From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Jan 5 10:16:29 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (dwnw@bendbroadband.com) Date: Fri Jan 5 10:30:02 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] OUR FRIEND...CURTIS TURNER Message-ID: BELOW IS THE SAD MESSAGE WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING.......MAY CURTIS REST IN PEACE AND MAY HIS SPIRIT SOAR THRU TIME AND SPACE FOREVER........DON & NORMA Sent Friday, January 5, 2007 9:31 am To Don & Norma Wilfong Subject Curt Hi Don and Norma, Curt passed away last evening. Toward the end he was ready to let go and move on. Please let the others in the group know, and how much Curt and I appreciated everyone's prayers and love. Jackie HERE IS JACKIE'S ADDRESS.......I DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD.........I WILL FORWARD ANY ADDITIONAL INFO I RECEIVE...... Jackie Turner 20386 Big Bear Court Bend, Oregon 97702 From ed at edendsley.com Sun Jan 7 09:32:27 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Sun Jan 7 22:25:38 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] CO-OPA Program Announcement Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the January 18, 2007 Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Darryl Taylor, a Production Test Pilot for Colombia Aircraft, will share stories about what it's like to be the first to fly. Mr. Taylor has special experience with technically advanced high performance aircraft and piston engine operation. Mr. Taylor wrote a very comprehensive article in our Cascade Flyer newsletter last year about the increasingly complex operations at the Bend Airport. This is highly recommended reading for any pilot operating at pilot controlled airports. Links to that newsletter in pdf or plain text formats are below. http://co-opa.com/newsletters/cascade0506.pdf http://co-opa.com/newsletters/cascade0506.txt Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed@edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Mon Jan 8 14:55:35 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Mon Jan 8 14:55:44 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] CURTIS TURNER Message-ID: <000901c73378$1b7a23f0$f764dc42@WilfongDon> HEY GANG....... I CHECKED TO SEE WHEN AND WHERE THERE WOULD BE A SERVICE FOR CURTIS...HIS WISHES WERE THAT THERE BE NO SERVICE. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FUN TIMES ON THE FLY-OUTS WHEN THEY FLEW THEIR PRETTY LITTLE APACHE........CURTIS WAS A FUN PERSON AND WE ALWAYS ENJOYED HE AND JACKIE.......WE WISH HER THE VERY BEST... DON & NORMA From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Tue Jan 9 09:38:07 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Tue Jan 9 10:18:58 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Curtis Turner Message-ID: To all friends of the Bend Municipal Airport, As many of you were aware, Curtis Turner, a steady member of the local chapter of OPA and their former weekend flyout chair, as well as the proud owner of an Apache twin here on the Bend Airport, had surgery for a brain tumor in November. It is my sad duty to inform you all that he passed away last Thursday evening. May he rest in peace and may our thoughts be with his wife Jackie and his family. At Curtis' request, no service has been scheduled. I know I'll miss his smile and cheerful presence around the Airport. My best to you all. Fly safe, Greg Phillips Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From dsailors at bendbroadband.com Tue Jan 9 18:32:49 2007 From: dsailors at bendbroadband.com (David Sailors) Date: Tue Jan 9 18:32:56 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] OUR FRIEND...CURTIS TURNER In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <000001c7345f$9eed0760$92952348@HPZE4115> Hi everyone, As you all know Curt did not want a service held for him. I just spoke with Jackie and we talked about friends making a donation to a charity in memory of Curt. Jackie thought this would be a fitting way for all of to recognize Curt and help a charity who helped so much during Curt's illness. Jackie choose the Hospice of Bend-La Pine. I will call them tomorrow and find out the particulars of how we can set up this gift in memory of Curt Turner. I should be able to send out an email with this information tomorrow. David Sailors -----Original Message----- From: co-opa-bounces@rellim.com [mailto:co-opa-bounces@rellim.com] On Behalf Of dwnw@bendbroadband.com Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:16 AM To: co-opa@rellim.com Subject: [Co-opa] OUR FRIEND...CURTIS TURNER BELOW IS THE SAD MESSAGE WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING.......MAY CURTIS REST IN PEACE AND MAY HIS SPIRIT SOAR THRU TIME AND SPACE FOREVER........DON & NORMA Sent Friday, January 5, 2007 9:31 am To Don & Norma Wilfong Subject Curt Hi Don and Norma, Curt passed away last evening. Toward the end he was ready to let go and move on. Please let the others in the group know, and how much Curt and I appreciated everyone's prayers and love. Jackie HERE IS JACKIE'S ADDRESS.......I DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD.........I WILL FORWARD ANY ADDITIONAL INFO I RECEIVE...... Jackie Turner 20386 Big Bear Court Bend, Oregon 97702 _______________________________________________ Co-opa mailing list Co-opa@rellim.com http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa __________ NOD32 1968 (20070109) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com From dsailors at bendbroadband.com Wed Jan 10 09:49:50 2007 From: dsailors at bendbroadband.com (David Sailors) Date: Wed Jan 10 09:50:02 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] HOSPICE/CURTIS TURNER In-Reply-To: <000901c73378$1b7a23f0$f764dc42@WilfongDon> Message-ID: <000001c734df$ba866630$92952348@HPZE4115> Hi everyone, I just spoke to Hospice and they said that the best way to make a contribution/donation in memory of someone is to gather the checks and drop them by with a letter stating who the contribution/donation is in memory of and who needs an acknowledgement letter for tax purposes. I will do this for anyone who wants to make a contribution/donation in memory of Curt Turner. Please make the checks out to: HospiceCenter and you can send them to me at PO Box 203 Bend 97709. Please let me know with your check if you want an acknowledgement letter from Hospice. Thanks, David Sailors 420-3910 From mvbond at myexcel.com Mon Jan 15 18:29:23 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Mon Jan 15 18:29:08 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA newsletter Message-ID: <45AC3883.5050004@myexcel.com> CASCADE FLYER January 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 1 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: This month our speaker will be Darryl Taylor. Darryl is a Production Test Pilot for Columbia Aircraft; they are making airplanes at a good clip over at Columbia so Darryl must get to do a lot of test flying these days. I expect he has some great stories to tell. Let's be sure we have a good turnout to hear what he has to share with us. Per our usual schedule, the meeting will start with a bit of hanger flying at 6:00pm, followed at 6:30pm by our potluck and our meeting at 7:00pm. We also have a bit of business to take care of. It is time again to select our chapter officers. The more people volunteer the more we can do as a group so if you have see something worth doing please pitch in. The CO-OPA celebrated the holidays our own special way last month. After the festive potluck there was the traditional Yankee Swap. Pretty much everyone went home with a treasure and once again the tail wheel spring found a happy home for the New Year. Heads up on the February meeting. Mike Benedict, from the Portland FSDO, will be our speaker. Mike will give an accident prevention seminar from 6pm to 9pm. To allow time for the extended program we will meet for the February meeting at 5pm and have the potluck at 5:30pm. Calendar: 18 January - Monthly Meeting 20 January - Monthly Flyout 15 February - Monthly Meeting SPECIAL TIME: 5pm! 17 February - Monthly Flyout 15 March - Monthly Meeting 17 March - Monthly Flyout 19 April - Monthly Meeting 21 April - Monthly Flyout 17 May - Monthly Meeting 19 May - Monthly Flyout Web doings: As always, the CO-OPA website contains recent newsletters and other goodies. http://co-opa.rellim.com To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: OSU is conducting a radio telemetry project to track the movement of Redband trout. The study area is the Blitzen River from Malheur Lake to the Steens Mountain. They are looking for a commercial pilot, preferably with telemetry experience, that they can contract with for some aerial tracking. If you are interested then drop Mathew at andermat@onid.orst.edu an email. In sadder news, our friend Curtis Turner passed away last month. Curt will be missed. His wife Jackie has requested that any donations can be made in his memory to Hospice of Bend-LaPine. You can make the checks out to Hospice Center and mail them to David Sailors, PO Box 203, Bend 97709. David will see that they get delivered in Curt's name. Random Thoughts: Now that the holiday decorations are put away and the kids are back in school there is bit of time for flying. Or, given the weather, at least reading of flying. With my bit of spare time I noticed the AOPA is pushing that pilots read their 2006 Nall Report. This report covers the General Aviation accident statistics for 2005. You can find a copy at: http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/nall.html If you like reading pages of statistics then this will be great reading for you. If not then just let me point up a few familiar statistics that pop up year after year. Most passengers are worried about take-offs and landings, but those phases of flight account for only 13% and 3% of all fatal accidents. As a pilot you may embarrass yourself badly on a landing but the odds of that causing a fatality are very low. Getting caught by the weather is my big fear and yet that only accounts for 13% of fatalities. The big problem, as all pilots should know, is maneuvering flight, which accounted for 33% of all fatal accidents. If pilots could just refrain from buzzing then a lot of airplanes and lives could be saved. Keep that in mind the next time you want to fly past your friend's window. There was a surprise for me in the data. Ag flying has always seemed particularly dangerous to me. The statistics show that while Ag accounts for 5% of the GA flying hours it only accounts for 3.4% of the accidents. Also, safer than I would have expected, is business flying. In spite of the obvious time pressures to fly in all sorts of weather the fatal accident rate is quite low. This type of flying accounts for 15% of GA flight hours and only accounts for 2.4% of its fatal accidents. The category of GA flying with the most hours flown is also the most dangerous type of flying. That category is recreational flying with 49% of the total hours and 81% of the fatals. To me the message of the Nall report is very clear. If you fly in a professional manner then flying can be much safer than when you fly in a casual or cavalier manner. So let's make this our collective New Years resolution: I resolve to fly in a professional manner and do what I can to minimize unnecessary risks. Gary Miller Up, up and away! So there I was, three feet off the ground, spinning out of control, and sweating profusely. I was feeling so nervous that I was uncertain about my continued continence capabilities. It had been a long time since I'd been in this kind of situation and as usual, in any kind of pilot induced activity, it was my fault. I got out of the seat, opened the door and stepped out to get a breath of fresh air. That really helped clear my mind and get my thoughts back to piloting. I took off my coat and went back inside to the desk to complete the pre-rental written test. Nobody had told me there would be a written exam. I was all raring to go fly. It was hard to settle down and pay attention. What is a Vx? Is that when you go slow to get high or faster to get it done quicker? I just fly the speed that's necessary to do those various tasks, why do they have to use code words? Oh well, I banged out the answers complete with annotations and footnotes to qualify my answers in context. Then came the verbal test. I bantered about some details concerning my long experience only to find out my instructor-examiner had about 14,000 hours. Boy, this was going to be fun if I could just find out where my ego had gone bouncing off to and keep a lid on it. Remember that fine old advice? Just answer the question; don't supply extraneous information. This person didn't know me from Adam, certainly hadn't seen me fly, and was, after all contemplating getting into the aircraft with me as Pilot In Command. Now there's a scary thought. For those of you who may have forgotten, envision this . I'm a guy that stopped shaving about forty years ago and with a tie dyed T-shirt I resemble Jerry Garcia and little kids think I'm Santa. I mean, either way, Garcia knew how to get high and Santa knows how to fly but it was the first time this guy had met me and it was his plane and his life so I guess this was a prudent pilot proficiency proof process. This whole episode came about because I had grounded myself due to the cost of aircraft rental. I had taken my last BFR over a year ago and hadn't flown as the chief cook and bottle washer since. Of course I've flown with some of my friends in CO-OPA in their personal aircraft but I understand there's a limit to what you might allow an unknown quantity to do to your best buddies controls, not to mention fuselage flagellation. The date for my next medical was fast approaching so before all hope flew I decided to fly. I found a cheaper, make that older, plane from a reputable company and thus the rental checkout and currency requirements. John Seigman, Chief Pilot for Redmond Air was a real gentleman. He seems quite unflappable and I was pretty good to him so his blood pressure should be fine, in a few days. I'm sure you're familiar with the routine. The check pilot tells you that you're the PIC and so this pinnacle of aviation sitting beside you is supposed to be invisible? So I haven't flown in a year, I've never flown this particular aircraft, oh yeah, and this is a test. Sure, lets be nonchalant and go be a pilot. Act like a pilot, behave like a pilot, dare I say I was smelling like a nervous pilot, I must be a pilot. Run up checklist done, I guessed it was time to tell the tower I wanted to fly. Take off was nice, seeing the ground fall away. Full power and it just flew off with over five thousand feet left in front of me, positive rate, gear up, oh wait, this is fixed gear, I'm the one that needs to suck it up, and fly away. This is easy. This was fun. We went out and did the usual maneuvers and never once did John raise his voice or grab the controls. The man is made of steel. Then it was time to go back for touch and go demonstrations. RDM cleared me for right base to one zero and advised I was number two to a helicopter on final. It's very hard to see a small black aircraft, with no apparent means of support, against the ground clutter and how slow can those whirlygigs go anyway? I've always found it difficult to judge glide slope from an unusual pattern entry and I found myself slowing and slowing for the