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Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter 1158
West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
Newsletter
Vol. 3 No. 5 - Sep/Oct 1998
Available in full color at http://www.hnet.net/~eaa1158
In this issue...
Upcoming Chapter Events - Vote held at the next meeting.
Facility Commitee Report - Description of upcoming chapter vote.
Chapter Jackets Report - If you earned one, pick the size. Otherwise you can buy.
Facility Committee Survey Results - Input and expectations of the chapter.
Fly-In Educational Events Report - Quite a collection of exceptional exhibits this year.
The Test Card - The First Step
Up, Up & Away - This years Washington Island Campout.
Chapter Spot Landing Contest - Pilots and Passengers, show up to take a shot.
Board Meeting Minutes - A brief August meeting
Personnel Note - A Sad Goodbye
Membership Report - The Membership Committee is growing and needs more help.
Classifieds - Fly Baby for sale
Chapter Calendar - Just so you really really know, there's a vote at the next meeting!
Officers, Teams, Committees - Growing all the time.
A Moment in History - The history of the Hartford Municipal Airport part 2.
Upcoming Chapter Events
09/16 - Chapter Meeting: Vote being held. (See Facility Committee Report for full details.)
09/20 - Chapter Spot Landing Contest at 2:00 pm!
10/21 - Chapter Meeting
11/18 - Chapter Meeting
12/xx - No Chapter Meeting in December
See the Chapter Calendar section for full details.
Vol.3 No.5 - Sep/Oct 1998
Facility Committee Report
by Steve Roensch
As discussed at the 8/19 chapter meeting, it is very important for all
members to attend the upcoming Wednesday 9/16 chapter meeting. The facility
committee will present its facility recommendation, the board will present
its financial recommendation, and a chapter vote will be called. If the
chapter votes to accept the recommendations, the board will proceed with
obtaining a facility. Completed ballots can be turned in at the 9/16
chapter meeting, or can be held until they are due one week later, at 7:00
pm Wednesday 9/23 at the facility committee meeting at West Bend Air. If
you can't attend the chapter meeting, you can obtain an absentee ballot from
Howard Kaney at 334-9451. Absentee ballots are also due by 7:00 pm
Wednesday 9/23. Members are welcome to attend the 9/23 facility committee
meeting to ask any questions they have before placing their vote.
Chapter Jackets Report
by Steve Roensch
If you were at the August chapter meeting, you saw the chapter jackets we
will be ordering. Ron Champeny brought several sizes for people to try on,
and displayed the chapter information and EAA logo that will be embroidered
on each side of the jacket chest. Be sure to contact Ron soon at 334-4309
to nail down your sizing choices. All members are welcome to purchase as
many jackets as they want, including jackets for spouses and children, and
those who earned a jacket or two in the Harley raffle (see below) are
welcome to purchase more. Ron indicated the volume discount price will be
around $43 per jacket - the cost will be higher for jackets ordered after
our volume purchase.
Jackets Earned in Harley Raffle
| Member |
|
Number of
Jackets |
|
|
|
|
|
Member |
|
Number of
Jackets |
| Terry |
Ganzel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Biju |
Daniel |
2 |
| Steve |
Roensch |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allen |
Bruggink |
2 |
| Pat |
Schmidt |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jim |
Retzlaff |
1 |
| Ron |
Champeny |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey |
Koenig |
1 |
| Glen |
Brandt |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Louie |
Scepanski |
1 |
| Jim |
Dricken |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Larry |
Hellmuth |
1 |
| Sandy |
Dricken |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Allan |
Price |
1 |
| Paul |
Lupton |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dick |
Feldschneider |
1 |
| John |
Buck |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tom |
Calenberg |
1 |
| Kyle |
Howard |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
John |
Dropik |
1 |
| Marvin |
Hoffman |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dwayne |
Hinojosa |
1 |
| Dale |
Carlson |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Craig |
Devenport |
1 |
| Bill |
Groeneveld |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Abigail |
Povletich |
1 |
| Alfred |
Loecher |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bob |
Ernst |
1 |
| Howard |
Kaney |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Peggy |
Schoessow |
1 |
| James |
Esselmann |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
George |
Connelly |
1 |
| Mark |
Hanrahan |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dave |
Paulus |
1 |
| Dan |
Staehler |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ken |
Seidl |
1 |
| Ed |
Emanuel |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jim |
Rodrian |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Jackets
Earned: |
60 |
Facility Committee Survey Results
At the August 19 chapter meeting the facility committee conducted a general survey from the attending members to get some insight, input, expectations and direction from the chapter. Here is most of the input collected. If you have any questions or comments on facility input, please talk to any facility committee member. The facility committee members are listed with contact information in the Officers, Teams, Committees column.
