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CAVU and wishes for safe flight to you all!!!
WFS Turns To Online Flight Scheduling WFS is moving into the future by giving our clients the opportunity
to schedule our aircraft and flight instructors online. The system
we are using is Flight Schedule Pro. Here's all you have to do to
get started:
Sent to instructor when instructor is reserved Sent to user when instructor cancels or edits their reservation Sent to user when their backup/standby reservation becomes active Sent to users when their reservations are canceled due to maintenance override Sent to WFS on new reservation, cancellation, or edit of a reservation So next time you want to schedule to fly at WFS, you can either go to www.flywausau.com and click on this link at the top: or you can go direct to www.flightschedulepro.com.
Depressed because winter is here, ruining the evenings? Do you already miss Putt-Putt Patrol? Well,
smile again and join us for . . .
Meet
At Syd's Hangar
When: Every Tuesday night until Putt-Putt Patrol Starts! Time: 6:30 p.m. Who:
All Aviators
Free admission, free popcorn, free soda, free coffee, free hot apple cider and free hot chocolate will be served! DEC. 6, 2005 -- SOLO (1998) STARRING RANDY HAMILTON & SANDY KEARNS
DEC. 13, 2005 -- HELL’S ANGELS (1930) STARRING JEAN HARLOW
DEC. 20, 2005 -- SKY GIANTS (1938) STARRING RICHARD DIX
DEC. 27, 2005 -- WING AND A PRAYER (1944) STARRING DON AMECHE FLYING MOVIE
NIGHT SCHEDULE
JAN. 3, 2006
-- JET PILOT (1958) STARRING JOHN WAYNE
If you do not
have gate access to the hangar area at the Wausau Airport, just park in
the parking lot by the hangar fence by the new hangars. Look for
the white sign that says "Push Red Button to Ring Bell in Syd's hangar".
Syd will come out and let you in at the service gate.
Fenske certified as cirrus instructor Wausau Flying Service flight instructor Robert Fenske recently completed the CIRRUS Standardized Instructor Program at the Cirrus aircraft factory in Duluth, Minnesota. Owner/pilots of Cirrus aircraft are required to receive their training from Cirrus Standardized Instructors. This factory training is an insurance requirement for initial and recurrent training for pilots of the Cirrus series of aircraft. Are you interested in learning more about Cirrus aircraft? Why does the FAA classify CIRRUS as a Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA)? What is FITS? Are you open to new techniques and teaching styles? These are all great questions that Robert has the answers for. CIRRUS Standardized
Instructor Program [CSIP] includes the following for those who qualify.
"The
Art of Flight"
While experiencing AirVenture 2005 I met Michael Maya Charles and purchased
his book Artful Flying. My son Wyatt and I also attended his
seminar. Shortly after I returned home I read the book. Here
is a segment from the letter I wrote to Michael, which in this case will
serve as a review for his book. . . .
"What a great feast! In my opinion it is right up there with Stick & Rudder and www.hikoudo.com. Although the book is something you want to devour in one sitting, its best to savor a bite (chapter) at a time. And then ponder the thoughts it provokes. I will refer to it often in the future. As we spoke at "The Show", my feelings about flying have most recently focused on its artful qualities. It is a feeling I try to express in my flight instructing. The art is in the details, and an artful flyer knows art when he/she sees it. I have long felt that flying is an art, but rarely heard anyone else express it as such. Until you read quotes from early aviators. Wolfgang describes flying as an art in Stick & Rudder. So does Charles Lindbergh. It is not something you hear often from modern aviators. I consider myself an average flyer, but work to be better every flight. I'm "practicing" to be a great flight instructor. You and Dave English are so right. It is completely about the journey. In fact, I'm not sure that I'm really all that interested in the destination. I discovered hikoudo.com by chance on the internet early this year, and now I've read your book. Both have made a huge impact and I'm thirsty for more! Its actually quite unusual. Many of your ideas are things that I have been trying to relate to the people I fly with. Some get it and some don't. I wrote Dave English an email after reading hikoudo and its the same thing I'll tell you. It is very uncanny because in some cases what you have written is exactly what I would have said in almost the same words. For the areas that I have been unable to explain, you have now provided the words for me. And, you have expanded to areas that I hadn't even considered yet. Thanks for enhancing the journey. So, now all we have to do is "Do", not "try", right? I don't know if the Artful Flying philosophy is catching on or if I'm just more tuned in than before. Either way its something that I believe in and want to pass on. I will definately lead by example as much as possible, but I would also like to sell your book at my FBO. . . We'll display it next to Stick & Rudder, and The Compleat Taildragger Pilot." John P. Chmiel
Here's what other pilots you may know have to say about Artful Flying:
“All my life, I’ve simply challenged myself to fly more precisely each time I step into the cockpit. Artful Flying shows you ways to challenge yourself, giving you the tools to make your flying a work of art, whether you fly a famous P-51 or a simple Cub. This book could change your life.” Bob Hoover
“This is a great book—and it’s different from any aviation book out there. Parts of it remind me of Richard Bach’s writing, other parts have the steady wisdom of Richard L. Collins. Flying artfully is one of my highest personal goals and Michael Maya Charles, with Artful Flying, shows you how to make it one of yours.” Patty Wagstaff
So there is my recommendation. We sell it at Wausau Flying Service,
Inc. We've sold 10 copies already and I'm just ordering 10 more in
time for the holiday season. If you want me to save you a copy email
me at
Potton Getting Back On Feet As many of you know, Wausau Flying Service
flight instructor and Air Direct pilot Dale Potton recently had some physical
set-backs. He's recovering nicely and expects full recovery within
a year. He and Judy have been visiting the airport when they can.
