EAA Chapter 838
Batten International Airport
3333 N. Green Bay Rd.
Racine, Wisconsin 53404
262.634.7575
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Monopoly 2010 Table Sponsors:
Garbo Motors http://www.garbomotors.com/
Technical Enterprises, Inc http://www.techenterprises.net/
Daryl & Kim Lueck (two tables)
Roy K. Stuart & Associates Inc.
Jim & Barb Hantschel
Regular sponsors:
Educators Credit Union https://www.ecu.com/
Kohl’s Department Store http://www.kohls.com/
Danny’s Meats & Catering http://www.dannysmeats.com/
Silent Auction Donors:
Aircraft Spruce http://www.aircraftspruce.com/
Dorothy Sack http://www.dorothymassagetherapy.com/
Green Bay Packers http://www.packers.com/
Meadowbrook Country Club http://www.meadowbrookcc.com/
Milwaukee Bucks http://www.nba.com/bucks/
Milwaukee Wave http://www.milwaukeewave.com/
Nutritional Design http://nutritionaldesigns.com/
Racine Art Museum http://ramart.org/ram/home.html
Racine Zoo http://www.racinezoo.org/
Riverbend Nature Center www.riverbendracine.org/page1.aspx
Sportys http://sportys.com/
The Cutting Edge http://www.thecuttingedgeracine.com/
Yardarm Restaurant http://yardarmbargrill.com/
Jerry Baker
Carl & Andrea Bumpers
Katie Clark
Dave DeGroot
Sean Dwyer
Frank Fonk
Adele Helmle
Bob Helland
Jim & Barb Hantschel
Bruce Kaufman
Kim Lueck
Steve Myers
Ken Sack
Harold Solberg
Dean Steinbacher
Roy & Elaine Stuart
Cathy Wrycza
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The Avions Caudron C.460 racer was completed in 2009 by Mark Lightsey and his colleagues at Aerocraftsman, Inc., along with recent graduates of the Wathen Aviation High School in Riverside, California, built the aircraft, which was funded by EAA President's Council member Tom Wathen. The sleek replica is the same size and design to the original, which flew for the first time in 1934. The only change is the engine, which is a Czech 260 hp LOM M337CE in place of the original 6-cylinder Renault Bengali.
The one-of-a-kind Hamilton H-47 Metalplane returns to Oshkosh for the first time in 35 years. Recently purchased at auction by Seattle businessman Howard Wright III for $671,000, will appear at AirVenture as the only surviving airworthy version of 29 built. The 1929 aircraft underwent a three-year restoration that finished in 1975 and features a Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine. It won the Reserve Grand Champion Antique award during that year's EAA Fly-In, as well as other prestigious awards.
As more than one reader of our site might have realized, the former webserf has a particular fondness for WWI aviation. I’ll be looking forward to the Vintage Aero Flying Museum display, with five World War I replicas, including four courtesy of Vintage Aero Flying Museum of Hudson, Colo. — a Fokker Dr.1 triplane, Fokker D.VII, Fokker D.VIII, and a 7/8-scale Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a. Additionally, a sampling of artifacts, including uniforms, decorations, and logbooks, from both sides of the war also will be displayed.
If you know of a high school student with an interest in aviation, let them know about Explorers Post 218. Print out our information (or forward the link!) and pass it along. After all, the best advertisement is word-of-mouth! Read More...
We will be gearing up for another season of Young Eagles flights, and hopefully the weather will be a bit more cooperative this year than it was last year. Beginning in March, we will be teaching and flying Young Eagles on the second Saturday of every month, beginning at 9:00 am. Young Eagles need to be there on time to attend ground school, so they can help our pilots fly the plane. Pilots are desperately needed, and will be rewarded by donuts, warm feelings, hot coffee or cold soda and more warm feelings. Explorers are always needed and welcomed as well.
We are tentatively planning a pancake breakfast in May, on Mother’s Day weekend. If you are interested in helping flip, please chat with Bob Helland, Grand Pancake Master. If you are interested in eating, please mark the date on your calendar, because there will be some good food.
It is not too early to be thinking about summer, flying, Young Aviators – if you know of a teenager who might be interested in this great program, brochures for this year’s version are now available through Phil, Scott Sellers, or the Chapter building. There will most likely be scholarships available again, so give this some thought.
As an Explorer, these students will be joining an outstanding program. We give the leadership experience to plan and follow through on their schedule with adult assistance. This is the next step in leadership from Scout Troops where the adult leadership still runs the program. The Explorers welcome young men and women and offer the chance to become truly outstanding young adults.
A number of our Explorers go on to Military Academies (such as the Air Force Academy, Annapolis, and West Point). Explorer member Jim Baker just graduated this year, and we more Explorers in the pipeline! Many others go to colleges and universities across the country, often benefiting from our scholarship opportunities. One example is Justin Horvath, a regular Young Eagles volunteer, who won a $3,000 scholarship this past summer (more details on this program will be in the next issue of Contact, the 838 newsletter).
Explorers have unique volunteer opportunities at the annual Airventure Fly-in and Convention in Oshkosh. Whether it’s the experience of having adults rely on their judgement…or simply being there to give Harrison Ford a hand after he lands, Explorers will find these priceless experiences.
If you’re an adult interested in working with the Explorer Post, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Ken Sack, Carolyn Heifner, and Marla Smith
Selling old cell phones for cash can be extremely lucrative and if you're looking to help EAA Chapter 838 earn some extra cash to help chapter finances. We have partnered with Pacebutler Corporation, and we received over $300 after one member donated many phones after his company upgraded their cell phones. We can earn as much as $50 for each used cell phone, depending on the brand, model, and quality of your old devices. An older model, naturally, would fetch a much lower price than the new one. Thus, the old cell phones stashed away in drawers or lockers in your house, get less and less valuable the longer you keep them, hoping for the right opportunity to come along. Read More...
Donating old cell phones for cash is the logical and right thing to do, as far as earning money goes. However, as is the case in most electronic garbage or e-waste, it's not all about money. Having those old mobile phones disposed of properly, instead of dumping them in a city or municipal landfill somewhere, is extremely important to environmental protection. Cell phones - specifically, the dangerous chemicals and metals found in them - are pollutants. What this means is that if these old cellular phones are dumped carelessly in our landfills, they could easily contaminate the surrounding environment and will become a threat to people's health. At Pacebutler, they have made it their mission to spread awareness about this hazard and to keep as many cell phones as we can away from landfills, through recycling or reuse.
I'm sure you're already aware of just how dangerous used cell phones are to the environment and to our health. It is time to act today and donate your old cell phones so our chapter can get some cash. Just drop them off in the box in our lobby.
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