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Upcoming Chapter Events

 4/12 - Young Eagles Program, West Bend Airport
 4/16 - Chapter Meeting
 4/19 - Fly-out Breakfast - Manitowoc and
      - Young Eagles Program, Mitchell Field
 4/26 - Young Eagles Program, Timmerman Field
 5/?? - Tour of Baker Hangar (date to be announced)
 5/21 - Chapter Meeting
 6/?? - Flying and Informal Cookout (date to be announced)
 6/18 - Chapter Meeting

By chapter vote, the deadline for the chapter patch contest has been extended. Bring your designs to the April chapter meeting.

Mailbag

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President's Message

A strange thing happened the other night. Sounds like the beginning of a horror story? Not exactly. Rather the story in this case is about the excitement being generated by people organizing our Chapter's first fly-in. Twenty-four people signed up at a recent Chapter meeting to help organize that event. Twenty-three people showed up at an organizational meeting (one was excused - she had a hair appointment that night, right Abbie?) Teams organized, captains appointed, fly-in date arranged, lists of issues generated, new acquaintances made, cups of coffee drank; all in about an hour. All of this took place on a blustery March evening when snow still barricaded the door. If the excitement and enthusiasm generated at that meeting is any indication of things to come at our fly-in, we're certainly in good hands. Hats off to those who stepped up to captain teams: Russ Kaye, Paul Lupton, Jim Pieper, Kyle Howard, and Allan Price. And thank you to all the volunteers who will be participating. Your Chapter thanks you.

Look for another exciting program to be unveiled to Chapter members. It's called VISION 2000, and it's our own Chapter's view of what our own Chapter will be like in the year 2000. Why are we thinking about the year 2000 when our Chapter is not even 1 year old? Simple, if we have a vision, and we translate that vision into a plan, we'll get there. If we don't, we'll be operating month to month, hopefully succeeding. VISION 2000 gives us a reason to succeed, a plan to pursue. Read about VISION 2000 in a separate article in this newsletter. And thank you for being a part of the excitement of your EAA Chapter.

Chapter Survey Results
by Steve Roensch

Thank you to those members who completed our chapter survey. The data has been compiled and summarized. Each question had between 40 and 44 respondents, or roughly half our membership. This is a large enough sample that the results are most likely representative of our entire membership.

The questions on flying and aircraft status allowed for multiple answers, so the percentages add to more than 100%. For example, many future pilots are also eager passengers.

About half our members are current pilots, with about another fifth planning to become pilots. In terms of flying status, we have lots of eager passengers. About a third of our members are aircraft owners, and about a seventh are building an aircraft. Roughly a third rent. In terms of aircraft status, we again have many eager passengers. In fact, 3 or 4 of every 10 members are eager for a flight, so there is no excuse to fly lonely!

Our members have well-defined interests in aircraft types. For every 10 members, the primary interest for about 4 is homebuilt aircraft, for another 3 it is certified planes, for 2 it's military iron, and the final 1 member is split between smaller categories. While the EAA is often considered a homebuilders' organization, our members' interests are consistent with the new EAA philosophy of promoting all aspects of general aviation. Although homebuilding is the largest single interest category, note that 6 out of 10 members have a different primary interest. Our programming committee and newsletter editors will consider these breakdowns when planning aircraft-related events and articles. Expect to see the whole spectrum.

The secondary interest question didn't provide much additional information, except to show that the classics and ultralights lead the small categories.

The aviation interests question allowed members to divide 16 votes each among 24 categories however they saw fit. For example, a member could give 8 votes to one item and 4 votes to each of two other items. Or a single vote could be given to 16 different items.

It is apparent that our membership strives for activity. Six of the top seven items get people moving: homebuilding, fly-outs, fly-ins, hands-on workshops, maintenance and restoration. The really exciting part of this is that it fits perfectly with our new VISION 2000 strategy.

It is reassuring that the only not-so-active item to break into the upper echelon is safety. On the losing end of the curve are the more sedentary subjects. It is clear that our chapter as a whole is not interested in sitting on their hands.

