March 2022 Flight Lines focuses on spring flying activities and safety considerations for pilots. CPA President Marty Brophy discusses the upcoming fly-in schedule following the pandemic’s retreat, and shares insights from “The Killing Zone,” a book about pilot accident patterns. He emphasizes fuel planning wisdom, particularly the concept that “every wind is a headwind” when […]
The February 2022 issue of Flight Lines, the Colorado Pilots Association’s newsletter, features insights from CPA President Marty Brophy on useful flight tracking tools like FlightAware and ForeFlight’s Breadcrumbs feature, as well as information about a fundraising initiative for Emily Howell Warner Memorial Scholarships supporting women pursuing airline careers. The newsletter also previews an exciting […]
Flight Lines from January 2022 features CPA President Marty Brophy’s column addressing winter flying challenges, particularly wind shear and turbulence affecting northern Colorado, alongside a detailed safety analysis by Bill Marvel examining two fatal Bonanza accidents near Telluride and Aspen. Both accidents resulted from pilots attempting to climb over rising terrain while in low-energy flight […]
Flight Lines December 2021 covers general aviation topics relevant to Colorado Pilots Association members. President Marty Brophy reflects on personal flying experiences, including sightseeing flights across the country and a goal to land in all 50 states. The newsletter emphasizes the importance of volunteer-organized fly-ins as a cornerstone of CPA activities and community building. Additionally, […]
The November 2021 issue of the Colorado Pilots Association’s Flight Lines newsletter covers the annual membership meeting held on November 6, 2021, where outgoing membership services chair Terry Barbo was honored after 40 years of service, with Joanne Brown taking over the role. President Marty Brophy reported 696 active members and discussed the importance of […]
The October 2021 issue of Flight Lines features CPA President Marty Brophy’s column on the upcoming annual meeting and calls for increased member involvement in committees and leadership roles. The newsletter also includes a detailed technical article by Bill Marvel about aircraft engine reliability and fuel management, drawing on his extensive experience ferrying aircraft internationally. […]
The September 2021 issue of Flight Lines features CPA President Marty Brophy’s analysis of FAA pilot statistics, revealing that Colorado has 20,978 active pilots (3.0% of the national total) and that CPA membership stands at 640 members. Notably, student pilots have grown to over 32% of all pilots nationally, up from 19% a decade ago, […]
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, […]
The July 2021 issue of Flight Lines covers critical safety topics for Colorado pilots, with President Marty Brophy emphasizing the importance of continued aviation education and awareness of density altitude during hot summer months. The newsletter features a detailed analysis by Bill Marvel examining the May 2018 Cirrus SR-22 accident involving pilot Bob Marquis, using […]
The June 2021 issue of Flight Lines, the Colorado Pilots Association’s monthly newsletter, features President Marty Brophy’s discussion of confirmation bias in aviation safety—a critical cognitive error where pilots see or hear what they expect rather than what is actually present. The newsletter emphasizes the importance of recognizing when something feels wrong and verifying assumptions, […]
