EAA Sport Aviation - February 2012

AirVenture 2012 Advance
Purchase Tickets Now Available

Admission, camping, and aircraft rides

ADVANCE PURCHASE of admission tickets and camping are now
available for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. The 60th annual
gathering will be held July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport.

Both EAA members and non-members may purchase tickets in advance via a secure website, allowing them to speed through the admissions process when they arrive on-site. Daily and weekly admissions are available; discounts are available to those who pre-purchase AirVenture tickets online before June 15, 2012, including $2 off daily adult admissions and $5 off weekly adult admissions.

Advance purchase camping for Camp Scholler, which opens
on June 22, 2012, provides the convenience of express registration
at the campground entrance, including specially designated lines
on peak arrival dates.
Additionally, attendees can pre-purchase flights on EAA’s
historic B- 17 Aluminum Overcast or a vintage Ford Tri-Motor to
avoid the lines and get more out of their AirVenture experience.
To access the advance ticketing area, visit www.AirVenture.org
and click on the “Buy Tickets” link. Advance online purchasers
can also select from limited edition AirVenture merchandise.
Advance admission ticketing is made possible through sup-
port from Jeppesen.

WAG-AERO CO-FOUNDER PASSES

RICHARD “DICK” WAGNER, EAA 25491, VAA 4, and co-founder of Wag-Aero, passed away at his Lyons, Wisconsin, home on New Year’s Day. He was 74. An active member of EAA from the 1960s into the 1990s, along with Paul Poberezny, Buck Hilbert, and Jack Cox, he was one of the founding members of EAA’s Antique/Classic Division, serving as its first secretary.

“Dick approached everything in life with zest and determi-
nation,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman emeritus. “He’d do
what he said and get it done.”
Later, Dick was instrumental in helping EAA restore Ford
Tri-Motor NC8407, and worked as a volunteer with EAA
Founder Paul Poberezny as EAA’s Pioneer Airport was estab-
lished behind the museum and EAA headquarters.

TOP PERFORMERS MAKE EARLY CONFIRMATIONS FOR AIRVENTURE

THE WORLD’S TOP AIR SHOW performers are confirming for AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Scheduled to appear are Chuck Aaron and the Red Bull aerobatic helicopter, the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Matt Younkin and his Twin Beech, Bob Carlton and the Jet Sailplane, and the Warbird Spectaculars (including expanded shows on Friday and Saturday featuring pyrotechnics).

Also appearing will be Sean Tucker and his Pitts, Gene Soucy and his Showcat, and Mike Goulian and his Extra. In addition, Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys will help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Piper Cub, as will the return of Kyle Franklin flying in his PA- 18 Super Cub comedy routine.

Additionally, the wildly popular Night Air Show and Fireworks will be held on Saturday, July 28, to thrill attendees with a mix of aerobatics and pyrotechnics all musically choreographed. Final schedules will be available in the weeks prior to EAA AirVenture and will be announced on AirVenture.org.