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EAA/VAA CHAPTER 11
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
November 2014
NEWSLETTER NO. 369
WEBSITE:“vaachapter11.com”
Meeting at: Capitol Airport first Monday of month
21500 Gumina Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Editor: Sharron Mitchell
Email: smitc3@gmail.com
www.capitoldriveairport.com
President’s Message
from Kurt Stanich
Hello Fellow Chapter Members!
Nov 3: Chapter 11 member meeting at 7 PM
Capitol Airport Office
“Dad!” yelled my son after school recently. “I wanna be a ghost!” Intrigued
by his excited statement, I queried his reason. “They scare people and get
lots of candy!” Ah, yes. Halloween. He had been a duck his first year, a
pilot his second, and Dusty Crophopper last year. Ghosts can fly too so I
naturally approved the request and am currently homebuilding the coolest
ghost costume this side of the Greenwich, England.
Special Guest Speaker is Tobie Samstra.
Tobie was our second scholarship winner.
She has now become a flight instructor. She
will share her recent experiences with us.
Then came the kicker – “And Dad, you’re gonna be a Bat!”…. Not Batman
the super hero – a plain old nocturnal, cave dwelling, upside down
sleeping, insect eating, guano producing bat. Subsequently, I’m looking for
an airplane with an electrical system so I can get night current before the
31st. You didn’t think this bat would walk to get candy, did you?
Bring your friends and family to our annual holiday banquet at Thunder Bay
Grille in Pewaukee on December 6th. It’s a great time to toast the year,
roast each other, and share aviation cheer! Look for the details in this
newsletter and start sending me pictures for the slideshow.
Nov 3: Chapter 11 team leader meeting at
6 PM Capitol Airport Office
Nov 20: RSVP Holiday Party reservation to
Sharron
Nov 27: Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec 6: Holiday Party 5:30 pm
Thunder Bay Grille
Thanks to Sharron for coordinating the evening for us.
Finally, it’s election season! Nominations for all Chapter officers and one
board member will be accepted in November, published in the December
newsletter, and voted on in January. Nominate your favorite candidate and
vote early and often!
See you on November 3rd,
Kurt
We are always looking for good leaders!
Nominations for Chapter 11 team leaders. If
you or someone you know would like to
volunteer to become a chapter officer, please
let us know at the next meeting. We will be
voting in January.
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Kurt Stanich
(262)521-5250
(262)424-6747 cell
Eric Whyte
1834 Hickory Street
South Milwaukee,
WI 53172
414-241-4469
ewhyte@wi.rr.com
Tom Schweitzer
961Chesterton Ct
Oconomowoc, WI
53066
262-567-0541
tom.schweizer@s
bcglobal.net
Penny Beams
N49W27819 S. Willow
Creek Drive
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262-691-4568
beams@ wi.rr.com
Sharron Mitchell
3033 Silvernail Rd
Pewaukee, WI
53072
262-549-1748
smitc3@gmail.com
Ken Reese
N18 W29054
Golf Ridge S
Pewaukee, WI
53072
262-695-1374
kreesecfi@gmail
.com
Mike Selwa
910 Spring
Water Dr
Oconomowoc,
WI 53066
262-443-0160
mikeselwa@gm
ail.com
Don Hyra
N112W20903
Mequon Rd
Germantown, WI
53022
262-251-1778
PHS1@wi.rr.com
kstanich@waukesha
county.gov
www.critesfield.com
Minutes from the October Meeting: Attendees: Sharron Mitchell, Kurt Stanich, Tom
Schweizer, Penny Beams, Ken Reese, Scott Meisenheimer, Ted Kieper, Al Gorecki,
Stanley Kucharski, Bob Zaretzke, Egon Grothe, Mike Woods, Henry Ratenski, Tim
Geldermann, Larry Geldermann, Don Hyra, Clarence Schreiber, Ann Stein, Ken
Sponagle, Nick Stanich, Dan Stein, Megan Stein, Kate Stein, Jeff Perkins, Jerry Stein,
Byron Beams
MINUTES OF VAA CHAPTER 11 MEETING OF OCTOBER 6, 2014
President Kurt Stanich called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. The Treasurer’s Report showed a
balance of $3,122.32. The Treasurer’s Report was approved as read. There were no minutes of the
September meeting.
