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Monday, July 23 Highlights10:00-11:15 P-38 Glacier Girl (Forum), Dick Campbell, Vette Theater (B08)2:30-3:45 Orbis (Forum), ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, Welcome Center (J12)2:45-3:00 RV-1 Arrival (Special Event), Flightline (M13)3:00-3:15 RV-1 Donation to EAA, Richard VanGrunsven, Rod Hightower, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12)7:00-9:30 Steve Miller Band (Concert), Phillips 66 Plaza (K12)

Air Show! – Beginning at 3:30 p.m. (not in chronological order)Name AircraftChuck Aaron Red Bull Helicopter AeroShell Aerobatic Team Four T-6sMike Goulian ExtraRob Holland MX2Hoover Tribute; Bob Odegaard Shrike Commander, P-51Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys Decathalon, J-3 CubLiberty Parachute Team Sky diversJohn Mohr StearmanMichael Rambo Hawker Beechcraft Texan II DemoGene Soucy Van’s RVsTeam RV Warbirds

Presentation (Type), Presenter(s), Location (Map Grid #) 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Powered Parachutes (Performance), Ultralight Runway (K20)8:00 AM - 9:15 AM Safety In Training (Forum), NAFI, Learn To Fly Discovery Center (J13)8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Aerobics (Special Event), Michael Toft, Theater In The Woods (K15)8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Museum Surplus Sale! (Special Event), Museum Surplus Store (E14)8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EAA Library Book Sale (Special Event), Library (B08) Vintage Type Clubs (Forum), Vintage Hangar (K15) Metal Shaping Workshop (Workshop), Vintage Hangar (K15)8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Daily Weather Briefing (Forum), Jenny Curtiss, Welcome Center (J12)8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Young Eagles - Of Course (Forum), Jim and Sandy Dukeman, Forum Pavilion 01 Pac Coast Av (K09) Preparing Your Checkride (Forum), Larry Bothe, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) Radial Engines (Forum), Dave Hedgecock, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) Safe Way to Teach & Fly (Forum), General Ron Stafford, Forum Pavilion 04 (K09) Build & Flying the Fury (Forum), Curt LoPresti, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) Electrical System Design (Forum), Clifford Ives, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) Cylinder Anatomy (Forum), Tim Morland, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) Fabric Covering 101 (Forum), SportAir Instructor, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Bolt-on Efficiency for AC (Forum), Darren Tilman, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Sheet Metal 101 (Workshop), Sheet Metal Workshop Aircraft Spruce (J10) TIG Welding 101 (Workshop), TIG Welding Workshop Lincoln Electric (K10) Electrical System Install (Demo), Robert McLaughlin and Volunteers, AeroPlane Factory (K10) Composite 101 (Workshop), Composite Workshop (K10) Form Aluminum Wing Ribs (Forum), Jim Martin, Workshop Classroom I (K10) Gas Welding 101 (Workshop), Gas Welding Workshop (K10) Electronic Ignitions (Forum), Michael Kobylik, Workshop Classroom II (K10) Gliders & Powered AC (Forum), Lynnwood “Woody” Minar, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11) Get Started Homebuilding (Forum), Tim Hoversten, Welcome Center (J12) Hints: Plexiglass, Tubing (Demo), Dick Koehler, Homebuilders Hangar Aircraft Spruce & Specialty (K09)8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Dorset Button & Watercolor (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent (K8)8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Metal Shaping Workshop (Workshop), Dave Wenglarz, Vintage Hangar (K15)8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Timeless Voices (Interview), Timeless Voices Tent, Warbirds (L06)

Aircraft Restoration (Demo), AeroPlane Factory (K10)8:45 AM - 9:15 AM • Spirit of Aviation (Movie), EAA, Skyscape Theater (B08)9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Canine Demonstration (Forum), US Customs & Border Patrol, Federal Pavilion (L10)9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Continental Virtual Tour (Vendor Forum), Bill Ross, Continental Motors (J11) Wheels & Wings (Movie), Flying Cinema (L08) Plane Talk (Interview), Jerry Burke, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12)9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ultralight & Light Planes (Performance), Ultralight Runway (K20)9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wood Rib Building (Workshop), EAA Volunteer, Wood Workshop (K10)9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Classic Fords (Activity), Cruisin› Legends (J09) Swirl Free Buffer Demo (Vendor Forum), ALL-SHINE Inc., Fly Market (H14) Great Escape (Activity), Ford Tent (K12) Fusion EcoBoost (Activity), Ford Tent (K12) Rockwall Activities (Activity), Ford Tent (K12)9:15 AM - 9:45 AM • ORBIS: Through Their Eyes (Movie), Skyscape Theater (B08)9:30 AM - 10:30 AM New Products (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 (I13) Thinking Pilot›s Manual (Book Signing), Rick Durden, Authors Corner 1 (J12)9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Avoiding CFIT (Forum), Hobie Tomlinson, Learn To Fly Discovery Center (J13)9:45 AM - 10:00 AM • Cliff Robertson Tribute (Movie), Skyscape Theater (B08)9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Accident Investigation (Forum), National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Pavilion (L10)10:00 AM - 10:30 AM • ASIMO (Demo), Honda, Honda Tent (L12)10:00 AM - 10:45 AM B-24 Liberator (Movie), Flying Cinema (L08) Interview: Rod Hightower (Interview), Welcome Center (J12)10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Suncatchers (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent (K8) Hand Prop Your AC (Forum), Vintage Red Barn (L14) G600/G500 (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 (I13) L-19 Bird Dog (Forum), Charlie Finch, Doc Clement, Warbirds In Review (L06) Vintage Workshop (Workshop), Joe Norris, Vintage Hangar (K15)10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Canadian Council (Forum), Jack Dueck, Forum Pavilion 01 Pacific Coast Avionics (K09) Recovering Airplane (Forum), Molly McNamara-Dean, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) Designing Light Aircraft (Forum), Dr. Peter Gall, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) Amateur Built Accidents (Forum), Jeff Edwards, Forum Pavilion 04 (K09) Helicopter Update (Forum), Matthew Zuccaro, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) Taking Aged AC to Future (Forum), Cessna Pilot›s Association, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) Aviation Hollywood Style (Forum), Corkey Fornof, Forum Pavilion 07 Mainstage Honda Aircraft (J09) Switchblade Flying Car (Forum), Sam Bousfield, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) Corvair Flight Engines (Forum), William Wynne, Forum Pavilion 09 Honda Generator (K09) Bush Flying in S. Africa (Forum), CC Milne Pocock, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Latency Delays (Forum), Bob Dreisewerd, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Engine Blueprinting (Forum), Archie Frangoudis, Workshop Classroom I (K10) CNC Foam Cutter (Forum), Scott VanderVeen, Workshop Classroom II (K10) Sheet Metal Shaping (Workshop), Mark Lynn, Workshop Tent (K10) Transitioning to Exp. AC (Forum), Mark Giron, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11) Rotorcraft Briefing Sess. (Forum), Ultralight Forums Tent (K18) Wright Brothers Engine (Forum), Steve Hay, Wright Flyer – Museum (B08) Plane Talk Team RV (Interview), Jerry Burke, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12) Espionage During Cold War (Forum), Werner Juretzko, Hilton Theater (B08) The Restorers (Movie), Adam White, Skyscape Theater (B08) Synergy in AC Design (Forum), John McGinnis, Innovations Hangar South - Tech Stage (L09) HBIR: RV-12 (Homebuilts In Review), Eagle’s Nest, Homebuilders Hngr AC Spruce (K09)10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Acrylic Painting & more (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent (K8)10:30 AM - 11:30 AM G3X (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 (I13) Pacific Clipper (Book Signing), Matthew Paxton, Authors Corner 1 (J12)10:45 AM - 11:15 AM AWOS & ASOS (Forum), Stephanie Haynes, Federal Pavilion (L10)

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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Sport Aviation 37 (Movie), Flying Cinema (L08)11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Vintage In Review (Forum), Ray Johnson, Vintage Red Barn (L14)11:00 AM - 12:00 PM A Hundred Feet Over Hell (Autograph Session), Charlie Finch, Doc Clement, Warbird Store (L06) Ignition Service (Vendor Forum), Billy Beam, Continental Motors (J11) ADS-B: GDL 39 (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 (I13) Plane Talk (Interview), Jerry Burke, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12) Gen. Cherry & Hong My (Autograph Session), Gen. Dan Cherry, Hong My, Ford Tent (K12)11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Woman in Aviation (Forum), NAFI, Learn To Fly Discovery Center (J13)11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Canine Demonstration (Forum), Cliff Chetwin, Federal Pavilion (L10)11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Garmin Pilot on iPad (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 (I13) Wings Over LeRoy (Book Signing), Lt. Col. Brian Duddy, Authors Corner 1 (J12) The Restorers (Book Signing), Adam White, Authors Corner 2 Museum (B08)11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Critical Incident Stress (Forum), Jim Woodke, Hans Rahmann, Forum Pavilion 01 Pac Coast Av (K09) XM Weather (Forum), Glen Gray, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) Cross Country Trip Plan (Forum), Michael Combs, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) Metalshaping Machines (Forum), Kent White, Forum Pavilion 04 (K09) Leaning Fundamentals (Forum), Mike Busch, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) Tips & tricks for RV Kits (Forum), Wally Anderson, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) SR-71 Blackbird Forum (Forum), Richard Graham, Forum Pavilion 07 Mainstage Honda Aircraft (J09) Flight Plan Using DUATS (Forum), Leon Thomas, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) Maverick Flying Car (Forum), Troy Townsend, Forum Pavilion 09 Honda Generator (K09) Future of X-Plane (Forum), Austin Meyer, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Fuel-Flow Test for Ur HB (Forum), Jack Dueck, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Vacuum Resin Infusion (Forum), Russell Emanis, Composite Workshop (K10) Sheet Metal for KB (Forum), Marc Bourget, Workshop Classroom II (K10) iPad on the Ground & Air (Forum), Kary Lucas, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11) Getting started in UL (Forum), Timm Bogenhagen, Ultralight Forums Tent (K18) IFR Proficiency Center (Forum), GAMA/IMC Club Welcome Center (J12) Chicago›s Ghost Airports (Forum), Nicholas Selig, Vette Theater (B08) Three World Flights (Forum), CarolAnn Garratt, Hilton Theater (B08) Fly The Airplane (Forum), Dana Holladay, Skyscape Theater (B08) Volcopter (Forum), Thomas Senkel, Innovations Hangar South - Tech Stage (L09) FAA Approval: New Product (Forum), Tim Smyth, Innovations Hangar South - Venture Stage (L09) Wooden Piper Cub Replic (Forum), Malcolm Savill, Homebuilders Hngr AC Spruce (K09)11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Brown Arch Concert (Special Event), Brown Arch (M10)11:45 AM - 1:45 PM • Sky ing olume (Movie), lying Cinema (L08)12:00 PM - 1:00 PM GTN 750/650 (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 (I13) Plane Talk (Interview), Jerry Burke, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12)12:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Rotorcraft ( erformance), ltralight Run ay ( 20)12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AERA Portables (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 (I13) A Hundred Feet Over Hell (Book Signing), Charlie Finch, Doc Clement, Authors Corner 1 (J12)12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Safety Choices (Forum), Tom Turner, Learn To Fly Discovery Center (J13)12:30 PM - 2:30 PM • lying to ational arks ( orum), Cliff Chet in, ederal avilion (L10)1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Hand Prop Your AC (Forum), Vintage Red Barn (L14) ADS-B: GDL 39 (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 (I13) P-38 Glacier Girl (Forum), Rod Lewis, Pat Epps, et al., Warbirds In Review (L06) Plane Talk (Interview), Jerry Burke, Phillips 66 Plaza (K12)1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Aircraft Interior Plastic (Forum), Dale Logsdon, Forum Pavilion 01 Pacific Coast Avionics (K09) KR Builder’s Forum (Forum), Mark Langford, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) ThinkGlobal Flight (Forum), Judy Rice, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) Navion Current Events (Forum), Jim Waldron, Ron Judy, Forum Pavilion 04 (K09) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Forum), Paul McDuffee, Ben Gielow, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) Drivers License Medical (Forum), Dr. Gregory Pinnell, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) USS Cole (Forum), Kirk Lippold, Forum Pavilion 07 Mainstage Honda Aircraft (J09) Aviation Insurance Myths (Forum), Jim Lauerman, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) Ultimate AC Buying Guide (Forum), Scott “Sky” Smith, Forum Pavilion 09 Honda Generator (K09) Fabric Covering 101 (Forum), SportAir Instructor, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Flying to Alaska (Forum), Tony Turinsky, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Sheet Metal 101 (Workshop), Sheet Metal Workshop Aircraft Spruce (J10) TIG Welding 101 (Workshop), TIG Welding Workshop Lincoln Electric (K10) Composite 101 (Workshop), Composite Workshop (K10) Plexiglas Buffing (Forum), Frank Poma, Workshop Classroom I (K10) Gas Welding 101 (Workshop), Gas Welding Workshop (K10) Vacuum Bagging Techniques (Forum), Scott VanderVeen, Workshop Classroom II (K10) Ditching in Lake Erie (Forum), Mark Neal, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11) Motion Sickness (Forum), Dr. Brent Blue, Ultralight Forums Tent (K18) Teachers: Apply Aviation (Forum), Barbara Walters-Phillips, Vette Theater (B08) Battle of Britain (Forum), Lyle Harrison, Hilton Theater (B08) iPad, Mobile on the Move (Forum), Christopher Dean, Skyscape Theater (B08)

