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This year’s completed One Week Wonder had a successful first flight at Wittman Regional Airport on Thursday morning, August 18. Joe Norris, EAA Lifetime 113615, was at the controls of the Sonex Waiex-B on a beautiful sunny day.

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The One Week Wonder project began as a kit on Monday morning of AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, July 25, and ended on Sunday, July 31, with the aircraft’s first official taxi during the air show.

EAA Director, Chapters & Homebuilt Community Manager Charlie Becker reports that more than 2,200 people stopped by the booth to pull a rivet.

What makes this Waiex-B unique is that it is the first to incorporate a factory-designed installation of a Rotax 912iS engine.

The aircraft will also feature a custom paint scheme courtesy of the “Pick The Paint” contest presented by The Sherwin-Williams Company and supported by Scheme Designers Inc. Voters had 10 options to pick from, created by Craig Barnett, CEO of Scheme Designers Inc. After more than 5,000 votes, an American flag-based design was the winner.

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More test flights are on the horizon as the aircraft certification process continues. Once certified, the One Week Wonder will be flown by EAA to chapter events and other activities throughout the country.

The 2022 One Week Wonder project was presented by Sonex Aircraft and Rotax Aircraft Engines, and supported by AeroLEDs, Aircraft Specialty Flightlines, Aircraft Spruce & Specialty, Crow Safety Gear, David Clark, earthX, Flightline Interiors, FlyONSPEED, MGL Avionics, Midwest Panel Builders, Sandia Aerospace, Scheme Designers, Sensenich, Sherwin-Williams, Toucan Exhaust, True Blue Power, uAvionix, and WB Parts Express.

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A look at some of the numbers from 2022 edition of the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.

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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 is in the books, and it turned out to be a record setting year.

“We introduced a tagline of ‘Unlike Anything Else’ for this year’s AirVenture event and 2022’s fly-in proved to truly be unlike anything else,” said EAA CEO and Chairman Jack Pelton. “We had seven days of nearly perfect weather, along with this year’s programs and activities, which brought out people and airplanes in numbers that we haven’t seen before.”

This year’s attendance was approximately 650,000 people, which was 7 percent more than 2021’s attendance, and exceeded the previous record of 642,000 which was set in 2019.

“There were several factors involved in the record attendance this year, in addition to the great weather,” said Jack. “Programs such as the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force contributed to exciting aerial displays all week, and it was a joy to welcome our international visitors back in full force for the first time since 2019.”

Here are some other details from this year’s fly-in:

Total aircraft: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin. At Wittman alone, there were 18,684 aircraft operations in the 11-day period from July 21-31, which is an average of approximately 121 takeoffs/landings per hour when the airport is open.

Total showplanes: 3,226, including: 1,375 registered in vintage aircraft parking, plus 1,156 homebuilt aircraft (up 6 percent over 2021), 369 warbirds (up 5 percent from ’21), 137 ultralights, 87 seaplanes, 77 aerobatic aircraft, and 25 rotorcraft.

Camping: More than 12,000 sites in aircraft and drive-in camping accounted for an estimated 40,000 visitors.

Forums, Workshops, and Presentations: More than 1,400 sessions hosted throughout the week.

Social Media, Internet, and Mobile: More than 10.6 million people were reached by EAA’s social media channels during AirVenture, with engagement of 1.1 million; More than 83,000 hours of viewing EAA video clips online also occurred during the event.

International guests: International visitors returned in a big way in 2022, with attendees from 92 countries outside the U.S., just one behind the record total from 2019.

The Gathering shines: The EAA Aviation Foundation’s annual event to support its aviation education programs attracted more than 1,000 people and raised more than $2 million dollars that will be focused on EAA’s mission of growing participation in aviation.

Media: 797 media representatives on-site, from six continents.

Economic impact*: $170 million for the five counties in the Oshkosh region (Winnebago, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, Calumet, and Brown). * - based on 2017 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh economic impact study.

Looking ahead to 2023, Jack pointed out that the early planning conversations have already begun.

“We’re going to take a little time to give our staff and volunteers a well-deserved rest, but there were numerous discussions at AirVenture 2022 about possibilities for next year,” he said. “Certainly the 70th anniversary year of EAA will be among the big considerations as we look forward to next year’s edition of The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.”

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Hundreds of gorgeous, striking airplanes arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each and every year in hopes of winning a Lindy Award. Few aircraft, in comparison to the field, come away with any sort of award. Fewer still come away with a Lindy.

Awards are given out across six categories: Homebuilts, Warbirds, Vintage, Rotorcraft, Ultralights, and Seaplanes. Entrants can be considered for only one category in a given year, and are not eligible for the same or any lower-tier awards if they have won in the past.

Looks are considered in award judging, but the quality of craftsmanship inherent in the aircraft is a crucial factor as well. Careful construction and/or restoration, as well as tireless maintenance, is essential in winning a Lindy.

With all of that said, congratulations to all the 2022 award winners!

Homebuilts

Award	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Kit Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques
		Peter Jerome	Salt Lake City, Utah	Van's RV-14	N1418F
		Juliette Cosh	Athens, Tennessee	Van's RV-14A	N8181J
		David Van Horn	Lynnwood, Washington	Lancair Evolution	N143VH
		Matthew Hotchkiss	Draper, Utah	Van's RV-7	N203MH
		Jason Gray	Nampa, Idaho	Kitfox Series 7	N128CJ
		Stephen Thorne	Tornoto, Ontario, Canada	Van's RV-14	C-FCGA
		Scott McElroy	St. Matthews, South Carolina	Van's RV-8	N332RT
		Jeffrey Wipplinger	Frisco, Texas	Van's RV-10	N73SW
		Ben Spurlock	Eugene, Oregon	Van's RV-10	N818BS
		Dwight Mattmuller	Spring Hill, Florida	Van's RV-14	N442RV
		James R. Pigg Jr.	Fayetteville, Georgia	Van's RV-7	N779PJ

Plans Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques
		Scott Knolton	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Pietenpol Air Camper	C-FPET
		Donald Mrowzinki	Hilliard, Ohio	Rutan Defiant	N171D
		Paul Slawko	Elverson, Pennsylvania	Aerosport Emeraude	N694BA

Kit Champions - Bronze Lindy
		Brian Beatty	Centennial, Colorado	Van's RV-7	N976BB
		Mike Case	Kernersville, North Carolina	Legend Moac	NX42GC
		Anthony Kirk	Temperance, Michigan	Van's RV-7	N777RV
		Mike Tiffee	Dunlap, Tennessee	Just SuperStol	N420PG
		Jeffrey Rich	New Albany, Indiana	Van's RV-10	N313KC
		James P. Hartline	Carrolton, Georgia	Van's RV-14	N8402
		Paul Mantegna and Kacy Anderson	Mountain View, California	Van's RV-7	N69ER
		Kristin McGuinness	Warrenville, Illinois	Van's RV-10	N119KT

Plans Champions - Bronze Lindy
		Justin Miller	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Pitts S-1-11	N426CU
		Douglas Gibbs	Perrysburg, Ohio	Starduster Too	N582CM
		Mark Steven Taylor	Goshen, Ohio	Hatz CB-1	NX493CK

Reserve Grand Champion Kitbuilt - Silver Lindy		Robert Semones	Sellersburg, Indiana	Van's RV-8	N781RS
Reserve Grand Champion Plansbuilt - Silver Lindy		Kendall N. Horst	Smoketown, Pennsylvania	Acroduster II	N540AD
Paul Poberezny Founder's Award for Best Classic Homebuilt		Michael Krzciok	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Bowers Fly Baby	NX19GG
Stan Dzik Memorial Award for Outstanding Design Contribution		Erick O'Connor	Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada	F1 Rocket	C-FGXB
Grand Champion Kitbuilt - Gold Lindy		Raymond Eaton	Plantation, Florida	Van's RV-6	N6LV
Grand Champion Plansbuilt - Gold Lindy		Zach Jackson	Brainerd, Minnesota	Experimental Piper J-3	NX91RJ

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Award	Wrench	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Preservation Awards
			Mike Reirdon	El Cajon, California	Beechcraft T-34 Mentor	N4982N
			Peter Bales	Janesville, Wisconsin	Hughes OH-6A Cayuse	N67PB
		Doc's Friends Inc.		Wichita, Kansas	Boeing B-29 Superfortress	N69972

Judges' Choice: Most Authentic			Frank Dessuit	McKinney, Texas	Beechcraft T-34A Mentor	N34BV
Judges' Choice: Fighter			Ed and Marsha Wilsey	Okeechobee, Florida	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk	N692CK
Judges' Choice: Foreign Aircraft			Mary Davis Granger	Friendswood, Texas	Max Holste MH.1521M Broussard	N246MH
Judges' Choice: Helicopter			Jesse Schneider	Inola, Oklahoma	Sikorsky UH-34 Choctaw	N855BA
Judges' Choice: Jet			Lewis Shaw	Dallas, Texas	Temco Super Pinto Jet	N4486L
Judges' Choice: Foreign Jet			Cyrill Wipfli and Nathan Jones	Rockford, Illinois	AeroVodochody L-39C Albatros	N25AL
Judges' Choice: L-5			Charles Rooks	Frisco, Texas	Stinson L-5G Sentinel	N60440
Judges' Choice: Foreign Fighter		Avenger LLC		Beaverton, Oregon	Messerschmitt Me 109	N90602
Judges' Choice: L-Bird			Ted Carter	Bigfork, Montana	Cessna L-10 Bird Dog	N5268G
Best Helicopter			Barry Hammerback and David Schmitz	River Falls, Wisconsin	Bell UH-1H Huey	N145D
	Silver Wrench		Barry Hammerback and David Schmitz	River Falls, Wisconsin
Best Primary Trainer			Matt Quy	Rosemont, Minnesota	Boeing PT-13D Stearman	N5359N
	Silver Wrench	MN Wing CAF	Matt Quy	Rosemont, Minnesota
Best Trainer			Casey Fox	Lakehills, Texas	North American T-6G Texan	N30WF
	Silver Wrench	ATW Aviation		Marana, Arizona
	Silver Wrench	Custom Connections		Mesa, Arizona
Best L-19			Minard and Janice Thompson	Colville, Washington	Cessna L-19E Bird Dog	N4431D
	Silver Wrench		Minard and Janice Thompson	Colville, Washington
Best L-Bird			Robert Stoney	Mercer Island, Washington	Cessna O-1E Bird Dog	N4848M
	Silver Wrench	Steve Myers Aviation		Oskhosh, Wisconsin
Best Jet			Douglass Matthews	Wellington, Florida	North American F-86F Sabre	N286CF
	Silver Wrench	Classic Fighters		Titusville, Florida
Best Liaison			David Hadfield	Utopia, Ontario, Canada	Westland Lysander	CF-VZZ
	Silver Wrench	Vintage Wings of Canada		Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Best Fighter		JC Aviation LLC		Raleigh, North Carolina	North American TF-51D Mustang	N74978
	Silver Wrench	Cal Pacific Airmotive		Salinas, California
Phoenix Award			Bruce Winter	San Antonio, Texas	Messerchmitt Me 109G-6	NX42109
	Gold Wrench	Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd.		Danville, Illinois
Keep 'em Flying Award		Hangar 180	Gary Peters	Clarkston, Washington	de Havilland L-20A Beaver	N530BJ
	Gold Wrench	Hangar 180	Bill Strange	Lewiston, Idaho
Phoenix Award			David Hadfield	Utopia, Ontario, Canada	Westland Lysander	CF-VZZ
	Silver Wrench	Vintage Wings of Canada		Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Reserve Grand Champion: World War II			Hugo Mathys	Lueterkofen, Switzerland	Douglas C-47 Skytrain	N150D
	Gold Wrench	Basler Turbo		Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Grand Champion: World War II			Bruce Winter	San Antonio, Texas	Messerschmitt Me 109G-6	NX42109
	Gold Wrench	Midwest Aero Restorations Ltd.		Danville, Illinois

Vinatge

Award	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Antique (Through August 1945)
Antique Continuously Maintained Aircraft		Lowell Baker	Effingham, Illinois	1941 Taylorcraft BC-12	N29654
Replica Aircraft Runner-Up		Daniel Nghiem	Westminster, California	1968 Lockheed Airtrooper	NX100GR
Transport Category Runner-Up		John Mosley	Jackson, Mississippi	1944 Douglas DC-3	N33VW
Customized Aircraft Runner-Up		Benjamin Redman	Faribault, Minnesota	1937 Stinson SR-9	N17179
World War II Era Outsanding Closed-Cockpit Biplane		Scott Hansen	Batavia, Illinois	1944 Beechcraft D17S	N44562
World War II Era Runner-Up		Jordan Brown	Centerpoint, Indiana	1942 Beechcraft C-45	N213DE
Bronze Age Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Monoplane		Keith Baumann	Fairfield, Illinois	1938 Luscombe 8A	N2336
Bronze Age Runner-Up		Scott Rozzell	Houston, Texas	1941 Waco UPF-7	N32016
Silver Age Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Biplane		Jason Noll	Geneva, Illinois	1933 Waco UIC	NC13418
Silver Age Outstanding Open-Cockpit Biplane		Andrew King	Vienna, Virginia	1930 Brunner-Winkle Bird	N727Y
Silver Age Runner-Up		Kelly Mahon	Mount Pleasant, Texas	1932 Monocoupe 110 Special	N2347
Replica Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy		Donald C. Perry	Chicago, Illinois	1918 Curtiss Jenny JN-4	N1DP
World War II Military Trainer/Liaison Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy		Ronald Wojnar	East Troy, Wisconsin	1942 Boeing PT-17	N615RS
Transport Category Champion - Bronze Lindy		Harry Moyer	Crawford, Virginia	1943 Douglas DC-3	N47E
Customized Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy		Benjamin Redman	Faribault, Minnesota	1941 Waco UPF-7	N38156
World War II Era (1942-1945) Champion - Bronze Lindy		Doug Kimball	Bedford, Indiana	1941 Waco UPF-7	NC180GD
Bronze Age (1937-1941) Champion - Bronze Lindy		Drew Bowe	Poplar Grove, Illinois	1937 Monocoupe 90A	N18056
Silver Age (1928-1936) Champion - Bronze Lindy		Stephen Zoerlein	St. Charles, Illinois	1936 Waco YQC-6	NS16212
Antique Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy		Walter Bowe	Sonoma, California	1940 Waco SRE	N20967
Antique Grand Champion - Gold Lindy		Mark Holmquist	Suwanee, Georgia	1939 Beechcraft D17S	N19493

