EAA Chapter 431 friend and volunteer Gwen Garvey passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Janesville. Members and visitors will remember Gwen and Archie Henkelmann together at fly-ins and working around the field.
Here is a link to her obituary with details on services.
Archie Henkelmann and Gwen Garvey at Brodhead Airport
The Atlantic Flyer magazine has another nice article that features the Brodhead Airport and the annual PIetenpol Fly-In, titled, Low and slow for 83 years, and counting.
http://www.aflyer.com/1209_c_antiqueattic.html
Thanks to author Gilles Auliard.
On Sept. 7-8-9, members of the Midwest Antique Airplane Club flocked to Brodhead Airport for their annual “Grassroots” fly-in, hosted by EAA Chapter 431. This continues to be an amazing event, with a unique and varied collection of airplanes from all over the country, some on their way to or from other events in the Midwest and others making the trip to Brodhead just to enjoy the company of fellow pilots for a few days.
Behind the EAA Chapter 431 pavilion at Brodhead Airport, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012
Weather was a bit of a factor this year, with rain on Friday afternoon keeping attendance down just a little. The evening fish boil was followed by a nice crowd around the campfire and a movie in the main building.
The infield at Brodhead Airport is filling up on Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Lisa Braley.
Saturday was cool and sunny, a bit windy but still a great day for flying. The Brodhead High School Art Club put on a fantastic grilled pork chop dinner. A late line of thundershowers put a damper on the campfire but a few souls still braved the elements for another late movie. Chris Price and Paul Seibert took the video below Saturday evening from the wing of their 1931 Curtiss-Wright Junior, showing the field from above after some of the early departures.
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Sunday proved to be a perfect day for flying home, at least if you were headed south! Stiff north winds again made for challenging crosswinds on 9/27, but by 1:00 p.m. the airport was deserted and we put another great, long weekend in the history books.
Check out the picture gallery here, with pictures from Lisa Braley of Natural Moments Photography, Pat Weeden and Bob Pokorney. More pictures will be added int he next few days so check back.
Thank you to all the MAAC members for attending, EAA Chapter 431 members for all the hard work, and the folks of Brodhead for putting up with a lot of great airplane noise for a few days.
A reminder for EAA Chapter 431 members and friends of the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
After a short meeting, the program will be a presentation of pictures and video of building and flying the Ultra-Pup, a ¾ scale Cub experimental airplane by member Bob Pokorney. Sounds like a great program, so plan on attending!