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 First Solo - 6/28/97 Fly-In/Open House |
Upcoming Chapter Events - A full calendar
1997 Fly-In/Open House - A day to remember
Chapter Raffle - We want you!
From the Editor - Go west, web site
President's Message - State of the chapter
Confession of an Amatuer Test Pilot - Just the facts, ma'am
Young Eagles Activity - Wow!
Board Meeting Minutes - June and July
New Members - Two a week!
Classifieds - Cowhide cover-up
Chapter Calendar - Enjoy
Officers, Teams, Committees - Our life blood
On the Fly - Let's see you land on a turkey leg
8/20 - Chapter Meeting 10/15 - Chapter Meeting
9/13 - Spot Landing Contest 11/19 - Chapter Meeting
(Rain date 9/20) 12/xx - No Chapter Meeting in Dec.
9/17 - Chapter Meeting
See the Chapter Calendar section for full details.
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The 1997 Fly-In/Open House was a grand success! The weather cooperated, providing a lot of us with the year's first good sunburn as notice of the arrival of summer.
The Young Eagles event kicked off the day. Lots of planes kept the lines short and faces smiling. The static display of many different types of aircraft was popular with the crowd. The food and refreshments sold quickly, as did the fly-in raffle tickets. Harley raffle tickets sold well, thanks in part to having a beautiful new cycle on display. Free airplane rides every hour were a hit with the crowd. And the favorite raffle prizes were clearly the Learjet, T-28 and Decathlon rides.
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Throughout the day, fly-by's and aerobatics by two T-28's and one Super Decathlon set the tone. Visitors interested in a bit of history learned about EAA's Spirit of St. Louis replica, or took in a bi-plane ride. The hot air balloon and ultralight aircraft on display showed a different side of aviation.
An event like this would be impossible to put on successfully without the tremendous volunteer effort put forth by our members. Recognizing everyone's contribution is tough, because so many were involved. But here goes, in no specific order, without naming names...
Thanks for the Learjet, T-28 and Decathlon rides - you
helped make the event. Thanks for flying Young Eagles,
flying hourly winners, flying down the Spirit of St. Louis,
flying some great aerobatics and formation fly-by's,
or putting your beloved craft on static display.
Thanks for working the Young Eagle ground crew.
Thanks for cooking our food and serving our drink.
Thanks for letting us use the hangar for food and seminars.
Thanks for teaching the aviation seminars.
Thanks for getting the banners, or for painting them.
Thanks for coordinating our attractions.
Thanks for building the kiddie biplane, or watching over it.
Thanks for selling Harley or fly-in raffle tickets,
or EAA calendars.
Thanks for bringing the Harley.
Thanks for helping park all those cars.
Thanks for bringing suntan lotion.
Thanks for bringing floppy hats.
Thanks for getting all those raffle prizes, or for
donating a prize to the raffle.
Thanks for helping distribute raffle prizes to
the winners.
Thanks for doing a fantastic job as ETB "tower" unicom.
Thanks for providing security for all the planes on display,
and for keeping all those folks away from spinning props.
Thanks to the Police Auxiliary and the Civil Air Patrol.
Thanks for hauling tables.
Thanks for cleaning up the garbage.
Thanks for putting up and taking down the miles of plastic tape.
Thanks for setting up and tearing down the raffle areas.
Thanks for bringing extra PA systems to attach to the chapter amp.
Thanks for publicizing the event so effectively.
Thanks for being the event chairman.
Thanks to everyone else who helped out.
Our Harley raffle is off and running! There are two key points
that all members need to keep in mind about this raffle:
The Grand Prize
Most members already have a pack of 50 tickets. If you don't,
contact me at 375-2228.
Selling Raffle Tickets
Selling tickets is easy. Many members have already sold 50 tickets; some have sold 100 or more. If you feel you don't have enough contacts to sell lots of tickets, or that the people you know aren't the raffle-buying type, then spend some time in one of our raffle booths. We have already had booths at our Fly-In/Open House, the Columbus 4th of July Picnic, the Sheboygan Fly-In, Port Fish Day and the Washington County Fair. Typical experience is that 3 to 4 hours at the booth sells 15 to 30 tickets. So work a couple of events and sell a few tickets to family and friends, and you'll earn your free EAA jacket. We're also going to move toward one member (plus their spouse or a friend) at a time in the booth, because of the unnecessary competition of having multiple salesmen in the same booth. To work a booth, contact any of your board members.
