Kettle Moraine EAA Chapter 1158
West Bend, Wisconsin, USA

Newsletter
Sectional
Vol. 8 No. 1 - January/February 2004
 Available in full color at http://eaa1158.org
In this issue...
Upcoming Chapter Events
Membership Report
Technical Counselor Report
Mailbag
Election of Officers and Directors
Board Meeting Minutes
Officers, Teams, Committees
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Upcoming Chapter Events
1/21/Wed. 7 PM - Chapter Meeting
2/18/Wed. 7 PM - Chapter Meeting
Please contact Chapter Board members with subjects you’d like to see at upcoming Chapter Meetings.
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Membership Report
by Bruce Post, Membership Chairman
 This is my first report to the membership since assuming the responsibilities from Russ Kaye on January 1st. Thanks to Russ for doing such a great job these past years - he'll be a tough act to follow. So Russ, when do I get the vest?

We're off to a great start in 2004 with five new members since our last newsletter. Please seek out and welcome Ron (Mary) Busch of Cedarburg, Carl (Linda) Jarman of Mequon, Chris Champeny of Milwaukee, Jim Champeny of West Bend (but currently studying aviation in Minnesota) and Jeff (Michelle) Schumacher of Port Washington. We'll be "spotlighting" these and other new members in future newsletters, so be prepared. We'll be seeking-our all your aviation related insights, experiences and aspirations.

If you don't already know, Bill Groenveld and family of West Bend have moved back to Ohio. Sorry to see you go, Bill, but our loss is Chapter 109's gain. As a result of this net gain of four, Chapter 1158 membership stands at 84. Can we hit the magic 100 level this year? There is also more to come on new member activities.

As you are no doubt aware, we're right in the middle of our annual membership renewal effort. So far, we have had a 40% response. We'd like to have the project wrapped-up by March 1st (remember the drawing for special incentives if your renewal is received by that date) so we can get on with new, fun activities. Thanks for your help.

Thanks again for being a member of the best EAA Chapter.

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Technical Counselor Report
by Chris Good

What did you do today to celebrate 100 years of powered flight?

Took the day off work to celebrate. Got to the airport at 8am. First task was to scrape a couple of inches of snow from in front of the hangar. Decided the wheel pants needed to come off (another 'snow' thing).

Plan A was to be upside down at 9:35 (10:35 EST), but it was already 9:15 & the ceiling was 1200. So switched to Plan B & timed our departure so that we lifted off at exactly 9:35.

Flew Bruce Post, 110 miles northwest to Wausau to pick up the Cessna Cardinal he had been forced to leave there at the weekend. Stayed VFR at 1000-1500 AGL - it's a good job Wisconsin is flat! Minimal braking effect on ice at Wausau. The taildraggers were having a tough time taxiing, but no problem for the 6A.

Tops were reported at 3500-4500 with mixed reports of ice & no ice. Decided to return IFR. After a couple of minutes in the clouds, broke out on top with a clear blue sky & bright sunshine. Tailwind enabled 180 Kts ground speed at 65% power at 7000 ft. Not bad without wheel pants. It doesn't get much better. Both Minneapolis & Chicago Centers were particularly jovial. Vectored into the clouds for the VOR 13 approach at West Bend & picked up a trace of ice - maybe 1/8" on the leading edges. Broke out at 1200 AGL, circled to land 31.

By the time Bruce landed, the coffee was brewed. Our final task was to hang the 1/6 scale Wright Flyer model in our Chapter building. A group of us put in more than 500 hours constructing this model earlier in the year. It's been on display, but we wanted to hang it on the centennial anniversary.

Went home & watched the recording of the day's events at Kill Devil Hills - too bad they didn't have the right weather conditions for the replica flight.

We've come long way in 100 years.

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Mailbag
from Al Price

Dennis Melvin (city hall) indicated that he has a collection of aviation postage stamps from around the world. He would like to pass them on to somebody who might be interested in having such a collection. I don't know if the stamps will be sold or donated. He thought a member of the EAA chapter might be interested.

Al Price
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EAA Chapter 1158 – Election of Officers and Directors
by Don Miller

19 November 2003 - 19:45 CST

Minutes

 

Thirty-Three (33) voting memberships were represented. No proxy votes were submitted.

 

For the open officer’s positions:  

¨                  Jim Dricken is reelected to the position of President by unanimous vote.

¨                  Dick Kleinmann is elected to the position of Secretary by unanimous vote.

 

 

There are two positions open for a one (1) year term as directed. Nominated members are:

1.      Dale Carlson

2.      Herb Baker

3.      Ken Seidl (nominated by the floor)

 

Voting results:

¨                  Dale Carlson is elected as director.

¨                  Ken Seidl is elected as director.

 

A motion was made to destroy the ballots. Approved unanimously.