Classic (September 1945-1955)
Outstanding Aeronca Chief - Small Plaque		Ryan Melendez	Valley Center, California	1946 Aeronca 11AC	N9510E
Outstanding Beech - Small Plaque		Richard Fortier	Chico, California	1950 Beechcraft B35	N5256C
Outstanding Bellanca - Small Plaque		Scott Ewart	Fallon, Nevada	1947 Bellanca 14-13-2	N33GM
Outstanding Cessna 120/140 - Small Plaque		Benjamin Sinense	Elm Grove, Wisconsin	1946 Cessna 140	N89385
Outstanding Cessna 170 - Small Plaque		Sally Skalany	Crystal Lake, Illinois	1949 Cessna 170	N9559A
Outstanding Ercoupe - Small Plaque		Alan Cuthbert	Edwardsburg, Michigan	1946 Ercoupe 415	N93803
Outstanding Piper J-3 - Small Plaque		Curtis Cumberland	Frederick, Maryland	1946 Piper J-3C-65	N70596
Outstanding Piper Other - Small Plaque		Joshua Fisher	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	1953 Piper PA-18	N9193Z
Outstanding Swift - Small Plaque		Ron Schmidt	Ogallala, Nebraska	1949 Temco GC-1	N2422B
Best Continuously Maintained - Small Plaque		Terry Durham	Parker, Colorado	1948 Luscombe 8F	NC1902B
Preservation - Small Plaque		Ryan Sherwood	Granger, Indiana	1947 Stinson 108	NC8502
Custom Class A (0-85 hp) - Small Plaque		William Rigdon	Hazel Green, Wisconsin	1946 Taylorcraft BC-12	N44257
Custom Class B (86-150 hp) - Small Plaque		Robert Ravencamp	Independence, Missouri	1949 Luscombe 8F	N2183B
Custom Class C (151-235 hp) - Small Plaque		Victor Danielli	Chesley, Ontario, Canada	1947 Navion	C-GDVA
Custom Class D (236-up hp) - Small Plaque		Charles Stanick	Fort Smith, Arkansas	1952 Cessna 195B	N4432C
Best Customized Runner-Up - Large Plaque		Timothy Crawford	Troy, Michigan	1953 Beechcraft D35	N21CN
Class I (0-85 hp) - Bronze Lindy		Robert Goudreau	Indianapolis, Indiana	1948 Piper PA-17	N4614H
Class II (86-150 hp) - Bronze Lindy		Elliot Block	Rancho Santa Fe, California	1949 Cessna 140	N9471A
Champion Customized Classic - Bronze Lindy		Ryan Waller	Brighton, Michigan	1950 Cessna 195	N775A
Grand Champion - Gold Lindy		David Allen	Elbert, Colorado	1947 Piper PA-11	NC4880M

Contemporary (1956-1970)
Outstanding Beech Single Engine		Mike Chappie	Sidney, Ohio	1961 Beechcraft N35	N561T
Outstanding Beech Multi Engine		Rick Farrow	Godfrey, Illinois	1969 Beechcraft D55	N7958R
Outstanding Cessna 180/182/185/210		Amanda Levin	Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin	1970 Cessna 180	N9037M
Outstanding Mooney		Frank Stoner	Eastvale, California	1966 Mooney M20C	N231FX
Outstanding Maule		Warwick Patterson	Squamish, British Columbia, Canada	1965 Maule M-4	CF-AAI
Outstanding Piper PA-18 Super Cub		Dave Terhaar	Beulah, Michigan	1961 Piper PA-18	N118DK
Outstanding Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer		Ben Stephen	Egg Harbor, Wisconsin	1956 Piper PA-22	N6107D
Outstanding Piper PA-24 Comanche		Greg Piehl	St. Petersburg, Florida	1959 Piper PA-24-250	N6494P
Outstanding Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche		Bruce Edwards	Martinsville, Virginia	1966 Piper PA-30	N7827Y
Outstanding Piper PA-23 Multi Engine		Jon Broz	Lorain, Ohio	1958 Piper PA-23-160	N4014P
Outstanding Limited Production		William Easter	Weatherford, Oklahoma	1964 Piper PA-24	N8401P
Preservation Award		Rick Basco	Charlotte, North Carolina	1965 Alon A2	N6557Q
Class I Single Engine (0-160 hp) - Bronze Lindy		Joe Whisenhunt	Little Rock, Arkansas	1960 Piper PA-18	N3676Z
Class II Single Engine (161-230 hp) - Bronze Lindy		William Cunninham	Tulsa, Oklahoma	1968 Cessna 182	N832PM
Class III Single Engine (231-up hp) - Bronze Lindy		David Nazem	Carrollton, Texas	1966 Beechcraft V35	N5724V
Dean Richardson Memorial Award - Bronze Lindy		Dennis Ozment	Quincy, Illinois	1968 Cessna 150	N23232
Outstanding Customized - Bronze Lindy		Karl Johanson	San Diego, California	1967 Beechcraft C33	N6219V
Outstanding Multi Engine - Bronze Lindy		Francois Marquis	Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada	1968 Piper PA-30	CF-TWK
Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy		Eric Barnum	Maumee, Ohio	1967 Piper PA-28-235B	N9232W
Grand Champion Customized - Gold Lindy		Joseph Weaver	Flower Mound, Oklahoma	1957 Beechcraft H35	N64JW

Rotorcraft

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\n Award \n	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Grand Champion - Gold Lindy		Geno Mancini	Mount Iron, Minnesota	2016 RotorWay	N420SX
Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy		Brad Champlin	Palmyra, New York	2018 RotorWay	N1995R
Champion - Bronze Lindy		Joel Amick	Huntersville, North Carolina	2021 RotorWay	N2302T

Ultralights

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\n Award \n	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Reserve Grand Champion Light Sport - Silver Lindy		Ryan Neufeld	Morden, Manitoba, Canada	Murphy Renegade	CF-VRI
Ultralight Honorable Mention - Plaque		Jean Preckel	Bruceton Mills, West Virginia	Earthstar eGull

Seaplanes

Award	Company	Name	Location	Plane	N-Number
Grand Champion - Gold Lindy		Bob Redner	Blommfield, Michigan	McKinnon G21G Goose	N70AL
Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy		Perry Clark	Pine River, Minnesota	Cessna 182P	N7300Q
Champion - Bronze Lindy		Jon Miller	Maple Lake, Minnesota	Grumman Super Widgeon	N414U
Outstanding Metal Floatplane - Plaque		Mark Jobe	Eugene, Missouri	de Havilland DCH-2 Beaver	N67692
Outstanding Fabric Floatplane - Plaque		Peter Hall	New Richmond, Wisconsin	Piper PA-12	NC3648M
Outstanding Amphibian - Plaque		Rob Haglund	Crosslake, Minnesota	Cessna 185	N4220Q
Outstanding Homebuilt - Plaque		Dan Gervae	Iron River, Michigan	Piper PA-11 Experimental	NX906SG
Judges' Choice - Plaque	USDA Forest Service	Joe Schoolcraft	Ely, Minnesota	de Havilland DCH-2 Beaver	N191Z

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Today’s the day! Stop by the One Week Wonder tent on Celebration Way to see the finishing touches put on this year’s example, the Rotax-powered Sonex Waiex-B.\n

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Today’s the day! Stop by the One Week Wonder tent on Celebration Way to see the finishing touches put on this year’s example, the Rotax-powered Sonex Waiex-B.

Day 4

We have wings! Wing skinning on the 2022 Waiex-B One Week Wonder was completed on Thursday, and the wings have been rigged to the fuselage. Tasks in the forward fuselage to prep for wing rigging were completed late Thursday, and a small crew of volunteers and Sonex staff stayed into the night to complete that process.\n

\nOther milestones for Thursday included the beginning of the tail installation process, gear leg rigging and drilling, engine mount installation, installation of the first firewall forward components including the Rotax 912 iS fuse box, oil tank, and oil breather tube. The fuel tank was given its first temporary fit with fuel lines to the 912 iS fuel pumps, and the fuel pumps were installed. We’re looking forward to getting the Waiex-B on its gear, installing a lot more engine installation items, continuing the canopy installation process, and making more progress on the installation of controls.

Day 3

We saw the completion of some major items on the One Week Wonder build midweek! The general public pulled a lot of rivets on the Waiex-B model, riveting the stabilizers, ruddervators, wings, flaps, and even small parts like the seat pan. Then each participant got to sign their name next to their rivet.
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\nCheckmark stickers added to the big back wall in the One Week Wonder tent included completion of the stabilizer assembly, ruddervators, rudder, turtledeck installation, fuselage tail cone assembly, flap assemblies, and the canopy frame. The forward fuselage took shape, and we anticipated having a finished fuselage box structure on Thursday. We were a few rivets away from having finished wings as well. Other goals included engine mount and landing gear installation, wing rigging, tail installation and maybe even windshield and canopy installation.\n

\nWednesday saw our largest volunteer head count of the week as we tried to stick with preferences for days and shifts that volunteers signed up for. On Thursday and Friday, our need for volunteers will likely be reduced because we can only get so many bodies around the aircraft.

Day 2

We saw some significant progress on the construction of the Waiex-B aircraft kit from Sonex on the second day of the One Week Wonder build at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. The first signatures on exterior skins of the aircraft could be seen on the aft fuselage side walls of the One Week Wonder. Those aft fuselage side walls were quickly assembled into the lower tail cone box, and by the end of the day the turtledeck was Cleco’d in place. The forward fuselage side walls are also completed and are just waiting for the turtledeck to be riveted before the forward fuselage can be installed onto the tail cone. Tail and control surfaces quickly came together today and are ready for the public to rivet on Wednesday morning. The wings also made significant progress today, with the left wing skins installed and the right wing substructure completed — wing ribs and rear spar all installed and riveted to the main wing spar. Preparation of the Rotax 912 iS engine was also completed today with clocking of the water pump elbows, installation of the straight water pump inlet fitting, installation of the required oil fitting on the bottom of the case, and fitting of the Sonex/AeroConversions Rotax prop hub extension.

The day ended with a ceremonial update to the aircraft build checklist on the back wall of the One Week Wonder tent. Sonex General Manager Heather Zahner was brave enough to climb the big ladder and put checkmark stickers on the wall to show completion of the fuselage tail cone box, forward fuselage sides, rear spar assembly on both left and right wings, aileron bellcrank assemblies for left and right wings, and wing rib installation for both wings. The fun and enjoyment of the project is contagious in and around the One Week Wonder tent, and some big milestones are set to be accomplished on Wednesday!

Day 1

We had a great start to the first day of the AirVenture 2022 Sonex One Week Wonder. EAA CEO and Chair Jack J. Pelton officially kicked things off at the opening ceremonies this morning as the clock began ticking, and volunteers and spectators cheered, counting down six-and-a-half days to build an aircraft. Volunteers began unpacking the kit immediately and handing pieces over the wall as Sonex staff helped to organize where each part should go. The build started by attacking all parts of the airframe at once — the benefit of a massive amount of enthusiastic free labor.

Volunteers simultaneously began work on forward and aft fuselage side walls, wing spar prep, tail and control surfaces, wheelpant prep, and engine prep. By the end of the day, wing ribs were deburred and ready to be riveted to the main wing spar, rear wing spars were completed, fuselage side walls are ready for the public to rivet, the tail stabilizer structure is complete, ruddervators are in process, the rear spar carry through and fuselage spar box is well underway, and the gear leg fairings and wheelpants were completed.

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Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), EAA 179992, and a panel of aviation leaders and legal experts discussed a number of the current legislative initiatives on the Hill impacting GA pilots and aircraft owners during the Congressional Update forum that took place Saturday morning during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.\n

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During the forum discussion, which along with Inhofe included EAA CEO and Chairman Jack J. Pelton, AOPA President Mark Baker, EAA Legal Advisory Council members Kathleen Yodice and Alan Farkas, and moderator/EAA Government Relations Vice President Doug Macnair, the group discussed many of the legislative wins accomplished over the years that have been spearheaded by Inhofe during his 35 years in Congress — including the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, BasicMed, emergency certificate revocations and fighting for Bob Hoover, aviation workforce development, and defeating ATC privatization, among other topics.

