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The DeWitt, IA branch of the club seems to fly every Sunday Morning, they fly out of Marty Spies airstrip.  Marty Spies Airstrip IS 6 MILES WEST OF ELVIRA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HARD ROAD. LAST PLACE ON THE NORTH BEFORE THE FIRST CURVE TO THE NORTH.  W 41°-51.53' & W 090°-28.96'   HE HAS HEATED SHOP W/BATH-ROOM. RUNWAY RUNS NORTH-SOUTH - AND MOWED IN A BIG ARROW. THE WIND SOCK HE HAS IS WAY UP ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY. OR IF THEY FIND DEWITT IA, I'TS ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH-EAST. 563-659-3095 HOME/DAY WORK 563-659-2866

Feel free to contact Marty for details on flying in. Marty mlscspies@gmtel.net

Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In Lakeland Linder Regional Airport - April 13, 2010  at  8:00 AM Start your aviation year at Sun 'n Fun, one of the world's premier events for recreational aviation enthusiasts.  The focus is on education with more than 450 educational forums, seminars and "hands-on" workshops; plus more than 500 commercial exhibitors who offer aviation products and services including all the major aircraft manufacturers; daily air show plus additional night air show on Friday, April 16; more than 5,000 aircraft of every size and shape.  www.sun-n-fun.org or 863-644-2431 for info.

June 26, and 27 Quad City Air Show We will have a window of 1-1&1/2  hours for us to do some low passes above the runway as they recognize the pilot and aircraft on the PA.  mrroofer2@aol.com 

Monday - Sunday, July 26, 2010 - August 1, 2010
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI For seven days, the aviation world descends on Oshkosh to create the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration. Nearly every aspect of flight is represented in one way or another -- from ultralights to the heavy iron of the Warbirds, AirVenture has it all. Exhibitors showing off the latest aviation innovations, informative forums presented by industry leaders and hands-on workshops compliment the variety of AirVenture activities. Find out more by exploring the EAA AirVenture web site.
http://www.airventure.org/

National Stearman Fly-In, and the 39th Fly-In is scheduled Sept. 6-12, 2010, at the Galesburg, IL, Municipal Airport.  It’s the must-attend event of the year for Stearman enthusiasts – and for those who appreciate the contributions to America’s growth and freedoms made by these biplanes and the people who flew them. Fly-In events include a variety of flying contests, technical seminars, the traditional Dawn Patrol, lunchtime fly-outs, a pizza party, a picnic on Labor Day evening and the Fly-In’s annual awards banquet. Best of all, it promises to be a week-long opportunity to fly and relax with
friends. For additional information about this event and the host community, or to suggest ways to make the Fly-In experience even better, contact:

National Stearman Fly-In NFP Inc. 370 Lloyd Stearman Drive, P.O. Box 1937  Galesburg, IL 61402-1937
e-mail: stearman@stearmanflyin.com  Phone: (309) 343-6409 -----------OR-------------- Galesburg Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

2163 East Main Street Galesburg, Illinois 61401  e-mail: visitors@visitgalesburg.com Phone: (309) 343-2485

September 18, Challenger 27th Anniversary at Erie Airpark.

Friday - Sunday, October 15-17, 2010
EAA Chapter Leaders Academy  EAA Headquarters Campus, Oshkosh, WI A weekend designed for Chapter leaders to learn about how to make their Chapter a success. Group discussions, idea exchange and presentations from EAA staff are mixed with plenty of time for relaxed, social activities.
http://www.eaa.org/chapters  Contact: EAA Chapter Office  Phone: 920-426-4876,
Send an Email 

Pilots and Friends, Please sign the AOPA Petition Against User Fees: https://www.aopa.org/faafundingdebate/petition_form.cfm

Friday Evenings all summer. Clinton Airport Fly-In.  A meal for a low price and good friends.

 Please pass events that you hear about along to the editor so that they can be enjoyed by everyone.

dennyray@qconline.com

More events at www.eaa.org/events  - www.flyins.com - www.funplacestofly.com  - www.iawings.com

 And a note to Illowa club members that the clubhouse is available for family functions.

Just check with Jim & Sue to make sure the date you want is available. 

  

Hi everyone!

             I’m Marty Spies. I live northeast of Dewitt Iowa. My wife is Lori, daughter Shanna, age 17 and son Chase age 13. So you see I need lots of help. Really I’m blessed with a great family.  I retired from farming of 29 years and currently have been employed @ Kunau Implement, an Ag dealership for 16 years. I enjoy golf, not good at it and boating.

             I’ve been flying 26 years now, some where around 2200 hours worth. I had two neighbors that flew, one a crop duster and they always fascinated me. They were great mentors and coaches. I learned a lot being around them. Then one day I found a $1000.00 Weedhopper and this was the beginning. I did 3 pass down my grass strip and off I went. I stayed up from an hour learning the plane. The wind started blowing like the dickens, really only about a 5 M.P.H. cross wind, but seem like a Gale wind. So since it was early May I headed into the wind and landed in the corn field. Taxied back to my runway, then in the shed and off to work. Self trained but knew the fundamentals.