If you would like to send get well wishes, he says feel free to give him
a call at home.
Corn Maze 2005
Last year's Corn Maze honored the Wright Brother's and the 100th Anniversary of Flight. The Willow Springs Garden 2004 Corn Maze paid tribute to the 200th Anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. I know its a little late now, but this year's corn maze was a tribute to Leigh Yawkey Museum's "30 Years of Birds In Art"
Milestones
Steve Flage flew with only one soul on board an aircraft under his command for the first time on November 13, 2004. Steve flew in Wausau Flying Service's 1998 Cessna C-172 Skyhawk N2151J. Steve flew with WFS Flight Instructors, Dave Swain, Robert Fenske & Jeff Meachen to prepare for his solo flight. Mr. Flage is the regional manager for Wisconsin at River Valley State Bank
Seehafer's Kitfox Update Hey everybody, MY KITFOX FLYS!!! And I thought you might enjoy some photos taken day of the 1st flight. Also, if you want to see my 45 second (3.5 mb) video production of the 1st flight, just click on http://kitfox.lazair.com/movies/paulfloats.wmv . And if that's still not enough, I copied over my complete posting that I shared with my buds on the Kitfox and Avid forums (with lots of technical detail jibberish if you are into that...) Paul Seehafer (Here's a copy of what I posted to the Kitfox and Avid internet forums: After years of effort, and twelve million delays, my Model IV-1200 Kitfox
finally took to the air Saturday November 12th, 2005.
I assembled a 45 second mpeg video (3.5 mb) of the first flight. It is available for viewing on the Lazair Kitfox website. Just click on this link http://kitfox.lazair.com/movies/paulfloats.wmv and with any luck you will be able to see it. Also. make sure to check out the other cool videos, pics, and forum stuff on that site. Their direct address is http://kitfox.lazair.com/ I will post still pictures on www.sportflight.com under the completions section, and will also put some pics up on the Lazair Kitfox site. For any of you that are interested in more of the specific flight details,
here's my "mini-book" with more specifics:
The Aerocet amphibious floats handled beautifully, and exhibited no
unusual handling characteristics. And the 81 hp Rotax 912 engine
ran flawlessly, easily bringing the Kitfox up on the step immediately after
full power application. It seemed to have plenty of power, even though
my IVO in-flight adjustable prop at minimum pitch wouldn't allow
for more than 5100 rpm static the day before when tied to a tree wide open.
Other than the lower than desired static rpm issue, from a seaplane pilots
viewpoint,
Making a final cockpit check, and rethinking one last time the worse
case scenario emergency action plans, I looked left and right making sure
my takeoff area was clear. One last radio call, and it was time.
Applying full power while holding full up elevator, the little yellow Kitfox
amphib plowed through the water as the bows of the floats raised their
way up to the surface of the lake. Within seconds, the water spray
was all behind me and I was planing across the surface with the speed building
steadily. Man,
After slowing to 50 mph I put on flaps one notch at a time, checking
for aileron effectiveness (the gear up handle limits right aileron movement
somewhat due to squashing ones right knee between the stick and the handle
when full right aileron is needed and the gear is up. But it turned
out to not be a problem as there was plenty of aileron authority in all
settings. Significantly better than the earlier models I had flown).
That Model IV-1200 aileron setup has a really nice roll rate. Crisp
and quick.
