives. Jim Alpiser, director of aviation af-ter-market sales, said their new prod-ucts include a pilot application that works as an automatic logbook, a GP-S20A that functions as a GPS for ex-perimental builders to use as an ADS-B position source, and new audio panels. Traffic for Garmin has increased this year, according to Jim, and he said it may be due to the company’s new cen-tral location on the grounds right off of Boeing Plaza.

“This is our first year in a differ-ent location, so we feel the location change has been very significant and helpful,” Jim said. “We’ve got a much bigger footprint now than we used to have.” Steve Trosin of Ford’s merchandise store said traffic and sales have been steady, but that sales are not necessar-ily the goal for Ford at AirVenture. “It’s all about building the brand for Ford,” he said. “It’s not necessarily about building big numbers in sales.” While many working exhibitors tents said they have not had much op-portunity to get out, the consensus was that visiting AirVenture is always a good time. “We cover a wide range of custom-ers, which is a great thing in a single venue,” said Lycoming’s Ernesto. “And then it’s all charged with the avia-tion spirit.”

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AirVenture attendees experience the Ford Performance Simulator in the Ford exhibit.

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The B-25 Panchito performs during the afternoon air show.

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Nicoletta Fala tries her hand at the powered paraglider simulator at Full Sail Univiersity’s booth in the Innovations Center.

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The Gathering exceeds $2 million to support aviation’s future The annual Gathering of Eagles gala

on Thursday evening in the EAA AirVenture Museum Eagle Han-

gar raised $2.16 million to support EAA’s youth education programs and resources. More than 1,000 people packed the Eagle Hangar in EAA’s AirVenture Museum for the gala event. The most anticipated item of the night, auc-tion of the Apollo Mustang built and donated by Ford Motor Company, fetched $230,000.

The Raise the Windsock effort was once again a phenomenal success, to-taling more than $300,000. Two other large-ticket items brought $50,000 apiece—the Red Bull Helicop-ter Experience with pilot Chuck Aaron, and the Alaskan Fishing and North Slope Adventure. EAA thanks all who attended for helping to ensure the future of aviation through support of EAA and the Gath-ering of Eagles.

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Gathering of Eagles attendees applaud the effort that raised more than $2 million Thursday night.

The Apollo Mustang brought a bid of $230,000 at the Gathering auction.

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F-100 Super Sabre saluted at AirVenture

It gleams with the polish and pride volunteers have rubbed into it. It is the world’s only flying F-100 Su-

per Sabre jet, a fast artifact of the Cold War on display at EAA AirVenture Os-hkosh 2015. After U.S. Air Force ser-vice, this F-100F flew with the Turkish air force. Dean Cutshall flew the silver jet from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to be at Os-hkosh, where two veteran F-100 pilots discussed the Super Sabre during a Fri-day Warbirds in Review session. “It’s the best airplane I ever flew,” said Dick Rutan. He acknowledged it had some flight quirks, but it was a chal-lenge he was willing to take as a young fighter pilot. The first production fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight, the F-100’s pitot-static data system could be optimized for accurate instru-ment readings at supersonic speeds or slower flight, but not both, Rutan said. The Air Force chose supersonic accu-

racy, even though most of its time was logged in subsonic flight. The altim-eter could give unsettlingly inaccurate readings at slower speeds, Rutan ob-served in combat. The F-100 also had a hard-light af-terburner that kicked in explosively. Be-fore selecting afterburner in the F-100, Rutan said, “You’d always kind of hun-ker down.” he described the hard light succinctly: “BAM!” After flying ground attack sorties in South Vietnam, Rutan lobbied for service as a Misty F-100 forward air controller (FAC). He used a two-place F-100F like the one at AirVenture to mark targets for other fighter bombers to destroy. Rutan found the adrena-line-pumping excitement of challeng-ing antiaircraft batteries in North Viet-nam too much to resist; after his first dangerous tour as a Misty pilot, he put in for a second and third tour, rather than return to ground attack sorties over the southern part of the war-torn

country. “There was no fine way I was going to go back to busting trees and killing monkeys again,” he explained to the crowd of about 600 at the Warbirds in Review area. On his third tour, flak caught up to Rutan on a Misty mission. Streaming fuel from a huge hole in the belly of the jet, Rutan figured he and his onboard FAC had about 20 seconds of usable flight before they would have to eject from the crippled jet. Other fighters flew on his wing as Rutan debated igniting the afterburner to accelerate toward the coast and away from North Vietnam and certain cap-ture. The other pilots were concerned the streaming fuel might explode the crippled jet. “We gritted our teeth and closed our eyes” and lit off that hard-light afterburner that worked, and pushed the jet close enough to the coast that the pilots could eject and ride a dinghy until a rescue helicopter snatched them to safety.

Gen. Charles Boyd said the F-100 was his first assigned fighter, and one he would never forget. On his first flight in a single-seat F-100, Boyd said, he checked the rearview mirrors as if to make sure he really was in this high-performance fighter. Gen. Boyd described the 1950s as an austere era for tactical fighters as Gen. Curtis LeMay garnered more funding for strategic nuclear bomb-ers. Even the F-100 “paid homage to the nuclear mission” by being able to loft an atomic weapon should the need arise. Moderator David Hartman ac-knowledged the veterans in the audi-ence. Gen. Boyd discussed the for-titude it took to withstand prison in North Vietnam after he was downed in an F-105 Thunderchief. What began as a tribute to the F-100 Super Sabre morphed into a sobering and inspiring look at American fliers in Southeast Asia combat.

By Frederick A. Johnsen

PHOTO BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

F-100 veterans Dick Rutan, left, and Gen. Charles Boyd described the sleek Super Sabre at a Warbirds in Review session Friday.