The Seymour JET VEST (Forum), JME Group, Innovations Hangar South - Tech Stage (L09) Using Customer to Grow (Forum), Tim Short, Mike Tippins, Innovations Hangar South (L09) HBIR: STOL CH 701/ RV 1 (Homebuilts In Review), Scott Ehni, Homebuilders Hngr AC Spruce (K09)1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Dorset Button & Watercolor (Art & Crafts), Craft Tent (K8)1:00 PM - 3:00 PM • Sock Monkey (Art Crafts), Craft Tent ( 8)1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Engine Failure (Forum), Lynnwood “Woody” Minar, Seaplane Base O-S, ADS-B Academy: GDL 88 Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 2 (I13) Two Gold Coins & a Prayer (Book Signing), James Keeffe III, Authors Corner 1 (J12)1:45 PM - 3:30 PM • Sky ing olume (Movie), lying Cinema (L08)2:00 PM - 2:30 PM • ASIMO (Demo), Honda, Honda Tent (L12)2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Weather in the Cockpit (Vendor Forum), Garmin, Garmin Hangar Tent 1 (I13) Vintage Workshop (Workshop), Joe Norris, Vintage Hangar (K15)2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Showcase Flights (Exhibition), Flightline (M13) Squawk 7700 (Book Signing), Peter Buffington, Authors Corner 1 (J12) Accident Investigation (Forum), National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Pavilion (L10)2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Symphony in the Skies (Forum), John Zapp, Forum Pavilion 01 Pacific Coast Avionics (K09) iPad/Gear For Your Plane (Forum), Ryan Deck, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) Onex Single-Place AC (Forum), Jeremy Monnett, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) iPad Proficiency Seminar (Forum), Tyson Weihs, Forum Pavilion 04 (K09) Get a Great Checkout (Forum), The Type Club Coalition, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) To TBO and Beyond (Forum), Mike Busch, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) Ski Flying (Forum), Rick Discher, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) Test Flying HB Aircraft (Forum), William Posnett III, Forum Pavilion 09 Honda Generator (K09) Thunderstorm Hazards (Forum), Arlo Gambell, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Terrafugia (Forum), Carl Dietrich, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Erosion Prevention Tape (Forum), Steve Falteisek, Workshop Classroom I (K10) Adhesives & Bonding (Forum), Karl Hutter, Workshop Classroom II (K10) FAA Wings Program (Forum), Jim Niehoff, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11) Get Your Wife to Fly (Forum), Michael Combs, Ultralight Forums Tent (K18) Amelia (Forum), Betty Darst, Hilton Theater (B08) Gray Eagles (Movie), Chris Woods, Skyscape Theater (B08) Hints: Tires Split Rim (Demo), Dick Koehler, Homebuilders Hangar Aircraft Spruce & Specialty (K09)2:30 PM - 4:00 PM • nitted ins (Art Crafts), Craft Tent ( 8)3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Aluminum Gas Welding (Workshop), Joe Maj, Kent White, Gas Welding Workshop (K10)3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Aerial Severe Weather (Forum), Tim Halbach, Federal Pavilion (L10)3:30 PM - 4:30 PM My Enemy, My Friend (Book Signing), Gen. Dan Cherry, Authors Corner 1 (J12)3:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Monday Air Sho (M1 )4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Canine Demonstration (Forum), US Customs & Border Patrol, Federal Pavilion (L10)4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Stratofox Aerospace Team (Forum), Ian Kluft, Forum Pavilion 01 Pacific Coast Avionics (K09) Turbo System Troubleshoot (Forum), Timothy Gauntt, Forum Pavilion 02 GAMA (K09) APS Brakes (Forum), Dan Andrews, Forum Pavilion 03 Sennheiser Aviation (K09) Liability Avoidance (Forum), Joe Lawder, Forum Pavilion 05 HAI (J08) Future: Synthetic Vision (Forum), Paul Damschen, Forum Pavilion 06 JP Instruments (J09) Rent or Buy? (Forum), Scott “Sky” Smith, Forum Pavilion 08 NATCA (J09) How much will this cost? (Forum), James Oliphant, Forum Pavilion 10 Poly-Fiber (K09) Real Estate With Runways (Forum), Kathie Beaty, Forum Pavilion 11 BRP/Rotax (K09) Cylinder Head Temperature (Forum), Jimmy Tubbs, Workshop Classroom I (K10) Traits of Superior Pilots (Forum), Jim Lauerman, FAA Aviation Safety Center (J11)4:30 PM - 5:30 PM My Very Dearest Anna (Book Signing), Kara Martinelli, Authors Corner 1 (J12)5:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Red Tail Reborn (Book Signing), Adam hite, Authors Corner 1 ( 12)6:30 PM - 7:30 PM • ltralight Light lanes ( erformance), ltralight Run ay ( 20)7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Oshkosh Music Jams (Performance), Alex & Marti, Forum Pavilion 09 Honda Generator (K09)7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Powered Parachutes (Performance), Ultralight Runway (K20)8:30 PM - 10:30 PM • 0 Seconds Over Tokyo (Movie), ly In Theater (E1 )

WHERE ON THE GROUNDS IS ROD?

10:00 EAA Welcome Center: Interview with J. Mac McClellanNoon Brown Arch: Presenting memorial brick to Alan Ritchie1:00 EAA Press Headquarters: Opening day comments2:30 Announcers Stand: Mayor Burker to present Key to the City to Louie2:45 Phillips 66 Plaza: Greet Dick VanGrunsven, accept keys to RV-17:00 Phillips 66 Plaza: Introducing Steve Miller Band

6 | NEWS A I R V E N T U R E T O D A Y

The Piper J-3 Cub has taken center stage in more ways than one this year. Honoring the 75th anniversary of the classic taildragger, it’s the grand prize in the 2012 EAA “Win the Cub” Aircraft Sweepstakes!

One of the longest-running airplane giveaways in the world, the EAA Air-craft Sweepstakes supports EAA’s avia-tion education programs. Entry forms are available throughout the convention at the Sweepstakes building across from the EAA Welcome Center, and coupons are also conveniently included inside the official AirVenture program, sold every-where. All prizes will be awarded to win-ners in random drawings at the EAA Air-Venture Museum in Oshkosh at 5 p.m. on September 10, 2012.

The beautifully restored 1940 Piper J-3 Cub comes with skis for winter fly-ing, plus sport pilot and/or tailwheel en-dorsement training, if desired.

“This is your opportunity to win one of the great, iconic airplanes in aviation history that is perfect for fun flying,” said Elissa Lines, EAA’s vice president of busi-ness and donor relations. “At the same time, you’ll be joining the rest of the avia-tion community in supporting EAA’s ac-tivities and programs that are helping to create the next generation of aviators.”

Other sweepstakes prizes include a Sea-Doo RXT-X Watercraft, 750 square feet of RaceDeck Diamond Tile Hangar Flooring from SnapLock Industries, or a Bose Lifestyle 235 Home Entertain-ment System.

Although no contribution is neces-sary, EAA encourages those entering the “Win the Cub” sweepstakes to make their entry a “win-win” by also includ-ing a donation to EAA in support of the programs that educate, engage, and em-power people of all ages to pursue their dreams of flight. AVT

The “field of yellow” is beginning to form in the Vintage area here at EAA Air-Venture Oshkosh 2012. Over the next few days it is expected that bright yellow Piper J-3 Cubs from all over will gather into a massive display of yellow airplanes in cel-ebration of the 75th anniversary of William Piper’s most famous design.

But why yellow?Maybe Mr. Piper took a page from Hen-

ry Ford’s school of industrial production. Ford is noted for saying that one could have a Model T in any color, as long as the color is black.

Or maybe Piper just thought the air-plane looked good in yellow.

Piper initially sold Cubs in a number of different colors. However, as production of the J-3 ramped up, yellow—named “Lock Haven Yellow” after the Piper factory’s Pennsylvania home city—became the only choice for new Cub owners…well, except, of course, for the obligatory olive drab on Cubs delivered to the U.S. military.

Lock Haven yellow was a nitrocellulose dope tinted with a natural yellow pigment of lead chromate and bears an uncanny re-semblance to the color commonly used for school buses in the United States.

At one time Ford, too, sold Model T’s in various colors. But as production sped up, the faster-drying black paint became the only choice. While yellow dope may not have dried any faster, Piper likely realized a number of production advantages from having a single color and trim scheme.

But there is more than one shade of the color throughout the “field of yellow.” Cubs manufactured prior to July 1946 should be sporting the darker, more orange color. Later Cubs were painted a much brighter yellow that has come to be known as “Cub Yellow.” At about that time nitrocellulose dope was becoming difficult to obtain, forcing Piper to switch to cellulose acetate butyrate dope.

Apparently it was not possible to ex-actly match the color, and the new yellow was born.

The color shift also coincided with the introduction of Cub production in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Another artifact of the paint chemis-try change was a shortening of the black lightning bolt trim every Cub had on its fuselage sides. The airplane’s metal boot cowl now required enamel paint, and

Cubs of a different yellow BY RANDY DUFAULT

Win a classic J-3 Cub

again, most likely in the interest of pro-duction efficiency, the length of the light-ning bolt was adjusted to fit only on the fabric-covered surfaces.

Which shade of yellow to use is a mat-ter of extensive discussion among Cub owners restoring vintage J-3s today. The newer, yellower shade is a popular choice, though in many cases the earlier color is

historically accurate. Fortunately modern finishing materials

can accurately render either shade.Mr. Piper’s Cub had a tremendous im-

pact on aviation all over the world. Most likely it was because of the type’s flying qualities and its ability to train new pi-lots. Or maybe it was because they were all yellow. AVT

PHOTO BY PHIL WESTON

PHOTO BY STEVE CUKIERSKI

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One of the world’s most unique exam-ples of a humanitarian aircraft, the ORBIS DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital, returns to Air-Venture this year.

The ORBIS aircraft, a modified DC-10 airplane, flies around the world each year, working to save sight through hands-on training, public health education, and improved access to eye care in develop-ing countries. Additionally, ORBIS devel-ops and implements comprehensive eye care and blindness prevention programs through its country offices in Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, Vietnam, and South Africa, where there is a significant prevalence of avoidable blindness.

Since 1982, ORBIS has conducted hospital-based training programs in 89 countries, 77 of which were visited by the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital. ORBIS and its partners have conducted 275 train-ing and service programs in 154 cities and have trained 88,000 ophthalmolo-gists and more than 200,000 nurses and other medical professionals. Worldwide, ORBIS and its partners have directly treated more than 15 million people for blindness-related diseases and condi-tions. Millions more have received the gift of sight as a result of the new skills that ORBIS volunteers have shared.

ORBIS DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital makes its Oshkosh return

The ORBIS DC-10 is scheduled to ar-rive on Monday, making a flyby at 11 a.m. It will be open to visitors beginning Tues-day morning on Phillips 66 Plaza, AirVen-ture’s showcase aircraft area, and attend-ees can tour the aircraft.

“I am very excited to have our aircraft on display in Oshkosh. It is the oldest fly-ing DC-10 and the only one I know of with a surgical suite installed in the aircraft,” said Bruce Johnson, director of aircraft operations. “I have been to Oshkosh sev-

eral times dating back to the ’70s when my dad took me for the first time, and now to go as part of the show is a great feeling.”

The idea for a flying eye hospital began in the mid-1970s when Dr. David Paton, a Houston ophthalmologist, conceived the idea of an airborne, ophthalmologic teach-ing hospital. He wanted to bring American skills and expertise in ophthalmology to health personnel in developing countries.

The first ORBIS aircraft, a DC-8 donat-ed by United Airlines, took off on its first

mission in 1982 as doctors, nurses, and ad-ministrators flew to 14 countries and con-ducted hands-on programs to teach surgi-cal skills. The DC-8 was replaced with the current, fully outfitted DC-10 in 1994.

In addition, FedEx has donated an MD-10 cargo aircraft, which will replace the DC-10 in 2013. A special media event is scheduled for Wednesday to announce the details of the MD-10’s conversion into the organization’s third-generation, state-of-the-art Flying Eye Hospital. AVT

The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital has flown throughout the world since 1994, and will make its first AirVenture appearance since 2003.

Zenith Aircraft invites all builders, engine suppliers, pilots, and prospects to the company’s very first Engine Day in the North Aircraft Display area, Booth 641, on Thursday, July 26, between 10 a.m. and noon to meet the builders, engine representatives, and pilots of a great variety of Zenith machines, old and new.

Two-seat Zenith aircraft of all power levels will be on display, and representatives of popular engines, as well as some newcomers, will help builders decide what fits best between the prop and the rest of the airplane.

“As airframe designers and builders, we have direct influence on only two of the four forces of flight,” says Sebastien Heintz, president of Zenith Aircraft Company. “We work on drag and lift; thrust is on the other side of the firewall.”

Expected at Engine Day this year are

some of the most popular engine options and manufacturers, ranging from home- and factory-built Corvair, VW, and Honda conversions, to industry-standard, purpose-built light aircraft engines from Rotax, Jabiru, UL Power, Continental, Lycoming, and more, in sizes from 65 to 150 hp.

The Zenith designs have always been drawn with an eye to allowing alternate power sources. “Chris Heintz (Zenith founder) always kept the builder’s choice in mind when designing owner-built aircraft,” Sebastien said. “There are probably more different kinds and makes of aviation engines under Zenith cowls than any other. Plus, unlike some designers, Zenith Aircraft Company encourages builders to install the engine of their choice.”

For details and more information about the Zenith Aircraft Company, visit www.ZenithAir.com. AVT

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JEWISH SHABBAT SERVICEFergus Chapel (near the EAA Museum), Friday, July 27, at 6 p.m.

CATHOLIC MASSSaturday, July 28, at 6:00 p.m. in Forum Pavilion 7, and Sunday, July 31, at 10:15 a.m. in the Theater in the Woods

NONDENOMINATIONAL SERVICEFergus Chapel (near the Museum), Sunday, July 22, and Sunday, July 29, from 8:30 to 9 a.m.

PROTESTANT SERVICETheater in the Woods, Sunday, July 29, at 9:15 a.m. EAA Chaplain Ed Riddick officiating.

FELLOWSHIP OF THE WING PRAYER BREAKFASTSFergus Chapel (near the EAA Museum), daily, from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27. Guest speakers.

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in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is a co-chairman of the General Aviation Caucus. That bill is scheduled for a vote today, July 23.

The PBOR includes four key elements, including greater protection of and access to information during FAA enforcement proceedings and a mandated review of the FAA medical certification process and forms. The goal is greater clarity to reduce misinterpretation. Additionally, the PBOR would require the FAA to improve the NOTAM program. It also requires the FAA to make available to a pilot through the Freedom of Information Act information on Flight Service Station briefings plus other air traffic services provided by a government contractor.

Medical exemption petitionEarlier this month the FAA granted

EAA and AOPA’s request to extend the comment period for the two organiza-tions’ petition to exempt certain opera-tors from medical certification require-ments. The extension comes after the pilot community submitted more than 14,000 comments on the petition during a short 20-day period, which ended July 2. The FAA’s extended comment period is now set to end on September 14, giving even more pilots ample opportunity to ex-press their views.

The exemption requested in the peti-tion would allow pilots flying for non-

commercial purposes to operate many popular GA aircraft by completing an on-line medical awareness course, carrying a valid state driver’s license, and observing certain limitations. Such a change in the FAA’s medical certification regulations—similar to those now in place for sport pilots—could affect an estimated 39,000 airmen each year.

EAA and AOPA submitted the exemp-tion petition after noting ongoing success with the sport pilot certification rules, under which no accidents have resulted from medical deficiencies.

Unleaded avgasEnvironmental concerns in recent

years regarding leaded aviation gasoline resulted in the FAA establishing an avia-

tion rulemaking committee (ARC) last year “to take a leadership role in the in-dustry efforts to develop and deploy an unleaded avgas.” That panel reported its findings in February 2012 and found an unleaded fuel meeting all piston-engine aircraft needs doesn’t exist. Yet.

