Christine Bush and
Randi Kelcher are the "Cozy Girls." They’re from St.
Louis, Missouri, and they’re building, yes, a Cozy.
They’ve been coming
to AirVenture for about five years.
Back when the urge to
build a plane hit them, they didn’t waste any time.
"Five years ago
my 50th birthday was coming up," says Christine, "and I
was making the list of ‘things I have yet to accomplish.’ One of
the things that was important to me was ‘get my pilot’s
license.’"
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AIRVENTURE HIGHLIGHT: AIRVENTURE MUSEUM Enjoy one of the world's
finest aviation museums. With a constantly changing and evolving
group of exhibits and activities, the EAA
AirVenture Museum is a great place to enjoy the history of
aviation. EAA
Members are admitted free all year 'round.
EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2006 Photo Highlight of the
Day Bat-O-Bomber.
The B-25 Mitchell Betty’s Dream shows its teeth as it rolls along
Taxiway Papa Thursday in preparation for departing EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2006. Photo by Dave Higdon 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.
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July 24 - 30, 2006
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publication, EAA AirVenture Today. This year's line-up
features everything from sport pilot/light-sport aircraft to
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Oshkosh
Annual
whirlwind drawing to a close
Well, well, here it is Sunday, the seventh and final day of another
wonderful, exciting, revealing, emotional, groundbreaking (insert
your own adjective) week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006. Read
more
WASP: How
women helped win a war
Mickey Brown got her first airplane ride from her brother-in-law and
immediately fell in love with being in the air. She earned $12 a
week working for some attorneys and spent $8 for each flying lesson.
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Poberezny:
EAA to shift resources, keep core programming
EAA President Tom Poberezny pledged to continue being a
member-centric organization and keep its focus on its homebuilding
past during the organization’s annual meeting Friday. Read
more
AeroShell
Square Building to honor memory of Daryl Lenz
Daryl Lenz, who worked as EAA’s director of aircraft maintenance
for many years, perished in a traffic accident earlier this year.
Daryl, who resigned from EAA in August 2004 to take a teaching job
at Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh, still retained the role
of organizing and managing aircraft attractions on AeroShell Square
during EAA AirVenture. Daryl also worked closely with the sport
pilot and aircraft maintenance offices. Read
more
Flying for
the cure
Ramona Cox, one of this year’s forum speakers at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh, is known for her adventurous solo bush flying. But she’s
at AirVenture for another reason: raising money in support of the
99s International Organization of Women Pilots and its 99s Flying
For A Breast Cancer Cure program. Read
more
General
aviation challenges on the horizon
Over the week, AirVenture Today has reported on the key
issues facing the general aviation community and the work being done
here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Each year, AirVenture brings
together representatives of general aviation and government
officials to work cooperatively to preserve and improve general
aviation—work that continues year-round. What are the key issues
that will dominate the dialogue between now and AirVenture 2007? Read
more
One Six
Right packs ’em in
Nearly 2,000 EAAers and guests had a chance to see the high
definition (HD) version of Brian Terwilliger’s documentary film, One
Six Right, during two screenings Friday night at the EAA
AirVenture Museum’s Eagle Hangar. Read
more
Warbird
favorites as diverse as AirVenture
Hundreds of warbirds line the grass and concrete of the EAA
AirVenture grounds, each with its own cheering section among the
thousands of show visitors. An unscientific—very
unscientific—poll of visitors to the Warbirds area revealed the
following preferences. Read
more
A dream come
true
Attendees at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Friday watched a man’s dream
come true when Maj. John Klatt taxied his Staudacher S-300D out to
the flightline with his aviation heroes to perform in the daily air
show. Klatt, flying for the Air National Guard’s (ANG) Guarding
America, Defending Freedom Aerobatic team, was about to wow the
crowd with his own aerobatic routine in his first AirVenture
performance. Read
