EAA AirVenture Today Sunday, July 26, 2015

Sunday, July 26, 2015 www.EAA.org/airventureTHE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH

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Did you see it? What flew? You buy anything? What? How many airplanes came? Any new…

something? How was the weather? Such questions and scores more await the lucky tens of thousands returning from this year’s wildly varied, entertaining, and successful EAA AirVenture 2015. In a word: It was grrreat! The answers may make questioners wish they were here—and lament they missed out. A new Goodyear Wingfoot One air-ship; five new homebuilding projects for

five lucky chapters; two night air shows; enough pyrotechnics to rattle walls. Con-certs, films, forums; a full Fun Fly Zone; warbirds enough for a national air force; and a greater-than-ever variety of aerial, film, and musical entertainment. Veterans honored with yellow rib-bons; would-be builders taught work-shop skills; forums by the score on a wide range of topics; aircraft builders and owners recognized. Programs with the remaining crew of Apollo 13; a record-setting sky diver; the

first B-52 to land at EAA AirVenture; a new Airbus; more business and fun. EAA Chairman Jack J. Pelton sported the grin of a guy having as much fun as anyone on the grounds. And he showed up everywhere. Even Mother Nature smiled, treating AirVenture to seven days of smooth winds and (mostly) moderate temperatures. Final attendance numbers remain at least a few days away, but Rick Larson, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programs, confirmed it’s been

“a very strong week, attendancewise.” Translation: Lots and lots of people came. A record? Can’t say—but by the sights and sounds, the week boomed. And sometimes you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. (But an airship helps.) And though not wholly accident-free, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 came so close to safety perfect that one could scarce-ly believe that it occurred in airspace satu-rated with the movements of 10,000 aircraft. When you get home, consider how to answer all those questions. Be kind and point them toward your copies of this pa-per, or link them to the copious coverage on EAA.org and the plentiful tweets and blogs and videos…oh my. No point in making them feel bad when your answers can set the stage for those friends to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. And now a scheduling reminder: With 2016’s AirVenture set for July 25-31, there’s already barely 360 days to prepare. Safe travels home…and see you next year!

The show crowd watches the Airbus A350 on a demonstration flight during EAA AirVenture 2015.

By Dave Higdon

EAA fires back at ALPA

EAA and other general aviation groups are react-ing strongly and swiftly to an in-flammatory let-ter from the Air Line Pilots Asso-ciation (ALPA) that surfaced Friday night, in-

accurately characterizing GA’s efforts to reform aeromedical certification.

Airline pilots’ union attacks PBOR2, EAA calls on members to redouble efforts

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The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh • Vol. 16, No. 8AIRVENTURE TODAY

PUBLISHER: Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman of the Board

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

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Mariano Rosales, Phil WestonDESIGN: Jenny Hussin, Chris LivieriADVERTISING: Sue Anderson, Larry Phillip AirVenture Today is published during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, July 19-July 26, 2015. It is distributed free on the convention grounds as well as other locations in Oshkosh and surrounding communities. Stories and photos are Copyrighted 2015 by AirVenture Today and EAA. Reproduction by any means is prohibited without written consent.

The letter, which was sent to all Unit-ed States senators, makes numerous false and unsubstantiated claims regarding efforts to expand freedoms in GA and reform the third-class medical require-ment for many private pilots. The letter urges senators to reject an amendment to the highway bill offered by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Sen. John Boozman (R-Arkansas) that would reform the third-class medi-cal certification for pilots. A vote on that amendment could occur as early as this coming Tuesday, July 28. Saturday morning EAA Chairman Jack J. Pelton strongly refuted ALPA’s unsubstantiated claims and urged the EAA membership to redouble their efforts to support reform of aeromedi-cal certification. “We sat in a forum earlier this morn-ing with many ALPA members who are EAA members, who fly for the airlines, who have great careers that started in general aviation and they’re just flat out shaking their heads saying, ‘What the hell is going on?’” he said. “Current and past ALPA members who also fly rec-reationally should be angered that their union has decided to turn its back on general aviation.” The proposed aeromedical reform is contained in the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2), authored by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), and EAA has worked hard to expand co-sponsorship of the bill to 57 senators. Pelton spoke at an AirVenture forum hosted by Sen. Inhofe on Saturday morn-ing. Also attending were pilots and EAA members Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana), along with Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wiscon-sin) who represents the Oshkosh area. It was the first time ALPA had ex-pressed any position regarding the bi-partisan congressional effort that EAA and AOPA had spearheaded for the past four years. Pelton said that not only has ALPA never reached out to those working on this vital issue, they are completely out of step with the two other air carrier unions; the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Associa-tion and Allied Pilots Association have both been working with the GA commu-nity on this issue, including signing onto

an industry-wide letter of support for the Manchin-Boozman Amendment. “The rhetoric from ALPA is most dis-appointing and utterly out of step with the rest of the general aviation and air-line pilot community,” Pelton added. “Why it would turn its back on the com-munity that inspires, supplies, and trains its professional aviators is baffling, espe-cially when the vast majority of statistics and opinions by safety professionals, regulators, and other pilots agree that ALPA’s position has no basis and makes no sense. “It’s especially shortsighted when one considers that the health of GA is direct-ly connected to the health of the airline pilot community.” EAA and AOPA have been work-ing in support of their members and all GA pilots by creating a third-class aeromedical exemption proposal that resulted in draft FAA rulemaking—currently stalled in the Department of Transportation—and by urging their members to support PBOR2. “For 25 years, EAA has supported aeromedical reform because the safety facts support it and it will eliminate financial and other burdens to GA

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pilots,” Pelton said. “This is as far as we’ve ever advanced, with 57 co-spon-sors to bring the amendment to the Senate floor. We need all EAA mem-bers and GA pilots to contact their senators now to support this amend-ment and turn aside the falsehoods and political rhetoric from groups such as ALPA. “Further, GA pilots who are current and past ALPA members need to stand up and tell their union that it is wrong based on facts and the views of the rest of the general aviation and profession-al pilot communities.”

Senate Bill S. 571, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, is also the language used in the Manchin-Boozman Amendment. Sen. Inhofe is also urging GA pilots to act swiftly, carrying that message to numer-ous appearances at EAA AirVenture Os-hkosh this week. Visit govt.eaa.org for the Rally Con-gress tool to get contact information for your senators. You can also get your senators’ contact information by calling 202-224-3121. Remember, the vote could happen as soon as this Tuesday, so contact your senators today!

EAA Chairman Jack J. Pelton addresses PBOR2 supporters and responds to the unfounded attack on the legislation by the Air Line Pilots Association.

PHOTO BY MARIANO ROSALES

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Mason: ‘It’s a huge honor to be chosen’

It’s in his blood. Or maybe his DNA. No matter which one, it’s clear that Sammy Mason was

meant to fly. At 16, Mason was the youngest air show pilot in the world, doing aero-batics in a motorglider. “There were times I showed up and had to argue with the person at the gate,” he says. “They didn’t believe I was flying at the show.” But people can believe it now. Mason is performing at today’s final EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show in his Pitts S-1S. Now 21, Mason started flight les-sons at 12, and soloed in a Schweizer 2-22 glider at 14. Within six months, he was flying a powered glider, doing aerobatics by himself. Then, on his 16th birthday, he so-loed in 10 different aircraft. “I start-ed with my dad’s 450-hp Stearman,” he says. “All my friends flew in and gave me the keys to their airplanes so I could fly them around the patch. I flew a Piper Cub, an Ag Cat, and a Mooney Mite.” Shortly after that, he earned his private pilot glider certificate and started performing in air shows. At 17, his family bought a Pitts S-1S. It took a family effort to restore it after the previous owner flipped it on landing. At 18, he gave it its first test flight. It’s that plane he is per-forming in at AirVenture. “It’s a pretty big responsibility to represent the 70th anniversary of the Pitts at AirVenture,” Mason says. “It’s a huge honor to be chosen.” Mason says many of the world’s best aerobatic pilots—Tom Pober-ezny, Gene Soucy, Charlie Hillard, Wayne Handley, Sean D. Tucker, Mike Goulian, and Jeff Boerboon—all started with a Pitts. “To fly in the same box that they flew in is amazing,” he says. “I have maneu-vers from every one of those guys in my routine.” A member of the U.S. Advanced Aerobatic Team, Mason says he was able to practice with Tucker and

