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EAA Brings Aviation Community Together for EAA Spirit of Aviation Week™ on July 21-25 The five-day event will include tage, aerobatics, ultralights, and much "As unfortunate as it was that the can- streamed and on-demand content, more. cellation of AirVenture 2020 took away encompassing nearly every subset of "Nothing can replace the Oshkosh that personal experience, countless aviation, with a focus on educational, experience in-person during AirVenture people and groups have stepped for- informational, and entertaining content. week, as that event personifies the com- ward to ask what they could do to vir- EAA's special interest groups will also mon passion we have for flight, in all its tually create something from Oshkosh be heavily involved, bringing highlights wonderful ways," said Jack J. Pelton, that brings us together as aviators and that include homebuilts, warbirds, vin- EAA's CEO and chairman of the board. See “Together” on page 15 planeandpilotnews.com Page 2 July 2020 PLANE & PILOT NEWS www.planeandpilotnews.com “Because, I Say So” Aviation Law Editorial Column by Beverly Hartong By William (Bill) Hayes

Tell Me What Bill Hayes You Think? Island Camping Adventure I hope everyone is do- decision pointed. But the rest of ing well and enjoying as to only provide a the the week South Bass much as they can of their web version when the vi- Island is an extremely summer. My column this rus broke and transmis- pleasant, quiet place to month is going to be very sion possibilities included vacation and camp. short and sweet! contact of paper. Our mail- There are lots of ways Those who normally re- ing company also closed to getting to the island: ceive our publication via for a short time and that for Lake Erie boaters, mail, may have noticed the further hindered our abil- sailing is usually not last couple months it has ity to mail. Then the en- more than a half day not shown up in your mail- tire shutdown and shelter trip. The Miller Ferry and box. We made the tough See "Say” on page 10 the Jet Express provide DISPLAY ADVERTISERS INDEX other ways of getting to Page # the island, we who are • A.E.R.O. 15 Camping in the Fall is not crowded. Taken in October of • Aero Fliers 10 pilots have our own air- 2019 I was the only person tent camping in the park. • Aero Structural Testing 6 port. • AeroPro Avionics 11 • Airport Windsock Corp. 6 There have been a lot ties. The weekend per- Put-In-Bay Airport • Akron-Canton Airport Aviation Park 10 of articles about flying sonality is exemplified (3W2) is a well main- • AOPA 5 in to Put-In-Bay, a.k.a. by Put-In-Bay’s unoffi- tained vital link for the • Appareo 9 island. 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Function- provided at the control- you’re not alone. It’s not ally, it indicates the flight lers discretion, and while exactly a staple in many is radar identified by ATC controllers always strive Private pilot training pro- and a number of advi- to assist participating grams and is easy to by- sories may be available aircraft in every way pass on the checkride. from the controller. possible, their primary But let’s rectify that here Some of the mystique responsibility is separat- and now because it’s a of VFR flight following ing IFR traffic. Many fac- service that every VFR is a function of initiating tors, including workload pilot should take advan- ATC interactions which and frequency conges- tage of and it could even immediately invokes fear tion, could prevent the be a life saver. Flight for many pilots. 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No AirVenture Tim Hartong Hello everyone, I can’t The grand prize winner of believe how fast June the very nice 1967 Cess- It was so rewarding to to attend and count the have been working hard flew by and now it’s al- na 150H Airplane N7128S be a part of this raffle days. We’re all going to to provide new courses, ready July. It was a long was Thomas Moffatt of committee, but believe miss Oshkosh this year. check out all the new spring waiting on every- D’iberville, Mississippi. me when I say a lot of I guess I’ll have to start and improved “Learn To thing to open due to this What a lucky guy! Tom hours and hard work go my countdown for both Fly” courses that they Covid -19 pandemic. I picked it up on June 16 into a venture like this. I Sun ‘n Fun and AirVen- have made. They have am glad now that every- and flew it back to his am excited that it was a ture for next year. been working really hard thing is starting to open home town in Mississip- success for our organi- Please keep support- during this pandemic, up we can fly to restau- pi. He let us know upon zation and our scholar- ing our advertisers, lets visit their website www. rants and sit and eat, returning home that he ship fund. As an orga- help keep them in busi- sportys.com for more in- whether it’s inside or out- loved it and it flew like a nization we have been ness! Times are tough formation. side, rather than taking dream. awarding flight training for aviation and anything We that’s all for this the food to go. So let’s all Additional prizes were: scholarships for many you do to support gener- month, have a safe flight. get out there and