Flight Lines, Volume 24, No. 9 (September 2007), features CPA President Sarah Jane Dolliver's urgent call to action regarding the FAA Reauthorization Bill, with detailed analysis of three competing legislative proposals and their impacts on general aviation. The newsletter also highlights a remarkable visit to the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center in Sand Point, Idaho, where CPA members toured 86-year-old Dr. Forrest Bird's private collection of 18 aircraft and three helicopters, along with an exhibition of innovations from America's inventors. Additionally, the issue includes coverage of Cessna's 80th anniversary celebration in June 2007.
Key Topics
- FAA Reauthorization Bill advocacy and comparison of three competing bills (FAA proposal, Senate S.1300, and House H.R. 2881)
- Fuel tax and user fee implications for general aviation
- Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center—a premier general aviation museum in Idaho
- Dr. Forrest Bird's medical innovations and the National Inventor's Hall of Fame
- Cessna Aircraft Company 80th anniversary and manufacturing operations
- CPA fly-in to Sand Point, Idaho
Events & Activities
- 99s International Conference in Broomfield, Colorado (featuring author Bruce McAllister discussing Wings Over the Alaska Highway)
- Bird Aviation Museum Grand Opening near Sand Point, Idaho (featuring aerobatic performer Patty Wagstaff)
- CPA Fly-in to Sand Point, Idaho
- Cessna 80th Anniversary Celebration, June 17, 2007
Member News
- Bob Kinney authored detailed account of CPA's visit to the Bird Aviation Museum and received a thank-you letter from museum founders Pam and Forrest Bird
- Scott Morse covered Cessna's 80th anniversary celebration
- Lynn Ferguson sponsored the Sand Point, Idaho fly-in
- Patty Wagstaff performed aerobatic ribbon-cutting at Bird Museum Grand Opening
