Website http://co-opa.com April 2021, Vol. 21, Issue 4 President's Message: I was hoping for an in-person meeting this month, but when EAA changed back at the alst minute to just video conferencing that hope left. So Jitsi again for this month’s meeting at 6pm on the usual Third Thursday (15 April): https://meet.jit.si/CO-OPA Dial-in: +1.512.647.1431 PIN: 1337 0454 96# Or use the Jitsi app on your phone or tablet: https://jitsi.org/downloads/ The forecast for our Fly-out day, this Saturday, looks very nice for Central and Western Oregon. Where should we go? Neil White, from the OPA, reminds me, to remind everyone, to be sure your OPA membership is up to data: https://www.oregonpilot.org/join-renew KBDN Airport Cameras: The Friends of Bend Airport has been working on getting some webcams up at the airport. Their first one is a bit funcky, but tells a pilot what he needs to know about the weather: https://friendsofbendairport.com/web-cams/ If you have a hanger that might be a good location for a web cam, then please contact Kim Muinch Calendar: 15 April – Monthly Meeting 17 April – Monthly Fly-out 20 May -- Monthly Meeting 22 May -- Month Fly-out 17 June -- Montly Meeting 19 June -- Monthly Fly-out 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 Airshow of the Cascades The Airshow of the Cascades, at Madras Municipal Airpot (S33), is on for 2021!. The night show will be August 27th and the day show on the 28th. This year’s headliner will be The Golden Nights. This year two B-17’s will fly in the show and one will be selling rides! More info on their website: https://www.cascadeairshow.com/ Fly-outs(): Like February, the March Fly-Out day forecast looked marginal due to high crosswinds. Once again CJ’s @ The Airport hosted a Fly-not breakfast for us. The food was good, and the fellowship of pilots great. The next weekend was quite a different story. Blue skies and smooth air wafter five of our planes to Lenharts Airpark for a Potluck and Becky Breckenridge, President of Oregon Pilot Association, gave a presentation about the "Aviation Accidend" that she was recently involved with, and the resulting FAA investigation. Neither Becky, nor her airplane, was damaged, the other guy was not so lucky. And to provide an additional perspective, the investigator from the local FDSO gave his perspective. Everyone took home some valuable lessons.