After years fighting for GA in Congress, Inhofe is retiring at the end of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2023, but he certainly isn’t riding off into the sunset without advocating for additional legislation to benefit the aviation industry in his final months, including the PLANE Act, HANGARS Act, and Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act, which address aviation infrastructure funding and DPE/DAR liability, hangar funding, and pilot liability when engaged in flight training and testing, respectively. The transition to unleaded avgas and the EAGLE Initiative was also discussed by the panel. In addition, Inhofe spoke about the senator he feels will help carry on his legacy in Congress when it comes to advocating for general aviation, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), who like Inhofe is an avid pilot.

As someone who’s attended AirVenture for 43 years, Inhofe plans on returning again and again, as well as advocating for general aviation as a private citizen. Pelton closed Saturday’s discussion by thanking Inhofe for his many contributions to GA during his time in Congress.

“Jim Inhofe is one of us. He’s an EAA member. He flies an RV, he flew a Cessna twin,” Pelton said. “What he’s done in his terms in the Senate and Congress, he’s been nothing short of our biggest and sometimes only advocate we have. I can tell you personally, I can call his office and he’ll always take the call. When I’m in Washington, he makes sure I come by in the afternoon and sit down with him. He’s always attentive and cares, but the thing that’s most important to me, he always gets everything across the finish line. It’s incredible. … Sen. Inhofe, on behalf of all of us at EAA, thank you very much.”

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Jack Hooker, known for his company Hooker Harnesses, passed away on Wednesday at 78 years old.\n

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Jack Hooker, known for his company Hooker Harnesses, passed away on Wednesday at 78 years old.\n

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Jack Hooker, known for his company Hooker Harnesses, passed away on Wednesday at 78 years old.

Jack started Hooker Harness in the 1970s, growing to become one of “the most well-known and respected producer of aerobatic seatbelts and shoulder harnesses,” according to its website.

“He kind of revolutionized the aviation seatbelt industry,” Grant Hastings, friend of Jack, said. “[Hooker Harness] is the go-to people for a performance seatbelt.”

Celebrating his business and the aviation community was an important part of Jack’s life.

“He was here doing what he loved,” said Scott McPhillips, Hooker Harness manager. “He loved the people, loved the aircraft. This was all he wanted to do. Even when he retired, he couldn’t stop being here.”\nWhether at a fly-in, working hard at his business, or just hanging out, Jack couldn’t help but bring a community spirit.

“I think he was a very giving person, a very social person,” Grant said. “He was very influential; he knew everybody through his harness company, and always brought a keg of beer to share. He was able to provide a meeting point, a catalyst for everyone to meet everyone. I think the legacy he leaves behind is a component of community, of getting together.”

For many people, including Grant, Jack is the reason they are interested in aviation at all.

“I owe a lot of my interest in aviation to him,” Grant said. “He got me involved in our local EAA chapter and kept spending any and all time that I could at the airport. I didn’t have any family, per se, in aviation, immediate family, so he was kind of one of the main catalysts, that was my airport family. I’m forever grateful to him.”

EAA joins the aviation community in mourning Jack’s passing, while also celebrating his immeasurable contributions to aviation safety.

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Russ Emanis is trying to fulfill a lifelong dream to build and fly an aircraft he designed. The result is the Odyssey Vector II jet prototype on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.\n

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Russ Emanis is trying to fulfill a lifelong dream to build and fly an aircraft he designed. The result is the Odyssey Vector II jet prototype on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.\n

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Russ Emanis is trying to fulfill a lifelong dream to build and fly an aircraft he designed. The result is the Odyssey Vector II jet prototype on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.

Emanis has given well-received presentations on composites at AirVenture in the past, and has a composites shop in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area. The shop builds kayaks and composite products for other companies, and also has a composites material distribution segment as well as a coatings company.

It’s safe to say he is well-versed on the subject! In his own words, “There’s no learning curve here!”

The Vector II jet represents a design of his own making and is intended to eventually become a kit for sale to the experimental amateur-built community. Kits are not currently for sale, and Emanis says he will not be ready to sell them until he has an airplane to sell. He “doesn’t need deposits” to fund the project.

At AirVenture 2019, Emanis said he did not have a current project, so he sketched up the Odyssey and decided to use advanced infusion — a process where the material is bagged dry and the resin is sucked through it — to create the initial prototype. “My Facebook page blew up when everyone saw the design,” said Emanis.

He is quick to point out he has had help during the design and build phase from aerodynamic experts, engineers, electronic experts, and a group of dedicated supporters. “I can’t do it by myself.” Words we can all relate to as homebuilders!

Emanis said he wanted to power the aircraft with an electric engine, but the technology wasn’t there, so the prototype is powered by an AMT Netherlands jet engine that produces 181 pounds of thrust. The prototype is a single-seat, all-composite design with a two-seat version planned. The price for the kit is aimed for the $45,000 price point, which does not include the engine. He said AMT has been very supportive of the design and installation.

Specifications include a 25-gallon tank, a wingspan of 18 feet, and a length of 14 feet. The empty weight will be 300 pounds and the gross weight will be 700 pounds on the prototype. He said computer modeling shows a cruise around 200 mph and a stall of 55 knots. The airframe is largely complete, and Emanis intends to have it flying by fall 2022.

Emanis said his experience in the composite industry allows him to “bring the manufacturing process to the kit.” He says the parts are on par with what would come out of an autoclave.

When it comes to fulfilling a dream, many in the experimental community can understand and support the work required to do so. Russ Emanis is well on his way to achieving his lifelong dream.

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Through collective work in three areas — advanced vehicle technologies, efficient airline operations, and sustainable aviation fuels — NASA is committed to contributing viable solutions for achieving the extreme challenge of aviation decarbonization. \n

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NASA Aeronautics is engaging with industry, academia, and other agencies to accomplish the aviation community’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

This includes enabling 25-30 percent energy efficiency improvements in next-generation transports with the capability to use 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel and also fly optimal trajectories.

The iconic centerpiece of the partnership will be a full-scale technology demonstrator X-plane built to test an ultra-efficient aerodynamic design and possibly other new technologies, to solve the challenges of integrating those technologies and proving their predicted benefits in flight.

NASA is soliciting industry for preliminary designs of aircraft configurations that could be tested, with the potential for first flight of the demonstrator no earlier than late 2026. This achievement will be key to ensuring that we are able to slow the growth of CO2 emissions in the future and achieve net zero by 2050.

\nSustainable Aviation Activities\n

NASA and partners are focused on multiple synergistic commercial transport vehicle technologies, which include airframe configurations, manufacturing, propulsion and electrification, airspace operations, and sustainable aviation fuels. These include the following:

The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing is a unique design of the aircraft’s wings that reduces drag during flight and so reduces fuel consumption by up to 10 percent. NASA is testing this innovative configuration as an option for future airliners.
The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator will be a full-scale technology demonstrator X-plane built to test an ultra-efficient aerodynamic design and possibly other new technologies, to prove their predicted benefits in flight to inform industry decisions associated with a next-generation single-aisle seat product.
Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core is accelerating the development and demonstration of advanced turbine engine technologies in a high-power-density core to enable next-generation commercial transport aircraft.
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion offers new possibilities for reducing fuel and energy usage in aviation from small passenger aircraft to single-aisle transports. Innovative technologies, aircraft concepts, test aircraft, and ground test facilities will turn this vision of efficient flight from science fiction to reality.
The Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project will enable megawatt-class power systems to propel short-range and regional aircraft. The project will integrate and demonstrate components and systems in flight to accelerate the transition of these technologies into practical use to benefit the flying public.
The Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing project seeks a dramatic 400-600 percent improvement in manufacturing rates for composite airframe structures, so that lighter, more fuel-efficient airframes can meet market demand and replace heavier aircraft.
The Air Traffic Management — eXploration project will transform the air traffic management system to safely accommodate the growing demand of new air vehicles to enter the airspace to perform a variety of missions.
NASA researchers will continue sampling and characterizing the makeup of sustainable aviation fuel emissions to verify performance and to ensure compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with existing and future aircraft.

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General aviation advocate Sen. Jim Inhofe retires after 35 years in Congress.\n

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General aviation advocate Sen. Jim Inhofe retires after 35 years in Congress.\n

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In the 35 years since he was first elected to Congress, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), EAA 179992, has continually fought for the rights of pilots and the general aviation industry as a whole. After three-plus decades in Congress, Inhofe has decided to retire at the end of the 117th Congress, which concludes on January 3, 2023.

For his many years of service and advocacy in support of general aviation, Inhofe will be presented with EAA’s Freedom of Flight Award today. The Freedom of Flight Award is EAA’s highest honor, bestowed annually to recognize contributions to aviation that closely mirror the integrity, entrepreneurship, and innovativeness of EAA members.

“I think it’s great. It’s really something when you think about the number of people who’ve done some good things [who also earned the award],” Inhofe said.

In his final trip to Oshkosh as a sitting U.S. senator, Inhofe reflected on the two aspects of attending AirVenture that he enjoys most — the friends he sees and the aviation-related legislation he gathers support for.

“People will ask, ‘What rewards you the most?’ There are really two things,” he said. “The first is the people. There are people that I’ve known all my life, and I only see them once a year. I look forward to it. They know me; I know them. It’s just fun spending time with them. The second thing is probably the most productive thing, and that’s getting things passed.”

The legacy Inhofe leaves when it comes to legislative wins for general aviation is impressive. As an avid pilot with more than 11,000 hours, Inhofe’s passion is aviation, and it shows with what he’s been able to accomplish in Congress.

When legendary military, test, and air show pilot Bob Hoover’s medical certificate was revoked by the FAA, Inhofe helped shepherd legislation through the Senate to protect FAA certificate holders from bureaucratic overreach by providing pilots the ability to immediately appeal emergency revocations of their certificates to the National Transportation Safety Board.

“Nothing was more significant than seeing the look on Bob Hoover’s face that he was back in the air,” Inhofe said.

To match the international standard for commercial pilots, Inhofe helped pass legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for American pilots from 60 to 65 years. Inhofe was also instrumental in helping to create the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, which creates a level playing field between individual pilots and the FAA by ensuring pilots have access to all the information required to appropriately defend themselves during an FAA enforcement proceeding or NTSB review.

Inhofe’s involvement in third-class medical reform also cannot be understated. The result was BasicMed, which eased the medical certification process for pilots by cutting bureaucratic red tape and encouraged pilots to disclose and get treatment for medical conditions that may affect their ability to fly.

To address the shortage of pilots and aviation maintenance professionals, Inhofe created the Aviation Pilot and Maintenance Workforce Development Program that supported career development, as well as directed the FAA to modernize the mandatory curriculum for aviation maintenance technician schools for the first time since the 1960s.

Recently, Inhofe was vital in defeating the ATC privatization movement, which was an effort to take away the freedom to fly from GA pilots by privatizing air traffic control. Additionally, he’s helped in designated pilot examiner reforms, which ensured the FAA updates regulations and policies related to the selection, training, and deployment of DPEs to ensure commercial and recreational pilots have access to an adequate number of examiners.

As someone making his 43rd straight trip to AirVenture (excluding 2020’s cancellation), aviation events like Oshkosh are close to Inhofe’s heart, and he’s passed legislation that directs the FAA to provide air traffic services for these types of gatherings without additional cost to participants.

In his remaining months in Congress, Inhofe does have some legislative goals when it comes to general aviation, particularly when it comes to the transition to unleaded avgas.

“On top of my mind this year is how we can provide a safe and smart transition to unleaded aviation gas so that pilots can keep flying,” he said. “We must all work together to provide the smoothest transition to an unleaded aviation gas. One of the ways we can ensure this is to make sure airports continue to make available for sale 100LL aviation gas until there is an unleaded fuel solution approved for use and available, enabling pilots to keep on flying. Second, we can provide airports across the nation with additional flexibility to use Airport Improvement Program funding to make the infrastructure upgrades necessary to quicken the transition to unleaded aviation gas.”

In addition, Inhofe supports a number of other initiatives to help general aviation. The National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (NCAA) ensures the development and sustainability of the civil and military workforce via the promotion of youth aviation programs and the availability of aviation-oriented curriculum for students of all ages, and empowers collaborative and cross-disciplinary efforts between private sector organizations, higher education, and other relevant entities to develop cutting-edge aviation materials, technology, and avionics. The PLANE Act ensures tax receipts from all aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund so all aviation user fees go to support aviation infrastructure and the aviation community, as well as empowers DPEs and DARs by giving them necessary civil liability protection and designates qualified GA airports as “disaster relief airports” so they have the needed infrastructure. The Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act provides certainty that pilots engaged in flight training and flight testing are not considered as “carrying persons or property for compensation or hire,” while the HANGARS Act funds the construction of hangars at general aviation airports to address the growing aircraft hangar shortage.

While Inhofe is retiring from the Senate, this won’t be the last time he’ll be back at Oshkosh, as this event is his passion and he won’t stop advocating for aviation even when retired.

“It’s the most enjoyable thing I do every single year,” he said. “When you have the job that I have, there’s a lot of misery. I come here because I know a bunch of people. I have friends here that I see once a year. The second thing I do, we’re passing laws and all that, and the best place to get support is to do it here.”