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Fly a mile
in these shoes
Steen Aero Lab is now carrying Piloti flying shoes. Piloti flying
shoes grew from a line of products developed for competitive race
car drivers. Competitive racers have learned that just as having the
right gloves and helmet contributes to their ability to perform, the
right shoes are necessary as well. When flying, discomfort is a
safety issue…no pilot needs any extra distractions in the cockpit,
especially when flying a high-performance aircraft requiring precise
rudder or brake inputs. Read
more
Pegasus
Interactive releases VFLITE GPSMAP 396 interactive guide
Pegasus Interactive Inc. said it has created a new Computer-Based
Training (CBT) program for users of the Garmin GPSMAP 396. The
VFLITE GPSMAP 396 Interactive Guide provides scenario-based, guided
simulation training. Read
more
Sen. Inhofe
stands up for GA during annual AirVenture visit
Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe (R) made two major announcements at EAA
AirVenture yesterday morning, one concerning the future of the
Washington, D.C., ADIZ, the other about proposed rules that would
require avgas to contain alternative fuels. Read
more
NASA’s
homebuilder, astronaut, EAA member visits AirVenture
When Scott Horowitz comes to AirVenture, he’s a homebuilder, a jet
pilot, an astronaut, and more. Builder and pilot of an upgraded
Quickie airplane (a photo of which he proudly carries in his
wallet), Horowitz is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and F-15 pilot
who just happens to have four space shuttle missions under his belt.
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EAA Seaplane
Base shows another side of aviation, AirVenture
Planes on floats bob at anchor by a small cabin in a quiet lagoon.
It could be a wilderness retreat in the North Woods, but it’s the
EAA Seaplane Base on the shore of Lake Winnebago. If signs weren’t
there, you would drive right by the entrance off Highway 45. It
seems a world away from the hubbub of Wittman Field, but it’s easy
to get to by shuttle buses that run all day from the Amphibian
parking area on the AirVenture flightline ($2 round trip). Read
more
Going home
This year marks my 16th straight Oshkosh, and not all of those have
been AirVentures. I forget how long it’s been since they
officially gave it that name five, six years - but I remember
thinking it was a terrible idea and wondering if I’d ever get used
to calling it anything other than "Oshkosh." It took a few
years, but it finally sank in. "AirVenture" it is. And not
only was it not a bad idea; it was a great idea. Oshkosh is
the place; AirVenture is the event. It’s that
simple, and it goes to show that while it might be hard to make a
change, if it makes sense, even old dogs can get the idea. Read
more
Around the
Field The Cozy Girls … the amphib from Ontario … Ann &
Fred reminisce … departure time. Read
more
Oshkosh
restorer rehabbing man’s father’s
plane
In 1930, Roger Descomb and his brother, Charlie, owners of Descomb
Flying Service based at Connecticut’s Hartford-Brainard Airport,
purchased a New Standard D-29. That in itself is not unusual; since
they opened the business in 1919, the Descombs have owned dozens of
airplanes, including a Taperwing Waco, several Gee Bee Sportsters,
the five-seat New Standard D-25, Fairchild 22, Travel Air 2000,
Cabin Waco, de Havilland Moth, Taylor Cub, and the list goes on. Read
more
Next-generation
engine monitors arrive at AirVenture
In recent years, digital engine monitors have helped revolutionize
powerplant management for pilots. By showing temperatures for
individual cylinders, they can help pilots spot a small problem
before it becomes a bigger one. Now, the next generation of digital
engine monitors has arrived, providing one-box solutions displaying
all engine functions in a single glass panel-type screen. Read
more
GAMI:
Propelling aircraft engines into the future
General aviation is being transformed by innovations like composite
materials, glass-panel cockpits, and real-time weather displays. But
one important part of general aviation seems stuck in the last
century: the engines that power most of our aircraft. For several
years, General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI), of Ada, Oklahoma,
has been producing aftermarket products to change that situation.
Its GAMI fuel injectors, for example, enable piston-powered aircraft
engines to operate much more efficiently. Here at EAA AirVenture,
visitors can learn about the technology GAMI is currently developing
that could help propel aviation powerplants into the future. Read
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