The July 2007 Flight Lines newsletter features CPA President Sarah Jane Dolliver's message highlighting the Board's active advocacy work on behalf of general aviation, including efforts to oppose the FAA Reauthorization Bill, involvement in the Centennial Airport dispute, and monitoring of proposed tower construction. The main feature article recounts the experiences of CPA members who attended the World's Largest Biplane Expo in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in early June, where severe weather impacted the event but the group made the most of it with museum tours and exploration of local historic sites.
Key Topics
- FAA Reauthorization Bill: CPA Board actively opposing passage; position paper available on website
- State-level advocacy: Board involvement in Centennial Airport disputes, CDOT Aeronautical Board vacancy, Robert VOR decommissioning at Steamboat Springs
- Airspace monitoring: Airspace Committee reviews notices for new tower construction
- Alliance for Aviation Across America: CPA membership encouraged to join
- Airport protection: CPA monitors threatened airport closures in conjunction with AOPA
- Biplane Expo experience: Weather challenges, aircraft maintenance, museum visits, and local attractions
Events & Activities
- Bartlesville Biplane Expo: Early June 2007, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; World's Largest Biplane Gathering affected by severe weather (70 mph wind gusts)
- CPA booth presence: Board members maintain booths at airport open houses
- Group activities: Happy hours, tours of Biplane Museum, Phillips Woolaroc Ranch and Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower, and Frank Phillips mansion
Member News
- Chet & Cindy Jewell: Diverted their V35 Bonanza to Wyoming when Bartlesville fly-in was cancelled due to weather
- Bartlesville trip participants: Group of 23 people in 11 planes (seven ultimately attended), including members Bob and Shawn Kinney, Vern Foster (1939 Luscombe pilot), the Gallos, Marshalls, Morses, and others
- Notable aircraft: 1940 Waco from Montrose successfully completed journey; 1930 Fleet Biplane required new cylinder in Warner Engine during the event