1. Do you agree that a facility is important now for our chapter?
2. If your chapter had a facility, what programs and opportunities would you
like to see our chapter offer?
-Meeting room, storage area
-Social dinner, project rooms, more social gatherings; deck would be great
-most of the ones listed at the bottom of this page
-a meeting area, workshop for projects sponsored by the chapter
-Explorer Scouts
-Project builder's group, Saturday AM breakfast at the facility
-interest groups, informal training, upgrading
-Continue the good programs-both instructional and entertaining. Have
social programs.
-Tec Tips on how to do things
-Meeting place for aviation explorer's post
-Young Eagle Programs, Adult Flying programs, Chapter meetings, Community
room
-Workshops, Chapter projects
-Youth programs, some sort of program to encourage "Born Again Kids" to
take up flying
-Continue with existing programs, expand as opportunity appears
-More educational programs (courses) evenings. Better programs for monthly
meetings.
-No comment
-Audio Visual training aids for Young Eagles and/or not yet rated student
pilots.
-more of what we have had
-programs for the kids
-Better support of aerospace education programs, i.e. classroom, simulator,
VCR, WX info display
-An area to construct aircraft
-hands on workshops
-workshop classes for potential builders. Seminars for pilots.
-Primary function of facility should be for meetings and social activities.
-Also just a place to hang out
3. What is your vision for our chapter in 5 years? How does a facility help
to accomplish that vision?
-A facility is key to this chapter's success, and possibly even to it's
long term existence
-A facility is a must to accomplish our goals
-One of the goals of the chapter should be to encourage young people to
learn more about how airplanes are constructed. My vision is for the
chapter to sponsor an experimental project that young people can construct.
-It would be the focal point of all chapter activities
-Chapter growth and development in aviation and socially. New programs and
projects. Growth to 200 members by end of year 2000. 250 members by end
of year 2002.
-News source for local aviation. Interface between public and flying
activities. Flying activity center
-In 5 years, our chapter will have a reputation for quality aviation
activities, especially educational programs for young people. Also, our
programs will bring aviation experiences to all people.
-Community resource for aviation concerns. 1 or more chapter aircraft.
Facility to work on and hangar workshop space and pools.
-A permanent home for our chapter meeting, projects, etc. Social
gatherings for our families and friends.
-If this building is self supporting and don't cost too much - That's our
Good Intention.
-Facility and membership growth
-Keep dues low - encourage more people to join. EAA $45 + $25 local chapter
-Hadn't thought about it.
-I would like to see a building that members can gather in. It doesn't
have to be fancy or have plumbing.
-hopeful, but avoid champagne appetites. A facility provides substantial
evidence for public view of sincere efforts of the chapter and will help
create expansion of membership.
-good people running the show like we have had
-have our facility
-hard to say, as a facility develops new programs often suggest themselves.
Year round facilities are a must.
-getting the facility
-To be a focal point for recreational flyers in the area. A facility makes
this possible at times other than the monthly meetings.
