In the Spring of 1969 the seed for the Westosha Flying Club was planted in the mind of Roy Rudolph, a building contractor, while making repairs on the barn of the Davis farm and building a three place hangar on the budding Westosha Airport.  The building progress was interrupted many times with frequent rides in the Davis Skyhawk and watching the four private plane owners flying who kept their planes in hangars on the wet side of the airport and flew from the 2000' North-South grass strip, graded through the hay-field and the 2400' East-West grass strip, 1400' extending west on the Marytown Brothers Farm lane.  Arrangements made with the Marytown Fathers thru Bro. James Schmitz, Mgr. who was learning to fly at the Burlington Airport, and one of the enthusiastic group of flyers encouraging Roy to fly.

Excitement and talk flowed.  Could enough fellows be found to buy a plane and learn to fly?  Dick Davis, Bro. James, Bob Horton, Tom Horton, Dick Chadwick and Roy Rudolph thought so.  Each one would recruit one prospective flyer, with $500.00 towards down payment on a plane.  Recruitment was slow.  Hermie Davis brought George Darmody, the first earnest one.  Dick Davis Brought Stan Anderson and Morrey Lake.  Roy Rudolph brought Tom Gaynor, making five primary members to start.  Almost daily meetings were held on formation of a flying club around the Davis table in basement recreation room.  Bob Horton'''''''''s advice on flying club and field procedure was readily accepted.  He was and instructor at K-Airways but would help with students in fledgling club get started.  Dick Davis offered the basement recreation room for flight room, and the airport for basing the plane, but all under the farm structure, because of active farming operations being carried on around the runways.  Dick Chadwick offered to be an instructor as soon as he completed his flight instructors test.  All flyers on the field gave encouragement.

September 21, 1969 a Cessna 150A, N6663T was purchased form the Dacy Airport at Harvard, Ill.  Dick Davis flew Dick Chadwick and Roy Rudolph over to Dacys to bring 6663T home to Westosha.  N6663T gave faithful performance and gained the loyalty, respect and love from the first eight members of the Westosha Flying Club to the 200th member at her retirement from the Club on May 14, 1976.

On October 10, 1969 the first organizational meeting of the Westosha Flying Club was called to order by acting chairman Dick Chadwick. Present at the meeting were Roy Rudolph, George Darmody, Stan Anderson, Morrey Lake, Tom Gaynor, Dick Davis, Bro. James, and Dick Chadwick.  Officers elected:  Roy Rudolph, President, George Darmody, Vice President, Stanley Anderson, Secretary, and Tom Gaynor, Treasurer.  Associate Instructors approved by the Club were Dick Chadwick, Bob Horton and Vern Jobst.  Scheduling of the airplane was done on a calendar tacked up inside the back door.  Enthusiasm was high, but confusion was great when Dick Chadwick left because of new business venture pressure.  Cliff Cantwell joined the group as instructor of first students in November 1969.  Also, Bill Davis contributed his $500.00 and became the sixth Charter member.

Every Saturday and Sunday was open house in the Davis kitchen, and dining room to the Club flyers and flyers on the field.  Coffee, sandwiches, doughnuts and hangar flying conversation flowed continuous from 9:AM to ? at night.

Growth of the club continued as each member tried to bring another budding pilot to a meeting.