Overall, the survey sheds a lot of light on who we are, what we want, and where we are going. It is a valuable tool to be used not only in planning newsletter articles and chapter meetings, but in charting our course for the future. I urge everyone to spend a few minutes looking at these graphs, and gleaning some additional meaning out of them. Then let's shape VISION 2000 into a roadmap to take us where we want to go.


by Howard Kaney, President

VISION 2000 - what is it and why is it worth talking about? Well, VISION 2000 is a program endorsed and adopted by the Chapter board of directors to take our Chapter into the next century. Sounds like a long ways away, but it is really only 33 months from now. VISION 2000 says that we as a Chapter, guided by your board of directors, will:

• Develop educational programs and objectives
• Be a voice for general aviation
• Support EAA goals and objectives, encouraging individuals to pursue traditional EAA opportunites (e.g. homebuilding, networking)
• Commence planning for a Chapter facility to be able to accomplish all of the above

In order to accomplish this, VISION 2000 seeks 1 or 2 at-large members to sit down with the board of directors and make specific plans for this vision. Listen for some discussion at our next Chapter meeting about VISION 2000, and a presentation by your president on the program. And if you'd like to be a part of setting the course for VISION 2000, please contact any officer or board member with your ideas.

Chapter Raffle

One thing that's clear about VISION 2000 is that a substantial amount of funding will be necessary to attain our chapter goals. Our board has reviewed various fund-raising options, and is recommending a chapter raffle.

Consider this: Our 1st annual open house was an all-around success. Yet, in terms of fund-raising, about 40 man-hours of food efforts produced $467, or about $12 per hour. The data we have developed on our chapter raffle indicates that a conservative estimate is $100 to $150 per hour, after expenses. That's not to say that we shouldn't hold events with food service - we should, because it's an important part of our community presence.

Before you panic, don't - we have plenty of time. Our grand prize isn't available for a year, and we are planning the drawing for June, 1998. For our chapter's first raffle, awarding an aircraft was dismissed in favor of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle because of the wider audience. Our member Jim Dricken, of Van Beek Cycle in West Bend, is making available a 1998 95th-Anniversary Special Edition Harley. Additional prizes will also be awarded. Members are allowed to buy tickets, and incentive prizes will be awarded to a substantial number of our top salespersons.

Be sure to attend the April chapter meeting to get all the details on VISION 2000 and our chapter raffle. A raffle committee is being formed, and volunteers are needed. VISION 2000 lays a plan for all of us, including goals like a chapter facility, something that should excite every one of us. Getting there takes funding, so it's important that all of our members get actively involved. Let's make it happen!

CFI Tips

In the olden days, almost all landings in small airplanes were made power-off, so we were pretty well-acquainted with L/D ratio. But too many cooled-off engines didn't have what it takes for an abort or go-around, so recommendations evolved for controlling engine heat and performance with power during most of the landing approach to touchdown, as we do now - in the modern world.

Many small homebuilt aircraft have a power off glide angle slightly better than a plucked chicken, so to help it "get there", most of us use the throttle to control a comfortable descent rate for normal landings. That usually feels good, visibility is okay, and spacing in traffic works out well. But if it is done the same way every time, it becomes a "no-other-way", which may be as useless as mammary glands on a tractor if the fire goes out at just about any time during the landing approach. At that point a whole new and probably unsafe solution has to be arrived at in too short of a time span, during which the airplane becomes a high performance glider and airspeed, altitude and ideas disappear at the same rate of vaporization. The news media may speculate on the cause of the excessively short landing in the weeds. Do you hone your skills with occasional no-throttle, stabilized, best glide speed approaches to - and landings on - a predetermined runway spot? I recommend it, but wait for warmer weather.

Would you like to know what the altitude loss would be if all the horses die at 200' while in a normal takeoff climb and an attempt is made to land downwind on the runway? Easy answer: After a traffic check to simulate it at a "pretend" airport runway at 3000', climb at best rate, pull the throttle at 3200', establish best glide, and read the altimeter after completing a 180 degree turn. Surprise! But, even IF the turn is completed at "ground zero" altitude, how do you get rid of the float and as much as 40-50 extra miles per hour of ground speed while the brakes melt the tires? One-eighty "dead-sticks" from 200' in airplanes are just not recommended - even if there is no head-on departing traffic to avoid. So a good alternative is to mentally catalog the most suitable landing areas ahead, left and right during the climb while departing from every runway that you use - even though the odds of ever having to use one of them before you're a hundred and five are very much in your favor.