Goulian this week. “I also got to fly formation with Michael Goulian. It takes a lot of faith to allow someone to fly on your wing. What a memo-rable way to fly into Oshkosh.” Aviation is really in this Califor-nian’s blood. His parents are both pilots, and they run a business restor-ing vintage airplanes, as well as man-age the local airport. His uncles and aunts fly, and Mason is named after his grandfather, who was a civilian trainer in World War II, an aerobat-ic pilot who flew a modified Boeing Stearman in air shows, and a test pilot

for Lockheed who was also the first to do a loop in a helicopter. Mason’s mother flew until she was eight months pregnant with him in her Piper Cub, until she couldn’t get the stick all the way back because her belly was so big, he says. And his first flight came when he was just 3 days old. As he grew older, he persuaded his parents to “airport school” him. “I would get my homework done in the morning and then I’d go flying, drive the fuel truck, or help my par-ents out—but not nearly as much as I

should have,” he adds, laughing. Today, he lives on the airport, above the hangar. Mason has now flown more than 50 types of aircraft and has logged more than 2,000 hours in the air. When he isn’t flying aerobat-ics, he says you’ll probably find him skateboarding or surfing. “When I was younger, I wanted to be a pro-fessional skateboarder,” he says. “I’m probably the only person who can say they have competed in an advanced level skateboarding competition and an aerobatic competition.”

By Barbara A. Schmitz

Aerobatic pilot Sammy Mason will showcase the 70th anniversary of the Pitts during today’s air show.



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Kitfox had on display one of their S7 Super Sport in different stages of the construction process.


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Goodyear’s Wingfoot One: A different breed of airship (with a homebuilder pilot!)

Among the thousands of aircraft here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, surely one has been seen and admired

above all others: Wingfoot One—N1A—Goodyear’s new airship, making its Osh-kosh debut. If it looks like it’s maneuvering even more effortlessly and gracefully than its predecessor, the GZ-20 model Good-year blimp, that’s because it does. “We’ve gone to electrically actuated controls,” said Jerry Hissem, N1A’s chief pilot, at Pioneer Airport, standing in the shade cast by its 246-foot long airframe. “The controls in the GZ-20 were all me-chanically moved. It took up to 100-200 pounds of force on the pedals [to maneu-ver the aircraft], and on the right hand there was a large elevator wheel to control the pitch of the aircraft. “This is fly-by-wire with sidestick control.” Built by a team of engineers from Goodyear and Germany’s ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, the Goodyear airship’s semi-rigid internal structure differentiates it from previous Goodyear lighter-than-air ships. Another big change: the engines were previously fixed to the side of the gondola, whereas the two 200-hp engines on this model are mounted on the airframe and swivel vertically, providing vectored thrust. It also has a small tail rotor. “You can land in a smaller, tighter area, and it’s more controllable,” Hissem said. The airship flies as many as eight times per day here at the fly-in, and also takes part in the night air shows, putting

on a display of its own, flashing messages across the 86,656 LED lights on its side. This is the fourth time Hissem has flown a Good-year airship here, and he’s previously attended the air show three times on his own. An avid GA pi-lot, Hissem flies single-engine fixed-wing aircraft and is currently building a straight-tail Sonex experi-mental aircraft.

Here at the show, when not flying N1A, he’s often out patrolling the exhibit hangars and “catching up on technology.” Hissem graduated from Ohio State University’s aviation program, with an A&P (airframe and powerplant) cer-

tificate, and fixed-wing commercial pilot certificates. A native of Akron (where Goodyear is headquartered and N1A is based), he began his career as an A&P with Goodyear, and within a year the company had an opening for an airship pilot and he was accepted and trained for his commercial lighter-than-air rating. Goodyear has two additional blimps, also new airship models: Spirit of Innova-tion, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, and Spirit of America, based in Carson, California. They have a top speed of about 70 knots. “We travel about 100 to 130 days per year,” Hissem said of Wing-foot One. “Between our ship, and the Florida airship, we split the eastern part of the U.S., so you’ll see us in New York City, Boston, Chicago…” The Goodyear airships make their ap-proach to Oshkosh from the south. “We

check in with the Fond du Lac Airport, they hand us off, and we follow Route 41 north,” he said. The ground crew that shadows the dirigible includes a crew chief, chief mechanic, chief electron-ics technician (in charge of the cameras when covering sporting or other events), and chief ground service equipment me-chanic. As for the storms that occasion-ally sweep through the area, “the ship can handle up to 70- to 80-knot. winds when attached to its mast tether,” Hissem said. Attendees are “more than welcome to come to Pioneer Airport and see the air-ship,” said Hissem. But how do you get a job piloting such a ship? Like any other pursuit. “Have a passion,” Hissem advised. “Once you start, stick with it. Make good connections within the business and show your desire.”

By James Wynbrandt

Wingfoot One, Goodyear’s new airship, plying the skies over AirVenture.

PHOTO BY DEKEVIN THORNTON

Jerry Hissem, N1A (Wingfoot One) chief pilot, at EAA’s Pioneer Airport.


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Give Wings helps chapters and members take flight

Ron Wagner, retired EAA em-ployee and chairman of the Give Flight tent, predicts that by the

end of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, more than 2,500 people will have par-ticipated in the Give Flight project. The goal of Give Flight is to have five sets of aircraft wings built in less than one week then shipped out to five EAA chapters across North America for in-corporation into a completed aircraft. Ron said throughout the history of AirVenture, there have been a few in-stances in which EAA partnered with aircraft companies to build an airplane from the ground up. Those companies approached EAA again and it was decided that the tradi-tion would be brought back, but with a twist: get the membership involved. They wanted to demonstrate to chapters and members that homebuilding is both af-fordable and fun, especially as a team. “They came up with the idea to build these five sets of wings and give them to chapters across the country,” Ron said. “So they made an announcement, took an application process, got chapters to apply to receive the wings—so we came up with the concept of Give Wings.” As of Saturday morning, Ron said one set of wings had already been shipped out. If plans hold, those wings are coming back. “In 2017, 2018, we’re going to try to get all five of those chapters to fly those wings to Oshkosh and have a big reunion,” he said. “It’ll be a great dem-onstration of how a chapter can really do this.” Volunteers at the Give Flight tent have been particularly excited about the number of families participating, according to Ron. “(Usually) the father or the mother is very interested in aviation, but to be very successful in the homebuilt proj-ect, particularly if you’re at the age where you have a family, you have to get the family involved and enthusiastic

because it takes a chunk of your time and money and space in your home or workshop,” he said. So far, Ron said the program has been a success because it has encour-aged members to start their own home-building projects. “It’s very gratifying to see the num-ber of people that come back and have said, ‘Well, I went home and ordered my kit after I pulled that rivet and I’m starting on a project now,’” Ron said. “Most of the people who have done that have come back and helped us volun-teer because they’re so enthused.” The Van’s RV-12 wings go to Chap-ter 27 of Meriden, Connecticut; Chap-ter 555 of Las Cruces, New Mexico, gets the Sonex Waiex wings. Three sets of wings were donated by Zenith, with 750 Cruzer wings destined for Ottowa, Ontario, Canada Chapter

245 and Bolingbrook, Illinois Chapter 461, while CH650 wings are being sent to Chapter 84 of Snohomish, Washington.

Aircraft Spruce and Specialty donated to each chapter a $500 gift for its project.

By Megan Esau and Nicole Kiefert

A participant of Give Flight signs the logbook.

Volunteers help build wings for the Give Flight project.


