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  What a week it was! The most common way to measure success is by the numbers, and for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, the numbers describe yet another terrific week. But there are other ways to measure success, as EAA President Tom Poberezny noted at the conclusion of The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration. Read more |
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"We
can defeat the user fees proposal," U.S. Sen. James Inhofe
(R-Oklahoma) told a crowd of about 150 people Saturday at EAA Member
Village. He's urging people to call their U.S. representatives and ask
them to support the GA-friendly H.R. 2881. On the Senate side, Sen.
Inhofe plans to offer an amendment to S. 1300, which will bring it into
conformity with the House bill. Wait until EAA notifies you that the
Senate bill is coming up for a vote, he urged, then call your senators
and ask them to support the Inhofe Amendment to S. 1300. Read
more
Winner of the Aviat Husky A-1B is Bill Daubenmier, Durham, North
Carolina. Other winners included Marvin Reese, Shell Knob, Missouri,
Honda ST1300A motorcycle; Robert Felch, League City, Texas, a John Deere
Select Series™ X700 Ultimate™ Tractor; E. Marion Biondi, Langley,
British Columbia, Canada, a Bose Wave Radi
o/CD system; and
Gregg Motonaga, Soldotna,
Alaska, a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Camera Kit. In this year's Young
Eagles raffle drawing held on Sunday, Donald E. Riebe of
Denver, Colorado, won the grand prize, a 2007 Ford Mustang
Coupe with Pony Package. Other prize winners were Nancy & Bob
Fitzpatrick of Custer Park, Illinois, $5,000; and Michael Graham
of Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, an EAA Lifetime Membership.
EAA's
first Learn
to Fly Center was a tremendous success, said Rusty Sachs, executive
director of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)
"Never before has there been a single location where AirVenture
attendees interested in flying can go to learn how to become a
pilot," he said. "Children as young as 9 years old to folks
nine times that age have shown interest in earning their pilot
certificate." Speaking of the youngsters, EAA also announced it new
Student
Membership for youths to age 17.
EAA
successfully heightened awareness of the crucial user fee issue at
AirVenture last week. Nearly 50,000 "EAAers Say No to User Fees" buttons
were seen on hats and shirts everywhere, including at EAA Member
Village, where more than 3,000 individuals had their photos taken and
posted to the board. More than 3,600 signatures were also collected on
an anti-user fee petition, which will be sent to key lawmakers in the
House, Senate, and ultimately, the conference committee where final
legislation will be negotiated. Several GA leaders appeared before an
SRO forum at the AirVenture
User Fee panel discussion Tuesday, urging support of HR 2881, while
several advocates of that very legislation - House
Aviation Subcommittee members - appeared on a panel Saturday to
listen to members of the GA community.
This
year marked Marion Blakey's fifth and final visit to Oshkosh as FAA
Administrator, but she was adamant it would not be her last trip to
Oshkosh. Blakey steps
down on September 13, but said she plans to volunteer here someday. Blakey's
annual Meet
the Administrator forum included a pair of newsworthy announcements:
the significant shrinking of the Washington, D.C. ADIZ effective August
30, and operational ADS-B by 2010 (fully implemented by 2020).
"During Marion Blakey’s tenure as FAA chief," remarked EAA
President Tom Poberezny earlier
in the week, "EAA has enjoyed the best and most collaborative
relationship with the FAA in our 55-year history."
Fueled
by major aircraft announcements by industry leaders Cessna and Cirrus,
the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft initiative emerged from AirVenture
" ready for prime time." Cessna's pre-AirVenture unveiling of
its new Skycatcher
162 LSA "validates the concept," according to Tom
Poberezny. On opening day, Cirrus surprised everyone by announcing the
SRS, it's vision of an LSA. EAA's LSA Mall was never busier, and the
state of LSA
appears very bright, according to EAA's Earl Lawrence.
Eclipse
Aviation had a surprise of its own on opening day when it unveiled its
new four-place Eclipse
Concept Jet (ECJ), the company's vision of a single-engine jet
concept. Those cool V-tail Eclipse hats were also a hot commodity at
Oshkosh this year. Also Monday, Epic
Aircraft showed its two new jets, the Epic Elite VLJ and the Epic
Victory PJ (personal jet).
With
the unveiling of its e-Flight
initiative, Sonex Aircraft LLC looks to explore alternate ways of
powering aircraft, personified by its Waiex airframe equipped with a
proof-of-concept prototype electric motor. Among the other innovations
unveiled last week included easy-to-afford glass cockpits from Aspen
Avionics; Avidyne's
new products, software upgrades, and partnerships; the first GA implementation
of Forward
Vision's infrared night vision in Aviat Huskys; and "yourGlassPanel"
moving map packages from PCAvionics.
In
a fitting tribute that was long overdue, EAA's founding mother, Audrey
Poberezny, received the Key to the City from Oshkosh Mayor Frank
Tower at the annual Mayor's Breakfast on Friday morning. She was overcome
with emotion, sating simply, "I’m happy we moved here, I love
living here, and I thank you very much."
The
third Women
Soar symposium attracted 130 teenagers and more than 30 female
mentors, including space tourist Anousheh Ansari...the first AirVenture
Concert Band was a great success and will be continued...former Sen.