Alternative fuels will require sig-nificant research and testing to ensure safety and performance requirements are met, according to the ARC. Addition-ally, the small market size and liability associated with what promises to be an expensive and lengthy approval process makes fielding an unleaded avgas prob-lematic.

The ARC’s final report included rec-ommendations and detailed action plans facilitating developing and deploying unleaded avgas. Key recommendations include specific milestones and metrics for assessing potential replacements, centralizing the candidate fuel testing at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center, and a formal industry-govern-ment effort known as the Piston Avia-tion Fuels Initiative to coordinate imple-menting the ARC’s recommendations.

Presuming the ARC’s recommenda-tions are fully funded and implemented over the envisioned five-year plan, one re-sult would be data supporting fleet-wide certification of the most promising candi-dates. Up to six additional years may be required for testing and transitioning to a new, unleaded avgas. AVT


“Those ideas became legisla-

tion he dubbed the Pilot’s Bill

of Rights (PBOR). Ultimately,

65 senators co-sponsored

the measure, many more

than a simple majority..”

Joe Monthie checks out the EAA/AOPA Medical Exemption Petition with Brandon Scott and Catherine Lute in Member Services. Photo by Phil Weston.

EAA wants to help aviators submit their comments to the FAA to take advantage of the agency’s 70-day extension of the public comment period for the EAA/AOPA third-class medical certification exemption request.

The comment period now runs through September 14, and AirVenture is a great place for pilots to add to the 14,700-plus comments already submitted.

You can fill out an online response form and submit it the Welcome Center’s Internet café or complete a form by hand, which EAA will fax to the FAA.

The voluminous comments already submitted show overwhelming interest and support for the proposed change, which would allow an estimated 39,000 pilots to fly recreationally as many as 114,000 popular single-engine aircraft by completing an online medical awareness course, carrying a valid state driver’s license, and observing certain operating limitations. AVT

Comment on EAA/AOPA medical certification exemption at EAA Welcome Center

This week’s 2012 edition of EAA Air-Venture Oshkosh is attracting pilots and enthusiasts from all over to kick tires, gawk at the latest gadgets, and be wowed by the daily air show. It’s also a venue for industry representatives and government officials from the U.S., Europe, and even New Zealand to meet, learn about the lat-est issues confronting aviation through-out the world, and find solutions. The information exchanged and decisions made this week at AirVenture could well determine how, when, and under what circumstances attendees and future pi-lots are able to commit aviation. Here’s a quick glance at some of the issues set for discussion this week.

Pilot’s Bill of RightsWhen U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

landed his twin Cessna on a Texas air-port’s closed runway in 2010, he got an education in how one-sided the FAA’s enforcement process can be. By the time the agency finished its investigation—and failed to find fault with Inhofe, by the way—he had some ideas on things that needed fixing. Those ideas became legislation he dubbed the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (PBOR). Ultimately, 65 senators co-sponsored the measure, many more than a simple majority.

Those efforts bore fruit in late June when the U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. 1335, Inhofe’s bill. An identical measure, H.R. 3816, was introduced

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GPS at 35: Rockwell Collins displays first antennaFor everything there is a first time. Your first kiss. Your first solo. Your first AirVenture. So it is with the global positioning sys-

tem, better known as simply GPS. And this week, 35 years after its invention, the an-tenna used to achieve that milestone, pic-tured at DIRECTION, is on hand during EAA AirVenture 2012 at the Rockwell Col-lins booth, numbers 239-242, in the Main Aircraft Display area.

According to the company, the first GPS signal was received and decoded on July 18, 1977. That’s when a receiver assembled by what was then Rockwell International first “saw” the signal from a transmitter carried aboard the Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS 2).

The closet-sized receiver, pictured at DIRECTION, was cabled to the antenna on the roof of a Rockwell engineering lab in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and hand-posi-tioned by a young engineer, Dave Van Dus-seldorp, who had been with the company about a year.

AirVenture Today interviewed Van Dus-seldorp, who recently retired from Rock-well Collins after some 35 years with the company, about his experience.

“We had our ideas and dreams, and we

saw [GPS] had a lot of promise. But we never dreamed how widespread and inte-grated it would become,” he told us.

The first GPS reception was a near thing, according to Van Dusseldorp. For one, the antenna itself wasn’t designed for GPS but worked on the desired frequen-cies. For another, sophisticated satellite tracking capabilities didn’t exist at the time. Van Dusseldorp literally sat on top of the building, holding and aiming the directional antenna, and using a “cheat sheet” detailing the transmitting satellite’s elevation and azimuth at certain times to know where to point it.

“Our first attempt was successful,” he dryly pointed out, even with the one-shot use of the not-made-for-GPS antenna.

“It just happened.”Why rush things, AirVenture Today

asked Van Dusseldorp. “There was a contest at the U.S. Air

Force,” he told us, to be the first to receive and decode the GPS signal. Embedded in the satellite’s digital transmissions was a “special message.”

The challenge was to synchronize the bits and decode the message so that the U.S. Air Force technicians who engineered the signal would know it had been re-ceived and decoded—and by whom.

“We thought it would be some clever little saying like ‘Welcome to GPS’ or some-thing like that. We demodulated it, and it was just a string of 12 a’s,” Van Dusseldorp said. He explained that the string was cho-sen because it posed the greatest challenge for researchers to decode.

Once initial signal reception and de-modulation happened the receiver pic-tured was loaded aboard an Air Force C-141 cargo jet for additional testing. Those early

tests validated simulations and velocity up-dates as well as the receiver’s ability to de-modulate the NTS 2 satellite’s signals.

Today, of course, GPS is all around us af-ter migrating from military use—to civilian airplane cockpits, to our telephones, our cars, even our wristwatches.

And just as your first AirVenture cre-ated memories, so did the first GPS signal reception.

The rest, as they say, is history. AVT

Josh Baynes with Rockwell Collins examines the first GPS antenna. Photo by Phil Weston.

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Veterans from two legendary World War II military units, the Doolittle Raiders and the Tuskegee Airmen, are among the hon-ored guests this year during EAA’s Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air.

Doolittle Raiders Dick Cole and David Thatcher, two of the remaining five surviv-ing Raiders who 70 years ago this year flew a surprise bombing attack on Japan, are scheduled to appear.

Also scheduled to be here are mem-bers of the Tuskegee Airmen, the na-tion’s first African-American fighter pi-lot group. They include Charles McGee, George Boyd, Bob Ashby, Harry Stewart, Alexander Jefferson, Washington Ross, Harold Brown, and William Thompson. The Tuskegee Airmen, so-called for their training base at Tuskegee and Maxwell Fields in Alabama, overcame discrimina-tion at home and abroad to post a superior flying record in Europe.

“We are honored to pay tribute at Osh-

kosh to those who sacrificed and wrote one of the most important chapters in Ameri-can and aviation history,” said Jim DiMat-teo, EAA vice president of AirVenture fea-tures and attractions.

On Wednesday, the Tuskegee Airmen and Doolittle Raiders will appear in a must-see special program at Theater in the Woods, sharing recollections from World War II and being honored for their heroic service.

The Tuskegee Airmen will be featured in Friday’s 1 p.m. Warbirds in Review ses-sion at Scotts Warbird Alley. They will appear alongside a P-51, a T-6 Texan, and a PT-17 that each have the Tuskegee paint scheme.

Warbirds in Review features the Doo-little Raiders at 10 a.m. Saturday in Scotts Warbird Alley, honoring the 70th anni-versary of the historic Doolittle Raiders mission in World War II. Lt. Col. Richard Cole, 96, copilot in aircraft No. 1 piloted by

Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen to be honored

Jimmy Doolittle, and Master Sgt. David Thatcher, 91, engineer/gunner in aircraft No. 7, will appear with the B-25 Panchito.

A special screening of Red Tails, in-troduced by the movie’s iconic director, George Lucas, will be shown on Wednes-day at the EAA Fly-In Theater presented

by Ford Motor Company and supported by Hamilton Watches.

Other public forums and autograph ses-sions featuring the Doolittle Raiders and Tuskegee Airmen will take place during the week. See the EAA AirVenture Info Guide for details. AVT


Rod Lewis’s B25, in the Warbird area, is similar to Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders.


Returning for its 13th consecutive year as exclusive automotive partner of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Ford Motor Compa-ny brings several new attractions and fan favorites to the show this year. The Ford Hangar, located just off Phillips 66 Plaza, features interactive attractions and some of the latest advances in automobile technol-ogy, as well as many of the industry’s most revered classics.

This year, Ford’s commitment to bring-ing first-rate entertainment and attrac-tions to the EAA annual convention in-cludes an opening day concert featuring the Steve Miller Band, the Great Escape Ferris wheel, the Fusion EcoBoost ejection bungee, the Dyno Challenge where owners can win a trip to an NHRA race, nearly 100 Ford Tri-Motor rides, expanded car shows, and a blues-infused evening Saturday with Da BLOOZE Bros.

Ford has donated a one-of-a-kind, Tuske-gee Airmen-inspired 2013 Red Tails Edition Mustang for auction to support the EAA Young Eagles program. Over the years Ford’s unique vehicles have garnered more than $1.5 million to benefit Young Eagles efforts.

All Ford events and attractions are free and open to all AirVenture attendees. Ad-ditionally, Ford offers a special Partner Recognition vehicle purchase plan to EAA members.

“EAA AirVenture is an opportunity for us to celebrate our aviation roots and share our innovations with a very tech-savvy au-dience. We look forward to this every year,” said Edsel B. Ford II, a member of Ford’s board of directors.

Steve Miller Band to rock opening dayIconic American rockers Steve Miller

Band will play for a crowd of thousands of aviation enthusiasts on EAA AirVenture opening day. Ford is the presenting sponsor of the concert, which is free to all AirVen-ture guests. Concert activities will begin at 6 p.m. Monday adjacent to the Ford Hangar with Steve Miller taking the stage at 7 p.m.

Wisconsin native Steve Miller’s music is recognized around the world with more than 30 million records sold, including 12 Top 40 albums. No. 1 hit singles include “The Joker,” “Abracadabra,” and “Rock’n Me,” and other popular favorites are “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Jet Airliner.”

Ford presents the Fly-In TheaterFord Motor Company returns this year

as presenting sponsor of the EAA Fly-In Theater. Located adjacent to Camp Schol-ler, the open-air Fly-In Theater will offer free evening entertainment for attendees. Each evening at approximately 8:30, thou-sands of patrons will watch free aviation-themed movies on the theater’s five-story screen while sitting under the night sky. Each feature will be introduced by a ce-lebrity presenter or legendary aviator. The 2012 lineup includes Edsel B. Ford II, di-rector/producer George Lucas, Tuskegee Airmen, David Ellison, and director Chris-tian Frey.

Expanded Cruisin’ Legends car showThe popularity of the Ford Cruisin’ Leg-

ends classic car show at EAA AirVenture continues to grow. This year, guests can see

more spectacular performance machines than ever. Cruisin’ Legends will be host to the Dyno Challenge and Model T rides. In the Dyno Challenge, attendees showcas-ing their vehicles in Cruisin’ Legends will have the opportunity to see whose vehicle generates the best performance numbers.

The featured themes: Monday and Tues-day, Hot Rod Heaven; Wednesday, Tough Trucks and Thunderbirds; Thursday to Saturday, Mustang Stampede

Ford will present Da BLOOZE Bros as an added bonus to EAA’s Super Saturday. The ultimate tribute band to the Blues Brothers will take center stage for an ener-getic blues set from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as the Ford Hangar is transformed into the Ford Hangar of Blues.

Da BLOOZE Bros is led by real broth-ers Geoff and Chris Dahl. Their seven-piece band is one of only three groups worldwide officially sanctioned by Dan Aykroyd and the John Belushi estate for live performance of the legendary Blues Brothers material.

Model T experienceHenry Ford’s Model T revolutionized

the consumer automobile industry when it hit the market in 1908. More than 100 years later, thousands of EAA AirVenture attend-ees can join Ford in celebrating the innova-tion by taking rides in any of several Model T’s on-site with members of the Model T Ford Club of America, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cruisin’ Legends show area.

Ferris wheel, bungee launch, autographs, and other attractions

The Ford Hangar is among the most popular attractions at AirVenture each year. Technology on display will include Ford’s breadth of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, all-electric, and EcoBoost vehicles and ac-companying fuel economy and emissions performance capabilities.

The Ford Hangar also will feature the Autograph HQ with celebrities, aviation enthusiasts, legendary performers, and other special guests on-site at various times throughout the course of the event, inter-acting with fans and signing autographs. Personalities scheduled to sign autographs for fans at the Ford Hangar include the AeroShell Team, World War II ace Bud Anderson, Vietnam pilot Gen. Dan Cherry, and SR-71 pilots.

Ford has added even more excitement with two new additions: the Great Escape Ferris wheel and the Fusion EcoBoost bun-gee launch.

The Great Escape Ferris wheel, stand-ing 50 feet high, will offer its passengers one of the best vantage points at AirVen-ture. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday.

“Ford has made a tradition of bringing unique experiences to Oshkosh, and Air-Venture visitors have asked regularly for a way to get a panoramic view of the grounds for photos or simply to see the thousands of airplanes from above,” said Jim DiMatteo, EAA’s vice president of AirVenture features

Ford Motor Company marks 13th year at AirVenture Oshkosh

The Ford Hangar showcases many interesting displays, including an "inside look" at a Ford.

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and attractions. “The Great Escape Ferris wheel is a terrific family-friendly activity that offers a view of the grounds most mem-bers and visitors have never had before.”

The Fusion EcoBoost bungee launches riders 45 feet into the air and will be locat-ed near Autograph HQ. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Ford Hangar guests can test their racing skills with the Ford Fiesta Rally Simulator, experience the Laguna Seca racetrack, and enjoy designing their own GT model and putting it through its paces with the SEGA Ford Racing Game. Campers should watch for the Ford Transit Connect distributing free ice cream each evening in the camp-grounds. And Ford will offer hangar visi-tors a chance to win a ride on a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft.

Ford and Flight: A history of firstsFord Motor Company’s historical con-

nection to air transportation will be evi-dent throughout the automobile manu-facturer’s presence at AirVenture. Ford’s association with flight dates back all the way to the company’s beginnings in 1903, the same year as the Wright broth-ers’ historic flight. In fact Ford was the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer at one point.

After World War I, having already put

the nation on wheels, Henry Ford decided to take the United States into the air, and in 1925 built the first Ford Tri-Motor air-plane. The Tri-Motor was the first to be used by the country’s commercial airlines.

