Can’t make it to the
center of the aviation universe this week? No worries, we’ll bring
it to you on EAA Radio’s live Internet streaming audio on www.airventure.org.
And the world is tuning
in, evidenced by the deluge of messages we’re receiving from
distant places:
- We are listening
to AirVenture radio from Hardenberg, Netherlands; unfortunately we
can’t make it this year to Oshkosh but the Internet radio service
makes us able to be there a little bit and enjoy this fabulous
event. - H. Eshuis
- I’m listening
from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Just
finishing my GlaStar and will fly in for the first time. - Ian
- My grandson and
I are listening from Mountain View, Arkansas. - C. Hinkle
AIRVENTURE HIGHLIGHT: KIDVENTURE
KidVenture attracts thousands of participants young and old
alike with its hands-on, educational - and fun - aviation-based
demonstrations and presentations. After all, kids get to build their
own gliders and rockets, fly simulators, see aviation legends tell
their stories, ride in a tethered hot-air balloon, and so much more.
EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 Photo Highlight of the
Day Nico, a 4-year-old from Switzerland, pulls back on the controls
of a helicopter in KidVenture. Photo by Phil Weston See more photos in the 2006 AirVenture
Photo Gallery
August 2006 EAA Desktop Calendar
The B-1B Lancer Bomber
lands at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006.
To download this image for your
computer desktop, visit the EAA
website. You can also download any of the previous EAA monthly
desktop images.
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
FAA
administrator brings news on medicals, user fees
Wednesday, Marion Blakey, in her fourth appearance at the now-annual
AirVenture Meet the Administrator forum, told an overflow crowd that
the average time for receiving a special issuance medical
certificate is 16 days, down from several months, just a short time
ago. Read
more
Diamond
D-Jet VLJ debuts at AirVenture
The Diamond D-Jet made its world debut Wednesday morning at EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh, just 10 days after it was unveiled at Diamond
headquarters in London, Ontario. Since then, the prototype has flown
about 30 hours. Read
more
Hurricane
Katrina rescue/relief missions close to home for U.S. Customs pilot
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005,
pilots and aircrews from local, state, and federal agencies flew
countless rescue, relief, and patrol missions, plucking survivors
off rooftops, delivering food and water, transporting law
enforcement and emergency services personnel, and flying whatever
missions were needed to save lives and provide relief. Read
more
A more than
51% 51
Gerry Beck faced a dilemma with his most recent airplane project. It
could technically be a restoration, but a quick scan of the rules
made it pretty clear that it qualified as an amateur-built airplane
and could be certificated that way. Read
more
Hamill’s
air show tells story of hard work, perseverance
Ed Hamill knows there is a difference between role models and
mentors. "There are tons of role models, but role models are a
one-way street. Mentors go both ways; pick your mentors
carefully." Read
more
Transition:
An airplane that you can drive
It’s not a flying car. It’s an airplane that you can drive on
the road. It’s a distinction that Terrafugia company officials
stress, and they see it as the next trend in general transportation.
Read
more
Something
from (almost) nothing:
P-40K is the new reality in warbird restoration
Better than alchemists trying to make gold from lead, the folks at
Warhawks Inc. have made a golden warbird from wrecked aluminum.
Their scarce Curtiss P-40K Warhawk restoration first flew June 5,
following a lengthy recovery and rebuild that started back in 1992.
Few P-40Ks remain. Read
more
‘The best
bombing of the war’
As a 4-year-old Dutch boy, Reint Laan remembers watching Lancaster
bombers fly low over his homeland, dropping food to the people who
were starving and dying on the streets. It was 1945, and World War
II was slowly coming to an end. Read
more
Cirrus
confirms its working on a personal jet
Cirrus Design CEO Alan Klapmeier confirmed today the company is
working on a personal jet. "We did announce… earlier this
summer that in fact, yes, we are going to do a personal jet,"
said Klapmeier. "Which, of course, you all knew, but we were
pretending that it wasn’t quite decided. And we did at least get
the rest of the board of directors to agree." Read
more
Aerobatic,
skywriting duo make it look easy
Suzanne Asbury Oliver taught her husband, Steve, to skywrite. So
who’s the better of the two? "I should be the best because I
had her for a teacher," Steve says, laughing. Read
more
Metalworking
One day this week, Kent White hammered out a new pair of wheelpants
for an airplane at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. He does that kind of
thing all the time; a new wing tip for a warbird, a new this or a
new that. Read
more
Something old, something new, on the way
to Mars
With the enthusiasm of a scoutmaster and the credentials of a rocket
scientist, Steve Cook, project manager for NASA’s massive Ares I
and Ares V space booster rockets, eagerly laid out NASA’s plan to
send humans to Mars and return them safely. At an EAA Oshkosh
AirVenture 2006 Forum presentation, Cook described NASA’s response
to the president’s vision for space exploration, articulated in
2004. Read
more
Sonex offers discount for schools
building planes
Remember building that birdhouse in shop class? Or how about
changing spark plugs in power mechanics? Industrial tech classes
could get a lot more exciting if your school or organization takes
advantage of Sonex Aircraft’s new educational initiative. Read
more
The distinct
connection between weather, groundspeed, and mood
Robust thunderstorms shouldered their way across the northeast on
Saturday, delaying hundreds of pilots en route to Oshkosh. One
friend of mine took off from Rhode Island, thought better of it,
turned around, and hopped an airliner to Midway and drove up.
Another was still on his way in his Husky two days after his
intended arrival. I set out from Lebanon, New Hampshire, in our
Cheyenne on Sunday morning. The sky was overcast, but all the
significant weather had moved east. At 7,000 feet, I swam out of the
clouds, that liberating feeling of breaking out on top. The sun and
the prospects of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh warmed me into a
contemplative reverie. I’ve made this trip for this reason many
times before, and the annual milestone makes for an enjoyable time
to take stock. Read
more
Around the
Field
The airport owner from Pennsylvania... a
family reunion... and, the gift that keeps on giving
Bruce Lisle is from Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. He and his son Kenny
are camping in Camp Scholler. They made the 16-hour drive to Oshkosh
with a borrowed camping trailer and are now sitting in the shade of
its awning having a bite to eat. Read
more
Checklist for success
All pilots know a successful checklist is priceless. Like any good
checklist, it must contain a list of items to be noted or remembered
in order to provide a clear path to a specific goal. The Thomas
Wathen Foundation, Flabob Airport, and EAA Chapter One, located in
Riverside, California, have an impressive checklist. This week,
representatives from all three will be on hand, to bask in the glow
of their success. Read
more
Pilot Briefings
Globalair.com donates two missionary scholarships
Globalair.com, a Web-based aviation information site, this week
presented scholarship checks of $2,000 each to a pair of missionary
pilots affiliated with Proclaim Aviation Ministries. At a ceremony
during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Globalair President Jeff Carrithers
made the contributions to Paul Stewart and Ross Charlton. According
to Carrithers, the donations will be used to help underwrite the
missionary aviators’ educational and training expenses. Read
more
Ask Tom
Editors Note: 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