4. How important are the following to your facility needs? Please rank.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Not Important |
|
|
Very
Important |
| Personal
Project Space |
10 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
1 |
|
5 |
| Chapter
Workshop Space |
2 |
|
1 |
|
6 |
|
9 |
|
12 |
| Kitchen
Facilities |
4 |
|
7 |
|
10 |
|
4 |
|
6 |
| Dining Area |
5 |
|
7 |
|
10 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
| Library |
1 |
|
4 |
|
12 |
|
8 |
|
6 |
| Bathrooms |
2 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
26 |
| Parking,
Adjacent |
2 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
9 |
|
9 |
| Parking,
Within 1/10 Mile |
3 |
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
11 |
| Social Area,
Lounge |
4 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
9 |
|
14 |
| Pilots Only
Area |
14 |
|
5 |
|
8 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
| Classroom |
0 |
|
1 |
|
8 |
|
13 |
|
11 |
| Meeting Room |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
28 |
5. What input do you have for the facility committee?
(Responses not listed do to space limitations.)
Fly-In Educational Events Report
by Thomas Calenberg
The educational events at the EAA Chapter 1158 Fly-In on June 27, 1998 in
the West Bend Air hangar were spectacular.
Our model airplane construction and flying competition included 23
registered builders and 19 flying participants. The
flying portion of the competition was the time aloft, from the instant that
the plane left the builder's hand until it came to
rest, wherever that happened to be. The only exception was the plane that
blew out of the hangar and landed on the roof.
The top three contestants in each age group are:
| Ages |
8-12 (18
Contestants) |
|
|
|
| Place |
Contestant |
Age |
Flight Time |
Award |
| ===== |
====================== |
=== |
==========
|
============================================ |
| 1st |
Alexander J.
Calenberg |
8 |
12.22 sec.
|
$15.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
| 2nd |
Sarah Young |
10 |
10.69 sec.
|
$10.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
| 3rd |
Elise M.
Buchbinder |
8 |
8.06 sec. |
$5.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Ages |
13-17 (5
Contestants) |
|
|
|
| 1st |
Cindy
Schneeberg |
14 |
10.19 sec.
|
$15.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
| 2nd |
Chad Kell |
14 |
6.97 sec. |
$10.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
| 3rd |
James
Tennison |
14 |
6.44 sec. |
$5.00 Gift
Certificate at West Bend Hobbies |
All participants will receive a $1.00 Gift Certificate at West Bend Hobbies.
A donation by MSC Technologies, Inc. owned by Tom Calenberg financed all
prizes for the competition.
The hot air balloon could not be flown due to high winds , but the static
display of hot air balloon basics, flight training and
ownership drew a good flow of people.
The scheduled presentations including the FAA Safety Seminar and Getting
Your Pilots License saw little or no attendance.
The Northern Cross Science Foundation had several interesting exhibits
including a home made mirror grinding machine,
a 250 pound thrust hydrogen peroxide rocket engine, and several telescopes.
One of these was appropriately filtered and
programmed to track the Sun.
The Wisconsin High Power Rocket Association ran a video tape of rocket
launches and had a display of many sizes of
rockets and rocket engines, the largest was approximately eight feet tall.
This group is also associated with the Rockets
for Schools program and displayed the West Bend High School entry.
The Wisconsin Skydivers Club from Menomonee Falls executed a demonstration
jump over the airport, set up a static
display of skydiving equipment and provided information on training and
costs.
Milwaukee School of Engineering (www.msoe.edu) brought their model airplane
with its' 20 foot wingspan. This aircraft
was engineered, designed and constructed to lift a maximum weight payload by
a team of undergraduate
students as
part of an annual competition among universities sponsored by the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE). The basic
rules for the competition are to develop an aircraft able to lift a maximum
weight payload, powered by .61 cubic inch
K & B model airplane engine(s), take off within 200 feet, circle the
airport, land on the same runway and to do this with
only 3 ounces of fuel. The plane on display used three engines, weighed 33
pounds and tied for first place by lifting a
77 pound payload. That is 110 pounds at takeoff. A video tape of this
plane and several other entries was running
continuously. The MSOE display included information about the Rapid
Prototyping Consortium (www.msoe.edu/rpc)
which continually provides world class sample parts for member companies
using state of the art technology, the
MSOE/EAA Award for outstanding accomplishment in aviation and aerospace
engineering, and the engineering degree
programs available at the University.