Nicknamed the Tin Goose, it also was the United States’ first all-metal, multi-engine transport. The first Ford Airlines

flight took off in 1925 and in 1926 made the first domestic airmail flight for the U.S. government.

Henry Ford’s efforts paved the way for modern commercial air travel, including the construction of the world’s first mod-ern airport and first concrete runway. Hen-ry Ford also brought the famed assembly

line production system to aviation in World War II, as Ford produced one B-24 Libera-tor bomber per hour at the height of need by Allied forces. In 1984, Henry Ford was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame, and in 2002 was recognized as one of only 12 aviation pioneers by the U.S. Cen-tennial of Flight Commission AVT

Jeff Wykrent of Gobles, Michigan, takes flight in Ford’s EcoBoost bungee launcher.

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After years of testing and tuning work, LISA Airplanes’ AKOYA is being present-ed for the first time to the American public here in Oshkosh. LISA Airplanes was es-tablished in 2004 by Erick Herzberger and Luc Bernole.

The uncommon, stylish AKOYA can land on water, hard surfaces, and even snow. Its first public appearance was in Europe at AERO 2007, and the final ver-sion was completed at the end of 2011. This fully composite, high-wing design completed its first trial phase by mid-2011 and has been flying regularly—an average of four days a week—since early May 2012.

AKOYA is a high-end aircraft that is “different” than other amphibious air-planes. The sleek, all-composite fuselage allows AKOYA to reach 135 knots maxi-mum speed in the European ultralight ver-sion. The U.S. LSA version has a top speed of 120 knots.

What makes this French airplane unique? The 100-hp Rotax 912S engine is mounted on top of the vertical stabilizer in a tractor configuration. The fuselage buoys the aircraft during water operations. And, unlike many amphibious planes, AKOYA incorporates two hydrofoils on an other-wise clean, round, step-less fuselage design.

LISA claims it has proved the validity of AKOYA’s shark-like fins on the fuselage underside just below the passenger com-partment. These patented sea-foils give the AKOYA stability in the water and serve as the surface tension-breaking mecha-nism for lifting it from the water.

The most remarkable AKOYA capabil-ity is that it can land on snow in skiplane configuration; even with skis the gear is retractable. By the way, the aircraft was born with a tricycle retractable gear be-fore it was changed recently to a tail-wheel configuration.

AKOYA sports an electrically powered canopy and manually folding wings, with an optional electric folding wing. Maxi-mum takeoff weight is 1,430 pounds, with a useful load of 550 pounds, according to the company.

The French manufacturer is preparing to certify it as an LSA amphibious aircraft and plans to have an LSA certification pro-totype built by mid-2013.

LISA says the aircraft needs 650 feet to take off and land. It will fulfill the LSA-mandated stall speed of 45 knots with flaps retracted. Standard range is 670 nau-tical miles, extended to 1,080 nm with the optional 29-gallon fuel tank. A hybrid ver-

LISA AKOYA, the French can-land-anywhere LSA

LISA debuts its sleek, stylish AKOYA this week.

BY MARINO BORIC, EAA EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT

sion with solar cells on the wings and hori-zontal stab is also in the pipeline.

The company says the aircraft owes its relatively light weight to the use of sand-wich structures made of foam core and carbon-fiber reinforced skins along with aluminum and titanium for the metal parts. The price is $390,000, but LISA is trimming $20,000 off the price this week

for customers who deposit $5,000. The price includes complete pilot

training for the AKOYA, a three-year warranty, and three years of maintenance and three years of hotline assistance in its full package price. It also includes air-craft customization.

Learn more at the LISA exhibit, No. 446-457. www.LISA-Airplanes.com. AVT

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The bullet-nosed B-29 is operated by the Commemorative Air Force. Evocative as the aircraft that ended World War II, the Superfortress is a star at AirVenture 2012, providing flights out of Appleton this week.

Two young campers felt this Port-o-let needed unmistakable clarification.Time for a valve adjustment on the Ford Tri-Motor at AirVenture 2012 as Bruce Schreiber of Oshkosh works on the R-985 engine on the nose.

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• Cruisin’ Legends: See classic Fords and happy owners on Knapp Street

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In a year full of new features and attractions at AirVenture, EAA is also offering a grass landing strip, making landings safer and more efficient for many a vintage and tailwheel aircraft. The grass landing strip, located southwest of the ap-proach end of Runway 36L, is perfect for these aircraft, as well as those with a tailskid.

Because of the configuration of the airport and obstruc-tions near the runway, only landings to the north are allowed while the airport is using a 36L-36R configuration; no landings to the south are permitted.

To gain permission to use the grass strip pilots must first obtain a copy of the special approach procedure NOTAM.

Pilots wishing to land on the strip must communicate with the Oshkosh tower via two-way radio. On the day of arrival, a telephone call must be placed to the tower within about one hour’s flying time from Oshkosh to obtain permission to use the approach and land on the strip.

To keep the possibility of the wind or traffic conditions from impacting the ability of the tower to issue a clearance, EAA suggests an early morning arrival; per the AirVenture NOTAM the airport opens to arrivals at 0700. Pilots must also be familiar with the EAA AirVenture NOTAM, in case the land-ing clearance must be canceled and a landing on the paved runways is required. AVT


Aviation enthusiasts from around the globe descend on AirVenture each year, and the International Visitors Tent (IVT) is their official welcome station and assis-tance center. Located just north of Phil-lips 66 Plaza and behind the EAA Wear-house, the IVT is staffed by more than 30 volunteer interpreters collectively speak-ing 30 to 40 languages, who help visitors navigate their way around AirVenture, as-sist them in finding lodging, recommend restaurants, or render any other assis-tance needed.

Some 1,300 to 1,500 international visi-tors from about 70 nations register with the IVT each year, according to IVT Chair-man Michelle Bryson, all bonded by a common love of aviation. “Any issues that are major problems off the grounds don’t even exist at AirVenture,” Bryson said.

Native English speakers from Aus-tralia, the U.K., South Africa, and other countries also come to meet up with old friends they may see only here at AirVen-ture. In fact, the IVT was launched in 1974 to offer a warm welcome to an expected contingent of Australians, the first large international group to attend the event.

At one end of the open tent, a row of bulletin boards provides room for post-ings under the headings of more than 100 nations, arranged alphabetically, so visi-tors can contact friends and countrymen or leave other messages.

Interpreters also are available on the

phone to help vendors and exhibitors who may be having difficulty convers-ing with a booth visitor. Simply call the IVT (224-422-0384), and an interpreter can get on the phone and act as a remote translator. International visitors also can call the IVT if they need information or quick interpreting help, whether on or off the AirVenture grounds.

Most of the international visitors come via airlines, but a number of them fly from all corners of the globe in their own aircraft to get here. Over the years, numerous visitors have flown ultralights to Oshkosh from as far as Australia and South Africa. This year, New Zealander George Richards disassembled his Falco homebuilt, shipped it to Los Angeles, re-assembled it, and flew to AirVenture with fellow Kiwi pilot Darryn Morgan.

Among the highlights being recog-nized at the IVT during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: This year marks the 30th anniversary of Brazilian Claudio Can-diotti’s first visit to Oshkosh. He’s come every year since, bringing a contingent of South Americans typically numbering well more than 100, and sparking a home-building movement in Brazil.

For those who want to keep track of the international visitors’ activity, this year the IVT is adding a large tote board to tally daily numbers of registrants from individual nations. The weeklong inter-national party culminates with the In-ternational Visitors Parade on Friday at noon, when visitors march behind the flags of their respective countries.

The IVT also welcomes U.S. attendees ea-ger to meet aviation enthusiasts from around the world, and get information and establish contacts for trips they plan overseas.

“We get that a lot,” said Bryson. “U.S. pilots who are planning on flying to a particular country will come here be-cause they want to meet someone from that country.” AVT

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Russian art on the nose of a B-25 b0mber.

A group of teens on the sand volleyball court near the West Camp Store in Camp Scholler.

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As independent as pilots tend to be, times occasionally put the unfortunate among us in situations that require, as Blanche Dubois would say, “the kindness of strangers.”

Today pilots enjoy electronic assistants that stand at the ready to make that call for help—the electronic locator transmit-ter, or ELT.

Among the many suppliers, ACR Elec-tronics offers a wide range of ELTs and accessories, including devices targeted for military, commercial, and business jets; helicopters; and general aviation. They also have a line of personal locator beacons (PLBs) and emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs).

For GA users they offer the ME line of ELTs as well as the G406-4 and the SLB406. The ME line includes a base model, a portable model, and the ACE, or absolute cost efficiency model.

Rockwell Collins Exhibit Hangar C, Booth 3071.

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The DeLorme inReach is a different take on the emergency transmitter. This hold-in-your-hand-sized satellite trans-ceiver can be used by itself to send pre-set messages or to send an emergency SOS. And it’s a two-way communicator, so you can get confirmation your mes-sage was received.

You can pair the inReach with your smartphone to send and receive custom text messages from any place on Earth. Use its Follow-Me/Find-Me Tracking and Location capability to keep friends, fam-ily, and the authorities informed of your moment-by-moment location.

Garmin Exhibit Hangar D, Booth 4066. www.DeLorme.com

Emerging Lifesaving Technologies presents the first ELT with an internal GPS that is approved for general aviation use. Its ELT406GPS will read your current GPS position and add it to the standard 406 MHz emergency signal. Upon activation, a 5-watt signal transmits every 50 seconds to the global satellite system. Your location within 25 meters will then be transmitted to search and rescue. The ELT406GPS is a single-axis version, and the ELT406GPS-H is multi-axis for helicopter installations.

The ELT406GPS comes with both 406 MHz broadcast and GPS passive antennas combined in a single-blade configuration for easy installation.

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. Exhibit Hangar A, Booth 1041.

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The Spot Connect satellite commu-

nicator allows you to communicate from anywhere on the planet to friends, fam-ily, business contacts, or the GEOS Inter-national Emergency Response Coordina-tion Center.

Use the Spot as a standalone device to send simple messages, for SOS cries for help, or basic location information. Or you can link the Spot with a Bluetooth-enabled device to send and receive custom messages.

With the Spot you can send Check-in/OK messages to family or colleagues, or constantly update your location by auto-matically sending messages to a custom web page, or via Twitter or Facebook.

Hangar C, Booth 3058Awww.FindMeSpot.com/en

Exhibitors, send info about your AvTech products to [email protected].

Emergency locator transmitters BY JACK HODGSON


From the moment you mount the crew ladder of the only flying B-29 Superfor-tress, you begin to appreciate the men in their 20s who more than six decades ago took these revolutionary bombers into battle over Japan.

That’s the passion the Commemorative Air Force wants you to feel as FIFI motors over Wisconsin during AirVenture 2012, carrying passengers for the first time dur-ing an AirVenture appearance.

B-29 aircraft commander David Oli-ver is earnestly affable describing the B-29 and its fliers to crowds that gather wherever FIFI flies. He asks veterans to identify themselves to the invariable ap-plause of the crowd.

“We really believe that the stories of the men who flew it and the women who built it matter,” David says.

FIFI can carry 10 passengers in addi-tion to the crew—10 visitors to another era, experiencing history firsthand.

The lucky fliers are grouped six in the rear gunners’ compartment and four up front on the flight deck. A skinny alumi-num tube spans the twin bomb bays as the only path between two compartments, fore and aft; the isolation is palpable.

It emphasizes the B-29’s place in the bomber evolutionary tree. This is no B-17 or B-24, smaller bombers that lacked the Superfortress’ lengthened geometry. Migration through FIFI’s time tunnel is generally discouraged by the CAF, but it is easy to imagine using this lifeline to come to the aid of a wounded crewman over the Pacific. Like everything else about the B-29, the long, age-dented tun-nel speaks volumes about brave young

Flight aboard FIFI honors veteransSTORY AND PHOTOS BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

men writing a new chapter in strategic bombardment doctrine.

A flight back in time Shortly before engine start a red air-

craft anti-collision light atop the aft fu-selage bleeds pulses of color into the

interior through small holes. Even with Plexiglas gunsight blisters atop and flanking the fuselage, passengers some-times say this compartment reminds them of a submarine.

Perhaps—but only until takeoff when seat belts are dropped, and passengers scan

from the windows, rotate in the top gun-ner’s seat, and crawl farther back to the remarkably roomy tail-gun emplacement.

In the tail gunner’s station, the ful-crum of flight exaggerates every move-ment of FIFI’s long fuselage, giving ap-preciation of the skills tail gunners must

ABOVE: The battle of Cedar Rapids was won by the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 just before Fifi headed to AirVenture 2012. A passenger in the bombardier’s seat enjoyed the spectacular view from the apex of the bomber’s bullet nose. LEFT: Visitors lined the ramp in an arc at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to tour the B-29 Fifi last week before the bomber winged its way to AirVenture. Commemorative Air Force crewmembers say World War II infantry veterans sometimes visit the B-29 with tears of gratitude, saying it is the only reason they did not have to engage in a bloody land battle on Japanese soil.

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the gunner a wide field of view; passen-gers may twist forward and view both the horizontal stabilizers and the wings of the B-29, stretching out to the horizon or dip-ping noticeably to herald a banking turn.

Speech is possible at elevated levels in this evocatively noisy domain; passengers who were strangers on the ground begin joking and sharing sights and sensations the big bomber produces. The B-29’s thin aluminum hide is just a knuckle-thump away in the utilitarian fuselage; that real-ization adds comprehension to the dan-gers crews braved in flak-filled skies.

Up front, passengers sit in relative roominess. At the radio operator’s station, engines one and two are dramatically close, drumming out a steady power song.

The ultimate view, even better than that enjoyed by pilot David Oliver, is in the bombardier’s seat—the glassed cathe-dral of the B-29’s multi-paned bullet nose.

From here a sense of awe can sweep over a flier upon realizing the power a B-29’s bombardier wielded.

No matter how long the flight it ends too soon as FIFI’s crew reminds everyone to return to their seats for landing. Huge slab Fowler flaps roll out, and three sets of dual-wheeled landing gear drop and lock. A couple of audible chirps signal the meeting of rubber with concrete as the

B-29 completes another historic sortie. Rolling back to the ramp, the brakes

squeal a bit as a counterpoint to the throaty whisper of idling engines before FIFI stops.

One living-history mission accom-plished; another about to begin.

David Oliver says he figures it costs at least $10,000 an hour to operate FIFI. Rides and ground tours help the CAF off-set these immense costs while sharing its pride and joy with the public.

For the price, the Commemorative Air

Force offers an experience unattainable any-where else. From the time the gear leaves the runway until touchdown, you and your compatriot B-29 travelers are the only pas-sengers aloft in a B-29 Superfortress.

