Just as the Wednesday evening ground school session was letting out, a group of four Wisconsin Army Guard Blackhawk helicopters treated the airport bums to some low approaches and a definite “Show of Force” at Brodhead Airport.
Wisconsin Army Guard Blackhawk helicopters depart after a show of force at Brodhead Airport, June 20, 2012.
Mike Weeden photo.
Thanks for the show, fellas! The noise was pretty darn cool. Come back any time.
Preparations for the 2012 Pietenpol/Hatz Fly-in the weekend of July 19-22 are in full swing and chapter members and others willing to volunteer are needed in the coming weeks. In particular, help is needed on the July 14th work day removing and cleaning up some recently downed trees and with hangar and kitchen preparation. The wood pile by the fire pit needs to be split and stacked as well.
Volunteer “opportunities” during the fly-in itself include meal ticket and t-shirt sales, shifts to collect for and distribute attendance buttons, meal preparation, serving and clean-up starting Friday morning and helpers for fuel sales. There is always trash pick-up too and trash chuckers are always needed on the garbage barge throughout the weekend. Bring your gloves!
Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available in the Chapter Hangar starting at the monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 3rd. Be sure to sign up and to coerce your aviation-minded friends to help as well.
Detailed information for those attending the fly-in can be found HERE or at the link in the left column. We encourage all those attending and especially those flying in or camping to read the entire thing, then ask us if you have additional questions. E-mail the webmaster HERE.
The Brodhead Pietenpol Association forum schedule has been posted to their website. Direct link HERE.
Brodhead Airport, Pietenpols and Hatz Biplanes.
What could be better?
John and Dan Wegmueller from Monroe have finished the restoration of their Fairchild 24R and made the first flight in over 20 years on Sunday, June 3, 2012. Restoration took about a year and it will move to its new home at the Albany Airport soon.
Pictures below show the first flight take-off on runway 27 at Brodhead Airport.
Congratulations John and Dan!
John and Dan Wegmueller's Fairchild 24R on take-off roll of its first flight in over 20 years.
John and Dan Wegmueller's Fairchild 24R takes-off on its first flight in over 20 years.
First test flight.