Incentives
As previously announced, any member who sells at least 50 tickets will receive a FREE EAA jacket worth $50. This 65% Poly / 35% Cotton, water resistant, Dupont Teflon coated Navy Jacket has a concealed hood, inside pocket and dual snap cuffs, and will be personalized for EAA Chapter 1158.
Also as previously announced, at the end of the raffle we will rank members by revenue generated to award the following:
1st: $450 Harley jacket (thanks to Jim Dricken!)
2nd: $200 cash
3rd: $100
4th- 5th: $75
6th-10th: $50
11th-20th: $25
21st-25th: $10
Watch for additional incentives to be announced in the future.
We could still use more people on the raffle committee. Contact me if you'd like to help. We could use another person or two to manage booths at local fairs, festivals and so on. These people will identify the events, arrange for the booth, and schedule members to man the booth.
This raffle is key to the success of our chapter.
Let's all get behind it by selling lots of tickets!
From the Editor
by Steve Roensch, Editor, Webmaster
The new web site provides us with the extra storage space
we need. I will continue to serve as webmaster, but some
members will be given ownership of their portions of the web site.
Our new chapter email address is
eaa1158@hnet.net, and
can be used by anyone inside or outside our chapter to get answers
to any questions about our chapter. Also, Kyle has set up an email
list server, which allows those of us who are subscribed to have
ongoing discussions on interesting subjects. Whenever one of us
sends a note to list1158@hnet.net
on a new subject, or responds with comments on an
existing subject, all subscribers receive a copy. To subscribe,
send an email note to
eaa1158@hnet.net.
Our web site has moved to Hnet, and is now located at
http://www.hnet.net/~eaa1158. Kyle Howard, an
employee at Hillman Consulting, the owners of Hnet, convinced
her boss to provide our chapter with a free web site and free email
service. Because of this support, we urge any members looking
to get on the Internet to consider Hnet first - give Kyle a call
at 334-2624.
On July 24th, 1996, Our Kettle Moraine EAA chapter
convened for the first time. The attitude of the
people there was, "We think we can". And you know what,
we were absolutely right. Approximately 50 people were
in attendance to hear Paul Poberezny talk about the
roots of EAA. Having 50 new members exceeded our
wildest expectations. After all, there are 6 or 7
vibrant chapters within a one hour radius of West Bend.
But more importantly, retaining those members, and
allowing them to feel a part of the EAA experience,
began a prime objective. I am pleased to report that
only three of our members were unable or unwilling to
continue their membership this year, an outstanding
retention rate. Membership Chairman Dan Staehler is in
charge of those chapter functions, as well as a new
role. "Project Recognition" was started by your
Chapter as a means of recognizing those people who have
reached a milestone in their flying career, either
soloing or achieving a rating. Your Chapter sends out
a letter of congratulations to each candidate, offering
them a network of aviation and an invitation to join
our Chapter. To date, we have sent out about a dozen
letters recognizing people's achievements in aviation.
Well done, Dan!
Our EAA Chapter set a goal to have our programs
mapped out one year in advance. Programs are an integral
part of our EAA experience, and sometimes not easy to
coordinate. But they are an image of our Chapter.
This year, your Chapter completed a very important
project, a chapter survey. The results, summarized in
a past newsletter, pointed the way for the kinds of
topics you are interested in. Program chair Ron
Champeny is again taking up the challenge to put
together a slate of programs for next year, and we
expect to publish a Chapter Calendar at the end of the
year listing our programs for next year. Ron, we
appreciate your and your committee's efforts.
Our chapter newsletter is published bimonthly. If you
have a chance, compare the quality and effort put into
our's with any other chapter's. You all can be proud of
the contents of this newsletter, and you can thank
Steve Roensch for compiling it. He, and the various
teams that make up this effort, deserve a big thank
you. The essence of his newsletter abilities is his
use of the Internet, which has facilitated chapter
communications more than many of you can appreciate.
Online is a way of life at chapter #1158, and it helps
maximize people's use of their time. Thank you Steve,
and your teams for your work.
This year, your EAA chapter endeavored to host it's
first annual Fly In. Following on the initial efforts
of the Friends of the Airport, this Chapter's primary
goal was to market itself to the community and put a
friendly face on aviation. It succeeded very well.
Thanks to all of you, whose volunteer efforts are
enormous, we were successful. Special thanks goes to
Event Commander Russ Kaye, and his team captains Paul
Lupton, Kyle Howard, Allan Price, Jim Pieper and Steve
Roensch. To all the people who helped, from those who
picked up cones to those who gave rides, your efforts
are very much appreciated. Besides the positive
publicity, we generated gross revenues of about $2,400.
