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The Official Electronic
Newsletter of EAA
Celebrating 100 Years of
Powered Flight
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003
July 29-August 4
July 31, 2003 Volume
3, Number 35
During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
2003, e-HOT LINE will be published on a daily basis with current news and
events directly from EAA AirVenture. Visit the EAA
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The Latest News From Oshkosh
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Major Step Forward for Sport Pilot Rule
Announced at EAA AirVenture
The new sport pilot and light-sport aircraft (SP/LSA)
categories passed a major milestone today when FAA Administrator Marion
Blakey announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual
EAA AirVenture fly-in that the FAA had completed work on the final rule.
The rulemaking package has now been forwarded to the Department of
Transportation (DOT) for review.
“This is a momentous step in the road to
seeing sport pilot and light-sport aircraft become a reality,” said EAA
President Tom Poberezny. “We expect the rule will prove to be a major
safety enhancement, establishing a safety framework for an existing,
unregulated segment of aviation. (read
more)
AirVenture Cup, a Family Affair
Racers in this year’s AirVenture (AV) Cup began arriving at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday morning after a frustrating extra day on the ground in Dayton,
Ohio, waiting for the weather to clear. Other than a few low clouds this
morning, the race leg from Dayton to here was in clear, smooth air, with
little help or hindrance from the wind. (read
more)
FAA Administrator Blakey Makes First
Trip to EAA AirVenture
Marion Blakey, who in September
2002 succeeded Jane Garvey as FAA administrator, makes her first visit to
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year. Scheduled to arrive at EAA AirVenture
this morning, Administrator Blakey will be on convention grounds
throughout the day and part of Friday, meeting with leaders of virtually
all elements of general aviation present at the convention, from
homebuilts and vintage to ultralights and light-sport aircraft, from
warbirds to aircraft type clubs and small airplanes. (read
more)
Right Brothers for the Wright Engine
One hundred years ago, the Wright brothers made the first powered flight
and started an aviation revolution. So it seems appropriate that another
set of brothers are playing an integral part in the re-creation of that
historic flight 100 years later at Kitty Hawk. (read
more)
Bombardier Announces New Aircraft
Engines
Bombardier reviewed details of two
new piston aircraft engines they believe will become mainstay powerplants
of future general aviation aircraft at a press conference at EAA
AirVenture yesterday. (read
more)
Nellie Griess Revisits Her Past in
EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor
In 1927 she was a hostess aboard a
Ford Tri-Motor. On Tuesday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Greg Herrick,
president of the National Air Tour Re-creation, presented her with an
award sponsored by Ford Motor Company; she then took flight in a EAA’s
1929 Ford Tri-Motor. Meet 100-year-old Nellie Griess. (read
more)
National Air Tour Planes and Pilots
Announced
From 1925 to 1931 the National Air
Tour helped speed the development of civil aviation in the United States,
sending an armada of aircraft across the country and introducing much of
America to the potential of flight. This September, that era will be
re-created when more than two dozen vintage aircraft take part in the
National Air Tour 2003. The aircraft and pilots participating in the event
were announced at a press conference at EAA AirVenture on Wednesday. (read
more)
Last Plane In
When no planes are flying overhead,
you can almost hear the corn growing in the field beside the area where
the last planes in are parked on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003 grounds.
About 200 yards before the end, someone has facetiously put up a sign that
says, “Fond du Lac City Limits.” (read
more)
Poberezny Greets Warren Buffet at
AirVenture
Flight Safety International
Chairman/CEO Al Ueltschi, who also serves as chairman of the ORBIS Board
of Directors, is in Oshkosh this week providing tours of the ORBIS Flying
Eye Hospital. One of Ueltschi’s special guests Wednesday was Warren
Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns Flight Safety as well as
Executive Jet Aviation (NetJets). Buffet flew in to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
and visited for several hours. (read
more)
A Whole Other Convention
The EAA AirVenture convention
grounds at the Oshkosh airport are, for the most part, permanent
facilities. Yes, preparations are required for each year’s convention,
but the airport is already there, as are many of the buildings. (read
more)
The Mighty Mustang Reviewed at
AirVenture
Yesterday morning, a living legend among fighter pilots, C.E. “Bud”
Anderson, told a group crowded around a P-51 Mustang what it was like in
combat over Europe in World War II. “Can you imagine what a thousand
bombers and fighters must have looked like over Germany?” Anderson said.
