Website http://co-opa.com	June 2020, Vol. 20, Issue 4
President's Message:
Deschutes County is still clinging to  Phase 2 re-opening, and Central Oregon is still mostly spared the health effects of COVID-19.  Our May meeting went well, and this month we will do better.  Kim Muinch will be hosting a Google Meeting so remote folks can also join in.  The URL was sent Wednesday in the meeting announcement.
In person attendees come at 6pm , June 16th  (the Third Thursday), to the old same place, the  Bend Builder’s Assist hanger.  It is on the South West corner of the airport, at  63032 Powell Butte Hwy.  Here is a small sign up high facing the highway.  Many thanks to Mike Robertson allowing us to use his space.  Instead of a potluck, everyone will bring their own drinks, dinner and utensils, to eat.  Kim will start the video meeting at 6:30pm and has a presentation on his role as an OPA Regional Director.  He has a lot to present, don’t miss it.
The forecast for our Fly-out day, Saturday, started out great, but keeps slipping.  Now both Weather Underground and Weather.gov forecast Mostly Cloudy in the morning,, becoming Partly Cloudy late in the day.  High 70’s, winds 5 to 8mph.  Nothing bad, but flying in the mountains unlikely.  Where should we go?  Maybe Christmas Valley
Airshow:
Sadly the Airshow of the Cascades has been canceled.  The Governors Office has said there  will be no Phase 3 before September 1, when school starts.  No exceptions, not even 5 days.  Luckily expenses so far this year have been minimal, so there will be no financial problems going forward.  Obviously a disappointment to the thousands of airshow fans, but this is the new normal.  Next year will be the best ever!
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Calendar:
18 June – Monthly Meeting
20  June – Monthly Fly-out
16 July – Monthly Meeting
18 July – Monthly Fly-out
20 August – Monthly Meeting
22 August – Monthly Fly-out
Fly-Out(s):
Our monthly Fly-out for May headed to Prospect State Airport  (64S).  A beautiful blue and calm day.  Except lumpy air on the return trip.  Proving once again that pilots do not flock, a variety of routes where flown.  Higher, lower, more to the East, more to the West, and a few direct.  Eventually most flew over Crater Lake with nary a bump, the water mostly calm with clear reflections.  Stunning.
The runway was to my mind, in good shape, but you would not want to skate board on it.  Felling full of energy, we walked into town, and ate at The Trophy Room which is doing well under new owners.  On the way back we crossed Mill Creek and saw some small falls.  Gary Miller missed the turn to the big falls, Somthing for next time.
Also a bonus Anti-Social Fly-out to Hood River/Jernstedt (4S2).  Clouds over the ridge tops, so flying down from Blue Box Pass was not an option, but otherwise scenic.  Burgers at Twin Peaks were awesome.