Volume XXVII, Number 3 March, 2013 Our chapter website address: Our 34 th Year!

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1 CHAPTER OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: Bob Mohr, 103 North 12th Street, Wausau, WI (715) VICE PRESIDENT: Wyatt Chmiel, 511 Kent Street, Wausau, WI (715) SECRETARY / TREASURER / NEWSLETTER EDITOR / LIBRARIAN: SYD COHEN, 705 KENT STREET, WAUSAU, WI (715) sydlois@charter.net EAGLE FLIGHT COORDINATOR: SYD COHEN, 705 KENT STREET, WAUSAU, WI (715) sydlois@charter.net YOUNG EAGLES COORDINATOR: SYD COHEN, 705 KENT STREET, WAUSAU, WI (715) sydlois@charter.net TECHNICAL COUNSELOR: DAVE CONRAD, 1711 KICKBUSH STREET, WAUSAU, WI (715) dtconrad@frontier.net TECHNICAL COUNSELOR: JOE NORRIS, 264 OLD OREGON ROAD, OSHKOSH, WI (910) tailwheelpilont@hughes.net WEBMASTER: ROGER GRAHL, 1730 EAST TURNER LAKE ROAD, LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI (715) roger@mossylog.net Volume XXVII, Number 3 March, 2013 Our chapter website address: Our 34 th Year! This Month s Meeting: Monday evening, March 18, 2013 Syd Cohen s heated hangar, 6:30 pm. On the Wausau Airport Wausau, WI Special guest speaker, EAA s Homebuilder s Community Manager, Chad Jensen. Dinner will be provided. Syd s hangar is the most northeastern hangar on the airport. You may drive in the new gate behind Syd s hangar. Be sure to bring this newsletter with you. We have a special access code that is operative for March 18 ONLY. Drive to the north vehicle gate (closest to Lakeview Drive, behind Syd s hangar) and type and then push the # key onto the keypad and the gate will open for you. Please park in front of Syd s hangar or the next one to the south (Bob Mohr s hangar) or in front of the brown hangars right across the taxiway from Syd s and Bob s. If you fly in, park your plane in the tie-down area and walk over to Syd s hangar. You should bring your own tie-down ropes just in case not enough are available.

2 JESSICA COX PRESENTATION We did not have a formal Chapter meeting last month. Instead we hosted the World s First Armless Pilot, Jessica Cox in the big heated hangar at the Wausau Downtown Airport. After her presentation she got into my Ercoupe and demonstrated how she is able to control an airplane in flight, using only her feet. 171 people showed up, and they donated $200 plus 230 pounds of food (1/2 of a pickup truck) to the Neighbor s Place Food Bank. She then posed for pictures with many of the attendees and signed programs and DVD s for those who asked for an autograph. Jessica did her motivational presentation, explaining the challenges that she had to overcome to become a Sport Pilot. Her cheerful attitude was very refreshing. While she was here in the area she did presentations for the students at Wausau West High School, Newman Catholic High and Middle School, Wausau East High School and Mosinee High School. Including the presentation she did at the airport, she spoke to approximately 3,400 people during this visit. Thank you to Keith Kocourek, owner of Kocourek Automotive for funding Jessica s visit here, and to John Chmiel, Wausau airport manager for providing the warm heated hangar for her presentation for us. Please Note 2013 dues are now due. Still only $8/year.

3 Treasurer's Report for February, 2013: Beginning balance... $ Plus dues & donations received Plus checking account interest Minus payment to Wausau Flying Service for heat for the Jessica Cox presentation Minus postage Minus copies Ending balance... $ which is...$ in checking plus... $97.71 in cash Payzer Gift Fund Report for February, 2013 Beginning balance 2/1/ $101, Plus estimated interest 2/1/2013 to 2/28/ Estimated Balance 2/28/2013. $101, Harold Straw Young Eagles Fund Report for February, 2013 Beginning balance... $ Plus interest Ending balance... $ Chad Jensen, EAA s Hombuilding Community Manager To speak at our March 18 meeting. Chad Jensen, EAA , is EAA s new homebuilders community manager, taking over from Joe Norris. Chad, from Normal, Illinois, was aircraft sales manager at Image Air in Bloomington, Illinois, and holds commercial, instrument, ASEL/AMEL, as well as a tailwheel endorsement. Chad is a member of Chapter 129, for which he has served as president, vice-president, secretary, and newsletter editor. Chad built and flies an RV-7 and is currently building a Wittman Tailwind. (Click here for his website.) He and his fellow chapter members have volunteered at EAA weekend work parties in preparation for AirVenture. Chad is a regular participant on the Van s Air Force and RivetBangers.com online forums, which serve him well as homebuilders community manager. Working for EAA has been a dream of mine for years, Chad said. When Joe (former manager Joe Norris) retired, I told my wife, This is it, it s time! I am extremely pleased to have been selected for the homebuilders community manager position. Charlie Becker, director of EAA member programs, stated, We re excited to bring Chad on board. He s a committed EAAer, serving as a chapter leader, an AirVenture volunteer, and of course, building an RV-7.

