Colorado Pilots Association Flight Lines – April 1987 covers important aviation advocacy issues and operational safety concerns facing general aviation. President Sonny Elgin presents seven federal resolutions adopted by the USPA Board of Directors, seeking member feedback on CPA support. The newsletter features safety discussions on fuel planning realities, storm damage at Jeffco Airport from extreme winds, and includes a photo of a group Gringo flight returning from a Sunday brunch trip to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Key Topics
- USPA Board resolutions on FAA governance, product liability reform, and aviation trust funds
- Opposition to discriminatory taxation of non-airline aircraft
- Enforcement standardization of FAA rules nationwide
- Fuel planning realities and “topped off” tank myths
- Aircraft damage from severe wind gusts at Jeffco Airport
- Low-wing aircraft vulnerability to wind damage
- General aviation safety awareness
Events & Activities
- Gringo group flight to Scottsbluff, Nebraska for Sunday brunch (six-plane formation)
- USPA Board of Directors meeting in Savannah, Georgia
- CPA organizational meetings for resolution review and member feedback
Member News
- New members welcomed: Tyrone & Linda Chamberlain, Tony Miller, Richard & Carolyn Sunderland, Tom N. Tucker
- Feature on CPAer Wayne Lindholm of COS with late-model 210 discussing fuel tank capacity variations
- Example of experienced Cessna 182 pilot experiencing fuel exhaustion on cross-country flight