traffic. I was about to suggest a go around when the tower called the helio position and cleared me to "touch and go." Wow, it was good. On centerline, on speed, and on the numbers. Squeak, squeak, just kissing that sweet spot. Man, I was hot. So far. I did several of those, I'm sure you do them all the time too; you know, flare and hold it at about 3/8ths of an inch above the tarmac and just keep pulling until you feel the stall gently lower you right on your chosen spot. They were all like that even the one where John retarded the throttle and said he thought the engine was quitting. Go to best glide, turn to the spot, and scan the systems. I told him what was wrong but he wouldn't let me operate the throttle, something about, this was going to be a catastrophic failure if I touched that throttle again. This was a dead stick all the way to touchdown unless another urgent emergency occurred, like I screwed up my approach and a little throttle would help us make it back in time for lunch. I was a little long on purpose. I think it's better to be long and slow than short and fast in this kind of situation. A friend told a story about an actual engine failure over a military base where the PIC selected full flaps and landed short in the rough with ten thousand feet of runway in front of him. His explanation was that he always landed with full flaps. We talked flying, we flew, and we rehashed flying. John signed my logbook and invited me back. I felt like royalty or I felt relieved anyway. The way I strutted out of there you would have thought I had just soloed. I guess in a way I had, I'm a real pilot again and I like it. Ed Endsley "A plane landing is a controlled mid-air collision with a planet." .. Author unknown Gear up! At about 10 p.m. local time on May 8, 2006, a 7th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancer based at Dyess AFB, Texas, made a wheels-up belly landing on runway 31 at Diego Garcia, skidding 7,500 feet down the runway. For those of you who've never seen a $285,000,000.00 bomber on the deck, here she is: The aircraft was landing at the end of an 11-hour ferry mission that started at Andersen AFB, Guam. During the landing, the B-1B caught fire and emergency crews extinguished the flames. The four-person aircrew escaped from the plane through the overhead escape hatch. Above are the preparations to get back on its feet. The aircraft was finally removed from the runway 4 days later. The Air Force Accident Investigation concluded the pilots forgot to lower the landing gear. The USAF estimated the damage to the B-1B at $7.9 million, and the damage to the runway at $14,025. RBRM and those old SEABEES made one tough runway, that's for sure! Alberto A new kind of aircraft --- a personal, semi-rigid thermal airship --- flew for the first time on October 27 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Called the Alberto, it's being developed by a company called Skyacht Aircraft, Inc. Alberto, whose name pays homage to Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, is 102 feet long with a 70-foot diameter and uses hot air rather than helium for lift. Its innovative foldable frame (much like an giant umbrella) creates structural support of its hot-air envelope, and it has a fly-by-wire vectored thrust steering system. Alberto is a hybrid; a hot-air balloon with aluminum ribs that looks more like a blimp, but with a tail propeller that gives it directional control. The idea for the tail-mounted propeller came from the helium-filled Zeppelin NT. Skyacht, with help from EAA, requested a grant of exemption from Federal Aviation Regulations to allow a person with a private pilot certificate, SEL, to act as pilot in command with a passenger so long as the PIC has a balloon rating where both the flight experience requirement and the flight test requirement were fulfilled using a balloon with an airborne heater; and has logged five hours in Alberto. WINGS SAFETY SEMINAR Lloyd Swenson (EAA Chapter 1345) has arranged a WINGS safety seminar for Thursday, 15 February from 6-9pm. The seminar topics include accident statistics for the Northwest region and springtime weather. The seminar will follow our regular CO-OPA meeting and will be held in the classroom above the ProAir maintenance hangar. The speaker will be Mike Benedict, the new FAA Safety team (FAAST) program manager, who'll be coming over from Hillsboro especially for this seminar. All CO-OPA and EAA 1345 members are invited to attend. Because of the limited room size, Lloyd needs a head count; if you plan to attend, please email Lloyd at les@cmc.net. Member profile 1 Talking of Ed's days before losing his razor, here is someone who found his .. Recognize him? Member profile 2 Ed had sent me these notes about his model airplane photo from last month, so he gets two items this month. Or is it three, with the Xmas 'tail wheel spring' photo? "I'm sure you recognize me... My friend in the middle and I built and flew hang gliders in the sixties and I've known my friend on the right since fifth grade! He was visiting from Hawaii. When he visits, we all try to get together and relive our childhood. I lined us up to take a group photo before we flew so all the planes would be intact. This took place a week ago in a Parks & Rec field near my home... I hadn't flown as solo PIC since my BFR in October,,, 2005. This is how I've been scratching my nostalgia. I went out yesterday, set up a lawn chair and flew until I crashed one to many times... I've got the glue drying..." Mike Bond _________________________________________________________ CO-OPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem@rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone@bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed@edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond@myexcel.com From catacres at webformixair.com Tue Jan 16 07:43:21 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Tue Jan 16 07:43:30 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Microsoft flight simulator Message-ID: <002a01c73985$0d59efe0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Happy January Everyone!!! I've come across some articles that highly recommend the Microsoft flight simulator program for ones home computer, to brush-up &/or improve, ones IFR Scanning Skills. I'm curious if any of you have this program & if you would open to sharing a 'show & tell' with me, before I go purchase one... Gratefully, Richard 389-4523 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "Love repays every opportunity to expand itself"... From daviddr at bendbroadband.com Tue Jan 16 09:26:36 2007 From: daviddr at bendbroadband.com (David Dressler) Date: Tue Jan 16 09:26:54 2007 Subject: [SPAM:*] [Co-opa] Microsoft flight simulator In-Reply-To: <002a01c73985$0d59efe0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Message-ID: <20070116172642.D3C7636BB85@cuda3.bendbroadband.com> I've not tried flight sim X but have had all prior versions and have seen demos at AOPA this fall. I'd say, if you don't have any other training s/w that it's worth the investment both in flying technique and in running approaches. I currently use On Top by ASA - mainly for instrument training. If you've not tried this site - take a look: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/flash/default_sharedSkies.ht m I used to work for Microsoft - one time as their program tester for flight sim but it was several years ago. They do a good job. -----Original Message----- From: co-opa-bounces@rellim.com [mailto:co-opa-bounces@rellim.com] On Behalf Of Richard/Debbie Benson Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 7:43 AM To: CO-OPA members Subject: [SPAM:*] [Co-opa] Microsoft flight simulator Happy January Everyone!!! I've come across some articles that highly recommend the Microsoft flight simulator program for ones home computer, to brush-up &/or improve, ones IFR Scanning Skills. I'm curious if any of you have this program & if you would open to sharing a 'show & tell' with me, before I go purchase one... Gratefully, Richard 389-4523 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "Love repays every opportunity to expand itself"... _______________________________________________ Co-opa mailing list Co-opa@rellim.com http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Jan 16 13:47:15 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue Jan 16 13:47:27 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] C-172 rentals Message-ID: <45AD47E3.1050905@myexcel.com> Can anyone help John? Mike I am a COPA member without my own plane. I used to rent 172's from Pro Air for local flights, but they are not renting them anymore. Do you know of anyone who might? I have 4,000 mil. hrs and experience in Piper as well as Cessna products. John 319-3833 From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Jan 16 13:58:16 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue Jan 16 13:58:27 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Microsoft flight simulator In-Reply-To: <002a01c73985$0d59efe0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> References: <002a01c73985$0d59efe0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Message-ID: <45AD4A78.10600@myexcel.com> I have owned and used every version of MS Flight Simulator except the new 'X' version. From reports I have read, this new version requires a computer with the new, dual core microprocessor to be able use all features and will install only on WindowsXP or later. The earlier versions run great, even on my 'old' computer with 750MHz AMD processor. I can show you them running on both the AMD and my 3GHz P4 computer. Can even try 'em using yoke and rudder pedals! Mike Bond Richard/Debbie Benson wrote: > Happy January Everyone!!! > I've come across some articles that highly recommend the Microsoft flight simulator program for ones home computer, to brush-up &/or improve, ones IFR Scanning Skills. > I'm curious if any of you have this program & if you would open to sharing a 'show & tell' with me, before I go purchase one... > Gratefully, Richard 389-4523 > > www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "Love repays every opportunity to expand itself"... > _______________________________________________ > Co-opa mailing list > Co-opa@rellim.com > http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa > > > > From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Jan 19 18:25:45 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri Jan 19 18:25:55 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] FLY-OUT FUN Message-ID: <001b01c73c3a$4ab9d190$397adc42@WilfongDon> HEY GANG.........THE WEATHER TOMORROW (SAT 1/20/07) LOOKS KINDA IFFY......BUT.....LET'S MEET AT PRO-AIR AROUND 0830 FOR A POSSIBLE DEPARTURE AT 0900 IF THINGS LOOK GOOD....MAYBE WE CAN GO TO K FALLS OR CHILOQUIN OR?????????????? MIKE AND ANN BOND TOLD US THAT THE EAA GROUP IS GOING TO HAVE BREAKFAST UPSTAIRS FROM PRO-AIR AND THAT OUR GROUP IS INVITED TO JOIN THEM.......SO.....IF WE CAN'T FLY SOMEWHERE TO EAT OR IF WE WANT TO EAT AND THEN FLY SOMEWHERE IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUN THING TO DO......."THE 3456 CAFE" IS A FUN PLACE SO COME ON OUT AND JOIN THE GANG WHETHER WE FLY OR NOT..........DON WILFONG dwnw@bendbroadband.com From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sat Jan 20 07:27:34 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Sat Jan 20 07:27:43 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] FLY-OUT FUN (TODAY) Message-ID: <000901c73ca7$82792190$397adc42@WilfongDon> HEY GANG.......I JUST CALLED CENTER AND WE ARE GOOD TO GO.........MEET AT PRO-AIR FOR A 0900 DEPARTURE.........DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS..........UNLESS WE DECIDE AT THE LAST MINUTE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.............. CHECK WITH PRO-AIR TO BE SURE OF OUR PLANS BEFORE YOU HEAD FOR K FALLS... SEE YOU AT PRO-AIR.......... DON WILFONG 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com From gem at rellim.com Mon Jan 22 20:09:16 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon Jan 22 20:09:26 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Wings Program Rescheduled Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Heads up everyone. We have a program change. Mike Benedict of the Portland FSDO was scheduled to hold a WINGs seminar at the February CO-OPA meeting. He has to reschedule that seminar to our March meeting. So, the February meeting will be at the regular place and time. Stay tuned for updates on the February and March meetings as we sort this out. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFtYpv8KZibdeR3qURAmMsAKCQyVaiTC6q9kT+mSnWM4v9VVGyQgCeI6h3 cfK9puyhEmVunD8QjkYWSUM= =HOUP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From catacres at webformixair.com Mon Feb 5 07:24:08 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Mon Feb 5 07:24:24 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Thank you Prineville Message-ID: <00ca01c74939$ae2d0ce0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Hello Eldon & Peggy, Just a note to let you know what a sense of relief I felt yesterday after you looked at my Oil Leak & sequestered 3240S, confirming I really had a problem. Almost like going to a Dr to find out 'you're here just in time because you're on the verge of a Heart-attack or something' !!! I'd flown the Skylane 3 times/3 hours with those Oil Puddles in the Hanger & each time I 'felt like a chump' asking myself 'would I drive my car with a leak like this --- NO WAY'... I wanted to believe the oil was coming from the two breather tubes, but to my untrained eye it sure looked like most of it was dripping from the cowling, next to the Cowl-flap... I instinctively felt 'there is something wrong with this picture'... Thank you especially for taking my plane in w/o an appointment & flying me back to Bend in your Cessna. I don't know that many A & P's (especially Solo-ones) would be so very gracious with their time, especially on Super Bowl Sunday! If it's true that 'what goes around--comes around' (& I know it is) you & Peggy have an abundance of blessings in your future 'vibrational escrow'. To me, you two represent all the Virtuous traits that feed my Love for Aviation & it's wonderful Community. Looking forward to a clean-belly & an Oil-free Hanger floor once again !!!!!! Gratefully, Richard 389-4523 From mvbond at myexcel.com Mon Feb 12 23:32:19 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Mon Feb 12 23:32:11 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] February COOPA newsletter Message-ID: <45D16983.9090402@myexcel.com> CASCADE FLYER February 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 2 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: There has been a last minute reshuffling of the February program. Due to no fault of his own, Mike Benedict our FAA speaker has had to postpone his presentation until our March meeting. To accommodate Mike's program the March meeting will be held early and start at the special time of 5pm. Losing Mike for this month means that our February meeting will be held per our usual schedule. The meeting will start with a bit of hanger flying at 6:00pm, followed at 6:30pm by our potluck and our meeting at 7:00pm. As we speak Ed is scrambling for our February speaker so expect something fun. Many thanks to Darryl Taylor for being our January speaker. Darryl gave us a