Website http://co-opa.com	February 2022, Vol. 22, Issue 2

President's Message:

What nice Spring weather!  Only problem is that it is supposed to be
Winter.  Bad for the drought, but good for flying.  Kind of odd with so
little snow in the mountains.  Lots of things to discuss at our CO-OPA
Monthly Meeting on February 17th,, the usual Third Thursday of the
month.  Come join us 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 winds 5 to 10 mph.  The temperature will be 42F by
9am, and the high will be 57F.  Weather.gov is slightly more optimistic.
Any Fly-out destination ideas?

Newsletter Inputs:

Check out current and past CO-OPA newsletters, view our membership
list and view hot aviation links on our website at:
http://co-opa.com

Please send comments and story ideas to: gem@rellim.com

Fly-out:

We had a nice Fly-out for January, even if we had to do a 180 before
takeoff.  The original plan had been to fly to Hood River (4S2), but the
airport was fogged in, and did not clear until 12:30pm.  The plan was
hastily changed to head to Christmas Valley (62S), out usual alternate
for when the weather is not so good.  If I counted correctly, seven
pilots in six planes made it there.  Poor Noreen from the Troutdale OPA
chapter was left at 4S2 wondering where we were.

Upon arrival at the destination restaurant, the Farmhouse Cafe, we
found that it had been closed when their rent doubled.  Another hasty
change of plan sent us further west on the highway to the Coffee Corner
Cafe.  Their we were served a wonderful lunch.  The last lunch the Cafe
would ever serve as their cook had just been hired away to reopen at the
Farmhouse Cafe.  Just another reminder that sticking to a plan is not
good pilotage.

Calendar:

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

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

14 April – Monthly Meeting
16 April – Monthly Fly-out