AIRVENTURE
HIGHLIGHT: SEAPLANE BASE Nestled deep in the trees in a
picturesque cove along the Lake Winnebago shore is a place where all
AirVenture visitors should try to visit, the
AirVenture Seaplane Base, where the runway requirements specify
depth as well as length
MATT KENSETH TO APPEAR AT
FORD HANGAR
NASCAR driver and Wisconsin's
very own Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Tools Ford for
Roush Racing, will be at EAA AirVenture on Wednesday, July 26, for
an autograph session at the Ford Hangar. Kenseth, who grew up in
Cambridge, Wisconsin, will be at the hangar from 2 to 3:30 p.m. with
team owner Jack Roush.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 Photo
Highlight of the Day A
volunteer from AeroShell Square guides the #7 Blue Angels F/A-18 to
a stop after its arrival at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006. This is the
first visit by members of the Blue Angels in years. Photo by Dave
Higdon See more photos in the 2006 AirVenture
Photo Gallery
July 2006 EAA
Desktop Calendar
This is the month
everyone in aviation waits for; July and EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh. There you can see the best aerobatic performers strut
their stuff, like Dave Dacy & Tony Kazian during the daily
air shows.
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The Latest
from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 July 24 - 30, 2006
e-Hotline Brings EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 to You Get a daily dose of the
World's Greatest Aviation Celebration with e-Hotline, EAA's
electronic newsletter. Every day throughout the fly-in, we'll bring
EAA AirVenture highlights, as they appear in the official convention
publication, EAA AirVenture Today. This year's line-up
features everything from sport pilot/light-sport aircraft to
civilian space flight, vintage, warbirds, and the people who fly
them. For those of you preparing for OSH, we can't wait to see you!
For the rest of you, look for us every day in your
in-box!
The official daily newspaper of EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh
Proofs
positive Cessna Aircraft Company Chairman, President,
and CEO Jack Pelton unveiled the company's light-sport aircraft
(LSA) proof of concept aircraft and presented a surprise fly-by of
the Cessna's next-generation standard category piston aircraft at a
press conference in AeroShell Square at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
yesterday morning. Read
more
There's always
something happening at the Ford Hangar EAA partner
Ford Motor Company has pulled out all the stops this year at EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh. The Ford Hangar, located just off AeroShell
Square, has the company's latest vehicles on display, along with
flight simulators, a unique driving sim from Roush Racing, and
special events and appearances taking place throughout the week. Read
more
SpaceShipOne
exhibit dedicated 9 a.m. today It's not the original.
But it's so close that it's being called SpaceShipOne S/N #2. Read
more
Canon offers free
camera loans Canon USA will again have digital cameras
available to lend to EAA AirVenture visitors Tuesday, July 25,
through Sunday, July 30. Those wishing to borrow a camera (Canon
Digital Rebel XTs) will need a driver's license and credit card (but
there is no charge). When you're done shooting, Canon will provide
you with a CD at no charge with all the photos you took that day.
Cameras are available on a first come, first served basis. Read
more
Children have
their own activity hangar at AirVenture Children ages
3-7 have their own place to "hang" out at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
2006. The Children's Activity Hangar is a shady spot for
pre-schoolers through younger primary ages to participate in
age-appropriate aviation activities. They can ride a wooden red
biplane, make Play-Doh airplanes, check out stories in many airplane
books, or do some "hangar flying" at the Jay-Jay the Pet Plane table
or from the runway at the Airplane Lego Table. Coloring, cartoons,
puzzles, and daily airplane quizzes are other activities. Read
more
EAA
& FAA partner to create amateur-built DARs About
five years ago, EAA and the FAA got together to discuss a problem: a
shortage of DARs—designated airworthiness representatives—available
and willing to certificate amateur-built aircraft. DARs work under
the direction of FAA FSDOs (Flight Standards District Offices) or
MIDOs (Manufacturing Inspection District Offices). DARs work with
aircraft manufacturers (including amateur builders) to ensure
aircraft meet flight safety standards and to facilitate the
certification process. When a new aircraft is ready to fly, it is
the DAR who signs off the aircraft, certificating it for flight in
its particular category. Read
more
Congressman Graves lands at EAA
AirVenture There are U.S. congressmen, and then
there's Rep. Sam Graves (R) of Missouri's 6th District. Read
more
Dan
Johnson receives LAMA award Dan Johnson says
he's just the lucky messenger. "I go to a lot of air shows and fly a
lot of airplanes, and a lot of people don't have that privilege,"
says Johnson, a leading reviewer of light-sport airplanes and
ultralights. "But I couldn't do that without a legion of people who
are busy developing new planes." Read
more
Women
Soar helps girls' career options take flight In 1971,
a Connecticut judge said that athletic competitions build character
for boys. But you don't need that character in girls. That type of
thinking is the reason behind Women Soar, a two-day program meant to
get teenage girls interested in aviation and related occupations. Read
more
TCM
celebrates 100th anniversary at AirVenture It's been
100 years since Continental Motors—now Teledyne Continental Motors,
or TCM—built its first engine. That powerplant was an automobile
engine built for 1905-1906-era autos. By 1916, the company had
manufactured more than 150,000 engines but didn't break into the
aviation market until 1927. That engine, a nine-cylinder radial that
came to be known as the A-70, powered new aircraft of the time. Read
more
Brazil
to AirVenture, three hours at a time Luiz Carlos Novi
considered adding extra fuel capacity to his RV-9 before heading out
with it on a trek from near Sao Paulo, Brazil, to EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2006. But test flights of the airframe and engine
combination showed it boasted endurance of well more than four
hours, and according to his friend and companion for the trip, Paulo
Rivetti, that was more than enough to make the trip safely. Read
more
Blue
Angels make first stop at Oshkosh The U.S. Navy Blue
Angels roared into town Sunday night with its No. 7 F/A-18 Hornet,
marking its first EAA AirVenture Oshkosh visit. Read
more
Look
Who's Listening... Every year, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
draws more aviation enthusiasts than any other event in the world.