Young Eagles Activity

Please contact Don Brinkley at 414-335-6519 if you can help with any of the above.

Board Meeting Minutes

January 15, 1997 Meeting - Present: Howard Kaney, Allan Price, Don Brinkley, Allen Bruggink, Ron Champeny, Dan Staehler

»Some board members expressed an interest in publishing the content and activities of each chapter meeting for the benefit of members unable to attend. It was agreed that the best format for such a review would be the newsletter. Just who might be responsible for writing the report is being researched. »It is time to renew our chapter membership dues and this requirement will be announced in the newsletter. The board approved a cutoff date of March 31. »At the upcoming social meeting on January 17, the board agreed to furnish free soda at the bar. We will schedule the buffet-style dinner at 6:45. Several tables will be provided for displaying kit plans. »Mr. Lynn, a flying artillery spotter in World War II, will provide the program for our February meeting at the Trenton town hall. »Flyouts are tentatively scheduled for February and March. Appropriate announcements will be made. »A Young Eagles ground school is scheduled in April at the University of Wisconsin campus in West Bend. Actual flights will follow at another date. »The board will continue to meet the first Wednesday in February and March and the chapter meetings will continue to be on the third Wednesday. »Adjourned at 8:45

February 5, 1997 Meeting - Present: Howard Kaney, Allan Price, Don Brinkley, Allen Bruggink, Ron Champeny, Jim Retzlaff, Steve Roensch

»Craig Devenport has graciously given us permission to hold the February chapter meeting in his company's heated maintenance hangar. The program will include CFI Mike Schram with appropriate flying tips and hints; Mr. Lynn, who was a flying artillery spotter; and the chapter patch contest. »The Board agreed to hold the March meeting on Saturday, March 15, as a flyout/driveout event at the EAA Museum. We are to meet at the Kermit Weeks hangar, tour the museum, and have lunch at the museum. »Future events include a February 15 flyout to Janesville and an April 19 flyout to Manitowoc. Meet at 8:30. »We are tentatively scheduling a chapter Fly-In for June. The Fly-In committee will be organized from volunteers. »Don Brinkley reported that Young Eagle flights will begin the season in April. From now until that time, he will be working with others in planning standard runway routes to keep all traffic well-spaced and following the same paths. »We discussed Vision 2000 briefly. »Adjourned at 8:30.

March 5, 1997 Meeting - Present: Howard Kaney, Richard Feldschneider, Allan Price, Allen Bruggink, Dan Staehler

»(This board meeting followed a one-hour meeting to discuss our first fly-in.) »Feldschneider moved and Price seconded a motion to pay the EAA fees for technical people we are seeking to round out the standard table of organization proposed by EAA headquarters for all chapters. The motion passed without opposition. »Bruggink moved and Feldschneider seconded a motion to present the chapter membership with our proposal for chapter missions, objectives and goals. We will entitle this program "Vision 2000" and we will probably suggest a committee comprising the Board plus one or two members- at-large. »Our preliminary discussions indicate that we will probably propose acquiring our own building for meetings and for other purposes yet to be established. We will further propose a proactivist approach to the community by possibly providing other groups with materials, equipment and meeting facilities. We will suggest that our future programs be financed primarily with fund-raising efforts that might include a fly-in and a major raffle.

April 2, 1997 Meeting - Present: Howard Kaney, Richard Feldschneider, Allan Price, Glen Brandt, Don Brinkley, Allen Bruggink, Ron Champeny, Steve Roensch, Dan Staehler, Jim Retzlaff, Russ Kaye

»(This Board meeting followed a short meeting to probe the possibilities for fund raising.) »Treasurer Brandt reported $870 in our bank checking account. »Brandt and Membership Chairman Staehler reported membership renewals at 54 with not much further activity. President Kaney indicated he might personally call those who have not renewed to see if we have neglected the concerns of former members. »Young Eagles Coordinator Brinkley reported the scheduling of a UW-sponsored "ground school" for 30 youngsters this month. The EAA is sponsoring a Young Eagles flight at Mitchell and invites all chapter pilots to participate on April 19. Chapter 1158 will sponsor two such flights: April 5 from the West Bend airport for an as-yet unknown number of participants and April 26 at Timmerman for 18 youngsters. »It was moved by Price and seconded by Brandt that if we have a fund-raising raffle we set the ticket prices at $10 and offer 3 for $25. The motion passed without opposition. »Kaye reported that the Fly-In program scheduled for June 28 is being structured concurrently by the several committees. It is still a little early, though to have any substantive reports. Budgets will be submitted to him by April 10. »The Board agreed to submit our Vision 2000 concept to the membership at the next chapter meeting. Kaney then opened the Board meeting for a general discussion to delineate the scope and content of the Vision 2000 program.