support Icom Radio- Ryan An- years. This year for al aviation helps. I know the restaurants!! It’s also derson from Veneta, Or- 2020, we were able to companies like Sporty’s important to patronize egon. An iPad along with give (8) eight scholar- the FBO’s and all the oth- a Stratus and ForeFlight ships winners each a er aviation businesses to subscription went to Da- $2,500 scholarship for help keep them in busi- vid Gilbert from Othello flight training. ness. Let’s do our part to Washington. A Bose On another note – I get this economy boom- Headset went to Joe Ste- was very sad when I got ing again!! fanini from Akron Ohio the email from the EAA Just a gentle reminder and $2,500 Flight Schol- about the cancellation of - please remember just arship from ECOPA, went AirVenture 2020, I could CUSTOM AIRCRAFT PAINTING because everything is to Angelo Bufalino from not believe it. It’s a year- open, doesn’t mean the Lakeland Tennessee. ly event that I truly love virus is gone. 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The photo fill them up with bleach Private pilots have your distance from that near Detroit. Bob is I saw of a twin prop with and Lysol. Every cou- it good. Really. nasty disease. retired now but began D-IRTY on the tail was ple hours they could Everybody else is shel- Do you believe they flying at age 15. During actually pretty clean. climb to a thousand tering in place, but PP’s cancelled Oshkosh Air his lifetime he’s flown I’d be a little afraid to AGL and spray down can shelter at 10,000 Venture? I mean, yeah, 78 different kinds of fly in the small single the town and airfield feet doing what they ok, a half million peo- aircraft. One of those prop labeled D-EATH, killing every flu bug in a love best. Of course, ple wandering around multi-talented individ- especially if Skyhawk 50 mile radius. they have to do it alone gawking at planes uals, he has been an D-EVIL was floating Oshkosh residents or with whoever it is flying might be detri- ATC tower controller along behind. would have the clean- they are living with mental to the health of and a TWA Pilot and You may think that est buildings in the rather than a bunch of probably 50 or more often sends me really the US is at a disad- nation. other friends, but as nations, but there is a humorous tidbits. This vantage when it comes Of course, every- long as the avgas tanks possible solution. They month he passed on to funny tail numbers one in the area would take credit cards you could bring enough some interesting air- because of the alpha- all have to wear white can pretty much keep agri-planes and forest craft tail numbers I’d numerics, but if you otherwise their clothes like to share with you. squint a bit numbers would acquire lots of As you know other can look like letters. little spots and it would countries use all letters For instance, N155AN take a whole year to get instead of a letter/num- is a Gulfstream belong- the grass to grow in the ber combination…here ing to the Nissan north 40 at Wittman are a few. Corporation. I won- NOVAK Regional again. Italian aircraft begin der if Stationair N16HT HELICOPTER & AIRCRAFT Most pilots have a with the letter I. It might only flies after sunset. MAINTENANCE great sense of humor, be fun to snuggle up to I wonder if the pilot of so I am surprised I have the pilot of I-KISS, but N911 has to declare Portage County Airport (KPOV) not seen any photos of you’d probably want emergencies a lot. jet aircraft wearing face to keep your distance As I mentioned, masks painted across from the airliner sport- Bob’s been flying for the nose. ing the identification a long time. A cou- It is difficult during I-SMEL. Another Italian ple years ago he was these times to be an defines it best, his forced to be ground FIXED WING ROTORCRAFT active person. Working Learjet sports I-RONY. hog, but his thoughts PISTON OR PISTON OR from home and get- TURBINE TURBINE A Cessna pilot from ranged back over the ting creative with meal Great Britain advertises years and he’s written making was interest- his availability wherever a poem that speaks to ing during the first five he flies with G-SEXI, but us all. weeks but lately I’ve he shares the sky with a been craving a steak G-BTCH. This does not Calling it a Career A FULL SERVICE MAINTENANCE FACILITY in a sit down restau- deter the piper aircraft SPECIALIZING IN MAJOR & MINOR He started as a lineboy. Age 15, and filled with REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS awe. Traded airport chores for flying time. FACTORY TRAINED: Impressed with all he saw. AIRFRAME ENGINES • Schweizer • Rolls Royce Soloed at just 16. Couldn’t conjure up a • Bell • Pratt & Whitney dime. But he’s richer • Robinson • Textron Lycoming than his fellow teens. • Enstrom • Allison Making that upward • MDHC & More! learning climb. CALL US NOW! SCHEDULE YOUR ANNUAL AND FLY WITH Hand on the stick. CONFIDENCE. CHECK OUR LOW FLAT RATE. Head up in the sky. Every day’s a joy that 9 A.M. TILL 5 P.M. DAILY he can be. Where the Photo of Rose visiting with Bob after an meeting local pilots fly. 330-297-0087 FAX 330-297-5829 with EAA chapter 113 in Detroit. See “Humor” on page 19 Page 8 July 2020 PLANE & PILOT NEWS www.planeandpilotnews.com Flyin’ Around Jim Opalka