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Before AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, five EAA chapters were selected to receive wings for project “Give Flight,” to be built by volunteers and attendees. \n

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Before AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, five EAA chapters were selected to receive wings for project “Give Flight,” to be built by volunteers and attendees. Following AirVenture, the wings were shipped to each chapter, where local fundraising efforts provided enough money to buy the rest of the kits.

Chapter 461 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, built a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. Chapter 245 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, also built a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. Chapter 84 in Snohomish, Washington, built a Zenith CH 650. Chapter 27 in Meriden, Connecticut, built an RV-12, and Chapter 555 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, built a Sonex Waiex.

The RV-12 was built by the students from H.C. Wilcox Technical High School and was finished in December 2018. Chapter 27 President Mark Scott told AirVenture Today that then the chapter ran into a “certification nightmare” that resulted in a one-year delay. Following resolution of the issue, the first flight of N935WT was May 14, 2020.\n

A Meriden flying club was formed following the build completion, with 10 equity members. Since EAA chapters cannot own flying aircraft, a flying club is a common solution once a chapter completes a project.

Club members (and mother/daughter) Laurie and Arianna Strand flew the RV-12 11 hours to AirVenture 2022 to complete the “Give Flight” objective of completing the aircraft and flying it to Oshkosh.

The RV-12 has a Rotax 912 ULS 100-hp engine and cruises at 110 knots. Built with pulled rivets, the RV-12 has a reputation for being a straightforward kit, important especially for youth projects.

For other chapters considering a build project, Scott said, “Kids not only learn to build the airplane,” but also learn other life skills such as reading plans, time management, thinking ahead, and “things that will help them in their future job.”

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With a 2030 deadline to complete the transition to unleaded avgas, Nolen acknowledged that the issue is among the top priorities for the FAA, and he is confident in the progress that’s been made so far.

“We believe we’re on track,” he said. “We’ve got a couple of STCs in the works around how we get there without lead and get to the point where we need to be. It’s a collaborative effort, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. … It will take all of us working together, and we’re never going to assume within the agency that we have all the answers.”

As for MOSAIC, or the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates, which has been in the works for years, Nolen was optimistic that the finish line was in sight.

“We’re closing in on the finish line,” Nolen said of MOSAIC. “When you think of rules and processes, [the difficulty is] pretty soon people throw everything including the kitchen sink into the mix. Our goal is to make sure it’s doable, to never let good come at the expense of great. We have to be safe. The public demands it, and they should demand it.” The FAA expects an NPRM available for comment in August 2023.

While Nolen has been a pilot for four decades, it was his first visit to AirVenture, and he couldn’t have been more impressed with what he saw during his time in Oshkosh.

“This is a mecca. I know for many of you this is a pilgrimage to come here every year to see the best of the best of aviation — past, present, and future. I’ve been in aviation for more than four decades, and this is my first time at AirVenture. But it will not be my last time at AirVenture, I can promise you that. I’ve never seen anything like this. What a tribute to aviation.”

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The Gathering raised more than $2 million for EAA’s vital education outreach and advocacy programs such as Young Eagles Thursday night. The fundraiser was presented by Textron Aviation and raised about $300,000 more than the 2021 event.

Two of the more expensive items sold included a customized Ford Bronco, which sold for $160,000, according to EAA Director of Communications Dick Knapinski, and a Van’s RV aircraft, which sold for $170,000.

A change to The Gathering this year was that the reception was held in EAA’s new Youth Education and Pilot Proficiency Centers, Knapinski said. The program again was held in the Eagle Hangar in the EAA AirVenture Museum.\n

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The fundraiser was presented by Textron Aviation and raised about $300,000 more than the 2021 event.\n

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Sonex LLC displayed its new JSX-2T jet trainer kit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. Owner and President Mark Schaible said the kit is “absolutely the most inexpensive jet trainer in the world.” Schaible said customers approached Sonex asking for a two-seat or trainer version as more SubSonex JSX-2 kits were sold and flown, especially as it appeared in air shows.

Customers need transition training for personal jets even outside the SubSonex community. Schaible said the PBS TJ100-E3S turbojet engine is what makes both the SubSonex and the trainer version affordable.\nThe SubSonex JSX-2T is available only as a quick-build kit, and it’s priced at $66,000 plus engine, avionics, and builder-selected options. Schaible estimated the kit can be completed for less than $155,000. Currently, 16 single-seat SubSonex jets are flying, and the kit serial numbers are up to 56, so there are many more in progress or preparing to fly.

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The JSX-2T should cruise about 200 mph, carries 50 gallons of usable fuel in a rotationally molded polyethylene fuel tank, and is equipped with electrically retractable landing gear. It will be fully aerobatic with an estimated range of 360 miles with a 30-minute fuel reserve.

Sonex is located in the Homebuilt Aircraft Display area in Booth 602.

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NASA’s AAM mission is researching where these vertiports or vertiplexes, which are multiple vertiports in proximity, will work into existing infrastructure like current airports and heliports. \n

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\"EAA\" — Several projects supporting NASA’s advanced air mobility, or AAM, mission are working on different elements to help make AAM a reality. One of these focus areas is vertiports. This concept graphic shows a vertiport design where an AAM vehicle could take off and land in the future.

Looking forward to catching an air taxi? NASA is working to answer where advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles will take off and land. Many AAM aircraft will be electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, so they will have the ability to take off and land vertically like helicopters on helipads. AAM vehicle types could also include other power and operating concepts.

NASA’s AAM mission is researching where these vertiports or vertiplexes, which are multiple vertiports in proximity, will work into existing infrastructure like current airports and heliports. There is also work being done to investigate new landing areas that can be created from repurposed areas or purpose-built sites, or integrated into existing buildings such as a train or bus station.

Many early cases of eVTOLs taking off and landing will occur at existing airports. Down the road, these vehicles will use their unique performance capabilities to land on the top of buildings or other spaces in crowded urban areas.

\nHigh Density Vertiplex\n

NASA’s high density vertiplex (HDV) subproject is developing a vertiport automation system and using small remotely piloted aircraft to assess how vertiport automation can enhance safety and efficiency of operations. HDV will initially test these smaller remotely piloted aircraft but will progress to larger VTOL aircraft. The team is evaluating how automation built into a vertiport, vehicle, and air traffic management system could interact, how these systems can address hazards and contingencies, and how pilots, vertiport managers, and fleet managers will interact with the technology. Data collected from these tests will help inform future research areas in vertiport automation systems and urban air mobility operations in the areas around vertiports.

\nAAM Mission’s Vertiport Community Integration\n

The AAM mission is working with local communities to understand how vertiport concepts, infrastructure, and design can impact them directly. The teams have hosted information sessions to support awareness including presenting results from HDV’s efforts, security, and the results from a vertiport survey.

NASA’s vision is to map out a safe, accessible, and affordable new air transportation system alongside industry, community partners, and the FAA. Once developed, passengers and cargo will travel on-demand in innovative, automated aircraft across town, between neighboring cities, or to other locations typically accessed today by car.

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The Microcopter SCH-2A, built by a Slovenian company, is U.S. FAR Part 103 compliant and powered by a dual-ignition, two-cylinder, two-stroke gasoline engine, weighs less than 250 pounds, and has contra-rotating coax rotors mounted one above the other that turn in opposite directions.

“Counter rotation cancels out all the torque inherent in the system,” said Mark Rumsey, of RotoTrek, one of two official U.S. sellers of the helicopter, making it easier to fly than conventional helicopters.\nLooking to lessen his commute to work, Rumsey said he became interested in personal VTOL flight. For 10 years, he searched for an aircraft that would meet his needs. Some were too expensive. Others too complex to fly.

And then, in 2020, he saw a video of the Microcopter flying. Rumsey contacted the company, eventually asking to be a reseller. The SCH-2A sells for about $35,000, plus shipping, which averages about $4,000.\nSince becoming the official reseller, he’s sold four in six months. The one on display is owned by Travis Reese, of Evansville, Indiana. Reese said it was shipped to his home on June 28, and it took him about four hours to put it together.

Although it is ready to fly, Reese must first complete the recommended 10 hours of helicopter training. For now, it’s stored in his garage.

“I’ve always been obsessed with helicopters,” said Reese, who has been a student pilot but never earned his pilot certificate. “Being an ultralight, and at this price point, it made sense. The coaxial makes it safer and easier to control. And it’s small enough to fit in my garage and easy to maneuver on the ground.”

Although Reese plans to fly for fun, Rumsey said the SCH-2A has many uses. “A rancher could use it to survey the land or check fences,” he said. “You could use these to dry cherries on cherry trees. Or police and fire departments could use it for search and rescue.”

Rumsey, a digital modeler with Kia, has also purchased a Microcopter; it should arrive by November.

“I plan to get trained on helicopters before so I’ll be ready to fly when it arrives,” he said.

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Spectators at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s Wednesday night air show enjoyed a unique treat: the debut of Kyle Fowler’s Long-EZ night act, featuring a revolutionary “paint-on” light system. Kyle describes his act as “a spaceship coming to Oshkosh,” complete with theatrical music, pyrotechnics, and an aircraft with blue-glowing leading edges.

Last year, in anticipation of the 2022 air show season, Kyle became intrigued with LumiLor light-emitting paint. At the 2021 International Council of Air Shows convention, he met Teresa Arredondo, president and CEO of ArtCraft Paint. She was looking for a performer to sponsor, and Kyle was surprised that she was interested in a “small-town Canadian redneck kid.”

When Kyle described the LumiLor system, he recalls, “At first she looked at me like I had two heads.” But then she declared, “There’s no way somebody else is going to beat us to be the first ones to put this paint on an airplane.” Teresa’s team of artisans proved up to the challenge.

To set his Long-EZ apart from the crowd, Kyle wanted a paint scheme that was nonsymmetrical. Flight Lines Design came up with the scheme, and paint work began in February 2022. Two months later, he premiered the new look at SUN ’n FUN, minus the LumiLor effects, which were yet to be perfected. The airplane returned to the shop for completion, and today Kyle says, “I love the way it looks. It’s absolutely amazing!”\n

When asked about the project, Teresa recalls that they were breaking new ground in aircraft painting and suffered some setbacks at first. The first two attempts on the lighting failed, but the third was the charm. She says, “Pretty much what Thomas Edison did with the lightbulb, we did with this aircraft.”

According to the LumiLor website, their product works with electroluminescence, an optical and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to an electric current. Teresa compares it to a copper wire with plastic sheathing. Copper lies under the leading-edge paint, which is covered with a clear coat. When Kyle flips a switch, current in the copper produces a bright blue glow.

A more successful collaboration is hard to imagine — a pilot with a vision and a woman with the drive to bring it to fruition. Teresa immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as a 13-year-old and began work in the strawberry fields in Santa Maria. She told herself, “I know I’m good for something better.” As an accomplished seamstress, 33 years ago she applied for an upholsterer job at ArtCraft. The owner at the time told her it wasn’t a job for a woman, but she persisted. That same owner later sold half the company to her, and today she is the sole owner.

Teresa’s pride in ArtCraft and her adopted country are summed up in her observation: “If it’s not happening in the United States, it’s not happening anywhere else.” And this week it’s happening at AirVenture!\n

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Pilots from all over the world dream of flying to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. On July 27, 2022, a group of pilots completed what may be the ultimate AirVenture adventure — flying from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Oshkosh in three Sling High Wing experimental aircraft!

The flight was accomplished over 67.5 flying hours on a route that spanned Africa, the island of Barbados, Nassau in the Bahamas, then on to the continental U.S. Each aircraft was equipped with a total of about 150 gallons in multiple fuel tanks specially installed for this trip, and burned anywhere from 7.5 to 9.3 gallons per hour. The Sling High Wing cruises at about 145 knots true airspeed, and has four seats and a useful load of about 1,036 pounds.

Each aircraft is equipped with a 141-hp, turbocharged, fuel-injected Rotax 915 iS powerplant and an Airmaster three-bladed, constant-speed propeller.

The factory development prototype tail number ZU-SHW (for Sling High Wing) was flown by James Pitman and Matt Cohen. Cohen had flown only 25 hours past his private certificate at the start of the journey. The first customer-owned aircraft, N915HW, was flown by Linda Sollars, and the first taildragger was flown by JP Schulze with William Stiles as co-pilot.

Sollars said she had been “waiting for someone to make this airplane” and described the aircraft as a “spectacular piece of machinery!” She built the aircraft in Johannesburg, but is based as an airline pilot in the U.S.

\nZU-SHW had been modified for Cohen, as he had lost the use of his legs some years ago following a motorcycle accident. When asked about the adventure, Cohen said, “What an incredible experience with such great people! I can’t explain.” This is Cohen’s first time to Oshkosh, and the arrival may be hard to beat. Cohen described the journey as “the best experience of my life.” He added that during the flight, he told Pitman that this was “a most incredible life — I am just happy to be where I am!”

Schulze — no stranger to long-distance flying, as he had completed an around-the-world flight in a Cessna 201 — described the journey as a “wild ride.” An all-woman crew completed the final legs from Nassau to Oshkosh, with Sollars being joined in 915HW by Jessica Toddun.

