WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE CHAPTERDave Harm is working on the baffles for his RV project. The prop should arrive in 2-3 weeks. He is also planning a trip to Stein Air in the Twin Cities to work on the all-glass panel he will be installing.

Syd Cohen is working Mondays and Tuesdays with Lynman Hatz on the C-model Ercoupe. a wing for a project Ercoupe.

The 2019 Wisconsin Light Aviation Safety Seminar is coming up Saturday, March 16 and will be held once again at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh. This year has a great line-up of guest speakers along with many big ticket raffle prizes. Door prizes will also be given out to lucky attendees during the break. The event is free to attend but there is a fee for lunch-on site. Admitance to the museum is included with the free event and attendance counts toward the FAA WINGS program. Check out the included flyer for more information.

Wausau Downtown Airport will be hosting the Air Race Classic in 2019 on June 19 and 20. Scott Feldbruegge will be the chair for the event and Syd Cohen will be serving as head timer. Additional volunteers will be needed for the event so mark your calendar. More information on the Air Race can be found at www.airraceclassic.org.

VOLUME XXXIII, NO. 2 MARCH 2019

UPCOMING EVENTSChapter 640 IMC Club MeetingThursday, February 28, 20196:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Wausau Flying Service, WausauFAA WINGS Credit Available

Wisconsin Light Aviation Safety SeminarSaturday, March 16, 20198:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.EAA Museum, OshkoshSee Flyer for More Information

41st Annual Midwest Hot Air Balloon SeminarSaturday, March 23, 20197:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Waukesha, WI Click Here for More Information

EAA / FAA WEBINARSAn IA’s DilemmaWedensday, March 6, 20198:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.FAA WINGS Credit Available

First Flight, No Fright - Discovery and Introduction FlightsWednesday, March 13, 20197:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.FAA WINGS Credit Available

Temporary Flight Restrictions, Airspace and ADS-BWednesday, March 20, 20197:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.FAA WINGS Credit Available

Thinking of Spring!

NEXT MEETING DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONSThe next meeting will be held March 9 at 1:00 p.m. at the Learn Build Fly Education Center. The April meeting will be on April 13 and will be hosted by the Mohr’s. The June meeting will be June 9 at Don and Katie Winch’s airstrip.

THE HAYMEADOW FLYEROur 40th Year!

EAA CHAPTER 640, CENTRAL WISCONSIN

On Monday, February 21 I packed my stuff into Scampy, checked the weather again, and called Sherm one last time to make sure he was prepared. I left Wausau the following day and flew 1.9 hours to St. Paul Downtown, where I tied the plane down and met Sherm, who brought me to his house.

Early the next morning we packed Sherm’s and my stuff into Scampy and departed, heading northwest. The air temperature was about 40º above zero. We encountered a little light rain as we went over the numerous lakes near Park Rapids, but the clouds broke up as we continued northwest.

After flying 2.7 hours we came to Thief River Falls airport. The sky was now clear as a bell, with temperature about 20º. We refueled and then went inside to pay our bill. Thief River Falls had airline service, and a big sign next to the boarding exit listed the things that were not allowed on the airliner, such as axes and bombs, with cartoon pictures next to the words.

I called Flight Service, got winds aloft between Thief River Falls and Winnipeg. I then calculated our ground speed, so I could tell Customs when we would arrive. (Rule #1). I then called the Customs office in Winnipeg and gave them that information and told them that we would be waiting for them at the FBO, Kelly Western Jet Centre. (There are 3 FBO’s at the Winnipeg airport.) I called Flight Service again and filed a VFR flight plan, (Rule #2), the first one that I had filed since taking my Private Pilot lessons.

OK, ready to go. We climbed back into Scampy and I called Minneapolis Center on 132.15, the remote frequency listed on the chart. No answer. I called three more times, still no answer. Well, maybe we have to be in the air. We took off and climbed on our course to about 1,000’ above ground, and I tried them again. A woman controller answered, (Rule #4) and I asked if she could activate our VFR Flight Plan. She did so, gave us a transponder code and we climbed to about 4,500’ msl. She told us that she had us on her radar, flying at 4,500’. (Rule # 3).

We could see for many miles in the cold, clear air. Lots of big farms in that area. The Controller was talking to other traffic, but when we got to about 20 miles from the border, she called me, and she said that she had lost radar contact with us. I told her our altitude and heading and asked if she would like me to climb to a higher altitude so she could see me on her radar.

She said, “No, that’s OK, you have just entered the Area of No Radar Contact!”

I said, “Really? Next to the border?” So much for homeland security.

She said that was the way it was, and not only that, we would not be able to hear her radio transmissions in a few minutes!

I looked at Sherm. We both had quizzical looks on our faces. How about Rule #3 and Rule #4? Then she said I should tune to the Winnipeg Center (I suppose I should be spelling it “Centre”) frequency and wait until I hear them calling another airplane, and then call them. Roger that!

We continued on our course in very clear air and crossed the border. I few miles later we could hear Winnipeg Center. During a pause in their chatter I called them.

“Winnipeg Centre, Ercoupe NOVEMBER 94196.” (I really wanted them to know that I was American, not Canadian.) “We are on a VFR Flight Plan from Thief River Falls, MN to Winnipeg International.” They answered and gave me a new transponder code.

I then realized that I could see everything around us on the ground for at least 60 miles, but I could not see the city of Winnipeg at all, even though it was a big city with a population of 705,000, and even though my GPS said it was now only 35 miles away! What we did see looked like a giant lying flat on the ground covered by a big white sheet. I called Winnipeg Center again and asked if Winnipeg International was IFR. He answered by saying yes, Winnipeg was IFR due to habitation fog.

I said, “Winnipeg Centre, I am a VFR pilot, and cannot land in IFR. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO?” He told me to contact Winnipeg Radio, and gave me their frequency.