Seeing how things were working out so well thus far, I decided to be brave and see how fast this little Fox could go straight and level. So I firewalled the throttle handle, and bumped the IVO prop pitch up a bit as soon as I realized I was hitting 5800 rpm. That brought the rpms down to 5500 and shortly afterwards it brought the airspeed to 110 mph! Wow! I didn't think it would go that fast. At least not on floats. Wanting to test it multiple directions to verify those numbers with my GPS, I changed my mind when realizing how much I was getting bounced around by the ever increasing strong and gusty winds. Go easy there Paul, there will be plenty of time to verify top speeds some other day. So I decided it was time to get to the airport, where the Kitfox would
have a nice hangar to keep it out of the elements. Of course, that meant
I had to prepare for a wheels down landing. Even though I retracted
that landing gear in the back yard I swear a thousand times, and everything
was working perfectly, I will admit there was a little lump in my throat
the first time
Wanting to stay in radio contact range with her, while thoroughly enjoying flying the Kitfox, I intentionally made the flight last as long as possible. Even though it was now getting exceptionally windy, I decided to play around with some of the goodies I had installed. Particularly that IVO prop. So I slowed the engine down while bumping the electric IVO prop pitch up one finger-flick at a time. You hardly had to move it to feel the change in the pull. And so smooth. This is one sweet prop. And apparently very efficient. At 4200 rpm (somewhere around 50% power and 2.5 gph?) I was still able to maintain altitude, and fly at 75-80 mph. Talk about fuel economy... And so quiet too. Kind of nice way to go if you're not in any hurry. Incidentally, I was flying with 20gallons of fuel, me (180lbs), and a 775 lb Kitfox for a total weight of 1,075 lbs. Of course, it was only 58 degrees, and it was windy. But overall, I was really impressed with how well that IVO prop and that 912ul could handle the bulk and weight of this amphibious Kitfox. Before I knew it, I was entering the airport traffic pattern for my
first wheels-down landing. While doing my last minute cockpit check,
and saying out loud "this is an airport landing, the landing gear is down"
and verifying landing gear position again, I heard a familiar voice call
a base to final turn on the same runway I was setting up for. It
was my friend from the neighboring town flying his Sube powered Model IV
Kitfox (small world). Seeing him bounce around I came to realize
not only did we not
Taxiing in I announced "Experimental Kitfox Amphib clear of all runways".
My grin was ear to ear. I could feel a warm flush feeling come over
me as I taxied up to the hangars. I was feeling better than good.
Just as I shut the mags off and the prop stopped turning, before I unbuckled
and opened the door, I reflected for just a second. Only one thing
came to my mind. So I
My wife always says that a man flying an airplane for the first time
has to be the closest thing to a man being able to experience giving birth.
Obviously, us men wouldn't have any way to really know that. But
what I do know is that I now have a new baby to show off...
Paul Seehafer
F-16 Flight Of A Lifetime!
John, don't know if you are interested, but here are some shots, I got a ride in an F16D last week Thursday. Some specifics: Max G I took: 9.0
Spent about 5 minutes flying 400-500 feet at 700 knots, must be atmospheric conditions, but mach 1 was showing as about 790knots that day. Did hit .99 mach at one point
I did one max perf climb myself, took me about 15 seconds to reach 20000 from 3K or so, it was hard to get myself completely vertical at first. It was odd to get to altitude, flip over backwards, then roll straight, didn't seem natural, but once I got the hang of it, it was better on the stomach than the neg G's of pushing forward. Pretty cool to fly upside down for awhile, I did a 1/2 roll, then held it there for about 30 seconds and looked up at the scenery. On take off, we were at 400 knots by the end of the runway, then snapped up to 10K assigned alt in a few seconds (he had to answer for that one). Did some emergency procedures at Volk (engine
out practice), then another max perf climb out to 18K.
I started to go black on the 9 G turn, but was able to bear down a bit harder and clear up, that was the only time I got close.
I'll never forget this, pretty much culminates my 20 years in the Air Force. I thought my B-52 flights were the ultimate, I'm still amazed at what that aircraft can do, but the responsiveness and performance of the F16 is amazing. I can't believe these guys can keep any kind of situational awareness when pulling those G's, but they do, I guess you get used to it. Also odd to have no outside visual references, I kept trying to fly without looking at the HUD, but not possible, nothing to really reference the horizon on. Also too much information available, I finally decided to concentrate on the horizon reference, the compass, and airspeed, ignored everything else and it was much easier to fly. I could go on forever, but won't. Dave Zoromski
TSA Inspections For GA Airports Many of the airport tenants are not too keen on the new security gate system at the airport. Here's an email I received recently. It's giving Wisconsin airports the heads up about TSA plans. Marty Lenss, Ops Director at Madison, relayed the following to me. Stay tuned for further information as we get it. “The TSA is in the process of developing an "Annual Aviation Inspection Plan" specific for WI. Elements of the plan include quarterly inspections of GA Airports, flight schools, "major" repair stations, commercial airports, and cargo facilities. TSA is in process of coordinating a meeting with WI Bureau of Aeronautics to coordinate the inspections of the aforementioned entities, excluding commercial airports and cargo facilities.” Pete Drahn,
Ex. Dir.
Right now, airport tenants and users are the working part of the "Airport Watch" program. All active U.S. flight instructors are required to perform annual security awareness training. It's really just a mindset change. Here are ways that pilots and airport tenants can help:
2006 Wausau Adventure Line-Up The WFS crew is coming up with ideas for the 2006 Adventure Season. Here's the tentative line up. Right now, the events that you see specific dates for are set. We'll have more info and descriptions of each event in future issues of "Contact!" Please email us with your input on future Adventure ideas.
Just some of the other people and businesses benefitting from use of the Wausau Airport this month include: River Valley Bank, Ameralloy, Gov. Doyle, Wausau Supply Co., & M & I Bank. Why do people use the Wausau Downtown Airport? Because we are the most conveniently located airport to their destinations in the Wausau Metro Community. (3) T-Hangars Available January 1st! There are three immediate T-hangar openings at Wausau Downtown Airport. As of January 1st, 2006.
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General Aircraft Specifications: Total Time: 6908
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