Another thing the New Year brings is that annual request for your dues payment. Your Board of Directors has elected to maintain the same $40.00 dues as last year and this year makes it easier on us all by providing self addressed stamped envelopes for dues return. Though no official deadline has been set, your early attention would be most appreciated. Your input on the dues form questionnaire is important also as it helps give the Board direction and is a valuable tool for improving the Chapter.

Thanks to all and Happy New Year, Russ

Member Profile
by Russ Kaye, Membership Chairman
Today we are visiting with Don Miller, EAA Chapter 1158 Secretary.

What attracts you to EAA?

"My enthusiasm for aviation. Not just flying, but the variations in aircraft design that have emerged over the last 400 (yes! 400 not 100 years). EAA pays respect to them all!"

The most enjoyable experience I had working with this chapter has been.....

"Tough question. They've all been enjoyable. Young Eagle flights are some of the most self satisfying, but it's a lot of fun to join in on the regular meetings, as well as the special events. I think the highlight for me, so far, has been my assignment as ground liaison for the Spirit of St. Louis. Being responsible for such a valuable replica is quite an inspiration."

The funniest aviation story I can recall is......

"One of my friends first landings. Like many aviation enthusiasts, I keep a scanner running on common CTAF's. My friend and I attended ground school together, but I progressed quicker through the flight training and thus, got my ticket sooner. So it goes. Anyway here I am in my kitchen, listening to traffic on 122.7, 122.8, and 123.0. Yeah I know, I need a life. This voice breaks in on 122.8 … "Oh my God, AirplaneXXX turning final! Oh! Oh! . What DO I do now?"

After landing I chastised my friend for laughing on final. Totally unprofessional. My friend should be getting their private rating real soon!"

What do you look forward to accomplishing in our local chapter?

"Our Chapter needs a direction, an inspiration, and continued growth in membership. My talents are in administration and data processing. I hope to find a way to evoke the creativity of the membership into projects and goals that I can aid by administering the plans, cost/revenues, and data administration. My overall aim is Chapter growth."

What is your favorite aircraft and why?

"I would have to say, it is the XB-70 Valkyrie. Why? I had a very close uncle whose company developed the engines for the project. There was an awful lot of new technology that went into that project, and much of it is still being used in both conventional and space based aircraft. I remember a time, when I was perhaps 10 years old, I was hand building a rocket based model of the XB-70… My uncle was advising me on thrust angles… Something I had no concept of, and didn't consider again until advised of the veritable "P" angle.

But I still enjoy flying my Piper Cherokee 140! Even at Mach 0.15 it gets you there!"

A typical Sunday ...
by Don Miller

On 17 November 2002, the "West Bend Air Force" assaulted Lone Rock airport, en-force. The combined air assault group consisted of PA28-140 low level support fighters, Beechcraft HEAVY bombers, an RV-6 interceptor, a C-182 "Air Boss", and a Mooney flying tail.

The morning began (for me) about 07:20. I pulled up to the chapter hangar, and Paul Kyle was looking for a ride. No problem, I now have a right seat, and hangar hand! A quick trip to the FBO, get legal on the weather, and then off to the hangar to get my bird ready to fly. In-hangar walk around, pull her out, full pre-flight, and cockpit rigging. We're ready to go! But where are we going? Possible destinations were Lone Rock, Janeseville, Reedsburg, and Bimini (Bahamas). Bimini would have been tough on my dogs... as they were stuck at home.

With a rolling query out the cockpit door (Paul needed a little coaching on this) Chris advised us to proceed direct Lone Rock (KLNR). I set the GPS 150 for KLNR, GPSCOM 190 to the same. Set the VOR for a 278 bearing (outbound). We taxied to 31. Run-up just short of the first hold line. Everything's OK. Take off checklist complete. Everybody's strapped in, we're ready to fly! Take the runway, and we're the first off into a beautiful November morning sky.

About now my intercom is getting weak. I had anticipated this since my last flight had Glen Brandt in the right seat, and Glen, well, talks alot. This activity drains alot of batteries, but especially the one in the intercom. So I stabilize the aircraft at 4500' (Westbound VFR course), ask Paul to hand me the spare battery in the right map pocket, and hand over the airplane to him while I change batteries. As it turns out I don't touch the controls again until we are within sight of the airport (KLNR).

Along the way we discuss some, en-rought procedures, pilotage, and basic VFR navigation. Paul manipulates the VOR, and monitors the two GPS systems to avoid KMSN Class C. These are systems he is unfamiliar with, but does well. About 10 out I have the airport in sight, take over the controls, and begin our descent for a left UP-wind to 27. At about 3500' some Mooney passes 300' below us, and we both give a one-finger salute to Ken Seidel, as he speeds straight-in for 27! Early seating does not guarantee good service at Lone Rock!

