The November 2021 issue of the Colorado Pilots Association’s Flight Lines newsletter covers the annual membership meeting held on November 6, 2021, where outgoing membership services chair Terry Barbo was honored after 40 years of service, with Joanne Brown taking over the role. President Marty Brophy reported 696 active members and discussed the importance of members updating their profile information in the CPA database. The newsletter also features a poignant historical article by Bill Marvel about a B-24 bomber crash near Kiowa, Colorado on August 9, 1944, which killed an entire 10-man crew including Harold Humphrey, the friend who had introduced Marvel’s parents to each other.
The issue emphasizes membership engagement and database maintenance, noting that 121 members opted out of paper rosters to help support scholarship awards. Members are encouraged to log into the website and update their information, particularly their home airport designation, to help fellow pilots connect at their local airfields. The newsletter also mentions that recordings of monthly Zoom seminars, including a talk by Colorado Department of Transportation Aeronautics Director Dave Ulane, are available to members through the website’s “CPA Member Benefits” section.
Key Topics
- Annual membership meeting and officer elections
- Membership services leadership transition
- 2021 roster distribution and member database updates
- Colorado aviation policy and future outlook
- Historical WWII aviation accident research and documentation
- CPA membership benefits and recorded seminars
Events & Activities
- CPA Annual Meeting – November 6, 2021, Mount Evans room at KBJC (Boulder)
- Monthly Zoom Seminars – Available for members to access on CPA website under “CPA Presents”
- Presentation by Dave Ulane – Colorado Department of Transportation Aeronautics Director, recorded and available on CPA website
Member News
- Terry Barbo – Honored with plaque and gift for 40 years of service as membership services chair
- Joanne Brown – New membership services chair, succeeding Terry Barbo
- Bill Marvel – Featured contributor writing about historical WWII aviation crash investigation and family connections to the incident