The longest of the eight legs was on Saturday, July 23, from Praia, Cape Verde, to Barbados, a distance of 2,101 nm. Schulze had finished his kit-built taildragger 14 days before arriving in Oshkosh, and spent the first two legs confirming performance data to ensure he could cross the Atlantic.

Upon arriving at AirVenture Oshkosh, a large contingent of South African supporters and many AirVenture attendees who had been following the trip on social media greeted the group as they taxied into homebuilt parking. Sling Aircraft is located on “Sling Island” in Booth 648 of the Homebuilt Display Area at AirVenture.

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As commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost is in charge of a lot of moving parts, from aircraft to airmen and everything in between. One of the parts she’s always thinking about isn’t necessarily one of logistics or strategy. It’s the inspiration and education of potential future pilots, mechanics, and other aviation professionals — military or civilian. Van Ovost and husband Alan Frosch, who manages Whitewater Aviation Corp. in Copperhill, Tennessee, visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 with the goal of helping inspire and educate the next generation of pilots who will take the U.S. Air Force into its next 75 years.

“I think it’s important to see what’s possible earlier [in life]. It’s not just one experience with these youth. It’s the follow-through,” Van Ovost said. “How do we get some sort of aviation STEM course into high schools that provides a pathway into you getting your written [exam] done for your private pilot [certificate] or a pathway to getting your solo done so they can see themselves do that? That’s absolutely the next step we need to take.”

Van Ovost began her aviation journey early in life after her parents started a fixed-based operation. Prior to attending the U.S. Air Force Academy, and later going on to U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Van Ovost earned her private pilot certificate, and multiple ratings, while flying any way she could, from towing banners, to ultralights, to providing charter services through the family business. All told, she had about 1,000 hours prior to attending the Academy. But it all began like it did for so many other pilots.

“I was sweeping the floors of the hangar, changing oil and filters [for the FBO],” she explained. “Doing some maintenance work and between all that, just getting enough money to get another flight. Refueling airplanes, cleaning windows. I had a little fuel truck. What became a ‘Hey, pitch in’ became a passion. It really became the foundation for what I wanted to do in the future.”

Meanwhile, Frosch came into aviation by joining the Air Force during the Vietnam War, working on jet engines as a technician before becoming a flight engineer. In the 1990s, while at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, Van Ovost enrolled Frosch in flight school (to meet her end of the deal he taught her to sail), and the two of them bought an airplane soon after he got his ticket.

One of the passions both Van Ovost and Frosch developed during her military service and his civilian aviation life is the promotion of aviation to youths who may not ever think about it as a potential career. The two of them use every opportunity toward the advancement of STEM education for the next generation and underserved communities. In his position at Martin Campbell Field, Frosch encourages high school students in the area to come out to the airport and learn more about aviation and STEM opportunities.

“I try to get high school students out to teach them what’s really out there,” he said. “Some of them live up in the mountains and don’t have much exposure to aviation or some of the opportunities available to them.”

As part of Van Ovost’s visit to AirVenture 2022, she took part in WomenVenture activities on Wednesday. As a high-ranking woman in the Air Force and someone who advanced through the ranks with few women surrounding her, Van Ovost knows the importance of encouraging women, as well as minorities, to consider aviation as a potential career path.

“This nation needs to remain on the competitive edge, and to do that, we need to excite everybody,” she said. “It’s important that you don’t leave talent on the table. You can’t be what you can’t see. … It’s really important to have females and those from all diverse backgrounds and ethnicities become flight instructors, CEOs, and maintenance officers to show that you can do this. I’ve had the chance to talk to folks at WomenVenture, and we can’t just expose it to them once today. I challenged them to be the one to continue to reach out.

“Just one person, one event, one inspiration, one mentorship,” she continued. “A mentor will keep you going. It’s clearly not easy what we do. I’ve been there; I’ve tilled it. Mentors have helped me recognize that I should get up. I can do it; I’ve done it before. If you match your passion to your talent, you won’t work a day in your life. It doesn’t mean you won’t fail at something. … How do we instill that ‘go get it’ in them?”

When it comes to mentorship, Van Ovost talked about three different phases that everyone should consider — all important steps in inspiring and encouraging the next generation.

“The most important people in my life are those that went before me, those that opened the doors. Eileen Collins, who was the second female test pilot, I looked up to her. The Women Airforce Service Pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen — they showed us what could be; they broke ceilings. Those who went beside me are the next person. Those that encourage you along the way and see you stumble along the way, but help you. Then there are those that are behind you that are looking up to you. The ones that want a hand up, and not a hand out. They’re depending on you to keep going. … You’re all three of those people, but you’ve got to take action.”

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EAA’s Type Club Coalition (TCC) is an umbrella organization for groups of aircraft owners and builders referred to as type clubs. Many aircraft types such a Cessna 150 or a Velocity have a club or member organization, which is often the best resource for information, socialization among owners, and documentation related to the aircraft type. The TCC meets annually in the EAA Founders’ Wing during AirVenture to review member initiatives, share best practices, and interact with both the NTSB and FAA.

According to Type Club Coalition Chairman Coyle Schwab, “The Type Club Coalition discussed alternatives to continue its support of continued improvement in fatal accident rates. Our biggest challenge — diversity of needs and means — is also a powerful attribute.

“Over its 11-year history the TCC has assembled a significant number of aircraft-specific organizations, known as type clubs, to explore ways to enhance safety of operations for personally owned and operated aircraft,” Schwab said. “There has been a strong focus on improved training, and programs have been put in place to increase its effectiveness. A solid foundation has been created and will be built upon in support of safety goals.”

The group also reviewed annual fatal accident statistics, presented by EAA’s Government Relations Director Tom Charpentier. A key area of focus for the TCC is improved safety, especially for experimental amateur-built and small general aviation aircraft.

A new TCC initiative is using EAA’s Flight Test Cards to determine aircraft-specific data for vintage airplanes that may not have data from the manufacturer due to age, or after extensive modifications over time. An example is using the test cards to determine VX (best angle of climb speed) and VY (best rate of climb speed) by flying a specific profile and recording data.

Additional information about the TCC can be found at EAA.org/eaa/aviation-interests/type-club-coalition.

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EAA, in partnership with the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP), is proud to award Klaus Savier, EAA 258013, the Spirit of Flight Award.

The Spirit of Flight Award was established by the SETP and EAA in 1996, and is presented annually to an EAA member who best exemplifies the spirit of research, development, and flight testing for homebuilt, sport, or classic aircraft.

Klaus has been pursuing aircraft efficiency since he built and started racing his first VariEze, The Delaminator, back in 1983. He has won races with top speeds of over 250 mph, using a highly “Klausified” Continental O-200 engine and significant airframe drag reduction, exceeding not just a 1:1 ratio, but well over 2:1.

He has pursued efficiency in both his airframe and in his internal combustion engine, and he has developed and shared deep expertise in how to drive our homebuilt aircraft to ever higher levels of performance.\nHe has proven his design improvements via both extensive flight testing and in his racing. In the latter case, he’s become impossible to beat in his race class, with 30 first-place finishes in just The Delaminator.

But he hasn’t kept his best improvements secret — nothing is Klausified for him. In fact, for several decades he’s been writing about efficiency, with several articles in EAA Sport Aviation and numerous interviews, and has been a regular forum presenter since at least 2006 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in his well-attended talks. He has discussed engine performance and management, the pursuit of efficiency, flight efficiency optimization, Canard aerodynamics, flight testing of homebuilts, and numerous other topics in these forums.

Klaus epitomizes the Spirit of Flight — in his research and testing programs, in his demonstrated race and flight performance results, and in his driven need to share and push us all to higher performance and higher efficiency. He is worthy of this recognition.

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The 2022 recipient of the August Raspet Award is Garmin, awarded earlier this week. \n

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\"EAA\" — EAA's Charlie Becker presenting the award to Garmin's Carl Wolf, who accepted on behalf of the company.

The 2022 recipient of the August Raspet Award is Garmin, awarded earlier this week. EAA recognized Garmin’s contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design and safety with the introduction of Smart Glide, a ground-breaking safety enhancement that assists pilots experiencing a power loss emergency by automating tasks, establishing best glide, navigating the aircraft, and assembling critical data, thereby reducing pilot workload and increasing the odds of a safe outcome. Smart Glide will activate Garmin autopilot in cases of emergency and “loads the selected airport’s CTAF frequency in the primary comm standby position,” according to Garmin.

Since 1960, the Dr. August Raspet Memorial Award has been presented every year to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design.

The award is named for the late Dr. August “Gus” Raspet, a professor at Mississippi State University and avid light aircraft enthusiast. Raspet was instrumental in elevating the aeronautical engineering program at Mississippi A&M College, as it was originally known, into one of the nation’s preeminent aerophysics research centers. The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory in Starkville, Mississippi — a tribute to all of his efforts — was completed in 1962.

The first recipient of the award was John Thorp, Lockheed engineer on the Little Dipper and Big Dipper, and designer of the Thorp Aviation Sky Skooter. Since then the list of people honored reads like a who’s who of aircraft design, including Steve Wittman and Dick VanGrunsven.

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AirVenture attendees will find shade and tranquility in the grassy glade, along with the opportunity to pause, remember, and say “Thank you” to those who serve.\n

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On opening day of AirVenture 2022, Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board, joined Vintage Aircraft Association President Susan Dusenbury in a very special ceremony. They gathered with VAA members near the Theater in the Woods to unveil the statue Morning Mission. The inspirational piece, which depicts a parachute-clad airman gazing skyward, was crafted by Tulsa, Oklahoma, artist Clayton Coss. It’s modeled after the original bronze sculpture by Robert Weinman, which graces the entrance to Tulsa International Airport.

Commissioned some years ago by the late Charlie Harris to honor the pilots of World War II, and painstakingly sculpted by chainsaw from a tree removed from his front yard, the piece now also stands as a tribute to Charlie’s contributions and dedication to the VAA. It was donated from his estate, to be enjoyed by all.

According to the VAA, Charlie was a founding member of EAA’s Antique/Classic Division, now the Vintage Aircraft Association, in the early 1970s and served in various capacities, including national director, treasurer, chairman of the executive committee, chairman of the hall of fame selection committee, and director emeritus from 1988 to the time of his passing in December 2017. He was inducted into the VAA Hall of Fame in 2006.

Charlie learned to fly as a 16-year-old, and his passion and devotion to aviation spanned his entire lifetime. Susan Dusenbury remembers Charlie, a Navy veteran from the last year of World War II, as very patriotic. Every Memorial Day, he would write a heartfelt tribute to the true meaning of the holiday, closing with “Lest we forget.”

A stone bearing that inscription now stands at the entrance to the gazebo sheltering Morning Mission, located in Charlie’s Park between Theater in the Woods and the VAA Red Barn. AirVenture attendees will find shade and tranquility in the grassy glade, along with the opportunity to pause, remember, and say “Thank you” to those who serve.

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“It’s a British engine in a German airplane flown by American pilots.” —Andrew King\n

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“It’s a British engine in a German airplane flown by American pilots.” —Andrew King\n

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What do you do when you’re a huge World War I history buff and want the chance to see one of the legendary aircraft of that bygone era take to the sky? Build one, of course!

Buck Toenges, a retired orthopedic surgeon, is captivated with anything and everything to do with the Great War. In the early 1990s, he commissioned the build of a Fokker D.VII replica, which was completed in 2009 and made its first visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year, arriving Monday morning.

Barnstormer and experienced vintage aircraft pilot Dewey Davenport, EAA 1009271, flew the airplane from Auburn, Indiana, to Oshkosh. Andrew King, EAA 275985, has also been involved with test flying the aircraft.

“He’s a history nut and a World War I nut, and he likes World War I airplanes,” Andrew said about Buck. “He could afford to have one built. He paid a guy in Texas to build him a Fokker D.VII. That’s how this particular airplane came to be. It was finished in 2009, but didn’t fly until 2018. It was a long process getting it built.”

Buck had a local pilot test fly it and then brought in Andrew to help work out some of the kinks in the airplane.

“The airplane wasn’t quite right. There were a few squawks that needed doing,” Andrew said. “Buck called me up because I’m kind of in the World War I world. I’ve flown two other Fokker D.VIIs.”

Because Andrew didn’t have the time to fly off the rest of the hours needed in the first flight testing phase, he suggested that Dewey do it. Between Dewey and Andrew, they suggested a number of adjustments to the airplane to make it easier and more practical to fly.

Although it’s a replica, Andrew pointed out that the airplane is as true to a Fokker D.VII as possible.

“It’s as authentic as they could make it, except the engine and the tail wheel,” he said. “Little things.”

The airplane uses a de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine, as opposed to an original Mercedes.

“It’s a British engine in a German airplane flown by American pilots,” Andrew quipped. “By some miracle, everything works so far.”

After some of the tweaks they’ve made to the airplane, Dewey and Andrew said the airplane flies very well in comparison to some of the other World War I era aircraft they’ve flown over the years.

“It’s not far from being on balance,” Dewey said. “It can fly almost hands off.”