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Better shoppers this year in North Aircraft Display

Commercial displays gathered around the Exhibit Hangars at AirVenture 2015 take up a good

share of the convention grounds. Highly designed display areas host gleaming examples of aircraft, en-gines, and avionics. But that is not the only place on the grounds to examine and buy one’s dream airplane. Manufacturers who build many of the most popular experimental amateur-built kit types are gathered, as they have for many, many years, in the North Aircraft Display area. Located just south of the Warbirds area, North Aircraft Display is the last bastion of an earlier convention grounds commercial display area. It is home for popular manufacturers like RANS, Zenith, Sonex, and the biggest

of them all, Van’s Aircraft. A typical display in the area lacks the spit and polish of the larger commercial area. In many cases a simple canopy tent is all that accompanies the most impor-tant aspect of the booth, the airplanes. When asked about how AirVenture is going this year Ken Scott of Van’s said, “I think it is better than last year. Things are a little more upbeat, and there seems to be more people.” Van’s is showing off its all-new tail-dragger configuration for the RV-14. Ac-cording to Scott the airplane came out of the paint shop last Friday, and they flew it here to Oshkosh on Saturday. A sign on the Van’s tent shows that 9,135 examples of the company’s designs are now flying. A key draw for Sonex this year is its

SubSonex personal jet. One example is on display in the Sonex booth and an-other of the little craft is performing in both of today’s air shows. The company has delivered seven kits so far, and ac-cording to John Monnett, founder and president of Sonex, two of those are very near completion. Sonex has the distinct advantage of being headquartered here in Oshkosh. Factory tours are offered each morning, and they have all filled up quickly during AirVenture 2015. “We did something we’ve never done before,” said Michele Miller of RANS De-signs. “This year we have a couple of air-planes that you can buy and fly [home]. We don’t typically do that.” “Customers seem a little bit more informed this year,” said the company’s

owner, Randy Schlitter. Miller added, “They seem like they are doing their research before they get here.” RANS is featuring its S-20 Raven model, along with a host of improve-ments to the classic S-7 Courier design. Both aircraft are available in kit or factory assembled form. Miller said that the RANS booth has been very busy, and the mood of the crowd is very positive. Other popular manufacturers mak-ing their home in North Aircraft Display include the Zenith Aircraft Company, Hummel Aviation, and Kitfox Aircraft. One of the aircraft on display in The Airplane Factory’s booth was flown to Oshkosh all the way from South Africa by Mike Blyth and Patrick Huang. The trip took 10 days.

By Randy Dufault

The very first tailwheel-equipped Van’s RV-14 left the paint shop only a day before flying to AirVenture.

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A group from the Atlanta, Georgia, area plans their day during breakfast at their site in the west end of Camp Scholler.

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Cary Alburn flies his Colorado state flag while camping in the North 40.

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Show attendees got an interactive demonstration of the electronic noise cancelling technology in the Bose A20 headsets.

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Air show pilot Michael Goulian sign a poster at the Lycoming tent for Elias from Houston, Texas.

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Chapters to present major achievement awardsEAA’s annual Chapter Leaders

Breakfast is this morning in the Founder’s Wing of the EAA Air-

Venture Museum. This is where we present the chapter major achievement awards, honoring several members who have gone above and beyond this past year for the benefit of their chapters and EAA. The awards are being presented to Ron O’Dea, EAA Lifetime 518444, San Antonio, Texas; Mark Scheuer, EAA 235919, Knoxville, Tennessee; Dr. Jim Wills, EAA 167788, Farmville, Virginia; Dennis Lord, EAA 9008238, Long Beach, California; and C.J. Stephens, EAA 304344, Windsor, Cali-fornia. Ron O’Dea has been an EAA mem-ber since 1997. He initiated programs to retire Chapter 35’s hangar mortgage and helped grow Chapter 35 to more than 160 members. As membership coordi-nator for the chapter, Ron maintains the membership database program and facilitates chapter member communica-tions with other chapters and the FAA. Ron serves as backup chair for the chapter hangar and tool crib, is an EAA flight advisor and EAA chapter safety officer, Ron is trained in the use of and negotiated the pricing on carbon mon-oxide detectors to chapter members. An FAA Safety team member, Ron has been a Young Eagles pilot since 1997, and has logged more than 100 Young Eagle flights. He holds a commercial certificate, ATP, multiengine, and has been a CFI and CFII since the 1970s. Ron currently flies a Citabria at San Geronimo Air-park in San Antonio, Texas. Mark Scheuer, who has served as Chapter 17 president and vice presi-dent, has been an EAA member since 1981 and is marking his 30th year at Oshkosh this year. A Chapter 17 Lifetime member, Mark brings tremendous vitality and energy to Chapter 17. He organizes the chapter annual banquet and has fea-tured speakers such as Paul and Audrey

Poberezny, Cirrus Aviation’s Dale Klap-meier, and Hal Shevers of Sporty’s. Besides being a Chapter 17 financial supporter and newsletter contributor, he’s also a volunteer for Remote Area Medical, specializing in transporting doctors, nurses, dentists, and opticians into remote areas in the United States and foreign countries to provide free health care. Mark has helped coordinate the World War II Veterans Recognition Ceremony each June. He is founder and president of PS Engineering, which celebrated its 30th year in Oshkosh this year. Along with pioneering GPS moving map technol-ogy, Mark previously pioneered GPS systems on the Palm-sized HP 95LX. PSE systems were used on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipOne and White Knight. Mark is an instrument-rated pilot and an aircraft owner. Jim Wills of EAA Chapter 1202 has been an EAA member since 1981. An instrument-rated and aerobatic pilot, he is also an experienced builder with completed projects including a Rogallo glider, an Easy Riser, a Sky Kite, and a Kitfox. Currently flying a Cessna 182, Wills is also a Young Eagles pilot. He pur-chased a C-150 for local young people to begin flight training. Wills improved chapter communi-cations at the chapter. He was instru-mental in installing a Wi-Fi system in the chapter hangar providing Internet access to the entire airport. He also cre-ated the Chapter 1202 website. He’s a volunteer coordinator at Fuqua School’s Aviation Program over-seeing the student’s Zenith 750 airplane build. Jim has also lent an extensive col-lection of aviation specific tools to the Fuqua school program. Jim has revitalized the Farmville air-port and kept it from closing, interact-ing with city council. He’s always men-toring young pilots and helping out by offering hangar space to new pilots.

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A pilot for nearly 40 years, Dennis Lord has been an EAA member since 1999. He is a volunteer at Oshkosh, Chapter 96 vice president, and pilot of more than 500 Young Eagles flights.