George McGovern, who flew B-24s in WWII, and actor/pilot Morgan
Freeman made their first visits to AirVenture ...more than
100 Bonanzas made the annual B2OSH
group arrival Saturday, which kicked off Beechcraft's 75th anniversary
bash (as well as the 60th year of the Bonanza)...Chuck and Bev
Greenhill's 1939 Grumman J24-F Duck won the first "Best
of the Best" people's choice awards conducted by the National
Aviation Hall of Fame...Sean Tucker's new formation aerobatic team, The
Collaborators, debuted at Oshkosh last week...AirVenture welcomed Gail
Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber (and produced perhaps the best
human-interest picture of the week)...the Beach Boys packed AeroShell
Square for the second straight year, playing some of their best-known
songs (and a few gems) over the span of two hours.
Two of the most popular featured aircraft last
week defined the extremes...from the 30-mph Goodyear
Blimp Spirit of Goodyear to the Air Force's latest, greatest
fighter plane, the supersonic F-22
Raptor featuring pilot Maj. Paul "Max" Moga. When the Raptor
was in the air, people were packed on the flight line, for both the F-22's
solo flights and as part of poignant Heritage Flights with historic USAF
aircraft.
The
annual Gathering
of Eagles fundraiser resulted an unprecedented outpouring of
generosity, including Cirrus Design's donation of the company's first
SRS, purchased by Hal Shevers. Other benevolent actions took place last
week included a $150,000 high-end computer donation from Intel
and Microsoft for EAA's education programs; a restored 1932
Waco UEC cabin biplane from the Kate Meredith family to EAA's
Museum; and Epic
Aircraft's announced support of the new EAA Student Membership
program.
You could win a new Canon HD camcorder!
Now
that you're home, don't pack away that camcorder just yet - EAA's new online video player
allows you to upload your videos to share with others. We're going to
give that feature a thorough workout in the first EAA AirVenture Video Competition.
Participate and you could win a new Canon HV20 High Definition
Camcorder! Read
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On the Flightline
REMOS WINS 'BEST AIRCRAFT'
POLL
Remos aircraft was voted the best aircraft by
a recent reader poll by the German aviation magazine Aerokurier. The Remos
G3 is a carbon fiber, two-place, high wing design with Rotax power that
meets the criteria established in the United States for light-sport
aircraft. For more information, visit www.remos.com.
SPORTY'S
WEATHER CARDS HELP ORGANIZE WEATHER BRIEFINGS
Sporty's handy Weather Briefing Cards help
pilots keep telephone weather briefing information organized. Fill in
the appropriate spaces on these kneeboard-size cards and have convenient
access to current weather, forecasts, NOTAMs and more in the cockpit.
The cards are ideal for student pilots and experienced pilots alike.
They also make for a great teaching tool for instructors. The pilot can
take this important weather data right into the cockpit. A pad of 50
cards is available for $3.95. To order, visit www.sportys.com
or by call
800-SPORTYS.
ForeFlight is the first company to bring critical, on demand flight data to the new Apple iPhone. Built specifically for the iPhone screen, ForeFlight delivers airport diagrams, A/FD data, plain text weather, and a variety of weather images right to your iPhone. To learn more, visit www.foreflight.com/?section=Home.
Zenith Aircraft Company's 16th annual Open Hangar Day and Fly In will be held Saturday, September 29, at the Zenith factory located at Mexico Memorial Airport (MYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. (Note: Original date was August 18.) Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly in for the day, tour the company's kit production facilities, and meet other builders. For more information, contact Zenith at 573-581-9000.
EAA would like
to thank our partners for their support in making your convention special:
Ford Motor Company/John
Deere/AeroShell/Honda Aircraft Co./Bendix/King Avionics by
Honeywell/Flying Magazine/Aircraft Spruce & Specialty/Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University/Columbia Aircraft Mfg Corp/Embraer Executive
Jets/Eclipse Aviation/Bombardier Recreational Products-Rotax/Jeppesen/Bose
Corporation/Canon USA/Honda Generators/RotorWay International/Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation/Andy’s Airplanes/Cirrus Design/Lycoming
Engines/Microsoft Flight Simulator/Quest Aircraft/Hewlett Packard/Mooney
Airplane Company/REMOS Aircraft/Harley-Davidson Motor Company/GE Honda
Aero Engines/AirBP/Castrol Aviator/Dornier Technologie GmbH & CoKG/Gander
Mountain/EpicAIR/General Communications/ICOM/Motorola/Mercury
Marine/Carrier Corporation/Lucas Oil Products/PepsiAmericas/Red Baron/Schwan’s/Magnum
Products, LLC/COOLSPACE/Morton Buildings/Poly-Fiber/Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co./Bell/Agusta Aerospace Co./Gillette Fusion/Gobosh
Aviation/National Air Traffic Controllers Association/OfficeMax/Simple
Green/TAG Aviation USA/Scheyden Precision Eyewear/WxWorx/#6 AAA
Ford/AT&T/Dake Corporation/Sporty’s Pilot Shop/Avidyne Corporation/GAMA/Grob
Aerospace/Johnsonville Big Taste Grill/Lincoln Electric/Sirius Satellite
Radio/Speed and Angels/Salopek Golf Car & Equipment/SkinWear USA/Wheel
& Sprocket
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