Going Nuts with the Ercoupe
I was a kid in a candy store today with the Ercoupe. Somehow several months managed to slip by since I last flew it in October, last year. The instrument panel underwent a re-do over the winter. What was … Read More
Good Weather for the Brennand Airport Fly-In
The weather was nice for our annual Brennand Airport Old Time Days fly-in — just a little windy toward the end. Before the wind made us decide to wrap up flying activities, at least four other pilots and I gave … Read More
Young Eagles Ercoupe Ride
I had time to give one Young Eagles flight in the Ercoupe this morning during my EAA chapter’s donut day before heading off to work. This lucky guy got to take his first-ever airplane ride open-cockpit in the “cool plane!”
Rides for Kids and a Bonus “Airshow”
Today EAA Chapter UL41 at Brennand Airport hosted some Hozhoni Weekend camp participants for a Sunday picnic lunch, airplane rides, and helicopter rides. The Hozhoni Weekend is a camp for families with children who have cancer. Like last year, today … Read More
EAA Meeting & Rides
Before the EAA chapter meeting tonight, I flew over the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build site in Neenah. It wasn’t hard to find. After the meeting, I took a few chapter members and Young Eagles for rides. Here is Steve’s … Read More
A Soggy Start to EAA Week
We had our fly-in at Brennand Airport today despite water being where water shouldn’t be. We’ve had record-setting amounts of rain and there is standing water all over the airport. The weather cooperated enough today that people could at least … Read More
Hozhoni Hangar Party
Our EAA chapter hosted a hangar party today for children with cancer and their families. Families from the Hozhoni Weekend camp visited us at Brennand Airport and enjoyed a cookout and airplane rides. Weather was great, and we had an … Read More
Brennand Fly-In & Oshkosh Arrivals
The annual Brennand Airport Old Time Airport Days fly-in attracted a lot of visitors today. Most drove in, but a few pilots did fly in despite the strong crosswind. Eventually it got too windy to keep the Young Eagles rides … Read More