EAA Ultralight Chapter 75

EAA Ultralight Chapter 7 5 North Central Wisconsin Lite Flyer s

PO Box 12 ● Schofield, WI ● 54476

Editors Notes Vol 11, Issue 7 by Bill Markstrum J u l y 2 0 0 6 Greetings on this beautiful Days event called off due to additions to the newsletter, 4th of July day. I'm, bad weather, we have little please also help us keep the spending some quiet time to report on chapter Buy, Sell, Trade section up Inside this issue while my wife, daughter and activities. I know that to date. If you have two year old great grandson everyone in the building successfully sold an item, let Editors Notes 1 are shopping. The maple tree stage is hard at it. Due to us know so we can delete it shades me while I sit here family commitments, I have from our copy. We do Treasurer Report 2 looking out over the Wausau only been able to monitor realize, of course, that the Officers 2 Downtown Airport. Ron Detert's Mini-Max old Boeing 707 you've got Apparently, this is a family progress. He's doing very out on the back forty, may Membership Form 2 day for all the local fliers well on the last wing panel take some time to sell, due to and I've seen only one plane and I'm sure he appreciates current fuel prices. Call John Next Meeting 3 take off into the northwest the warm, dry conditions that Travolta, he may want it for A New Commercial 3 wind this morning. spare parts. Pilot My tattered Do not go where the path may lead, go instead I had hoped to where there is no path and leave a trail. Tuesday Fly Night 3 windsock tells me Ralph Waldo Emerson have a visit with that runway three- Mary Jones, AirVenture Survival 4 zero would be the EAA's Sport runway of choice. The are right for gluing all the Pilot magazine editor during LaSee/Jakel Fly In 4 windsock also tells me that I wooden components he cut Pioneer weekend. It was not had better shop for a new out on the less favorable to be, due to the AirVenture 2006 5 one at AirVenture this year, days. I've learned not to cancellation, so I had half Calendar of Events 5 the last hailstorm shredded it bother him on good gluing composed a letter to her along with our garden days. Time is critical once when the July issue of Sport Buy Trade Sell 6 flowers. you've mixed up a batch of T Pilot arrived. In reviewing it, The great grandson, Sean, -88 glue, besides which you I noted a letter in the Hall of Fame Forms 7 visiting from Kansas, seems don't want to shake hands Builder's Forum from EAA Wausau Airport Ap- 8 to have the "Right Stuff", I'm with Ron when he's gluing. member, Trcy Hahn. With preciation Day happy to say. Whenever a It's one thing to be fast the advent of the Sport Pilot plane takes off or lands here, friends but at such times you category we seem to have Wi State Light Avia- 9 he runs to the fence and. can become "inseparable"! gotten away from tion Fly In points, "Airplana". Visiting Speaking of projects, let's innovative, scratch-built 263 Grandpas Farm 9 Rick Coe's hangar, Rick hear reports from you aircraft for the little guy (i.e. Fly In boosted Sean into the left builders out there. We learn Poor Guy), planes that used seat and wisely removed the by sharing experiences, good to come out of the Paul key, because Sean pushed, or bad. Whether you're Poberezny, "Garage Greatest Lies in Aviation pulled or rotated everything building with wood and glue, Incubator". Many of the in sight. There must be fiberglass or metal, let me model airplane magazines I something to this "Gene" know and we'll put together used to buy became merely #10 I broke out right at thing. We're hopeful to get an informative report. This "catalogs" for big-buck ARF minimums. him moved back here to also applies to any flying (almost ready to fly) models. Wausau next summer. He'll adventures you might have I'm down to one magazine be a great help on our had recently. While on the now (Flying Models) that aircraft projects. subject of contacting me or features plans and how-to With the annual Pioneer Tom and Mark about (Continued on page 3) P a g e 2 EAA Ultralight Chapter 75

North Central Wisconsin NCWLF Treasurer Report Lite Flyers PO Box 12 April 2006 - May 2006 Schofield, WI 54476 Balance Fwd $ 1,249.40

President Checking Deposits Steve Krueger Dues 363.00 Total Deposits 715-536-8828 $ 363.00

