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We will be having the 2004 Midwest Regional Hatz Fly-In this year at the Brodhead Airport, in Wisconsin, Fri July 23, Sat July 24, and Sunday July 25 (the weekend prior to Oshkosh).
This will be loosly combined with the annual Pientenpol Fly-In. Because of an overall larger group we should be able to provide better services, food, camping and forums. There will be camping on the field to include shower facilities. Motor homes are welcome but there are no hook-ups. I will get hotel info in the next few days.
Brodhead is located about 10 miles WNW of Beloit WI and or about 25 miles NNW of Poplar Grove (site of previous Midwest Regional Fly-ins). It is all grass with fuel on the field but no FBO. Trees on the field make camping more comfortable.
This should be a great fly-in this year. Please, if you know someone with a flying Hatz...BEG, CAJOLE, BRIBE, etc to get them to bring it to the fly-in. We all go to these events to see flying and completed Hatz so the more we have the better the show. There are a lot of flying Hatz that are no longer in the Hatz Association and we need you to ferret them out and try to get them to the show.
The town of Brodhead is about 1 mile North of the airport and has a population of approximately 3000. It has food, banks, auto parts, drug stores etc. , BUT it does not have any hotels. It has one Bed and Breakfast but that is booked our weekend. (I checked)
The nearest hotels are in the town of Monroe about 15 miles away. There are three hotels I would recommend and, in order of preference, they are...
Americinn 1-800-634-3444 National Reservations Number or 1-608-328-3444 at the hotel in Brodhead. This is a nice clean hotel with a very cozy lobby, continental breakfast area in the lobby and it also has a nice indoor pool for relaxing or for the kids. I stay in a lot of hotels in my line of work and I like the Americinn chain. They are not Hilton but they are clean and comfortable. Book NOW!! Cancel if you have to but they only had about 7 non-smoking rooms and 11 smoking rooms left as of yesterday. Rates are between 79 and 114 depending on the room and number of guests. All rooms are inside the facility, no exterior doors (not that security is an issue in Monroe WI).
Super 8 Motel 1-800-800-8000 National Number or 1-608-325-1500 local number. Nice clean relatively new hotel right next door to the Americinn hotel. Continental Breakfast, no pool, averages about 15 dollars a night cheaper than the Americinn. All doors open to the inside of the facility. They had about 18 rooms available as of yesterday.
Gasthaus Motel 1-608-328-8395 Smaller facility but clean and acceptable. A little further from the highway but still a viable option. Rates are the lowest of the three at about 50 dollars a night. All rooms open to the outside. No pool, or breakfast or lobby to gather in. Has a total of about 18 rooms and 16 were available yesterday.
From Brodhead you will take 81 West to Monroe and take the third exit, 81 South and the hotels are right there on the right side (Gasthause is about 2 miles further South on 81). There are food establishments in Monroe, population 10,000.
Because of the distance to the nearest hotels, camping might be an option. We will have showers at Brodhead and trees to set your tent under unlike Poplar Grove. Motor homes are welcome but there are no hookups.
I anticipate that we will have a breakfast at Brodhead Fri, Sat and Sunday to include eggs bacon and toast as opposed to just donuts, although I'm sure we will have those also. Brodhead has a small kitchen type facility and we will also probably have a pork chop and or Brat dinner Fri and or Sat evening. Still working on that part.
Brodhead is a really unique place with a lot of antique airplanes, biplanes, Pietenpols and just general olde time grass runway atmosphere. I think this has the possibility to be a REALLY GREAT fly-in. Book your Hotel NOW!!! Let me know if you plan to attend so I can anticipate total numbers and plan accordingly. Bring a Hatz.
Fri and Sun morning will be coffee and donuts. Saturday morning will be the full breakfast. Saturday there will be a lunch menu with sandwiches. Friday evening will be a fish boil at about 8 dollars and Saturday evening will be a grilled pork chop dinner at about 10 dollars. There is an EAA chapter on the feild and this will be their fundraiser. I can tell you from past experience that they do GREAT work and the food will be plentiful and good.
They have a fire pit there and it is fun to gather around in the evening. That is the only open fire allowed on the field. No campfires. Coleman type stoves are OK but thats all thats allowed at individual campsites.
Left hand pattern.
No aerobatics allowed anywhere near the field. There is a fly-by pattern which will be explained at the fly-in. Lets keep it clean folks. Brodhead has three runways, all grass, but they will only be using the East/West during the fly-in. The others will be closed for parking and safety. Rides and flying are encouraged!! Fuel is available at the field.
If anyone wants to fly heavy iron in you might go to the Monroe airport. You can also rent a car there from Alphorn Ford. See your AOPA airport guidebook for more info.
I have some literature if you are interested. If you get here a little early, or stay late, there are some nice rivers to canoe and outfitters to rent from, that will also drop off and pick up. Wineries to tour etc.
So far I have only heard from 2 folks that are planning to come to the Midwest Regional. It really helps for planning purposes to have a ball park idea of how many will be there. If you think you might come please let me know. Thank you.
Update: July 19, 2004 - To All
Bill Rusk
815-985-9544 cel
815-985-9544 home
billrusk@aol.com
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