Now I fly the old wrecked Erie club plane. I traded Pat Earl some attorney money for the challenger. We have a nice group that meets Sunday A.M. and leave somewhere by 8:00. The colder it is the closer our destination is. No kills yet in an Ultralight but 25 dead sticks. 5 in the challenger, from broken belts, props, blow engines and my son just simply finding the kill switch @ age of 4. In the air kill switch is the proper name.

I’ve got a speed prop on and always tell people I’ve flow in 100 mile-an-hour winds. This is true, the air speed has reached a 100, but at first they think the wind not air speed. So I always told my friends you can fly in lots of wind, its relevant to your air speed. I always told them to keep a cool head if they are out some where and the wind comes up.

You can do it; it won’t be fun but hang in there. Little did I know I had to listen to my on words.

One evening there was a high wind warning out. It was July, so calm and nice; I’d take just a short ride. Well I headed east and after a half hour I noticed nasty clouds above me. I turned for home watching the tall corn not even flickering. One half mile from home, think I was going to make it, it hit. My air speed indicator went for 70 to over 100. The wind shield popped in, dust was blowing and the corn looked like a raging river. I said well it’s here. I said to my self, keep cool, the wind not as fast as I’ve flown. I headed to the neighbors strip, it was a cross wind on mine. Then I said, I can’t land there, my plane will be at the west end of the strip and have no protection. I can’t let my plane tumble away. I know I’ll ride it out, it can’t last forever. So here I am bouncing around in the air, waiting, thinking wondering how not to wreck my plane. The corn’s tall, I could land in the tall corn and hope my plane won’t blow away. Then I thought I’d try the highway and hope when get close to my house and wind break I’d get wind relief. I started my landing, first wheel touch @ 70 mph. ground speed 30? By now, the wind was WNW so still slight cross wind. My plane was being pushed to the edge and a no passing sign was coming. Hit the gas and banked harder, got back up about 20 feet and moved over. Down again to the pavement, still 70 mph got a wheel down. Basically flying on the road with one wheel touching. It was lined up good to the road, so held the line easing off power. I felt less wind now as I was about 1000 feet from my lane. Got 3 wheels down now wishing I had hydraulic brakes. Now 500 feet from my lane, the wind was block but now I’m going to fast to stop before I get past my place. I said if I don’t commit on it I’m done. So I smashed right and hoped. It turned, I skidded my nose wheel into my lane and power pole caught my right wing and helped turn and stop me. Almost lost my plane on the ground trying to get it in the shed, but I made it. Now it was time from Jack Daniels, to calm me. I checked my weather station in the shop, it recorded wind of 54 mph, and I had some protection from my wind break. Yeah some damage to the rudder linkage, nose wheel and my underwear, but ended well.

So remember, keep cool and don’t panic in troubles. You are all better pilots then you think, just not always fun to find out how good.

Well long enough. Want to know more about me? Fly over and visit or sit a spell with me when I’m at Erie. I really like people and love to visit.

Marty Spies,   DeWitt IA.              

Where to fly today....

Ed Vens -N 41°-46.14' and W 90°-45.2'

Kevin Lee's- N 41°38.867' W 090° 23.655'

Marty Spies

I'M 6 MILES WEST OF ELVIRA ON THE NORTH SIDE

OF THE HARD ROAD. LAST PLACE ON THE NORTH

BEFORE THE FIRST CURVE TO THE NORTH.

W 41°-51.53' & W 090°-28.96'

I HAVE HEATED SHOP W/BATH-ROOM.

RUNWAY RUNS NORTH-SOUTH AND

MOWED IN A BIG ARROW. THE WIND

SOCK I HAVE IS WAY UP ON EAST SIDE

OF RUNWAY. OR IF THEY FIND DEWITT IA.

I'M ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH-EAST. 563-659-

3095 HOME/DAY WORK 563-659-2866

Geneseo (9-27)

N 41°-26.389' W 90°-06.571'

Savanna (13-31)

N 42° -02.815' W 90°-06.559'

Maquoketa (15-33)

N 42°-02.871' W 90°-44.248

McNeil Field

N 41°-30.794' W 90°-22.913'

Kewanee (9-27 & 1-19)

N 41°-12.253' W 89°-57.743'

Clinton Airport

N 41°-49.564' and W 90°-14.986'

Mt Morris

Airport ID - C55 RW - 2600 feet (09/27)

CTAFF - 122.9 Elev - 929 feet

Lat - 42°.02.14 ’ Long - 89°.23.34’

Put these into your GPS. We will be using

them for Dawn Patrol and other events.

 

 

 

 
 
   

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