Vice President Checking Balance $1,564.42 Robert Payzer Savings Balance $507.23 715-385-2979

Secretary Jim Shnowske 715-693-4254

Treasurer: Steve Norris EAA ULTRALIGHT CHAPTER 75 Mail Check Payable To: North Central Wisconsin Lite Flyers NCWLF 715-675-2876 P.O. Box 12 Application Form for Membership and Subscription Schofield, WI 54476

Board Members: Dan Marlenga Date 715-359-7377 Name Phone Gordy Radtke 715-359-5343 Address

Newsletter Editor City State Zip Bill Markstrum 715-845-8673 USUA# EAA#

Type of Ultralight you fly Web Editor: Tom Voss 715-443-2835 Membership Dues Schedule • $ 12 May • $ 9 August • $ 6 November • $ 3 February Videographer: • $ 11 June • $ 8 September • $ 5 December • $ 2 March Ron Detert • $ 10 July • $ 7 October • $ 4 January • $ 1 April 715-845-1340 Payment of dues affords me voting privileges, and a subscription to news updates. Safety Directors Carl Greene 715-854-2111 This newsletter is a monthly publication of the North Central Wisconsin Lite Flyers and is free Pat Kenny to all club members. Items you would like included in the newsletter should be sent to: 715-479-5036 Thomas L. Voss Jack LaSee 15203 Short Lane Marathon, WI 54448 715-223-4540 [email protected] Items received by the 5th are considered for that months’ publication. Tech Counselors Change of address and membership inquiries should be directed to: Steve Kuchera Steve Norris (715) 675-2876 715-845-8673 Comments, questions, suggestions, etc... can be sent to [email protected]

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Editors Notes cont... NCWLF Meeting by Bill Markstrum July 15

(Continued from page 1) Emerson, "Do not go where Museum shop, I'll pick up a Our next Chapter meet- tips on model building. In the path may lead, go instead copy of the 1930 Glider that respect, I thoroughly where there is no path and Manual for my bedside ing is 1:30 Saturday July miss the late "EAA leave a trail" I know we're reading. As promised in the 15 at the LaSee/Jakel Experimenter" magazine not all Burt Rutans, but lets June issue, I am including which had more hands-on give it a go anyway. the information for the Barnstormer Fly In. articles tailored to the It seems I was born the year Wisconsin Aviation Hall of innovative designer/builder. our famous local Fame sent to me by Rose Mary's answer to Tracy's homebuilder, John Dorcey. Lets keep our comments were that they Schwister, died, 1927. Wisconsin contributions to Tuesday Night were working on featuring Perhaps I'm in a time-warp, aviation alive and well. All Fly Night more affordable aircraft for growing up during the the best in your building the homebuilder in future golden age of aviation. My projects and summertime issues of Sport Pilot. We solution will probably be to flying. This popular get together welcome that news, Mary. help the Mini-Max Deterts See you at AirVenture! is back for another flying This seems like the and the Pietenpol Don Bill Markstrum appropriate place to insert Mahns with their projects. season. this quote from Ralph Waldo Next time I'm at the EAA All are welcome: Drive, A New Commercial Pilot Fly, Walk, Bike, Hitch a ride, just get there. Thursday April 27th, 2006 I went for my Commercial If you would like to host Single and Multi-Engine one of these laid back Land certificate. The day started off by flying down to social events contact Albert Lea,MN from Steve Krueger 715-536- Mankato,MN in 6111Q. Not a cloud in the sky, the air 8828 krueger- smooth as glass and things [email protected] looked good. I arrived at Albert Lea at 8:00am and finished up some things to July 11 get ready for the check ride. Arrive Jays Flying Field 2 The check ride was miles west of Little Chi- scheduled for noon with cago 1 mile south 6:30 Mr.Waldo Anderson. After a pm morning of studying, July 18 Mr.Anderson arrived and the and not much else. Right do in a 152, including flying Arrive TJs airstrip 1 mile check ride started. We before I went up another guy the first leg of your plotted north of Abbotsford 6:30 started off with the single was doing his CFI check ride cross-country within pm engine ground for a couple and failed on his first practical test standards. hours and then went flying in maneuver which was simply Taxing in I wasn't sure if I the 152. By then it was the a steep turn because he passed or failed, examiners middle of the day and it was couldn't hold his altitude are kind of weird on actually pretty rough from the with the thermals. Mr. telling you if you passed or thermals, especially in Anderson had me run not. But when we shut the southern Minnesota where through about every plane down he said good job there's only dry dirt fields maneuver I could possibly (Continued on page 4) P a g e 4 EAA Ultralight Chapter 75