Dennis is the author of many “Chap-ter Chatter” newsletter columns. He co-ordinated a business plan that kept the chapter afloat during a tough time. He coordinated and spoke CONT. P22

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at EAA Chapter 96 Fly-In and AMA Model Expo and is the go-to guy regarding Compton Airport and Los Angeles County oversight. As a 12-year member of the Com-manders Group representing the LA AFB to Air Force Space Command, he helped coordinate the first LA County Air Show at Fox Field in 2014, and again this year, drawing 140,000 attendees. Dennis has educated civic leaders on the value of their community air-ports, especially as a resource in their emergency response plans. He has also worked with the FAA, KEMT, and KCPM airports to address and resolve helicopter noise concerns. Dennis served as a member of an advocacy group that succeeded in re-vising legislation when California flight schools were hit with thousands of dol-lars in fees as a result of SB48. He flies tributes to veterans on Me-morial Day each year at his own ex-pense and is an 18-year volunteer for LIGA International, a flying doctors group. Finally, Dennis has served as

commissioner of the LA County Avia-tion Commission for 13 years and is a former chairman. Based in Windsor California, C.J. Stephens bought and started flying a 37-hp Piper J-2 Cub when he was 15 years old. He has been an EAA member since 1980, and an EAA Chapter 124 board member. In 1988 C.J. became an EAA flight advisor, working with 15 builders and conducting 20 first test flights for EAA builders. He has built a VariEze and a Gla-sair III, logging some 1,700 flight hours thus far. He was also the first recipient of the Spirit of Flight Award by the So-ciety of Experimental Test Pilots. C.J. has also been honored with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Flight Research by EAA. A CFI in multiengine and gliders, C.J. has provided training for in-flight emer-gencies and formation flying techniques. He’s a safety pilot and race starter for the Sport Class at the Reno Nation-al Air Races as well as a safety pilot for

the Reno Unlimited Class. C.J. has also raced a Hawker Sea Fury and P-51s at Reno. He’s also chief test pilot for the CAFE Foundation and developed the J-Curve Method for predicting performance of experimental category aircraft. Founding member of the Pacific Coast Air Museum, he has logged

14,000 flight hours in 130 types of air-craft and is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force flying 232 combat missions in Vietnam, and totaling 3,000 hours in F-4 Phantoms. C.J. was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 12 Air Medals, and holds USAF, Navigator, and Bombar-dier wings.

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Tucker flies Young Eagle volunteer to say thanks

The smile said it all. Tessa Howard has given 148 Young Eagles flights as an EAA

Chapter 289 volunteer. But the Win-ner, South Dakota, resident got a spe-cial flight of her own Friday. Young Eagles Chairman and air show pilot Sean D. Tucker gave Howard her first aerobatic flight. Tucker regularly flies Young Eagles volunteers. “It’s my treat to fly with vol-unteers who give so much of their time to Young Eagles,” he said. “This is just a thank you.” After the landing, Tucker said that Howard did awesome, flying loops, bar-rel rolls, torque rolls, hammerheads and Cuban-eights. She also flew upside down. “She did +4 g’s, -2 g’s,” Tucker said. “That’s a good start.” Howard said the flight was “awe-some,” and that she couldn’t wait to tell

Young Eagles about her experience. Which maneuver was her favorite? “All of them,” she said. Will Howard start aerobatic train-ing? She didn’t rule it out. “I don’t think I’ll be an aerobatic pilot,” she said, “but it would be a good thing to know for upset training.” Howard said she enjoys giving Young Eagles flights. “For many, it’s their first air-plane ride,” she said. “Watching them in the air being so excited is just addicting.” With a commercial rating and an A&P certificate, Howard has logged more than 400 hours in the sky and flies a Cessna 172. But before Friday she had never done any aerobatics besides some spin training. “I’ve always been a Sean Tucker fan, particularly since he’s become chairman of Young Eagles,” she says. “His passion for the program just rubs off on you.”

Before the flight, Howard admitted she was excited, and a little nervous, too. Back on the ground, she was happy to report “all was good” and that she was impressed with how sensitive Tuck-er’s plane was. Howard’s husband, Dave, has flown

595 youth through the EAA program, and serves as the South Dakota field representative. “Am I jealous? Yes. But I’m also very excited for her,” Dave said. “What a wonderful and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

By Barbara A. Schmitz

EAA Young Eagles pilot Tessa Howard got the ride of her lifetime Friday—a aerobatics flight with Young Eagles Chairman and aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker.

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Campers passing between 9th and 10th Streets in Camp Scholler may have heard the violin music of

Brian Reagin floating from his RV. Brian, who is here with his son, Sean, is the con-cert master of the New York Symphony and during the summer is concert master for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Although he has been to EAA AirVen-ture Oshkosh at least 20 times since 1978, this is his violin’s first time here. “I usually take the week off because it’s not the most ideal circumstances for practice inside a trailer, acoustically or at-mospherically,” he said. However, Brian will be performing a solo concerto with an orchestra in New York on the first Tuesday after EAA AirVenture 2015. “But I couldn’t miss Oshkosh because my son would never forgive me,” Brian said of Sean, who was aptly named after famous aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker. “He’s been bitten pretty hard by the airplane bug.”

Brian said during his childhood his parents were very supportive of his violin pursuits but more apprehensive about his aviation interests. Living in the same neighborhood as Neal Loving in Yellow Springs, Ohio, near the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base didn’t help his parents’ case, though. “I used to see [Neal] driving past my house with this airplane on the back of his car, and I would jump on my bike and chase him out there, and I did this enough times until he finally gave me a ride,” Bri-an said. “He was a real inspiration.” Brian now owns a prewar 1939 Aeron-ca Chief. “Back in high school I had a list of 20 or 30 airplanes of all the ones I was going to build,” Brian said. “So far, I’ve done one of them, but I built it twice.” He also has ties to famous media host David Hartman, who moderates many of the programs at Theater in the Woods.

David recently relocated to North Carolina, and whenever Brian plays there, they do a radio interview that somehow always turns from talking about music to talking airplanes. Brian said while the campground setting

isn’t the best for his instrument, he wouldn’t be opposed to bringing it with him again. Although there is one important distraction: “It’s a little hard to keep the motivation with all those airplanes over there.”

By Megan Esau and Nicole Kiefert

Violinist Brian Reagin made sure his son wouldn’t miss out on another year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

PHOTO BY MEGAN ESAU

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Wings & wheels: A global SX300 returns Heinz Peier to Oshkosh

By his estimates Heinz Peier has, since setting out from Florida in January of 2012,

traveled 100,000 miles in his bright red Swearingen SX300. Considering that the circumference of the Earth at the equator is 24,901 miles, he and the plane took what amounts to the long way around in order to get to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015. In fact, only three days before the start of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Peier was in Obihiro, Japan. He had intended to fly to his home in Florida much earli-er, then fly from Florida to Oshkosh, but weather and bureaucratic delays caused a re-routing directly to here. “Of course, [Japan has] very strin-

gent rules,” Peier said. “The day I was planning to leave the weather was bad and my flight permit expired. I wanted to go the next day, but you have to wait another 10 days for another permit. “Then there was a problem checking out of the country. I had chosen an air-port that they told me it is not a prob-lem—immigration comes to you. “Then on the day I had the permit the immigration couldn’t come because their car broke down. The permit ex-pired again.”

