Website: http://co-opa.com	  September 2012, Vol. 12, Issue 9
President's Message:

As forecast, last month was mostly a fine month for flying.  Despite
many last minute performer issues the Airshow of the Cascades at Madras
Aiport was a big success.  Currently the Pole Creek Fire has created
problems with smoke and TFRs but that can be avoided with out much
effort.

Many thanks to Ogie Shaw for driving down from Beaverton to be our
speaker last month.  Ogie will drive down from Beaverton for us.  It has
been a while since a speaker has kept our crowd on the edge of our seats
all night.  Maybe more of us will lose as much weight as Don Wilfong
has.

So, as usual, let's meet at 6pm at the KBDN Flight Services Building
for the usual tall tales, followed by our famous pot luck at 6:30pm.
Then we'll have a short business meeting at 7pm.

Calendar:

20 September – Monthly Meeting
22 September – Monthly Flyout

18 October – Monthly Meeting
20 October – Monthly Flyout

15 November – Monthly Meeting
17 November – Monthly Flyout

20 December – Monthly Meeting
22 December – Monthly Flyout

Web doings:

The Bend Airport Master Plan process has had its last meetings and
the plan is now being shopped to the city, county and the FAA for final
approval.  Key elements of the 20 year plan include extending the
runway to the north by 1,000 feet, adding helicopter training areas to
the north east corner and potentially siting a control tower near the
current airport beacon.

Care to read the new Draft Bend Municipal Airport Master
Plan?  The 'final' draft can be downloaded from the city website:
    www.bendoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=518

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My INBOX:

The south end of the west side taxiway (Taxiway A) is still torn up.
By the end of the month the new asphalt should be laid down and properly
striped, thus ending several years of major construction on the runway
and taxiway.

The results so far sure look great, but I'm sure everyone will
appreciate the lack of major contruction next year.  Except the west
ramp is now officially 'failed' and our hopes now turn to get that
replaced.

August Flyout(s):

Ugh.  Almost very day in the last month was a great day to fly,
except our fly-out day.  Thunderstorms were forecast, and present, so we
exercised out superior judgement and stayed on the ground.

Luckily the following week the weather was great, So N20757 and
N6157R headed out to the Ontario Air Faire!  In the air was not one,
but two P-51s!  Ontario is also home to the largest private warbird
collection in the world and the only privately owned F-111.  Many thanks
to Ed Endsley for the photos on the this page.  The silver P-51 is Mark
Petersons.  The gold plane in formation with him is a P-40.

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