Personnel Notes

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of one of our chapter members, Mr. L.J. "Red" DuCharme. Mr. DuCharme was part of the aviation heritage of the West Bend area. Most recently, he was involved in planning meetings for our first chapter fly-in.

At 80 years old, he was planning to obtain his AP rating. I hope that all of us can someday give back to the aviation community as much as he did - he would be proud of us.

From the Kewaskum Statesman:

L.J."Red" DuCharme of Kewaskum, died on Thursday, March 13, 1997 at St. Joseph's Community Hospital at the age of 80 years. He was born on February 22, 1917 in Michigan to the late Willard and Parmelia (nee Pacquin) DuCharme. At an early age, the family moved to Manitowoc for a short time prior to moving to Los Angeles.

He married Margaret M. Ploederl on September 21, 1940 in Los Angeles. After his discharge from the Merchant Marines, serving during World War II, the couple settled in California until 1951 when they came to West Bend.

He and his brother operated the former Aerial Blight Control for many years, after which he owned and operated Barton Sport Shop until retiring in 1982. Since his retirement, he had owned and operated General Wood Products Company. Mr. DuCharme was a trustee at St. Michael's Church and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret, five children, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one sister, one brother, and other relatives and friends.

New Members

Matthew Stellmacher, Brad Devenport and Tracy Vetterkind

Welcome aboard!

Classifieds

Chapter Calendar

Chapter Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm
(Bring a chair)  West Bend Airport, Hwy 33 East, West Bend, Wisconsin

Chapter Events
 4/12 - Young Eagles Program, West Bend Airport

 4/16 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Preflight "Doing It Right" by Mechanical and
          Avionics Specialists
        - Preflight Contest

 4/19 - Fly-out Breakfast - Manitowoc
        - Meet at West Bend Airport at 8:30 am

 4/19 - Young Eagles Program, Mitchell Field

 4/26 - Young Eagles Program, Timmerman Field

 5/?? - Tour of Herb Baker's Hangar at West Bend Airport
        (date and time to be announced at chapter meeting)
        - Enter Aerial Drive, 2nd building on right

 5/21 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Safety Program - Density Altitude, Weight & Balance,
          MOA Review
        - Aviation History - West Bend

 6/?? - Saturday flying and late afternoon informal cookout
        (date, time and hangar to be announced at chapter meeting)

 6/18 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Oshkosh Volunteer Plea (by EAA Headquarters)
        - IDPA Preparation
        - Invitational Event - Fly In

 6/28 - Chapter Fly-In, including
        Young Eagles Program, West Bend Airport

 7/16 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Kit Building - Selecting the Kit to Build

 8/20 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Safety Program (to be determined)
        - Preplan for Airport Day

 9/17 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - How-to Night for/by Homebuilders
        - Speaker (to be determined)

10/15 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Aircraft Insurance
        - Pilot Insurance Issues

11/19 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
        - Fire Safety
        - Fire Department/Paramedic Night

