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July
18, 2008 Volume 8,
Number 35 |
EAA YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM MARKS 1.4 MILLION MILESTONE
 EAA's Young Eagles program recently passed another milestone - the 1.4
millionth child flown since the program's launch in 1992. Ken Sines, EAA
453045, of Columbus, Georgia, provided the flight to Noah Barfield, 10,
of Midland, Georgia, on June 28 in a Piper Cherokee. Sines has flown 755
Young Eagles. Read
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EAA TO CELEBRATE 30,000TH HOMEBUILT AT AIRVENTURE
Homebuilders have made numerous accomplishments and contributed
countless innovations to aviation over the years. A significant
milestone of the movement will be celebrated at AirVenture this year, as
EAA recognizes the 30,000th homebuilt aircraft certificated in the
United States. The symbolic 30,000th aircraft will be selected by a
special drawing among eligible homebuilts present at Oshkosh 2008. That
aircraft will then be showcased on AeroShell Square July 30-31, with a
special presentation by FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell on
Thursday, July 31. Read
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FORD "AV8R" MUSTANG TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND
Flight-themed car built especially for EAA's Gathering of Eagles
 Ford Motor Company has built the ultimate aviation-based automobile
especially for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 - the Mustang AV8R - and one
lucky bidder at the annual Gathering of Eagles fund-raiser will get to
drive it home. With the support of Ford Racing, Ford designed and
engineered this "one-off" design to commemorate AirVenture
2008. In fact, its name was derived from the event itself AirVenture
B2008. Read
more See
the video
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LAWRENCE, HOMEBUILT COUNCIL APPEAR AT SRO ARLINGTON FORUM
 EAA's Earl Lawrence, vice president of industry and regulatory affairs,
was joined by several members of the EAA Homebuilt Aircraft Council at a
special forum to discuss EAA's positions and actions regarding FAA's 51%
Rule at last week's Arlington Fly-In in Washington. HAC members present
were Chairman Doug Kelly, Jack Dueck, and Wally Anderson before the
standing-room only crowd. The session was originally scheduled for an
hour but stretched into two, with a lengthy Q&A period following
EAA's presentation. Read
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MISTY PILOTS TO TELL THEIR STORIES JULY 29 AT THEATER IN THE WOODS
 In 1967, a group of combat-experienced fighter pilot volunteers were
brought together in South Vietnam to form a top-secret squadron known as
Operation Commando Sabre. With a call sign of "Misty," their
mission was to fly fast and low over enemy territory - so low they could
see targets like bridges, trucks and Surface to Air missiles The call
sign came from the famous jazz standard written by Erroll Garner and
made popular by crooner Johnny Mathis, among others. The song had been a
favorite of the unit's first commander. Read
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WIN A 'BULLITT' IN EAA YOUNG EAGLES RAFFLE
 The grand prize in EAA's 2008 Young Eagles Raffle is a 2009 Limited
Edition Ford Mustang Bullitt. The car design is based on the Mustang
featured in the 1968 movie, Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen. Only 1,500
tickets are available for $100 each, and the drawing is scheduled for
Sunday, August 3, closing day of at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008. Other
prizes in the raffle include $5,000 cash and an EAA Lifetime Membership.
In addition, six "early-bird" drawings of $1,000 each will be
held throughout the week beginning Monday, July 28, at the Foreigner
concert through Saturday, August 2. (Early-bird winners are still
eligible for each subsequent drawing.) Winners need not be present to
win. For more information, visit www.airventure.org/raffle/, or call
800-236-1025.
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J.W. FRENCH NEARS END OF TRIBUTE FLIGHT
 For the past week J.W. French (EAA 226884) has been flying through
Washington State, making stops at the Arlington Northwest Fly-In and
visiting EAA chapters at local airports as he nears the end of his
re-creation of Sam Burgess' 1974 flight around the lower 48 states. In a
little over a week, French, in his open-cockpit Acro Sport, expects to
make his last stop in Alexandria, Minnesota, before heading to Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, for the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008. Read more
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WANT TO FLY? VISIT EAA'S LEARN TO FLY DISCOVERY CENTER
Cessna Pilot Centers offer $5,000 flight-training package!
