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Cessna & Design , Citation, M2, CJ3 and CJ4 ar e trademarks or service marks of Textron Aviation Inc. o r a n a liate and may be registered in th e United States. 2 • TWIN & TURBINE July 2017 Contents July 2017 • VOL. 21, NO. 7 2 Editor’s Briefing by Dianne White Oshkosh Special Section 4 EAA AirVenture 2017 4 Preview of the world's greatest air show by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 8 EAA’s Jack Pelton Talks AirVenture 2017 by Dianne White 12 CAF Red Tail Squadron is 8 Back in the Air by Dianne White 14 B-29 Superfortress ”Doc” Receives a Hero’s Welcome by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 16 Ready for OSH: The 12 Third Degree by Dave McVinnie 20 Five on the Fly by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 23 AirVenture Air Show Schedule 14 by Dianne White 26 Look Up. Look Down... Look Out! A basic guide to your onboard radar by Joe Ratterman 34 Legally Speaking A load of bread, a jug of wine and the FAA 16 by Jerry H. Trachtman From the Flight Deck 36 Directions by Kevin R. 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July 2017 TWIN & TURBINE • 1 e ditor’s bybriefing Dianne White Only at Oshkosh t was the afternoon of Monday, July 25, 2016, and the • We’ve all seen plenty of Cessna 172s (more than 40,000 I first day of the AirVenture Oshkosh air show. Having just were built). But the very first one, Serial No. 1, has been arrived, my husband and I hustled our way closer to flight newly restored and will be on display. line to watch a massive red-and-white Martin JRM Mars • Space heroes from the Apollo program, including Buzz water bomber line up for a low pass. As the last one of its Aldrin, Jack Schmitt, Frank Borman, Walt Cunningham, type still flying, the “Hawaii Mars II” was used to fight fires Fred Haise, Jim Lovell and Al Worden. All will attend an in Canada, and before that, served as a Navy long-range Apollo reunion Friday, July 28, at Theater in the Woods. patrol aircraft. • The only flying Douglass A-20 Havoc. More than 7,000 With its four massive Wright Cyclone 2,500-hp radial of the twin-engine light bomber were built, but only a engines roaring, the Martin Mars lumbered along a few few survive. hundred feet over the field, so large that it seemed suspended. As the plane approached midfield, the pilot released • 10th anniversary of WomenVenture. The goal with the 7,200 gallons of Lake Winnebago water on Runway 36, first event was to take a photo of the world’s largest BendixKing creating a dramatic white curtain of spray across the sky. gathering of female pilots. This year, in addition to the After watching the spectacle with mouths agape, we turned to photo, EAA will host the first WomenVenture Full Page each other said the three words thousands of other AirVenture Social Monday, July 24, where attendees can meet 4/C Ad attendees have uttered for decades: and network with like-minded women. 3 “Only at Oshkosh.” • Less traditional forms of aviation at Twilight Fest. On aerospace.honeywell.com/AeroWave Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, you Whether it’s your first trip or your 25th, AirVenture 2017 can watch STOL flying, a variety of fixed-wing ultralights, promises to offer something that you have never seen before. gyroplanes and RC planes. It all takes place at the In some cases, you may never again. Here’s a few Oshkosh Fun Fly Zone. “specials,” that you’ll surely want to see: • Barenaked Ladies. We’re talking about the band, which • The Blue Angels. ‘Nuff said. will perform at the opening night concert. • FIFI and Doc flying together. As the only two B-29’s still As my husband and I approach our 25th anniversary of flyable, a flight of two B-29s hasn’t happened for decades. attending Oshkosh, it’s fun to reflect on the many adventures Other big bombers will be there as well, including more and trips “behind the cheddar curtain” to attend the greatest than a dozen B-25’s, a B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer. air show on earth. We’ve made the trip in a number of • The lone remaining veteran of the famed Doolittle Raiders different aircraft over the years; once I even caught a ride present to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the daring home in a Beech Starship. We’ve collected many funny WWII mission. On the evening of July 26, 101-year-old stories and memories of things we saw and did at Oshkosh. Dick Cole, who was co-pilot for Lt. Col. James Doolittle But more than anything, it’s a warm, wonderful place where in the lead aircraft, will be honored. we can join up with our aviator friends, find a cold drink and take up right where we left off. • A field of yellow Piper J-3 Cubs in celebration of the type’s 80th anniversary. Nearly 100 will arrive en masse Those moments truly are “only at Oshkosh.” Sunday, July 23. • C-123 Thunder Pig, one of the few remaining, only one flying and an unsung hero of the Vietnam War. 2 • TWIN & TURBINE July 2017 BendixKing Full Page 4/C Ad 3 aerospace.honeywell.com/AeroWave PHOTO: JIM KOEPNICK B-29 Superfortress FIFI overflies Oshkosh Airventure. EAA AirVenture 2017 Preview of the world's greatest air show by Rebecca Groom Jacobs " ow, you're a pilot? Aren't you afraid of those little planes? Is it expensive?" For one week, every year, there is magical place where questions like these stop at the gate. Because for that one week, every year, the world’s greatest collection of aircraft and aviation W enthusiasts come together to celebrate EAA AirVenture – most often known simply as Oshkosh.