EAA News

News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

• LSA Mall showcases diversity
  Are you interested in flying but concerned with the cost of conventional aircraft or a private pilot certificate? The LSA Mall, located near the intersection of Waukau Avenue and James Ray Blvd., gives visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the opportunity to peruse a wide selection of light-sport aircraft (LSA), learn more about the sport pilot certificate, and discover affordable ways to take to the sky, all in one central location.
  
  
• Beech Baron turns 50
  It has been a half century since Beech delivered the first Baron, a model 55, and the Baron flies on as one of only a handful of piston twins still in production. In fact, Beech will build and deliver more Barons this year than last, and that's unusual for any airplane model in this economic downturn, 12 of them particularly special.
  
  
• Tecnam rolls out new flight center program
  Gone are the days when 30-year-old, "steam-gauge" aircraft on a flightline will attract new students. Instead, the light-sport aircraft certification rules and the sport pilot certificate have revolutionized initial training while enabling older pilots to remain active in aviation.
  
  
• Around the Field: Two long-distance fliers alight in Oshkosh
  Sue Black and Ed Schoene are sitting in front of the brown and white Cessna 210 out on the North 40 on a beautiful Friday morning during AirVenture 2010. The 210 belongs to Ed, who's owned it for seven years. It's a 1973 model, and not surprisingly, he really loves his airplane.
  
  
• Flying excitement down on The Farm: The ultralights live!
  The crowded traffic pattern, the sound of buzzing two-cycle engines, the roar of burners blasting as hot-air balloons are inflated; it was controlled chaos down on The Farm, and it was a gas!
  
  
• Owners, FAA prepare for aircraft registration changes, new fees
  For years, registering an aircraft in the United States was relatively easy, painless and inexpensive: Fill out a multi-part FAA form, keep the pink copy and send in a check for $5. Presuming no other complications, the aircraft was properly registered as long as you owned it and remained at the same address.
  
  
• Trappe flies 11.5 hours to Michigan in cluster balloon
  If you couldn't see Jonathan R. Trappe's aircraft flying over Oshkosh Thursday night, you must be colorblind. That's the only way you could miss his aircraft, a cluster balloon that is a federally registered aircraft with an airworthiness certificate.