AirVenture A New Commercial Pilot cont... Survival

Guide (Continued from page 3) the engines a few times, and examiner lingo. But I and apparently good job then did a few ILS passed! The top 10 tips for a means you're now a Single approaches at a nearby About 10 minutes later Joe more pleasant AirVen- Engine Commercial Pilot! airport. Malsack landed with my That was exciting, but I was When I received my Dad in Joe's hot new Glasair. ture experience only part of the way done. I instrument rating, it was only It turned out that it was Joes still had to go up in the Piper single engine, so in order to first cross-country in it. Man 1. Apply sunscreen: One Seminole to do my Multi fly multi engine instrument I do those things cook, only thing is for sure: Sun- Engine Commercial and my had to have another check 1.3 hours to Albert Lea from Multi engine Instrument. We ride, we decided to do both Merrill. It takes at least 2 screen works. Make sure got the multi-ground done in one. We did a few with hours in the 152. My dad you cover exposed areas and that went really good. the auto pilot to make sure I was taking the 152 back to We had to wait a bit for the could work that. Then I hand Merrill for it's Annual of your body with at Seminole to get back to flew a few, a few of them inspection due at the end of least an SPF 15. If you Albert Lea. Another guy was single engine which makes the month. Joe headed back using it for the same thing I things really fun when your and my Dad dropped me off bring children, don’t for- was. When he got back I already pretty busy. in Mankato and he headed get to cover them as heard the bad news that he'd Afterwards we headed back back to Merrill. failed his Commercial. to Albert Lea and once on All in all it was great day. 19 well. That's probably the worst the ground I didn't hear years old, a freshman at thing to hear right before you "good job" or anything so Minnesota State University, 2. Bring a pair of com- are going up for your multi once again I didn't know. Mankato and a Commercial commercial. Up we went in When my flight instructor Pilot Airplane Single and fortable shoes. Take the Seminole, and man did asked me how I did the Multi Engine Instrument. good care of your feet. he throw me through the examiner said, "Well what WOW! gauntlet. We did all the multi did you expect". Once again I start my CFI next week! Wear the most comfort- maneuvers, shut down one of I had to interpret that Blue Sky's Always, able walking shoes you have. Just truckin’ around the grounds can 2006 LaSee/Jakel Barnstormer Fly In add up to several miles over the course of one July 14-16 2006 (N44.94246 W90.33226). strip. Traffic pattern is Ultralights, Fixed Wing, All arriving aircraft monitor RIGHT-HAND for runway day. Powered Parachutes, General and announce on 122.9. 15 (power lines are buried Aviation, Sky Divers 2900 ft. N/W- S/E grass on the approach to 15) and 3. Wear a hat. Tempera- Competition (Torpedo Run, left-hand for 33 and be tures can range any- Bomb Drop, Precision aware of all non-radio Landing) traffic. Adjoining PPC where from the 60s to EAA UL Chapter 75 field 400' N/S x 500' E/W. the 90s, but AirVenture Meeting Saturday July 15 Food and beverage will be 1:30pm. available dish to pass always seems to have a Come Friday evening and optional. Contact Jack stretch of very hot, hu- camp through the weekend. LaSee 715-223-4540 or Live music and a bonfire 223-6324 for additional mid weather. On such Saturday night. The field is information. Hope To See days, a hat can provide located on the West side of You There! Abbotsford 511 W Bus 29 some protection from Vol 11, Issue 7 P a g e 5

AirVenture 2006 AirVenture Survival Guide It's that time of year, looking Our chapter 75 Camping and Chapter 75 banner. See map cont... forward to the largest air Parking area is once again at for details. Thank You to show event on earth? It's De Relleumtdats Harold Bennish for securing overheating. If, for some right in our own back yard. campground; same spot our site one week a head of reason, you forget to EAA starts Monday, July 24 again as last year, N/W of time. and ends Sunday, July 30. the barn, look for our bring one, there will be plenty of official EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hats available. If you’re watching the air show from the flight line, the back of your neck will likely be fully exposed to the afternoon sun. A bandana tucked under the back of your cap can provide an effective sun block.

