by Woody Minar
OSCEOLA, WIS. – The Wild River Flying Club in Osceola, Wisconsin (KOEO) recently upgraded its fleet to include a 1973 Piper Cherokee Six-300 to complement the club’s Cessna 182, Cessna 172, and Citabria 7ECA. The club’s Citabria was one of the last aircraft to roll off the assembly line when they were built in Osceola.
Wild River Flying Club was founded in 1971 as the “Mouseketeers” by several local pilots on a Saturday morning over breakfast in Dresser, Wisconsin. At the time, the club owned just one airplane and one hangar. Over the years as the club’s membership and fleet grew, the club incorporated and renamed itself the “Wild River Flying Club.” Today, the club has four airplanes in two side-by-side hangars, a 2000-gallon fuel system, and 31 members (www.WildRiverFlyingClub.com).
EDITOR’S NOTE: Woody Minar is the Chief Flight Instructor with the Red Wing Soaring Association, a Master Flight Instructor, and FAASTeam Lead Representative. The Minneapolis FAA Flight Standards District Office named Minar “Flight Instructor of the Year” in 2009 and 2012 (woody.Minar@CenturyTel.net).