People pursuing the dream of becoming a pilot can receive inspiration,
information, guidance, and a community of support at the Learn to Fly
Discovery Center, which returns to EAA AirVenture this summer. EAA and
its affiliate, the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI),
will have the area staffed with experts eager to answer questions and
show skyward-gazing enthusiasts that the goal of personal flight is
attainable. Read more
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POBEREZNY, CONGRESSMAN GRAVES ADDRESS TARKIO FLY-IN
 EAA President Tom Poberezny joined U.S. Representative Sam Graves
(R-Missouri) for a extensive presentation about EAA at the announcer's
stand Saturday during the annual Wing Nuts Flying Circus Fly-In. EAA
Chapter 1405, of which Graves is a member, sponsors the event at the
Gould Peterson Memorial Airport (K57) in Tarkio, Missouri. "It was
a nice turnout from the local aviation community, pilots and aviation
enthusiasts," Poberezny said. "I had the opportunity to meet
with many EAA and chapter members, as well as address the crowd with the
congressman." Read
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ICON A5 LSA PROTOTYPE
MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
Special Event set for Opening Day, July
28
 ICON
Aircraft's A5 amphibious light-sport aircraft prototype made its
successful maiden test flight on Wednesday, July 9, at an undisclosed
lake in California, company officials announced today (July 15). ICON
Lead Aero Engineer and Test Pilot Jon Karkow was at the controls and
demonstrated the aircraft's performance and flying characteristics
during take-off, landing, and low-speed maneuvering. Read
more See
the video
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2008 AIRVENTURE PROGRAM A
TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM…AND MORE
 Take
home a treasured memento of your AirVenture experience with the 2008
AirVenture Commemorative Program. This $7 collectible souvenir and
keepsake is printed on premium paper and features more pictures and
articles on the upcoming convention than ever before…including a
dedicated air show performers' autograph section. Plus, as a special
bonus, a free copy of the popular DVD, Oshkosh: The Spirit of Aviation
is included with every program. Also new this year: EAA offers a limited
edition t-shirt - bundled with a program when purchased at select EAA
merchandise locations on convention grounds, all for a special combo
price of $16.95.
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DON'T FORGET TO GRAB YOUR
AIRVENTURE INFO GUIDE
 The
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Info Guide, previously available only with an
event program, will be available free of charge to all visitors at
several locations throughout convention grounds. Get your copy at any
admission gate, exhibit areas, the EAA Welcome Center, and other
convenient locations. The Info Guide will help you get the most out of
your time at Oshkosh, with helpful information about exhibitors and
their locations, forum, presentation, and workshop schedules, evening
entertainment, air show line-ups, and more. A downloadable version will
also be available next week on the AirVenture website, allowing you to
do a little pre-planning.
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NEW OSHKOSH ATC TOWER OPERATIONAL
Facility is ready for AirVenture arrivals
 On
Tuesday, July 15, the FAA opened its new, $5.6 million air traffic
control tower to local media for facility tours in advance of EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2008, and it's definitely a room with a great view.
The 525-square foot tower cab is significantly larger than that of the
old tower, which was commissioned in 1963. Oshkosh Tower personnel began
operating from the new facility on July 1, to "make sure any
last-minute bugs were taken care of prior to AirVenture," said
Wanda Adelman, FAA district manager for air traffic operations in
Wisconsin and the Great Lakes District. Read
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ATTENTION
WOMEN PILOTS
Be part of the largest gathering of
women pilots
EAA AirVenture this year features
weeklong activities as part of a "WomenVenture" program.
Speakers, seminars, and other activities are planned all week long,
culminating in the largest gathering of women pilots in history on
AeroShell Square. On Friday, August 1, at 10:30 a.m., women pilots will
gather on AeroShell Square for a panoramic group photo of what we hope
becomes the largest gathering of women pilots anywhere and anytime! The
first 1,200 women registered on grounds to be in the group photo on
Friday during AirVenture will get an official WomenVenture t-shirt.
Read more Watch
Elissa Lines discuss WomenVenture
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HOMEBUILDING HINT OF
THE WEEK
Filing Aluminum
 A
vixen file is ideal for rapid removal of aluminum, brass, copper and
hard rubber. In this
video, Jason Monnett of Sonex Aircraft demonstrates using a vixen
file to clean up a piece of aluminum cut on a band saw.
