Website http://co-opa.com August 2018, Vol. 18, Issue 8 President's Message: This is the place where I usually say to head to the usual place at the usual time for our monthly meeting. The date and time will be the same: The Third Thursday, 16 August, at 6pm. Butt he place has been moved. We will meet in the hanger to the north of the Leading Edge Jet Center, on the second floor. This obviously will not work for us going forward due to accessibility issues. We’ll need to look around for a suitable space. Meet and Greet at 6pm.Chow down at our potluck at 6:30pm, and finish up a short informal meeting at 7pm. The weather for our Fly-out day is looking pretty good, if you just look at the weather forecast: high 89F and clear. But right now the flight visibility is probably 5 miles. The Air Quality in Bend is bordering on “Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups”. Almost to “Unhealthy” in Madras. So it does not look good for a fly-out this month. Calendar: 16 Aug – Monthly Meeting 18 Aug – Monthly Fly-out 24 Aug – Airshow of the Cascade night Show 25 Aug – Airshow of the Cascades Day Show 25 Aug – OPA Convention Albany 20 September – Monthly Meeting 22 September – Monthly Fly-out 18 October – Monthly Meeting 20 October – Monthly Fly-out July Fly-Out: It is starting to be a pattern. Our July Fly-out also included a Drive-in to the Bend IHOP. Or is it IHOb? Afterward, a little heavier than normal, one plane flew out to Crescent Lake Airport (5S2) for a walk about and lunch. The runway has had some maintenance and was fine. The lunch, at Gary’s Killer BBQ was excellent. We even saw a Black Bear with a Salmon he had caught! 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