They come here to look, to learn, to share, and to celebrate the
joys and wonders of aviation. For many "aeroheads" and "wing nuts,"
pilots and non-pilots, coming to Oshkosh is a pilgrimage. For
others, it is an annual reunion of the world's largest aviation
family. Read
more
At NASA
exhibit, classic spacecraft shape is still out of this
world The focal point at the entrance to NASA's
exhibit building at EAA AirVenture is a floor-to-ceiling shape
representing what the next generation human-rated spacecraft to
circle the moon could look like. If its symmetrical gumdrop
silhouette looks familiar, that's no accident. Read
more
2006
AirVenture Cup draws 60 racers This year's ninth
annual running of the AirVenture Cup air race attracted the second
largest group of racers ever. "Considering gas prices, this was a
surprise," said Bob Whitehouse, a member of the race organizing
committee. Read
more
Forum
to discuss GA user fees A forum to discuss the issue
of general aviation (GA) user fees will be held at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh on Tuesday, July 25, 11:30 a.m., in Pavilion 6. The general
aviation community is united in its opposition to the concept of
user fees—a concept put forward by U.S. airlines as a new mechanism
for funding the nation's air traffic control (ATC) system. Read
more
New
benefits to be announced at 'Member Benefits
Blowout' At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday EAA Member Village
hosts a Member Benefit Blowout in the North Tent. Learn about the
new benefits—the US Bank platinum visa card and a new discount rate
at Enterprise Rental Cars. Read
more
Ripon
arrival, with thunderstorms When I was planning my
trip to AirVenture this year I studied the NOTAM assiduously. I
printed it up, highlighted pertinent sections, dog-eared important
pages and took it in the airplane with me, thirty-some-odd
single-sided pages held together with a medium sized binder clip. Read
more
Around
the Field Two guys from Ogden, following the Missouri
River, and flying friends to breakfast. Each year about this time,
everything aviation blossoms in our small community here at Wittman
Field. Even so, normal lives go on, seemingly undaunted by all that
surrounds them. Read
more
Air
Academy campers, grads thank James Ray for
support James Ray's vision and support helped to
create the EAA Air Academy of today, and campers and graduates of
the academy thanked the EAA supporter for his longtime commitment to
the program. Read
more
EAA
Fly-In Theater enjoys a grand opening What an opening
night for the new EAA Fly-In Theater! On a perfect star-lit Sunday
evening, several thousand EAAers of all ages attended the first of
seven movies to be shown this week on a five-story screen located
behind the Camp Store in Camp Scholler. Ford Motor Company and
Eclipse Aviation sponsor the theater (and the free popcorn!). Read
more
Surprise dedication Wes Schmid has been
Forums Chairman for 50 years. Sunday, he received the surprise of a
lifetime when Paul and Tom Poberezny honored him by dedicating the
Forums headquarters in his name that afternoon. Read
more
Poberezny to present EAA President's Awards
tonight John "Jack" Hastings, Stan Shannon, and Dennis
and Linda Carney are very different people, with one big
similarity—a love of aviation and EAA. Read
more
Ask
Tom EAA members and attendees who have questions
regarding aviation, AirVenture or EAA, feel free to drop them off at
the AirVenture Today office just north of the control tower, or
e-mail asktom_airventure@hotmail.com
and Tom will attempt to answer them. Please be sure to include your
name and where you are from. Read
more
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