The August 2021 issue of Flight Lines, the Colorado Pilots Association newsletter, features President Marty Brophy’s column on the resumption of CPA fly-ins following the pandemic, along with a cautionary tale from Bill Marvel about the importance of checking NOTAMs before flight. Brophy highlights the organization’s efforts to create helpful pilotage documents for Colorado airports, celebrates scholarship opportunities at Wings Over the Rockies museum, and emphasizes the critical importance of pilot decision-making when ATC instructions seem questionable. Marvel’s article begins a multi-part lesson learned from a 1993 cross-country flight in a restored American Yankee that nearly ended in disaster due to skipping the NOTAM briefing.
Key Topics
- CPA Fly-ins Resumption: Popular fly-ins returning after pandemic pause
- Colorado Pilotage Project: Template documents created for pilots to share airport-specific flying information
- Flight Training Scholarships: Wings Over the Rockies museum offers numerous scholarship opportunities
- Pilot Decision-Making: Importance of questioning ATC instructions that don’t align with observed traffic
- NOTAM Importance: Critical lesson on never skipping NOTAM briefings regardless of weather conditions
- 2021 CPA Roster: New membership directory coming in early September
- Member Involvement: CPA seeking volunteers to help with organizational activities
- Elections: Nominations due for elected offices; voting to occur prior to November annual meeting
Events & Activities
- CPA Fly-in to Angel Fire, NM: Mid-August 2021, elevation 8,406 feet
- Flight Training and Aviation Career Symposium: Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Wings Over the Rockies “Exploration of Flight” museum, KAPA