Scott Meissenheimer was introduced as a new member. Joe Corriagio is building a Long-Eze in
Minneapolis. He plans to bring it to Capitol Drive Airport once it’s flying.
Members were encouraged to sign up for the fly-out to Minneapolis this weekend.
We need speakers for our meetings. Bring your suggestions!
Old Business:
New Business: Holiday Party arrangements are being investigated. We hope to have arrangements
determined by October 17.
We need fly-out ideas. Contact board members with your ideas.
Recent flying adventures:
Brittany Stanich went to the Pancake Breakfast at Watertown, had a great time. Penny Beams went to
Portage and Waupaca. Dan Beams, (Penny’s son), will be flying his cross-country flight to MKE as a
Marine pilot next week.
Other Stuff:
The FAA is looking into the use of hangars at airports that receive federal funding. They want hangars
to be for “Aviation-related” use only; not for cheap storage of boats, campers, RV’s and other toys.
They maintain that a project airplane cannot be stored in a federally funded hangar unless it is 51%!
Submit comments to FAA until October 15.
The MAAC Banquet date has been changed to November 8. It will be at the Holiday Inn in Fond du Lac.
Mike Woods expects to finish his P-51 (peddle plane) by the end of the year!!
Chapter elections will be held in January. Nominations will be taken at the November meeting. If you
are interested in an office, you can ask someone to nominate you or you can nominate yourself.
Nominees will be published in December and elections will be held at the January meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 PM.
Dan Stein spoke about his experience as a reconnaissance pilot in Afghanistan. Dan normally is a cargo
aircraft pilot but stepped up when the Air Force was looking for crewmembers to fly the MC-12. The
MC-12 is a much-modified Beech King-Air. Members thoroughly enjoyed Dan’s sharing his experiences.
Thanks Dan for sharing with us! “Thank You” for your Service!!
Submitted by Tom Schweizer
Holiday Party at Thunder Bay Grille (RSVP to Sharron)
Address: N14 W24145 Tower Place
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone:(262) 523-4244
SATURDAY, Dec 6th, 2014
Social Hour & slide show at 5:30 PM
Dinner at 6:30 PM
Cost is $25/person
Bring a $5 gift to exchange
Well, the votes are in and by a large margin , the majority of Chapter members voted to have
the party on Saturday night, December 6. NEW PLACE, DIFFERENT DAY, SHOULD BE FUN!
The Holiday Party will be held on December 6TH at the THUNDER BAY GRILLE. Social hour and
slide show will begin at 5:30 PM. Dinner will begin at 6:30 PM.
Gift Exchange and door prizes after dinner!
Send photos for the Holiday Party slide show to Kurt Stanich ASAP. It takes a
lot of time to organize all the photos!
Send to: kstanich@waukeshacounty.gov
Choices for Dinner entrée: (Select one per person)
1. Salmon with Dill Sauce-Broiled and drizzled with dill butter sauce.
2. Chicken Florentine-Chicken breast breaded and stuffed with fresh spinach topped with garlic
sauce.
