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29 Mar 2013

From the Busiest Wisconsin Airport to the Farm Show’s Best Entrance

We made perfect use of the corporate Cessna 182 today. First I picked up my boss in Milwaukee, which was exciting to me because I don’t often get to go to that airport. (The FBO’s fees deter me as a … Read More

C182, lake ice, Lake Winnebago, Milwaukee, XC
21 Mar 2013

Round-Robin in Snow Showers

Snow showers – lots of them not reaching the ground – made it a good day for my student to practice filing an IFR flight plan for a short round-robin. He practiced approaches in Clintonville and Appleton. These pictures give … Read More

instructing, lake ice, Lake Winnebago, snow, SR22
13 Feb 2013

Winnebago Ice Conditions Get Worse

The ice on Lake Winnebago has gotten even worse than it was about a week ago. Hopefully the Neenah Animal Shelter “Boots on Bago” fundraising event can still go on, but people might have to wear some highly waterproof boots! … Read More

lake ice, Lake Winnebago, winter
2 Feb 2013

Open Water on Lake Winnebago

Usually about this time of year, people are gearing up for sturgeon spearing and bringing hundreds of ice fishing shanties onto Lake Winnebago. Right now, the ice conditions are downright scary-looking by February standards. I saw some ice fishermen not … Read More

ice fishermen, lake ice, Lake Winnebago, winter
24 Jan 2013

Amazing Ice Photos

Recent strong winds of 40 to 50 mph, combined with freak temperature swings, created some crazy patterns of cracks and snowdrifts on the ice of Green Bay. I’ve never seen any ice look quite like this. It was beautiful and … Read More

Bay of Green Bay, C182, cold, lake ice, winter, XC
9 Jan 2013

More Ice on the Bay

This was the view of Green Bay today:

Bay of Green Bay, lake ice, SR22, winter
13 Dec 2012

Icy Shoreline

It’s beginning to look like winter. Here’s a photo of ice along the shore of Green Bay near Bay Beach (look for the blue slide)!

Bay Beach, Bay of Green Bay, lake ice, winter
15 Mar 2012

Outside with a Hose in Mid-March

I never thought I’d be outside washing an airplane with a garden hose, wearing short sleeves and no coat, in Wisconsin, in MARCH. But that’s exactly what I was doing this afternoon! Our normal high temperature for today is 38 … Read More

lake ice, Lake Winnebago, weather
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