Website http://co-opa.com	January 2022, Vol. 22, Issue 1

President's Message:

Happy New Year! Let us morn the departure of EAA 1345 President
Dale Anderson and his wife and newsletter editor Lynn for the greener
pastures of Montana, while thanking them for going out with a bang at
the EAA Holiday Party. I now look forward to the new management of
our local EAA chapter 1345. We can also look forward to the upcoming
improvements to the runway at KBDN, but not the extended closures it
will require. So lots of things to discuss at our first CO-OPA Monthly
Meeting of the year. On January 20th,, the usual Third Thursday of the
month we’ll meet in the Bend Builders Assist hanger, 63030 Powell
Butte Road, on the south west corner of KBDN, at 6pm. Bring your own
dinner, and we’ll eat right away before food get cold.

As always, many thanks go out to Mike Robertson, and Mike Wissing,
for letting us use their space.

weatherunderground has good news about or Fly-out day. Sunny, 0%
chance of rain, and light winds. The temperature will be 35F by 9am, and
th high will be 52F. Weather.gov agrees. Any Fly-out destination ideas?

FAA Wings:

I’m sure you are all aware of the FAA Wings program. I’d like
to point out their January webinar courtesy of NAFI. The program was
about an engines failure on takeoff from Pearson Field in Vancouver, WA.
Select number CE03109578 You will enjoy it.

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Airshow of the Cascades:

It may seem too early to think about the airshow in Madras on August
26th and 27th, but time is running out for the good stuff. A few RV
spots on the airport have opened up, and they will sell out fast.
Volunteer for the cool positions, like the VIP Hospitality tent, or the
Hot Box, will also be filled before you know it. Contact Gary Miller,
today, if you are interested.

Last year’s headline act, the Golden Knights, asked the airshow to
return again for 2022, and of course the show said yes. The CAF will
return with the B-17, and likely another WWII bomber as well. Stay tuned
as more acts get firmed up.

Fly-out:

We managed one Fly-out since July, and that was our November trip to
Burns (KBNO). But it was a really nice one. Perfect weather for 5 planes
to head out. Not a bump the whole time, We took both crew cars into town
to R.J.s for lunch. They warned us it would take 45 minutes to get food,
but it took 90 minutes. Which gave us a lot of time for the usual pilot
chatter, people watching, and coffee.

Fred Berardo flew in his Grumman, Miles in his new (to him) Cherokee
with 2 friends. Gary E. Miller with Don Wilfong in a T210F.

Calendar:

20 January – Monthly Meeting
22 January – Monthly Fly-out

17 February – Monthly Meeting
19 February – Monthly Fly-out

17 March – Monthly Meeting
19 March – Monthly Fly-out