great rundown on what it is like to be a production test pilot at Columbia. It is always good to hear that they are doing well over there. Either the current officers are doing a great job or no one else wants the job. I'll let you decide for yourself. Either way the current officers were re-elected to their current positions. Many thanks to Nancy Lecklider for being our Vice-President, Don Wilfong for being our Secretary/Treasurer, Ed Endsley for being our Program Chair and of course Mike Bond for putting together our newsletter. Norma Wilfong updated us on our Christmas charity. Once again we have really brightened up the holidays for some needy individuals and we can all feel good about that. Many thanks to Norma for leading this effort. Calendar: 15 February - Monthly Meeting REGULAR TIME: 6pm! 17 February - Monthly Flyout 15 March - Monthly Meeting - SPECIAL TIME: 5pm! 17 March - Monthly Flyout 19 April - Monthly Meeting 21 April - Monthly Flyout 17 May - Monthly Meeting 19 May - Monthly Flyout 16 June - Bend Municipal Airport Open House 21 June - Monthly Meeting 23 June - Monthly Flyout Web doings: As always, the CO-OPA website contains recent newsletters and other goodies. http://co-opa.rellim.com To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: June may seem like a long way off but planning for the 2007 Bend Municipal Airport Aviation Day is well underway. Last year the event was the day before Father's Day. That worked so well that this year will also be the day before Father's Day (16 June). Barbara Malcolm from Incredible Events will once again be helping us manage the event. She is looking for sponsors, volunteers, exhibits and of course airplanes to put on another great show this year. If you can help out on any of those counts then drop her an email: barbara@impressive-events.net. Random Thoughts: Needless to say, I also have a few non-aviation related friends here in Bend. Somehow the subject of flying and the Bend Airport often come up. Often this in response to a question like: "Done anything fun lately" or "Been anywhere fun lately". In my case, and most likely your case, some recent flying adventure will be the happy answer and be useful for hours of casual cocktail party conversation. Most of you reading this will be very familiar with how the conversation often goes as soon as you bring up the Bend Airport. I'll mention the Bend Airport and they'll think I was talking about the Redmond Airport. After that confusion is taken care of someone is bound to comment that the Bend Airport is that place east of town that the city maintains for all the rich pilots. Now they've done it. It's time for me to try to educate a few more people about the airport. Sure there are a few rich airplane owners, this is Bend after all, but there is so much more to the airport that is really important to everyone in the area. Airlife is a big one. Sure, Airlife keeps a helicopter at the hospital but they also keep their 3 fixed wing aircraft, and the crews to fly them, at the Bend Airport. Those aircraft make emergency healthcare available to most of Oregon east of the Cascades and are reason enough to have a municipal airport. By now if my audience has not fled they are stuck for the duration. I tell them about the 1,000+ good jobs at the airport. Columbia varies but employs well over 500 just by itself. Then there are the many other manufacturing companies like Epic Aircraft, Electronics International, Precise Flight, Snowline Manufacturing, Windward Performance and more. If the airport was a single employer it would be the third largest in the area. That is an economic asset worth having nearby and deserves a little nurturing by the city. The airport is also building the future. COCC has around 50 aviation students and is planning to increase to around 200 in the near future. Our youth are our most important asset and getting them good educations is the best use of that asset. People don't tell me the airport is just for rich pilots twice. After the first time, they know that it is more a vital safety, education and economic center in the community. Gary Miller Feb. 17th flyout, together with the 99's, planned for Pendleton, weather permitting. JAN. FLY-OUT FUN........ It was decided to join the EAA Group upstairs from Pro- Air at the 3456 Cafe and have breakfast before we flew anywhere. Our group for breakfast was small...it consisted of Gary Miller, Ed Endsley, Mike and Ann Bond and Don and Norma Wilfong. There was a much larger group of EAA Members seated at their own large table. It was decided that our fly-out would be to fly over Crater Lake and then do some additional flight seeing on the return. Mike and Ann were not able to go on the flight so that left two planes....Gary Miller and Ed Endsley in Gary's Turbo 210 Cessna and Don and Norma Wilfong in their 182 Cessna. The weather was fantastic and the air was smooth....We climbed to 11,500 in the Skylane and Gary stayed lower for separation..........it is a really big sky out there and it amazes me how hard it is to see the other aircraft unless you are quite close....we kept in constant radio contact and did, on occasion, see each other. Crater Lake was it's usual beautiful self and beckoned to us to do two complete circles around the lake before heading north. ......we flew up the Cascade Range over most all the lakes and around the North side of Mt. Bachelor before heading home...Gary and Ed returned to Bend and the Wilfongs landed at home on Pilot Butte International....... We had a wonderful flight and the only thing missing was you.....maybe next time...... We are still looking for a Fly-Out Director for CO- OPA............Think about it !!!! Don Wilfong, Temp Fly-Out Chair WINGS SAFETY SEMINAR March 15th, 6:00pm at the ProAir classroom, Mike Benedict, the new FAA Safety team (FAAST) program manager, from Hillsborough FSDO, will discuss accident statistics for the Northwest region and springtime weather. To allow us to attend, our March meeting will start at 5pm. A deer is on the runway... Tower: Cessna 289 cleared for take-off. Student: "What should I do? What should I do?" Instructor: "What do you think you should do?" (think- think-think) Std: "Maybe if I taxi toward him it'll scare him away." Inst: "That's a good idea." (Taxi toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.) Tower: Cessna 289 cleared for take-off, runway 23. Std: "What should I do? What should I do?" Inst: "What do you think you should do?" (think-think- think) Std: "Maybe I should tell the tower." Inst: "That's a good idea." Std: Cessna 289, uh, there's a deer down here on the runway (long pause) Tower: Roger 289; hold your position. Deer on runway 23 cleared for immediate departure. (Two seconds, and then -- I presume by coincidence the deer bolts from the runway, and back into the woods.) Tower: Cessna 289 cleared for departure, runway 23. Caution, wake turbulence, departing deer. It had to be tough keeping that Cessna rolling straight for take-off. This item was supplied by Bill Lewis for our EAA 1345 newsletter, but I thought a reminder to COOPA was in order ?.. Got Mags? I used to get an AD note on my Bendix Magneto switch every two years or so. It told me to check the function of the key magneto switch by shutting down the engine down using only the switch. Well, this was real easy since my old C-90 didn't have a fuel cut-off type carburetor. What I am leading up to is that in probably over 98% of aircraft the engines are shut down using the fuel mixture. Do we really know if the magnetos are properly grounded or is that prop still hot? Hot props are not only dangerous to the pilot but also to the ground handlers who park and move the aircraft. As a suggestion; next time you shut down try just using the magneto switch and see if the engine quits! WHATEVER YOU DO, FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR USING THE MAGNETO PROCEDURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE SHUT DOWN. ______________________________________________________________________ COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem@rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone@bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed@edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond@myexcel.com From ed at edendsley.com Tue Feb 13 10:19:29 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue Feb 13 10:28:32 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, February 15, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Mr. Bill Arras will present photos and discussion of his ballooning adventures over every continent on Earth! This is an exceptional opportunity to experience aviation adventure stories unlike anything you've ever imagined. Bill is an interesting guy with tremendous accomplishments including world records, championships and international balloon flights. Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed@edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- -- From daviddr at bendbroadband.com Wed Feb 14 11:10:50 2007 From: daviddr at bendbroadband.com (David Dressler) Date: Wed Feb 14 11:13:03 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] New FAA Funding and Financing Reform Legislation Proposed Message-ID: <20070214191253.3AD2E1BC7EC@cuda4.bendbroadband.com> The below was supposedly just released - check the link and look under proposals. Dear Colleagues: Today is an exciting day for the FAA. This morning, we are announcing proposed legislation that the President is sending to Congress that will transform the way the FAA is funded and also provide a stable source of revenue to build our air transportation system of the future. (NextGen). As you know, FAA's current authorization expires at the end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, 2007, and we need new legislative authority to continue operating. We are no longer referring to this transition process as "FAA reauthorization," suggesting more of the same, because we are proposing a basic reform of the way the FAA is funded and the future air transportation system is financed. . The current excise system, relying heavily on a passenger ticket tax and a fuel tax, can no longer do the job because it has virtually no connection to what it costs the FAA to provide air traffic control and other services to aviation. Nor does it provide a stable, predictable source of revenue that allows us to plan effectively for the future. . In its place, our proposed legislation, called "The Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act," will generate revenues based on the actual costs that users impose on the air traffic system, whether they are commercial, business, or general aviation users. We are proposing a hybrid funding structure, made up of user fees, a fuel tax, and general fund contributions, with each segment of aviation asked to pay its fair share. For the first time, the FAA also will be permitted limited borrowing authority which will permit a more flexible financing system. You will find more detailed information on the public and employee websites, including how we propose the costs will be allocated. http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/reauthorization/ This is critically important legislation because how it fares on Capitol Hill will vitally affect the FAA and our ability to handle future demands, including the one billion passengers forecast for the year 2015. Without this reform, we will simply not be able to handle that kind of volume without serious congestion and delays. Over the next several months, this legislative proposal and others will be debated in Congress and throughout the aviation community. We will keep you up to date on its progress because each of us has a stake in its outcome, both as FAA employees and air travelers. Finally, I want to the thank everyone involved in developing this legislative proposal, particularly the FAA's Office of Policy, which has worked tirelessly on it for more than a year. Marion C. Blakey From gem at rellim.com Wed Feb 14 11:19:26 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed Feb 14 11:19:35 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] New FAA Funding and Financing Reform Legislation Proposed In-Reply-To: <20070214191253.3AD2E1BC7EC@cuda4.bendbroadband.com> References: <20070214191253.3AD2E1BC7EC@cuda4.bendbroadband.com> Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo David! On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, David Dressler wrote: > Today is an exciting day for the FAA. This morning, we are announcing > proposed legislation that the President is sending to Congress that will > transform the way the FAA is funded and also provide a stable source of > revenue to build our air transportation system of the future. (NextGen). That is just aweful news. When I talk to pilots in coutries with user fees I just hear horror stories. Good thing AOPA is fighting this. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF02DA8KZibdeR3qURAu51AJ9F+tjPXly+UO6juN2tyl5MlSw7uQCg267A GZniQ1qaXYCDsIjQHbFBrF8= =u1NW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From Email at terrypickering.com Wed Feb 14 12:07:04 2007 From: Email at terrypickering.com (Terry Pickering) Date: Wed Feb 14 12:09:05 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Re: New FAA fees References: <200702142000.l1EK03l5024909@catbert.rellim.com> Message-ID: <0F67EE2140D72E428948A19F08EFD5FD0311D9@sc430.CompuGroupInc.local> In weeding thru the proposals, it appears to me that GA is going to get charged $.70 per gallon fuel tax to fund this instead of collecting thru a user fee. $5.00 a gallon gas will be here by year end. _____________ Terry Pickering ________________________________ From: co-opa-bounces@rellim.com on behalf of co-opa-request@rellim.com Sent: Wed 2/14/2007 12:00 PM To: co-opa@rellim.com Subject: Co-opa Digest, Vol 119, Issue 3 Send Co-opa mailing list submissions to co-opa@rellim.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to co-opa-request@rellim.com You can reach the person managing the list at co-opa-owner@rellim.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Co-opa digest..." From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Feb 14 12:29:32 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed Feb 14 12:30:24 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Re: New FAA proposed legislation In-Reply-To: <0F67EE2140D72E428948A19F08EFD5FD0311D9@sc430.CompuGroupInc.local> Message-ID: Hello all: It's good to see the discussion on the proposed new FAA legislation that will replace the current FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Without question, this legislation will have a tremendous impact on Airports, Air Traffic, and aviation users across the spectrum, from 2008 into the foreseeable future. Please know that I have been watching this closely over the past several months and will continue to do so, both in my role as the Bend Airport Manager and as Secy/Treasurer of the Oregon Airport Manager's Association (OAMA) Board. As what has been presented is a proposal, I know you all recognize that there is much discussion to come in Congress before anything will be passed into law. By then, it may be substantially altered from this original form, but you have now seen the starting place and the direction from the Administration. For that reason, now is most certainly the time for all of us to understand the proposal as clearly as possible and to let your legislator know your position on the topic. I encourage us all to do our part to make sure the final version of this new legislature is the best possible law that ensures the continued use, maintenance, and expansion of the aviation system in the United States. My best regards, Greg Phillips Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 "Terry Pickering" To Sent by: co-opa-bounces@re cc llim.com Subject [Co-opa] Re: New FAA fees 02/14/2007 12:08 PM In weeding thru the proposals, it appears to me that GA is going to get charged $.70 per gallon fuel tax to fund this instead of collecting thru a user fee. $5.00 a gallon gas will be here by year end. _____________ Terry Pickering ________________________________ From: co-opa-bounces@rellim.com on behalf of co-opa-request@rellim.com Sent: Wed 2/14/2007 12:00 PM To: co-opa@rellim.com Subject: Co-opa Digest, Vol 119, Issue 3 Send Co-opa mailing list submissions to co-opa@rellim.