If you have a hint to
share with your fellow EAAers, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a
note at Info@EAA.org, and please put
"Hints" in the subject line.
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EAA TAKES
LEARNING TO FLY TO CALIFORNIA
EAA's Learn to Fly Discovery
Center hits the road when it travels to Camarillo, California for EAA
Chapter 723's "Wings Over Camarillo" event August 16-17.
Guests will have the opportunity to attend presentations, speak with
certificated flight instructors about various aspects of recreational
flying, and experience virtual flight through simulator stations while
visiting the Center. Read
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RENEWED SEARCH FOR STEVE
FOSSETT UNDERWAY
On Monday a 12-member team of athletes and
expert mountaineers launched another search-and-rescue operation for
record-setting pilot Steve Fossett. The search team, headed by Canadian
geologist and adventure racer Simon Donato, will cover a rugged area on
the east slope of the Sierra Nevada where 63-year-old Fossett was last
seen, and they're using the SPOT Satellite Messenger. Read
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AIRVENTURE VOLUNTEER
SPOTLIGHT: GORDON HAGGARD, JAMES COBB, AND BOB KUNKEL
 In
the past, volunteer carpenter Gordon Haggard would arrive before
AirVenture Oshkosh along with his wife, Louise, from Wauchula, Florida.
He would hammer, cut, and drill to prepare for the convention and she
would volunteer in the EAA Wearhouse. But with his wife's death, this
year Haggard's brother-in-law, James Cobb, of Claremore, Oklahoma, and
friend Bob Kunkel, of Middleton, Wisconsin, have joined him. The three
are helping out with maintenance in the carpentry shop. Read
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DISAPPOINTING NEWS ABOUT
PITCAIRN AUTOGIRO
 EAA
has just been informed that due to an unfortunate incident, the Pitcairn
PA-18 Autogiro will not be able to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 as
announced earlier. Jack Tiffany, the lead restorer in the project in
Ohio, called with news that during testing on Thursday, July 17, the
rotor blades of the Autogiro were significantly damaged and will require
a complete rebuild. Thankfully, no injuries or other aircraft damages
were reported. Read
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WHERE ARE YOU FLYING THIS
WEEKEND?
EAA Chapter 1363 Strawberry Pancake
Fly-In - Richmond, Rhode Island
EAA 1363 and Richmond Airport (08R) present the 2008 Strawberry Pancake
Fly-in to be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00
noon. Breakfast will be served during this time. The event will happen
rain or shine. Richmond airport is located off of Rte. 138 on Heaton
Orchard Road, just down the road from The University of Rhode Island.
Find more information about this
event, or find/submit others at www.eaacalendar.org.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR EAA
WELCOME CENTER
The EAA Welcome Center, formerly known as
Member Village, is looking for volunteers to help out before and during
the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008, July 28-August 3. Come meet
with aviation enthusiasts from all over the world and help showcase your
organization and the innovation that it fosters! Whether you're a
seasoned veteran volunteer looking for a change of pace, or a
"first timer" who wants to see what volunteering at AirVenture
is all about, call us at 920-426-6566 or e-mail driegelman@eaa.org
to find out how you can help.
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HARRIER RETURNS TO
OSHKOSH
 The
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B "Harrier II" jump jet, the unique
fighter aircraft that features vertical takeoff ability, will return to
Oshkosh to appear at EAA AirVenture 2008, making demonstration flights
during the EAA's 56th annual fly-in, scheduled for July 28-August 3 at
Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Harrier is scheduled to appear
at EAA AirVenture and fly its popular demonstrations during the
afternoon air shows on Monday through Wednesday, July 28-30. Read
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EAA 'TIMELESS VOICE OF
THE WEEK': DAVID FAIN
 David
Fain is familiar with the Army Air Corps Training Command-he experienced
it as both a student and instructor during World War II. When David
enlisted in the Air Corps in early 1942, he had every intention of
becoming a fighter pilot. As he progressed through Primary, Basic, and
Advanced training, it certainly looked as if he would reach his goal. In
Advanced, the flight instructors were British pilots from the Royal Air
Force on assignment to the U.S.-David's instructor had flown Spitfires
during the Battle of Britain. Three weeks before David graduated from
Advanced in Pilot Class 43-G with the coveted silver wings, all of the
British instructors were reassigned back to Britain, leaving the school
with a shortage of flight instructors. Upon graduation in July 1943,
David found himself with orders no would-be fighter pilot wanted to
hear-report to duty as a flight instructor. By the end of the war he had
given instruction to over 100 students, racking up 1,500 hours of AT-6
time. In the years since the war David bought his own AT-6, logging well
over 4,500 hours and is well known in the Warbird community for serving
as the lead and check pilot for the North American Trainer Association (NATA)
formation rides for many years. This is his
story.