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HOMEBUILTClassic Homebuilt Special Award - Large Plaque307th Bomb Wing - 93rd Bomb SquadronBarksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana1961 B-52H, 61-0029

Kit Outstanding Workmanship - PlaquesPhilip J. ConwayChatfield, Minnesota2013 Glasair IIS, N11HC

David Schmitz & Derek JamesLouisville, Kentucky2014 Van’s RV-8, N8782D

Christopher LucasNew Bern, North Carolina2011 Van’s RV-10, N919AR

Rodney JarrellPhoenix, Arizona2014 Van’s RV-10, N104AZ

Peter RichmondAnnapolis, Maryland2015 Sportsman GS-2, N767KV

Donald YoakleyFleming Island, Florida2014 Glasair III, N97KD

Plans Outstanding Workmanship - PlaquesJeffrey CainDenver, Colorado1981 Hill Raymond J Hatz CB-1, N8032Y

Scott EhniTrinity, Texas2014 Zenith 701, N742SE

Scott EhniTrinity, Texas2011 Zenith CH 701SP, N742DE

Daniel HelsperPuryear, Tennessee 2010 Pietenpol Air Camper, N929DH

Kit Champion - Bronze LindyGeorge BowldsSammamish, Washington2013 Van’s RV-8, N988DB

William ShookAurora, Colorado2014 Van’s RV-8, N951WT

Neal LongwillAustin, Texas2014 AC Evo Partners LLC Lancair Evolution, N38SP

David DuperronRockford, Michigan2015 Van’s RV-10, N282PD

Diran TorigianSimi Valley, California2015 Van’s RV-8, N618RV

Christer StenstromWebster, Minnesota2015 Van’s RV-8, N184CS

Mike J. PateyOrem, Utah2015 Lancair Legacy, N707MM

Aaron SimsLocust Grove, Georgia2015 Van’s RV-10, N10GT

Kenneth TalovichSalida, California2013 Van’s RV-8, N489KT

Plans Champion - Bronze LindyThomas LangstonWeatherford, Texas2014 Falco F.8l, N457TC

Robert DefordPrescott, Arizona2003 Full-Scale Replica, N1940K

Dale SeversFox Lake, Illinois1998 Hatz CB-1, N560V

Dave DevereColorado Springs, Colorado2010 Long-EZ SP, N400EZ

James StewardMonument, ColoradoSkybolt, N302JS

Paul Poberezny Founder’s Award for Best Classic HomebuiltFaith Drewry/Winston WrightTallahassee, Florida1982 Pitts, N33HS

Reserve Grand Champion Kit Built - Silver LindyCC Aircraft Sales LLCBelmont, Wisconsin2015 Lancair Evolution, N469KS

Reserve Grand Champion Plans Built - Silver LindyWilliam RoerigCombined Locks, Wisconsin2015 Falco F.8L, N453YR

Grand Champion Kit Built - Gold LindyThomas IrionLivermore, California2014 Velocity XL-FG, N722XL

Grand Champion Plans Built - Gold LindyKenneth OrloffGroveland, California2015 Marquart MA-5, N171MC

VINTAGEAntique (through August 1945)

Antique Continuously Maintained AircraftJohn RicciottiBarrington, New Hampshire1934 Waco S3HD, N14048

Replica Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy1983 Pietenpol, N498K

World War II Military Trainer/Liaison Aircraft Champion - Bronze LindyJames SavageGibsonia, Pennsylvania1939 Spartan 7W, N17634

Customized Aircraft Champion - Bronze LindyPeter RammSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada1941 Waco UPF-7, N39752

Bronze Age (1937-1941) Champion - Bronze LindyDavid PyeattNorthridge, California1940 Waco SRE, N20961

Silver Age (1928-1936) Champion - Bronze LindyDan MurrayLongmont, Colorado

1928 Travel Air 4000, NC6464Frank PavligaAtwater, Ohio

Antique Reserve Grand Champion - Silver LindyDoug HarkesWroxeter, Ontario, Canada1944 Fleet M62A-3 Cornell, CFCVE

Antique Grand Champion - Gold LindyCraig BairGrenville, South Dakota1942 Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, N67478

Classic (September 1945-1955)

Outstanding Cessna 120/140 - Small PlaqueDoug SytsmaCanton, Michigan1947 Cessna 120, N2339N

Outstanding Cessna 170/180 - Small PlaqueJohn CastorinaSanta Paula, California1955 Cessna 180, N3261D

Outstanding Ercoupe - Small PlaqueRonald BlackValley Center, Kansas1946 Ercoupe 415C, N93394

Outstanding Piper J-3 - Small PlaqueMatt HofeldtWaunakee, Wisconsin1946 Piper J-3C 65, N92012

Outstanding Piper Other - Small PlaquePaul GagnonGuelph, Ontario

Grand Champion Kit Built - Gold Lindy; Thomas Irion; Livermore, California; 2014 Velocity XL-FG, N722XL

Antique Grand Champion - Gold Lindy; Craig Bair; Grenville, South Dakota; 1942 Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, N67478

Grand Champion Plans Built - Gold Lindy; Kenneth Orloff; Groveland, California; 2015 Marquart MA-5, N171MC

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1950 Piper PA-20, CFGAGOutstanding Stinson - Small PlaqueMichael GardonioDuluth, Minnesota1947 Stinson 108-2, N9418K

Outstanding Swift - Small PlaqueMatthew ErwinFloyds Knobs, Indiana1946 Globe Swift, N90394

Outstanding Limited Production - Small PlaqueDavid DentonSiloam Springs, Arkansas1951 Callair A-2, N2916V

Preservation - Small PlaquePaul ApplegateQueen City, Missouri1947 Stinson 108-1, NC8841K

Custom Class B (81-150 hp) - Small PlaqueMark HeusdensKansasville, Wisconsin1946 Ercoupe 415C, N2877H

Custom Class C (151-235 hp) - Small PlaqueTaber RobbinsHorseheads, New York1954 Beech E35, N10RR

Custom Class D (236-plus hp) - Small PlaqueCary SingletonDearborn, Missouri1947 North American Navion, N4101K

Best Customized Runner-Up - Large PlaqueJohn NielsenBloomer, Wisconsin1955 Cessna 170B, N170KW

Class I (0-80 hp) - Bronze LindyRyan HarterGreenfield, Indiana1946 AERONCA 11AC, N3175E

Class II (81-150 hp) - Bronze LindyTerry DurhamParker, Colorado1948 Luscombe 8F, N1902B

Class III (151-235 hp) - Bronze LindyCraig LaysonYpsilanti, Michigan1955 Cessna 180, N180TP

Class IV (236-plus hp) - Bronze LindyMichael PrattLouisville, Kentucky1950 Cessna 195A, N1001D

Champion Customized Classic - Bronze LindyMark MeredithRockville, Maryland1951 de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, N7DW

Reserve Grand Champion - Silver LindyRon BuschMenominee, Michigan1947 Piper PA-11, N4846M

Grand Champion - Gold LindyRobert EptingChapel Hill, North Carolina1946 Piper J-3C-65, N92455

Contemporary (1956-1970) Awards

Outstanding Beech Single-Engine - Outstanding In TypeRaymond DebsGig Harbor, Washington1959 Beech K35, N828R

Outstanding Cessna 150 - Outstanding In TypeLorraine MorrisPoplar Grove, Illinois1960 Cessna 150, N6469T

Outstanding Cessna 170/172/175/177 - Outstanding In TypeSteven WeinerNora Springs, Iowa1968 Cessna 177, N2867X

Outstanding Cessna 180/182/210 - Outstanding In TypeMark Denson Brenham, Texas1964 Cessna 180G, N751S

Outstanding Cessna Multiengine - Outstanding In TypeThomas HandzlikMidlothian, Texas1968 Cessna 421, N4AF

Outstanding Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer - Outstanding In TypeJames HamiltonRogue River, Oregon1956 Piper PA-22-150, N4770A

Outstanding Piper P-24 Comanche - Outstanding In TypeJ. Bruce CaminoSanta Ana, California1965 Piper PA-24-260, N8871P

Outstanding Piper PA-28 Cherokee - Outstanding In TypeStefan KurschnerPortland, Oregon1964 Piper PA-28-235, N8933W