Timing is everything... Finally on Friday, July 17, Peier’s permit was valid and the weather looked good enough to head out on a

1,900 mile leg to Atuk Lake, Alaska, in the Aleutian chain of islands. His original plan was to fly through Rus-sia, a route with a more reasonable 900 mile longest leg, but problems finding 100LL avgas along the route, and more flight permit issues, forced the long trip to Atuk. Atuk is known for weather that changes very rapidly so Peier was happy to be making the flight in the speedy SX300. “Going eastbound, especially long legs over water…with a slow airplane you have no other choice than to fly at night,” Peier said. “Because the [Obi-hiro] airport closes at 8 in the evening and opens at 8 in the morning, leaving

at 8 in the morning is too late to reach the Aleutians in daylight [in a slower airplane]. And you don’t want to land there at night. It’s dicey enough with the weather the way that it is.”

World traveling by aircraft & bicycle Peier’s choice of airplanes is a bit different than others that have circum-navigated the globe in piston-powered personal airplanes. He was drawn to the SX300 primarily because of its 250 knot cruise speed, simple systems, and all-aluminum construction. And, the airplane met another im-portant requirement: Peier’s bicycle easily fit inside. “I call my trip wings and wheels,” he

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said. “In every country I take my bike out and get to know the people.” Since leaving in 2012 Peier crossed the equator six times. He and the air-plane have landed on six of the seven continents; Peier did visit Antarctica—but without the airplane. Overall he has logged 400 hours, and with the SX300’s 250 knot normal cruise speed, that adds up to 100,000 miles. The first part of the journey covered much of Central and South America. Europe was next after a stop back home to rebuild the engine, and a stop at Air-Venture 2013. 2014 put stops in Asia, East and Southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand in the logbook. His visit to Japan was this year before the last little jaunt here to Oshkosh. Peier has maintained an exten-sive blog, complete with many pho-tos, about his journey. The blog can be accessed at travelpod.com by searching Around the World with Wings & Wheels. Heinz Peier has spent nearly three years traveling the world in his experimental SX300. A key feature of the airplane is that his bicycle easily fits inside.

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LAMA honors Jeremy Monnett with President’s Award 2015

Earlier in the week at EAA Air-Venture Oshkosh 2015 the fam-ily of the late Jeremy Monnett

received posthumous recognition of Jeremy’s influence over, and dedica-tion to, the communities to which he belonged–the aviation community, the homebuilding community, and the Oshkosh community. The inscription reads in part: “This award is a testimony to the world-wide light aviation community’s respect for Jeremy Monnett. “Jeremy was the inspiration for ev-eryone as general manager of Sonex Aviation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and his reputation as a tireless champion of local community functions is well known. “Jeremy, your legacy will always be remembered in the hearts of your fam-ily and in the aviation community.”

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Flying Again the Movie looks at returning pilotsAccording to Jason Schappert of MzeroA.com, the current active pilot count in the U.S. hovers just under 620,000. An esti-mated 500,000 other pilots under 75 have let their flying lapse for various reasons. After the CFII helped one lapsed pilot return to the sky he began work on a film that examines the challenges lapsed pilots face when training to return to the sky.

The documentary that resulted, Flying Again the Movie, is to debut in about 90 days on the iTunes store, featuring flight instructor Jason Schappert, Ariel Tweto of Flying Wild Alaska, and a cast of lapsed pilots working to restore their skills and re-sume flying. Schappert and his crew came to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to promote the movie–and the idea that once a pilot, al-ways a pilot. From a base in Ocala, Florida, Schappert and crew traveled the nation helping lapsed pilots knock off the rust from years without sitting in the cockpit. Basic skills come first, then adapting to new tools and technologies. With a collection of small video cam-eras mounted inside and outside of a Cessna, Schappert and his production crew of director John Ellis and Ash-ley Schappert were able to capture the process of restoring the skills and con-fidence of the pilots portrayed in Flying Again the Movie.

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Jason Schappert and Ariel Tweto (of Flying Wild Alaska fame) are a team now after he helped her get back into flying–spawning work on a movie expected to hit the iTunes store in the next 90 days: Flying Again the Movie, about the returning lapsed pilots to the cockpit.

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Plunging from the stratosphere at record altitude

F ormer Google executive vice president Alan Eustace says he was always interested in the

longstanding world altitude record for sky diving. After all, he grew up in the Orlando area—not that far from Cape Canaveral and the site of many space launches during the frantic space race of the 1960s. “Yes, I was always interested in space-related things,” he said about six hours before taking the stage at Theater in the Woods Friday night to tell Air-Venture attendees all about the record-breaking jump. “That particular record

is one that I read about and researched a lot. I thought there was a different and better way to approach the problem than the traditional capsule-style that people had done before.” In August 1960, Joe Kittinger set the mark of 102,800 feet, a feat that would stand for more than five de-cades. Then Felix Baumgartner and Red Bull Stratos achieved a 127,852-foot free fall on October 14, 2012, to smash the record. Both used capsules to carry them to altitude. Eustace and his team at Paragon Space Development Systems had been

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ALAN EUSTACE

A helium-filled balloon lifts Alan Eustace to altitude in a specially built protective suit on October 24, 2014.

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working on their own attempt for about eight months at the time of Baumgartner’s highly publicized jump. Two years almost to the day after Baumgartner—October 24, 2014—after three years of planning, re-search, and testing, Eustace set a new sky diving al-titude record of 135,890 feet—more than 25 miles above the earth. He was lifted to altitude—sans a cap-sule, just him in a specially made protective suit—by a helium-filled balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of the lighter-than-air gas. “Most people travel through the stratosphere at Mach 4 or 5, but they don’t get to linger there,” he said. “Our inspiration was more like a scuba diver, something totally self-contained in the stratosphere.” Eustace is an ATP-certificated pilot. He flies low and slow in an amphibious AirCam, and also flies a Citation 560. He is also a sky diver (the record jump on October 24 was his 569th jump), a balloonist, and generally likes outdoor activities. Eustace approached Paragon Space Develop-ment Systems, which builds suits for toxic environ-ments, and they were thrilled to join the project. Eustace and Paragon formed the StratEx Team. Roswell was the chosen launch site because it’s a decent enough balloon launch environment, but the real benefit is that virtually all of the terrain eastward is suitable for a parachute landing. Essentially there are no trees, few lakes, flat ter-

rain, and calm weather, he said. “I wound up 70 miles from the launch point right next to a road. My wing-man was there within 11 seconds. Just a perfect place to land.” Eustace’s specially made protective suit weighed about 235 pounds, so him in the suit tipped the scale just over 400 pounds. He had to be lifted to the launch site by a reach forklift. Included in the Theater in the Woods presentation was a video showing the launch preparation, the ac-tual launch, ascent, and descent. Records set included exit altitude, distance fallen with a drogue device (123,435 feet), and vertical speed with a drogue device (820 mph). It took just over two hours to ascend to altitude and 15 minutes to descend. He did break the sound barrier, and people on the ground heard it. Looking back on the epic achievement, several months later, Eustace said he gets most pleasure from sharing it with others. “Once the excitement fades away, it’s more about the team and people; you give talks about it and get to share it with other people, and that’s kind of the fun part,” he said. “It’s a strange feeling. Even right after it I kind of look at it as a detached third person, not actually feel-ing like I was there. “I see it, I explain it, but I really don’t think of myself as being in that suit.”