He said it seemed the contrails from a large mission created its own
overcast some days. (read
more)
NASA ER-2 Jet Drops in From 65,000 Feet
What can catch a falling star,
monitor hurricanes, and fly to Oshkosh above all the other traffic? One of
only two NASA ER-2 earth science research jets, which arrived late Tuesday
afternoon. (read
more)
MacPherson Introduces Students to
Excitement, Fun of Flight
Jeanne MacPherson, winner of the 2003 Freedom of Flight Award, says she
loves all planes, but if she had to choose one as her favorite, it would
be the Super Cub on floats and skis. “Being able to fly in the wild
makes me appreciate that we have the freedom of flight that in other
countries people must only dream about….” (read
more)
Win More Than $2,500 in PLBs at Get
Rescued! Forum
Internationally acclaimed aviation
survival authority Doug Ritter is back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year
introducing pilots to new affordable distress signaling technology, the
406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon, PLB for short. These are essentially
compact, pocket-sized personal 406 MHz ELTs (emergency locator
transmitters). (read
more)
Mooney Caravan Streams into AirVenture
The sixth annual Mooney Caravan, which arrived at Wittman Field on Sunday,
turned into something of an exclusive event. Seeking to balance work and
pleasure, organizers this year decided to limit the group to 42 aircraft
(seven groups of six). (read
more)
Sawdust City Turns 150
Long before EAA and
AirVenture—even further back than the Wright brothers’
airplanes—Oshkosh was a thriving city stretched along the banks of the
Fox River. This year, amid the hullabaloo of the birth of aviation and the
beginnings of EAA, Oshkosh is celebrating its own birthday—150 years. (read
more)
Anticipation and Arrival
There are few moments in the year
that match the expectation of getting to Oshkosh. I always find myself
filled with a mixture of eager feelings about the trip, but my principal
interests are the flight out, the company that comes with me, the people
I’ll see again, the new folks I’ll meet, and the airplanes and
equipment I’ll see. If I had to pick, it would be the people that top my
list of anticipated pleasures. (read
more)
Whittier to Receive Bax Seat Trophy
Bob Whittier was 7 when he developed an ear infection that, left
undiagnosed for too long, soon robbed him of his hearing.
“It made me more of a reader than most kids,” he says. “There’s a
saying that deafness cuts a person off from people. I found that true.” (read
more)
Paul Poberezny to Receive Key to the
City
EAA Founder Paul Poberezny has been
selected to receive this year’s Key to the City Award, honoring
distinguished personalities for contributions to the promotion and support
of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and the aviation community. Oshkosh Mayor
Stephen Hintz will present the award at the annual Mayor’s Breakfast on
Friday morning. (read
more)
Three Advances for Garmin
Agreeing to a purchase price of $38 million, Garmin International has
announced plans to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies and rename the Salem,
Oregon, firm Garmin AT. Garmin spokesman Jon Cassat said he expects the
sale will become a done deal during the year’s third quarter. (read
more)
Meet WAC Pilots Today at IAC Pavilion
Several U.S. Aerobatic Team members who competed at the recent World
Aerobatic Championships (WAC) in Lakeland, Florida, will meet the public
today at 1 p.m. at the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) pavilion, hosted
by IAC President Gerry Molidor. (read
more)
Aviation Explorers Give Young People
Wings
Years ago Carl Helmle, head of Aviation Explorer Post 218 of Racine,
Wisconsin, saw EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as a great opportunity for expanding
the horizons of his young post members. In 1993 other posts became
involved, resulting in what is now known as the Aviation Explorer Base. (read
more)
Around the Field
His other plane is a Nighthawk. Mike Engle and Michelle Olenoski are
keeping an eye on the arrivals. They arrived at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
from Arlington, Virginia, as part of the Mooney Caravan. (read
more)
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