“It all depends on what you compare it to. Compared to a Curtiss Jenny, it flies fantastic,” Andrew added. “One of the great things about the Fokker D.VII was they could take a 30-hour pilot and put him in it to send him out and get shot down by a [Sopwith] Camel. It was easy to fly. When we first started flying it, we couldn’t believe how easy it landed. … The ailerons are a little bit heavier than they should be, the rudder’s a little bit too small, but it’s a 100-year-old design. It certainly shows it’s a 100-and-some-year-old design. But as a World War I airplane, I’ve flown, I think, 11 or 12 different World War I airplanes, and this is one of the two or three best flying World War I airplanes.”

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The Perlan 2 glider, which will attempt to set the all-time world altitude record for wingborne flight in 2023, made its first public flight demo at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday.\n

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The Perlan 2 glider, which will attempt to set the all-time world altitude record for wingborne flight in 2023, made its first public flight demo at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday.\n

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\"EAA\" — Perlan Project pilots Morgan Sandercock, Ed Warnock, and Jim Payne

The Perlan 2 glider, which will attempt to set the all-time world altitude record for wingborne flight in 2023, made its first public flight demo at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday.

Perlan 2 pilot Morgan Sandercock said the group always wanted to attend Oshkosh, but the timing of the fly-in convention coincides with the peak flying season in Argentina. But this year, due to COVID-19 and the international shipping situation, they decided to delay their record-breaking flight a year.

“In order to break the record, the glider needs to take advantage of the stratospheric mountain waves,” said Ed Warnock, CEO of The Perlan Project. And there is a limited season for those, and they occur only in certain parts of the world.

When they decided to do a public flight demonstration, Oshkosh was the obvious choice.

“Oshkosh is the mecca for homebuilders and experimental aviation,” said Perlan 2 chief pilot Jim Payne. Warnock added: “It has a concentration of people who are most interested in planes, and they know it’s exciting that a plane without an engine can fly higher than the SR-71. The general public doesn’t see the awesomeness of that.”

Warnock said they hope Perlan 2, which can be viewed at the Airbus exhibit at the intersection of Waukau and Wittman roads, will inspire children to pursue aviation and other STEM fields.

“It’s the first successful pressurized glider … optimized for flight in extremely thin air,” Sandercock said. “It could fly on Mars if we had some way of transporting it to Mars.”

The Grob Egrett turboprop tows the Perlan 2 to 40,000-plus feet and releases it to catch the mountain waves as it continues to ascend.

One of the challenges of pressurizing a glider is that is there is no engine on board to run compressors, Warnock said. Instead, they use something more like a big scuba tank that is completely independent.

But the Perlan 2 is more than just a technological feat. It’s one in persistence and patience.

“We worked 11 years and two days to beat the 2006 record to get back to the same altitude,” Sandercock said.

Warnock said the 2006 flight proved the concept that you could soar with stratospheric mountain waves. But it also showed that the spacesuits borrowed from NASA for that flight would not work at even higher altitudes. The spacesuits expanded during flight, and actually made the cockpit a couple of inches wider, he said.

Besides having a pressurized cabin, Perlan 2 is built from an advanced carbon fiber that makes it stronger and lighter, with 84-foot wings and a gross weight of 2,000 pounds. It carries two experienced pilots.

“Flying a new aircraft design is a test flight, and the pilots need the discipline and knowledge of test pilots,” Warnock said. That means they sometimes need to say no and abort a flight if their climb is not following computer predictions of how it will react, even if it will cost them a record.

But safety is key, and besides the safety precautions added to the glider, they work with a team of the best — pilots, engineers, meteorologists, and others — called PARTners, or the Perlan Atmospheric Research Team. And they do it all with a zero-emission aircraft.

Following what they believe will be a record-breaking flight in 2023, Warnock said they plan to continue to do atmospheric research and find ways to fight climate change.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, he said they are always looking for more volunteers and donors. “We want to give people who love aviation and the spirit of exploring new boundaries the opportunity to get involved.”

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If you didn’t immediately recognize the turboprop-driven, glideresque, generally wild-looking Grob G 520 Egrett stationed on Boeing Plaza early this week, you probably aren’t the only one.\n

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If you didn’t immediately recognize the turboprop-driven, glideresque, generally wild-looking Grob G 520 Egrett stationed on Boeing Plaza early this week, you probably aren’t the only one.\n

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If you didn’t immediately recognize the turboprop-driven, glideresque, generally wild-looking Grob G 520 Egrett stationed on Boeing Plaza early this week, you probably aren’t the only one. After all, only a handful of these high-altitude aircraft were ever built.

Originally built by Grob Aircraft of Germany, the G 520 was designed to fulfill a reconnaissance role for the Luftwaffe at the close of the Cold War. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the perceived threat in Eastern Europe diminishing, the contract for the Egrett was cancelled after only a few were built. The Egrett that’s visiting EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, N4510, is owned by Arne Vasenden, EAA 698097, through his company AV Experts, LLC. Notably, the aircraft is currently used as the towplane for the high-altitude Perlan Project glider, also in attendance at Oshkosh this year.

“At the end of the Cold War, we wouldn’t sell U-2s to the Germans and so then a conglomerate of people from the U.S. and Germany got together and built basically a U-2 Lite,” Arne said. “Then things calmed down and the market just wasn’t there.”

As the towplane for the Perlan Project glider, the Egrett tows the glider to heights of more than 40,000 feet before releasing it. With its long wings, Arne said the Egrett is a very smooth airplane to fly, though not exactly the most agile.

“It’s not very maneuverable, but it does its mission fantastic,” he said. “It really gets up and goes. It’s smooth and well-balanced, and handles really well. We’ve towed the glider for several years now and we’ve got the world’s highest aerial tow. We towed it to 47,000 feet.”

As far as Arne was aware, it’s the first time a Grob Egrett has attended Oshkosh, and he was excited to be the one to bring it for its inaugural visit. Arne flew the airplane to Oshkosh from Dallas on Sunday morning.

“It’s quite exciting to come here on Boeing Plaza. It’s pretty outstanding.”

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Van’s Aircraft debuts new design at AirVenture 2022\n

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Van’s Aircraft debuts new design at AirVenture 2022\n

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When Van’s Aircraft announced its first high-wing model, the RV-15, at AirVenture 2021, many in the experimental aircraft community were understandably shocked. The company had traditionally designed low-wing models only. On Monday, July 25, 2022, Van’s brought the aircraft out for public display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Rob Heap, EAA 824015, director of engineering for Van’s Aircraft, emphasized that there are no published specifications for what he described as a “pencil sketch in flight” designed to validate the design. With about 45 hours of test time completed, including the flight to Oshkosh, the stated goal was to test the aircraft safely, get it to Oshkosh, and get it home to Aurora, Oregon, again for further testing and modification. Heap emphasized Van’s “wants the airplane to be right before shipping kits to customers.”

The aircraft on display (described as an “engineering test article” by Heap) in Booth 604 of the Homebuilt Aircraft Display area is not the final form of the design, and kits are not available to order at this stage.\nThe RV-15 is intended to focus on the STOL market. Company President Rian Johnson, EAA 600116, described the effort to finish, test, and fly the RV-15 to Oshkosh as an “amazing amount of work.”

Heap described the initial testing as tracking expectations in most areas, but he was “pleasantly surprised” in others as the aircraft’s Phase I test period was initiated in late June. The design target of 145 knots true airspeed at altitude is “on track” with the currently installed Lycoming IO-390-EXP119 with a Hartzell 80-inch Trailblazer propeller. The stall speed is described as lower than a Van’s RV-9 at gross weight and appears to be on track to “beat it handily.”

The aircraft’s interior is designed to have a fully flat floor with a large baggage volume and two seats. Familiar RV-style rudder pedals and floor-mounted control sticks designed for feet to pass complement tracked seats and a door designed for easy access. The doors also sport a transparent design to allow for what Heap referred to as “spectacular visibility.” Test pilot Axel Alvarez mentioned being able to “look straight down at the scenery” during the long cross-country to Oshkosh.

The RV-15 is designed to use pulled LP4 rivets for rapid building, and it uses a unique airfoil designed with input from Steve Smith that is strut-braced to allow easier movement of the aircraft on the ground. A large chord with RV-style Frise ailerons is graced by larger span Fowler-style wing flaps using a manual extension system mounted on the ceiling of the cabin. This design preserves floor space, allows access from either seat, and kept the pull force of the flaps within 50 pounds.

The tail is a stabilator designed for superior pitch control and more authority in the flare, and it’s intended for backcountry STOL approaches at low airspeeds. The stabilator is designed with a removable, easily replaceable leading edge so any damage in the field can be easily addressed.

Van’s engineer Brian Hickman designed a patent-pending unique main gear that is fully internal and low in profile with a damped system that fits in the same space as a leaf landing gear system. There is no intrusion of the landing gear into the cabin’s flat floor. Hickman designed a leverage-reducing mechanism intended to be more serviceable with a huge amount of shock-absorbing ability. Hickman added that “the cooler the design got, the less people noticed.”

The custom-designed tail wheel system incorporates an internal floating piston with an air-oil shock absorber and a four-bar linkage with an adjustable caster angle using a titanium-turned rod for easy adjustment.

Heap said he “knows there is a huge demand” for the kit and wants to fulfill the expectations, but he also wants the airplane to be right. Van’s Aircraft wants the design to be proven and refined before it starts to ship kits.\n

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We had a great start to the first day of the AirVenture 2022 Sonex One Week Wonder.\n

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We had a great start to the first day of the AirVenture 2022 Sonex One Week Wonder.\n

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Day 1

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At this year’s AirVenture, TurbAero is presenting a metal mock-up of its TA200TP Talon recuperator turboprop engine that is plumbed with a five-bladed DUC propeller on a dedicated test bed RV-7A. The intended market for the engine will initially be the experimental market, specifically aircraft that use the IO-320 or IO-360 engine, such as RVs and Velocitys. TurbAero has created a firewall forward (FWF) package for the RV-7A airframe, including an engine mount.

Berni Breen, TurbAero head of sales, said that the current headquarters in Adelaide, Australia, is moving to Phoenix, Arizona, and all engineering and manufacturing will be in Phoenix. The engine is in its fifth year of development and is a unique recuperated turboprop engine with initial entry as an experimental 200-hp engine, with a maximum continuous power (MCP) of 190 hp and optimum cruise power of 180 hp. A certified version is also planned.

Founders Dave and Andrew Limmer developed the engine concept six years ago. Breen said the company chose the RV-7 test bed due to popularity, and any experimental with an IO-320 or IO-360 can look at this as a potential powerplant replacement. The engine is flat rated and derated so it sees 200 hp on the runway and also at 8,000 feet. Breen added, “Velocity aircraft is very interested and supportive” of the concept.

The recuperated concept uses a heat exchanger with a free turbine split-shaft design. The optimum rpm of each shaft is different. Intake air enters and is compressed, and the temperature is raised quickly and cheaply to about 200 degrees Celsius. Then through the recuperator (heat exchanger), heat is transferred from the exhaust to the inlet air. This raises the temperature to about 400 degrees C without using fuel.

When fuel is introduced in the combustor, the temperature is raised to about 900 degrees C, and the process gives back 100 degrees C of energy to spin the gas generator turbine. The power turbine is connected to the gearbox and propeller at 800 degrees C and produces about 200 hp to the gearbox and propeller.

Targeted fuel consumption for the initial design is 0.57 pounds/hp/hour for an estimated 12.6 gph/47.6 liters per hour using Jet A fuel. The proprietary recuperator technology allows for improved fuel efficiency over existing turboprop designs.

At AirVenture 2021, the company began taking production slot reservations without taking money. Interested buyers can go to its website at Turb.Aero/how-to-buy/register-interest, fill out some information, and when the time comes potential customers will be contacted to see if they are interested in purchasing the engine. No deposit is required for the slot reservation.

TurbAero may be found in the Homebuilt Aircraft Display area of AirVenture 2022, in Booth 638, or at https://Turb.Aero.

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While the work that volunteers do during this eventful week of July can be clearly seen each day, outside of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hardworking volunteers around the world help to bring The Spirit of Aviation to local youths via events like Young Eagles rallies and youth workshops. On Tuesday, July 26, some of these volunteers were honored with a variety of awards. Kris Olson, Stephanie Schulko, and Tracy Miller were awarded the Young Eagles Chapter Coordinator of the Year Award; Chris St. Germain was awarded the Young Eagles Horizon Award; and Ken Jordan was awarded the Phillips 66 Young Eagles Leadership Award.

The Young Eagles Chapter Coordinator of the Year Award goes to the Young Eagles coordinators nominated for their special commitment to their chapter. Out of all the chapter coordinators, three were chosen, as mentioned above.

Kris Olson, EAA 9024095, started helping out at Young Eagles rallies at EAA Chapter 25 in Lakeville, Minnesota, in 2006. Eventually becoming the Young Eagles coordinator for her chapter, Kris has missed only one of the monthly rallies since then.

Some of Kris’ favorite memories involve sharing with the parents in the Young Eagles joy.

“Lots of the kids are really into aviation and looking at finding out more about it, more opportunities,” Kris said. “It’s just fun to help the parents have this opportunity for the kids.”

After 30 years of Young Eagles, Kris said that the aviation world continues to benefit from it.

“The airlines that are looking for people,” Kris explained, “they’ll find a lot of people that are interested in the technology and the fun of aviation.”