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Sinise and Brady urge support for veterans

In a fresh twist to the popular War-birds in Review sessions in War-bird Alley at AirVenture 2015,

Medal of Honor recipient Gen. Pat-rick Brady and actor Gary Sinise dis-cussed veteran valor and championed veterans’ causes. Looming majestically around them, the Yankee Air Force B-17G Flying For-tress faced a Vietnam-era UH-1 Huey helicopter. Gen. Brady talked briefly about the harrowing medevac missions he flew under intense enemy fire that led to his Medal of Honor. Brady said he actually felt embarrassed to receive the medal for doing what so many oth-ers had done unseen. “So you wear it for them.” Gen. Brady discussed fear in com-bat: “My faith was a substitute for fear,” he said. “Fear is an emotion; courage is a decision.” Spontaneous applause sa-luted the general’s observations. Gen. Brady is working in support of the creation of a Medal of Honor mu-

seum. He describes the concept as em-phasizing honor and values more than any specific military branch. He also spends time with a veterans outreach activity in which students are paired with veterans, and learn their stories. “These veterans are happy to share their experiences if someone will just ask them,” Brady encouraged the audience. Sinise, known for his portrayal of amputee Lt. Dan in the movie Forrest Gump, established a nonprofit foun-dation to help injured veterans and their families. Sinise discussed his uncle, a B-17 navigator, and his brother-in-law, a Vietnam-era medic, as being inspira-tions to him. Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band have entertained military mem-bers abroad as part of his commitment to America’s armed forces. Gen. Brady said, “Gary Sinise is the Bob Hope of today,” referencing Hope’s legendary trips in support of troops overseas.

By Frederick A. Johnsen

Gen. Patrick Brady, Medal of Honor recipient (left), and actor Gary Sinise held a special Warbirds in Review session on Friday during which they championed veterans.

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S en. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) arrived in Oshkosh Friday morning—his 36th consecutive

year attending the annual EAA AirVenture—looking to continue the momentum for Senate Bill 571, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2).

Late last week, the bill had about 35 co-sponsors but gained 19 more after

EAA Chairman Jack J. Pelton appealed to members on Thursday, July 16, to contact their senators and urge them to support the bill.

“I don’t know what I would do without the EAA because after the appeal was made last week by Chairman Jack Pelton, an additional 19 members of the United States Senate came on as

co-sponsors,” Inhofe told AirVenture Today. “Now we need to pick up the other six or seven more that we need. Thank you, EAA!”

Inhofe discussed a recent effort to offer PBOR2 as an amendment to the transportation reauthorization bill, which he also authored.

“PBOR2 is to be offered as an amendment to the transportation bill on Tuesday or Wednesday this next week,” he said. “If successful, that would be signed into law before the end of the month.

“I have reason to believe we will be (successful) because I have 54 co-sponsors, and all I have to do is get six more on this trip up here, and I think we will be able to do that.”

But what if that effort does not succeed?

“Now, if that doesn’t work, don’t be depressed because we’re going to introduce it, and anytime you have that number of co-sponsors, that’s a majority.” Senate rules require 60 votes for a bill to be approved.

Inhofe is crediting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) with providing a lot of help to advance PBOR2. She and her husband own an FBO at Red Oak Municipal Airport in western Iowa.

“We have 54. I need 60. In the event the amendment doesn’t work it will be introduced as a freestanding

bill. If you have a senator who is not a co-sponsor, you’ve got to call them up,” Inhofe added. “We have to have six more. This is teamwork; between you guys and us, we’re going to make it happen.”

See Sen. Inhofe speaks about PBOR2 today at 10 a.m., Forum Pavilion 1, in the Honda Forums Plaza.

Inhofe looking for six PBOR2 votes

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

EAA/Redbird spot landing contest winnersFriday winners in the EAA Pathways Pavilion/Redbird Flight Simulations spot landing contest are:

First place, Galen Lisse, Hudson, Massachusetts, 8,238, winner of two weekly wristbands for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016; second place, Brian Zambo, Liberty, New York, 7,960, winner of two tickets to ride on the Ford Tri-Motor; third place, Bob Garypie, Chelsea, Michigan, 7,809, winner of two tickets to ride on a Bell 47 helicopter.

The Pathways Pavilion is located on EAA Square at the corner of Knapp Street Road and Celebration Way.

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Learning is a lifelong journey.Build your aviation knowledge and have some fun at the Jeppesen educational forums throughout Oshkosh week. We’ll even have our stars from the Chart Clinic Confidential webinars giving in-person classes (no paparazzi please).

Visit jeppesen.com/KOSH29 for a full listing of all our forums.

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Latvia-based startup seeks to revolutionize condition monitoring

W hile leading aerospace companies spend millions of dollars attempting to �nd the

best possible alternative to the ine�cient time-based maintenance, Advanced Vector Analytics (AVA), a Latvia-based startup, has brought an innovative solution to AirVenture, thus solving the biggest contradiction of condition monitoring: the too-high price.

Advanced Vector Analytics is a participant in the AeroInnovate business accelerator program, part of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

�e time-based approach to aircra� maintenance, a recognized industry standard, is very ine�cient due to the initially unidenti�ed percentage of healthy parts being replaced during the scheduled maintenance. �e percentage of loss of healthy parts may be as high as 80 percent. Huge spending on unnecessary replacement accompanied by high labor costs push companies to look for new ways of how to detect the condition of a particular component.

It is generally agreed that condition monitoring is going to be the next evolutionary step in maintenance. However, the cost, caused by the necessity of too many sensors, coupled with ambiguous data interpretation, limit the use of condition monitoring systems. One of the reasons is that their cost/bene�t ratio is not always higher than the one of the old-style scheduled approach.

�e AVA solution resolves the issue by introducing the concept of structural immunity monitoring. It is the system that monitors the ability of components to resist stress, like the human immune system constantly resists viral infections.

Technically, the structural “immunity” is addressed as strength, and when degraded strength is observed, it means the fault time is approaching. �e bene�t for the industry: �e number of the sensors needed is much less than the standard one and what the professionals might expect.

