Bill Liimatainen and Fred Gustafson’s Pietenpol Sky Scout flew for the first time on Saturday, November 7th, piloted by Ted Davis. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Archived News
Ski-Fly-in pictures courtesy of Nancy Mueller, Cuba City, Wis., from EAA Tri-State Chapter 327, Dubuque Iowa. … Continue reading
Chapter member Ryan Strommen, 19, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 13, 2008. He was the Chapter Young Eagles Coordinator and very active at Fly-ins. Ryan was training to get his Airframe and Powerplant license from Blackhawk Technical College and also … Continue reading
Chapter member and current Secretary, Harold “Buzz” Frank passed away on Sunday, October 5th. An obituary is HERE. Buzz was believed to be one of the first pilots in Wisconsin to receive the Sport Pilot certification several years ago and … Continue reading
One of EAA Chapter 431’s founding members, Francis Saunders, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 after a long illness. Sandy was one of the few who kept Brodhead Airport running after WWII and before Chapter 431 was organized in … Continue reading
The Lamb family members from near and far attended for the dedication of the new Brodhead Airport sign in remembrance of John and Gene Lamb. Many of the Lamb boys soloed at Brodhead and the airport has always been a … Continue reading
Dennis Hall’s re-engined C-65 Pietenpol Aircamper was flown on August 14, 2007, first by Ted Davis, then by Dennis. Pictures by Jim Weeden. … Continue reading
CONGRATULATIONS, SI SMITH! Simon Smith just received the airworthiness certificate on his Murphy Rebel, finishing a 5-year project. The Rebel has a 160 hp Lycoming 0-320, gross weight of 1800 lbs. and empty weight of 972 lbs. … Continue reading
Following is an excerpt from the December, 2004 MAAC newsletter of Kent McMakin describing his father Don’s Butler Blackhawk project. Don is on the far left in the picture, watching the first flight of the Blackhawk. My dad bought this … Continue reading