Now that we have several flight hours on the museum’s Stearman C3B, its time to start taking care of the squawks that have turned up on the airplane. One of those was the propeller. On take-off, the Wright J-5 engine wasn’t turning up to the proper RPM, only about 1,500

The museum staff had a great time on Sunday, Sept. 25th hosting a group of vintage tractors on a drive for Alzheimer’s awareness.

The guys over at Synqronus Communications in Monroe, Wis. put together a very nice video of the Stearman’s return to flight on Monday, August 15, 2016. Please take a look below.

Almost 19 years to the day since it last flew, our 1928 Stearman C3B returned to the skies over Brodhead today. Pilot Greg Heckman and our team of mechanics have been working on the old girl for several weeks, fixing several minor squawks and making sure everything turned in the

Many people in the Midwest vintage aircraft community know the name Bill Knight. He was a long-time presence at Brodhead Airport where the Kelch Aviation Museum is based, and flew several different restored aircraft for many years. He owned a Waco UPF-7, Waco RNF, Taylorcraft, Airmaster, Cessna 180, two Pietenpols and

After a lengthy condition inspection, we were able to start the Wright J-5 engine on our 1928 Stearman C3B today. This is the first time it has run since August 22, 1997. We have a few more squawks to fix and it should return to the skies soon! [youtube]NFgO1QLpslw[/youtube] A

On Friday, July 1, we had the pleasure of taking 87-year old Bonnie Jeanne Scholes for a flight in our Travel Air 12W. Jean visited our museum back in May at the airport’s pancake breakfast and mentioned that she was, “…the first woman to land at Brodhead Airport. In 1945!” Jeanne

We are excited to announce that the Brodhead Area Foundation has awarded the Kelch Aviation Museum a $30,000 match grant! We have one year to raise $30,000, which will then be matched dollar for dollar by the Brodhead Area Foundation. This will be a tremendous boost toward our $1 Million

Join us on Wednesday, June 15th as we try something new at the museum. We will be hosting a Wisconsin Flying Hamburger Social, starting at 5:30 p.m., featuring the usual Wisconsin cook-out fare, hamburgers, bratwurst and all the fixings. Fly-in or drive-in for a friendly evening cook out. The meal is a

Our display at the EAA Chapter 431 Community Pancake Breakfast on May 22 attracted a lot of attention and we were able to talk to a lot of folks curious about the new museum project. Thanks to all who came out for the events around Brodhead Airport and who took