“To acquire and analyze the data, we use proprietary sensing and low-level wave-�eld analysis that allow us to provide better results with much fewer sensors and perform condition monitoring in �ight,” says Edgar Grant, co-founder and company CEO. “We have successfully tested this technology for di�erent applications, such as early crack detection, rotor dynamic balancing, curing of composite, structural fault location, and even jet engine �utter analysis.

“For example, the latter test required only two of our sensors instead of the standard 168. Now we are in the position to run demonstrations for our potential customers and discuss pre-orders or co-creation.”

Advanced Vector Analytics is located at Booth 15 in the Innovation Center, or visit www.AVA-Labs.com.

The Advanced Vector Analytics vibration sensor can replace the need for multiple sensors on a turbine engine.

PHOTO BY MARIANO ROSALES

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By James Wynbrandt

Tom Peghiny inside the Flight Design C-4 mockup.

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W hile others talk about the i n n o v a t i o n s

the delayed Part 23 rewrite will unleash, aircra� manufacturer Flight Design is blazing a new certi� cation trail in developing its high-wing four-place C4, proceeding as if the anticipated new FAA rules were already in place. Here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, attendees can see the work in progress at the company’s exhibition area (Booth 83-87), where a cabin mock-up of the new aircra� is on display. Flight Design is � rst certifying the C4 to EASA’s new CS-23 rules—Europe’s equivalent of the FAA’s Part 23. “� ere are opportunities that we are anticipating under the new Part 23, and many of those are already available in the EASA system,” explained Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA, the U.S arm of the Germany-based company. � e goal of the EASA and anticipated revised FAA rules is to encourage manufacturers to introduce innovative technologies in their products, increasing safety and lowering the cost of aircra� . Among the most important revisions of EASA’s rules is design organization approval, providing quali� ed manufacturers with authority to design and test its own equipment during the certi� cation process. “� e main thing is that it cuts down on time required for certi� cation, and time really is money in certi� cation programs,” Peghiny said. Under traditional Part 23 rules for both the FAA and EASA, the same certi� cation rules apply to a two-place piston aircra� as a 19-passenger business jet. � e new rules are to be based on the concept of “risk-based decision making” by the agencies, which will make certi� cation less costly, though theoretically no less safe, for smaller aircra� . With the revolution in digital avionics, panel ware is one signi� cant place for cost-savings. In the C4, the center avionics/instrument stack includes a Garmin GTN 750 GPS/nav/comm/MFD, transponder, backup radio, and steam gauges. Meanwhile, the Garmin G3X Touch touchscreen PFD/MFDs in front of the pilot and copilot (which

would not meet current FAA rules because they are non-TSO’d) are designated for “additional situational awareness.” Said Peghiny, “Flight Design engineers’ job is to prove with testing that [the installation] is suitable for this airplane.” By allowing Flight Design rather than a government agency to approve the equipment, “it greatly reduces cost for the end user,” Peghiny said. � e company expects to receive EASA CS-23 certi� cation for the C4 “around this time next year,” he said, and the aircra� will then go through the FAA’s validation process for certi� cation in the U.S. � e streamlined certi� cation is enabling Flight Design to o� er the C4 for $250,000. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta visited Flight Design during his Oshkosh visit and discussed “harmonizing the new Part 23 with the new EASA CS-23” rules, a conversation Peghiny described as “substantive.” Also discussed was Germany’s “safety box” program that Flight Design is voluntarily taking part in, a holistic approach to occupant safety using automotive concepts such as “crumple zones.” � e program is a partnership between government, academia, and industry aimed at developing new crashworthiness systems and techniques for light aircra� , “to create occupant protection for aircra� similar to automobiles,” Peghiny said. Meanwhile, he enthused about the new rules Flight Design has used to bring the C4 to market. “We’re hoping this will start a revolution in reducing the cost of certi� cation, and make it easier for new technology to be incorporated in new airplanes.”

Flight Design breaks new ground with C4 certifi cation approach

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

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Sunday, July 19th

Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project

andLiving in the Age of Airplanes

Monday, July 20th

Interstellar

Tuesday, July 21st

Unbroken

Wednesday, July 22nd

Edge of Tomorrow

Thursday, July 23rd

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Friday, July 24th

Apollo 13

Saturday, July 25thBattle of Britain

The fabulous Fly-In Theater offers an evening of film viewing like never before. Relax from the comfort of your lawn chair or blanket, while enjoying epic blockbuster movies and classic aviation films, illuminating from a five-story-high projection screen.

What a great way to extend your exciting day at AirVenture!

Sunday, July 19 – Saturday, July 25

Proudly Presentedby Ford Motor Company

Free shows begin at 8:30 p.m. daily, except Saturday which begins at 9:30 p.m. Located at the north end of Doolittle Drive behind the Camp Store. Don’t miss out on the free popcorn!Movies and dates subject to change due to scheduling conflicts.

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Volunteer Daniel Flanagen organizes the next competitors for the spot landing contest in the Redbird flight simulators at the Pathways Pavilion.

Powered paragliders circle the Fun Fly Zonewhile controllers work the morning arrivals.

Sunrise over the sleeping P-51 Mustangs marks the start of a beautiful day in Oshkosh.

PHOTO BY MARIANO ROSALES

PHOTO BY MARIANO ROSALES

PHOTO BY MARIANO ROSALES

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Sharpen Your Skills at the Pilot Proficiency CenterLearn, enhance, and assess your level of proficiency at the EAA Proficiency Center. Features include Redbird IFR and Stick & Rudder simulations, full schedule of tech talks, IMC Club meetings, and the opportunity to network with other pilots. All levels of experience are welcome to come and sharpen their skills!Located at Booth 423

The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center is made possible by the following partners:

Hartzell Propeller Inc. | Jeppesen | Redbird Flight Simulations | IMC Club

Flying magazine | Mindstar Aviation | National Association of Flight Instructors

PilotEdge | Society of Aviation Flight Educators | David Clark

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By Auburn Students

Auburn Tigers continue aviation traditions in Alabama

LEAVE A LASTING TRIBUTEOn EAA’s AirVenture Grounds

Brown ArchPurchase your brick to “leave your mark” at the Gateway to Aviation.

Visit EAA.org/Arch to learn more.

Compass HillBecome 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.

Visit EAA.org/CompassHill to learn more.

Autumn Blaze Maple TreesBeautify the AirVenture grounds while providing much needed shade by planting one of these colorful trees in your name.

Visit EAA.org/Beauti�cation to learn more.

Memorial WallCelebrate and honor the lives of those who have loved and supported aviation and now “gone west.”

Visit EAA.org/Memorial to learn more.