 

 

 

There are five positions open for two (2) year terms as directed. Nominated members are:

1.      Paul Lupton

2.      Chris Good

3.      Dan Staehler

4.      Ron Champeny

5.      Bruce Post

6.      Gary Barribeau (nominated by the floor)

 

Voting results:

¨                  Paul Lupton is elected as director.

¨                  Chris Good is elected as director.

¨                  Dan Staehler is elected as director.

¨                  Ron Champeny is elected as director.

¨                  Bruce Post is elected as director.

 

 

 

A motion was made to destroy the ballots. Approved unanimously.

 

 

 

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Board Meeting Minutes
by Dick Kleinmann, Secretary
 November 2003
Present: Jim Dricken, Howard Kaney, Don Miller, Glen Brandt, Ron Champeny, Randy Finco, Chris Good, Paul Lupton, Dan Staehler, Dick Kleinmann, Jim Retzlaff, Bruce Post.
Minutes of previous meeting reviewed. Approved, motion by Jim Retzlaff. Seconded by Ron Champeny.
Treasurer's report: Howard requested that we start on the 2004 budget ASAP. Please notify him of any new planned expenses. Howard also noted that the keyless lock project is about $500 over budget.
Hangar Project: The ceiling has been washed and painted. The door frame is installed, and the door should be completed in 1-2 days. Insulation panels for the top sills of the walls are made and painted. Dale is working to get them installed.
Les Hahn has requested storage space for a Cessna 150 that he will be working on. A motion was passed to rent the storage space in the main hangar for between $50 and $60 per month. There was one (1) opposing vote.
Mortgage Burning Party: Jan Rodrian is helping to organize this event. The caterer has been selected. Anticipates costs are $25 per head. A motion was made to approve $1000 for expenses. Approved by Paul Lupton, Seconded by Chris Good.
Dick Kleinmann announced that our Wright Flyer project will be displayed at the West Bend Public library. There will be a special presentation by chapter members on December 6th.
There was a motion to purchase a TV/VCR/DVD unit for the board meeting room. Approved by Glen Brandt. Seconded by Ron Champeny.
Bruce Post has been appointed as the membership chairperson, succeeding Russ Kaye.
A committee was approved to research a chapter airplane project. Glen Brandt will chair this committee.

December 3, 2003
Present: Jim Dricken, Pres., Jim Pieper, Vice Pres., Howard Kaney, Tres., Dick Kleinmann, Sec., Glen Brandt, Dale Carlson, Ron Chapeny, Chris Good, Bruce Post, Jim Retzlaff, Ken Seidl, Dan Staehler. Absent: Paul Lupton.
Jim Dricken called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM President Jim Dricken and the board welcomed new directors Dale Carlson and Ken Seidl.
Treasurers Report: Howard reviewed our liability insurance, which has increased in cost. Reduced deductibles were investigated which lowered the cost somewhat. Howard also obtained a quote from another firm that turned out to be almost half as much for the same coverage and asked any other board members to review it with him. Howard also is considering changing banks to US Bank in part because their online banking features are better. Howard also reviewed the financial statement for December and passed out budget request forms to each board member. Howard then presented a two-page document with a suggested budget for handling our existing cash assets. He said the document was meant to encourage discussion and consideration in forming a long-term plan for to determine what direction we want the chapter to go. Jim R. made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report and Jim P. seconded it. The motion passed unanimously.
The minutes of the November 5, 2003 and November 19, 2003 election meeting were reviewed and Jim P. made a motion to accept the minutes with minor corrections to the Nov. 5 minutes pertaining to the language regarding approval and seconding of motions. Ron C. seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Mortgage Burning Party Update: Ron C. explained that we have approximately 80 people attending with name tags available for all and there will door prizes, dining in the meeting room, food line in the project room, and bar in the hangar. The program will start with an intro by Pres. Jim D. then the mortgage burning, followed by dinner and a visit by the Wright Brothers.
Hangar Space for C150: Ron C. explained that Lester Hahn changed his plan and now wants to store a Tripacer in the back of the hangar permanently instead of the C 150 temporarily. The board was concerned about the lack of room to keep tables and other items in the rear of the hangar and being able to move them in and out with out damaging airplanes. There was discussion about the possibility to take the wings off of the C150 and use the rear project room along with Mark Hanrahan's truck. Jim R. made a motion to deny the request to store the Tripacer and to withdraw the offer to temporarily store the C 150 in the rear of the hangar. Dale Carlson seconded it. The motion passed unanimously.
Hangar Projects Report: Jim D. explained that we are still waiting for the seal over the hangar door to arrive and that Dale C. has made great progress in painting the walls and enclosing the top of the walls with insulation and wood. The painting of the hangar floor will have to wait until spring due to temperature. Dale C. requested another light be installed on the west side of the upper balcony. Glen B. updated the board on the progress with the keyless entry system. Mark should be coming this week to wire up the doors and we will need to replace two door knobs on the two doors leading from the hangar to the meeting room and project rooms.
Lock Box/Safe: Dick K. requested that we provide a lock box at the bank or some other means to store original chapter documents and other important papers. Howard suggested not having a lock box at a bank because of the logistics of keeping the keys and the changing of the people who need to access it every year. Jim D. offered to donate a safe to the chapter from his business. The board accepted and Jim D. will have his workers deliver it to the hangar side of the building.
Newsletter: Dan Staehler requested help with the production of the newsletter. It was agreed that the board would try to find members who would be interested in helping.
Bylaws: A copy of the two pages of the bylaws that were revised as a part of the October 15, 2003 membership vote were given to the board with the revisions highlighted in red for one last review before the chapter officers signed the revised bylaws. Concern was raised that it was still not crystal clear that the board members elections should be staggered so that approximately half of the board is elected each year using an even and odd year system. It was decided to sign the bylaws as voted on and to form a committee to review the bylaws for revisions needed to address this issue and any other issues. It was decided that it was better to do one revision than many revisions. Jim P. made a motion that the President form a committee to review the bylaws and suggest needed revisions. Howard K. seconded it and the motion passed unanimously. Jim D. appointed Glen B., Dick K, Dan S. and Howard K.
Chapter Calendar
Chapter Breakfasts: 1st Saturday of the month 6:30 - about 9:30
Chapter Fly-Outs: Sunday of each week, 8am, West Bend Air (weather dependent) Randy Finco, 377-9676
Chapter Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7pm EAA Chapter 1158 hangar
310 Aerial Drive, West Bend, WI Phone: (262)338-8411
1/21/Wed. 7 PM - Chapter Meeting
2/18/Wed. 7 PM - Chapter Meeting