I changed frequencies and called them. “Winnipeg Radio, Ercoupe NOVEMBER 94196 is 30 miles southeast of Winnipeg International. I am inbound on a VFR Flight Plan, and I understand that Winnipeg International is IFR. I am VFR only. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO?”

After two minutes he answered, “Ercoupe 94196, we cannot find your flight plan. Did you file one?”

“That’s affirmative,” I answered.

“We cannot find it. But that’s ok.” Well, scratch Rule #2 now.

He called again, “Ercoupe 94196, can you fly to Steinbeck?”

I said, “Yes, I can, but where is it?”

He said, “It’s right off your right wing.”

I dipped the wing and saw a small city with an airport on the north edge. I told him that I had the airport in sight. He told me that the airport was Steinbeck North. Then I saw another airport on the southwest side of town. Amazing. Very few airports on the whole Sectional Chart, but Steinbeck has two. The chart said it was Steinbeck South.

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Flying Adventures:NORTH TO ALASKA

By Syd CohenPART 2

I asked the Flight Service agent to call Canadian Customs at Winnipeg International and tell them that we wouldn’t be landing there.

He said, “Yes, I’ll do that. But do not land at Steinbeck yet. Circle the field. I’ll try to get the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to stop by and give you a courtesy customs check. I’ll call you back after I contact them.”

So, we circled and circled. After about 10 minutes he called me back and said, “Ercoupe 94196, the RCMP is too busy to do a customs check on you. How much fuel do you have?”

“Oh, I have about 2.5 hours,” I said.

“Oh, good,” he said. “I’d like you to fly to Piney Pinecreek and clear customs there.”

“Where is Piney Pinecreek?”

“About 60 miles southeast, right on the border.”

I looked at the chart and found it, and told him so, and we headed there. The chart showed that the Piney runway was half in Canada and half in the U.S. We had the airport in sight in about 35 minutes, and I called their frequency when we were 10 miles out.

“Piney Pinecreek, Ercoupe NOVEMBER 94196 is about 10 miles northwest, inbound for landing. We plan to land on Runway 33.”

A woman’s voice with a Canadian accent called back, saying “Aircraft landing at Piney – are you an American going into Canada, or a Canadian going into the U.S.?”

I told her that we were Americans entering Canada, and she said, “OK, after you land taxi to the Canadian side of the ramp and park there.”

We touched down and taxied to the ramp, and, sure enough, it was divided by a big white painted line. Canada was on one side of the line, and U.S. on the other. I taxied to the Canadian side, found a parking spot, and shut the engine down. We had now flown 1.9 hours from Thief River Falls. We sat there and waited. And waited.

It really got cold in the plane. Finally, I turned the master switch and radio on and called her again. “Canadian Customs, are you coming out here?”

“Heck no, you come in here. It’s cold out there!”

Remember Rule #5? The one about staying in the plane until the Customs person allows you to exit the airplane? Well, that one was also ignored. I think that is all of them, isn’t it?

We got out of the plane and walked over to the Customs building and went inside. A tall, slim young woman was behind the counter smiling at us. She checked our passports and helped us fill out the forms and then she signed them.

She said, “Ok, you can fly anywhere in Canada that you’d like to go now.” (I found out later that we were supposed to file a flight plan for each flight over 30 miles, but I guess I didn’t do enough research before the trip.)

WATCH FOR PART 3 IN THE NEXT ISSUE!

CHAPTER LIBRARYYou are invited to borrow aviation-related books and videos from the Chapter Library, located in Syd Cohen’s hangar. Look them over at the next meeting or call Syd at 715.842.7814 and the hangar will be opened for you. You can also view a list of the available materials at http://640.eaachapter.org/librarydvds.html.

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FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES• The February meeting was held on Saturday, February 9 at the Learn Build Fly hangar. The meeting was called to order

at 1:07pm.

• A motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made by Mike Unertl and seconded by Clay Stuebbe. All voted in favor. Currently, 640 has $32,225.33 in savings, $1,402.44 in checking and $185 cash on hand. Dues are still being accepted for the 2019 year and can be sent to Terri Conrad.

• New business included additional discussion on the many upcoming events that are being planned for the Wausau airport, including a potential Women in Aviation Day / event to be held in conjunction with the Air Race Classic, which runs from June 18 - 21 and will be stopping in Wausau.

• The First Ditch Fly-in in LeSueur, MN will be held May 31 - June 2, 2019.

• A motion to adjourn was made by Joe Malsack and seconded by Syd Cohen.

CHAPTER 640 IMC CLUBRyan Koch (CFII) and Wausau Flying Service are starting up an IMC Club associated with EAA Chapter 640. The first meeting will be on Thursday, February 28th at 6:00 PM in the Wausau Flying Service conference room. The founder of IMC Club, Radek Wyrzykowski, will be the guest speaker. WINGS credit is available for attendees. Spread the word!

The plan is to meet the fourth Thursday of every month in the WFS conference room for subsequent IMC Club meetings. For more information about the IMC Club, visit https://www.eaa.org/eaa/pilots/EAA-pilot-proficiency/imc-club or contact Ryan at 715-252-2272.

President Scott Feldbruegge EMAILVice President Dave Conrad EMAILTreasurer Terri Conrad EMAILSecretary Amanda Brzezinski EMAILYoung Eagles Coord. Syd Cohen EMAILYoung Eagles Coord. Mike Harma EMAIL

Young Eagles Coord. Jim Hannemann EMAILEagle Flight Coord. Syd Cohen EMAILLibrarian Syd Cohen EMAILTechnical Counselor Dave Conrad EMAILWebmaster Roger Grahl EMAILNewsletter Editor Amanda Brzezinski EMAIL

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