Experimenter

October 2013

Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.

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AirVenture Dates Set Through 2020 Next year's AirVenture, the 62nd annual EAA fly-in convention at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will be held July 28 to August 3, but some subtle changes to the schedule have been made for future years to make sure the convention does not spill into August. Rick Larsen, EAA's vice president of marketing and communications, said, "We realize that the dates of EAA AirVenture affect yearly schedules for the entire aviation community as well as events throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest, so we want to secure these future dates to minimize conflicts." The dates for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh through 2020 are: • 2014 – July 28 to August 3 • 2015 – July 20 to 26* • 2016 – July 25 to 31 • 2017 – July 24 to 30 • 2018 – July 23 to 29 • 2019 – July 22 to 28* • 2020 – July 20 to 26* (*change from previous schedule format). Breezy Co-Creator Carl Unger Passes Away Carl Unger, whose unique Breezy aircraft provided thousands of flights to people over the past half-century, passed away Tuesday, September 24, at his home in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He was 82. The Breezy is one of the most universally recognized aircraft to emerge from EAA and the homebuilt movement. Carl's famous red and white prototype Carl Unger and his son, Rob, standing. first appeared at the 1965 Rockford EAA fly-in convention, where it created a sensation when he gave people rides from morning until night. He always appeared donning his distinctive red vest. The prototype Breezy was designed and built by Carl, Charles Roloff, and Bob Liposky, who used a set of Piper PA-12 wings and a factory-new Continental C-90-8 engine with a special pusher crank. After 25 years of flying it, Carl, EAA 25215, flew the airplane to EAA's Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh one last time in October 1990 before retiring the famous homebuilt to the EAA AirVenture Museum. more than 1,000 sets of plans have been sold. Thousands of people donned goggles and received a free ride with Carl in his Breezy, including an FAA administrator, Sen. Barry Goldwater, actor Cliff Robertson, and an entire Concorde crew. EAA Founder Paul Poberezny once said, "The Breezy has been one of the most popular airplanes [at Oshkosh] over the years, and Carl has given thousands of people rides at his own expense for many years. I give him a lot of credit for getting people excited about flying." Dorothy Hilbert Award Carla Larsh, longtime volunteer in the Ultralights area, member of the Ultralight & Light-Sport Aircraft Council, and EAA director, received the Dorothy Hilbert Volunteer Award, which recognizes an exemplary female AirVenture volunteer. A celebration of the Breezy design's 50th anniversary is planned for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. Since 1965, EAA Experimenter 7

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