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to co-opa-request@rellim.com You can reach the person managing the list at co-opa-owner@rellim.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Co-opa digest..." _______________________________________________ Co-opa mailing list Co-opa@rellim.com http://catbert.rellim.com/mailman/listinfo/co-opa From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Wed Feb 14 16:25:43 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (dwnw@bendbroadband.com) Date: Wed Feb 14 16:37:39 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] FLY-OUT THIS SAT. Message-ID: FEB. FLY-OUT FUN........Hey Gang......I have been contacted by Nancy Morris (a recent new member of CO_OPA along with her husband Denny). She is the new Fly-Out Chair for The 99's and has asked if their group could join us for our fly-outs........We enthusiastically said yes (the more the merrier). This month (Feb) our meeting/potluck will be on Thurs Feb 15 and the fly-out will be on Sat Feb 17. The weather seems a little indefinite at this point but thought I would work on going to Pendleton for a possible tour of the underground city (I have to check out their schedule) and there is a great Indian Museum that gives a different slant on history as the white man took over this country......It has been years since we have been there. I will check out transportation etc. and will be e-mailing everyone with an update. (The Casino graciously provided transportation the last time we were there) If Pendleton doesn't work out a good backup will be to go to Chiloquin and walk across the highway to Melitas, this has always been a fun place to go............Watch your e-mails for updates.. I am also going to contact the Redmond Tower for a possible tour in case we can't fly somewhere. Don Wilfong, Temp Fly-out Chair From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Feb 16 10:29:32 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri Feb 16 10:50:44 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Joint Town Hall w/Senators Smith and Wyden Message-ID: To all friends of the Bend Municipal Airport: I wanted to let you all know about a JOINT TOWN HALL MEETING with U.S. Senator Gordon Smith and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden that will be held in Bend next week. In light of legislation posed this week by the Bush Administration that potentially redefines the way airport development across the nation is funded, as well as funding for the national Air Traffic system, this will be a marvelous opportunity to let your legislators know your thoughts and your opinion on the topic. Without question, this legislation will have a tremendous impact on Airports, Air Traffic, and aviation users across the spectrum, from 2008 into the foreseeable future. While I have been watching this closely over the past several months and will continue to do so, both in my role as the Bend Airport Manager and as Secy/Treasurer of the Oregon Airport Manager's Association (OAMA) Board, this is a chance for you to participate in the process as well. I encourage us all to do our part to make sure the final version of this new legislature is the best possible law that ensures the continued use, maintenance, and expansion of the aviation system in the United States and, of course, at the Central Oregon airports that serve our own needs. Here is the web link to the proposed legislation from the Federal Aviation Administration's website - http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/reauthorization/. I encourage you to become knowledgeable on this topic and come prepared for a respectful conversation with our two Oregon Senators. Here are the details of the Town Hall meeting. Tuesday February 20, 11:00 am Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Road For more information, please give either of the Senators' local offices a call: Senator Wyden - 330-9142 Senator Smith - 318-1298 Respectfully, and I look forward to seeing you all there. Greg Phillips Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 *********************************** From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Feb 16 11:19:16 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri Feb 16 11:19:29 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] FLY-OUT FUN !!!!! Message-ID: <000c01c751ff$59c2fdd0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> THIS IS FOR TOMORROW............SAT. FEB. 17.......MEET AT PRO-AIR AT 0830.........PLAN TO BE IN THE AIR NO LATER THAN 0900......... DESTINATION PENDLETON..........DISTANCE APPROX 140 K MILES..........VAN WILL BE THERE TO PICK US UP AT 1030........PLAN YOUR DEPARTURE SO AS TO BE THERE.........VAN HOLDS 15 PEOPLE.........COST IS $25.00 TOTAL EACH WAY.......TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN PASSENGERS......... THEY WILL TAKE US DOWN TOWN......WE CAN EAT AND TOUR THE DOWN TOWN..........SEVERAL INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE AT 1400 HRS (2:00 PM) WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DO THE TOUR OF THE UNDERGROUND CITY.....COST IS $10.00 EACH.....LASTS 1-1/2 HRS........... VAN WILL PICK US UP AT 1530 (3:30 PM) AND RETURN US TO THE AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE TO HOME......... WEATHER IS PREDICTED TO BE GREAT FOR TOMORROW......... PENDLETON; EASTERN OREGON REG. (PDT) ELEVATION 1407' ASOS: 118.325 278-2329 APR/DEP CHINOOK 133.15 0600-2200 TWR: 119.7 0600-2200 GRND 121.9 DO NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS A RESTRICTED AREA TO THE WEST OF PENDLETON........... DON WILFONG dwnw@bendbroadband.com 541 389-1456 From catacres at webformixair.com Wed Feb 28 10:35:42 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Wed Feb 28 10:35:33 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] SLA batteries Message-ID: <00dc01c75b67$407c5e40$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Hello Fellow Pilots, We are looking at purchasing an Electric Motorized Scooter (a Go-Ped) & wondering if any of you may know if the SLA batteries ('sealed-lead-acid' )are safe to carry at altitude ? (probably not above 10,000 feet in our case)... Also, before we spring for a new one, do any of you have any small Motorized units you'd like to sell? We have folding bikes, however, the hill between where we stay in 'Monument' & the Airstrip above town, is too steep to climb via biking... Tailwinds, Richard & Debbie 389-4523 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com Nothing New can come into your life without embracing the "Field of Gratitude" --- Michael Beckwith From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Thu Mar 1 17:19:44 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu Mar 1 17:44:01 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Update #12 - CRITICAL UPDATE! Message-ID: Hello all friends of the Bend Airport, Sorry to sound all "CRITICAL" in the subject line of this, but there are two VERY IMPORTANT issues discussed in this Airport Update. We are about to kick off on the Runway 16/34 Relocation project, with a Notice to Proceed for Construction date just more than two weeks away. We will hold a ground breaking ceremony on the east side of the airport on March 14th at noon, and I welcome each of you to come and help us celebrate the kickoff of this great project. The other key item in this update is that the Bush Administration announced it's proposed FAA reauthorization bill on February 14th. It's important legislation we should all understand. I know you're all busy, but please take a look, at the very least, at these two vital issues so you know what's coming. Of course, I have to warn you that if that's all you read, you'll be missing some great news! My best to you all, Greg Phillips Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 (See attached file: Bend Airport Update #12 - 3-07.doc) March 1, 2007 Airport Update #12 To all Friends and Tenants of the Bend Municipal Airport: Greetings to you all. I hope and trust you are all braving this up and down winter weather and that you?re looking forward to a turn in the weather toward spring as much as I am. I love the winter, but we have big projects planned for the Airport this construction season and we need the weather to make it happen. This may, in fact, be the most important Airport Update I?ve written to date, so let?s get into it and I?ll catch you up. If you want to skip to the most important sections, jump to the Runway 16/34 Relocation Project and to the FAA Proposed Funding Reauthorization items. CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE: RUNWAY 16/34 RELOCATION PROJECT: Finally, after a year and a half of Environmental Review and Engineering Design, we?re ready to kick off on this key infrastructure project. After a five hour Preconstruction Conference yesterday, I?m excited to share the details with you all. Let?s break it down: ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT: ? Relocate Runway 16/34 110.5 feet east of its current location. Alignment to remain the same as the existing runway. ? Dimensions of new Runway ? 5200? x 75? (195? longer to the south than existing rwy). Load capacity increased from 12,500 lbs (single wheel) to 30,000 lbs (single wheel). Dual wheel weight rating will also be determined and published upon completion of the runway. ? All taxiway connectors reconstructed. ? Non-precision Runway markings (same as current). New Instrument approaches at both ends of Runway. Anticipate having GPS-WAAS (LPV) instrument approaches when the runway opens, in addition to revised current approaches, with lower than current minima. Anticipated publication date for approaches is October 25, 2007, concurrent with the opening of the runway. ? Complete new Pilot Controlled runway lighting (MIRL) system. ? New Segmented Circle and Lighted Wind Cone. ? Bid alternatives to include (to be completed in ?08 or as funding is available): o PAPIs at both ends of Runway o REILs at both ends of Runway o Runup areas at both ends of Runway KEY PLAYERS: Sponsor - City of Bend Design Engineers ? David Evans & Associates, Inc Construction Prime Contractor ? Hap Taylor & Sons/Knife River CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE: ? Notice to Proceed Date ? still to be finalized, but estimated to be between Mar 15 and Mar 19, 2007. ? Ground Breaking ? We will conduct a ground breaking ceremony on March 14th at noon. Everyone?s invited, so meet at the Columbia Aircraft Parking Lot about 10 minutes until noon and we?ll kick this project off. It would be great to see you all there! ? Duration of ?07 Construction Season ? March through October, 2007. ? Anticipated Completion Date ? October 25, 2007. ? Runway closures ? Sunday thru Thursday nights, 1900 ? 0700 (L) each night. THIS IS IMPORTANT. There may be minor day time closures for specific items of construction (blasting, paving), but we will work hard to keep the closures to this night time schedule. Please understand that we have been VERY clear with the contractor that the project must be shut down each morning, and the runway operational, Not Later Than 0700 hours PRECISELY, and that there are price penalties in the contract if they cannot do so. In turn, I?m sure you recognize that we owe it to them to give them the time they need to build this project for us, which means we will close the runway PRECISELY at 1900 each designated night for closure, with the calibrated clock on the AWOS as the final measure of the correct time. What that means is that if you?re on approach at 1901 hours, you will need to continue to another destination for landing. My apologies if that seems blunt, but I?m sure you?ll agree that?s only fair. We MUST keep safety as the first priority and it is vital that we give Hap Taylor/Knife River the time necessary to get this job done for all of us. Plan your flights with a little extra time and let?s all work together so we can make this project happen in good fashion. We?ll all be proud of it in the end. COMMENTS: As you can see, this is a big, complex project. We are aggressively pursuing a completion date of October 25, 2007 so that the runway is open and available for use by then. Because the funding for this project, which is 95% paid by the Federal Aviation Administration, is spread over three years, we have had to make arrangements to complete the runway without completing the project. What I mean is that, while the new runway itself will be open by October, there are a number of items that will not be completed until funding is available in the 2008 construction season. These items include a few of the taxiway connectors (only three will be constructed in this construction season), final grading of the runway shoulders, construction of the Segmented Circle, a consolidated electrical equipment building, and all bid alternatives, including runup areas, REILs, and PAPIs. As funding becomes available, we will plan to complete these additions to the project. In closing, I?d like to note that we recently sent individual letters to all neighbors of the Airport within a one mile radius. In that letter, I notified them of the project, explained the importance to the Airport, and listed the potential impacts they might feel. I wish we could do this project without any impacts, but it?s unrealistic to think that?s possible. Still, I?m pleased to say that we haven?t received a single call or letter from any of the neighbors regarding concerns or complaints about the proposed project in response to the letter. While I?ll be surprised if we make it through the entire project without any complaints, we will work hard to minimize them. WATER MASTER PLANNING/THIRD AIRPORT WELL: If you?ve passed by the southeast corner of the Airport lately, you?ve noticed a strange looking rig outside of the Columbia Aircraft property. No, we?re not trying to expand the revenue sources of the Airport by digging for oil. We?re digging a third well, and it should be completed in the April-May timeframe. The Airport Water Master Plan is progressing, as well, and we hope to see a preliminary product from the City?s consultant within the next couple of months. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE: We are in the process of coordinating a visit by the State?s pavement maintenance contractor to come to the Bend Airport this summer. While we are still defining the project, I wanted to let you know that we take pavement maintenance seriously and we will have a good project, paid for primarily by the State of Oregon, to keep our pavements fresh. More to come as the details flesh out. DEVELOPMENT CAF? 3456: The restaurant continues to serve great food and, if you haven?t been there yet, get on down here and try it out. Maybe you?ve never had a Tibetan Yak burger, or an Elk Sausage Pizza! There?s only one place to experience such fare, and that?s right here at our own Caf? 3456. EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT: On December 26th, 2006, the Bend City Council approved the Master Lease and Development Agreement for eastside development of approximately 42 acres in two separate parcels. As we?ve mentioned before in these updates, this breaks down into approximately 18 acres of hangar buildings and 24 acres of light industrial/aviation related business properties. The Developer, Professional Air Partners, is working on their design and we can?t wait to see it. Concurrently, we?re working on conducting an Environmental Assessment for the properties, which is required by the FAA. When the EA and the design are both complete, you just may start to see shovels in the dirt out there. I?VE MOVED: As the upstairs offices of the Flight Services Building have been finished along with Caf? 3456, I have now officially moved into one of those back offices, so if you?re looking for me, come on upstairs or ask Amy or Melissa at the front desk and they?ll point the way. Of course, that means the pilot lounge is once again available for use by visiting pilots or anyone who just wants to hang out for a bit. Come see the new bigscreen TV they have in there. Also, for anyone and everyone I may have inconvenienced over the past two plus years when I need the room for a meeting or work, thank you for your patience and understanding. I?m glad to be able to give it up. GENERAL: FAA PROPOSED FUNDING LEGISLATION: The Bush administration?s long-awaited FAA reauthorization proposal was issued Feb. 14. There are several key things in this sweeping legislative proposal that I think we should all be aware of. I?ve done my best to tease apart the key elements here, but I strongly encourage you all to read up on this issue, to understand it as thoroughly as you can, and to make your opinion heard. Called the Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007, the plan would replace the current excise tax based system with a new cost-based user fee system, beginning in fiscal year 2009. The plan envisions that turbine-powered aircraft, including domestic, international, passenger, cargo, charter, air taxi and fractional operators, would pay specific user fees in the Air Traffic system. General aviation and all piston-powered flights would continue to pay fuel taxes, as they currently do but at an increased level, with certain public use (air ambulance, military, CAP) exempt from these charges. Additional charges include fees for pilot?s licenses and medicals, Aircraft registration and registration transferals, dealer?s license, with other charges for flight schools and repair stations. Revenue generated from this proposed user fee system, coupled with a general fund contribution and revenue generated from increased fuel taxes, would be used to finance both the air traffic control system and the Airport Improvement Program (AIP ? where the Bend Airport?s funding grants come from). One possible benefit from this proposal is that General Aviation airports will receive entitlement funds based on the number of based aircraft at the Airport, instead of just receiving a fixed annual amount. Currently, the Bend Airport receives $150,000 annually for capital improvements from the FAA. Under the new system, with over 100 based aircraft, the Bend Airport would receive $400,000 annually, a substantial increase. Another key element of this legislation calls for raising the cap on Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) at commercial service airports from $4.50 per passenger to $6 and cutting funding of AIP by almost $1 billion, aimed primarily at funding for large and medium hub airports. This plan would therefore fundamentally change the way FAA is financed by imposing new user fees on commercial aviation and tax increases of $.50/gallon on fuel used by corporate and general aviation to pay for the Air Traffic system. Also, despite the numerous challenges that small communities face, the administration?s plan does not include any funds for the popular Small Community Air Service Development Program. Moreover, the proposal would cut funding for the Essential Air Service program by more than half and eliminate service to a number of small communities. Finally, in an effort to accelerate the transition to NextGen, the bill includes a provision that, during fiscal years 2013 through 2017, would authorize limited authority capped at $5 billion for DOT to finance capital investments in the facilities and equipment of the air traffic control system to be owned and operated by FAA. Well, that?s it in a nutshell. As you can see, there?s much to learn and some key points that will affect us all. For more information, the bill and related information are available on FAA?s website at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/reauthorization/. Please check it out and make sure you let your legislator know where you stand on this important legislation. IN THE NEWS: Tony Partain from Partain Transport sent me a press release a while back showing some impressive growth and some great collaboration in his business transporting kit airplanes. From this release, he now delivers over 450 kits a year for 18 manufacturers, including Van?s Aircraft, Lancair, Kitfox, Zenith Aircraft, Velocity, and Teamrocket. Well done, Tony, and here?s hoping you have an even bigger year in 2007! Anyone else who may have newsworthy items, please feel free to pass them on and I?ll post them here so everyone can know. FAA MANDATE FOR ADDRESSES AND TAIL NUMBERS: To everyone who cooperated in this project, I thank you. As you read earlier, part of the FAA proposed legislation increases funding to General Aviation airports based on the number of based aircraft. Airports with more than 100 airplanes based there stand to receive up to $400,000 a year, which is $250,000 more annually than we get now. With all your reports and updates, I?m happy to say that we can report almost 200 airplanes resident on the Bend Airport property. This is one part of the legislation I?d definitely like to see passed, as we can always use the money! CITY OF BEND NO SMOKING POLICY: Just as a reminder about this policy, published in the last Update #11. The City of Bend Council enacted, on November 15, 2006, a ?Tobacco-Free Campus? in an effort to support public health and a healthy environment. As of March 15, 2007, all smoke and smokeless tobacco products may not be used on City owned property, which includes the Bend Airport public areas, such as the ramp areas, the Flight Services Building, the City-owned hangars, and the public parking lots. Thanks for your understanding. Ok, that?s it for now, everyone. Be safe out there and drop me a line if you have questions or ideas you think we should know, Greg Greg Phillips Airport Manager, Bend Municipal Airport (541) 389-0258 gphillips@ci.bend.or.us From mvbond at myexcel.com Sat Mar 10 17:50:02 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Sat Mar 10 17:49:54 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA March Newsletter Message-ID: <45F3604A.4090809@myexcel.com> CASCADE FLYER March 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 3 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: This month we have our second try at hosting a Wings Seminar. Mike Benedict from the Portland FSDO will drop by to lead the event. The seminar is three hours long so we will depart from our usual schedule. This month only we will meet at 5pm for hanger chat, 5:30pm for our potluck and then 6pm to 9pm for the presentation. Next month we will return to our regular meeting time of 6pm. Let's have great turnout this month and show Mike how seriously we take our flying safety. Many thanks to Bill Arras for filling in as our February speaker on such short notice. Bill's slide show of his long distance balloon flights was a real crowd pleaser and we all learned a lot about these slow and fragile giants of the air. Calendar: 15 March - Monthly Meeting SPECIAL TIME: 5pm! 17 March - Monthly Flyout 19 April - Monthly Meeting 21 April - Monthly Flyout 17 May - Monthly Meeting 19 May - Monthly Flyout 16 June - Bend Municipal Airport Open House 21 June - Monthly Meeting 23 June - Monthly Flyout 19 July - Monthly Meeting 21 July - Monthly Flyout Web doings: Don Wilfong sent in two items this month. One is a sad photo of a 182 (see end of newsletter) and the other is a movie of a Russian SU-30 doing an airshow. Both are worth checking out on our home page. As always, the CO-OPA website contains recent newsletters and other goodies. http://co-opa.rellim.com To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Greg Phillips has emailed that the ground breaking for the new Bend Airport will be on the east side of the airport at noon on March 14th. This project has been in the planning stages for a long time and now it is time to celebrate the start of actual construction. This year the always wonderful Albany Art & Air Fair will be August 24, 25 and 26. On Saturday the 25th there will be the OPA convention at the Fair. Mark you calendars and plan to be there. Anyone that wants to volunteer to help plan the event should contact me for further details. Random Thoughts: We have all seen the annoying credit card commercial. A hoard of barbarians is descending upon some hapless consumer to tear them apart, but their attack is thwarted when the would be victim brandishes a magic credit card from their wallet. The tag line is: "What's in your wallet?" This weeks small plane crash near Odell Lake clearly demonstrated that what is next to our wallets can be just as critical to a pilot's survival as the credit card is to the fictional people in the commercials. The facts are still pretty sketchy but tell an instructive story of survival. The two men where flying a 1968 Piper Archer to Crescent Lake Airport (5S2) when the engine failed and they crash-landed in the forest far from any roads. Both men survived the crash but were now stuck in the wilderness with only what was in their wallets (and their baggage). What followed had to be about the best-case scenario. Their EPIRB worked and was picked up by passing airplanes and triangulated by NOAA satellites. The National Guard dispatched a helicopter with night vision equipment to the rough area of the crash. Trying to find the crash site at night would have been a fruitless waste of time, except the downed pair had a flashlight and managed to use it well enough to signal the rescue crew. The rescuers dropped survival equipment so the stranded men could last the night until ground based rescuers could reach them the next day. Both men were evacuated the next day and made it safely to the hospital. This week's event gave me cause to double-check my survival bag. How prepared would I be to survive a night, or more, in the woods? The pocket for spare batteries is looking pretty bare and I now have a fresh reminder to keep it filled. The water bottles, waterproof matches, warm snowsuit, survival knife and compass are still present and in good condition. The power bars are MIA so I'll have to replace those before my next flight. Except for the missing supplies I have the basics covered. Pilots occasionally compare notes about what survival gear they have onboard. Our group is no different and I have new motivation to revisit and maybe implement some of their suggestions. One suggestion has really stuck with me. Several pilots have pointed out that if a crash involves a water-landing, or a fire, the survival equipment in the baggage compartment will be lost before it can be of any use. A common solution is to stock a vest or fanny pack with small essential survival items and wear it in-flight. Typical items would be small things like waterproof matches, flashlights, knives, a compass and a wire saw. These will then be on your person should a hasty evacuation be required. I guess I need to stop procrastinating and go out and stock a fanny pack just in case. Now that you know what is in my wallet, have you checked yours lately? Gary E. Miller Ed Note: Check the local EAA website which includes current and past newsletters, including two recent survival articles written by member Bill Lewis: http://www.eaa1345.org/ Regarding the above accident, I overheard a Horizon flight talking to a survivor on 121.5, most likely on a handheld or removable ELT, the aircraft being inverted. Ultimate put-down #1 --- "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play, bring a friend... if you have one." George Bernard Shaw told Winston Churchill "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if there is one." Winston Churchill, in response PENDLETON FLY-OUT On Thurs. Feb. 15 we had our monthly potluck/meeting where one of the topics of discussion was our CO-OPA & 99s combined fly-out plan to fly to Pendleton to tour the underground city. There was a lot of interest and we had a commitment for 5 planes and at least 10 people (10 is the minimum number required for the Underground Tours to call in a tour guide for a special tour). Our tour was scheduled and a 15-pasenger bus (a very reasonable $25.00 each way) was scheduled to pick us up at the airport. Sat. morning we met at Pro-Air for a departure at 0900 hrs. to find that we had only 3 planes and 8 people. A quick call to Underground Tours telling them we had only 8 people but that we would pay for 10 kept our tour appointment intact. They were able to finish filling our tour and we ended up only paying the regular $10.00 each. The Fly-Out group consisted of Gary Miller, who flew his Turbo-Centurion, with Ed Endsley and Nancy Morris as his passengers on the trip to Pendleton, Mike and Ann Bond flew their Cardinal RG and Don and Norma Wilfong flew their Skylane with Linda Parker as their passenger. We had a nice tailwind on the trip over and the bus was there on schedule to whisk us off to the Main Street Diner for breakfast. Pam, from Underground Tours, had made reservations for us and they had a long table set up for a possible 15 people. The food was very good and the service was excellent. As we left the diner we got our Pres. Gary Miller to stand next to Betty Boops for a picture: Pendleton's friendly small town atmosphere was apparent and everyone seemed to take extra steps to be sure we had a great time. It was a beautiful day with temps up to around 70 degrees........it felt like summer as we strolled around town and most of us ended up carrying our coats. We had some time to kill before our 1300 hrs. tour appointment so most of us elected to go to Hamleys and look things over (it is a large store on two levels). They are famous for building fine saddles for many years and we watched one of their craftsmen working on one. They have everything imaginable in the western theme including clothes, fine art and even beautiful bronze statues.......be prepared to dig deep in your pockets if you plan to take some of their high quality merchandise home as it is priced accordingly. This is certainly a point of interest to include when you go to Pendleton. They are