12/xx - No Chapter Meeting in December

(Officers July 1996 - December 1997)
                                        Area Code 414
President                 Howard Kaney    334-9451 hkaney@execpc.com
Vice President            Richard Feldschneider II 677-3416
Secretary                 Allan Price     334-1278
Treasurer                 Glen Brandt     268-1648
Board Members             Don Brinkley    335-6519
                          Allen Bruggink  335-6459
                          Ron Champeny    334-4309
                          Steve Roensch   375-2228 sroensch@execpc.com
Fly-in:
   Chairman               Russ Kaye       284-3695 rkaye@execpc.com
   Security and Parking Team:
      Team captain        Kyle Howard     334-2624 kyle@hnet.net
                          Allen Bruggink
                          Richard Feldschneider II
                          Pat Schmidt
                          Marv Powell
                          Dan Staehler
   Attractions Team:
      Team Captain        Jim Pieper      334-5856
                          Mike Schram
                          Mark Hanrahan
                          Abbie Povletich
                          Al Loecher
                          Jim Dricken
   Food Team:
      Team Captain        Allan Price     334-1278
                          Tom Ruhlman
                          Howard Rokus
                          Jeff Koenig
                          Ed Emanuel
                          Bill Buettner
   Publicity Team:
      Team Captain        Paul Lupton     338-1826 cfiphd@aol.com
                          Russ Kaye
                          Louie Scepanski
                          Duane Orzechowski
                          Craig Devenport
                          Glen Brandt
Fly-out Chairman          Jim Retzlaff    338-3728
Historian                 Ernestine Lynfoot 377-9163
Internet Webmaster        Steve Roensch   375-2228 sroensch@execpc.com
   Home Page              http://www.execpc.com/~sroensch/eaa
Membership Committee:
   Chairman               Dan Staehler    338-1351 staehler@execpc.com
   Welcoming Chairman     Allan Price     334-1278
Newsletter:
   Editor                 Steve Roensch   375-2228 sroensch@execpc.com

   Reporters              Ed Emanuel      334-4520
                          Paul Lupton     338-1826 cfiphd@aol.com
                          Ernestine Lynfoot 377-9163
                          Jim Rodrian     377-4320 jrodrian@elsyn.com

                          Mike Schram     242-5992
   Proofreaders           Kris Hinterberg 334-1809 kris@hinterberg.com
                          Kyle Howard     334-2624 kyle@hnet.net

   Publishing Team:
      Chairman            Russ Kaye       284-3695 rkaye@execpc.com
                          Don Brinkley    335-6519
                          Bill Groeneveld 334-9436
                          Gary Lackie     375-0859 glackie@execpc.com
                          Paul Lupton     338-1826 cfiphd@aol.com
                          Marv Powell     791-4737
                          Rick Woyak      338-3801
                          Sandra Zorn     626-8764
Program Committee:
   Chairman               Ron Champeny    334-4309
                          Allen Bruggink  335-6459
                          Terry Ganzel    338-1574
                          Bill Groeneveld 334-9436
                          Howard Kaney    334-9451 hkaney@execpc.com
Raffle Committee:
   Chairman               Steve Roensch   375-2228 sroensch@execpc.com
   Regulations            Richard Feldschneider II 677-3416
   Printing               Howard Kaney    334-9451 hkaney@execpc.com
   Prize Donations        (6 volunteers needed)
   Manage Booths          (4 volunteers needed)
   Drawing Event          (4 volunteers needed)
   Treasurer              Glen Brandt     268-1648
Recognition Committee:
   Chairman               Allen Bruggink  335-6459
                          Don Brinkley    335-6519
Young Eagles Coordinator  Don Brinkley    335-6519

On the Fly

FLY! Wisconsin, a magazine for Wisconsin's pilots and aviation enthusiasts, will feature the people, places, airplanes and events of Wisconsin's aviation past, present and future - plus flying tips, destinations, news, event calendar and more. Enter your $19.95 subscription by June 15, 1997 to become a charter subscriber. FLY! Wisconsin, 3892 Red Oak Ct., Oshkosh, WI 54901, 414-426-9006, email flywi@northnet.net, home page http://www.northnet.net/~flywi
A Moment in History
by Ernestine Lynfoot, Historian

Air Trio - September 5, 1989

These three men have all played a role in the West Bend Municipal Airport's development. Robert Klein, right, helped build the first hangar (in background) in 1931. Earl Stier, center, operated West Bend Air Service, the fixed-base operation, for 42 years, selling it in May, 1989 to Craig Devenport, left.

Photo and copy: West Bend Daily News

This and all Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter #1158 newsletters are provided for your enjoyment only. No claim is made and no liability is assumed, expressed or implied as to the accuracy or safety implications of any material presented. Viewpoints of the writers are not necessarily those of this or any EAA Chapter or of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Use of any of the material presented, whether by applying, copying or quoting, is done solely at the risk of the user.

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