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Enjoy the very best in aviation photography all year long.

Pick up your 2016 World of Flight Calendar today!

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EAA.org/Shop, to get your 2016 World of Flight Calendar today.

T hey ask the question: “Can Tigers � y?”When it’s the Auburn University

Tigers, the answer is “Yes, they can!” Auburn Aviation is represented at EAA AirVenture 2015 at Booth C25 in the Aviation Gateway Park by students promoting the aviation education opportunities at the school. It’s just the latest in a long and storied history of aviation at the Alabama institution that traces back to the Wright brothers in 1907. � e brothers returned, and from late March to late May 1910, Wilbur and Orville operated the nation’s � rst civilian � ying school on open land just west of the Montgomery city limits on what is now Maxwell Air Force Base. These were the first heavier-than-air f lights in the state, and they set the stage for a century of aerospace development in Alabama. Auburn University began � ight training in the 1930’s, started a degree program under the College of Engineering in 1941 and since Auburn Aviation has become one of the most well-respected collegiate � ight schools in the nation.

Then in July of 2014, the University’s administration, Auburn Aviation administration, faculty, and staff created the Auburn University Aviation Center to promote economic development and work with state and industry leaders to strengthen the two aviation degree programs located in Auburn’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business, aviation management and professional f light management. According to Auburn University Aviation Center Director Dr. Bill Hutto, “the sky is the limit” for aviation education at Auburn University. � e university is also tapping into the potential for unmanned � ight a� er receiving the nation’s � rst FAA authorization to operate an unmanned aircra� systems (UAS) � ight training school. � is, so say students here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, provides another example of how Auburn is growing with the times, yet still holding onto its roots. “It is a major win for the state,” said Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and “an honor for Auburn University,” said Dr. Bill Hutto.

Auburn University Ambassadors. L to R front: Hanna Fowler, Earle Thompson. Rear: Michael Rogers, Phillip Settlemeyer, James Hall, Will Leveille.

PHOTO BY MARIAN ROSALES

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The EAA Aviation Gateway Park and activities are made possible by

Innovation Center presented by National Air Traffic Controllers Association.Explore the new heights of aviation with experts like NASA all the way to the five startups from the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 AeroInnovate Accelerator program.

Education/Career Center Discover your aviation career flight plan by visiting colleges, universities and military programs as well as a job fair and other events!

Aviation Gateway ParkStart a hobby. Start an education. Start a career.

NEW IN 2015!Drone Cage presented by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityEngage in the world of UAVs with demonstrations, obstacle and speed courses, and viewing areas with live video feed provided by Multicopter Warehouse!

YOU CAN FLY A QUADCOPTER! EVERYDAY 3:15-5 p.m.Units donated by Hobbico and Horizon Hobby LLC

Presented by Piper Aircraft

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By Dave Higdon

TAF launches Sling 4 Turbo two-week-to-paint option

� is limited-edition 14-color screen-printed T-shirt is created byartists Kimberleigh and Paul Gavin. � e design is built around a compasscentered

on Wittman’s Runway 36, and every airplane is hand-drawn.Warbirds, homebuilts, ultralights, aerobatic and vintage aircra� are also present. All

are laid out over an aircra� -pattern background and surrounded by a border list of every country represented at EAA.

Get yours today at EAA.org/Shop, call 800-564-6322, or at all EAA retail locations.

$21.99* *$21.99 is the member price. Nonmember price is $24.99.

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*Free shipping is valid on domestic orders only. International preorders are $3 shipping plus $1 for each additional DVD. A�er July 31, regular shipping rates apply. Your EAA merchandise purchase supports EAA programs that grow participation in aviation.

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Featuring the very best of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 including stunning footage not seen from the �ightline. Relive the entire convention whenever you want from the comfort of your living room with this DVD or Blu-ray.

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T he Airplane Factory (TAF) and Synergy Air of Eugene, Oregon, now o�er the Sling 4 two-week

turbo build program. Said TAF USA Sales and Marketing

Manager Jordan Denitz, “�e Sling 4 Turbo is a true 4-seat, cross-country machine with a 1,000-pound useful load—great for four adults, or two adults with a lot of luggage.

Using this option the builder goes to Synergy Air’s location to build a Sling 4 Turbo from a quick-build kit, with training and assistance from Synergy Air’s sta�. A�er their stay, the airplane will be ready for paint and

the builder will return home and come back to Synergy at a later date to receive transition training and collect their painted and ready-to-�y airplane.

Learn more at: www.airplanefactory.com.

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STEP 1Build fi ve sets of wings at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015

STEP 2Give the completed wings to fi ve EAA chapters to jump-start fi ve building projects

STEP 3Use the completed aircraft to form fi ve new fl ying clubs

STEP 4Share The Spirit of Aviation®!

EAA’s Give Flight project is located at EAA Square on Celebration Way.Stop by, pull a rivet, and help give fl ight!

www.EAA.org/GiveFlight

THANK YOU to all the Supporters of

EAA's Give Flight project

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NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Visit the 2015 EAA Sweepstake in Booth No. 475Complete O�cial Rules and prize descriptions available at EAA.org/Sweepstakes.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND for the

Nobody wears yellow better than the Piper J-3 Cub. This stunning, fully restored 1946 powerhouse is not just fun to fly, but it’s also a classic piece of aviation history. That’s exactly why it’s the 2015 EAA® Sweepstakes grand prize. With less than 100 hours of flight time since its restoration, this aircraft is ready for you to enjoy. Plus, when you make a donation with your sweepstakes entry, you’re supporting EAA’s programs working to build the next generation of aviators.

Second Prize: EAA AirVenture® Oshkosh™ 2016 VIP Package*Two weekly AirVenture® wristbands One weekly AirVenture® camping passTwo Bell helicopter flight passes Two Ford Tri-Motor flight passesTwo B-17 flight passes Two Flightline Pavilion passesEAA lifetime membership $500 EAA merchandise voucherLunch for two at the Aviators Club VIP tour for two of AirVenture® groundsfor one day (day determined by EAA)

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Grand Prize: Piper J-3 Cub

Coverage enhancements added while prices have been reduced

E nhancements to EAA’s Non-Owned Aircra� Insurance Plan are helping aviators get access to

the right coverage at the best price, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. � is plan covers aircra� renters for damage to a borrowed aircra� , including ground damage. O� en in the case of an accident, an aircra� owner’s insurance policy will not cover an authorized user or renter. � at means the insurance company can usually pursue recovery costs for aircra� damage. In addition, many insurance companies will not automatically extend insurance protection for bodily injury, property damage, and legal expenses.