Outstanding Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche - Outstanding In TypeDavid WintersRedway, California1965 Comanche PA-30, N204WT

Preservation Award - Outstanding In TypeRobert MorelandByron, Illinois1957 Cessna 180A, N5224D

Class II Single-Engine (161-230 hp) - Bronze LindyCody EricksonSioux Falls, South Dakota1956 Piper PA-18A-150, N8790D

Class III Single-Engine (231-plus hp) - Bronze LindyBruce MayesHonolulu, Hawaii1963 Meyers 200B, N229RS

Dean Richardson Memorial Award - Bronze LindyRichard JonesMukilteo, Washington1958 Beech J35, N8370D

Outstanding Customized - Bronze LindyThomas RhinesCanton, Texas1966 Piper PA-28-140, N7404R

Outstanding Multiengine - Bronze LindyDale EganMilwaukee, Wisconsin1961 Beech D50E, N434T

Reserve Grand Champion Customized - Silver LindyGreg EstradaWaterford, Michigan1967 Cessna 172, N8376B

Reserve Grand Champion - Silver LindyEd NewbyLake in the Hills, Illinois1957 Piper PA-22-150, N7437D

Grand Champion Customized - Gold LindyKevin MayerLima, Ohio1958 Beech J35, N76J

Grand Champion - Gold LindyPaul ShankGaithersburg, Maryland1970 Champion 7GCBC, N9060L

WARBIRDPreservation AwardCarey HardinStarkville, MississippiBoeing Stearman N2S-4 Kaydet, N59901

Mike WeinfurterRhinelander, WisconsinCessna TL-19A Bird Dog, N96071

Mark HowardEdmond, OklahomaFairchild PT-26A Cornell, N9279H Craig SommerfeldKelley, IowaBeechcraft T-34 Mentor, N245Z Tom BullionMemphis, TennesseeStinson-Vultee AT-19, N60058 Michael PorterEast Liverpool, OhioBoeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, N59293

Judges’ Choice: CJ-6Scott WallaceDayton, OhioNanchang CJ-6A, N202ME

Classic Grand Champion - Gold Lindy; Robert Epting; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; 1946 Piper J-3C-65, N92455

Contemporary Grand Champion - Gold Lindy; Paul Shank; Gaithersburg, Maryland; 1970 Champion 7GCBC, N9060L

Seaplane Grand Champion – Gold Lindy; D.J. Dondelinger; Brainerd, Minnesota; 1955 de Havilland DHC2 Beaver, N2MD

AIRCRAFT AWARDS

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Judges’ Choice: L- BirdJames JohnsonMidlothian, TexasCessna L-19/O-1E Bird Dog, N354X

Judges’ Choice: Jet FighterDean CutshallFort Wayne, IndianaNorth American F-100F Super Sabre, N2011V

Judges’ Choice: L-17Thomas Gordon Jr.Loveland, ColoradoRyan L-17, N4238A

Best JetDianna StangerPort Lavaca, TexasAero Vodochody L-139 Albatros, N1390ASilver WrenchCode 1 AviationRockford, Illinois

Best L-BirdStewart EllisLuthersville, GeorgiaCessna O-1A Bird Dog, N5308GSilver WrenchMontague BonoChino, California

Best TrainerRichard Curtis, Howard Botts & Wayne BormanValley Center, KansasFairchild PT-19B, N464BCSilver WrenchCurtis, Botts & BormanValley Center, Kansas

Best StearmanPaul EhlenEden Prairie, MinnesotaBoeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet, N50061Silver WrenchAir Corps AviationBemidji, Minnesota

Best FighterMax Chapman & John MuszalaIdaho Falls, IdahoNorth American P-51B Mustang, N515ZBSilver WrenchPacific FightersIdaho Falls, Idaho Phoenix AwardRichard Curtis, Howard Botts & Wayne BormanValley Center, KansasFairchild PT-19B, N464BC Jerry YeagenVirginia Beach, Virginiade Havilland Canada FB26 Mosquito, N114KA Keep ’em Flying AwardRon WhittSlinger, WisconsinAero Vodochody L-39C Albatros, N976BHGold WrenchCode 1 Aviation Rockford, Illinois

Greg ScileppiDenver, ColoradoBeechcraft T-34 Mentor, N343ZMGold WrenchBlackwell AviationBelle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Most Authentic RestorationMax Chapman & John MuszalaIdaho Falls, IdahoNorth American P-51B Mustang, N515ZB

Gold WrenchPacific FightersIdaho Falls, Idaho

Dirty BirdJames LyleFort Lauderdale, FloridaDouglas C-47 Skytrain, N74589

Reserve Grand Champion - World War IIPaul EhlenEden Prairie, MinnesotaNorth American P-51D Mustang, N1751DGold WrenchAir Corps AviationBemidji, Minnesota

Grand Champion - Post World War IIBrian ReynoldsOlympia, WashingtonGoodyear FG-1D Corsair, NX72NWGold WrenchAirpower Unlimited LLCJerome, Idaho

Grand Champion - World War IIJerry YeagenVirginia Beach, Virginiade Havilland Canada FB26 Mosquito, N114KAGold WrenchAvspecs Ltd.Auckland, New Zealand

ROTORCRAFTHelicopter - Bronze LindyRuss KunzNeosho, WisconsinSafari 400, N615RK

Michael MessexHarvest, AlabamaMosquito Ultralight

Helicopter - Silver LindyKen KohartPayne, OhioSafari 400, N8875

Helicopter - Gold LindyTim DrnecDenver, ColoradoHelicycle, N202AP

Gyrocopter - Silver LindyDayton DabbsTaylor, TexasMagni M-16, N747RD

Gyrocopter - Gold LindyChris LordHanover, IllinoisXenon, N271PA

ULTRALIGHT & LSALight Plane - Honorable MentionRod HoltzWautoma, WisconsinQuad Cities Challenger 2

Reserve Grand Champion - Light PlaneTim LohreyBrookville, IndianaRussell Morgan Ragwing Special

Grand Champion - UltralightSteve ColeIndianapolis, IndianaHummel Ultra Cruiser

SEAPLANESBest Metal - PlaqueTina & Kevin AndersonPaw Paw, Michigan1959 Cessna 182, N8438T

Judges’ ChoiceSamaritan Aviation, Byron YergueMontrose, Colorado1981 Cessna 206G, N52337

Best AmphibianBill BardinGranville, New York1947 Republic Seabee, N398CM

Best FabricJohn OhnstadFargo, North Dakota Molt Taylor Coot, N202YB

Bronze LindyDon GoodmanBellingham, Washington1976 Cessna 182P, N13943

Silver LindyBob WelchEllington, Connecticut1958 Cessna 175 Skyhawk, N7223M

Gold LindyD.J. DondelingerBrainerd, Minnesota1955 de Havilland DHC2 Beaver, N2MD

Grand Champion - World War II; Jerry Yeagen; Virginia Beach, Virginia; de Havilland Canada FB26 Mosquito, N114KA

Grand Champion - Post World War II; Brian Reynolds; Olympia, Washington; Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, NX72NW

Grand Champion Rotorcraft - Gold Lindy; Tim Drnec; Denver, Colorado; Helicycle, N202AP

AIRCRAFT AWARDS

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The EAA Memorial Wall is a spe-cial place on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds honoring fallen

friends, family, and others who have in-spired the next generation of aviators. The 2015 dedication ceremony and reading of the newly added names takes place at 10 a.m.—that’s one hour earlier than the ceremony has been traditionally held in the past, so please take note. The program includes a missing-man formation flight and playing of taps by trumpeter Joe Maehl. The Memorial Wall was formed out of stones brought to Oshkosh by EAA members from around the world. Bronze plaques are installed each year bearing the names of the new inductees and are formally installed on the last day of the convention. Here are the names added in the past year to the EAA Memorial Wall.

