Whether planned or impromptu, there will always be something entertaining or informative happening here, including Gary Sinise and the Lt. Also, every night the weather permits, a giant, five-story outdoor movie screen will feature an aviation film introduced by a celebrity guest.
With all the top aviation talent, so many new and interesting things to see and do, and the chance to share a love of flying with so many who share those feelings, this Oshkosh event is one that the whole family should experience.
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This was built for a. To what do you attribute the success of the night air show? Did you expect it to be the success it was? But it was done within the ambiance of the fireworks, the concert and the display. This year, the night air show is part of our two-for-one day. It just worked. And different. What activities or events are you looking forward to this year? Every day, new things come up. How has the aviation community responded to the decision to recognize those two major aviation personalities?
And when he announced his retirement, this was the right place to recognize his contributions to the aviation community. If you want to honor someone, this is the right time.
To our members, especially those interested in design innovation, Burt has become part of the Oshkosh experience. And Bob Hoover has, throughout his career been the consummate pilot and aviator. Ken Griffey Jr. Thurman Thomas will likely be back. There will be a lot of people from outside the aviation community here because they love aviation. How has the community contributed to make AirVenture the unique experience that it is?
Oshkosh, the Fox Valley, has created a welcoming atmosphere. People are living here 24 hours a day and the ambiance and experience is part of one package. This partnership between the community, the organization and the people have built a package that keeps people coming back.
Our success, the total effort, should be a source of pride for everyone in Oshkosh. It should make everyone proud. Are you concerned about the economy influencing attendance and the success of the event?
We are working very hard. The best way to overcome the impact is to work hard to give people what they need. One side we can measure is our exhibitor participation. It speaks to our value to the aviation industry. Have you seen signs that the aviation industry is improving after a recession that was particularly tough on it? The decline is arrested, but people are adjusting to a new norm. The improvements will be incremental at best. There will be some tough times ahead. And there are some tough times now.
But we all have to learn to work within the new norm. Where do you see innovations like the jet pack taking aviation? Are projects like the Terrafugia at. Innovation takes a lot of directions. Innovation has many tentacles. Technology has changed aviation. Everybody has a bit of The Jetsons in them.
A healthy future is based on many improvements. Maintaining quality will take some new technologies and new qualities. But this is the inspiration location for innovators, big companies, little companies. They all see Oshkosh as a place where they want to be. His favorite thing about the five-day aircraft festival? Again, no surprise: airplanes. The show is on stage at the Theater in the Woods and will begin immediately following the afternoon airshow.
The show is included with the cost of admission for that day. Tippin credits his father, a professional aviator, for his love of airplanes since age 4. If country music and airplanes are his passion, then performing for U. He goes above and beyond the call by risking his life to perform for troops located in. From there two helicopters are ready for me.
By Jennifer K. Woldt of The Northwestern All they ever dreamed of was flying airplanes. Never did they imagine that careers as Naval aviators would lead them to trips to the space or allow them orbit or walk on the moon. Gene Cernan said. A Navy aviator for 20 years, Cernan spent 13 years with NASA and completed three missions to space: As the pilot of Gemini 9, as the lunar module pilot of Apollo 10 and as the commander of Apollo He few to the moon twice, and is best remembered as the second American to walk in space, but Cernan in was also the last man to leave footprints on the lunar surface.
I got to fly off aircraft carriers, I got to fly planes. But I know somewhere, 13 years of my life was carved out and took me out of my real world, got me on the path to space, and I went, came home and of course the thing I was looking for when I got out of space was another mountain to climb. Jim Lovell and Capt. Gene Cernan, who will talk about their experiences as Navy pilots and how that helped them to become astronauts with NASA. He wanted to fly them off aircraft carriers.
Growing up in a blue-collar family, he knew it would be a difficult dream to obtain. But after getting the chance to attend college through a Navy ROTC scholarship, he graduated from Purdue University in with a degree in engineering and orders to report to Pensacola, Fla.
Little did he know he would be come an astronaut who left his footprints not only in the history books, but also on the moon, where they remain, 39 years later. Naval Academy. Initially interested in rocketry, Lovell wanted to become a rocket engineer before he stumbled upon the naval aviation path, where in he would become a Navy test pilot for four year.
It was a path that prepared him for what he would face during the Apollo 13 mission. Lovell was the commander of the April mission, which suffered a critical failure while en route to the moon. Through the efforts of Lovell, the rest of his crew and mission control, the spacecraft was brought back to earth safely. Lovell, who made four trips to space, credits his ability to think quickly in a crisis to his background as a test pilot with the U.
However, while people may have a plan in place in order to attain their goals, they should remember that unexpected opportunities can lead to some of the most satisfying accomplishments. Woldt: or jwoldt thenorthwestern. Top photo: Astronaut Eugene A. Carnan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the Apollo 17 mission. Bottom: The crew of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission are shown in their space suits on their way to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Kennedy, Fla.