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Officers, Teams, Committees
    Area Code 262  
President Jim Dricken 334-9515 jdricken@aosmail.com
Vice President Jim Pieper 334-5856 jpiep@sbcglobal.net
Secretary Dick Kleinmann 626-4618 rgk@hnet.net
Treasurer Howard Kaney 675-6686 hkaney@aosmail.com
Board Members Glen Brandt 675-2026 glbrandt@charter.net
Dale Carlson 334-3533 carlson1927@aol.com
Ron Champeny 334-4309 champeny@execpc.com
Chris Good 644-0511 chris@videopropulsion.com
Paul Lupton 629-4445 plupton@hnet.net
Bruce Post 377-3342 bpost49@aol.com
Ken Seidl 284-9949 ken@raffel.com
Dan Staehler 338-1351 staehler@execpc.com
Jim Retzlaff 533-5054 bikerpilot@spiritusa.net
Facility Committee:
Facility Manager Ron Champeny 334-4309 champeny@execpc.com
Glen Brandt 675-2026 gbrandt@execpc.com
Tom Calenberg 334-0205 tjc@hnet.net
Marv Hoffman 675-6808
Howard Kaney 675-6686 hkaney@aosmail.com
Jim Retzlaff )306-0317 bikerpilot@spiritusa.net
Dan Staehler 338-1351 staehler@execpc.com
Fly-out Chairman Randy Finco 377-9676 glps76@aol.com
Historian Allison Finco 377-9676 glps76@aol.com
Internet Webmasters Steve Roensch 375-2228 sroensch@wi.rr.com
Dan Staehler 338-1351 staehler@execpc.com
Home Page http://eaa1158.org
Membership Committee:
Chairman Bruce Post 377-3342 bpost49@aol.com
Membership Growth Team Volunteers needed
Newsletter Committee:
Editor Volunteer needed
Reporters Chris Good 644-0511 chris@videopropulsion.com
Howard Kaney 675-6686 hkaney@aosmail.com
Paul Lupton 629-4445 plupton@hnet.net
Program Committee:
Chairman Randy Finco 377-9676 glps76@aol.com
Raffle Committee:
Co-Chairmen Don Miller 306-1405 n4550x@naspa.net
Dan Staehler 338-1351 staehler@execpc.com
Printing Don Miller 306-1405 n4550x@naspa.net
Treasurer Howard Kaney 675-6686 hkaney@aosmail.com
Recognition Committee: Volunteers needed
(AOPA Airport Support
Network Volunteer) Jim Pieper 334-5856 jpiep@sbcglobal.net
Educational Chairman Paul Lupton 629-4445 plupton@hnet.net
Flight Advisor Kyle Howard
Technical Counselor Chris Good 644-0511 chris@videopropulsion.com
Young Eagles Gerald Zorn 626-8764 gene@hnet.net
Coordinators Sandra Zorn 626-8764 gene@hnet.net
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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