Nathaniel J. AdamsTom BakerLee BehelStephen & Joyce BellgraphMike ClarkJan CollmerTimothy J. CowperMike DaltonJoe C. Denman Jr.Theodore DunkleMelvin FolkertsAlexander FrenchArt FroehlichWalter GiffinKenneth L. GilbertCapt. Clarence HessThomas E. HuebbeJames IgouThomas JenksDebbie JochmanFred C. KagelThomas R. Larson

Richard LewisMilon MeyerJeremy T. MonnettDouglas D. NebertAlbert M. Orgain IVHubert (Pat) PattersonJohn PresteWalter A. RasorRick R. RedlinClifford T. Riordan Sr. Adele S. RyndyczJohn R. ScarboroughJayne SchiekBernice SchollerGene SherryMorgan SmithTimothy A. StinsonWilliam ThomasCarl UngerSyd G. Vital, Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.)Doug WallbridgeLaverne Wanamaker

Curtis C. WeberCol. Ronald W. Westholm, CAPWilliam G. WhitneyDonald WilsonTom Wise

Honoring those who have fallen

The shadows of Eric Owen, his son, and three friends appear across the base of the Memorial Wall.


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Matt Chapman’s Eagle 580 at the Friday air show.

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The crowd on the flightline of Friday’s air show.

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Roadable Innovator is airplane first

Long ago the idea of an aircraft capable of transport-ing itself to and from the closest runway got Richard Hogan excited. And for too long he watched others

try, and ultimately fail, to bring the concept to reality. Hogan had his own ideas about how to solve the problem. “Originally this was a project that I did concep-tually when I was younger,” Hogan said. “We started looking at it seriously in 2001 and built some mod-els. By 2008 we decided that this is the combination that gives us the type of performance characteristics we wanted.” Ship One, the prototype Commuter Craft Innova-tor that is on display here at EAA AirVenture Osh-kosh 2015, is a three-lifting-surface airplane with a spacious two-person cockpit. Hogan expects to first fly the craft shortly after it returns to the company’s home in Georgia. While driving to and from the airport is impor-tant, that characteristic was not Hogan’s entire reason for taking on the development effort. “Ultimately, a lot of what was driving this was to bring new people into aviation,” Hogan said. No pun intended. “[Inside the aviation community] we all kind of think, ‘Oh, another flying car,’” Hogan added. “‘Here we go.’ “But outside of the aviation world people are still very fascinated with the idea of being able to drive and fly. “Part of what we think we did right was that we never thought of it as a fly-ing car. We always thought of it as a roadable aircraft. First and foremost it had to be a really good aircraft.” With his design Ho-gan hopes to have a novice-friendly airplane with good slow flying char-acteristics. Yet, depending on the chosen powerplant, the craft’s speed could top out at 200 mph. Versions with and without folding wings are planned, as is a version that is light-sport compli-ant. Engines from 110 hp

to 200 hp give owners and builders a wide variety of performance and economy options. Once the wings are folded the Innovator travels down the road using electric motors embedded in the main gear wheel hubs. Batteries powering the motors will charge either from ground-based power or the air-craft engine. The vehicle is 8 feet wide with the wings folded and should fit into a typical parking space. Hogan knew, too, that the craft had to have appeal that extended outside of the current pilot population. He believes that he succeeded. “We knew that we wanted it to be an attractive air-plane,” Hogan said. “It has to look new and fresh. “What we didn’t anticipate was that one of my friends said, ‘My wife loves this airplane.’ I said well that’s great! But then he said, ‘You don’t understand. My wife has never told me she loved an airplane in 30 years of marriage!’ “We’ve done something to make people look at [this airplane] differently than other airplanes.” Construction of a second prototype will com-mence once the flight-test program is underway. Ship One is equipped with fixed wings; however, Ship Two will add folding mechanics. Kit deliveries are expected to begin before Air-Venture 2016. Builders will begin assembly of their Innovators through a mandatory factory builder’s as-sistance program.

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Commuter Craft is looking to make its Innovator a good flying airplane first, before work begins on its roadable features.

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Tecnam targets U.S. pilots with new four-place P2010

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam announced here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the P2010, its EASA certified

four-place high-wing single, which is ex-pected to receive FAA certification in the early fourth quarter of this year. More than 25 of the aircraft have been ordered by Eu-ropean customers, and the Italian factory is “already ramping up production so we can start deliveries” in the U.S. as soon as the type certificate is approved, said Shan-non Yeager, director of sales for Tecnam US, at the company’s exhibit area (Booth 379-386). Making its Oshkosh debut, a P2010 is anchoring the company’s display here. Powered by a 180-hp Lycoming IO-360-M1A engine, the P2010 has a car-bon fiber fuselage with metal wings and stabilator. Its 62 gallons of usable fuel (either 100LL or 91 unleaded mogas) provides about six hours of endurance at economy cruise. It will have a constant-speed MT pro-peller, though the model on display has a fixed-pitch MT cruise prop. The panel is Garmin G1000 glass. The three entry doors ease access in and out, and the P2010 can accommodate “four 200-pound people, four golf club bags, and carry two hours of fuel and 30-minute re-serves, and still be within weight and bal-ance,” Yeager said. The wide, 3.74-foot cabin provides

comfort for occupants and also leaves lots of room in the cowl for future pow-erplant upgrades, though Yeager said the company has no current plans to provide larger engines. He flew the display aircraft here from Tecnam’s U.S. headquarters in Sebring, Florida, and averaged 132 knots at 10.2 gallons per hour fuel burn. “It can cruise at 140 knots, but I was flying it like I own it,” Yeager said. If you want to own one, the price is $345,000. “We’re only asking 10 percent down, and we will have the aircraft built and shipped here,” with the balance due only upon delivery. “We include in-structional hours and insurance sign-off,” Yeager added. “It’s not just, ‘Here’s the keys and have a good time.’” Tecnam is currently producing six to seven P2010s per month, and two slots per month will be earmarked for U.S. customers. Tecnam also announced here that its 11-passenger twin-engine P2012, current-ly in development, has completed destruc-tive testing, and a prototype is expected to be flying by year’s end. The aircraft is being developed in close concert with northeast region op-erator Cape Air (Hyannis Air Service) as a replacement for its fleet of aging Cess-na 402s.

By James Wynbrandt

The Tecnam P2010 makes its debut at AirVenture.


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Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart perform at Thursday’s air show.

Nicolas Ivanoff performs in the Edge 540.