Stephanie “Steph” Schulko, EAA 719052, has been the Young Eagles chapter coordinator for EAA Chapter 18 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 2005. Introduced to the chapter and Young Eagles program in 2001 by a co-worker, it didn’t take long before Steph was hooked.

“We flew over 200 kids that weekend,” Steph explained. “The smiles on the kids’ faces make any struggles worth it.”

Steph has loved working with the Young Eagles program, both with the kids and other volunteers.

“I think one of the coolest things is, we had multiple pilots. I can think of two or three that were Young Eagles that came back and flew Young Eagles for me,” Steph said. “I love working with the Young Eagles. The friendships and connections made through the program are incredible. I’m lifelong friends with people because of it.”

Despite all her hard work, Steph said that the reason she has done so well is because of others.

“The reason I was successful,” Steph said, “was all of the amazing volunteers, ground [support] and pilots, that make every event fun!”

Tracy Miller, EAA 794015, was the final recipient of the Young Eagles Chapter Coordinator of the Year Award. Tracy has been working as the chapter coordinator for EAA Chapter 838 for around 15 years. Throughout her years of volunteering, Tracy’s admiration for the Young Eagles program and what it does for aviation has grown.

“It just brings people in,” Tracy said, “community members who never ever would have had a thought of aviation as a hobby or as a career.”

Winning this award was an exciting surprise.

“I was in shock,” Tracy said. “I got the email … and my mouth dropped. I went home and told my husband, he was excited.”

Chris St. Germain, EAA 443948, was awarded the Young Eagles Horizon Award, which recognizes the exceptional efforts that a volunteer provides in support of youth aviation. Chris got started in Young Eagles at the very beginning of the program, flying Young Eagles beginning in 1993 for his chapter, EAA Chapter 91. A few years into the program, Chris took over the position of Young Eagles chapter coordinator.

“I took it over from there and still have it as a coordinator,” Chris said. “I flew a lot of kids until the point where I needed to be on the ground doing all the managing full time. We had finally gotten to the point where the typical month was 50-80 kids, and it was a lot of chaos — I call it happy chaos.”

Chris said that the Young Eagles program has helped bring a lot of people into aviation, and not just kids.

“We’ve had a lot of parents that have come out and have caught the bug once they saw what it was all about,” Chris explained. “We had a young lady … looking into flight training, but the dad was so blown away by the program, he was immediately talking to me, ‘Where can I go for flight school? Should I buy an airplane?’ He was so far out in front of himself to get started.”

Chapter 91 is coming up on 13,000 Young Eagles flown, but Chris refuses to take all the credit.

“I can’t do Young Eagles on my own,” Chris said. “[Winning the award] says a lot about our chapter, and that they are enablers.”

The final Young Eagles volunteer award winner was Ken Jordan, EAA 481552. Ken was awarded with the Phillips 66 Young Eagles Leadership Award, which recognized an outstanding volunteer who has made significant contributions to the Young Eagles program. Ken has been the Young Eagles chapter coordinator at a number of chapters throughout his life, most recently at EAA Chapter 1632, which he also founded and is the president of. However, Ken said that his chapter is a little different.

“We concentrate on the kids,” Ken said. “We do six Young Eagles rallies a year. My target is 300 kids a year.”

Ken has been pretty successful in encouraging kids to fly. Over the last 30 years, he has flown over 1,600 Young Eagles, and makes sure to allocate any funds his chapter gets from EAA to sending kids to the Air Academy. Besides flying kids and leading his chapter, Ken also had a big hand to play in the development of the Young Eagles online registration system.

Overall, the Young Eagles program has benefited from Ken’s hard work, so he was an obvious choice in winning the Phillips 66 Young Eagles Leadership Award. When he found out he won, Ken felt a variety of emotions.

“Proud. Humbled,” Ken said. “But also a little embarrassed, probably because, you know, there are probably a hundred other pilots that are just as deserving. I certainly appreciate it. It’s always nice to be recognized by your peers.”

Congratulations to these volunteers, and thanks to all who make Young Eagles the program it is today!

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“It’s not how fast you go, it’s how much fun you have along the way.” — Eric Whyte\n

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For the past 24 years, the AirVenture Cup Race has provided an opportunity for pilots to compete on their way to AirVenture. Modeled after the Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s, this cross-country flying race is what many consider the start of AirVenture.

“It’s a unique experience in that, other than being an air show performer, it’s the only way to participate by actually flying your airplane,” said Eric Whyte, EAA Lifetime 357260, chairman and co-founder of the AirVenture Cup Race. Most people, when you fly into Oshkosh, you fly in and park, so the race allows you to do something as a pilot and have a lot of fun.”

This year the race started and ended at the Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) in Wisconsin, but that hasn’t always been the case.

“In 1998 … it started off as uniting Kitty Hawk with Oshkosh,” Eric said. Working at EAA at the time, Eric and some coworkers had a pitch for then-president Tom Poberezny. “Why not do a race between Kitty Hawk and Oshkosh, and unite the two cities as part of this celebration of the hundredth anniversary of flight? The original plan was to go until 2003, but it was popular with the participants, so it just kept going.”

Though the locations have changed throughout the years, the fun has not.

“We moved it to Dayton and then to South Dakota and then to Illinois,” Eric said. “We have been using Wausau as the finish line for a number of years. … The airport manager and the EAA chapter asked us if we would ever consider hosting the starting line there, and the finish line, just to try it. We did it last year … and the participants loved it. It was a lot of fun.”

This year, the annual event started at 9 a.m. in Wausau, with 71 airplanes joining in the race. Times ranged from one hour and 27 minutes to over four hours, but, despite being a race, speed wasn’t always the goal.

“We have a huge variety of airplanes, from jets to Piper Cubs,” Eric said. “The jets obviously are really fast, but the slower airplanes take all day. I’ve always said, ‘It’s not how fast you go, it’s how much fun you have along the way.’”

Race participants and information on the AirVenture Cup Race can be found in the racing section off of Boeing Plaza. With next year being the 25th anniversary of the race, Eric is proud to bring AirVenture to those around the U.S.

“One of the things about the event is, it allows some local volunteers, especially when we were in Kitty Hawk or South Dakota, there was a way to participate in AirVenture without being in Oshkosh,” Eric said. “It’s a grassroots traveling road show, if you will. Take a little piece of AirVenture out to share it with people.”

For the results of the 2022 AirVenture Cup Race, see the Wednesday, July 27, issue of AirVenture Today.

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Tom Poberezny, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association, is being mourned by EAA and aviation communities after his death early Monday, July 25, at age 75, following a brief illness. Tom was EAA president from 1989 until 2010, and also served as chairman of the board for two years until his retirement in 2011.

“It is not lost on us that Tom’s passing occurred on the opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the event he led into world prominence as its chairman beginning in the 1970s,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board. “Tom’s legacy is tremendous in the world of aviation with his personal achievements as well as the growth of EAA, especially the development of the current EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, the Young Eagles program, and the creation of sport pilot nearly 20 years ago. He will be greatly missed, but more importantly, he will be remembered for all that he did for EAA and aviation. Our deep condolences and prayers go to Tom’s wife, Sharon, and his daughter, Lesley, and the rest of the Poberezny family.”

An accomplished aviator in his own right, Tom was a member of the U.S. National Unlimited Aerobatic Team that captured the World Aerobatic Championships in 1972. The following year, he won the U.S. National Unlimited Aerobatic Championship. He subsequently flew for 25 years as one wing of the legendary Eagles Aerobatic Team (originally the Red Devils), the most successful civilian precision flying team in history.

During his career with EAA, Tom oversaw a number of the organization’s milestone events. In the late 1970s he spearheaded EAA’s first major capital campaign, which supported construction of the current EAA Aviation Center headquarters and museum complex at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

In 1992, he led the creation of EAA’s Young Eagles, which has become the most successful aviation youth program in history. Realizing the importance of mentoring to the future of aviation, EAA aimed to give 1 million kids between the ages of 8 and 17 an airplane flight by the centennial of powered flight on December 17, 2003. The 1 millionth Young Eagle was flown in October 2003, celebrating the efforts of 85,000 EAA volunteers to reach the goal. The Young Eagles program has now flown nearly 2.3 million young people.

\nIn 2002‐2003, Tom led EAA’s Countdown to Kitty Hawk program, which commissioned the construction of the first completely authentic reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer — the airplane that gave birth to powered flight. The airplane successfully flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in late 2003 and was present on those hallowed grounds on December 17, 2003 — 100 years to the minute from the Wrights’ first flight.

Services are scheduled for Thursday, August 4, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, at the Krause Funeral Home.

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“Dick VanGrunsven and Van’s Aircraft have been helping people realize the dream of building and flying their own aircraft for 50 years.” — Jack J. Pelton\n

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On Sunday, July 24, the Homebuilt Camping Pavilion was officially renamed the Dick VanGrunsven Homebuilt Camping Pavilion in honor of Dick VanGrunsven, EAA 3204, and the 50th anniversary of his company, Van’s Aircraft. This unveiling was a surprise to Dick, who has been a member of EAA since 1964.

Dick founded Van’s Aircraft in 1972, from which he sold plans for his newly designed RV-3, a “total performance” single-seat airplane. Fifty years later, over 11,000 kits of Dick’s nine RV models have been completed, many of which can be found around the AirVenture grounds today. The most recent model, the RV-14, was introduced at AirVenture in 2012, and as of June 2022, just under 200 RV-14s have been completed. The high-wing RV-15 was announced last year during AirVenture.

“Dick VanGrunsven and Van’s Aircraft have been helping people realize the dream of building and flying their own aircraft for 50 years,” said Jack Pelton, EAA CEO and chairman of the board. “It’s only fitting that we recognize that remarkable legacy by naming the homebuilt camping pavilion after Dick, and we’re proud to do it.”

Come check out the newly named pavilion, centrally located in the heart of homebuilt camping.

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Nine Civil Air Patrol cadets in uniform marched in precision to raise flags Saturday at a special ceremony near Warbird Alley that honored all six branches of the military.\n

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Nine Civil Air Patrol cadets in uniform marched in precision to raise flags Saturday at a special ceremony near Warbird Alley that honored all six branches of the military.

This is about the fifth year the flag-raising ceremony has been conducted, according to Warbirds Chair Bill Fischer.

The group posted colors for all branches of the military — Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and the Coast Guard — and then posted the American flag in the center, with the POW flag beneath. Each flag was raised against blue skies as the military branch’s official song was played amidst the whir of engines taxiing nearby.\n

Major Brent Snyder said EAA officials asked CAP to post the flags, and all cadettes doing the detail had attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in the past and some had taken part in the flag ceremony as well. The majority of the nine were assigned to the Alpha unit, while the remaining were from the executive staff and public information office.

Cadette Commander Dylan German, of Houston, Texas, said the Alpha unit has the flexibility to do special assignments on the AirVenture grounds, and can be ready to deploy within five minutes.

The group practiced Friday and early Saturday before the official ceremony, but after years in the CAP doing drilling ceremonies, they weren’t nervous and were confident in their skills, German said.

The flags will stay up throughout the remainder of AirVenture.

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“All the best stories have airplanes in them, and all the best airplane stories have people in them.” — Cam Martin\n

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On Thursday, July 28, Cam Martin, EAA 536955, will be leading “Plane & Simple: A Writer’s Workshop” at the Hilton Theater in the EAA museum. Scheduled for 8:30 a.m., AirVenture attendees can learn how to write down some of their favorite aviation stories.

Cam Martin, retired NASA public affairs officer and longtime EAA chaplain, has a passion for telling stories. From giving talks at the Smithsonian to leading forums at Oshkosh, Cam believes that telling stories helps keep history alive. And, according to Cam, Oshkosh is just the place to find some great aviation stories.

“Oshkosh is a lot of things, but one of the things that Oshkosh is, is it’s a storytelling machine,” Cam said. “If you’re on the flightline, there’s an announcer and he is describing what you are looking at … there’s storytelling that goes on in the forums, there’s storytelling that goes on in the Theater in the Woods program. Oshkosh is probably the greatest aviation storytelling venue on the planet, for one week a year.”

Many aviators are used to telling stories through hangar flying. However, most of these stories never get written down, told only orally from pilot to pilot. Cam wants to help pilots and aviation enthusiasts get some of these stories written down for future generations.

“Because I’m the EAA’s chaplain, I’m part of the Memorial Wall Sunday event,” Cam said. “In addition to having their name in metal on the wall, there is a photograph of the person and a 500-word biography to acquaint you with, well, who is this person. The biographies come from the families … sometimes are 500 words long with lots of detail, and sometimes, the biographies are one sentence, and that has exhausted what anybody was able to say.”

While family members may try their hardest, some simply don’t know [or] understand the love or have the correct aviation vocabulary to do their loved one justice. And, while many people talk of writing down their life story, many don’t, as it may seem like too daunting of a task.

“They might have a 10,000-page life story, but it’s probably 5,000 two-page bite-sized pieces,” Cam said. “Knowing that people have the desire to do that, my thought was, let’s have a ‘plane’ and simple writer’s workshop.”

According to Cam, the workshop will focus on a pilot’s first solo. However, nonpilots are also encouraged to come.

“You have a story of your first Oshkosh,” Cam said. “You’re here at Oshkosh, you like something about aviation, and have an aviation story someplace. All the best stories have airplanes in them, and all the best airplane stories have people in them.”