Anywhere. AVT

World War II B-29 veteran crewman Bill Hopkins went for another flight in the radio operator’s station of Fifi over Cedar Rapids. After the mission of memories, B-29 aircraft commander David Oliver offered words of praise and thanks for Hopkins’ service.


FanWing. Remember it.It could be the next wave in aircraft

design.FanWing is a design based on an unusu-

al wing concept that entered development in 1998.

The designer is Pat Peebles, an Ameri-can living in Rome and owner of a U.K. company. And his aircraft is far away from the classic understanding of the conven-tional fixed-wing aircraft—one that he plans to show in a full-scale flying example here at AirVenture 2013.

The label “fixed-wing aircraft” is tricky in the case of the FanWing.

Yes, it has a wing, but as the name itself says, it contains a fan—a horizontal fan.

The basic and actually simple idea be-hind it is its cylindrical fan in the wing—somewhat like fans in some air condition-ing units.

It promises amazing short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities along with great fuel economy, low noise levels, and exceptional stall resistance.

All this might seem too good to be true, but initial wind-tunnel tests conducted by Pat Peebles at the University of Rome have proven true much of the initial assump-tions in further tests at Imperial College London, and more recently in FanWing scale-model flight tests.

Advancing an earlier ideaSome might remember similar at-

tempts—older than half a century—of lift creation and airflow control on the wing that remotely resembles this concept.

But the FanWing is distinct. The easiest explanation of this concept

is that a fan in FanWing is actually a hori-zontal-bladed rotor—integral to the wing—effectively making a thick wing.

A cross-flow fan at the leading edge of the wing transfers the work of the conventional engine(s) to the air along the entire wingspan.

The fan pulls the air in at the front lead-ing edge, accelerating it over the trailing edge of the wing. The high lift efficiency is created by the air actually being acceler-ated twice.

First the rotor accelerates the air as the blades rise from the lower leading edge to the top (the lower portion of the fan is screened from the outside air by the low-er wing skin), and then again as the rotor moves back toward the wing’s trailing edge in the “free” air.

Because the rotor continuously passes air over the lifting surface, FanWing is, accord-ing to Mr. Peebles, insensitive to angle-of-attack—and that means reduced turbulence sensitivity, and he says, why the FanWing won’t stall. The air is always flowing over the wing and cannot detach from the trail-ing edge at high angles of attack.

The calculated (and partially proven)

flight data are helicopter-like, but at fixed-wing operating costs. The new wing is ap-parently making possible a quiet load haul-er with extreme-STOL helicopter speed performance at reasonable costs.

The resulting acceleration of the large volume of air over the fan and fixed-wing segment offers almost instant takeoff, and stable flight. Not only is takeoff very short, the fan wing aircraft—like a helicopter—has a steep landing-approach angle in the range of a 3-to-1 glide ratio.

Research and developmentIn 2010 former BAE Systems principal

concepts engineer George Seyfang—pre-viously responsible for technical flight assessment of major aircraft develop-ments—suggested to Peebles a twin-tail modification. Seyfang first assisted Fan-Wing almost 10 years ago for his then em-ployer; always intrigued by the design, he joined forces with Peebles a year ago on intensive wind-tunnel tests that resulted in significant improvements in speed, stabil-ity, and efficiency.

The developments together with Sey-fang’s own independent, published as-sessment and predictions in 2011 of the aircraft’s potential have led to a significant new level of technical credibility and inter-national interest.

Seyfang presented the latest FanWing developments in Venice, Italy, in October 2011, at the International Conference of the European Aerospace Societies. He has had patents issued in 10 major aircraft-pro-ducing countries worldwide.

After more than a decade of work the goal is to fly a two-seat experimental LSA airplane technology demonstrator at Air-Venture 2013. The demonstrator, which will be built next month in California, is expected to have an empty weight of 770 pounds (350 kg) and an LSA MTOW of 1,320 pounds (600 kg) and will feature a short fuselage attached to a 33-foot (10-m) horizontal-bladed rotor. Rotor, wing, and aircraft tail total span will be 46 feet (14 m) because of the double boom extending from either end of the rotor (wing). The aircraft total length, including the wing tails, will be 23 feet (7 m). The use of two 50-hp, two-cycle engines located on either side of the rotor was dropped in favor of a single Rotax 912 mounted centrally spin-ning the rotors to 1500 rpm.

Predicted takeoff distance is less than 50 feet (15 meters).

Flight control of the FanWing is assured through the rotor rotation speed and from the tail surfaces. The new wing twin-tail outboard stabilizer configuration avoids the strong downwash behind the wing and recovers energy from the upwash from the wingtip vortex. Today’s twin-tail FanWing uses elevons for control—elevators that

FanWing BY MARINO BORIC, EAA EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT

also act as ailerons. The earlier single T-tail version (prior to

2011) featured winglets with ailerons and was much slower than the twin-tail. That slow forward speed had been seen as an obstacle to FanWing’s commercial development.

Peebles hopes the demonstrator will lead to a commercial cargo lifter as well as general aviation aircraft. A scale-model twin-tail outboard stabilizer configured FanWing successfully flew for the first time in June 2011. Since then the scale model has flown tests as long as 20 minutes to an altitude of a few hundred feet.

Based on the twin-tail’s performance, a full-sized, 10,000-kilogram-class FanWing is planned to have a cruise speed of around 100 knots (185km/h) at sea level, as fast as most commercial helicopters; at 18,000 MSL flight speed should increase to approx-imately 150 knots since the FanWing lacks the speed limitations of helicopters.

According to Peebles in the event of complete power loss, the FanWing reacts like a helicopter or a gyroplane featur-ing steep but slow approach and ensuring enough control for a survivable landing.

Application aspirationsNow Peebles sees a wide range of appli-

cations for FanWing, ranging from military transport, to freight flying, firefighting, and crop dusting, thanks to its heavy lift ability.

Commuter flights, city center connecting flights, short-haul freight, and unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for urban surveillance are possible applications as well. The twin-tail is well-suited for freight work because its design allows easy loading through an unobstructed rear cargo door.

The first public debut after more than a decade of work was in June 2008 when FanWing made its first public flight dem-onstration as a UAV in Wales.

Initial FanWing prototypes had a lift ef-ficiency of 20 grams per watt of shaft pow-er; by wing design changes that increased 75 percent to 35 grams per watt in 2009.

This translates to a two-seater LSA FanWing needing only 50-60 hp, less than today’s popular LSA models using 100-hp engines.

Commercial interest has come from Chi-na, seeking a manned, short-haul freighter, and from New Zealand for an unmanned crop duster. Unmanned freight delivery is also likely to become an important segment looking beyond the 2020 horizon.

For details and more information visit www.FanWing.com. AVT

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Meet air show performers and automotive legends at Ford Hangar

The Ford Hangar will once again host the Ford Autograph HQ, giving AirVenture attendees a chance to meet air show performers, aviation and automotive legends, entertainers, and many more.

Ford Autograph HQ visitors will have a rare opportunity to secure an autograph, photo, or conversation with a celebrity, making great memories for years to come.

The free autograph sessions are scheduled each day, Monday through Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Monday: 11 a.m. - F-4/MiG-21 Vietnam pilots Gen. Dan Cherry and Nguyen Hong My

Tuesday: 10 a.m. - Air show performer Michael Goulian; 11 a.m. - Air show performer Rob Holland; 1 p.m. - Air show performers Gene Soucy & Teresa Stokes; 2 p.m. - Air show performers Matt Younkin and Kyle Franklin

Wednesday: 11 a.m. - Air show performer Melissa Pemberton; 12 p.m. - Air show performer Kyle Franklin; 1 p.m. - AeroShell Aerobatic Team performers; 3 p.m. - Automotive legends Jack Roush and Edsel Ford II

Thursday: 11 a.m. - Air show performer Bob Carlton; 12 p.m. - Christina Olds, author, Fighter Pilot; 1 p.m. - Tora! Tora! Tora! air show performers; 2 p.m. - Automotive legend Jack Roush

Friday: 10 a.m. - Doolittle Raiders; 11 a.m. - Air show performer Chuck Aaron; 1 p.m. - SR-71 pilots and crew; 2 p.m. - WWII Ace Bud Anderson; 3 p.m. - Tuskegee Airmen

Saturday: 10 a.m. - Iron Eagles air show performers; 11 a.m. - Christian Fry, movie director; 2 p.m. - B-29 Enola Gay navigator Dutch Van Kirk

Dates and times are subject to change. For the most up to date information, visit the autograph stage at the Ford Hangar.

New Aircraft Spruce & Specialty catalog available on grounds

The new 2012-2013 Aircraft Spruce & Specialty catalog is available on the grounds this week.

The Aircraft Spruce catalog, which now exceeds 920 pages in length, is available in three different formats: print, CD, and PDF.

Hundreds of new aviation products are featured in this year’s catalog, including various construction materials, hardware, airframe parts, engine parts, covering supplies, instruments, avionics, as well as books and videos on every imaginable aviation-related subject.

Stop by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Hangar A, exhibitor booths 1023-1029, or Garmin Exhibit Hangar D, exhibitor booths 4113-4114, to pick up your free catalog copy.

To request a catalog after AirVenture, call Aircraft Spruce at 1-877-4SPRUCE or visit www.AircraftSpruce.com.

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Dual Electronics announces new ADS-B receiver for tablets

As the FAA nears its 2013 deadline for completing the ADS-B ground network, demand is growing for low-cost ways of obtaining the technology’s promised flight and tra¢c information services.

Companies like Sporty’s and Garmin have solutions while Dual Electronics—perhaps better known for its high-end audio components—this week is rolling out its XGPS170 ADS-B receiver at EAA AirVenture 2012.

Dual’s o¥ering receives ADS-B weather and tra¢c data from the Flight Information Services-Broadcast and Tra¢c Information Services-Broadcast for display through electronic flight bag (EFB) applications running on iPad and Android tablets.

The XGPS170 delivers the data wirelessly through Bluetooth technology and provides GPS data simultaneously to up to two tablets or smartphones.

The XGPS170 works with a number of EFB applications, among them WingX Pro7 from Hilton Software, EFB from Global NavSource, i1000 from Digital Sectional, Reader Plates, and others. In the coming weeks an up-to-date list of compatible programs will be available at the product’s website, www.XGPS170.DualAv.com.

“We were very encouraged by the response to our XGPS150 from the aviation community, and are pleased to bring yet another sought-after solution to pilots,” said Greg Lukins, Dual’s vice president of business development.

“The new XGPS170 o¥ers the same quality performance, ease of use, and convenience to pilots who want the enhanced situational awareness and safety benefits of the ADS-B services in their cockpits.”

Similar to the company’s XGPS150, the XGPS170 includes a 12-28V charging adapter and a non-skid pad to securely hold the receiver on a cockpit glare shield. A built-in rechargeable battery can power the unit for up to five hours of continuous use. The receiver also features a detachable ADS-B antenna, allowing pilots to connect the receiver directly to an aircraft’s external antenna.

The XGPS170 also works with apps requiring GPS, including apps for car and marine navigation, geocaching, golfing, hiking, and many others. The company says its new ADS-B receiver will be available in late September at an estimated suggested retail price of $799.

Dual Electronics entered the market for portable ADS-B “in” receivers this week at EAA AirVenture 2012 with its XGPS170.

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Glasair sold to Chinese firm

Kit aircraft manufacturer Glasair Aviation LLC, of Arlington, Washington, has been purchased by China’s Jilin Hanxing Group Co. Ltd. (JHG), Glasair and JHG Chairman Fang Tieji announced on Friday.

“This is not an intent to buy; it’s done,” Glasair Aviation spokesperson Kate Dougherty told AirVenture Today.

Glasair makes the Glasair, Glastar, and Sportsman lines of kit-built aircraft and has delivered about 3,000 airplane kits to builders around the world. The original Glasair model first flew in 1979, and Glasair Aviation was established in 2001 when Thomas Wathen bought the Glasair assets from bankrupt Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft Inc.

JHG has established Glasair Aviation

USA LLC as the new operating entity for Glasair’s kit aircraft, and plans to invest substantially in Glasair’s existing product line, starting with the goal of certifying a production version of the popular Sportsman design. Tieji also announced the intention of “substantially” growing Glasair Aviation USA by acquiring and consolidating additional airframe designs and aviation-related companies. Tieji plans to retain Glasair’s U.S. headquarters, management team, and current employees.

Glasair Aviation founder Michael Via was unavailable for comment, but he and Tieji have scheduled a press conference for 9 a.m. Monday at AirVenture to discuss the transaction.

Hawker Beechcraft displays range of products and services

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is displaying eight Beechcraft products for AirVenture visitors at its display area this week. The company’s appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 comes amid its bankruptcy proceedings and at least two potential bids to acquire some of its assets.

The company’s exhibit will showcase its broad range of products and services, including aircraft from the Beechcraft commercial, special mission, and defense product lines, as well as aftermarket o¥erings from the Global Customer Support organization.

Located in Phillips 66 Plaza at booths 322-345, HBC will have a King Air 350i, King Air 250, and King Air C90GTx, along with a Baron G58 and Bonanza G36. Also on display will be a Bonanza XTRA, one of Global Customer Support’s most popular upgrades for the Bonanza model.

Making its AirVenture debut is the Beechcraft Multi-Mission King Air 350ER demonstrator aircraft and a Beechcraft T-6C military trainer. The Hawker Beechcraft T-6C demonstration team will perform a nine-minute aerial demonstration Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

Other special activities include an 80th anniversary celebration Wednesday afternoon. HBC will also have Beechcraft apparel and novelty merchandise available for purchase at

its Hangar Store merchandise tent.“We are inviting guests to our display

for cake in the afternoon on July 25 to celebrate Hawker Beechcraft’s proud 80-year history as an innovator and industry leader,” said Keith Nadolski, HBC president of Sales for Beechcraft Americas. “Oshkosh is always an excellent venue for us to connect with our customers and the general aviation community, so there’s no better time to celebrate Beechcraft’s eight decades of pioneering quality, safety, and performance in the industry.”

Recently, China’s Superior Aviation Beijing entered negotiations to acquire the company. Last week, Textron Inc. said it was also considering a bid for HBC. A U.S. bankruptcy judge recently approved a request for HBC to enter acquisition negotiation with Superior for 45 days. After that period, other interested parties could attempt to improve the deal in an auction supervised by the bankruptcy court.

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SAM Aircraft: The modern-retro LSA is born

For all those who always wanted the golden age airplane look but interpreted in a modern manner and using new technologies, here is an interesting new o¥er called SAM. The Canadian manufacturer SAM Aircraft (formerly Haim Aviation) is showing the SAM—a modern interpretation of an old airplane—in the North Aircraft Display, Booth 626. “It’s a real prototype, not a mock-up,” said Thierry Zibi, owner.