4. Use lip balm. Not many people think of this, but bring some and apply often to prevent the sun from turning

EAA has sent o ur to fly in you will need this Call Steve Krueger 715-536- your lips into leather. Chapter two hard copy info. It covers all arrival and 8828 NOTAMS. If you are going departures for all airplanes. 5. Wear sunglasses. A fairly obvious item on NCWLF Calendar of Events your checklist, one for which your eyes will July 8, 2006 Wausau Airport Appreciation Day thank you. A neck strap Wausau Downtown Airport Syd Cohen 715-573-7063 July 14-16, 2006 Lasee/Jakel Barnstormer Fly In Abbotsford, Wi Jack Lasee 715-223-4540 715-223-6324 July 15, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting Abbotsford, Wi 1:30 at Lasee/Jakel Fly In July 24-30, 2006 AirVenture Oshkosh, Wi August 13, 2006 Musky Day Fly In (Continued on page 6) P a g e 6 EAA Ultralight Chapter 75

AirVenture NCWLF Calendar of Events – c o n t Survival Guide cont... (Continued from page 5) Boulder Jct., Wi also comes in handy. August 18-19, 2006 Wi State UL Fly In Wild Rose Airport 6. Check the forecast. If August 19, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting Wild Rose Airport there’s a chance of rain September 2-3, 2006 3rd Annual Great Northwoods PPC and Ultralight Fly In during the day, be pre- Phillips, Wi Price County Airport (PBH) 122.8 Unicom Jim 715-339-4007 [email protected] pared with a light jacket September 10, 2006 Merrill Airport Day or poncho, a small um- Merrill Airport 9am - 5pm. Food all day. brella, and an extra pair September 16, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting Location To Be Determined of socks. October 21, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting Location To Be Determined 7. Drink lots of water/ November 11, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting bring a water bottle. De- Abbotsford, Wi December 9, 2006 Chapter 75 Meeting & Christmas Party hydration can be a prob- Merrill Airport with 243,640 lem for even the hearti- Calendar of Events is updated monthly. est AirVenture atten- Contact Tom Voss [email protected] to list events in subsequent newsletters dees, especially on those oppressively hot after- Buy Trade Sell noons. Nothing prevents without engine. color. Always hangared  Quicksilver MXL 447 $30000.00 with a 912S and well maintained. Fly dehydration as well as $6,000 Steve Braker 715- engine. Wautoma. Martin as single ultralight or sport 564-2588 or 564-2633. water, and bottled water [email protected] aircraft two place. $12,000 is available at the many  Pterodactyl Ascender. obo. John 715-843-5580  2003 Quicksilver GT400, True Part 103 Ultralight. concession areas. You 19 hrs. Built in 2004.  New Rotax 582 engine, 0- 430 Cuyuna,Travel Seat Fogged when put away. time on engine (not blue W/ Pockets, Instruments, can make plenty of use 503 DCDI, Oil Injection, head) dual carbs, CDI oil Strobe. Mint Condition, 12 gal tank, Dual CHT injection, electric start, 3.1 of the many water foun- Always Hangered, Fabric gauge, Dual EGT, Fuel c-box exhaust, GSC 3 Excellent. Flying Now. tains located throughout Gauge, Altimeter, blade wood prop w/ New Spare Prop, Asking Airspeed, Tach, BRS750 spinner. Throttle and $4000.00. Pat Kenny 715- the grounds. Don’t rely new May 2005, All choke cables. Engine 479-5036. Evenings, Fly- material clear-coated. 3 mounting plate and Kitfox on soda pop to prevent er Home. Strobes, Brakes, Electric model 111 engine mount. dehydration.  Quicksilver MXL. Rotax Start, Externally mounted K&N chrome air filter. Oil 447. Always hangared. radio antenna, Swivel tail inj. bottle. $6,000 obo. $4,900. Sun Prairie. Dave wheel, Includes new John 715-843-5580 Neuenschwander. 608 825 GT500 windshield still in box. $20,500 Bill & Jan  Quicksilver GT400 25 hrs -1491. 608 695-1491. Boeck 262-886-9828, 262- on new Rotax 503 with  Rans S-18 Amphibian. 15 497-3953 "B" box. New muffler and hours. Pneumatic retract carbs. Warp Drive Ground system, fiberglass floats, 2  Kolb Twinstar with 532 Adjustable Composite seat tandem. $15,000.00 Rotax. Wings recovered 2 Prop. Electric Flaps, years ago. Bright yellow (Continued on page 7) Vol 11, Issue 7 P a g e 7