Of that, about $850 was generated from our day long
raffle. After expense, including food, port-a-potties,
supplies, publicity and donations to the CAP and
WBAPD, we netted around $900 for our chapter.
Considering the competition, Fun Fest, Summerfest,
Strawberry Festival, etc., and comparing with other EAA
chapter's Fly Ins, we did remarkably well. Be proud of
your efforts.
Our Young Eagles program has achieved some remarkable
numbers. Did you know that members of our Chapter,
last year and so far this year, have flown
approximately 230 kids from ages 8 to 17? Do you know
what kind of a positive impact that has on the kids,
their peers, and the pilots who flew them? The
community has a whole new regard for Chapter 1158 and
what people in aviation are all about. Our Young
Eagles coordinator, Don Brinkley, manages the efforts
not only of our Chapter but of the surrounding area, and
volunteers a lot of his time to help EAA with it's
goals. Lets give Don a big thank you!
Chapter Fly Ins and social events are literally the
backbone of our organization. With 90 members, we must
reach out and make an effort to make everyone feel that
they belong, that they have a place, and that we
can have fun. Fun, food, flying and families will
continue to be an operating staple for our Chapter.
Jim Retzlaff, our Fly Out Chairman, has pointed us in
the right direction. In September, we will offer our
members a chance to get together for a combination
turkey leg social and spot landing contest, and perhaps
invite some EAA'ers from local chapters to network with
us. The only rule we will impose is that you must have
a non-flying participant in the right seat, so that a
lot more of our members can get a chance to fly.
Thanks, Jim, for your efforts as Fly Out Chairman.
So what happens next year? How do we sustain the
momentum? The key to our success will continue to be
in leadership by your chapter officers, and by
participation by you. I'm quite sure that in the
history of EAA, never has a chapter come charging out of
the blocks quite like this one has. And we have no
intention of guiding the ship by looking in the rear
view mirror. Our Vision 2000 program is in the
preliminary stages of planning for your Chapter's
growth. Those goals include defining the educational
objectives and programs of our Chapter, commencing work
on a Chapter/Community facility, and enlisting the
support of the community to make it happen. To achieve
those goals, I will be suggesting to the Board of
Directors (and this is a surprise to them) that we
create a board level position of Educational Director
to point the way for this task. Our mission, our
programs, and our structure will be focused on the
theme of education. Educating our members about
aviation-related topics, educating the community about
aviation, flying Young Eagles, and even networking at
social events all qualify as education. To take
advantage of that position, your chapter will be
pursuing the task of obtaining a tax exempt status in
the eyes of the IRS. This will allow us to take our
rightful place in the financial channels, and allow us
to receive maximum financial support from the
community, to fund educational goals and a facility
that benefits all of us.
Funding for all of these activities is crucial. Your
major Harley raffle is designed to generate a large
part of the cash required to impact these programs.
Glen will be spending a few minutes talking about this
effort. But let me say this. If each member could
average the sale of one raffle entry per week, at the
end of next June we could look forward to approximately
$30,000 in the treasury, and each member would receive
a personalized EAA jacket for their efforts. It takes
all of you contributing a little bit, rather than a few
contributing a lot, to make this successful.
The next year is definitely one to look forward to.
Whether it be serving food, flying Young Eagles,
learning about airplanes and flying, or helping you
better yourselves, there is something for everyone at
Chapter 1158. Attitude is the key. If you think we
can, or if you think we can't, you'll end up being
absolutely correct.
(Ed. Note: At the July 16th Chapter 1158 meeting,
Howard Kaney delivered the 'State of the Chapter'
address. The text of the speech is printed here in
its entirety.)
Confession of an Amateur Test Pilot
by Kyle Howard
Early spring as the flying season drew near, I realized
I did not really know my plane as well as I should
have. So I decided to start the season as if I had not
flown the plane before. I got the book titled "Flight
Testing Homebuilt Aircraft" by Vaughan Asku and read
it. Then I followed the guidelines set forth in the
chapters on first flight, envelope expansion, control,
and stability. I began to realize how little I knew
about the plane (and how much more it could do that I
wasn't aware of!).
In the process, I set a personal goal for
myself - something I had always wanted to do. Just
setting a goal for myself and working toward it has sparked a
stronger interest in my flying. Once decided, here are
the steps I took in working toward it:
I also waited for just the perfect day, smooth with a
clear horizon and good visibility. Then that day came.
