Flight Lines March 2012 features updates on Colorado Pilots Association initiatives and upcoming events. President Mark Brown highlights member benefits including fuel discounts at Centennial Airport, encourages members to switch to email newsletters, and announces a new Pilots’ Dinner Series designed to strengthen community among the organization’s 700+ members. The issue also promotes two major spring events: the Hangar Hotel Fly-in in Fredericksburg, Texas, and the 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Light Sport Aircraft Expo at Front Range Airport.
Key organizational updates include information about CPA’s sponsored Mountain Flying course and technical details about aircraft performance. The newsletter covers member engagement opportunities and volunteer needs for upcoming events, emphasizing the importance of community participation in making CPA events successful.
Key Topics
- Fuel discount program at JetCenter, Centennial Airport (APA) for CPA members
- Newsletter distribution – encouragement to switch from print to email
- Pilots’ Dinner Series for member networking and socializing
- Mountain Flying – High Elevation Airport Operations Ground School Course
- Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) capabilities, costs, and pilot requirements
- Aircraft performance and useful load calculations for Cessna T182T
Events & Activities
- Pilots’ Dinner Series – February 21, 2012 with speaker Roy Rasmussen, PhD on aircraft icing
- Mountain Flying Course – June 9 and August 18 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)
- Hangar Hotel Fly-in – April 19-22 in Fredericksburg, TX (T82); 658 nm trip from Denver Metro; room rates $99-$159; $35/person ground transportation; contact Brian Garrett at 303-564-5328 or [email protected]
- 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Light Sport Aircraft Expo and Fly-in – May 19-20 at Front Range Airport (FTG); features 7 of top 10 LSA vendors nationally; includes FAA WINGS credit breakout sessions; volunteers needed for setup, teardown, and marshalling
Member News
- Boeing 787 endurance test flight completed – 19 hours 12 minutes, 10,408 statute miles flown
- Jerry Kelly serving as membership chairman, organizing social events
- Brian Garrett chairing 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Light Sport Aircraft Expo with national advertising in Plane & Pilot Magazine