So what can you expect to happen at the writer’s workshop? Cam has a variety of instructions and questions to help attendees tell their story, but it always helps to come prepared.

“Bring something to write with and bring something to write on,” Cam said. “Bring something to write about, something to think about, and take some notes with you.”

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By leveraging sport pilot’s system of training and instructor endorsements, we believe that current and future sport pilots can expand the privileges of their initial certificate to operate larger and more capable aircraft.\n

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A top priority of EAA’s advocacy team, Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) rulemaking, will be front and center in discussions with top government officials throughout the week of AirVenture 2022. MOSAIC has been highly anticipated by the general aviation community, as it includes reform to light-sport and experimental aircraft categories that would significantly increase utility and safety while also spurring the growth of general aviation.\n

Current size and weight regulations limit the usefulness of light-sport aircraft as training aircraft for flight schools. Changing the limitations of LSAs from an arbitrary weight to performance-based metrics will allow for larger and more capable aircraft and permit a wider range of students and instructors to fly them, significantly increasing access to flight training. This will afford flight schools more opportunities to refresh their fleets by making larger and more durable LSAs a viable option for training operations. MOSAIC will also enable innovation by removing the restriction that powered LSAs must have a reciprocating engine. This will enable future electric, hybrid, distributed power, and other new propulsion technologies.

Along with the increased capacity and capability in LSAs, EAA is pushing hard for an equally significant expansion of the sport pilot certificate. By leveraging sport pilot’s system of training and instructor endorsements, we believe that current and future sport pilots can expand the privileges of their initial certificate to operate larger and more capable aircraft. This would apply to both sport pilots and higher-rated pilots operating under the privileges of a sport pilot certificate, enhancing a pathway for existing pilots to remain active in general aviation.

MOSAIC is also expected to contain important reforms for the experimental aircraft community. This will chiefly come in the form of less restrictive language in 91.319, allowing operating limitations to be assigned by policy based on risk rather than across the board. The inflexibility of Part 91 rules as applied to experimental aircraft was on full display in the aftermath of a court decision last year. This decision briefly removed the ability to receive flight training in experimental aircraft, disrupting industry operations and impacting safety.

MOSAIC has been in the works for several years and is nearing completion; if given priority, the FAA could release a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) later this year. The EAA advocacy team will be working hard this week to ensure that government officials understand the importance of MOSAIC and the safety benefits and growth opportunities we all stand to gain by issuing it expeditiously.\n

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“It’s a rewarding aspect of EAA, being able to volunteer with other people that have a like passion. I don’t know that any of us think of it as work, necessarily, because we have such a good time usually being with our friends.” — Paula Crevier\n

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Paula Crevier, EAA 477989, has been coming to EAA for years. She, along with her husband, Lee, EAA 355459, started volunteering in 1991, and went on to work in volunteer positions all across the board. After 31 years of volunteer work, Paula is being honored with the Dorothy Hilbert Award.

The Dorothy Hilbert Award is given to a female volunteer who exhibits the passion, dedication, and devotion for volunteerism that Dorothy presented throughout her life and time spent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Paula has spent much of her time volunteering in the ultralight world.

“When I started out, I was like a line guard at the ultralight runway,” Paula explained.\n

However, her dedication to EAA didn’t end with ultralights.

\n“I’ve done a little bit of everything,” she said. “I did admissions at the [Ultralight] Barn for a few years, I did retail, now I work at Convention Headquarters.”\n

While Paula has been involved in a lot of areas of the EAA volunteer world, her most memorable position was as “Miss Hollywood,” a term coined by her fellow volunteers for taking up some notable people on behalf of EAA. The biggest one involved a live interview.

“CNN was live at Oshkosh on opening day,” Paula said. “I took a CNN reporter for the 6:30 or 7 o’clock in the morning newscast up in an experimental. It was a nice interview. He interviewed me live while flying, so it was kind of cool.”

Thirty-one years is a long time to stay committed, but Paula said it’s all because of her fellow volunteers.

\n“We’ve made so many friends over the years volunteering,” she said. “I’ve met all these people over the years that are still coming. There’s a lot of us that have volunteered for years and will continue to volunteer for years to come — it’s the cool thing about EAA.”\n

Paula also had advice for newer volunteers.

“Make sure you find something that you like to do or enjoy doing,” she said. “It will never be work, because you have fun with the people that you work with. It’s a rewarding aspect of EAA, being able to volunteer with other people that have a like passion. I don’t know that any of us think of it as work, necessarily, because we have such a good time usually being with our friends.”

\nThank you for all the work you’ve done for EAA, Paula!\n

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By removing the transportation barrier, LifeLine Pilots helps to ease the financial burden put on families during times of medical uncertainty.\n

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When Reed’s parents contacted LifeLine Pilots, an Illinois-based volunteer pilot organization, they had already been fighting childhood cancer for many years. After being diagnosed at the age of 10 and beating cancer once, 13-year-old Reed once again needed to travel between his home in central Illinois and St. Jude in Memphis, Tennessee.

A family member said, “Reed’s parents have dedicated all of their time to helping him fight this horrible childhood disease. It was such a blessing that Lifeline Pilots was there to transport Reed and his mom to St. Jude for treatment. The travel time to drive to Memphis takes a toll on both Reed and his parents, and being able to fly to Memphis made the trip much less stressful.”

Every day, volunteer pilots are changing lives through flight. They generously share their special skills to fly people like Reed to medical treatment far from home.
\n“These pilots give Reed a few hours away from treatment, up in the clouds,” said his family.

What Is the Mission of LifeLine Pilots?

LifeLine Pilots coordinates free air transportation, through volunteer pilots, for people with medical or humanitarian needs far from home. Each year, its volunteer pilots complete hundreds of missions, bringing patients to and from lifesaving medical care.

We believe that everyone, regardless of income or location, should have equal access to health care. By removing the transportation barrier, LifeLine Pilots helps to ease the financial burden put on families during times of medical uncertainty. The best thing we can tell families is there is no cost, ever.

LifeLine Pilots receives no government funding. Instead, it relies on donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations to fund the coordination of every flight. The volunteer pilots are the biggest supporters of LifeLine Pilots, giving $1.6 million last year in donated flight time and airplane. You can learn more and help support its mission by visiting LifeLinePilots.org.

Who Are the Volunteer Pilots?

Volunteer pilots are located throughout our 10-state region and come from a variety of backgrounds. Some fly once a month, while others take a volunteer flight once a year. Every flight helps a family in need.

The pilots donate their aircraft, the fuel/airport costs, their time, and their expertise. They do this because they want to use their love of flying to help others in need. The pilots are not allowed to take any money for the flight, but each mission is tax-deductible for the pilots.

How Can I Get Involved?

If you live in the Midwest, LifeLine Pilots has an easy-to-complete volunteer application form available at LifeLinePilots.org. To become a volunteer pilot, you must be 21 years old, have 250 PIC, have your current medical and insurance documents, and complete the AOPA Public Benefit Flying online course.

If you live outside the Midwest, there are volunteer pilot organizations located throughout the country looking for volunteers. The Air Care Alliance (ACA) is a public service organization supporting public benefit flying. The ACA publishes a list of volunteer pilot organizations at AirCareAlliance.org.

LifeLine Pilots is here to help anyone with medical needs far from home. Volunteer today to help people in their time of greatest need. For questions, call 800-822-7972 or email missions@lifelinepilots.org.\nJoin us to meet volunteer pilots and hear touching stories of hope at the AOPA pavilion on Saturday, July 30, at 3 p.m.

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Published annually by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the 2022-23 edition of the AEA Pilot’s Guide will be unveiled with free distribution at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this week. AEA staff members will distribute thousands of complimentary copies to pilots and aircraft owners at AEA’s booth, 2035-2036, in Hangar B.

This year marks the 20th annual edition of the AEA Pilot’s Guide, a consumer’s directory loaded with educational articles, timely information, and data about the ever-changing world of avionics technologies. The publication helps pilots and aircraft owners make better buying decisions and locate nearly 1,300 AEA member companies in more than 40 countries, including government-certified repair stations specializing in maintenance, repair, and installation of avionics and electronic systems in general aviation aircraft. It also includes the manufacturers and distributors of these products, as well as technical schools and universities, engineers, and consultants for the industry.

In addition to the initial distribution at AirVenture, thousands of copies of the AEA Pilot’s Guide will be distributed at several industry trade shows and to all AEA member companies at no charge.

Individuals residing in the United States may request a free copy of the AEA Pilot’s Guide at AEAPilotsGuide.net/request.asp while supplies last.

In addition to the AEA Pilot’s Guide, the organization will randomly award five aircraft owners with $1,000 toward an avionics upgrade during AirVenture.

Aircraft owners may enter to win one of the five $1,000 awards in Hangar B, Booth 2035-2036, beginning July 25. The AEA will announce one winner each day from July 25 through July 29 via its social media outlets on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.\n

Aircraft owners must be at least 18 years old to register to win. Each of the five winners must use an AEA member avionics repair station to complete the installation. Each entry gives aircraft owners a chance to win one of the five daily drawings. For official rules and contest entry forms, visit AEA’s booth in Hangar B.

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Advanced Flight Systems AF-6600

Highlighted Features\n

New processor enables 60 Hz screen updates for smoother visuals, a four- to 12-time improvement over previous generations.
New LCD screen features increased brightness and more vivid colors.
Startup time decreased to less than 20 seconds.
Redesigned, flush-mounted 10.4-inch touchscreen.
Dual-concentric encoder knob affords a more intuitive user interface.
Ambient light sensor allows display backlight to automatically adjust to cockpit lighting conditions.
Low-profile rear cover reduces panel depth requirements.
Approximately 1 pound lighter than previous AF series displays.
AF-6600 and AF-5000 series displays are fully cross-compatible, using the same wiring and mounting.

Rob Hickman, president of Advanced Flight Systems, said, “Whether a pilot is putting together a new panel, having us build them an Advanced Panel, or upgrading from our AF-5000 series displays, the AF-6600 enhances the Advanced experience in every way. We’re excited to deliver this new flagship display to customers.”

Learn more about the new AF-6600 display at Dynon.aero.

Photo Contest

This year marks a number of aviation milestones that are important to us, including Van’s Aircraft’s 50th anniversary, Zenith Aircraft’s 30th anniversary, the Beechcraft Bonanza’s 75th anniversary, and the original Advanced AF-2002 engine monitor’s 20th anniversary.

To celebrate these milestones, Dynon presents its Oshkosh Anniversary Photo Contest. A scavenger hunt contest held via social media, participants take photos of anniversary-themed photo challenge items and post them on social media for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes.
\nFor directions on how to play, visit Dynon.aero/Contest.

Expanded Forum Schedule at AirVenture

Whether you are a homebuilder, a type-certificated aircraft owner, or an installer, Dynon has a variety of educational forums hosted at its outdoor tent just outside of Hangar D (between D and B) throughout the week. The topics offered this year are:\n

Advanced Flight Systems for Experimental Aircraft — Introducing AF-6600
Dynon SkyView Systems for Experimental Aircraft — Introducing FastTrack
Dynon Certified for Type Certificated Aircraft
Planning for Success 101: System Design of Your Dynon or Advanced System
Planning for Success 102: System Design of Your Dynon or Advanced System
Advanced Panel and Advanced Control Module
Using SkyView HDX — Fundamentals

For a complete schedule, go to Dynon.aero/Forums or visit the Dynon booth.
\nFor more information about Dynon products, please contact Dynon at 425-402-0433 or sales@dynon.com. Visit Dynon Avionics on the web at www.Dynon.com.

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PS Engineering’s new digital audio controller, the PMA450C, is a lower-cost version of the company’s flagship general aviation product, the PMA450B. Since introduction in 2014, the PMA450 series has proven popular in the market, with advanced features like dual Bluetooth and the IntelliAudio processing system licensed from the USAF. Pilots love them — but sometimes they just don’t need all the functions.

One way to reduce the price was to change the type of hardware used on the PMA450C, providing a significant reduction in hardware costs. While the PMA450B provides nine unique positions to place the com 1 and com 2 audio, the PMA450C only provides the most popular locations of 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock.

Another cost savings in the design was the removal of Flightmate, audio streaming output, and the count-up/count-down timer. While the PMA450B retains those capabilities, not all pilots have the need for customizable audio alert functions and the PMA450C does not support this function, helping to reduce the cost of the overall system.

One thing that hasn’t been changed is the intuitive graphical user interface. The OLED display can be viewed by just about anyone in the cockpit, and with the three-softkey selection, setting up the audio panel configuration is easy.

Another one of PS Engineering’s innovations (now common, but not so in 2006) is the practical application of Bluetooth connectivity in the aircraft. The dual Bluetooth design allows two completely independent devices to be paired and selected to listen to, just like the PMA450B.

The PMA450C has a list price of only $2,595 while the PMA450B continues to sell at $2,895.

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Aviore is flying in for AirVenture! EAA and the Stan Lee Foundation’s superhero will be making a number of appearances this week for anyone looking to get a photo or autograph. If you want to get the latest edition of The Adventures of Aviore comic book signed, make sure to pick up the August 2022 issue of EAA Sport Aviation at one of the various newsstands around the grounds.

Monday, July 25

Time Event Location

1-1:30 p.m. Autograph Signing Boeing Exhibit