Website http://co-opa.com April 2018, Vol. 18, Issue 4 President's Message: Third Thursday. Again? Yup! Spring is barely peeking put, so it must be April on the High Desert. Taxes filed too? Even with the IRS filing web page down? Even if you did not file on time, you’ve got a six month extension now. So come on out on April 19 to the Leading Edge Jet Center on Bend Airport. Our festivities will start at 6pm. Bring food for our delicious potluck at 6:30pm, and finish up with a short formal meeting at 7pm. In other hard to believe news, Intellicast (http://intellicast.com/) finally has good news about our fly-out day, 21 April. Partly cloudy, winds 4 to 6mph, no chance of precipitation, and a high of 56F this Saturday. We’ll decide during our meeting what our Fly-out destination should be. March Fly-Out: Triple ouch. Third fly-out day of the year, third weather diversion of the year. At least breakfast at Jake’s Diner was pretty good. Calendar: 19 April – Monthly Meeting 21 April – Monthly Fly-out 17 May – Monthly Meeting 19 May – Monthly Fly-out 21 June – Monthly Meeting 23 June – Monthly Fly-out New Airport: Sunrise Valley Ranch Lodge Airport is now officially 29OR. It even shows on my new sectional. 29OR has one runway. 18/36 is a turf runway 70 feet wide by 1915 feet long. Airstrip elevation is 4,400 feet and there is 6,000 feet terrain within 3 miles. The strip is about 40 nm east of KBDN and about 8 miles south of Shotgun Ranch Airstrip (42OR). Before visiting they ask that you call 541-477-3711 for conditions. They say it can be a bit soft after a rain. The Ranch has more information on their webiste, including an aerial picture of the airstrip approach: http://sunrisevalleyranch.com/services/ It also has invaluable information like: “Tell prospective customers more about your company and the services you offer here. Replace this image with one more fitting to your business.” . Newsletter Inputs: Send your newsletter tidbits to: 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 To access the members only areas the username is “BDN” and the password is “123.0”