But EAA’s enhanced non-owned aircra� insurance does o� er such coverage. “When EAA launched its non-owned aircra� insurance plan more than 15 years ago, we could truly say that we were making � ying more a� ordable,” said Rick Larsen, EAA vice president of communities and member programs. “But today, with the help of our insurance partners, we’re introducing enhancements to that plan to improve coverage, o� er insurance protection for more types of aircra� and ranges of pilots, reduce rates, and simplify the purchase process.”

� e EAA Non-Owned Aircra� Plan provides the following:• Coverage options for single-engine

land standard, light-sport (special andexperimental), experimental amateurbuilt, gliders, multi-engine aircra� ,aircra� on skis, rotorcra� , and seaplanes

• Exclusive enhancements for EAA members:• Expanded medical expense coverage for each passenger;• Expanded personal e� ects coverage for each passenger (each occurrence); and• Expanded expenses coverage for search and/or rescue (each occurrence).

• Access to purchase 24 hours per day,seven days per week (with a credit card).

It’s easy to get a quote, start a policy with a credit card payment,

or administer one’s own coverage online. This EAA Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance Plan is part of the wide range of insurance plans offered exclusively to EAA members by EAA Insurance Solutions administered by Falcon Insurance Agency, Inc. Visit eaa.org/insurance for all the details.

EAA non-owned aircraft insurance can now be purchased 24/7

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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 332015 AOPA ACTIVITY TENT SCHEDULEEAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Take in all these seminars and more at the AOPA campus (booth 463), located across from the Brown Arch!

SUNDAY, JULY 26

10:00 – 10:45 am Jeppesen: RNAV Revealed with Nathan Kurth and Slim Morgan

Area Navigation (RNAV) has changed how you fly. Get refreshed on some critical RNAV tips and tricks to help you get more from today’s technology.

11:00 – 11:45 am Lockheed: Not the Flight Service You Once Knew with Joe Daniele

Learn how Lockheed Martin Flight Service is delivering easy-to-understand weather and flight information through the web, flight planning apps, and satellite position monitoring and communications devices.

12:00 – 12:45 pm Air Safety Institute: Mind Over Matterwith George Perry

Being a safe pilot requires more than good stick and rudder skills. Learn simple techniques from a leading expert to increase pilot performance and reduce pilot error.

1:00 – 1:45 pm iPad in the Cockpit 101with Kay Sundaram

Learn the basics of buying, setting up, preflighting, and using the iPad in the cockpit.

2:00 – 2:45 pm Cirrus: Whole-airframe Ballistic Parachutes – Myths, Facts, and Strategies for Usewith Chad Friedrich

Whole-airframe ballistic parachutes are great innovations. Get the unique system knowledge and develop specific strategies you need in order for the system to be truly effective.

TODAY - SATURDAY, JULY 25

7:30 – 11:00 am Free! Rusty Pilots Seminar Sponsored by AeroShell with Kelby Ferwerda and Chris Moser

Life may have gotten in the way, but the dream of flight can be yours again. Join us and get started on the journey back into the left seat. RSVP at www.RustyPilots.org. (includes light refreshments)

11:00 – 11:45 am Patty Wagstaff Autograph Signing Get an autograph and take a photo with the most well-known female pilot in the world! Located outside the AOPA main tent.

12:00 – 12:45 pm ADS-B: Strategies for Equippingwith Mike Collins / Panel

This panel of avionics manufacturers will explore ways to meet the FAA’s 2020 mandate for ADS-B Out, to include upgrading existing cockpit avionics.

1:00 – 1:45 pm No-Pilot to Co-Pilot: Basic Skills for Non-Pilotswith Chris Moser

Learn how to be a part of the flight crew with skills like chart reading and radio operation that will make your pilot’s job easier!

2:00 – 2:45 pm Air Safety Institute: Accident Case Study Live with Andy Miller

This discussion aims to put a new spin on safety-oriented accident analysis, working through physical evidence, eyewitness testimony, and other leads to figure out exactly what went wrong, and why.

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Elevate Your ExperienceBook your fl ight experience today!

Helicopter Flight ExperiencesBell 47 Helicopter: $49For Bell 47 helicopter experiences, visit us at Pioneer Airport behind the EAA AirVenture Museum.

Ford Tri-Motor Flight ExperiencesRegular Pricing: $75Early Bird Special: $65Get in line before 8:30 a.m. andSAVE $10 on a Ford Tri-Motor fl ight.For Ford Tri-Motor or B-17 fl ight experiences, visit us south of Warbirds at P-1.

B-17 Flight ExperiencesEAA Member: $435 Nonmember: $475For Ford Tri-Motor or B-17 fl ight experiences, visit us south of Warbirds at P-1.

Dale Hylton of CopterShop shows Ronald Sharko of Chicago, Illinois, the various features of the DJI Phantom 3 quad-copter in the Innovation Center.

Goodyear’s Wingfoot One floats over the AirVenture grounds.

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Jeppesen enhances Mobile FliteDeck VFR V 2.1

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Can’t get enough?Join EAA Warbirds of America!If you have a passion for ex-military aircraft, better known as warbirds, please join us in our efforts to “Keep ‘Em Flying!”

Call 1-800-564-6322 orvisit Warbirds-EAA.org

If you have a passion for ex-military aircraft, better known as warbirds,

J eppesen continued its march of product progress with a Version 2.1 advance

of its Mobile FlightDeck VFR application with some minor enhancements and additions. Among the latest additions are automatic f light-time logging–called auto log–and automatic aural warnings against potential infringements of special-use airspace. The audio airspace warnings build on the visual warnings introduced with Mobile FliteDeck VFR in 2014. Airspace visual warnings begin five minutes before the aircraft enters restricted airspace or airspace requiring a clearance; outlines of the airspace begin to pulse in yellow on the map and a text box in the upper left corner of the screen provides complementary information. The same alerts accompany TFRs. The software generates an audible “ping” followed by the spoken word “airspace;” upon entering the airspace the software generates two pings and again follows with the word “airspace.” To acknowledge these alerts takes but a swipe of the screen, ending the visual and audible alerts on that airspace for the next 10 minutes. Approaching waypoints generates similar visual and audio alerts with a ping followed by the word “waypoint;” the system gives priority to airspace alerts over waypoint alerts. � e application also provides for user customization of the audio alerts. Auto logging reduces the e� ort of tracking f light time, takeoff, and landing information by simply switching Mobile FliteDeck VFR to “Go Flying.” The application also provides for manual logging, but is

meant to support, not replace, pilot time tracking. These features are available via an update and are integrated into new Mobile FliteDeck VFR downloads. Find more information at jeppesen.com.

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