working on additional space and will soon have fine dining too. We all met at the Underground Tour office for a briefing and then proceeded underground. It was very interesting how the Chinese workers had built this maze under a four-block area and how they existed there except when they left to work. It can't help but make one wonder to realize how we as a nation treated the Chinese laborers, the Indians, the Negroes and the Hawaiians to name a few and then see how we are now trying to tell the rest of the world about human rights. Once above ground again we toured a second story brothel (they still operated until 1953). They have restored it to as near as possible to how it was when it was in use. You can even rent a room if you like....but....you have to bring your own partner. During the Second World War (when what is now Pendleton Airport was a military base) the local citizens with young daughters welcomed the several operating brothels in hopes of keeping their daughters out of the clutches of the young military men. The tour was scheduled to last 1 and ? hours but it lasted almost 2 hours.....so.....that along with getting our bus to come back and pick us up (they had been there on time and left as there was no place for them to park and wait) we were behind schedule. Since we (the Wilfongs) wanted to fly home, to Pilot Butte Airport, we asked Gary to take Linda Parker back with him so we didn't have to land at Bend. The tailwind we had going was a much stronger head wind on the trip home (I calculated we had headwinds of as much as 40 knots). With the late start home and the strong headwind we began to wonder if it would be too dark to land (Pilot Butte Airport is an unlighted field) but we still had good visibility and completed a fantastic fly- out We wish more people could have joined in on the fun. If you have any ideas on what we could do to get more participation in our CO-OPA events please let me know ?. Don Wilfong ... Temp. Fly-Out Chair 541 389-1456 'Alberto' --- a new kind of semi-rigid thermal airship, developed by Skyacht Aircraft, Inc., had its maiden flight on October 27, 2006, in Amherst, Mass. Called the Alberto, after Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, it is 102 feet long, 70-feet in diameter, uses hot air for lift and has a tail propeller for precise directional control. OREGON'S SENATORS.......... On Tue. Feb. 20 Senators Wyden and Smith appeared at a joint town hall meeting at the Bend Senior Center. Quite a few people associated with aviation were there including Greg Phillips, Carrie Novick, Gary Miller & Don Wilfong to name a few. The place was packed with standing room only. The crowd seemed to appreciate the opportunity to speak to their Senators in person. Quite a few waited until after the meeting and spoke face to face with them to get their points across. A lot of subjects were discussed such as the war, medical problems, and many other subjects, including a brief discussion about the proposed changes to financing the FAA. I felt they got the message that we do not want user fees. I printed out a number of pages from the AOPA web site pointing out the facts regarding user fees and gave each a copy. All in all, it was a good meeting. Don Wilfong COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem@rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone@bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed@edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond@myexcel.com From Email at terrypickering.com Mon Mar 12 09:56:59 2007 From: Email at terrypickering.com (Terry Pickering) Date: Mon Mar 12 09:57:13 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Help moving plane Message-ID: <0F67EE2140D72E428948A19F08EFD5FD03123D@sc430.CompuGroupInc.local> I need help moving my Cardinal this weekend. The plane is at the Bend airport where it had some avionics work done. I need to take it over to Prineville and leave it there for the annual inspection. Unfortunately my medical has expired so I need someone to ride along and act as "PIC". Peggy will pick us up in Prineville and bring us back to Bend. If anyone would like to help out, please give me a call on my cell phone (503) 320-7139. Thanks! _____________ Terry Pickering From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Mar 12 15:37:36 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Mon Mar 12 15:46:26 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Invitation to Bend Municipal Airport Groundbreaking Ceremony - Mar 14 Message-ID: Friends of the Bend Municipal Airport, It is my pleasure to personally invite you all to the ceremonial kickoff of the Runway 16/34 Relocation project at the Bend Airport. We would be honored to have each of you here as your schedule permits. Here are the details for the short ceremony to kick off this great project. I look forward to seeing all of you at the Airport if you can make it. Warmest regards, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 (Embedded image moved to file: pic11077.jpg)Bend Municipal Airport - Groundbreaking Ceremony Contact: Greg Phillips City of Bend Airport Manager (541) 389-0258 You are cordially invited to the Runway Relocation Groundbreaking Ceremony at the Bend Municipal Airport Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Noon Bend Municipal Airport, 63136 Powell Butte Highway (Please join us for the official ceremony on the east side at Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Parking Lot at 11:50 A.M. ) Refreshments to follow. # # # From Email at terrypickering.com Tue Mar 13 10:33:47 2007 From: Email at terrypickering.com (Terry Pickering) Date: Tue Mar 13 10:34:02 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Thanks For Offers Message-ID: <0F67EE2140D72E428948A19F08EFD5FD031242@sc430.CompuGroupInc.local> Thanks to all who offered to help me move my plane. I have several people lined up. _____________ Terry Pickering From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Tue Mar 13 11:58:02 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Tue Mar 13 12:24:12 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Runway - Notice To Proceed Date Message-ID: Hello all, I look forward to seeing many of you at our Runway Groundbreaking Ceremony at the Airport tomorrow at noon (meet at the Columbia Aircraft parking lot at 11:50 a.m.), but I thought this message was worth sending to you even before the event. Today we finalized the actual construction start date for the Runway 16/34 Relocation Project and I'm happy to announce that date as March 26, 2007, the Monday after next. Please note that this first week of work will not require any night time closures, which means it should be operations as usual across the Airport for that week. At this time, I anticipate that the first night time closures will commence the night of Sunday, April 1st. As a reminder, the schedule for the project through October, 2007 will be for night time closures every Sunday through Thursday nights, from 1900 (Local) - 0700 (Local) (7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.). This is an exciting time for the Bend Airport and I promise I will keep you all apprised as additional details emerge. My best regards to you all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From ed at edendsley.com Tue Mar 13 17:19:31 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue Mar 13 20:39:07 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community SPECIAL FAA WINGS PROGRAM & CO-OPA MEETING EVERYONE IS WELCOME Plan to attend the Thursday, March 15, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building. PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIMES AND PLACES: Meet at 5pm In the terminal. Potluck: 5:30pm Bring food and beverages!!! Wings Program: 6pm Upstairs in the Professional Air maintenance hangar. Everyone is welcome to attend all or any part of the evening activities. Mr. Mike Benedict from the Portland FSDO will host a SPECIAL Wings Seminar. We are extremely fortunate to have this GREAT aviation safety program presented during our regular CO-OPA monthly meeting. Get ready for safe Spring flying with this professional development presentation. Mike puts on a great show! Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! REMEMBER THE SATURDAY 3-17 GROUP FLYOUT, DETAILS THURSDAY, EXPECT PERFECT WEATHER Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed@edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- -- From gem at rellim.com Thu Mar 15 23:47:28 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu Mar 15 23:47:40 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Fly-out - K-Falls! Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Fly out this Saturday! The weather looks to be georgeous. The Bend forcast is mostly sunny and a high of 68F. Klamath is forcast sunny and 65F. The plan is to meet at the Flight Services building at 8:30 and depart around 9am for Klamath Falls. Spring has really sprung so let's go out and enjoy it! RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF+j2F8KZibdeR3qURAlQSAJ9/SgI+UH2EctQ6qmJ0rXW8KezI+ACfRja4 oHzgzP8oDCAoI9hDUcYiOjI= =p7nN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Fri Mar 16 23:38:10 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri Mar 16 23:38:20 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Fly-Out Saturday Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The weather looks fantastic for our fly-out! Meet at the Flight Services building at 8:30am for a planned departure at 9am for K-Falls. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF+4zV8KZibdeR3qURAr5cAKCX5Jik0jdITzytUTRXvMaOC63VAACdHR3u un2W9tw0nAIZdiMTHZXGhUk= =ge49 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Mar 19 12:38:36 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Mon Mar 19 12:45:44 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport AWOS Message-ID: Hello all, A nice weekend last weekend, and it looks like spring may arrive early, though I'm sure winter's not entirely done with us yet. On the weather front at the Airport, many of you may have noticed that our trusty AWOS has not been so trusty lately, and that the visibility sensor has been reporting incorrectly on and off for the past couple of weeks. Please know that we've been attempting to address it since it first started to act funny and that the manufacturer is finally sending a rep on Wednesday to get to the bottom of it. I'm sorry for the inaccurate reporting and we'll hopefully have it back up and working correctly by the end of Wednesday. In the meantime, we have shut off the visibility sensor so that it will not continue to report incorrect data. I'll let you know when the system is back at 100%. My best to all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Mar 21 20:07:49 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu Mar 29 21:01:28 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] AWOS Message-ID: Hello all, We're back online! Just a quick note to tell you that the Bend AWOS visibility sensor has been repaired and is back up and reporting. We also were able to get Josh Clawson of Summit Electric certified as an AWOS technician, so we now have a local resource for any issues that may arise in the future, which will improve our response time significantly. Good job and congratulations on your certification, Josh! We're also working with the manufacturer to improve the reliability of the internet component of the system as well, so hopefully we'll see better performance there soon, too. I'll keep you up to date as we progress. Thanks to all of you for your patience while we've muddled through this process over the last few weeks. Best regards to you all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Mar 23 14:06:53 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu Mar 29 21:01:29 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport AWOS...again Message-ID: Hello all, Well, it appears things are not as rosy as I believed after our annual inspection of the AWOS and repair on Wednesday. The Visibility Sensor is again reporting incorrectly. Parts should be here on Monday and we will go at it again. I'll let you know as the repair progresses. Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Tue Mar 27 13:49:28 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu Mar 29 21:01:29 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Short Update Message-ID: Couple of quick updates regarding the Bend Municipal Airport for all that were timely in nature. 1. The runway relocation project is on schedule! We will begin to see the activity level creep up over the next two weeks, beginning with surveying and initial preparation of the construction haul routes this week. Grubbing of some of the site may begin as early as Wednesday of this week, with all work being completed during the daytime hours. For this reason, we are now anticipating that night time work on the runway will begin on the night of APRIL 8, a week later than we originally thought. Please note this change and I will keep you updated as we progress. More to come... 2. It is my belief and fervent hope that the AWOS is again working at 100%. It was repaired yesterday and seems to be working fine now, 24 hours later. Thanks to Josh Clawson of Summit Electric for making it happen. 3. By now, most of you know that Columbia Aircraft has met with some turbulence and that Bing Lantis, a good friend to the Airport and the CEO of the company, has announced his retirement. We most sincerely wish him well in his retirement and I would personally like to thank him for his continued willingness to offer his aviation expertise to our efforts toward developing the airport. Also, in addition to Bing's departure, you probably know that the company has announced a furlough for 4-6 weeks of 185 employees. This is a painful step, to be sure, for any company, and we offer our strong support to the people and the leadership of Columbia Aircraft as they work to develop an organization prepared to meet the demands of their industry. That's all for now. My best to you all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Apr 4 14:44:01 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed Apr 4 22:15:17 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport runway construction update Message-ID: Hello all, Beginning this week, I shall endeavor to send a short weekly update to construction plans for the new runway at the Bend Municipal Airport. The intention of these updates will be to let you know what work you can expect to see in the coming week and, to the degree possible, the work that can be anticipated for the following week, as well. In my last updated, I stated that the weekly scheduled night time closures of Runway 16/34 will begin this coming Sunday, April 8th. The runway will close promptly at 7:00 p.m. (0200Z) and will remain closed until 7:00 a.m. (1400Z) the following morning, Sunday night through Thursday night/Friday morning. As we have discussed before, no airplane departures or arrivals can be authorized after 1900 hours or before 0700 hours, and it is important that we strictly enforce this safety limitation. Please help me make sure we can give the contractors the time they need to construct this new runway and I'll make sure they give you the time you need to do your business during the daytime. Deal? The construction schedule for this week includes: WEEK OF APR 2-6: * Clear and grub haul routes - IN PROGRESS * Clear and grub borrow area - IN PROGRESS * Clear and grub terrain obstruction area - IN PROGRESS * Clear and grub utility corridor - IN PROGRESS * Start drills for blasting new alignment - SURVEY STAKING IN PLACE * Relocate existing wind cone to new location - POSSIBLY FRIDAY, APR 6 * Install gates (haul routes) - IN PROGRESS * Construct Temp Construction entrances - DONE WEEK OF APR 8-13: * Drill for blasting of new utilities alignment If you have questions or comments, please feel free to call, write, or stop by. Best regards to all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From gem at rellim.com Fri Apr 6 14:58:38 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri Apr 6 14:58:48 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Don Wilfong Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! I just got a message from Norma Wilfong. She says Don Wilfong just left heart surgery at St. Charles with a new pig's valve. The surgery went well and a full recovery is expected. Don will be in the Cardiac Care Unit for another day or two so no visitors for a while. Let's all spare a few good thoughts for his speedy recovery. I'll pass on more news as I have it. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGFsKR8KZibdeR3qURAh0CAJ4hSOjtv773vGwDO+9tFPtqb9WbBgCgmNaG 0qxsx1RBLGLGGrCfdf3zlF0= =N0XL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Mon Apr 9 16:10:51 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon Apr 9 16:11:00 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Up and walking around Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Good news, Don Wilfong is up and walking around after his heart valve surgery. He should be back home in a few more days. Norma passes along that Don has appreciated all the well wishers that have called but is still not up to visitors. As always our best thoughts go out to Don. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGGsf98KZibdeR3qURAustAKDHjC8gf2i6OIkOp0rKaoDonyD7igCdEfYO KnUYZVkMjVlV3V2W4HOrnTw= =+9q9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Apr 9 15:31:01 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Sun Apr 15 21:31:25 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport runway construction Message-ID: Hello all, As you know, last night was the first night closure of the Bend Airport for our runway construction project. If you haven't been out to the Airport yet, I think you'll be surprised at the amount of work that has already been accomplished. Almost a third of the east side of the Airport was cleared last night and I the contractor did an excellent job not only at their work but, importantly, clearing the runway in the morning so that it was open by 0700 hours. While things went well today, there was a question about the procedure to effect the runway opening each day. Our aim, of course, is to ensure safety and to alert pilots/aircraft when the runway has been cleared and is open for business. Therefore, for clarification, here are the procedures we will observe for the opening of the runway each day. Your comments and questions are, of course, welcomed. 1. Construction work crews cease work and pull light stands back outside runway Object Free Area/Obstacle Free Zone. Confirm all shoulders meet grade requirements. 2. Conduct complete vehicle sweep of the runway/taxiway (twice) to ensure cleanliness of runway and remove any identified obstructions. Remove any Foreign Object Debris (FOD) from the runway and taxiway. 3. Turn runway lights on (they're switched off at the power regulator each night so they cannot be activated). 4. Remove Lighted Runway Closure X's from ends of runway. This will be done as close to 0700L as possible, but recognize that it takes a few minutes to move the two Lighted X's, which are generator powered (wheeled) trailers. Our intent is to have them off the runway as close to 0700L as possible, but within enough to actually open the runway at 0700 on the dot. Should the Lighted X's fail at any point in the project, we will use more traditional fabric crosses on the runway numbers. I will let you know if that occurs. 5. A VHF radio call on the Bend CTAF frequency (123.0) will be issued when the runway has been finaled and deemed "all clear." If you are planning to depart promptly at 0700 after a night time runway closure, YOU MUST WAIT TO HEAR THAT CALL. This is very important and it's for your safety. If you think you might have missed the call and believe the runway to be open, please place a call to Pro Air, the FBO, to see if they can confirm that the runway has been opened. The contractor and the resident engineer will also have their own VHF hand held radio tuned to the CTAF frequency and you may call them directly to discern the status. Safety must come first and I know you all understand that. If you haven't received a positive clearance from a credible source and you can't confirm that the runway is open, then DON'T GO! I expect smooth sailing for the duration of this project, but it's important that we are prepared to respond smartly in case something doesn't go right. As pilots, of course, you all know what I'm talking about. I can assure you that the contractor wants to make sure they're off the runway by 0700 just as badly as you do. Still, if they have a hiccup and don't make it, or are delayed for any reason in opening the runway by 0700, I know none of us would relish the image of an airplane barreling down the runway while the contractor dives into the weeds! So please make sure you have confirmed the "all clear" call if you're taking off immediately after a night closure, and recognize that at no time will we open the runway prior to 0700 after a night closure. The Gold Standard for time that we will use will be the Bend AWOS time. The AWOS clock is synchronized with the FSS time, which is in turn synchronized with the National Atomic Clock. We will make sure it's kept accurate and it will be the time we will base the runway opening on. You can, of course, reach he AWOS on frequency 134.125 or on the phone at 382-1477. So set your watch to it and let's stay off the runway until we get the all clear signal. Okay, that's it for now. Here is the work the contractor plan to accomplish this week. You'll notice that there will be some day work in addition to the night work scheduled, but it will not impact the schedule for night closures through Thursday night. As planned and NOTAM'd, the runway will be closed from 1900L - 0700L each night, Sunday through Thursday nights. There will be no scheduled night closures on Friday or Saturday nights for the course of the project. NIGHT WORK WEEK of April 8-13: Clear new runway alignment from north end of Rwy south to Epic Taxilane. Strip 2? top soil along all cleared areas. Haul off all material generated by clearing and grubbing activities. Clear and strip borrow area (area just north of Epic Aircraft). Clear and strip utility corridor (gas, sewer, and water alignment) DAY WORK: Drill (in preparation for blasting) terrain obstruction area. Drill utility corridor (gas, sewer, and water). Blasting may occur near end of week. (all blasting to take place after runway closure at 1900 hrs) Possibly relocate existing windcone to temporary location. We're off to a good start. My best to you all and, of course, I welcome your comments and questions. Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Wed Apr 11 20:17:46 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Sun Apr 15 21:31:25 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] WILFONG Message-ID: <013c01c77cb1$25534be0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HI EVERYBODY..........CAME HOME TODAY........GOT A NEW BOVINE AORTIC HEART VALVE ON FRI. APR 6.........DOING WELL.....HAVE A WAY TO GO BUT PLAN TO BE OUT AND AMOUNG YOU SOON..........THANKS TO ALL FOR THE GOOD WISHES ETC..........WILL SEND MORE INFO AS TIME GOES ON........DON WILFONG From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Apr 13 18:20:46 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Sun Apr 15 21:31:26 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Runway Construction Schedule Message-ID: Friends of the Bend Airport, Well, we've had a good week of runway construction this last week, the first week of night time construction. We cleared a significant section of the new runway alignment, as well as a good portion of the obstruction removal area at the north end of the Airport. Additionally, we began work on the utility corridor, had one blasting episode, and established a smooth routine for the first week of operation. I was very pleased with the runway openings each morning, so kudos and thanks to all of you who were there patiently waiting until 0700 to use the runway. It was a great start. For next week, here is the schedule for work. All of the day work will be conducted well east of the runway, and the night schedule will continue as a closure from 1900L - 0700L Sunday through Thursday nights. You'll note that I added a voice and written remark to the AWOS as a reminder - thanks to Michael Adler for the great suggestion. Please also note that one of the items, the gas line bore, will require placing a drilling machine near the runway, in the vicinity of the second taxiway connector from the north end of the runway. It will be there for approximately 7 working nights, and it will be shut down (but still in the same location) during the daytime hours. Keep your eye out for it and you should be okay. WEEKLY SCHEDULE APRIL 15TH- 20TH DAY SHIFT: DRILL TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA DRILL UTILITY CORRIDOR (SEWER AND WATER) SURVEY WATER AND SEWER MAINS MID TO LATE WEEK- SET UP CRUSHER AND START PROCESSING MATERIAL MID TO LATE WEEK- START GAS LINE BORE UNDER EXISTING RUNWAY 16 NIGHT SHIFT: BLASTING (ALL SHOTS WILL OCCUR AFTER RUNWAY CLOSURE) REMOVE 2? OF TOPSOIL OFF BORROW AREA AND UNDER NEW RUNWAY NORTH SECTION BUILD SUBGRADE INCLUDING 12? OVER EXCAVATION Good night, all. Have a great weekend, let me know if you have any questions, and fly safe. May you find blue skies and tailwinds, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Apr 17 03:17:26 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue Apr 17 03:17:00 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA April Newsletter Message-ID: <46249EB6.1030008@myexcel.com> CASCADE FLYER April 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 4 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: At times it seemed like our attempts to host a Wings Seminar were cursed. Last month Mike Benedict was sick, so rather than postpone again he authorized Lloyd Swenson at the last moment to conduct the event. Many thanks to Lloyd for doing a great job on no notice. We watched some good videos, had some good discussions, and earned the ground study certificate portion of the Wings Program while having a good time. There was also a special part of the program. Bill Witt was awarded The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. This award is given to pilots with 50 consecutive years of safe flying. Congratulations Bill! This month our meeting will return to its normal schedule. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Ed tells me there has been a last minute shake-up in the program so details on that will be emailed as soon as we have them. Calendar: 19 April - Monthly Meeting 21 April - Monthly Flyout 17 May - Monthly Meeting 19 May - Monthly Flyout 16 June - Bend Municipal Airport Open House 21 June - Monthly Meeting 23 June - Monthly Flyout 19 July - Monthly Meeting 21 July - Monthly Flyout 16 August - Monthly Meeting 18 August - Monthly Flyout Web doings: You can find out more about The Wright Brothers Award on the FAA website: http://www.faa.gov/safety/awards/wright_bros/ That link is also in the links section of our website. The CO-OPA website also contains recent newsletters and other goodies. http://co-opa.rellim.com To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: This year's Bend Airport Open House, set for June 16th this year, has hit a snag. Incredible Events was unable to sign a lead sponsor for the event and has pulled out as event manager. Having professional help would have been great but we'll just have to soldier on without it. Stay tuned for more information as we firm up the details for this year. Don Wilfong reports that he has been recently upgraded with a bovine replacement heart valve. No word yet on the sex of the organ donor. Don is back home and will be back in the bullring in no time. Random Thoughts: Sometimes you just have to wing it. Roger Vesely was my primary flight instructor when I was working on my private pilot's license at Reed- Hillview airport. At the start Roger had me plan out everything in advance on flight planning sheets. All the courses, radio frequencies, distance and times to checkpoints, fuel consumption and more. As I slowly built up my piloting skills it became a comfort to know that I could successfully plan a flight and then execute that flight exactly as planned. At least when the winds were as forecast. Then Roger slowly started to pull the rug out from under me. Partway through a flight he would change plans, breaking my stride and forcing me to fly the airplane and recalculate the flight plan simultaneously. That pushed flight training up another notch. Near the end of my training Roger would not even bother to tell me our route in advance but would instead spring it on me during our climb out. This taught me that while it is great to have a plan in advance it is even better to know that you have the skills to create a new plan on the fly when circumstances require it. Sometimes the weather is not as forecast, ATC reroutes us, or any of a multitude of things requires a change in plans in flight. Being flexible allows us to make a good new plan as circumstances change. Sometimes our plans on the ground go awry too. Our recent Wings Seminar is a classic case. A few things that had been well planned in advance just were not working. The speaker became sick at the last minute and the classroom was double scheduled. Luckily, Lloyd Swensen was a confident and proficient pilot. He adjusted his plans on the fly and the result was a fun and productive Wings Seminar for all those that attended. Thanks Lloyd for making it happen. Thanks also for showing again that having a plan is good but being flexible in achieving your goals is even better. Gary E. Miller March CO-OPA Group Fly-out What a beautiful morning March 17th was for a group fly-out! Pilots started drifting in before 8:30 AM and the excitement and anticipation was building. Three planes and 7 people launched for a great trip to Klamath Falls for brunch at the second floor restaurant with a wall of glass overlooking commercial, military, and GA traffic. We had most welcome guests from the 99s organization. Scott and Stephanie Hartung with their beautiful Cessna 182, Skylane 3-tripple zero Quebec (great call sign). Nancy Morris also of the 99s joined them for the trip. This is a really great liaison of flyers that results in sharing of experience and expertise!!! Our fearless, faithful fellow flyer, and President, Gary Miller, was accompanied by Gary Meier in Pres. Millers' forever faithful flivver, Centurion 57 Romeo, another great call sign, especially when annunciated in Gary's mellifluous professional ATC style. I understand that Gary's poodle pilot Paige