October, 2006

Thursday, October 5th

Pilot Association Meeting at 7pm

Sunday, October 8th

Community Fly-Out Lunch

Sunday, October 29th

Daylight Saving Time Ends

Tuesday, October 31st

Happy Halloween!!

Text Box: Baraboo-Dells Flight Center, Inc.

Saturday, October 21st

WBOA Seminar at 2pm

Wednesday, October 25th

Commission Meeting

Text Box: A plane flying in the 1930s In the early 1930's, a farmer and his wife went to a fair. The farmer was fascinated by the airplanes and asked a pilot how much a ride would cost.

"$10 for 3 minutes," replied the pilot. "That's too much," said the farmer.

The pilot thought for a second and then said, "I'll make you a deal. If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the ride will be free. But if you make a sound, you'll have to pay $10."

The farmer and his wife agreed and went for a wild ride. After they landed, the pilot said to the farmer, "I want to congratulate you for not making a sound. You are a brave man."

"Maybe so," said the farmer, "But I gotta tell ya, I almost

Text Box: .. you use a Purina feed bag for a windsock.
... you fuel your wizzbang 140 from a Mason jar.
... you wouldn't be caught dead flyin' a Grumman "Yankee."
... you refer to flying in formation as "We got ourselves a convoy!"
... there is a sign on the side of your aircraft advertising your septic tank service.
... when you are the owner of Red Neck Airlines and pilot of Redneck One.
... you subscribe to The Southern Aviator because of the soft paper!
...you have ever incorporated sheetrock into the repair of your aircraft.

Pilot Post

How many different jets did the US fly before the end of World War II?

Do You Know?

1. Bell P-59 Airacomet (1942), never used in combat 2. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (1944), later known as the F-80, the first US operational jet-fighter 3. Convair XP-81 (1945), 2 engines-- jet engine, turbo prop 4. Bell XP-83 (1945), follow on to the P-59 5. Navy Ryan FR-1 Fireball (1943) 6. Navy McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom (1945), later FH-1) 7. Navy Curtiss XF15C-1 (1945), First flown on February 27, 1945 without jet engine. Flown with jet engine on July 9, 1945.

Source: http://members.cox.net/moorman1/Answer1.htm [August 23, 2006]

Text Box: It’s sometimes hard to believe our airport is 38 years old this year. I’ve had the great fortune to have managed this airport for the last 1/3rd of its life. I remember my 1st day like it was yesterday. I was flying high. Former manager Tom Ailbrando came into my office and brought me back down to earth when he said; “Congratulations, you are the manager of the most difficult airport in the country.” I remember thinking; Wow, what does he mean by that? It is challenging at times that’s for sure. This airport has had many ups and downs. Never-the-less, we have seen many changes and improvements to out airport over the years and I am proud of the ones I helped achieve. In the future editions of this column I will try to re-trace for you the accomplishments made to date. Take you through the day to day operations of this airport and bring you up to speed on the things I am working on for our short and long term future. We have many things to look forward to in the years ahead and I very excited about this, you should be too.

Text Box: Past: Shortly after becoming the manager I learned an important lesson. You can’t get anything without money! Many of you may not know that we almost did not get our automated weather observation system (AWOS). The commission actually turned it down and voted NO. Cheryl Mackie, who was employed by Cirrus Aviation and acting as the manager at the time, lobbied and petitioned for the AWOS in the early 90’s. It is by far one of the most important pieces of equipment we have. The AWOS allows Part 135 operators to file IFR to our airport. So why did the commission vote NO to this valuable asset? The answer was simple. Tthe airports share of this was project was $12,000 and it was never budgeted for . Big Mistake! The day after the NO vote, I called a meeting with Golden Nickel and Ho-Chunk Casino. When I left the casino 3 hours later, I had 2 checks in my hand for $6000 each. The commission called an emergency meeting and approved the

Text Box: AWOS on the spot. It was an important lesson for me and a great victory for our airport. Present: Our Localizer/DME approach is my project from start to finish. I lobbied for it, petitioned for it, and did the most important thing; I got the money. A $375,000 Federal Grant approved by Congress to pay for the whole thing. Non money from our taxpayers needed here. Future: And the best part is yet to come. In the near future, we will see this turn into a full ILS approach. This is the key ingredient to my 6-year plan to upgrade the airport facilities and help attract corporate aviation to our communities.

Text Box: was also scrumptious. Not to mention all the salads and of course, desert! Bill Johnsen guessed there were probably about 60 people that came out to the picnic. The Pilot Association would like to thank everyone who came out and we hope to see you all next year!

Text Box: Another successful picnic is behind us! On August 25th, the Pilot’s Association put on a delicious picnic in Bill Johnsen’s hangar. If you missed out, there was plenty of tasty foods to eat. Bill Johnsen made his famous brats and beans and Russ got the meat from Wyttenbach meats, which

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Everyone Enjoyed the Picnic!

Text Box: Congratulations to the following students on their fantastic work on getting their pilot certificates:

John German

First Solo on August 21st

Text Box: 2007 Airshow Approved! At the August commission meeting the commission members unanimously approved an airshow for next summer. Plans have already been in the works. The date has been tentatively set for June 30th and July 1st. If anyone would like to help, volunteer, or sponsor please contact Becky in the FBO!

Text Box: Helicopter Flocking to the South for Winter The season is changing and the tourists are going home for the season and so is Eric and Jim for the Winter. It was a difficult summer for them but they hope to be back next year. They have plans to migrate south to Florida for the winter and fly in the Kissimmee area, where Jim

Text Box: lives and do tours in the Orlando area also. Eric plans on staying in Wisconsin for the most part, but will fly down to Florida frequently. So stop by the FBO and say good-bye… they would really enjoy that. They would like to say they appreciate all the support they received from the all of you and hope to see you all next year! We wish them the best!!

Text Box: FBO Break-In An unknown perpetrator broke into the FBO on September 1st. The person ripped open the screen of the window on security side of the fence and entered the FBO. Fortunately, only a small amount of money was taken from the cash register that was hidden. An investigation is going on so if you saw anything suspicious late on Friday, September 1st or any information please let us know.

Detective removing fingerprints off the window that was broken into

Of course, the spectators are here!

Text Box: Elephant Trainer Earns His Wings! Doug Terranova is the newest pilot on the airport grounds. He received his certificate on September 1st when Keith Myers, an examiner out of Ripon, Wisconsin came to Baraboo to test his knowledge. Doug works for Circus World Museum as an animal trainer. He performs the “Elephant Encounter” show in the big top. He worked on shows such as Walker, Texas Ranger (for 9 years), Barney (for 12 years) and currently trained dogs for the FOX show Prison Break and a new Barney DVD out. Doug mainly resides in Texas, just outside of Dallas, except in the summer when he lives on the circus grounds in Baraboo. He is married and has three children who live in Texas. So if you see Doug in the FBO, be sure to

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