It’s our fifth day at EAA AirVenture 2009 and the fourth day of the show. Yes, we’re recovered our ability to tell which day is which, and even though we’re still a little bleary-eyed and maybe just a tad bit unkempt, we’re having more fun than airplane people should be allowed. Join our AirVenture intern Adam for another romp around the grounds to see why.
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![]() Lots of activity at the ultralight runway. | ![]() The amphibious light sport SeaRey. |
![]() The Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle. | ![]() If you’ve been watching the live AVwebCam – this is it! |
![]() One of the two tails on the VMS Eve/WhiteKnightTwo. | ![]() The restored cockpit of the de Havilland Comet. |
![]() Patty Wagstaff’s Extra 300 sits in the hangar waiting for an air show. | |
![]() Rob Holland prepares to go entertain the crowd with hardcore aerobatics. | ![]() The G1000 panel of a new Cessna Corvallis 400. |
![]() The all-glass panel of a Flight Design MC includes a new Garmin panel. | ![]() Bill’s Dream. This airplane has burned twice and been restored twice. It’s a very interesting story. |
![]() The panel of a Rotorway Exec 162F. This helicopter had 12 hours on it. | ![]() The wing-walker, at this point, was not clipped into a harness. |
![]() Jessica Cox was born without arms and just received her pilot’s license. Here she demonstrates checking the oil during a preflight. | ![]() A P-51 Mustang sits looking at the sunset. |
![]() Another display waiting in the rain for people to come over. | ![]() Guess they were all here – waiting to get into the A380. |
![]() An engine and the short propellers on a C-130 Hercules. | ![]() A Bear 360. The airplane for people who have a warbird inside of them. |
![]() Putting cowl covers on an A380 is an involved process. |



