The Test Card
by Kyle Howard, Flight Advisor
The First Step
A substantial percentage of you took in AirVenture this year and, among other things, gawked at all the homebuilts. Perhaps you have decided that this is the year to get started-you are going to begin a project or purchase a plane. Some of you already have your license, some are student pilots who will have it by the time they are ready to fly and many of you maybe deciding to start lessons after beginning the build.
But how do you decide what you want to build? There are three basic things to consider in your selection: building process, flying qualities, and degree of "warm fuzzies" you get when you see one or hear it.
Basically you will build a metal, tube and fabric, or composite plane (or a combination thereof). You may base a large part of your decision on the process, what you are comfortable with or have experience doing, or what you will enjoy doing. If you have not considered this aspect, give Bill Groeneveld our tech counselor a call. He can assist you here. Talk to some of the folks in the chapter about their building processes, their likes, dislikes, and potential pitfalls. You can even get "practice kits" that will give you the opportunity to work with materials and procedures you will be using to build your plane, to see if you will like it.
You want to build a plane you will be happy flying (this goes for folks who want to buy a plane also). Many projects do not get completed because the builder has selected the wrong plane for his/her interests or skill level. If you favor low and slow, and you want to be able to land at the family farm, a plane like the Challenger will be a fun machine. I have seen this bird perform myself and it is an exciting craft.
However the Challenger would not fit the bill for the pilot interested in doing a lot of traveling who is looking for endurance, speed, or a stable IFR platform.
I could go on here for a long time. The point is, decide what the primary mission of your plane will be. You will make compromises here. I will be the first to admit that I do miss a taildragger and those small grass fields once in a while, too. But overall I have selected the plane that best suits my interests.
Another important aspect about the selection is selecting a project (or buying a completed plane) that will fit your flying skills. I know it is hard to know what type of flying you will be doing 5 to 10 years away. And boredom is a big reason we see homebuilts in Trade-A-Plane. Planes that end up being too much to handle also end up in the classifieds. During construction it is important to keep your flying skills up. If you are building a plane that currently is above your skills, you have plenty of time to obtain training, ratings, and experience so you are ready.
It is really sad to see a pilot work for years only to scare himself/herself the first few hours out then see the dreaded "For Sale" sign in their canopy. You pour a lot of heart, time, and money into your project. You build for years anticipating the first flight. Make sure it is a positive, exciting experience, by selecting the right plane for you, then tailor your flying activities towards competency in your project during the build time!
If you are thinking of building or buying, or have any questions, e-mail me at ezepilot@hnet.net or give me a call at 334-2624. If you are out and about the airport drop into the hangar anytime.
Up, Up & Away
by Mark Hanrahan, Fly-Out Chairman
The Washington Island Campout, July 17th through the 19th, was very well attended this year due to beautiful VFR weather, but not by EAA Chapter 1158 members. Out of approximately 75 fly-in campers, Abbie and I were the only members of the West Bend group to camp. Pat and Mary Schmidt toughed it out at the island Help-Yourself Hotel and Glen Brandt showed up Saturday for the fish boil along with his gang. More than 250 aircraft arrived during the day to enjoy the Whitefish dinner with all the fixins alongwith local islanders, a representative group of motorcyclists, and many ferry/drive-ins. The EAA Chapter from Racine was well represented camping, as usual, to make us feel welcome. One kind gentleman let us use his Lincoln Town Car to tour the Island Saturday afternoon and asked only that we leave the keys in it at the airport when we were done sightseeing.
Sunday morning we packed up our gear and headed northeast to Mackinac Island, not too far from the Canadian border. The horse-drawn taxi picked us up at the airport and took a leisurely stroll past the Grand Hotel to downtown, were we had an enjoyable lunch overlooking the Straits of Mackinac, watching the first boats of the Chicago to Mackinac sailboat race across the finish line to the sound of cannon fire as each boat entered the harbor. We stopped at one of the many famous fudge shops and made sure that we brought a sample back for Irene.
We took our time flying home and stopped for an ice cream sundae at Manitowoc to break up the flight. The weather was near perfect all weekend and we'll be sure to make it again next year.
