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August
1, 2010 Volume 10,
Number 37 |
FOCUS
SHIFTING TO 2011
With one of the most challenging Oshkosh conventions ever near an end,
let’s all catch our collective breath…and start thinking about 2011!
EAA officials are already making plans, and some themes are taking
shape, according to Adam Smith, EAA vice president of membership who
also coordinates AirVenture features and attractions.
“We’ve been named a ‘Tier 1 Event”
by the U.S. Navy for its centennial celebration of naval aviation,” he
said. “That will be one of the themes as we plan for 2011.” Read
more | Interview
with Adam Smith |
EYE
OF THE EXPERIMENTER
 Experimenter
Editor Pat Panzera took some time from his booth for CONTACT!
Magazine to wander through the homebuilt areas and seek out fine
craftsmanship, innovation, and some things that were really cool. See
what caught Pat's eye at AirVenture 2010. Read
more |
2010
AIRCRAFT AWARD WINNERS
EAA recognizes workmanship and innovation through the annual Aircraft
Awards. The awards are given to aircraft that submit to judging in
several categories including Custom-Built, Antique, Classic,
Contemporary, Warbirds, Rotorcraft, Seaplane, and Ultralights. View
the 2010 award winners |
SOLDIER
PROPOSED ON ALUMINUM OVERCAST
 Brandon
Scott, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, knew he would propose marriage to his
girlfriend this year, but he wanted to make it an extra special event.
So he made arrangements to do it at AirVenture…during a B-17 flight on
EAA's Aluminum Overcast Sunday morning. (Their original flight was
Saturday but was called off due to low ceilings.) Read
more |
AVT
DUO RECORDS NORTH 40 - FOLLOW UP TO 2006'S AIRVENTURE BLUES
 AirVenture
Today's James Wynbrandt and Ric Reynolds do a lot of writing about
AirVenture for the daily newspaper during AirVenture Oshkosh. Over the
years they have noted their observations and sometimes have converted
them into prose. Wynbrandt and Reynolds both sing and play guitar when
they aren't at their real jobs - James as a freelance aviation writer
and Ric as a News Editor for EAA Publications. In 2006 they wrote the
song AirVenture Blues as a paean to the finality of Sunday at
AirVenture. As they did in 2006, this year they introduced their new
song, North 40, on the Sunday episode of Uncontrolled
Airspace: The General Aviation Podcast. Listen
to North 40 | Listen
to AirVenture Blues |
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EAA RADIO COVERED IT ALL AND
EVERYONE LISTENED
 In its 16th year EAA Radio's 45 volunteers were
very busy through the eight days of live AirVenture programming. Broadcast
locally on 93.3 FM and on the Internet, 8,000 people listened to the webstream
for an average of 23 minutes. Every live morning interview slot was filled
throughout the week as the EAA Radio hosts talked to scores of people live in The
Studio in the Sky at the Bill Fobes Broadcast Center along the flightline.
Over 160 interviews were recorded. Read
more
Listen to the EAA Radio's AV2010 top picks
| EAA
Radio Archive
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VIDEOS
PROVE POPULAR PART OF AIRVENTURE EXPERIENCE
 Visitors
to AirVenture Live were
very active this year in the video section as an average of 40,000 video
plays were logged each day. From the informative to the spectacular,
their was much to record through the unblinking eye of the cameras of
EAA Video. View
the most popular from the last seven days. |
WATERFLYING
MAKES A BIG SPLASH WITH A NEOPHYTE
 At
the EAA Seaplane Base, things work a little differently: schedules aren’t
so rigid, and pilots can fly their seaplanes when they want since they
aren’t under the rigid rules of the airport. Also, the people want
nothing more than to share their love of seaplane flying - a quality
they exhibited within 15 minutes of arrival at the base. Read
more |
KEEPING
A CLASSIC ALL IN THE FAMILY
 Fifty-five
years ago a friendly trade brought an incredibly rare artifact into Brad
Larson’s possession. Whether he knew it at the time or not, the 1938
Ryan SCW he took as partial compensation for a Howard DGA was one of
only 12 to come off the assembly line. Read
more |
ENHANCED WARBIRDS AREA
DRAWS CROWD
 AirVenture
2010’s Salute to Veterans is a gratifying success in the Warbirds
area. The newly-dedicated concrete ramp hosted multiple warbirds,
including aircraft scheduled for the popular Warbirds in Review talks.
The ramp is a vector bringing a constant stream of visitors into the
sprawling Warbirds complex. Read
more |
BAHAMAS
RULES CHANGE WELCOMES SPORT PILOTS
One of the few drawbacks to earning the sport pilot certificate is the
inability to use it for international flights. Until now, that is.
Thanks to efforts by EAA and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and
Aviation, the Bahamas last week changed its rules to allow U.S.-based
sport pilots to operate in its airspace. Read
more |
JOE
MAEHL: BUGLING 17 SECONDS OF HONOR
 As
a formation of old warbirds streaks across the brilliant blue sky, at a
marked point high above a gathered crowd a lone plane departs the
formation, climbing steeply toward the heavens, leaving the rest behind.
On the ground below, a lone bugler plays the ethereal, haunting melody
of taps, in perfect unison with the lone plane’s departure from the
formation. Read
more | EAA
Memorial Wall 2010 Inductees |
A
REAL 'SURVIVOR' OF A PILOT
 It’s
mere coincidence that Kent Gray’s journey into aviation sounds like
something out of a TV show. A sailboat skipper from Australia with an
interest in paragliding, Gray had a chance encounter with a fellow
Aussie in Singapore some 20 years ago.
“As soon as aviation came up, he said
‘You’ve got to go to Oshkosh,’” Gray recalled. “I had no idea,
no concept whatsoever of what he was talking about. It was pre-Internet,
so you couldn’t Google it to look it up.” Read
more |
AROUND
THE FIELD
Two three-time veterans enjoy the vintage
life
 The
run of bright sunny mornings at AirVenture 2010 ended on Saturday when
the day dawned overcast and still wet from some overnight rain showers.
But nevertheless, way down south, abeam the Runway 36 numbers, vintage
aircraft campers are still out enjoying the morning, watching the planes
come and go, and soaking up the vibe in these closing days of this year’s
fly-in. Read
more |
READ
TODAY'S ISSUE OF AIRVENTURE TODAY ONLINE
 The
official newspaper of EAA AirVenture, as found around the grounds. Check
the highlights of the day with this interactive
online edition. |
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