I knew it was the day and I felt ready (the last three
hours at work really dragged on). Apprehension started
building that afternoon and I had butterflies, until I
actually took off and was climbing out. Well, my first
attempt was less than satisfactory. I wanted to go
right back and retry, but I wanted to review every
detail and decide what I wanted to do different next
time, and give the plane a real good post flight. I
also contacted those pilots who had given me help and
suggestions previously for their ideas.
Then on another day, I went back up and tried again,
with great success!!
Of course, being elated and excited, I shared my
experience with others. Was I bragging?? NO! There
are far better pilots in this chapter than I. Besides,
I have done too many bonehead things to give myself the
impression that I was any better than I really am. Was
I pleased with myself?? Heck, yeah! I had just
achieved a personal goal I had set for myself - one that
took months of thought and preparation. That is what I
am proud of. As a byproduct of that, I have felt more
alive and attacked every aspect of my life with renewed
enthusiasm.
Will I do it again? Probably. Not because it is stuff
good stories are made of, but to further expand my
knowledge and skills and try to become a better pilot.
And not until I have put it into its proper perspective
to my non-flying family and friends who care about me.
Am I a better pilot for having done it? I hope so.
Not because it is cool or awesome, but because in order
to achieve this goal, I had to go beyond complacency,
face certain fears, hone my skills, test my ability to
analyze, question my judgment, explore the
capabilities of my plane, and believe. It has been a
long time since I have done many of those things.
By now, some of you are wondering just what that goal
was (some of you already know). But does it matter?
Look at the process. The goal can be anything:
beginning a project you've wanted to build, taking that
first flying lesson, adding the rating you thought
about getting, getting instrument current and flying
some actual IFR, taking a cross country further than
you've ever gone before. Whatever. My only suggestion
is to avoid reckless abandon and prepare yourself the
best you possibly can, proceed with caution, then enjoy
the outcome.
I have learned more about my plane. I have learned
more about myself.
Recently I tool a calculated risk in flight. Some of
you got to hear the story afterwards. Just to give all
of you an idea of the thought and planning that went
into it, I'll describe the process that I went through.
I felt it important to let people know just what went
into this because I don't want anyone getting the idea
that it was done with reckless abandon.
(Now, I am just curious, how
many of us do these things unless we have a BFR coming
up?).
Pilot support and Y.E. flights were provided by Bill Buettner (9), Jack Hinterberg (6), Kris Hinterberg (7), Ernestine Lynfoot (3) in a C-152, Steve Roensch (5), Ken Seidl (11) and Matt Stellmacher (5) from Chapter 1158, and Dick Jones (9) from Oshkosh for a total of 55 new Young Eagles.
New this year was the addition of a Bi-plane Pedal Plane watched over by Helen Strong, Mary Roensch and Dan Staehler. This was enjoyed by Young Eagles 3 through 7 years of age. (Ed. Note: The pedal plane, which was a huge success with the youngsters, was built by Don Brinkley, who is obviously too humble to mention that -- Don also was key in obtaining the Spirit of St. Louis, discussed below, for our event. Thanks for all your efforts, Don!)
Also a first was the EAA's "Spirit of St. Louis" replica that arrived around 8:30 am and was piloted by George Daubner from Hartford. It was placed in front of the FBO office and Larry Hellmuth spent all day showing the aircraft and providing historical information to the many people that stopped by. Many thanks to EAA Headquarters for allowing us to have this great aircraft for our open house.
Thanks also to Don Benvenuto and his crew who brought their hot air balloon and had it on display for the day.
I also had a Young Eagle program going on June 28th at Capitol airport in Brookfield for a group of wheelchair-bound youngsters. These flights were provided by Al Gorecki (2) of A/C 11, and Chapter 18 pilots Erik Anderson (6), Fritz Jorgenson (3) and Jerry Proell (4) for a total of 15 new Y.E.
Chapter 1158 has set up a schedule to fly Young Eagles on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Flights this month have been made by Allan Price (5), Howard Kaney (11), Steve Roensch (1) and Jim Retzlaff (3). Up to 18 Young Eagles can be taken up in that time so if you know someone 8 through 17 years of age who should be a Y.E., invite them out. (Ed. Note: Please notify Don about a week in advance if you plan to have Y.E.'s attend a Wednesday session.) We have already passed our goal of 50 Y.E. flights for this year. Can we double that number?