I Thought it Would Never be Invented by Jim Opalka JIM OPALKA My last article has a modern face shield icity’ came to mind proven me wrong and with Covid 19 protec- when I ran into this I am overjoyed to have tion for pilots. Seemed information. I wasn’t been wrong. It was ti- impossible to me at sure exactly what Tecnam aviation face shield tled N95 Boom Mic for the time. I said it was ‘synchronicity’ meant, General Aviation. The unlikely that we would but I had a good idea. The synchronicity new Tecnam Jet A article started like this: ever see one that However, I thought was obvious in this powered P 2010 TDI “Really, a boom mic could accommodate a I’d better look it up way. About a week or (Turbocharged Direct with an insert port that 3M N95 or Niosh mask. so I don’t use it in the so before Beverly’s Injection) single; four is hermetically sealed Wrong again, Jim. By wrong context. I was next article was due, I place. in your 3M or Niosh chance, I found much fortunate. It fit. Syn- opened a new AOPA e But what really hit mask? Wouldn’t that more than just a way chronicity is “a simul- Pilot. I saw a photo of me was when I went be nice? And that’s to potentially deal with taneous occurrence of a single engine aircraft to Tecnam’s website. not all that would be Covid 19 problems in events which appear by Tecnam (a Capua, A pic of the mask that great for pilot and airplanes. This com- significantly related Italy based company) I envisioned in my pre- passenger protection pany is getting very but have no discern- that I had never seen vious article was there. from Covid 19.” close. ible causal connec- before. I read the ar- It was the mask for pi- Point is that I wanted The word ‘synchron- ticle. It was about the tion.” See “Thought” on page 12

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CALL BILL @ 440-829- 5-2 7758 OR 330-535-3348. 11-2 Recycle Page 22 July 2020 PLANE & PILOT NEWS www.planeandpilotnews.com “Camping” from page 20 dore Perry on Lake Erie. There are wineries and caves to be seen on the island. Of importance is Crystal Cave located under the Heineman Winery. This cave is the world’s largest geode. Approximately the size Aircraft Maintenance of a small three-bed- Jackson County Airport I18 WV room home, but under- 304-273-0700 ground, it is definitely www.wvplaneworks.com worth a visit. There is another cave, Perry’s Cave that is now part of Perry’s Cave Family Fun Center. It is much larger and is historically significant in that it was used to house captured confederate soldiers during the War Between Put-In-Bay (3W4) is a beautiful airport. There is a righthand pattern for runway 3. the States. Bring your own tiedowns. Perry’s Cave Family to avoid people hitting ment is still standing. vator to the top and it’s Fun Center has a min- the monument I don’t The Perry's Victory definitely worth going iature golf course, a know. The bend is no and International Peace to see. There is a his- maze, a children’s gem longer there, the monu- Monument has an ele- torical center and often mining, and an indoor butterfly house that AFFORDABLE there are live reenact- FAA APPROVED ments on the parade should not be missed. CONVENIENT field. Obviously more In downtown Put-In- SAFE activities occur during Bay there are plenty of the weekend then dur- restaurants and I would ing the week. There’s be remiss if I didn’t men- Eagleflightsim.com also a movie theater tion that the world’s best 440-497-0374 in the historical cen- clam chowder is avail- ter that offers frequent able on the Boardwalk 20-minute programs and the Upper Deck. that provide the history Not many will disagree of the monument and with the local claim that the victory of Commo- See “Adventure” on page 23 Please Recycle

This is the view from any of the cliff campsites. You can also see Ceder Point and Port Clinton.

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You have a great view of Perry's Monument from the Upper Deck Restaurant. Perry's Monument is the 4th “I FLEW THREE APPROACHES, PERFECTLY, BY HAND WITH highest monument in the U.S. THE HUD, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR APPROACH EXPERIENCE. AMAZING!” is no Starbucks on the not wearing masks. I Ric Peri | VFR Pilot, VP Government & Industry Affairs, AEA island. I brew mine at kept my distance and home and bring it to the made it a point to eat IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU! island. outside. I find that social dis- If I had to give an tancing is not a problem instant description of while camping. Leaving Put-In-Bay I would de- my banjo on the picnic scribe it as a northern table does tend to keep version of Key West. Fly people away. In town on over and camp! all hospitality workers You can contact Bill are wearing masks and Hayes at WilliamHayes- there are signs encour- [email protected] HEAD UP aging social distancing. EYES OUT Most vacationers were j SAFE

South Bass State Park is in the center of the photo at the curved shoreline. The airport is to its right and Put-In Bay is top left. HUDs MAKE FLYING SAFER

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