Plane Pix

Here's Doug Rohde's latest acquisition. This is a Sprint 1000 by M-Squared and is powered by a Rotax 912S. Plenty of fresh air is a notable feature.

This nice Piper PA-22/20 with droop wingtips is owned by Dennis Rosenberg.

Curt Drumm is the proud owner of this 1979 Cessna 172-XP on 2350 Wipline floats. During the summer months it spends a fair amount of time shuttling between Manitowoc and Northern Wisconsin where it likes to play in the water up at Three Lakes and the rest of the Eagle River area. You can see more of this plane at our link to Seaplaneflying.com.

This is Gary Huempfner's 1956 Cessna 172. In the twenty plus years that Gary has owned it, it is doubtful that it has ever missed flying off to a Saturday morning breakfast. Well, maybe it missed a couple each year because of just plain abominable weather, but that's it.
Just as regularly, you can expect at least two crosswind landings for fun when he returns and tucks the plane back in its hangar.

John Sell bought this 1957 Tri-Pacer in August of 2004. It was pretty well loaded when he got it but since then he has added a few goodies and it is now IFR certified. A stalwart Short Wing Piper fan, this is the second 1957 Tri-Pacer he has owned.

This pretty 1939 Piper J-3 "Cub" belongs to Julie and Keith Hartlaub in partnership with Curt Drumm. Unlike the original, this one has been upgraded to a 75 hp Continental engine with a metal prop to allow it to race through the skies at breakneck speed!

Here is Chuck Haataja's 1958 Cessna 175. Unlike most Cessnas of this vintage, this one is powered by a Lycoming O-360 fitted with a constant speed prop. It's also a familiar sight at lots of fly-in breakfasts around the area.

This is Bill Webster's 1976 F-33 Beech Bonanza. The three bladed prop is on the front end of a 300 hp Continental engine to help it slip the surly bonds of earth.

Chuck Haataja completed this Glasair I in 1993 and it took to the air in June of that year. It has been a regular at Sun 'n' Fun and Oshkosh ever since and has seen a lot of breakfast flights.

Always looking to improve performance, Chuck has carved three different props in a quest for a little extra speed. This paid off when he entered the 2003 AirVenture Cup race from Kittyhawk, NC to Oshkosh and took first place in his class with an average speed of 205.72 mph. Not bad for a Lycoming O-320 powered plane.

As of September 2004, Chuck has accumulated some 1700 hours on this aircraft.

Gene Wilhelm's 1967 Cessna Skyhawk. Bought by Gene in 1982, it is one of the last of the Skyhawks powered by the Continental 145 hp engine.

This 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champion is owned by the Nagirroc Flyers, a flying club consisting of members of EAA Chapter 383. Bought for $1000 in April of 1973, it was rebuilt by the club members and flew again in January 1974.

Oh yeah, the name Nagirroc is Corrigan spelled the wrong way.