My thanks again to all of the above and to all of the
chapter members who planned and worked so hard to make our
events successful.
June 4, 1997 Meeting -
Present: Howard Kaney, Richard Feldschneider,
Allan Price, Glen Brandt,
Don Brinkley,
Dan Staehler,
Russ Kaye, Steve Roensch
»Membership Chairman Dan Staehler reported 84 members
currently in EAA Chapter 1158.
»It was moved by Howard Kaney and seconded by Steve Roensch
that we institute an associate member status. It would give
people attracted to our organization but unsure of their
interest a chance to try us out for one year at a special
rate. At the end of the year, they must join EAA and our
chapter or drop out. They would not be eligible to hold
office. The motion passed unanimously.
»Russ Kaye reported on the activities of the Airport Open
House committee. He felt that the event is on schedule and
faces no problems that would prevent a successful presentation
to the public or to fly-in visitors.
July 2, 1997 Meeting -
Present: Howard Kaney, Richard Feldschneider,
Allan Price, Glen Brandt,
Don Brinkley, Allen Bruggink,
Ron Champeny, Dan Staehler,
Russ Kaye
»Staehler reported 91 members currently in EAA Chapter 1158.
»The Board analyzed the preliminary results of the June 28 Fly-In
and Airport Open House. This was our first attempt at such an
event and we felt generally that we did well to make a net
profit somewhere between $500 and $1200 depending on what
expenses are yet to be paid. We discussed lessons we learned
that can help us to avoid problems next year. A more
substantive report will be prepared for the July Chapter meeting.
»There were some left over beef patties and turkey drumsticks
that Al Price agreed to store in his freezer until the Board
decides on their proper disposition.
»It was moved by Kaney and seconded by Champeny that we
authorize payment for the raffle barrel that was constructed
for our Fly-In. It was offered to us for the $18.00 cost of
materials. Unanimously approved.
»Moved by Brinkley and seconded by Feldschneider that we
authorize payment of $100 each to the Police Auxiliary
and the Civil Air Patrol for their assistance at our Fly-In.
Unanimous approval.
»Bruggink reported that bids for our new chapter patch are
coming in and we will probably have patches in a couple of months.
»Kaney announced that our EAA charter has arrived but that it
will have to be signed by all of the charter members — a task
to be undertaken at future Chapter meetings.
»Time was spent on our continuing discussion of Vision 2000
mission, objectives and goals.
Keith Brue,
Orv Burtard,
Bill Claybaugh,
Biju Daniel,
Darrell Geidel,
Kingsley Hill,
Ray Indermuehle and
William Schulze
Welcome aboard!
Chapter Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm (Bring a chair) West Bend Airport, Hwy 33 East, West Bend, WisconsinChapter Events
8/20 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport - Safety Program (to be determined) 9/13 - Turkey Leg Social/Spot Landing Contest - 3 pm, West Bend Airport - Rain date 9/20 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-out Chairman Jim Retzlaff 338-3728
Historian Ernestine Lynfoot 377-9163
Internet Webmaster Steve Roensch 375-2228 sroensch@execpc.com
Home Page http://www.hnet.net/~eaa1158
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 plupton@hnet.net
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
Jim Pieper 334-5856 pieps@execpc.com
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 Glen Brandt 268-1648
Ron Champeny 334-4309
Terry Ganzel 338-1574
Drawing Event Jack Hinterberg 334-1809 jack@hinterberg.com
Kyle Howard 334-2624 kyle@hnet.net
Treasurer Glen Brandt 268-1648
Recognition Committee:
Chairman Allen Bruggink 335-6459
Don Brinkley 335-6519
Young Eagles Coordinator Don Brinkley 335-6519
In case you missed it in the Chapter Calendar, on Saturday, September 13th, come out to West Bend Airport for a fun chapter event. Any pilot can exhibit their skill (try their luck?) at landing their aircraft on a pre-determined spot. The only rule that has been put forth is that every plane must have a non-pilot onboard, to include more people in the fun. However, one more rule probably should be added: no rotorcraft or ultralights! After the spot-landing contest, we will use up the fly-in leftovers with a turkey leg/hamburger social. The rain date is one week later, on Saturday, September 20th. See you there!
Get your EAA number in...
All members who have not submitted their
EAA number will have their membership status
changed to "Associate Member".
The associate membership allows someone who is not
an EAA member to join Chapter 1158 for one year maximum.
Associate members cannot serve on the board.
When the EAA number is received, regular membership
status will be reinstated.
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