Website: http://co-opa.com	     October 2013, Vol. 9, Issue 13
President's Message:

Omigosh.  2014 is now creeping into the calendar below.  A warning to
all of us to use Indian Summer wisely.  Speaking of which, the weather
for the October Fly-out looks to be grand.  Let's plan a trip to match.

For more fantastic tales of daring do come at 6PM to KBDN Flight
Services Building as usual on third Thursday of the month.  And who
knows what new airport skulldugery will come to light this month?  Bring
something for the potluck at 6:30pm and stay for the group meeting at
7pm.  And please remember the meetings not done until everything is
cleaner than we found it.

Calendar:

17 October - Monthly Meeting
19 October - Monthly Fly-out

21 November - Monthly Meeting
23 November - Monthly Fly-out

19 December - Holiday Party
21 December - Monthly Fly-out

16 January - Monthly Meeting
18 January - Monthly Fly-out

Web doings:

If anyone has any cool links to add to the CO-OPA web page let me know.

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"

September Fly-Out:

Once again the weather gods were unkind to us for our September Flyout.
Weather worries limited our range to the Bend IHOP..  Still, the food
was as good as most flyouts and cost less than any when you add fuel
costs.  Or maybe not so unkind since a number of our non-flying members
showed.

My INBOX:

Chuck Rosenfeld reports that Christmas Valley airport (62S) is a worthy
destination again.  He claims there is now a good $100 hamburger joint
on the main highway ? mile west of the airport.  Worth checking out.

A quick Google suggests he may be referring to The Feed Barn at 87146
Christmas Valley Hwy.  Looks to be just south across the highway from
the golf course clubhouse. Open for breakfast, lunch and diner 7 days a
week. (541) 576-3333

Random Thoughts:

What if they gave a party an no one came?

That was the case when the Bend City Council approved the new Bend
Airport Master Plan.

Or, more correctly just Gary Judd, the plan engineers, and I attended.
I called around and after the big stab in the back with the fuel farm
mess there was zero enthusiasm to participate in what is now seen by
many to be a sham.

In a turnabout on the usual procedure the council voted to adopt the
plan before taking public comments.  Only by waving wildly, and too late
to matter, was I able to get my 3 minutes.

Once at the podium I praised the process and the plan.  But only the
plan done before the fuel farm change was snuck in.  I suggested to the
council that the point of the whole master process was pointless if
changes were going to be made with zero public notice or input.

I asked that they respect what was left of the plan and not change it
casually.  They had only themselves to blame for the lawsuit, broken
real estate deals, many unhappy people, and broken trust of the airport
stakeholders.

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