View this email online  |  Keep up with all the AirVenture news online at AirVenture Live Wednesday, July 25, 2012   Volume 12, Number 33       Eagle Flights Take Off     Diane Thornton climbed into the cockpit of a T-6 Texan military trainer Tuesday morning and soon was the first recipient of an EAA Eagle Flight. Her pilot, EAA president/CEO Rod Hightower, taxied them off in his warbird for a short flight over the Oshkosh area, and when they taxied back onto Phillips 66 Plaza less than an hour later, Thornton was thrilled. Read the whole story VIDEO: Go inside Rod and Diane's Eagle Flight     M U L T I M E D I A Inside the Busiest Control Tower For one week, Wittman Regional Airport is the world's busiest airport. Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the best air traffic controllers. Watch the video • VIDEO: Tuesday Highlights • More videos... • PHOTOS: Up in the Sky • PHOTOS: Steve Miller Band Concert • More photos...     • All of Van's Experience is Bundled Up In the New RV-14 • Former Foes Find Friendship • Romanian Warbirds: Built to Be Rare • EAA Remembers Sally Ride • Remember the Wasp Wing? See it in Ultralights • Alaskan Couple 'Plays the Tourist Game' • Around the Field: Vintage Parking • Left Seat: Why Does The HondaJet Look Like That? • SkyCraft Launches Affordable, Short-Build SD-1 Kit Plane • Velocity V-Twin Can't Spin • AvTech at AirVenture • Dynon Introduces D1 Pocket Panel Portable EFIS • Rotax 912iS Aircraft Engine Now ASTM Certified • OMA SUD Doubles the Model Count, Redbird the New LSA • 2012 National Award Winners to Be Honored at AirVenture • Extraordinary Volunteers Honored by Young Eagles • Aviation Explorer Base Celebrates 20 Years at Oshkosh Read all the news online at AirVenture Live. Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air 10 a.m. – Homebuilders Hangar Homebuilts in Review: Dyke Delta 10 a.m. – EAA Welcome Center Stronger Together, featuring EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower and other industry leaders 11:30 a.m. – Honda Forums Pavilion 7 Meet the NTSB Chairman, featuring NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman and EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower 3:30 p.m. – Flightline Air Show presented by Rockwell Collins, featuring Team RV 8 p.m. – Theater in the Woods Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air, featuring Doolittle Raiders and Tuskegee Airmen 8:30 p.m. – Fly-In Theater presented by Ford Motor Company Red Tails (2012, PG-13), presented by executive producer George Lucas and Tuskegee Airmen 9 p.m. – Theater in the Woods Little Texas Complete schedule   • Schedule • Tickets • Admission, Hours, Parking • Daily Highlights • Featured Aircraft • Air Shows • AirVenture Text Alerts • Aircraft Parking Status • NOTAM • Special Offers for Pilots • RideShare • Facebook • Twitter • YouTube • Forums • Videos • Webcams • EAA Radio     Send me the text version instead | Change my e-mail address To ensure that you continue to receive EAA e-Hotline, please add mmreturn@magnetdev.com to your e-mail address book, personal white list, or buddy list today. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Copyright © 2012 Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI 54902 800-236-4800 :: 920-426-4800 e-mail us | visit our site | e-hotline archive | privacy statement