SAM Aircraft was founded in France in 2007 and relocated to Canada in 2009. Zibi designed a modern-retro LSA that is making its world premiere this week. SAM was designed to be compliant with LSA ASTM standards and the Canadian AULA standards. It is a classic-looking tandem, low-wing standard or tricycle gear monoplane that can accommodate—according to the manufacturer—two 6-foot, 6-inch pilots in a 26-inch-wide cabin. SAM has a semi-monocoque structure using a 4130 steel protection cage, covered with aluminum skins.

Three di¥erent models will be manufactured based on the same fuselage but will have di¥erent outboard wing segments. The common inner-

wing portion is rectangular for ease of construction; the individual outboard portion features 3 degrees dihedral. The customer can choose the model optimized for cross-country, short field, or high-lift characteristics. With three wing configurations (cross-country-CC, STOL, standard-LS), the SAM will be produced as both an S-LSA (the LS and STOL versions) and an experimental (CC version).

Three di¥erent wings mean three di¥erent wingspans: LS 28.5 feet (model on display), STOL 31.8 feet, and CC 25.2 feet. SAM wings are removable for long-term storage.

During the AirVenture launch, the SAM LS introductory price is $125,000 (which reflects a $10,000 show discount), and every customer will receive a leather interior, optional 6.00-6 tires, and a 7-inch Dynon display for the passenger at no additional cost. All firm orders placed at the show, accompanied by a $2,000 deposit, will also receive a new vintage-look leather flying helmet with protective glass lenses.

Besides the ready-to-fly version, a kit will be available. The only engine option at launch is the Rotax 912S.

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Canadian company SAM Aircraft (formerly Haim Aviation) is offering a $10,000 discount on its new SAM LSA kit this week at AirVenture.


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If you use your airplane for business – visit NBAA’s Tent #465 on

the fl ight line. Look for the Piper PA-46 out front!

Stop by to learn how Membership in the National Business Aviation

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EAA members benefit year-round from Ford vehicle purchase plan

EAA members can purchase discounted Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the United States and Canada as part of the exclusive Partner Recognition program o¥ered by Ford Motor Company and EAA.

This program can save EAA members hundreds or even thousands of dollars on brand new Ford or Lincoln vehicles.

An individual who joins EAA as new member during AirVenture will

have a personal identification number (PIN) generated immediately, with no waiting period.

Current EAA members can obtain their Partner Recognition program PIN at the Ford Hangar or at www.EAA.org/ford.

Members interested in purchasing or leasing a new Ford or Lincoln vehicle should visit the Ford Hangar during AirVenture this week.

Don’t miss your chance to win a 2012 Ford Mustang GT convertible

The EAA Young Eagles program is ra²ing o¥ a 2012 Ford Mustang GT convertible again this year with proceeds going toward EAA youth education outreach activities.

Those who purchase a 2012 Young Eagles ra²e ticket can win this awesome ride, or one of four cash prizes: 2nd prize, $5,000; 3rd prize, $2,500; 4th prize, $1,000; and 5th prize, $500.

Ra²e tickets can be purchased for $100 each at the EAA Museum or during AirVenture, July 23-29. A maximum of 1,500 tickets will be sold, and the drawing will be held on Sunday, July 29, at 3 p.m. at the AirVenture announcers stand. One winner per prize will be chosen and winners need not be present to win.

The 2012 Ford Mustang GT convertible is provided courtesy of Ford Motor Company and Kocourek Ford of Wausau, Wisconsin. For more information on the 2012 Young Eagles ra²e, call the EAA Development O¢ce at 800-236-1025 or visit the EAA website.

Network at teen pizza party after Monday’s concert

Teens coming to EAA AirVenture this year, EAA is offering you a chance to get to know more young aviation enthusiasts. John Hightower and Laurel Lehman invite teenagers to join them for pizza and networking with other aviation-minded teens at the Partner Resource Center on Monday

immediately following the Steve Miller Band concert.

John, EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower’s son, soloed his family Stearman in April, and Laurel soloed a Cessna 172 in September of last year. For more information and to RSVP, contact Emilie Lyons at [email protected].

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Oxygen systems division of Zodiac Aerospace to reveal new oxygen generating system

The oxygen systems division of Zodiac Aerospace will unveil its revolutionary new onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS) and general aviation crew mask for light, unpressurized single- and twin-engine aircraft this week at AirVenture.

This new system, Infiniox, will provide a steady supply of oxygen for six passengers up to an altitude of 25,000 feet. It can replace traditional high-pressure oxygen cylinders, be integrated with the aircraft’s avionics,

or operate as a standalone retrofit system with an integrated display panel.

“Infiniox represents a major step forward in convenience, comfort, and enhanced safety for pilots and passengers,” said Mark Gilson, director of business management for AVOX Systems Inc. “It will allow the use of oxygen anytime, anywhere without concerns about depleting the onboard supply or servicing and refilling the high-pressure oxygen cylinder.”

Safety will also significantly improve since concerns about passengers receiving sufficient oxygen will be addressed with metered flow rate capabilities. Several prototype units have been flying for more than one year with great success.

The Infiniox unit is 8 inches in diameter with an overall length of 28 inches. It’s designed to transmit directly to aircraft avionics for system monitoring and fault annunciation, and is fully protected against electromagnetic or

radio frequency interference.“Testing for Infiniox is already

underway,” Gilson noted. “We expect to receive initial supplemental type certification from the FAA by the third quarter of next year.”

The Infiniox and new GA crew masks should both be available by mid-2013.

AirVenture visitors interested in checking out the Infiniox complete OBOGS unit can visit its display at Booth 1107 in Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Exhibit Hangar A.

Sonex Aircraft adds new quick-build parts to kitsSonex Aircraft LLC recently announced

adding new prefabricated parts to its popular Sonex and Waiex kit models, making the airframe easier and faster to build than ever before.

Pioneered by the recently introduced Onex single-place aircraft kit, Sonex and Waiex complete airframe kits and sub-kits now feature

matched-hole formed parts. Adding more than 100 new pieces to each model’s kit package, the new parts lists consist of channels, angles, and clips that would traditionally have been made by the builder from preformed sheet aluminum blanks provided in earlier Sonex Aircraft kits. These pieces not only reduce fabrication work for the builder, but also reduce build time and

increase building accuracy. Builders can further shorten the time-to-

completion by adding the optional machined angle component kit upgrade, making tail, fuselage, and portions of the wing assembly fit together in almost no time.

The matched-hole formed parts kit will become a standard feature in all new

Sonex and Waiex kits, with parts available starting this September. Existing builders also will have the opportunity to upgrade their kits or purchase the new parts individually from the kit as needed.

Full details can be found at the Sonex Aircraft display at Booth 622 in the North Aircraft Display area this week.

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AirVenture ‘Dream Team’ forms as Schumacher retires

EAA is assembling a “dream team” of top air show performers and military and air show industry experts to assist EAA Vice President of AirVenture Features and Attractions Jim DiMatteo in directing the air show at AirVenture.

Joe Schumacher, who has directed the air show for the past 16 years, is retiring after this year’s AirVenture. EAA will honor Joe’s service with a ceremony just before the Night Air Show on Saturday evening.

“Joe’s departure has presented EAA with an opportunity that we didn’t expect to have,” said EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower. “And that’s why I have directed Jim to form a team of experts who can take the show to the next level.”

DiMatteo is a retired naval aviator who flew more than 5,000 hours in a variety of fighter jets during his service. Capt. DiMatteo’s experience is unique because he commanded the “aggressor” component

of the Navy’s TOPGUN operation for many years. The aggressors—enemy aircraft in the TOPGUN school—flew various jets so Navy and Marine Corps pilots could gain the real-world experience of dogfighting against dissimilar aircraft.

Before joining EAA early this year DiMatteo was also the international race director for the Red Bull Air Races over the past six years. The Red Bull Air Racers performed at major urban areas around the world including around the Statue of Liberty in New York; over the beaches of Barcelona, Spain; and along the Danube River in Budapest.

The Red Bull Air Races featured high-performance aerobatic airplanes flying through a low-level course marked by temporary inflated pylons. Red Bull Air Races pioneered dramatic video from cameras mounted on the airplanes that was then shown to the crowd in real time on enormous video screens as well as streamed live to its website. Additionally, the Air Races were broadcast on television to huge audiences in more than 180 countries around the world.

“AirVenture is a unique and wonderful event, unlike any air show in the world,” DiMatteo said. “Our new team of experts will come from all parts of aviation and the air show entertainment industry to identify and present the most exciting performances and attractions at Oshkosh every year. The EAA team will select only the most qualified, safest, and most entertaining performers for every show.”

“Jim, whose Navy fighter pilot call sign is Guido, has my full confidence,” Hightower said. “He has the national and international experience with absolutely first-rate air show performers, and many high-level contacts in military

aviation, to put together a true dream team of air show experts.”

The highlight of Schumacher’s years of directing the AirVenture daily air show has been the creation of the Saturday Night Air Show with lights and pyrotechnics on the performing airplanes, and on the ground. The dazzling light show in the air is capped by one of the largest fireworks displays that you will see anywhere in the country.

“The Saturday Night Air Show is a prime example of how the air show at AirVenture can grow and improve every year,” DiMatteo said. “My dream team of experts perform at and direct hundreds of air shows around the world every year. They know how to put safety first while presenting the most entertaining show.

“Our current aerobatic box does not allow the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds to perform at AirVenture, which we’ll address in the future, but there are ways we can present exciting flying by current military airplanes at the show, and we will,” DiMatteo continued. “The warbird performances are consistently among the most popular flying displays anywhere and we will continue to o¥er the best warbird show in the country. But people also want to see current generation fighters and other military aircraft fly, and we will do that.”

Members of the new AirVenture features and attractions committee will be named shortly after the end of this year’s show. But already air show organizers and FAA regulators are enthused to learn of the new concept in air show management and many say this new approach will keep EAA and AirVenture at the top and setting the standards for aviation displays for many years to come.

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Learn the latest in electric flight at symposium

The Electric Flight Symposium returns to EAA AirVenture 2012 on Thursday and Friday, bringing together experts in the field of electric flight to discuss the vision for the future as well as breakthrough technologies.

The Electric Flight Symposium is presented by EAA, AeroInnovate, and the Lindbergh Foundation’s Aviation Green Alliance and Electric Aircraft Development Alliance.

Open and free to AirVenture attendees, all symposium forums will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days at Innovation Hangar North (formerly the Children’s Activity Hangar) located on the north end of Wittman Road. Registration is not required to attend the symposium this year.

Interactive forums on Thursday will center on “future visions,” while “breakthrough technologies” will be the focus of Friday’s forums, which will include a new Ignite presentation during which electric aircraft innovators will present

brief descriptions of their latest technologies.

Thursday: Future Visions, Innovation Hangar North, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• John L. Petersen, futurist and founder, The Arlington Institute

• Dr. Mark Maybury, chief scientist, U.S. Air Force

• Dr. Don Hillebrand, director of Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Labs

• Chip Yates, founder and CEO, Flight of the Century

• Dr. Morton Grosser, president of MG Consulting; Gossamer Albatross team member and author of Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight

Friday: Breakthrough Technologies,

Innovation Hangar North, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.• Mark Moore, scientist, NASA Langley

Research Center • Dr. Don Hillebrand, director of Center

for Transportation Research, Argonne National Labs

• Ignite presentation - Brief presentations by electric aircraft designers and innovators, describing the latest to

come from their companies• Follow-up presentation • Lindbergh Prize

International electric aircraft group to meet after symposium Thursday

EADA will hold a meeting on Thursday at 1 p.m. in Innovation Hangar North. All interested parties are welcome to attend.

EADA is an organization supported by an international alliance of electric f light stakeholders, from kit plane manufacturers to multinational corporations, from pilots to engineers to students, from amateurs to professionals. EADA’s mission is to advance the development of electric f light by promoting and facilitating the safety, interests, and activities of electric aviation.

If you have questions about the symposium or the EADA meeting, please contact Yolanka Wulff, executive director of the Lindbergh Foundation, at [email protected].

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grounds available at the EAA Welcome Center until July 27.

Nightly entertainment scheduled for Theater in the Woods

With seating for 3,500 people, Theater in the Woods is the largest public gathering structure on AirVenture convention grounds, and its seats will once again be filled all week for outstanding entertainment and programming.

From the annual Sunday preview program through Saturday’s performance band The Boogie Knights, Theater in the Woods nightly programs typically

start between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Theater in the Woods programming is supported by M&M’S.

AirVenture 2012 Theater in the Woods schedule:

Monday: The Steve Miller Band concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. – no formal program at the Theater.

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Friends and family of the late Bill Barber and World Airshow

News will present the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship to Matt Younkin.

7:30 p.m. - EAA President’s Awards: EAA President/CEO Rod Hightower will recognize several outstanding EAA members for their dedication to EAA and GA.

8 p.m. - Join Ron Alexander, founder of Alexander Aeroplane Company, as he hosts the Piper Cub Program in celebration of the Piper Cub’s 75th anniversary.

9 p.m. - Winnebagoland Barbershoppers annual Oshkosh appearance.

Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. - FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta recognizes GA excellence with the presentation of the National General Aviation Awards.

8 p.m. - The Greatest Generation in the Air program honors the Doolittle Raiders and Tuskegee Airmen.

9 p.m. - Evening concert: Little TexasThursday: 6:30 p.m. - Teen event:

ComedySportz, hosted by Je¥ Skiles8 p.m. - Teen event: Meet and Greet to

the Beat, hosted by Je¥ Skiles

Friday: 6:45 p.m. - Presentation of the 2012 August Raspet Memorial Award for outstanding contributions and innovations in the field of aviation.

7 p.m. - Presentation of the 2012 EAA rotorcraft Lindys and other aircraft judging awards for rotorcraft.

7:10 p.m. - A film about a man inspired by the movie The Bucket List to fly 7,400 miles on his 74th birthday, with Mort Crim.

8 p.m. - Country music star Phil Vassar, with 19 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including “Just Another Day in Paradise” and “In a Real Love.”

Saturday: 7 p.m. - The Boogie Knights concert, a lively party band specializing in soul, funk, disco, pop, dance, and jazz music. Bring your dancing shoes!

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Emergency repair facility celebrates 50th year fixing planes

There’s no better place to have a mechanical issue with your airplane than AirVenture, thanks to the Emergency Aircraft Repair (EAR) center, celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing repair assistance to aircraft at EAA’s annual fly-in conventions. The EAR lends tools and provides repair advice and hands-on assistance for virtually any repairable aircraft problem, from a missing screw to broken landing gear or a damaged composite structure. Even before AirVenture 2012 o¢cially began, the EAR crew was hard at work.

