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Electric Aircraft & Air Show Possibilities

On many levels the 2010 Electric Aircraft World Symposium was a surprise. Sponsored by GE Aviation and held at the EAA museum on AirVenture Friday, I expected a geek fest with a small audience of a hundred or less, because that’s the space available in...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 5:16 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Sikorsky Innovations, Burt Rutan, Electric Aircraft Symposium, FAA Administrator Randy Babbit, GE Aviation, Solar Impulse, Sonex e-Flight Initiative
Checking Out EAA AirVenture—Day 0

For the decade I’ve lived just outside of Oshkosh, my favorite excursion of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh always takes place on Day 0. Otherwise known as setup up day, this year was little different, all because of the weather. To say we’ve had a little rain...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 11:09 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, sport aviation, Cessna Aircraft, warbirds, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, SubSonex Jet, Onex, Sonex Aircraft Aircraft
Let’s Discuss the Future of Flight Training

As I write this, the start of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is five days away. Between the daily rain showers and afternoon thunderstorms (yes, it’s pretty soggy here) the air is growing increasingly alive with the sound of engines I seldom hear during the rest...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 8:40 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Pilot Population, NAFI, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
DC-3 Reunion Anchors Reflective Airline Arc

Reflection is an unintended consequence of a wide interest in aviation, and connecting past with present is the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh reunion of the iconic airplane that earns its keep still, even as it approaches its 75th birthday. Some call it the...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 4:38 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, General, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Military, airline flying, DC-3, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, C-47, Ernie Gann, North Central Airlines, R4D, The Last Time
Jet & ESA Fly From Sonex Hornet’s Nest

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Sonex Aircraft pulled back the curtain on its research and development department, called the Hornet’s Nest , and unveiled three projects it’s been working on for the past handful of years. One of them the E-Flight Power System...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2009 2:34 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, light-sport aircraft, Electric Airplanes, Sonex Aircraft, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, E-Flight Power System, SubSonex Jet, Onex
Paper Brain & Thinking Beyond the Checklist

In situations of information overload it’s easy to overlook or forget important things as the mind struggles to focus and make sense of it all. In the air, pilots rely on checklists and standardized procedures, and on the ground, as a reporter I...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 7:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, NAFI Master Instructor, Airbus A380, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, First Officer Jeff Skiles, National Association of Flight Instructors, Terry Lutz, checklists, US Airways Flight 1549. Captain Sully Sullenberger
AirVenture Update: Gemini Diesel Engine

In aviation journalism one never knows with any certainty what topics will capture — and keep — the readers’ attention. During EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 I wrote about Powerplant Development’s Gemini diesel engine ( Gemini Diesel...

Published Thu, Aug 13 2009 3:40 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Powerplant Developments, Gemini Diesel Engine, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Stars Aligning for Brighter Aviation Future

Ensuring aviation’s future by encouraging more people to fly has been attempted by many programs in the past. Despite their good intentions, their collective results are ultimately measured by the ever shrinking pilot population. But several events...

Published Sun, Aug 2 2009 11:26 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, NAFI Master Instructor, AOPA, NAFI, jeppesen, EAA, Remos GX, Sporty’s Pilot Shop, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, International Learn to Fly Day, Jack J. Eggspuehler Award
Replica DH-2: Modern Military Magnet

Nestled in a corner of homebuilt parking across from the EAA AirVenture forums campus is the small Replica Fighters Association compound. It’s where I annually visit with friends *** and Sharon Starks of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol . As usual, they...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2009 10:49 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, Valley Engineering, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, de Havilland DH-2, Aerodrome Airplanes, Replica Fighters Association
AirVenture Plans: An Overdose of Happiness

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is an overdose of aviation happiness. To avoid the pain (sunburn, swollen feet, and locked-up brain caused by information overload) of trying to do and see it all, a week before I make plans, keeping track of everything in Outlook...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2009 5:34 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, aerial firefighting, Airbus A380, White Knight II, Icon A-5, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Erikson Skycrane, Stone Cellar Brewpub

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