Friends of East Troy Airport

Friends of East Troy Airport Our Mission: to educate and promote the welfare of General Aviation and the East Troy Municipal Airport.

To all grass runway operators: It seems that it is Badger time again. I have noticed a spike in badger holes on the gra...
11/06/2020

To all grass runway operators:
It seems that it is Badger time again. I have noticed a spike in badger holes on the grass areas of 57C in recent weeks. These are 8-10 inches in diameter and very in depth from a few inches to more than 4 feet (YES ,4 Feet!!).

PLEASE watch for holes appearing overnight. Be extra vigilant in scanning the runway as you taxi and maneuver on 18/36 and the areas out side the runway markers and the turnaround sections at each end. There are also many new holes in the”infield “
grass at the West end of Runway 26. ( both sides of the runway).

The Badgers are hunting the Chipmunk/ ground squirrels and they can displace a huge amount of dirt and leave a hole which could take out a tail wheel and many nose wheels!! If you see a hole, Note its location and call or email me or Walter and I will get it filled ASAP.

Below are photos of a hole on the runway taken today. This one has no extra "dirt mound” built up and I had to be onto of it before it came into view. So , EYES UP on the grass operations.

10/25/2020

Airport Sale

Just a quick update:
The Village of East Troy has tabled the idea of selling the airport. Even so, we hired a lawyer to write a letter requesting documentation regarding discussions from the Village. We are waiting for them to respond. When we receive said documents, we will call a general meeting for further discussion.
Stay tuned.

Mike Felske
FETA Secretary

10/02/2020

Friends of East Troy Airport

September 29, 2020

Greetings fellow hangar owners & Aviators:

On Thursday, September 24, 2020 there was a meeting of FETA (Friends of East Troy Airport) to discuss the recent information presented to several members that the Village of East Troy has engaged Anderson Commercial Real Estate group to examine selling the airport property. The information we have is the listing includes lease terms, aerial photos, and other vital information.
In the interest of protecting the interests of the hangar owners & other interested aviators, a motion was made and approved to immediately allocate $2,000.00 of FETA funds to seek legal advice on the recent actions of the Village administration.
As information develops we will attempt to keep you informed.

Please show your support of FETA and the Airport Advisory Committee by planning to attend the next important meeting on Monday, October 12th, 2020 – 7pm – at the FBO.

Blue Skies,
Friends of East Troy Airport

09/21/2019

Martin Dable passed away yesterday. I have no other information.
Martin & Shirley Dable were long time members & supporters of Friends of East Troy Airport.
Rest In Peace Martin!

08/11/2019

Thank you everyone that joined us. I hope everyone had a great time & enjoyed themselves. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year when we do this all again.
An extra special thank you to all of the volunteers that made this event a success. Without all of you this would not be possible.

Thank You!

No excuses - See you at 57C for Pancakes!
08/10/2019

No excuses - See you at 57C for Pancakes!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow Saturday 8/10/19 is our annual FETA Pancake Breakfast which is also part of East ...
08/10/2019

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow Saturday 8/10/19 is our annual FETA Pancake Breakfast which is also part of East Troy’s Planes Trains & Automobiles celebration.
We’re looking forward to seeing you here.
I just watched every local tv channels’ weather forecast and they all agree that Saturday morning will be a great time to fly. And what better reason is there to fly into 57C for our famous Pancake Breakfast that includes strawberries & whip cream with your pancakes.

06/24/2019

I just received this email message from the FETA Secretary, Mike Felske

Sorry for the late reminder, I've been out of town all week.

The Friends Of East Troy Airport meet tonight at the FBO at 7pm.

We will be talking about our ET 4th of July float (it will be very cool!) And planning for the Aug 10th (Sat) airport fly in/open house.

Have any questions, comments or airport concerns? Show up tonight and let us know.

06/03/2019

The next Friends of East Troy Airport meeting will be this Tuesday, June 4th at 7pm. At FBO building.
Items for consideration;
Board member election
57C pancake breakfast

05/28/2019

Hi all-
The Friends of East Troy Airport is looking for a non-flying fuselage (or reasonable facimile) to put on a trailer as a float for the East Troy parade scheduled for Sunday July 7th. It wouldn't even have to be an airplane fuselage. Any flying platform readily recognized by our audience would probably work. As we are working to garner public support/awareness of our airport, it's important to have an eye-catching float in the parade, please consider helping us out on this!
We are open to your suggestions and comments. Let us know what you're thinking.

Thanks-
Mike Felske
FETA Secretary

05/18/2019

The Friends of East Troy Airport will be meeting this coming Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm in the FBO to hold board elections and to discuss the upcoming flyin breakfast/open house scheduled for Saturday August 10th. Once again, it will be held in conjunction with East Troy's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles".

See you there.

Mike Felske
FETA secretary

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