Website: http://co-opa.com	           July 2012, Vol. 12, Issue 7
President's Message:

Weather dampened last month's Bend Airport Day.  Still, those that
showed up found out that any day at the airport is a good day.
Breakfast and lunch were good and the people were the best.

Sunriver will have their annual Whings and Wheels flyin and breakfast
July 28th.  That will be followed by the Prineville EAA flyin and
breakfast August 11th.  The weather can't be bad for every summer flyin
can it?

As always we'll have the usual 6:00pm hanger flying , chow down at the
6:30pm pot luck and 7:00pm meeting.  All taking place downstairs in the
KBDN Flight Services Building.

Calendar:

19 July – Monthly Meeting 
21 July – Monthly Flyout – Prospect?
28 July – Wings and Wheels – Sunriver

11 August – EAA Flyin Prineville
16 August – Monthly Meeting
18 August  - Monthly Flyout
24-25 August – Airshow of the Cascades (S33)

7-9 September – WAAAM Fly-In (4S2)
20 September – Monthly Meeting
22 September – Monthly Flyout

18 October – Monthly Meeting
20 October – Monthly Flyout



Web doings:

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

To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password
is "123.0

My INBOX:

The West Taxiway project just keeps chugging along.  All the work to
the north of the Gas Pumps is now complete.  Now it is the turn for the
south end to be ripped up.  That means tenants in the south hangers
will need to taxi on the ramp to the FBO before getting to the runway.
Access will be tight so be carfull on the south ramp for traffic.

Our hearts were with Kent Couch on his recent cluster balloon trip, but
the weather was not.  First the winds pushed him almost up to Madras,
and then most of the back to Bend.  Then hail broke 35 of his 300 helium
balloons.

Kent still plans another cluster balloon trip this fall.  The trip will
be in Iraq to raise awareness about the plight of Iraqi orphans.

You can read up a bit more on the flgith on Kent's web site:
	http://www.couchballoons.com/

Random Thoughts:

Very sad news this month.  One of our own, Norma Wilfong, has passed on
after a long fight with cancer.  Norma will be missed by all that knew
her.

Don has requested that in lieu of flowers that a donation be made in
her name to the CO-OPA Christmas Charity fund.  Make checks out to
“Central Oregon Chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association”.

Norma spearheaded the fund for many years and through it really made a
difference in many deserving childrens lives. May she continue to serve
as a guiding spirit for us and the charity for many years to come.


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