Buy Trade Sell AirVenture

(Continued from page 6) Kinderman 715 358-9951 and transport package Survival Guide Strobes, Hagar Hydraulic [email protected] available. Pictures at cont... Brakes, 750 BRS Chute http://www.geocities.com/ with 3.5 yrs before repack,  Acro Sport biplane, needs Pipeline/Reef/9058 8. Organize your visit. Dual EGT, CHT, Tach, engine and some Asking $14,000. Tim Air Speed, Hobbs, Fuel instruments. Hangared at Duquaine DePere, WI Take advantage of all the Gauge, Oil Light, the Wausau Airport. [email protected] information available be- Altimeter. External $8,500 Bill 842-7573. antenna, set up for GPS  Looking to trade a 26 ft fore you get here. and ICOM radio. Mark  Looking for a long ratio C GMC motorhome for a or E box for Rotax 503 Smith positive steering Cherokee 180, 160, 140 or 9. Bring a camera and front gear, GT500 Large DCDI 2.88 or 3:1 Richard a Cessna 172. Something Pod, Doors for winter Penney 715 235-2190 to train in and build hours. lots of film. Be sure to flying. Recently Does anyone have a overhauled new cables,  Challenger completed in Falcon XP for sale or check your battery, and 1997, Single Seat, 230 hrs push pull tube, fuel lines, trade, flying or a project? I it’s not a bad idea to wiring, other parts. AF&E, 503 Rotax with also have a nice 18 ft Always stored inside, Carbon Fibre Warp-Drive sailboat I could trade for a have extras just to be 100% airworthy. Prop, Nickel-edge Dual Falcon-XP. Ron 573-348- Hangared in St. Paul MN. CID Ignition, Icom A2Z 4654 [email protected] safe. A good rule of Make reasonable offer. Nav/com, Strobes, Garmin thumb is to bring two Tom Ashenmacher Handheld GPS Mounted,  Titan 1 with custom paint Hudson, WI 651-768-2643 Cabin Heat off Exhaust, - 582 Rotax with 0 rebuild more rolls of film than [email protected] Plexiglas Doors, Skis, time on engine. Fully you plan to shoot. If you m Extra prop and other stuff. updated by Gordy Radtke. Asking $14,000.00 Ed Jump seat option / BRS-5 bring a video camera,  Looking for a reasonable Johnson 715-287-3263. chute. Full 85 or 90 hp continental instrumentation with EIS. make sure you have an engine with all  Kitfox Lite. Low time 2si $ 18,500 Tim Hannagan extra tape and at least accessories. Harv engine, BRS chute, trailer 92 0/734-8682 Appleton one fully charged spare battery.

10. A few don'ts:

- When you’re near aircraft, the rule is: "Always ask before touching."

- For safety’s sake, eat- ing and smoking are not allowed in the flight line or near airplanes. P a g e 8 EAA Ultralight Chapter 75 Wausau Airport Appreciation Day Saturday, July 8 at the Wausau Downtown Airport Featuring: A Fly-in Pancake Breakfast 7 am until 10 am Young Eagle Flights 9 am until 3 pm Vintage Airplane Display all day Waco Invasion Glider Display all day A Fly-in Lunch and Dinner 11 am until 9 pm Sponsored by EAA Chapter 243 Contact Syd Cohen 715-573-7063

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