Associated Press. Do You Have the Advantage? Visit us at Omro Rd. Tucker has encountered his share of mid-flight emergencies. In fact, the year-old Salinas,. For instance, in Florida in the metal linkage to his control stick broke right after taking off at an air show, leaving him with extremely limited control of his stunt plane.
But by keeping his wits about him,. Sean Tucker waves to the crowd at AirVenture following an airshow performance. Tucker was able to manipulate the broken aircraft away from the crowd and out to a place far from the air field where he could safely parachute to the ground. Another time, while flying an air show over Lake Michigan, an engine line ruptured and sprayed oil all over his windscreen. But instead of trying to land his crippled airplane on the beach where thousands of spectators were or on a nearby road that was thick with cars, Tucker said he opted to try and guide his damaged airplane back to a nearby military air field.
It was close. Realizing that other pilots might benefit from his accumulated experience, Tucker started a unique aviation school in at the Salinas Municipal Airport for experienced pilots who wanted to build on their already significant experience.
Most days, Tucker, considered a living legend in the aerobatics field, can be seen over the skies of the Salinas Valley in the midst of one of three daily practice sessions he conducts to keep his air show performances sharp.
Check out our Golf Specials at glacierwoodiola. Please call or visit www. While some pilots apply to the academy just to hone their skills, many others are airline or business jet pilots with whom passengers entrust their very lives. A big part of what Tucker and his instructors teach their students is the not-so-easy task of keeping calm when bad things happen in the air.
We teach them to accept their situation and to start thinking their way out it. But the courses come with a significant amount of ground-based classroom time as well. According to academy instructor Ben Freelove, the curriculum is. Essentially, we want to reprogram their basic reactions to a loss-of-control event.
While Tucker normally works with veterans, he occasionally takes on eager beginners as well. Layne Lisser, 63, of Carmel, Calif. Jeff Mitchell writes for The Salinas Californian. Huron Street Berlin, WI Hightower joined the organization after a successful career in business, most recently as CEO of St. Louisbased Public Safety Equipment Inc. Since that time, it sure has not recovered in the way any of us were hoping.
It has had an impact on us. Q: Where do you see your opportunities to make your mark on the organization Since then, the long-time EAA you now lead? The culture of to provide flight training for hire in high standards that exists inside the amateur built aircraft and ultralights. Now, in terms of air and enjoy the things they love than professional development, they have ever before.
But it took awhile. The opportunities to learn how finance rules took about 10 years. And then you works, how to project manage. And uncertain economic times of the past I think it will have an impact. It will two or three years? Have those efforts, specifically social media engagement, been successful and bore fruit? A: AirVenture would not be possible without the organization that puts it together.
It is so because it starts at the grassroots. The organization and its more than chapters sponsor more than 15, events each year, fly 77, Young Eagles each year. We put more than 1, kids through the Air Academy every year and we fight for our rights and freedoms to fly. And all year long, we have a wonderful staff that helps members with everything from membership to the issues with their aircraft.
The chapters have aviation in their blood year-round. Q: Where is aviation going? Do these represent the future of flying or a small subset of traditional aviation? Not everyone wants to go off and do those activities. But they do show off innovation and imagination and creativity that can be applied in those situations. Every one of those entrepreneurs and inventors usually end up inventing things to further their achievement. A: This AirVenture is great. It extends your aviation sphere.
But this year in particular, I think there are some things that will be a lot of fun. One of them is to recognize the life and career of Bob Hoover. And then his accomplishments over his aviation career are just off the charts.
Not only is he a true legend in aviation, but his original Shrike Commander in which he performed his legendary aerobatic routines will be here. His Old Yeller P Mustang is here. And the music venues, I love. It did not return to the skies until last year, after it was refitted with newer versions of the R that are carbureted, run cooler and have plenty of reserve power—ensuring that Fifi will be thrilling air-show crowds for years to come.
Cessna Corvalis TTx. Cessna brought its new Corvalis TTx cockpit mockup to Oshkosh this year. The system features twin inch screens with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio and up to 16 million colors. The multifunction display is customizable and can be split into various panes and uses a touchcreen with an infrared matrix for better durability and reliability.
The G can be equipped with the optional GSR Iridium satellite phone and datalink system providing voice, text, email and worldwide weather reports. The U. Air Force Academy has decided that the Cirrus SR20 is the best plane for finding out whether a cadet has the right stuff to go on to full-fledged pilot training.
So it is taking delivery of 25 of them, and the aircraft will be designated the TA. The aircraft looks like a regular SR20, but with no wheel pants and no back seat. Removal of the latter saves about 60 pounds, a critical consideration at the high elevation of Colorado Springs, home to the academy. Sport Copter Gyroplane. Sport Copter markets its futuristic gyroplane as a low-cost alternative to helicopters for law enforcement. The Sport Copter takes off in as little as 50 feet and lands like a helicopter.
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