Website http://co-opa.com	October 2019, Vol. 19, Issue 10

President's Message:

Per the usual, our monthly CO-OPA meeting is this Third Thursday,
October 19th, at 6pm.  Also the Third Thursday in November, just before
the Thanksgiving craziness.  Then EAA Holiday Party is on our schedule
for December.

This month we'll meet in the Bend Builder's Assist.  The street
address is 63030 Powell Butte Hwy (on the south west corner of the
airport).

Many thanks to Mike Robertson allowing us to use his space.  Bring
something yummy to share at our 6:30pm potluck.  Then we will finish up
a short informal meeting a 7pm.

The forecast for our Fly-out day is positively nasty.  Overcast, 90%
chance of rain, and wind gusts to 35 mph.  So we will certainly decide
to meet somewhere in Bend for breakfast on Saturday.

Calendar:

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

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

11 December -- EAA Holiday Party

September Fly-Out:

The morning weather was iffy in the swamp, but we had eyewitness reports
of blue spots, so one plane headed off to the Oregon International
Airshow at McMinnville Airport (MMV).  Very much VFR over the top, until
getting to a clear spot almost directly over a ten mile final to runway
22.  Peace of cake.

Wow, what a show!  Due to the temporary move to MMV, the attendance was
limited to just 15,000 people, similar to the Airshow of the Cascades,
except the parking was really bad.  Highlights included an F35A doing
tailslides and the Red Arrows flying formation corkscrews.

Next year they hope to be back in Hillsboro (HIO)

Sadly the Fly-out to the Jordan Chicken Run the following day was a
washout.

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