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SUNDAY, JULY 26 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EAA AirVenture Museum, EAA Library Book Sale 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EAA Welcome Center, EAA Welcome Center 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Fergus Chapel, Non Denominational Service Skyscape Theater, OSHKOSH: THE SPIRIT OF AVIATION, EAA 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, FAA & UAV’s Current Policy & Rules, Lisa Ellman 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Forum Stage 10 Poly-Fiber, Fabric Covering 101, Poly-Fiber Sheet Metal Workshop Aircraft Spruce, Sheet Metal 101 TIG Welding Workshop Lincoln Electric, TIG Welding 101, Lincoln Electric Workshop Classroom 1, Composite 101 Gas Welding Workshop, Gas Welding 101 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Wood Workshop, Wood Construction 101, George Donaldson 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM FAA Aviation Safety Center, Aviation Safety Videos, FAA 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Aviation Gateway Park, Multicopter Warehouse UAV Demo 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Federal Pavilion, Canine Demonstration, US Customs & Border Patrol 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EAA Wearhouse, Two Fathers One War, Marcia L. Pollock Wysocky 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM Ford Tri-Motor Building, B-17 Flights 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Flying Cinema, Flying Cinema Sunday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ford Tri-Motor Building, Ford Tri-Motor 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Timeless Voices Tent, Warbirds, Timeless Voices Ford Hangar, Daily Activities at the Ford Hangar, Ford Motor Company 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Theater in the Woods, Protestant Service 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Know Before! Drone Safety and Laws, Drone Media Group 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Aviation Gateway Park, Horizon Hobby, LLC UAV Demo 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Federal Pavilion, 3 Steps to Avoid Being Intercepted, Kevin Roethe 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM SpaceShip One / Voyager, Challenges of Long-Range Flights, Dick Rutan 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Memorial Wall, Memorial Wall Induction Ceremony 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Aerial Mapping With UAVs, Drone Media Group, Jeff FosterForum Stage 08, ForeFlight, ForeFlight 201 - Advanced, Dominik Ochmanek Skyscape Theater, Living in the Age of Airplanes, National Geographic 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM AeroPlane Workshop, Scratch- and Plans-Built Airplanes, Plans Scratch 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Theater in the Woods, Catholic Mass 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Aviation Gateway Park, Phil’s Hobby Shop/Hobbico Inc. Demo 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Federal Pavilion, Aviation Weather Center Products, Katie Deroche 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EAA Wearhouse, Tales of the Cessna 195, Michael Larson 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Aviation Gateway Park, CopterShop UAV Demo 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Federal Pavilion, GA Accident Case Studies, NTSB 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Aviation Gateway Forums Stage, Cinema Drones, Drone Media Group, Ryan McMaster, Jeff FosterSkyscape Theater, Above and Beyond, Nancy Spielberg 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Homebuilders Hangar, Technical and Flight Test Advice, EAA Technical Counselors and Flight Advisors 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pioneer Airport, Bell 47 Flights 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Federal Pavilion, Managing Wildlife Strikes 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Aviation Gateway Park, Cool Heli UAV Demo 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Skyscape Theater, Flying the Feathered Edge, Kim Furst 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EAA Wearhouse, Squawk 7700, Peter Buffington 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Flightline, Sunday Air Show 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Federal Pavilion, Flying the Islands of the Bahamas, Terry Carbonell 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM Aviation Gateway Park, Shenzehn Jiuxing Tianli Demo Federal Pavilion, Aviation Weather Statement product, Steven Lack 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Federal Pavilion, Securing Americas Airspace, US Customs & Border Patrol 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Boeing Plaza, YE Mustang Raffle Drawing 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Aviation Gateway Park, UAV Free Flight


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BetterAircraft offers simpler Oratex fabric solution

Among the more labor-intensive and challenging aspects of finishing a fabric-covered aircraft is, well, ap-

plying and finishing the fabric. Admittedly, the current standards are major advances over the industry standard cotton-and-dope process. But even more-advanced systems still require some work and substances you wouldn’t do unless you had to. The new Oratex system from Bet-terAircraftFabric provides builders with an option free of dopes, and even suit-able for use with no added finish—no paint, no nothing. The company offers the fabrics in six distinct colors, among them Cub Yellow, Corsair Blue, Fokker Red, and Olive Drab. Oratex covering cloth comes in two

weights, one suitable for aircraft weighing up to 1,323 pounds and another for aircraft weighing up to 13,228 pounds. The system also includes compatible fabric strips in different widths for use to custom-stripe the aircraft, plus self-adhesive patching materials for the lighter cloth. For the builder—or for owner re-cov-ering an aircraft—interested in a color un-available in the fabric catalog, the Oratex system offers flexible paints compatible with the fabric. The paints can stretch and flex with the cloth without cracking or flaking, according to BetterAircraftFabric. And BetterAircraftFabric also offers a special damage-indicator paint suitable for composite aircraft structures. The paint can flex and stretch with the structure be-neath without cracking or flaking.

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BetterAircraftFabric’s new fabric, paints, and adhesives offer a less labor-intensive approach to finishing your aircraft project.


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Cancer patient makes ‘bucket list’ trip to AirVenture

Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh had always been on the bucket list of Lee Griffin, of North Pole, Alaska.

Even a cancer diagnosis four weeks ago couldn’t keep him away. Griffin and friend Jeff Cornett made the 2,600 nm, 19.4-hour flight from Fair-banks in Griffin’s orange and white T-28 Trojan, the only operating T-28 in Alaska. They arrived in Oshkosh on July 20. “I call it BUB, Big Ugly Beast,” Griffin says, while sitting in the shade of its wing on Saturday. “It’s my mistress.” An airplane nut since age 5, Griffin says he always wanted to come to Oshkosh. “This is like flying to mecca.” He says his love for aviation came from his father, who soloed in 1932. “Before the first grade, I broke my very first piggy bank for a ride in an Aeronca Champ,” he says. “I have been breaking bigger and bigger piggy banks ever since.” He soloed in a Champ in 1961, but first earned his ticket in 1971 due to fi-nances. He hoped to become an Air Force fighter pilot, but because of a previous car accident, flunked the flight physical. “The Air Force said, ‘Kid, you can do mainte-nance, maintenance, or maintenance.’ So I did maintenance.”

Being a mechanic turned out to be a handy thing, especially after he purchased the derelict T-28 in 1991. Why the T-28? “Because I’m not very bright,” he says, laughing. “The state of Alaska sold four of their six T-28s in 1990 because the state figured they were too expensive to operate. That was a good hint that I didn’t take.” Griffin says it took him seven years to refurbish BUB, and too many hours to count. But every year he tries to make it a better airplane. “I’m in phase five of a mas-sive rewiring project,” he says, noting that he has already done 115 cannon plugs and 4,000 to 6,000 wires. Griffin says he’s enjoyed his time in Oshkosh and has gone to the museum and seen quite a bit on the grounds. “But I’m happiest in Warbirds,” he says, “al-though I like everything from Aeronca Champs to F-100s.” He and Cornett planned to depart Sat-urday afternoon and head to Texas, where Griffin will begin “round two” of cancer treatments at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Griffin survived adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in 2000 and was in re-mission until his diagnosis four weeks ago. “It is even a more neater sounding

malady,” he says, “signet ring cell ad-enocarcinoma of what little remains of my tummy.” But he is confident he will survive. “The team at MD Anderson really saved my butt the first time, and I fully intend them to save my butt the second time. Ev-ery day on the right side of the grass I’m a happy camper.”

What’s the next thing that Griffin would like to cross off his bucket list? “Win the Publishers Clearinghouse and buy a P-51,” he says. But he’d be happy just coming back to AirVenture 2016. “I’ll be here next year,” he says. “This should be easier to fight than the previ-ous one.”

By Barbara A. Schmitz

A cancer diagnosis couldn’t keep Lee Griffin away from fulfilling his bucket list desire to visit EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. He and a friend flew to Oshkosh in Griffin’s T-28 Trojan. They planned to depart for Texas Saturday afternoon, where he will be beginning cancer treatment.



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While Berlin Express’ pilot “shoots down” his wristwatch as he describes his recent combat, other fliers watch in awe.

“R obin was such a larger-than-life guy….” Moderator David Hartman succinctly described

Gen. Robin Olds, who � ew P-38s in World War II and F-4 Phantoms decades later in Southeast Asia combat. Robin’s daughter, Christina, who became her father’s biographer, added: “He really was a Renaissance man.” Classically trained, Robin could reveal facets of himself as a poet and cartoonist, in addition to being “the ultimate patriot and renegade,” she said. � e two, along with F-4 pilot John Geier, spoke about Robin during a Warbirds in Review session Saturday that featured both a P-38 in Robin’s markings and an F-4E.

Robin famously followed orders—sometimes with his own interpretation, as when he was told to stop leading dangerous missions over North Vietnam. So he � ew in the rear of the � ight. He was supposed to rotate home from his Phantom base in � ailand a� er � ying 100 combat missions. As the mission board nudged his tally higher, Christina says Robin would sneak into the room and erase sorties, dropping his total several times. He ultimately � ew 152 missions. Robin’s most famous tactical innovation, called Bolo, involved mimicking the formation and call signs of a bomb-laden F-105 mission, using F-4 � ghters armed for air-to-air combat instead. When North Vietnamese MiG pilots rose to attack the supposed easy bomber � ight, they were surprised to be jumped by F-4 Phantoms instead; seven MiGs went down that day, crippling the North Vietnamese air force. Robin also knew that if he shot down � ve North Vietnamese jets, ace status

would cause him to be rotated home. So he stopped at four MiGs, directing others in his � ight to make the victories. Christina says she has heard from two � iers who are pretty sure Robin actually got a � � h kill that he never claimed. In January 1967, Robin began growing a mustache in � ailand. � e swashbuckling adornment was out of regulation, but that didn’t stop Robin. It probably encouraged him, as his silent comment about the bureaucracy that he believed mismanaged the war from the comfort of Washington, D.C., Christina said. Robin’s post-combat assignment was as commandant of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Finally, when back in the States, he was ordered to shave the errant mustache. To Robin’s surprise, when he arrived at the academy the student body turned out wearing fake mustaches to honor the outspoken � ghter pilot patriot. Christina says the ethos and legend of Robin Olds continues to inspire young military � iers.