“We just had a tailwheel break on a 1938 J-3 Cub,” EAR Chairman Cy Galley said, after one of the aircraft in Sunday’s Piper Cub mass arrival had a mishap upon landing. “We’ll have it welded up by tonight.”

Located on the south side of the Hangar Café, EAR is a service project of EAA Chapter 75 of Davenport, Iowa. Some 40 volunteers sta¥ the center, about half A&P mechanics, the other half homebuilders and mechanically inclined pilots.

“It’s a family a¥air,” said volunteer Mindy Leahy, of Davenport. “My dad drove me here when I was a baby and we came here every year, then I got married

and now I bring my kids here.”“It’s fun to help people,” added EAR

co-chair Jim Smith. “We’ve had people from all over the world come here and get repaired. They come to the window with their hearts in their hand saying, ‘Can you fix this?’ They’re awfully glad to see us.”

He and other Chapter 75 members started the repair center at the 1962 Rockford convention, after the A&P on the field tired of lending his tools to EAA members who needed to repair their aircraft.

“We said, ‘This is a service we should provide,’ and Paul Poberezny said, ‘Get it done,’” Smith recalled. “Three of us drove home to Davenport that night, got tools, and came back the next morning. That’s how it got going.”

Chapter members designed and built their current facility in 1999. It’s stocked with virtually every tool used in general aviation, service manuals, an air compressor, welders, a cherry picker, and other heavy equipment. Any pilot with a mechanical problem can borrow tools from EAR for do-it-yourself repairs or get advice and help from the EAR experts. With tow bars and Gators, the EAR crew can also pull aircraft right up

to the small ramp fronting the facility for repairs. (If parts aren’t repairable, pilots often can find replacement parts at the Fly Market, another reason to have your next mechanical problem at AirVenture!)

“We’ve had as low as 150 (repairs) and upwards to 300 in a single year,” Galley said, the variable number attributable to weather conditions.

The repair center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the convention, but help is available at all times. (Call 920-239-7795 or Galley’s cellphone, 309-738-0522.) “When push comes to shove, we can work around the clock,” Galley said. There is no charge for the service.

The EAR will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Friday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., with a cake and ice cream social.

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Youths to build Zenith CH 750 at AirVentureA group of Aviation Explorers will be

working on an airplane project in the Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Homebuilders Hangar throughout the week of EAA AirVenture 2012, and attendees are invited to stop by and see them at work. The project, sponsored by the nonprofit organization Aviators by Design, involves a Zenith CH 750 kit that will be brought to Oshkosh from Central County Airport near Iola, Wisconsin.

“The goal of the AirVenture project is not to complete the kit aircraft during the

week, but more importantly to get kids and adults involved in building an airplane,” said Aviators by Design founder Jerry Graf. “It will be a learning process that emphasizes developing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills and exposing flight to many with the aircraft homebuilding process.”

Teens from Aviation Explorer Posts 9868 and 491 will work together throughout the week on the Zenith STOL CH 750 aircraft kit, chosen for its simplicity and basic tool requirements.

Experienced light aircraft builder Tracy Buttles will supervise the project and act as a resource for the young builders.

After the convention, the airplane will be brought back to Central County Airport where it will be finished by Post 9868

members. When completed, it will serve as a marketing tool to get other youths excited and involved in aviation.

For more information about Aviators by Design and its educational projects, visit its website or Facebook page.

The partially completed Zenith CH 750 at Aviators by Design facility located at Central County Airport near Iola, Wisconsin.

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Rare A-36A to invade Oshkosh

The recently restored North American A-36A Invader fighter-bomber owned by the Collings Foundation is at AirVenture 2012. According to Gary Norville of American Aero Services, who did the restoration, it’s one of only three known existing A-36s in the world, and one of only two flying.

The A-36—also called an Apache—is a derivative of the P-51A Mustang or Mustang I as it was known in RAF service. The Collings Foundation airplane (serial No. 42-83738) rolled o¥ North American’s assembly line in 1943 but never made it overseas. A total of 500 A-36s were built at a cost of $49,000 each before they were replaced by the P-51.

It’s powered by the low-altitude optimized 1,325-hp Allison V12 engine and has a top speed of 365 mph. Norville claims the airplane is “the most authentic A-36 out there,” from the

wing-mounted dive brakes right down to the original scoop and radiator—which needed to be rebuilt after it had been modified by a previous owner to accept a P-51D radiator.

It carries the paint scheme of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group based in Italy, which fought in Operation Torch, and is nicknamed Baby Carmen. “It’s painted just the way it would have been,” Norville said.

The visit comes after plans fell through to bring the airplane to Oshkosh last year. The restoration took seven years to complete, Norville said.

“Oshkosh was always our goal,” he added. Plans are to arrive at AirVenture on Sunday or Monday from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and be on display throughout the week in the Warbirds area. This will be one aircraft you won’t want to miss.

See the rare A-36 Apache in the warbirds area this week.

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Chip Yates brings historic program, aircraft to Oshkosh

Electric-powered aircraft make great strides in performance each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Since last year’s show, Flight of the Century (FOTC) CEO and test pilot Chip Yates reached a speed of 202.6 mph in his company’s all-electric Long-ESA, a Rutan Long-EZ converted to an all-electric flying test bed. The milestone was met on July 19 at Inyokern Airport in California as part of a development test program and Yates is bringing that program and aircraft to AirVenture this week.

The naval air weapons station China Lake deployed high-speed telemetry, radar, and tracking cameras to capture Yates’ historic flight adjacent to its restricted airspace. After the flight, o¢cials from China Lake visited the FOTC hangar at Inyokern

Airport to corroborate the flight data.Engineers with FOTC have abbreviated

and expedited the initial taxi/flight-test program in order to quickly generate data, video, and knowledge to share with EAA AirVenture 2012 attendees this week.

“Our ability to fly long and fast without detection has definitely raised some eyebrows,” Yates said. “I want to see our high-performance electric powertrain and mid-air recharging systems used to advance the cause of electric airplanes in general and in the short term, the military applications are really interesting.”

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Around the FieldOne of the biggest neighborhoods at

AirVenture is the North 40 campground, nestled on either side of Runway 9-27. Each year it’s the destination of literally thousands of personal airplanes. And a large number of those pilots pitch their tents under the wing, and turn the place into a small town.

Thanks to EAA, the facilities in this temporary town have been steadily improving. A better shower facility was added a few years ago, and this year there is a centrally located restaurant.

The North 40 has almost 100 rows, and it can hold up to 1,400 planes at once. It’s not uncommon for it to fill, and then refill, as many as three times during a fly-in.

But for some, the best address in the North 40 is Row 1.

Eric Danner and his 15-year-old son, Andrew, are parked in Row 1.

Eric and Andrew are from Kansas City and made the five-hour trip to AirVenture 2012 in two days. They overnighted at the Tri-County Airport.

“The people at Tri-County are really friendly. And they have a wonderful restaurant. We had breakfast there Friday morning. It was great,” says Eric.

Their plane is a Maule M-7 with a 235-hp engine and big, sexy bush tires.

“Yeah, those are 29-inch bush wheels. It prefers grass over pavement.”

He bought the plane new in 2007 and flies it in and out of his own grass strip back in Missouri.

Andrew is a student pilot. He’s pre-solo with about 20 hours.

“He’s ready to solo,” says Eric, “but he has to wait until he turns 16 this winter.”

Andrew is learning in the Maule, but if he had his choice, he’d like to be flying a Husky.

Dad agrees, “We’ve kinda got our eyes on a Husky. ’Cause if we’re gonna have two pilots, we gotta have two airplanes.”

Steve Cox also is in Row 1 with his 1977 Piper Warrior.

Steve’s been coming to the fly-in since 2005, and he enjoys a mix of the on-field activities and visiting attractions around the Oshkosh area.

Steve flies the Warrior a lot back home. “I live in the south, so we can fly all year. Mostly recreational. A little business here and there. Used to do a lot of short flights, to lunch and things like that, but now it’s a lot of cross-country.”

Steve has brought his friend Stephanie

Ryan to AirVenture this year. She’s not a pilot, but Steve hopes this week will ignite an interest in flight training.

When she knew she was coming here she asked around about the fly-in.

“I told some friends about it. And

one fella said, ‘Oh, it’s the World Series; it’s the Super Bowl; oh, it’s the Masters of aviation air shows.’ He said, ‘You’re gonna have a blast.’”

Enjoy “Around the Field” all year long at www.AroundTheField.net.

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Stephanie Ryan and Steve Cox relaxing in their Row 1 camp spot.

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SubSonex jet prototype will fly in AirVenture showcase

Sonex Aircraft LLC’s first proof-of-concept prototype of the SubSonex JSX-1 will take to the Oshkosh skies during the pre-air show showcase presentations this week.

The SubSonex is currently scheduled to fly a five-minute demonstration in three of the week’s showcases: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. The showcase will begin between approximately 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. each day, just prior to the air show.

JSX-1 will be piloted by famed air show performer Bob Carlton. Carlton has flown much of the JSX-1’s flight-test

program for Sonex Aircraft LLC and is known for his Super Salto jet-powered glider act, also appearing in the air shows this week.

The JSX-1 proof-of-concept prototype is being used to explore the viability of the design for a possible aircraft kit product in the Sonex Aircraft lineup.

Using the PBS TJ-100 engine package, the aircraft has been extremely successful, and JSX-2 is already under construction, with enhanced features.

See the JSX-1 up close at the Sonex Aircraft display in the North Aircraft Display area, Booth 622.

Bogert’s solution to stuck oil filters now two-times stronger

Bogert Aviation’s 10M-OFT oil filter tool was designed to assist in removing a stuck filter without resorting to the traditional hammer, punch, chisel, and/or the huge pump pliers method, and now it has double the torque value.

Recent customer feedback indicated some filters needed a tougher tool, so Bogert Aviation redesigned the tool. This tool has been tested to withstand 60 foot-pounds of torque.

“The upgraded tool worked great and saved me hours of engine remove and replace time,” a GTX consulting representative said.

The tool works on engines in most aircraft, automobiles, trucks, boats, and other vehicles with spin-on oil filters.

For additional information and to purchase the product, visit www.BogertAviation.com.

Meet and greet air show performers at Tempest booth Thursday

AirVenture visitors who visit the Tempest booth in Garmin Exhibit Hangar D on Thursday between 11 a.m. and noon will have the opportunity to meet and greet well-known air show performers.

Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, and Kirby Chambliss will be available to chat and sign autographs at exhibitor booths 4079 and 4080.

Free “Team Tempest” T-shirts

autographed by the three performers will also be available on Thursday, while supplies last.

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For more information regarding Tempest products, visit www.TempestPlus.com.

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P-40C Tomahawk twice returned from the brink

The P-40C Tomahawk from Lewis Air Legends at AirVenture 2012 is a magnet for warbird fans because of its early birth in the long P-40 lineage. It is also a survivor with an amazing story.

Part of a batch of fighters shipped to England and then diverted to the Soviet Union, luck ran out for this Tomahawk over Siberia, where it crashed and slumbered in remote abandon for a half-century.

In the early 1990s, satellite imagery revealed the presence of two airframe shapes that turned out to be early Tomahawks. This is one; the other now resides in Paul Allen’s collection in Everett, Washington.

E¥orts to retrieve this P-40C went tragically wrong when an unexploded bomb detonated as the Tomahawk was being sling-loaded via helicopter from its Siberian crash site. Fatalities overshadowed the demolition of the P-40’s airframe, recalled Steve Hinton, one of the skilled warbird pilots who takes Lewis Air Legends aircraft to air shows.

What remained of the P-40C was shipped to Avspecs in New Zealand for rebuilding. There’s a lot of new metal in the Tomahawk parked on the ramp at AirVenture, but Hinton says “the soul of it is a combat airplane.”

Di¥erences between the P-40C and later models are significant. Though both are powered by Allison liquid-cooled engines, the early variant on this C-model has a much longer nose case that gives the Tomahawk the appearance of a receding chin. Hinton says the Tomahawk evolved quickly and simply from the radial-engined Curtiss P-36. Lineage from the P-36 remains in the Tomahawk’s rounded fuselage cross section, a vestige of the

need to fair into a round engine on the P-36. Later P-40s had reshaped fuselage contours to more closely map the narrow frontal area of the Allison inline engine, Hinton explains.

The early Allison engine generates less horsepower, but the lightweight Tomahawk “is actually pretty fast for the horsepower it has,” Hinton says. He finds it less stable than later P-40s, where a shorter distance to the propeller and longer reach to the tail on some models made those versions less fidgety.

The world’s supply of early Allisons, though tight, appears sufficient to keep a handful of Tomahawks flying, Hinton says. Owner Rod Lewis located one in a barn; word-of-mouth in the warbird community helps restorers and operators breathe life into these fighters, Hinton adds.

For the flight to AirVenture from Lewis Air Legends’ San Antonio home, Stewart Dawson flew the Tomahawk, averaging 45 gallons per hour of fuel consumption. With gasoline stashed in the fuselage, wing, and a working drop tank, Dawson had about 200 gallons’ capacity at his disposal for the trip to AirVenture.

The Tomahawk is in good company at AirVenture 2012. Lewis Air Legends also dispatched its famous P-38 Lightning Glacier Girl and a B-25J Mitchell bomber in Soviet wartime markings.

Dawson says Lewis Air Legends is not a museum—it’s a collection of significant military aircraft amassed by owner Rod Lewis, who shows the machines at various public venues around the country.

Can we expect more treasures from Lewis Air Legends? “He’s not through collecting,” Dawson says.

BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

Seldom-seen P-40C Tomahawk evokes early World War II on the warbird ramp at AirVenture 2012. This warbird was first shot down in combat and then nearly lost during recovery in the 1990s when an unexploded bomb detonated as the Tomahawk was being hoisted by helicopter.


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For husband and wife duo Meredith Tcherniavsky and Dana Holladay, it was a chance to satisfy a dream and check another thing o¥ their bucket list.

After purchasing a 1938 Piper J-3 Cub in Florida on New Year’s Eve 2011, the two almost immediately began planning an adventure that would take them to each of the 48 contiguous states.

The couple is about one-third through their dream after landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Sunday morning as part of a mass arrival of 75 Piper J-3 Cubs. Two years ago to the day, Holladay proposed to Tcherniavsky on the EAA grounds after meeting on Match.com.

Through Wednesday, their plane can be found in Row 74 in Vintage parking.

The two departed from Maryland on July 1 and hope to complete the 8,000-mile trip by Labor Day.

“We wanted to do it while we still had the physical capacity to get in and out of the plane,” Tcherniavsky said, laughing. Holladay even quit his job to make the trip.

They decided to fly the country counterclockwise so they wouldn’t have to rush to reach Oshkosh, which is the only scheduled destination on their route.