3. Ribs and chicken- A combination of ¼ chicken and ¼ rack of ribs served with BBQ sauce.
4. Drunken Steak-Sirloin marinated in pale ale and fresh herbs served atop our drunken sauce.
Plated dinners will all include:
Twice Baked Potato
Green Beans
House Salad
Coffee, Tea, or Soft Drink
Assorted dessert tray
Name:__________________________________ Choice of entrée_____ (Use the number)
Name:__________________________________ Choice of entrée_____
Name:__________________________________ Choice of entrée_____
Name:__________________________________ Choice of entrée_____
Address _____________________________________________________
City ____________________________State ________ Zip ____________
Telephone Number ___________________________________________
Email Address________________________________________________
RSVP by Nov 20, 2014 Send completed form AND CHECK to Sharron Mitchell
3033 Silvernail Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Eric Whyte
Young Eagle
flies
500th
On October 11th, Eric reached
a milestone flying Young
Eagles. That day he flew his
500th Young Eagle from
Capitol Airport. It took over 20
years to reach that point. As
many of the long time chapter
members know Eric was the
first Young Eagle to get a ride
and then come back and give
rides . He flew his first Young
Eagles at the Ice Cream Social
at Capitol Drive Airport in 1992.
About a week later he got a "500 Mission" chevron
patch and a thank you letter from EAA, and he thought
that was a nice of them. Then yesterday he got home
from a wedding and found a box in the front door that
had been left by the mail carrier.
Eric had no idea what it was
since he hadn’t ordered
anything in a while. He
opened it and was pleasantly
surprised to find a large
plaque from EAA in
commemoration of his
500th Young Eagle. He sent
a picture to include in the
newsletter.
Congratulations Eric!
What time is
the Packer
game?
Treasurer’s Report
From Penny Beams
The Treasurer’s balance is $3122.31
Penny
NORTHWOODS 100 AIR RACE
From Eric Whyte
November 8th, 2014 the Northwoods 100 Air
Race - Waupaca, WI
The Northwoods 100 is a short Cross Country race
that is open to everyone. It doesn't matter if you
fly a Gee-Bee, P-51, Cassutt, Cessna 150, Cherokee
or pretty much anything as long as it is faster than
a hot air balloon. It really doesn't matter how fast
you go because you are competing against similar
aircraft types. The key to the race is precise
navigation of the course, and flying the course
accurately.
The checkpoints are all located at airports so
finding them is easy. It makes for a fun and safe
test of skill. The Race starts and ends at the
Waupaca, WI Airport (KPCZ) the pilot briefing is at
10am. There will be lunch served following the
race. The race entry fee of $30 includes the Friday
night cookout and the post race lunch, an
awesome T-shirt and a certificate for all of the
racers.
(They do a Friday night cookout as many
participants in the Sport Air Racing League fly in
from as far as Texas for these races!)
If you have ever thought about trying an event like
this the Northwoods 100 is a great "starter" race.
It's a fun way to keep your flying skills sharp!
For more information see their website:
http://www.northwoods100.blogspot.com/
Fly Out to Minnesota Air Guard Museum
On October 11 the fly-out to the Minnesota Air Guard Museum started out with some fog. Our 8:00am
departure became a 9:30am departure. We landed at KANE at 11:00. We tied down at Cirrus FBO. They
are very accommodating and have cars they rent for $20.00 per day (call ahead to reserve one). After a
short trip to KMSP where the museum is, we meet up with Penny, Byron, Justin Beams, and Penny’s
brother Paul. I was surprised at the number of aircraft that the museum has. We were shown through the
museum by Stan Christianson, a friend of Penny's. Stan was a Naval Aviator during the Korean War, and he
volunteers giving tours at the museum. He went above and beyond for the tour for us. The tour guides are
pilots who have flown many of the planes on display. Stan was a very knowledgeable guide, and he had a
very large ring of keys, which he used to open any aircraft we wanted to go into. We got to go into a P51D,
F101, Beech 18, C130, C97 and more. It is a rare treat to be able to go into airplanes at a museum. To have
former pilots who flew them talking about them brings these planes back to life. There is much more to
see at the museum, and I recommend that anyone who goes to Minneapolis take advantage of the
Minnesota Air Guard Museum.
th,
When is the last time you were in a P51D ?
From left to right.
Denise Reese, Ken Reese. Penny Beams, Byron Beams, Penny's brother Paul, Justin Beams
Did you send photos
to my Dad and RSVP
to Sharron?
Too cute for words…
Oliver Stanich in his “Dusty” Halloween Costume
Penny’s new Pressure suit.