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
WARBIRDS IN REVIEW AWARD-WINING DVD NOW AVAILABLE
 EAA AirVenture's popular Warbirds in Review program inspired an
award-winning documentary, In Their Own Words, and EAA has the
DVD available for purchase at Aeronautica online. The poignant video
shares stories about the pilots and planes featured at the twice daily
presentations near the Warbirds area, and it recently garnered Silver
"Telly" Award for its production company, Sleeping Dog
Productions. (See the
trailer.) Available for $30.99, In Their Own
Words can be ordered
online, or call toll-free, 800-564-6322.
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Q
& A:
Question of
the Week
I
hold the repairman certificate for my homebuilt and
was told that my logbook entries should include
something like, "I deem this aircraft safe to
return to service" when making entries other
than the annual condition inspection entry. Such an
entry would protect me legally should an unfortunate
mishap occur.
If
this is the case what can be done about the earlier
entries made that don't include this phrase?
Answer:
Actually, the verbiage you're supposed to use to
enter your condition inspections into the aircraft
records is found right in your aircraft's operating
limitations. The entry will contain the phrase
"condition for safe operation". Check your
operating limitations to get the exact and complete
entry. Also remember that your operating limitations
are a part of the airworthiness certificate and must
be carried in the aircraft at all times. So when you
pull them out to check the condition inspection
entry, don't forget to put them back in the
airplane.
Since
every new condition inspection supersedes the
previous one, you don't need to go back and change
the old entries. Just make the appropriate entry now
and go forward from there.
Have a question?
To ask a question regarding government issues,
e-mail govt@eaa.org.
For questions about registration, airmen, aircraft
and medical certification, safety records,
performance, or any other matter, e-mail infoserv@eaa.org.
July 2008
EAA
Desktop Calendar
Birds
Eye View...
...or rather an early morning Fisheye lens view of
AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 looking north over the
grounds. This month's calendar photo was shot by EAA
Chief Photographer Jim Koepnick.
Download
this wallpaper image at the EAA
website, where you can choose among several different
resolutions to suit
your screen...or select an image from the archive.
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FAA ISSUES SAIB FOR SOME
ROTAX ENGINES
The FAA Aircraft Certification Service has issued a special
airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) for owners of Rotax 912Am
912F, 912S, and 914F series reciprocating engines, for possible abnormal
camshaft and hydraulic valve tappet wear. These engines may be installed
on amateur-built and light-sport aircraft. The FAA strongly recommends
inspection of the magnetic plug of the affected engines using the
schedule and procedures defined in Bombardier-Rotax alert service
bulletins SB-912-051, dated January 30, 2008, or SB-914-034, dated
January 30, 2008, as applicable.
The related Rotax service bulletins define the population of engines
that may be susceptible to this condition as follows:
912 A series , S/N 4,410.681 to 4,410.712;
912 F series , S/N 4,412.912 to 4,412.921;
912 S series , S/N4,923.263 to 4,923.380;
914 F series, S/N 4,420.595 to 4,420.637
Any 912 or 914 series
engines that have had the camshaft or hydraulic valve tappets or both
replaced after January 1, 2006 through and including December 1, 2007
are also included. For more information, contact richard.woldan@faa.gov,
or call 781-238-7136.