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Christina Olds emphasized a point about her larger-than-life father, Robin Olds, during a Sat-urday Warbirds in Review session moderated by David Hartman.

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C ontinental Motors CEO Rhett Ross said the company has a simple plan for future growth: “Innovate,

innovate, innovate,” he told a crowd at the company’s display here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (Booth 229-234).

As part of the plan, Continental announced completing acquisition of Engine Components International, Precision Machined Parts, Airmotive Engineering Corporation, Aircooled Motors, Sterling Machinery and Process, EC Services, and the Titan engine line from Danbury Aerospace (DA). �e acquisition bolsters Continental’s move into engines for experimental aircra� through the Titan brand, which o�ers four- and six-cylinder engines ranging from 145- to 305-hp.

Ross said going forward Continental will incorporate “next generation electronic engine controls across our full range of products,” and expand into higher horsepower engine families.

�e Mobile, Alabama-based company is currently expanding engine maintenance

capacity at its facilities in nearby Fairhope, Alabama, where it plans to o�er airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for aircra� ranging in size up to mid-size business jets. �e company is also evaluating an MRO location in Europe.

Commenting on the global market for its products, Ross said, “North American and Europe are very mature, they’re not really growing,” with the general aviation piston market in the U.S. expanding half a percent annually. “But there are still some 200,000 aircra� and engines in service, and the same thing on a smaller scale in Europe. [But] we see huge growth opportunities in Africa and China.”

Continental, owned by AVIC (Aviation Industries of China), is also “investigating locations in China to establish a maintenance center that will have the same capability” as its U.S. facility, with particular emphasis on diesel engine work. �ough the China market isn’t growing as quickly as anticipated, Ross said the company will eventually add manufacturing capacity

there. Citing the “classic hockey stick growth chart” of auto sales in China, he said, “We don’t think we’re anywhere near the hockey stick curve yet, but we have to plan for that.”

C ont i ne nt a l also recently debuted a new, production-ready version of its diesel powered CD-230 engine. �e improved four-cylinder, air- and oil-cooled 230-hp engine has a 9,800-foot critical altitude and 20,000-foot service ceiling. Performance limits in hot day operations at full power have been increased to 113˚F, and operational capabilities in cold weather are also enhanced.

�e engine is aimed at markets where avgas is either prohibitively expensive

or unavailable, and is suitable for both �xed- and rotor-wing applications, and for OEM and retro�t installations. Ross said Continental already has interest in the engine from aircra� manufacturers that he declined to disclose. “Unfortunately, OEMs get very worried about pre-announcing,” he said. “�ey don’t want to hurt current sales. I can say they are large and interesting customers.”

By James Wynbrandt

Jimmy Tubbs of Continental explains engine options.


C raig Bair of Grenville, South Dakota, had already built much of the

wing for his Howard DGA-15P restoration project when he got wind of another option.

“I had the ribs done, the spars done, and then I found out about this guy in Wisconsin who was able to CNC (computerized numerical control machine) wing parts,” Bair said.

He and other members of the very active Howard Aircra� Foundation type club had recently purchased the type certi�cate for the airplane. �e type certi�cate came with more than 2,500 original factory drawings, so it became feasible to digitize the design and feed the information directly to the milling machinery.

“I thought a set of CNC wings would be better than my hand-built wings,” Bair added.

And they must have been. �e black scallop-trimmed, white Howard won the Antique Grand Champion award here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015.

Bair’s digital design also allowed for the construction of a very accurate set of jig �xtures, both for assembling the ribs and for �nal construction of the plywood-skinned wing.

Another key update to the Howard is an improved landing gear.

“�e Howard gear has some issues that can make it kind of cantankerous on landing, if the gear is not serviced right,” Bair said.

Another Howard restorer in Ohio totally redesigned the landing gear system, and the new con�guration, according to Bair, resolved all the nasty tendencies and gave the Howard much better manners on the ground. One key goal for the redesign was to retain the exact outside appearance of the original gear con�guration.

Other Howard community contributions to the restoration included metal stringers formed using new dies that replicate original factory tooling, and new universal joints in the

control column sourced from the same company that originally built them for the Howard company.

Production of the DGA-15 began shortly before World War II. Popular for executive transport, the radial-engine-powered monoplane was faster than the airliners of the day. Ultimately most of the approximately 520 Howards that were built went directly into military service.

�e Howard Aircra� Foundation is a very active group, meeting each year in northwestern Wisconsin the weekend before AirVenture. Many of the planes and their owners—like Bair and his wife, Teresa, did—�y from the gathering to Oshkosh.

Roger Brown of Port St. Lucie, Florida, also �ew to Oshkosh from up north with his wife, Terese. He estimates that there are approximately 30 DGA-15s actively being �own, with another 20 that are airworthy. He said about two new restorations are being added to the �eet each year, although two were lost in a hangar �re a couple of years ago.

Brown’s black Howard won a Bronze Lindy at AirVenture 2013, just a�er his restoration was completed. Over the past two years the plane has accumulated 220 �ight hours, and other than a minor fuel system issue here this year, it’s been problem-free.

Although Bair had previously owned a di�erent Howard, the award-winning restoration is the culmination of a childhood dream.

“I’ve wanted a Howard since I was a little kid,” he said. “I saw one and just liked the looks of it.”

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Two of the 13 Howard DGA-15s that visited AirVenture 2015 taxi in to the Vintage parking area.


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O n display in the northeast corner of the Boeing Plaza is a retired Grumman Mohawk OV-1 covered

in names. �e names are those of the 1,636 U.S. Army soldiers who, as of January 2015, were still listed as MIA from the Vietnam War—missing in action.

“Every one of these names has a family associated with it who has never gotten closure, and it’s our job to make sure these people are not forgotten,” said the aircra�’s acting crew chief, Justin Goss.

During the Vietnam War, the OV-1 was commissioned as an observation and reconnaissance aircra�.

�is particular OV-1 retired in 1996 and was bought seven years ago by aerobatic pilot Joe Masessa, who this spring had the aircra�’s fuselage and vertical stabilizers painted with the names to pay homage to America’s missing Vietnam soldiers.

Justin said many attendees this week

learned of the aircra� and came to share stories and look for the names of their family members.

“I’ve spoken with dozens of people at the air show over the week who their grandfathers, their fathers, their brothers, sisters, uncles are on the aircra�, and they are extremely touched by the sentiment we’re going for here because this is as much closure as they have,” Justin said.

“�ey never got a body back; that never happened.”

He said as MIA individuals continue to be recovered from Vietnam, the OV-1’s crew places an American �ag next to their name on the aircra�. Since the aircra� was painted, 12 bodies have been recovered and returned home to families.

“�ere’s American teams over there, and there will be from here on out until everyone’s found,” Justin said. “�at’s their job…�at’s the American motto: Leave no man behind.”

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A malie Brennan and her mothers, Nora and Julie, and her Aunt Emily, have been enjoying EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015

exploring KidVenture at Pioneer Airport. “It’s been great,” Nora said. “We’ve spent it pretty much all in the kid’s place.” The KidVenture area offers children the chance to take technical classes, craft, and a chance to sit in replica aircraft. Helicopter f lights also depart and land at Pioneer Airport every couple minutes. “It’s been great to let [Amalie] just run around and do things and craft,” Nora said, noting that Amalie is particularly proud of the rivet badge she made. Nora and Amalie were introduced to the world of aviation through family, and that inf luenced them to come to AirVenture from Chicago to see what it is all about. “We f ly a lot,” Nora said. “We have family out east in the Caribbean, and Amalie’s aunt, my sister-in-law, works in D.C. with the FAA.” Nora said Amalie has been having a great time, and the family definitely plans on returning.

