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Five Questions with Rose Pelton · eaavideo.org | With her husband Jack handling the duties of EAA's CEO along with chairman of the board, Rose Pelton has found herself with plenty to do and she seems to be enjoying it. She answered Five Questions for EAA's John Nicholson on Opening Day.

In the sky above Wisconsin: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s ... the Swiss adventurer ‘Jetman’ -Washington Post | A Swiss adventurer is making his first public flights in the United States this summer with his custom-built jet suit. Yves Rossy (eev RAW’-see), also known as “Jetman,” is making appearances at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Wisconsin. On Monday he demonstrated his carbon-Kevlar jetwing with four engines....

Teens Breaking Record for Flying Solo Around the World - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | July 30, 2013 - Jack Wiegand became the youngest person to fly solo around the world on June 29 at 21 years and seven days old. But it's a record that he might not hold for long. Ryan Campbell is making his way around the world, too, and should finish this fall at age 19. The two EAA members met on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 grounds on Monday....

Drawing on a Passion for B-25s - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Patrick Mihalek has been drawing pictures of North American B-25s since he was 8, before he even knew what they were. "My friends say aviation is in my genes," he says, laughing. After taking three or four Young Eagles flights and being a four-time camper at the EAA Air Academy, Mihalek dreamed of starting his own aviation museum, highlighted by a B-25J Mitchell bomber....

Invasion Stripes · eaavideo.org | World War II re-enactors created a realistic living history tableau Monday as they painted black and white stripes on a World War II C-53 transport.

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Five Questions with Wanda Adelman · eaavideo.org | The woman in charge of the control tower at AirVenture is retiring after 32 years with the FAA. Air Traffic Manager Wanda Adelman answered Five Questions for EAA's John Nicholson.

Airplanista at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Day 1: Can't This Airliner Fly Any Faster? - Airplanista Aviation Blog | Those who have been to AirVenture and now must watch from a distance as the aviation family celebrates all that is wonderful about this incredible event knows this...is...torture. As I write this, fat and happy inside a United 737NG at FL350 somewhere over a square state eastbound towards KORD, anticipation is off the charts as I think about what is waiting for me at the end of this day....

Young Eagles Award Winners Share Common Bond - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | They live in different places and have different jobs and interests. Yet this diverse group has a common bond; they share their love of aviation through EAA's Young Eagles program. While thousands annually give of their time to make the Young Eagles program soar, a few have been honored for their extraordinary efforts. This year's winners will receive their awards Wednesday at the EAA AirVenture Museum's Eagle Hangar....

2013 Catalina Air Show announced - Catalina Island News | AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - If the 2012 Catalina Air Show put a big explanation point on 100 years of aviation history, this year’s event promises to be through-the-roof with the addition of Scheyden Products as title sponsor. “We are very excited by this year’s line-up”, said show producer, Dan Teckenoff. “Scheyden, along with many Avalon businesses have helped, as partners, to launch the event with new performers that will be awe inspiring. The Red Bull Helicopter, piloted by Chuck Aaron, will prove that helicopters can fly upside down....

REDESIGN FOR RED ARROWS - airtattoo.com | THE LEGENDARY Red Arrows could be sporting a new colour scheme after pupils from a Bristol primary school came up with some stunning redesigns. Sam Ovenden, five, and Emma Iley, 10, were the winners in a competition to give the Reds a make-over, and they visited the Royal International Air Tattoo on Friday 19 July to present their designs to the star pilots....

Zero Makes News in Japan - Planes of Fame | Below is a report, recently shared with us by one of our Japanese aircraft restorers, noted in the Japanese nationwide newspaper, 'Nikkei', much like our 'Wall Street Journal' in the U.S. In the picture, you see our Zero displayed at the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.

At Farnsworth magnet school, donated jet will be classroom - Pioneer Press | FedEx is donating a 20-year-old cargo jet to serve as a classroom in St. Paul. The 153-foot-long Boeing 727-200F named Timothy will permanantly cool its jets at the St. Paul Downtown Airport's Holman Field. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the airport after the plane lands. Previously used to deliver FedEx packages nationwide, the aircraft will soon be used as a stationary classroom for aviation students at St. Paul's Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School....