They’re writing a book about their trip, Fly the Plane, which will be out by the end of the year. Preorders for the book have also helped to pay for their journey and allowed $500 to be donated to a scholarship in the name of a fellow flight instructor.

The title of the book was chosen for a reason. “We learn in flying that when

things go bad, you still need to keep flying the airplane and then deal with the emergency,” Holladay said. “But in some ways, the title always applies to life. It’s about maintaining control of your life.”

The real story of the trip, however, hasn’t been about the flying; it’s been about the people they’ve met. People they don’t know have invited them through social media to stay with them, or given them hints about places to visit on their route.

The two fly about three hours a day in what Holladay calls the “the ultimate low-and-slow airplane.” However, their longest day was more than five hours to take advantage of winds. They also take days o¥ to sightsee along the way.

Both are pilots and flight instructors. Tcherniavsky has logged about 2,800 hours, and Holladay some 6,500. However, Tcherniavsky didn’t have tailwheel time until they purchased the Cub.

“Before I met Meredith, I never would have quit a high-paying job in this economy to do something like this,” Holladay said. “My mindset has evolved so I don’t worry about what will happen … and I know things will work out with her by my side.”

The trip has also taught them one other thing, thanks to the Cub’s limited carry capacity.

“Pack light and be creative,” Tcherniavsky said. “You learn how small of a bag you can get two or three changes of clothes in.”

To follow the pair on their trip or to purchase their book, go to www.HolladayAviation.com.

Couple flying J-3 Cub to 48 states BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

Meredith Tcherniavsky and Dana Holladay will present “Fly the Airplane: 8,000 Miles, 48 States, 1 Cub,” at the Skyscape Theater in the EAA AirVenture Museum today. Their presentation is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.


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NTSB to make 20 safety presentations throughout the week

Senior investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plan 20 presentations this week on a variety of aviation-safety issues further emphasizing the board’s new general-aviation priority.

Last year the NTSB added general- aviation safety to its Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements and released its first experimental amateur-built (E-AB) safety study.

“In Oshkosh, we’ll have tremendous opportunities to share lessons learned

from our investigations with an enthusiastic aviation community,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. “In particular, we’re looking forward to interacting with experimental air-craft builders to relay the findings and recommendations from our E-AB safety study.”

For the NTSB’s AirVenture 2012 presentations schedule and links to online resources, including a summary of the E-AB study, go to http://go.usa.gov/fI6.

Bruce’s Custom Covers donates to Young Eagles auction

Bruce’s Custom Covers has donated two custom-fitted aircraft covers as part of its support of EAA’s Young Eagles program in conjunction with the upcoming Gathering of Eagles event. Bruce’s Custom Covers is the recognized innovation and quality leader in protective covers for airplanes, jets, helicopters, gliders, and more.

The Gathering of Eagles is an annual event held during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. This year, the 27th Gathering of Eagles will include a series of fundraising auctions with proceeds supporting EAA Young Eagles.

A silent auction will take place Thursday, July 26, in the Eagle Hangar at Wittman Regional Airport, starting at 5:30 p.m. The highest bidder will receive an aircraft covering system from Bruce’s, custom-fitted to his or her aircraft. The cover will include a logo and/or tail

number imprint plus a du²e bag for storage. Each custom cover package is valued up to $550.

“We encourage our customers and partners to bid on these items,” Adam Ferris of Bruce’s Custom Covers said. “A well-built and properly fitted cover contributes to making flying safer and more enjoyable. Bruce’s Custom Covers is grateful to be participating in the Gathering of Eagles events and pleased to donate the protective covering solutions in its support.”

For more information about Bruce’s Custom Covers, visit its exhibitor display in Rockwell Collins Exhibit Hangar C, Booth 3092, this week at AirVenture or go to www.AircraftCovers.com.

For more information on the Gathering of Eagles event, visit www.AirVenture.org/gathering.

Donaldson Company highlights filtration solutions for general aviation aircraft

Donaldson Company Inc., a global manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, will showcase its dry synthetic media engine intake filters for general aviation aircraft this week at Booth 1110 in Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Exhibit Hangar A. Technical experts will be available to discuss products and answer questions throughout the show.

“Donaldson understands the needs of general aviation aircraft and offers the world’s most effective and economical engine filters for the most popular private airplanes flying today,” said Sheila Peyraud, worldwide general manager of Donaldson Aerospace & Defense. “Synthetic dry media filters provide consistently superior engine protection with at least a 98.5 percent efficiency rate, a key factor in controlling operational costs.”

E¥ective, reliable filtration is critical to aviation, since even a tablespoon of abrasive dirt passing through a worn or ine¢cient air filter into engine cylinders can cause enough damage to require an overhaul.

Donaldson filters are available for more than 75 models such as Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, Mooney, and Piper. These factory-specified filters do not require STCs and can withstand 500 flight hours or three years of use, with easy installation and maintenance. They can also be cleaned up to five times before replacement.

In addition to displaying filter technology, Donaldson is available to provide expert advice on filter installation, maintenance, and cleaning to maximize engine performance and enhance flight safety throughout the week.

For more information about Donaldson Company products, visit www.Donaldson.com.

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Frautschy to step down from VAA

H.G. Frautschy, Vintage Aircraft Association (VAA) executive director for the past 22 years, is stepping down from that position after the convention, the VAA board announced prior to AirVenture.

Frautschy, who also served as editor of Vintage Airplane magazine over that span, will join his wife, Brenda, on the East Coast, where she works in the medical field and serves on the faculty of Yale University. He will formally depart his current role on August 31.

“It has been a true pleasure to work with H.G. over the past 22 years,” said VAA President Geo¥ Robison. “We will miss his expertise, his attention to detail, and his valued counsel. We wish him the very best in the future.”

Robison added that Frautschy’s departure will present an opportunity to shape the future direction of VAA, the vintage aircraft special-interest group that operates as an autonomous unit within the Experimental Aircraft Association. Those future plans will include the administration and operation of VAA, as well as addressing upcoming opportunities and challenges to vintage aircraft.

Theresa Books will handle day-to-day operations of the VAA organization, while Jim Busha, editor of Warbirds magazine for EAA Warbirds of America, will be editor of Vintage Airplane.

“VAA’s mission remains unchanged—to support and promote the preservation and operation of vintage aircraft,” Robison said. “We have the finest organization in the world for those who enjoy antique, classic, and contemporary aircraft, a world-class venue at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to showcase these aircraft, and wonderful volunteers throughout the organization. We look forward to the future of VAA and the vintage aircraft community.” AVT


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A rare chance to see a rare Buhl

Aviation was changing very quickly during the 1920s. Designers everywhere believed they had an idea that would leap-frog the competition and establish their concept as the airplane of the future. The Buhl family, a fixture in the Detroit area and owners of a diverse set of businesses, were no di¥erent. In 1927 they decided to build airplanes and, in fact, received the first type certificate ever issued by the CAA for one of their early designs.

But the pinnacle concept for the Buhl Aircraft Company was the Airsedan. Airsedans have a sesquiplane configuration. On a sesquiplane the lower wing is significantly smaller in chord, span, or both than the upper. The design intended to create less drag yet retain the strength of a traditional biplane.

On display this week is the prototype airplane of the Airsedan series, which will be featured in today’s inaugural Vintage in Review program at 11 a.m. just outside the VAA Red Barn.

Larry and Fay Buhl, of Harbor Springs, Michigan, are the owners. Larry’s father was president of the Buhl companies in 1928, when it was built. The prototype, along with a restored Buhl Bull Pup, will be featured among a large collection of family and company memorabilia.

When the Buhls discovered the airplane, they called upon Andy Bowman, an experienced airplane builder and restorer, to examine the pieces and help determine whether the family should acquire it.

“Larry called me in September of 2009 and said, ‘There’s a fellow in Ohio that’s got an Airsedan,’” Bowman said. He went there to inventory the parts to see if there was enough to put it together for static display. There was, and the Buhls acquired it.

Bowman said Buhl had no expectation that the airplane would ever be flown.

According to Bowman, the CA-3C Airsedan actively flew about 20 years after leaving the Marysville, Michigan, Buhl factory in June 1928.

“Just like every other plane of the era, by the time it was finished it was obsolete,” Bowman said. “Things were changing so fast.”

The plane’s first big journey started only a month after first flight when it, along with 34 other airplanes, flew in the the National Air Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Reliability Trophy. One leg of the journey, from Milwaukee to Wausau, Wisconsin, very likely took the craft right over the top of the AirVenture grounds.

“It was in July, but I don’t think the show was going on,” Bowman quipped.

The only other flying Airsedan, part of Greg Herrick’s Golden Wings Museum in Anoka, Minnesota, flew as part of a 2003 re-creation of the 1928 air tour. It carried tour No. 8, the same number this plane used for the original 1928 event.

After completing the tour the Buhl settled in with a number of owners on the West Coast. What records still exist seem to indicate it remained in some sort of flying condition until the early 1950s.

Homebuilding legend Ed Marquart, member EAA Chapter 1 at Flabob Airport in Southern California, discovered the airframe in storage sometime in the 1960s. He acquired it with intentions of getting it back into the air…someday.

Marquart finally got the restoration project underway in 1995 and worked on it until just before his death in 2007. By the time the Buhls acquired the project, Marquart had completely rebuilt much of the fuselage, built new wings, and designed a new mount for a Lycoming radial engine in place of the original Wright J4.

The airplane did fly here to AirVenture. Despite early plans for a static display restoration, the Buhls changed their mind and Bowman completed it to flying condition. The plane first flew again on October 12, 2011.

However, once it returns from AirVenture 2012 the family has no expectation it will fly again.

“At least that’s the current plan,” Bowman said, “but things could change.”

BY RANDY DUFAULT

The Buhl family’s rare Buhl Airsedan very likely flew over the AirVenture grounds during the 1928 National Air Tour.

PHOTO BY RANDY DUFAULT

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New Dynon backup PFD for everyoneBY J. MAC McCLELLAN

I know many owners of conventional airplanes who look with envy at the array of advanced f lat glass avionics built for experimental airplanes. Without the burden of demonstrating their avionics meet FAA certification requirements, makers of glass panels for homebuilts can make new technology available much quicker, and for a fraction of the price. But the rules forbid owners of standard-category airplanes from permanently installing non-certified avionics in their airplanes.

Does it make sense that a pilot could be forced to fly with decades-old spinning-rotor gyros powered by a not-very-reliable vacuum pump when advanced non-moving electronic gyro systems are available and a¥ordable for homebuilts?

Dynon Avionics, a leader in flat glass displays for the amateur-built experimental market, doesn’t think so and has developed at least a partial solution with its new D1 Pocket Panel portable primary flight display (PFD).

The D1 is a small electronic display that measures about 3.5 inches square. It weighs just 7.1 ounces. Yet it can show attitude based on its own internal non-moving electronic gyros. It uses GPS to show ground track, groundspeed, and altitude, along with rate of climb. And it can operate for at least four hours on its own internal battery power or can be connected to aircraft power for indefinite operation.

Dynon configured the D1 like a conventional PFD with the blue-brown attitude display, a compass arc at the

bottom with digital track presentation, and speed on the left and altitude on the right.

Dynon ships the D1 with a suction cup mounting arm that can be attached to any smooth, flat surface in the cockpit. Or, if you have an empty 3-inch instrument hole in the panel a clever mounting pad uses little “fingers” to grasp the edges of the instrument cutout and hold the unit firmly in place. Those “temporary” mounting systems are important only for standard airplanes because you can’t “install” the D1. If you have an experimental, however, you can mount the D1 any way you wish.

I have to say that when I took the D1 Pocket Panel out of the box I was skeptical that it could be more than a curiosity during real-life flying. The display is plenty readable even in bright sunlight, and Dynon has an excellent reputation for the quality and performance of the electronic gyros in its panel-mounted systems, but the D1 is so lightweight and compact.

Could it really be a usable backup to conventional gyro instruments?

After charging the unit overnight I took it out to my Baron. The suction cup stuck firmly to the left side window and I could adjust the gimbaled mount so the D1 was level and near the corner of the cockpit where the windshield and glareshield meet.

The idea is to mount the D1 so that it is as parallel as possible to the wings and as square as possible to the longitudinal axis. You then use a little rocker switch on the side of the D1 to adjust the attitude display to match the attitude of the airplane. This all took only a minute, at most.

After takeo¥ and in smooth air I fine-tuned the attitude to match the level flight attitude of the airplane. And I was impressed that the D1 accurately matched the attitude displayed by the Garmin electronic gyro AHRS in the panel. The D1 stayed accurate in attitude through fairly steep turns of 45 degrees or so, and during shallow bank turns that can be an even bigger challenge for gyros when it comes to precision.

When I fired up for the next flight the D1 came up with the same settings so no adjustment of attitude was needed. After a few flights I became convinced that I really could stay right side up in the clouds with only the D1 as reference should that become necessary. And compared

to the old emergency fallback of a turn coordinator only to establish attitude after a vacuum pump failure the D1 is something like, well, about 100 times easier to fly. I get to fly many million-dollar jets with 3-inch PFD backup instruments in case all else fails and the D1 comes close to matching the performance of those very costly units.

But there are di¥erences between the Dynon D1 and certified backup PFDs, and that is heading, speed, and altitude.

The D1 shows speed, but it’s GPS-derived groundspeed, not airspeed. The “heading” display is GPS ground track, not magnetic heading because it has no compass sensor. And the altitude on the D1 is GPS altitude, not the pressure altitude of a normal altimeter or air data computer.

So, the speed you see on the D1 is true airspeed combined with the e¥ects of wind. And, depending on atmospheric conditions, the GPS altitude can be several hundred feet di¥erent from the conventional altimeter.

I don’t find the speed and altitude and track issues to be a big deal for pilots depending on the D1 as a backup. Nearly all airplanes—even those with glass panels—will have mechanical/pneumatic airspeed indicators and altimeters installed and those are unlikely to fail merely because the vacuum pump or spinning gyros failed. It’s easy to compare the altitude and airspeed on the conventional indicators to those on the D1 and mentally compensate between glances at the instruments.

And if you care about magnetic heading, the whiskey compass is always there.

The Dynon D1 is priced at $1,425 complete with the various mounting systems, charger, a power adapter cord, and a little portable GPS antenna if you need it; I didn’t. Compare that to the cost of a second vacuum pump, or electrically powered spinning gyros, or any of the certified AHRS backup displays; it is remarkably low-cost.

No, you can’t permanently install the D1 in a standard airplane yet, but now you have a¥ordable and reliable modern backup gyros just like the guys in the well-equipped experimentals.

Dynon’s dealers are selling the D1 here at Oshkosh this week. Check with Aircraft Spruce, Wicks Aircraft Supply, Gulf Coast, Pacific, and Sarasota avionics.

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