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I f the light twin on display at Vulcanair/American Aviation here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (Booth 445-458) evokes a sense of

déjà vu, you’re not alone. “Eighty percent of the people coming in say, ‘� e airplane looks familiar,’” said Francisco Diaz, the company’s marketing manager. And when Diaz mentions the name Partenavia, “it clicks right away.” Almost 20 years a� er buying the Partenavia’s type certi� cate out of bankruptcy, Vulcanair is making its Oshkosh debut with the goal of “changing the light twin market,” Diaz said. “� e big surprise [to booth visitors] is the price. It’s the only six-seater priced under a million dollars.” � e retractable, executive-con� gured P68Vr on display lists for about $848,000, and the � xed-gear variant starts at $829,000. Moreover, this is not your father’s version of the Italian-designed and-manufactured aircra� . Vulcanair has added a pilot’s door, a redesigned and more stylish nose, and a Garmin G950 avionics suite to the P68 series;

the retract version is itself also new. Meanwhile, the performance that helped the Partenavia gain attention is still impressive today: � e two 200-hp IO-360 Lycomings and the fat wing together produce a 1,500-pound useful load and a 160-knot cruise speed (retract) on 19 gallons per hour, combined with takeo� and landing rolls of about 800 and 700 feet, respectively. So where has the Vulcanair been all these years? “We have been focusing on developing the European market,” Diaz said. “Now we’re focusing on developing the American market. Our goal in the American market is to bring the general aviation light twin back to reality.” Meanwhile, Vulcanair is preparing to introduce an 11-seat turboprop twin, the A-Viator, to the U.S. market this fall, with a single-engine, the Vulcanair V1.0 to follow. Expect to see Vulcanair here at Oshkosh for years to come.

By James Wynbrandt



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� e Eagles Over Oshkosh sky-diving team set a new Wisconsin state large formation sky-diving formation with 108 sky divers from 15 nations and 23 states represented. � is record formation was set on July 22 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Jim McCormick, the man who brought the team to Oshkosh, remarked, “� is event of large-way sky diving has never

been part of the EAA Oshkosh air show before, and the Eagles Over Oshkosh are very proud to have been able to showcase our sport for this special group of aviators and aviation enthusiasts in a safe and exciting manner. � e Wisconsin state record was icing on the cake.” � e previous state record was a 30-way formation set in 2011.

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Sky-divers make their approach to landing after another world-record sky-dive attempt dur-ing Friday's air show.

With the relaunch of its 100 series SpeedBrakes, a product line discontinued in 1999, Precise Flight (Booth 2117-2119) unveiled here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh a speed brake for Cessna 180, 182, and 185 aircra� . “A � ood of new requests has led us to revisit producing this model,” said Joe Wanko, VP, sales and marketing for the Oregon-based aircra� component manufacturer. SpeedBrakes doubles an aircraft’s normal rate of descent without reducing power or deploying landing gear, enabling the aircraft to maintain

engine power and avoid shock cooling without exceeding speed limitations. The brakes can also be deployed at or near VNE for instantaneous speed reduction in level f light. � e company is also remarketing its X3 Demand Conserver, a device that can be used on any portable oxygen system and certi� ed for use on Cirrus, Mooney, and Cessna Corvalis aircra� . � e X3 Demand Conserver triples the duration of supplemental oxygen systems compared to non-demand oxygen supply systems, according to the company.

Precise Flight relaunches 100-series SpeedBrakesBy James Wynbrandt


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W hile the U.S. continues to work through the details of how to certify electrically

powered light sport aircra�, other parts of the world already embrace it.

Electric power systems are part of the ASTM LSA standard. That fact allowed Chinese aircraft manufacturer Liaoning General Aircraft Manufacturing Company to certify its RX1E two-seat, composite structure LSA in its home country.

Designed by the manufacturer’s companion aviation academy, the RX1E was intended for electric propulsion from the beginning. Power for its 50-kw (approximately 67-hp) motor comes from a 12 kilowatt-hour battery set. Flight duration is approximately one hour on a fully charged battery, making the plane a good option for zero-

emission primary �ight training. Two of the cra� are reportedly already serving in that role.

Charging the battery can take up to two-and-a-half hours, but a rapid-change system allows an operator to maintain more than one battery set and charge the battery outside of the airplane.

�e company is experimenting with fuel cell power as part of its UAS program in addition to the battery con�guration powering the LSA.

An RX1E is on display here at AirVenture 2015, but the company has not yet secured the necessary permissions to �y it in the U.S.

RX1E is world’s first certified electric LSABy Randy Dufault

Zhao-lijie demonstrates the quick-change battery configuration of the certified RX1E battery-powered LSA.

PHOTO BY WILLI TACKE

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Father-son pair win prestigious Raspet Award

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T he 2015 Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award was presented on Tuesday night at �eater in the Woods

to John and Jeremy Monnett for their two outstanding designs: the Onex and SubSonex. �e selection of the honorees was made prior to Jeremy’s untimely passing in June.

�e Raspet Memorial Award has been presented annually here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since 1960 to honor an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of light aircra� design. It is named for the late Dr. August “Gus” Raspet, a professor at Mississippi State University and avid light aircra� enthusiast.

Raspet was instrumental in elevating the aeronautical engineering program at Mississippi A&M College, as it was originally known, into one of the nation’s pre-eminent aerophysics research centers. Today the Raspet Flight Research Laboratory in Starkville, Mississippi, completed in 1962, re�ects and pays tribute to his e�orts.

The first recipient of the award was John Thorp, Lockheed engineer on the Little Dipper and Big Dipper, and designer of the Thorp Aviation Sky Scooter. The list of subsequent recipients is a who’s who of aircraft designers.

In presenting this year’s award, the EAA noted that since the organization’s inception one of its cornerstones has

been providing access to affordable aircraft, an objective the Onex clearly achieves. Moreover, the Onex’s wing design not only looks really “cool,” but also enables the wing to fold within seconds, allowing the aircraft to easily share a hangar with other aircraft.

�e SubSonex, the second design

recognized, represents the �rst practical jet within reach of homebuilders, both in its price and simplicity of construction.

“Jeremy was my partner, my son,” John Monnett said in accepting the award.

Kate Monnett, Jeremy’s widow, accepted the award for her late husband. “Jeremy has done more in 40 years than most of us could

dream of in a lifetime,” she said. “On behalf of myself, our sons Miles

and Brooks, thank you to the aviation community for all the support you’ve shown over the seven weeks. You will never know how much that has meant to us. I believe that Jeremy is still f lying. Cheers and blue skies, Jeremy.”

By James Wynbrandt

EAA’s Charlie Becker (right) presents the Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award to honoree John Monnett (left) and the surviving family of the late Jeremy Monnett, sons Miles and Brooks and Jeremy’s widow, Kate, during ceremonies at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015.

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D avid Labrecque volunteered this week with a group of friends in Gateway Aviation Park representing

his school, Florida Institute of Technology.He said he and the other students felt their representation at other air shows hadn’t been up to par, so they decided to take volunteering into their own hands. “We came with Kanjam (a game) and some airplanes and stuff like that, so we keep talking to students and keep them interested and have a good time,” David said. David said he is happy with his choice in school, and said it is a great place for people wishing to be pilots or mechanics, adding, “We’re only a few miles from the

beach, a few miles from the airport, so we have a really great location.” Not only has David been getting other young people to think about futures in aviation, he has also been considering his own future. “I was actually talking to a couple of guys at Piper and talking about internships and some job opportunities,” David said.However, he said it hasn’t been work and no play, and that he and the other volunteers have been going to check out the rest of what EAA AirVenture has to o� er in shi� s. He said, “It’s been really cool to see all the di� erent aircra� and all the people from around the world and all the di� erent manufacturers.”

Work and some play for student volunteersBy Nicole Kiefert and Megan Esau

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EAA/Redbird spot landingcontest winners

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