4 SATURDAY MARCH 16 TH 2013 EAA AirVenture Museum FOUNDERS WING Oshkosh, WI. Registration - 8:00 AM Seminar - 9:00-4:00 PM MC John Dorcey Morning Sessions: Jeff Taylor WI DOT BOA Radio Etiquette in Towered and Non- Towered Environments Brett Lawton A&P Technician at Leading Edge Airfoils Tuning Your 2 & 4 Stroke Engines Wisconsin Light Aviation Advisory Council 20 th Annual Wisconsin Light Aviation Safety Seminar ICOM - Handheld Aviation Radio Big Ticket Raffle Items : SHEER TECHNOLOGIES - 1 Set Aviation Snow Skis POWERFIN Discount on a new prop AMSOIL - Financial Contribution and Two-Stroke Oil SYLVANIA SOARING ADVENTURES INC ft. Sailplane Ride AM I HIGH AVIATION - 1Weekend Sport Pilot Ground School GRAND RAPIDS TECHNOLOGY - 50% Off EIS Unit HAWK AIRSPORTS - 12 Inch Wind Sock KUNTZLEMAN STROBES Strobe Light SUE BROWN LTD. - Custom Saddle Bags / Engine Cover EAA - 1 Pair Week Long AirVenture 2013 Passes WARP DRIVE PROPELLERS 1 Composite Prop COMTRONICS - Aviation Headset SPORT LINK COMMUNICATION - High Noise Environment Headset 12:00 pm Luncheon Break (available on site) Afternoon Sessions: Wanda Zuege CFI II X/C Planning & The Airspace Along Your Route Tom Boyer CFI II FAA DPE Fly the Plane and Handle Those Distractions For More Information Contact: PRESIDENT Steve Krueger (715) VICE PRESIDENT Lee Taylor (262) TREASURER Dan Marlenga (715) OFFICERS Jack LaSee (715) Carl Greene (715) Steve Magdic (262) Seminar Lodging AmericInn Motel Mention "Safety Seminar" for group Discount Rate of $59.90 (Prior to March 02, 2013 to qualify) Super 8 Motel Mention Safety Seminar for Special rate of $49-$59 (Prior to March 02, 2013 to qualify) Fairfield Inn (.73 Miles away) Hilton Garden Inn (.8 Miles away) Guest Speakers * Door Prizes * Big Ticket Raffle Items * Qualifies as a FAA WINGS event.

5 Chapter Website Information For those of you who have an internet connection: If you haven t been at our website lately, go to You will find pictures of the airplanes owned by chapter members, past newsletters, want ads and a member s area, where you will find the 2013 Member Information Book. Please find your page in the book and check it for accuracy. If you would like something changed, Keith Mathews at kdonmathews@gmail.com. At present, I see no area that is password protected, but if you try to open a link and you see a place to insert a user name and password, our user name is Chapter640 and our password is Haymeadow. On our homepage you will also find a picture of Jessica Cox. If you click on the picture, you will find many other pictures of her presentations that have been submitted. If you have pictures you would like to add, please send them to our webmaster, Roger Grahl, at roger@mossylog.net. Just below Jessica s picture you will find a link to a site where you may donate to the funding of Jessica s documentary. Bob Wylie donated three boxes of aviation books to our Chapter 640 lending library. A list of these books will be on the chapter website soon. Eventually the contents of entire library (books, VCR tapes and DVD s) will be listed on our website. UPCOMING EVENTS (All distances measured from Wausau in statute miles) Mar. 9, 2013 Hops & Props Oshkosh, WI 80 miles Mar. 9, 2013 Aircraft Structure Safety Seminar Princeton, MN 198 miles Mar. 9, 2013 Young Eagles Rally Racine, WI 176 miles Mar. 16, 2013 EAA Chapter 1221 Birthday Party, Fly-In, Drive In Cloquet, MN 185 miles Mar. 16, 2013 EAA Chapter 25 Young Eagles kids airplane rides Lakeville, MN 179 miles Mar. 16, 2013 Cross Country Pre-Flight Planning through De d Reckoning Oshkosh, WI 80 miles Mar. 16, 2013 Chili Feed Fly-In Rushford, MN 131 miles Mar , 2013 ELSA Repairman Inspection Powered Parachute Oshkosh, WI 80 miles April 5, 2013 Depart Wausau for Sun N Fun 1260 miles April 6, 2013 FAA Wings Seminar Red Wing, MN 146 miles April 6, 2013 EAA Chapter 1158 Pancake Breakfast West Bend, WI 128 miles April 13, 2013 Steve Wittman Fly-In Breakfast Oshkosh, WI 80 miles April 13, 2013 PRIVATE / SPORT PILOT Weekend Ground School Stevens Point, WI 27 miles April 14, 2013 Young Eagles Rally Red Wing, MN 146 miles April 18, 2013 EAA AirVenture Museum Lecture Series Flying the North Atlantic Oshkosh, WI 80 miles April 26, 2013 Brennand Airport Rummage Sale Neenah, WI 76 miles April 27, 2013 Warbird Squadron 4 at Kellner Restoration Marengo, IL 193 miles April 28, 2013 EAA Chapter 1158 Spot Landing Contest West Bend, WI 128 miles Jul 29, - Aug 4, 2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 Oshkosh 83 miles Looking for a new adventure? Thinking about going to Sun N' Fun? Why not fly in as a group? Make your plans now! I'm planning to leave Wausau, WI on the morning of Friday, April 5. Joe Mapes will fly with me in my Ercoupe. We will make a fuel stop in DeKalb, IL, fuel & lunch stop Robinson, IL, and overnight in Murfreesboro, TN, weather permitting. We leave Murfreesboro Saturday morning, April 6 and stop for fuel in Newnan, GA, stop for lunch in Perry Foley, FL, stop for dinner at Cedar Key, FL and arrive in Zephyrhills, FL for overnight. Sunday we'll then fly to Sun N' Fun as a group! If we land together we can park together. We plan to stop at Spruce Creek, FL on the way back and at Kitty Hawk and also at the USAF Museum at Dayton, OH for a tour. Interested? Call Syd at