The August fly-out was cancelled due to the EAA Convention at Oshkosh coinciding with the first Saturday of the month. It appears though most of our chapter members were up there anyway. We still meet for breakfast every Saturday morning at the Woodsview Cafe, one mile west of the airport at 7am and fly out on the first Saturday of the month meeting at West Bend Air at 8am. All members are welcome and we would like to see more pilots participating.
Chapter Spot Landing Contest
by Howard Kaney, President
Join us for our Chapter SPOT LANDING contest, Sunday, September 20th at
2:00 pm! Last year was such a great time and a fun event that we're going
to do it again. Join us for some flying and fun activities at the airport?
Just like last year, you'll have to have a nonflying person in the right
seat, hopefully another Chapter member. If you have interest in helping to
organize this year's event, please call Howard Kaney.
Board Meeting Minutes
by Allan L. Price, Secretary
August 1998
Present were: Howard Kaney, President; Allan Price, Secretary; Glen Brandt, Treasurer; Steve Roensch, Internet Webmaster; Dan Staehler, Newsletter Editor. We agreed to keep this board meeting short so that some of those present could attend an important Facilities Committee meeting at 8:00. Formal committee reports were dispensed with but were incorporated informally in the general discussion covering the
following subjects: status of associate members, discussion of goals and objectives, possible changes in our bylaws, increasing the number of flying activities, preparation for the next Chapter meeting,
the necessity for a dues increase
Personnel Note
by Dan Staehler, Newsletter Editor
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the
death of one of our chapter members, Mr. Warren Poehlman.
Membership Report
by Steve Roensch
We're still looking for a few good members to join the
Chapter 1158 Membership Committee. Biju Daniel is the
committee chairman. Kris Hinterberg has volunteered for
the Dues Collection Team, and Tom Ruhlmann has joined
the Membership Growth Team. A few more creative members
are needed to finalize the chapter brochure, and run a
membership event or two. If you'd like to help your
chapter grow and stay financially strong, please
volunteer - contact Biju Daniel at 335-0947 or
wznd97a@prodigy.com, or Steve Roensch at 375-2228 or
sroensch@execpc.com.
We maybe have a total of 97 members.
Classifieds
For Sale: Fly Baby
New carb, low time engine. See at Oshkosh. $7500.
George Rotter 920-231-6446
Chapter Calendar
Chapter Flyout: 1st Saturday of each month, 8:30 am, West Bend Air
(Mark Hanrahan, 243-3666)
Chapter Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm
(Bring a chair) West Bend Airport, Hwy 33 East, West Bend, Wisconsin
09/16 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
- Preflight Contest
- Auto Gas vs. Aviation Fuel
1) FACILITY COMMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
2) BOARD FINANCIAL RECOMMENDATION
3) CALL FOR CHAPTER VOTE
09/20 - Chapter Spot Landing Contest at 2:00 pm!
10/21 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
- Aviation Life Support
11/18 - Chapter Meeting, 7 pm, West Bend Airport
- Air Traffic Control
- The full picture - How it's done
12/xx - No Chapter Meeting in December
Officers, Teams, Committees
(Officers July 1996 - December 1998)
A Moment in History
by Ernestine Lynfoot, Historian
The Hartford Municipal Airport had it's beginnings in 1945, when area pilots joined together to lease the site located two miles northwest of the City of Hartford. Two crossing grass landing strips and a Quonset hut to serve as the manager's office were constructed, and the airport was officially opened on April 5, 1946. The Airport was managed by James Miles, one of the early area aviators who was instrumental in it's development. The Airport's original name, "Miles Field", stands in tribute to his tenure from 1946 to 1957.
By the mid -1950's, Hartford had grown to such an extent that an improved public facility was needed to facilitate industrial and commercial growth. In 1957, the City purchased the Airport and began an improvement program. The first projects included the construction of a paved primary east-west runway (11-29), taxiways, apron and a crosswind grass strip.
In the 1960's, the Airport was managed by it's fixed base operator, Martin Zivko, who was responsible for the construction of a new terminal and hangar facilities. In the 1970's, the City purchased these facilities and added navigational aids to increase the Airport's usefulness. In 1977, the City's Director of Public Works was made responsible for the management of the airport.
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