The March 1998 issue of the Colorado Pilots Association’s Flight Lines newsletter features CPA President Bart Jones encouraging members to participate in scaled-back fly-in events designed to be more accessible to aircraft renters and less vulnerable to weather cancellations. The issue highlights an upcoming CPA semiannual meeting on April 4th at the hangar of Will and Sarah Barclay, the newsletter editors, who will present a slide show about their transatlantic flight adventure. The newsletter also outlines an ambitious schedule of summer fly-in events to various Colorado destinations and beyond, along with the beginning of Sarah Barclay’s detailed account of her and Will’s aircraft ferry adventure across the Atlantic.
Key Topics
- CPA semiannual meeting and social gathering
- Revised 1998 fly-in events schedule with less ambitious trips
- Transatlantic aircraft ferry adventure to retrieve a Piper Seneca from Slovakia
- Community support for local airport fly-in events
- Aircraft purchase and delivery logistics
Events & Activities
- April 4 – CPA Semiannual Meeting at Will and Sarah Barclay’s hangar with slide show and hamburger barbecue
- June 6 – One-day trip to Pagosa Springs, CO; Chimney Rock Monument tour and barbecue lunch
- June 20-21 – Two-day trip to Hutchinson, KS to visit the Cosmos Sphere air and space museum
- July 4 – One-day fly-in to Brush, CO for 4th of July celebration
- August 1 – One-day cantaloupe run to La Junta, CO with Bent’s Fort tour
- August 22-23 – Trip to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Devils Thumb, ND with aerial tours and Spearfish walking tour
- September 12 – One-day fly-in to Center, CO to tour carrot processing plant
- September 18-20 – Three-day trip to Cody, WY to visit Buffalo Bill Museum and stay at historic Irma Hotel
Member News
- Will and Sarah Barclay – Flight Lines editors featured for their transatlantic aircraft ferry adventure; Will and Sarah purchased a Piper Seneca from Slovakia and flew it back to their Boulder hangar via England, completing a major aviation undertaking. They will present their adventure at the April 4th CPA meeting.