Grease landing. Park. A wonderful breakfast, during which Paul get's grilled for his upcoming PP written.

Brief pre-flight, Taxi to 09. Paul catches me as I miss the hold-short line. Kudos! Off, straight out. My headset cuts out, and I start putzing with it. Wrong time. I got us up to a comefortable cruise climb, and then addressed the problem. I'm on my way to 5500' (eastbound). Glen (who departed behind me) passes us thru 4800'. We passed the clouds at about 3500', into clear smooth air. A wonderful return flight, I flew most of the way. At one point, there was some altimiter confusion between aircraft ahead of us. So I asked Paul for the ATIS frequency for KMSN (Madison). It was swiftly and correctly delivered.

Upon arrival at West Bend the AWOS is reporting 360 at 10 Knots. So I begin to set up for 31. Traffic in the pattern is using 06... HMM. I hear Jim Dricken land on 06 and recommend 31 due to crosswinds. I continue my approach for 31. Over the field, I looked at the sock and it was straight down 06. Not a problem. I changed, and announced, my downwind to a "circle to land" to 06. By the time I got to final for 06 the wind was straight down 31. Poop occurs. Not a greaser. But we landed safely. Taxied to the pumps. I filled my tanks, and Paul emptied his shorts.. so it goes!

In all seriousness, this is something we do every VFR weekend. It can be both fun and educational! It's a fun and inexpesive way to get involved in the Chapter! Join us!! And Paul, I'll mentor you anytime!

Join us! It's your chapter! Get involved!

Oops! #1
by Don Miller

In reference to Paul's Soft field article (CFI Tips #5), I learned about flying from this...

Let's go to 62C!

Although I have some 400 hours in single engine land (SEL) I am 99.97% pure on asphalt or concrete. Plenty of grass in gliders, both on and off field.

In October G (anonymous B) asked me to pick him up at Guntley Memorial (2400' Grass), after he dropped off his Bonanza for it's annual. No problem. At his suggested departure time the winds were 10, forecast gusting to 20 across everything. I suggested we delay departure until 3PM balancing daylight and forecast diminishing winds.

A nice flight from KETB to 62C. I elected to communicate with Milwaukee (KMKE) approach. Visibility was 'marginal' into the sun, but I had Muskego lake 20 miles out. Requested lower (from 4500') and got it. Airport in sight, terminate flight following and circle down into the pattern. Standard "Cessna" landing. Abeam the numbers 1500 RPM, two thrusts back on the trim, one notch flaps. Stabilize at 90 MPH Indicated. Turn base, OKay we're high, another notch of flaps.Scan right for traffic, turn final, land. Keep the nose up. A greaser? Unless you plant the gear into the ground, it's hard to do anything but...

So G (Anonymous B) spends a half hour introducing me to the personalities on the airfield.

We climb into my Cherokee. The lesson is about to begin. Fire up, defer run-ups, since she'd just been run. There was an Ultra-Light flying the pattern, so we sat and idled while he went around twice. Flipping gnats, I say..

Now, it's finnaly our turn. We turn, back taxi. On the back-taxi I complete the Soft-field take off list. Flaps 20, Mixture full rich, Transponder ALT, use all the runway.... FULL power before turning onto the runway!

We were there. VROOM! Sputtering down the runway. 1000' 40 mph. So it goes. We're dead. 1500' 60 MPH "Just get this sucker in the air". Fly in ground effect enougn to clear the trees. Done. We are airborne and on our way home.

All the way home, all I hear are complaints of how slow my airpane is...

So it goes.

Bottom line: This was a dry grass field. It surprised me how much drag was induced by the surface. In retrospect I think I would have accelerated with 0 flaps, and then added them at 60 MPH and snapped her off, but this is a Piper strategy...

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.

Board Meeting Minutes

by Don Miller, Secretary

July 2002
Present: Ron Champeny, Glen Brandt, Mark Hanrahan, Paul Lupton, Don Miller, Jim Dricken, Dan Staehler, Randy Finco, Chris Good, Mark Landvater. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Mark Hanrahan. Seconded by Chris Good. ¨ Airfest / City Council update. Airfest debriefing will be held Saturday 13 July. The City Council/Airport committee will be requiring permits for certain airport activities. The scope and definition of these activities is yet to be determined. I recommend that Jim Pieper be requested to keep us informed of these developments. Otherwise I can try to attend the meetings and report. Don Miller. ¨ Aircamp was a large success. Paul (Lupton) is awaiting the evaluation sheet returns. ¨ The compass rose is very nearly complete. Some touch up and the addition of the field elevation is all that remains. ¨ Facilities update: · Hangar wiring project is complete. · East wall door has been replaced. It requires some weather sealing, but is usable. ¨ Glen and Mark are fully prepared for AeroMart at AirVenture 2002. ¨ EAA Warbirds Squadron Six has donated a memorial plaque for Keith Brue. It is to be presented at AirVenture 2002. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Mark Hanrahan. Seconded by Jim Dricken.