6 DEPRESSED BECAUSE WINTER IS ALMOST HERE, RUINING THE EVENINGS? WELL, SMILE AGAIN! WE ARE HOLDING FLYING MOVIE NIGHT EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6:30 PM IN THE TERMINAL AT THE WAUSAU AIRPORT. THE MARCH 12 MOVIE WILL BE FIREFOX STARRING CLINT EASTWOOD, REDDY JONES & DAVID HUFFMAN (1982) FREE ADMISSION, FREE POPCORN, FREE SODA, FREE HOT CHOCOLATE AND FREE HOT APPLE CIDER WILL BE SERVED Donations support the Menominee Range Historical Society Invasion Glider Restoration Project in Iron Mountain, MI Upcoming Movies: MARCH 19, 2013 Iron Eagle (1985) Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick & David Suchet March 26, 2013 Flight To Nowhere (1946) Evelyn Ankers, Jack Holt & Alan Curtis April 2, 2013 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Martin Balsam, So Yamamura & Joseph Cotton CHAPTER 640 T-SHIRTS If you have not yet ordered yours, but want to have one, please use the handy order blank below, or contact Syd with your preferences. Name Address City State Zip Please circle your choices: Size: SMALL MEDIUM LARGE XL XXL (ADD $3) Shirt color: WHITE ($13.60) GRAY ($17) LT. BLUE ($17.19) YELLOW ($25.20) Prices include shipping. (In order to get the above price deals, I have to have orders of 3 or more shirts at a time. If you order a shirt you may have to wait a while until other orders come in.)

7 Change of Young Eagles Coordinator Dan Norwood has moved out of the area, and has given up his position of Chapter 640 Young Eagles Coordinator. Even though I vowed to never do it again, I will be Young Eagles Coordinator until someone else volunteers to take it over. Any takers? Syd Want Ads (send me a list of anything you want to sell or buy) FOR SALE Kolb Firestar, 503 Rotax $4,500. David Breger FOR SALE KX-99 handheld radio. Contact Dick Mork or lamplite29@gmail.com FOR SALE 1947 LUSCOMBE 8A HALF INTEREST, $8,000. QUALIFIES LIGHT SPORT s/n 5689, N2962K, Continental A-65-8, 65 hp, Aluminum/blue exterior, Cleveland brakes, skis, Sporty s A300 tranceiver, external antenna, push-to-talk, intercom, airframe TT 3164 hours, engine 787 SMOH, autogas STC, current annual, due in June 2011, hangared in Stevens Point. Charley White, FOR SALE Acrosport biplane. Bill Knutson, eyepilotwausau@gmail.com or FOR SALE Garmin GPSMap 96C, with external antenna. Asking $200. Syd Cohen, FOR SALE 1964 Piper Short Wing, needs paint and interior work. Asking $8,500 ($10,000 invested). Have all logs. Rob Pichelman, FOR SALE -- LYC. 290 D2 ENGINE. Contact Dick Mork or lamplite29@gmail.com Chapter Library -- You are invited to borrow aviation-related books and videotapes from the Chapter Library, which is located in Syd Cohen's hangar. Look them over at the next meeting or call Syd at and the hangar will be opened for you. They are all available for free loan. -- If you prefer to receive the Chapter newsletter by postal mail and now are receiving it by , please me at sydlois@charter.net and indicate such. Please bear in mind that postal mail is more expensive, though. If you are receiving the Chapter newsletter by postal mail, but do have capability, please me and I'll send it to you by from now on. Dues reminder: Check your mailing labels if you re receiving the newsletter by postal mail. It will tell you if your dues are paid for 2013 or not. Dues are $8.00. If you can't make it to the meeting please mail it to Syd's address, which is at the top of the first page of the newsletter. Checks should be made out to EAA Chapter 640. Those of you receiving the newsletter by will receive an reminder. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

8 The Haymeadow Flyer Newsletter of EAA Chapter 640 Syd Cohen, Newsletter Editor 705 Kent Street Wausau, WI