CIRRUS NAMES ITS NEW
JET THE 'VISION SJ50'
Cirrus Design announced last week that its single-engine personal jet,
initially designated as "The-Jet," has been officially named
the Cirrus Vision SJ50. The Vision prototype made its first flight last
week, and the company is continuing its plans to showcase the aircraft
at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008, July 28-August 3. "The name 'Cirrus
Vision SJ50' represents a natural extension of Cirrus' vision to build
the ultimate personal transportation machine," said Cirrus CEO,
Alan Klapmeier. "With the Cirrus Vision we are providing an
entirely new transportation option for personal and business travel. It
is a smarter, simpler and more efficient way to travel and holds the
unique promise of redefining general aviation." www.cirrusdesign.com
FIVE TEAMS COMPETE FOR
CAFE FOUNDATION PRIZE
The non-profit CAFE Foundation announced the five teams competing for
the $300,000 NASA-funded General Aviation Technology Challenge. Each
aircraft has 2 side-by-side seats, four of the five are light-sport
aircraft (LSA), and one uses bio-diesel fuel. The main prize in this
year's event is for aircraft with exceptionally low community noise
emissions. The teams are "Team Pipistrel" flying a
Pipistrel Virus 912, team leader Frank Vance Turner; "Team
Aerochia" flying a modified Diamond DA20-A1, team leader Geoff
Stevenson; "Team Wilkinson Aero Sport" flying a Dynamic
WT9, team leader Neil Wilkinson; "Team Lambada" flying
a UFM-13 Lambada, team leader John A. Dunham; and "Team Flight
Refine", flying a Flight Design CT, team leader John Robert
"Bob" Basham
The flight competition
will be staged at the CAFE Flight Test Center at Charles M. Schulz
Sonoma County Airport beginning on August 5, 2008, and conclude with a
cross-country "Green Prize" race on August 9. For more
information, email: Cafe400@sonic.net.
STRATOS AIRCRAFT TO
BUILD "ULTIMATE PERSONAL JET"
Stratos Aircraft announced its intention to build an aircraft
"unlike any currently available or announced to the market."
The new design, dubbed the Stratos 714, will fill a void in the light
jet market by transporting four people and baggage 1,500 nautical miles
at a speed of 400 knots. Aerospace engineer Carsten Sundin and serial
entrepreneur Michael Lamaire founded Stratos. They say the Stratos 714
will appeal to piston aircraft owners/pilots who demand greater speed,
range, and weather capabilities than are currently available in a
high-performance piston aircraft. Stratos Aircraft is based in Bend,
Oregon. For more information, email info@stratosaircraft.com.
LYCOMING LAUNCHES
THUNDERBOLT SIGNATURE SERIES
Lycoming Engines launched the Signature TIO-360-EXP Thunderbolt engine
this week, a non-certified turbo-normalized intercooled fuel injected
gasoline engine. The Thunderbolt Signature TIO-360 is built upon the FAA
Type Certified IO-360 product line. The Lycoming IO-360 series engines
are four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled
models. In the Signature TIO-360, the turbo and intercooler have been
optimally packaged in order to allow the TIO-360 to occupy a similar
space as many IO-360 models. Learn more at www.mytbolt.com.
AERO-LIFT INTRODUCES
NEW DESIGN
ARM Aerospace has redesigned its hoist mechanism on the Aero-Lift
system, a lift system that maximizes hangar space by storing airplanes
off the hangar floor. More than 98 percent of all single-engine,
piston-driven general aviation aircraft can utilize the device.
"Aero-Lift engineers responded to customer requests to develop a
new, simpler lift concept which retains the equities of our proven
design, but provides easier installation, operation and
maintenance," said Marty Kolonel, president and CEO of ARM
Aerospace. "The new hoist installs in minutes, is clean and grease
free, requires less ongoing maintenance and features a guaranteed,
patented electric brake for safety."
For more information, contact Marty at 520-886-7329 or visit www.armaerospace.com.
AIRCRAFT SPRUCE OFFERS
MAGNETIC BASE DRILL
Designed to maintain rigidity and accuracy throughout the life of the
drill, the new Magnetic Base Drill by SteelMax has a unique rail system
that eliminates the need to adjust or maintain traditional jigs. This
portable drill reduces cutter run-out and breakage without adjustments.
Order at www.aircraftspruce.com
or call 877-477-7823.
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