August 2002
Present: Jim Dricken, Don Shane, Ron Champeny, Chris Good, Dan Staehler, Howard Kaney, Glen Brandt, Mark Hanrahan, Paul Lupton, Don Miller. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Jim Dricken. Seconded by Mark Hanrahan. ¨ The treasurer's report was presented by Don Shane. Motion to approve by Mark Hanrahan. Seconded by Paul Lupton. ¨ Aircamp evaluations: About half were returned, all of the feedback was positive. ¨ Motion to reimburse Paul Lupton for compass rose materials. Approved by Don Shane. Seconded by Mark Hanrahan. ¨ The Black and Silver 2003 Harley-Davidson Electra Drive should be available in the October timeframe. It is time to get the raffle committee together. ¨ Glen reported that AeroMart sales were down approximately 30% this year. He estimates the Chapter will receive about $8,000 for AeroMart sales. There was a discussion regarding site security as our largest issue. ¨ Cessna 140 Project: We need a game plan. Suggested options are: · Chapter project to restore the aircraft. · Sell the aircraft outright. · Chapter project to part the aircraft out. ¨ Ernestine Lynfoot has retired as Chapter historian. Allison Finco will assume these responsibilities. ¨ It was noted that the airport expansion project is now moving forward. ¨ Will begin the planning for a hangar ceiling painting project to be started this fall. ¨ One West side window was replaced. It was shot out with a BB gun. Don Shane reported the incident to the West Bend police department. ¨ The West Bend fire department inspected the facility. The only discrepancy is a burned out exit light over the main entryway. ¨ A discussion was started about the appropriate monthly donation for parking a hot air balloon in the hangar. This was then tabled until the September meeting. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Jim Dricken. Seconded by Don Miller.

September 2002
Present: Jim Dricken, Don Shane, Dan Staehler, Howard Kaney, Glen Brandt, Randy Finco, Paul Lupton, Don Miller, Gene Zorn. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Howard Kaney. Seconded by Don Shane. ¨ The treasurer's report was presented by Don Shane. Motion to approve by Randy Finco. Seconded by Howard Kaney. ¨ The Cessna 140 "project" was discussed. It was agreed that we need a project to get chapter members involved and active at our facility, however, this may not be the correct one. A preliminary vote yielded a disposition to dispose of the aircraft. Motion to dispose of the project by Don Shane. Seconded by Randy Finco. ¨ It was also agreed that we should begin an active search for an appropriate project, and that we should again poll the membership for ideas. ¨ The outside East wall needs caulking. Gene Zorn will provide a lift truck. Scheduled for 7 September. ¨ Hangar inside ceiling project: We will begin collecting cost estimates. ¨ Don Miller will chair the Harley raffle. It was agreed to model the event after out previous event, with multi tiered achievement awards ¨ Glen reiterated that AeroMart sales were down approximately 30% this year. He estimates the Chapter will receive about $8,000-$9,000 for AeroMart sales. The figures are not yet final. ¨ There will be a Young Eagles flight on Saturday 7 September at 10:00AM. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Jim Dricken. Seconded by Don Miller.

October 2002
Present: Jim Dricken, Don Shane, Chris Good, Dan Staehler, Gene Zorn, Howard Kaney, Glen Brandt, Randy Finco, Mark Hanrahan, Ron Champeny, Paul Lupton, Don Miller. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Don Shane. Seconded by Chris Good. ¨ The treasurer's report was presented by Don Shane. Motion to approve by Mark Hanrahan. Seconded by Randy Finco. ¨ Paul Lupton is to begin researching paint prices for the hangar ceiling project. ¨ Raffle prizes were set as follows: · Grand Prize - 2003 Electra Glide Classic · First Prize - $500.00 Cash · Second Prize - $100.00 Cash (Four Second prizes will be awarded). ¨ The budget committee reported no progress. ¨ There will be a public Young Eagles fling day on 26 October beginning at 10:00 CDT. ¨ It was suggested that a grill clean-up project be initiated. ¨ Membership stands at 82 members. There were only seven (7) responses to the membership survey, and they yielded no common threads for interest in a Chapter "project". ¨ Jeff Molnar (GRB FSS) will be our guest speaker for October. ¨ A fly-out to Mackinac Island is planned for 6 October. ¨ Dan Staehler is authorized to spend up to $120/year to replace our current ISP, and other website improvements. Motion by Paul Lupton, Seconded by Glen Brandt. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Jim Dricken. Seconded by Don Miller.

November 2002
Present: Jim Dricken, Don Shane, Chris Good, Dan Staehler, Randy Finco, Mark Hanrahan, Paul Lupton, Don Miller. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Don Shane. Seconded by Mark Hanrahan. ¨ The treasurer's report was presented by Don Shane. Motion to approve by Chris Good. Seconded by Mark Hanrahan. ¨ Mike Lesko presented the Civil Air Patrol proposal for use of our facility to hold their weekly meetings. ¨ The budget committee has not met, however, Don Shane has loaded the data into QuickBooks. ¨ To date, we have distributed 1700 raffle tickets to 26 members. ¨ John Duffy (USAF ret.) will be our guest speaker for November. ¨ Nominations and election of officers will be announced at the November general meeting, and then occur at the January meeting. ¨ A motion to approve The Civil Air Patrol usage of our facility was presented for vote. It was passed by a vote of 8 For, 1 Against. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Randy Finco. Seconded by Don Shane.

December 2002
Present: Jim Dricken, Don Shane, Ron Champeny, Howard Kaney, Gene Zorn, Dan Staehler, Glen Brandt, Randy Finco, Mark Hanrahan, Don Miller. ¨ Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Don Shane. Seconded by Mark Hanrahan. ¨ The treasurer's report was presented by Don Shane. Motion to approve by Mark Hanrahan. Seconded by Randy Finco. ¨ Civil Air Patrol proposal for usage of our facility to hold their weekly meetings has been settled at $180/month. Access to meeting rooms only. The doors to the project areas will be locked. The agreement is to be in writing. ¨ Don Shane reported that the mezzanine heater is operational. ¨ Ron Champeny reported that the roof vent cap should arrive within a few days, which MAY finally complete out roof project. ¨ Raffle sales to date total $1,445. Our December drawing date will be Saturday, 21 December 2002. The idea to showcase the bike, and sell tickets at Wal-Mart was presented by Glen Brandt. Gene and Sandy Zorn will follow up with arrangements. ¨ Nominations (to date) for officers stand as: · Vice President - Jim Pieper · Treasurer - Howard Kaney · Membership Chairman (to relieve Howard) - Russ Kaye ¨ Nominations for directors (to date) include: · Glen Brandt (incumbent) · Russ Kaye · Dick Kleinman · Jim Retzlaff · Dave Paulus ¨ To propose 100th Anniversary of Flight events, an ad hoc program committee has been designated. It consists of the following members: · Glen Brandt · Randy Finco · Ron Champeny ¨ We plan to sell food independently at Airfest 2003. We will also provide the same facilities usage to Airfest (i.e. briefing and operations central). ¨ The January board meeting will be held Saturday, 4 January following the Chapter breakfast. ¨ There will be a Chapter Social on 18 January 2003 commencing at 16:00 (4PM) CST. ¨ Motion to adjourn by Jim Dricken. Seconded by Don Miller.

EAA Chapter 1158 January 2003 Election Ballot Officers and Directors

Our by-laws specify two (2) year terms for each officer position. Our current officers are:

President: Jim Dricken
Vice President: Mark Hanrahan
Treasurer: Don Shane
Secretary: Don Miller

Terms are expiring for Vice President and Treasurer. Nominees for those positions are as follows. Please select one for each position.

Vice President:			Treasurer:
qJim Pieper			qHoward Kaney
qWrite In	____________________		qWrite In	_____________________

Our by-laws allow nine (9) directors at large in addition to the four (4) officer positions. The by-laws specify no limit to the term of these directors.

Our current Directors at large are as follows. Please vote accordingly:

Name	For	Against	Abstain
Glen Brandt
Ron Champeny
Randy Finco
Chris Good
Howard Kaney
Paul Lupton
Dan Staehler

Nominees for director are: (Select two (2) plus any against votes above)

qRuss Kaye		qDave Paulus
qDick Kleinman		qWrite In	_____________________
qJim Retzlaff

Donald K. Miller
Secretary, EAA Chapter 1158

Upcoming Chapter Meeting (Summary) 01/15 Wed. 7 PM Chapter Annual meeting. 01/25/Sat. 5 PM - Chapter social movie night. 02/19/Wed. 7 PM - Chapter meeting, speaker James Cotter.

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