was heard barking in the background; so much for Active Noise Attenuation Headsets. Terry Pickering joined us with his sleek Cardinal, N20174, Now, there's a Sudoku puzzle call sign. I, Ed Endsley, flew with Terry as PIC so Terry could be airborne during the medical wars. It was a good thing he was along since HE had a handheld radio; more about that later. Saturday morning was gorgeous. So smooth and clear that it seemed like Hawaii was a short hop away. Somehow the Hartungs and Nancy Morris got away fast and led the group. After Terry and Gary got fuel we all set off in hot pursuit. We took pictures of each other but never saw the speedy stealthy triple zero Q until we arrived late at the party in Klamath Falls. Oh well, as the rest of us know, the 99s are very fast women and are known for racing. Our arrival at Kingsley Field was interesting in interfacing with a P3 Orion from Whidbey Island that was shooting touch and goes; a big lumbering contraption that occupies a lot of airspace. We speculated on the cost of each circuit and how many landings they get out of each set of tires. It provided entertainment throughout lunch as we conjectured about performance parameters. Perched pilots pontificating. ie. hangar flying. Lunch added copiously to our gross weight and provided interesting weight and balance considerations for the return flight. It was great! We all recommend the destination. However remember the gate code off the GA ramp. With the added weight it would be a little tough to climb over the barbed wire and it might alarm the local law enforcement. The trip back started with the 99s off the ground and disappearing into the distance again before the rest of us were through looking at the classic planes for sale. Terry and I were next out with information Yankee and ground clearance to 14 with westbound departure. Ready to launch, the Tower couldn't hear us. We could hear the Tower, the P3 Orion, and ground traffic behind us including Gary Miller but we were incommunicado. Rather disappointing since the Cardinal was just out of the avionics shop. We kept trying and trying with all comms, but every attempt at transmission was useless. The Tower knew where we wanted to go so they finally got tired of saying "unreadable" and cleared us off and on course. We jumped sky high at the opportunity. The communications failure somewhat dampened the camaraderie on the return but we could hear everyone else. Terry's handheld provided the critical communications. Back to the shop again! Of course back at Bend, everything was working just fine again. The return over Crater Lake was spectacular as usual. It's one of my favorite aerial views and is always astonishingly beautiful. We are so lucky. I'm also really happy the volcano didn't erupt again. We all look forward to our next fly-out and it would be great if you were there too, bring your friends. Put Thursday 4-19 on your calendar for the potluck meeting and Saturday 4-21 for the fly-out!!! Ed Endsley Piloting the Peril The incessant ringing slowly started to sound less like a trolley car and more like an alarm clock. Once I'd made that connection I remembered it was 3 AM and it was time to go meet the helicopter. For a sixteen year old teenager getting up at three was a much larger trick than going to bed at three. After I marshaled the brainpower to get my pants on the right way around and chewed some breakfast I had at least awakened enough to find my car keys. This wasn't the most auspicious way to accomplish this task but there was no turning back now. Herb expected me to be there so I hopped in my Triumph convertible sports car and went tearing off across the Willamette Valley farm country to meet Herb Henderson of Henderson Aviation for a morning of helicopter aerial application. Nineteen sixty-three and I was about to have my first real work experience. I had taken this job in trade for flying lessons. I was about to find out why Herb would hire someone as green as I was. I was inexperienced and didn't know what was coming. As I found out, being a dust boy and loader for an aerial applicator was almost as dangerous as flying the helicopter. The first order of business was to find a farm airstrip somewhere near Halsey and pick up a 1937 war surplus Chevy tank truck full of water and drive it to the rendezvous. Herbs directions were from an aerial point of view, it was dark, and I'd never been there before. After creeping around in a haphazard way I found a building that resembled Herbs description. Sliding the hangar door open I found myself staring at a dilapidated old faded yellow wreak crouching in the corner. This must be the right place. I parked my new shiny convertible next to the truck and found the comparison startling. There were no lights so between my headlights and a flashlight I'd serendipitously brought along, I did a preflight of sorts. There was air in the tires although they looked as old as the truck. Starting this contraption was as unique as the vehicle itself. Turning on the park lights activated the ignition. It was a good thing I'd paid more than my usual amount of attention to Herbs briefing. Operating the starter was that old system of stretching your leg way over there to hit the Bendix gear button sort of like an organist reaching for the low C pedal. My low note just wasn't as melodious while the starter was grinding away. There was a choke lever and by a judicious jockeying of throttle I actually got it to fire and keep running before the six-volt battery gave out. I hoped it would warm up enough to move without dying before I died of fumes in the hangar. The headlights actually worked and there was a stoplight. Herb was an A&P mechanic after all. Now I was proposing to drive this thing through Albany, across the Willamette River, and find some farmers field where I would meet Herb. It became apparent right off that this was to be a slow trip. With the load of water, this thing was heavy. Getting it moving in low gear went OK but trying to double clutch up a gear was a decidedly archaic affair. Certainly not like grabbing second and laying rubber in the Triumph. I'd heard about double clutching a square cut gear crash box without synchronizers but this was on the job training. It was sort of like standing up and stamping on the clutch pedal a couple of times while reaching over to the other side of the cockpit and at the appropriate moment, dancing with the gearshift lever; oh, and remember to steer. It was sort of like doing the Lindy Hop or the Twist with a recalcitrant partner. I'm sure I looked like a bad Vaudeville act. So with all deliberate haste I made my way to Albany where I could cross the river. There was no windshield in the truck and it was cold, at least at this speed the windblast (if I can use that word) wasn't very much. The little bit of traffic at that hour easily passed me but the incredulous looks were interesting. There's a traffic signal at the bridge in Albany and it was red. This bridge is one of those old arched spans that angle up at a startling angle and then drop down the other side and they're not very wide. I started out and got a run at it in first gear, revving until I thought the old engine had had enough and foolishly went for second gear. Well let's just say that the top end of first gear wasn't a speed that resulted in much uphill coasting while I sorted out the double clutch to second. Everything lurched to a stop whereupon the water in the tank came surging forward and gushed out the filler hole. The filler hole was about ten inches in diameter and had no lid so a tremendous amount of water came cascading through the missing windshield and soaked everything in the cab including me. There I sat stuck on the uphill side of the bridge contemplating my newly baptized condition and wondering if I should just get out and walk away. Maybe, I could just drive it over the edge and drown, better than dying of embarrassment. First I had to get the engine started again and then I had to get it moving up that incline, there was traffic behind me now. There were quite a few ways this situation could rapidly deteriorate even further. Miraculously, we (the truck and I) started making a herky-jerky headway in the desired direction and I stayed in first gear for a long time. It was actually looking like I might complete this mission if I could just find my destination. I was lost and cold and wet. I saw some kids up ahead waiting for the school bus so I pulled over and asked if they knew where the so and so place was. Needless to say they weren't sure whether they should talk to this weird bedraggled apparition. One brave soul finally pointed down the road and indicated the turn to the place. It was behind me. With a boldness unsubstantiated by the circumstances, I motored off into the distance. Low and behold I found the farmer out by the road waving me down and directing me to a suitable staging place. He'd done this before and probably knew I hadn't. Nice guy, he even enquired about why I was all wet. Herb soon came helio whacketing in and almost looked surprised that I was there, maybe he was just amazed at my personal appearance. Thus commenced another type of hard labor. Every time Herb landed I'd heft a fifty- pound bag of pesticide to dump in the hopper, then fill 'er up with water and race to get ready for the next cycle. This went on until I could hardly move and when Herb was finally finished, he flew away and I herded the yellow bucket of bolts back to the hangar. I became a pretty good pilot of the yellow peril but I wouldn't say we ever became friends. Piloting it reminded me of the early Russian multiengine aircraft, you remember, with the promenade decks and cockpits that looked more like the bridge of a ship. The steering wheel (and I use the term loosely) must have been four feet across to give you enough leverage to have some power in steering. To operate it effectively required getting out of the permanent divot in the seat and winding it like a windlass and then anticipate when to quit and madly move to the other side of the "cockpit" and start winding it back the other way. But at about thirty miles an hour there was a certain stately progression to the procession. It does remind me of some of the airplanes I've "driven." To be continued, Ed Endsley MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!! August 25, OPA Convention in Albany, chaired by President-elect Joe Smith, Here are a few facts to entice early commitments to attend: Held in the middle of the three-day Albany Art & Air Fair, the OPA convention will cost members very little. A package for the full day, Saturday August 25, will include breakfast, lunch and the evening banquet with a guest speaker. The package for members will be $40, and banquet-only cost will be $30. Advance registration will be required for the banquet. Tent camping with an aircraft will be free, along with free admission to all events including OPA forums, free entertainment, and free transportation around the airport and to the adjoining fairgrounds. Mark your calendars now for a great event on August 25: the first OPA convention since 1992. Dave Martin, President, OPA Ed Note: This also the Madras Airshow weekend, which, incidentally, was 'in conflict' with a new, proposed Eugene event ? don't know how Eugene and Albany resolved that ?. A B-52 Incident January 10, 1964, started out as a typical day for the flight test group at Boeing's Wichita plant. Pilot Chuck Fisher took off in a B-52H with a three-man Boeing crew, flying a low-level profile to obtain structural data. Over Colorado, cruising 500 feet above the mountainous terrain, the B-52 encountered some turbulence. Fisher climbed to 14,300 feet looking for smoother air. At this point the typical day ended. The bomber flew into clear- air turbulence. It felt as if the plane had been placed in a giant high-speed elevator, shoved up and down, and hit by a heavy blow on its right side. Fisher told the crew to prepare to abandon the plane. He slowed the aircraft and dropped to about 5,000 feet to make it easier to bail out. But then Fisher regained some control. He climbed slowly to 16,000 feet to put some safety room between the plane and the ground. He informed Wichita about what was happening. Although control was difficult, Fisher said he believed he could get the plane back in one piece. Response to the situation at Wichita, and elsewhere, was immediate. An emergency control center was set up in the office of Wichita's director of flight test. Key Boeing engineers and other specialists were summoned to provide their expertise. Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control centers at Denver and Kansas City cleared the air around the troubled plane. A Strategic Air Command B-52 in the area maintained radio contact with the crew of the Wichita B-52. As Fisher got closer to Wichita, a Boeing chase plane flew up to meet him and to visually report the damage. When Dale Felix, flying an F-100 fighter, came alongside Fisher's B-52, he couldn't believe what he saw: The B-52's vertical tail was gone. Felix broke the news to Fisher and those gathered in the control center. There was no panic. Everyone on the plane and in the control center knew they could be called upon at any time for just such a situation. In the emergency control center, the engineers began making calculations and suggesting the best way to get the plane down safely. The Air Force was also lending assistance. A B-52, just taking off for a routine flight, was used to test the various flight configurations suggested by the specialists before Fisher had to try them. As high gusty winds rolled into Wichita, the decision was made to divert the B-52 to Blytheville Air Force Base in Northeastern Arkansas. Boeing specialists from the emergency control center took off in a KC-135 and accompanied Fisher to Blytheville, serving as an airborne control center. Six hours after the incident first occurred, Fisher and his crew brought in the damaged B-52 for a safe landing. "I'm very proud of this crew and this airplane," Fisher said. "Also we had a lot people helping us, and we're very thankful for that." The B-52, Fisher said, "Is the finest airplane I ever flew." Ultimate put-down #2 --- "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." Mark Twain --------------------------------------------------------------- COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem@rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone@bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw@bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed@edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond@myexcel.com From gem at rellim.com Thu Apr 19 23:08:06 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu Apr 19 23:08:18 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] CO-OPA Flyout this Saturday to Congdon Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Fly-out this Saturday! The weather does not look good for flying over the mountains but looks to be fine to fly on this side of the rocks. Weather permitting we will fly to Congdon and eat in town. Meet at the Flight Services building at 8:30am for a 9am departure. If the weather looks bad let's meeat at the airport anyway and then drive back to town for breakfast. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGKFjK8KZibdeR3qURAohRAJ4j5qWk40qikEQq1/KkAQPdRYchQQCgmizv 9LoSmUeKlZyexCIMNUUM6DM= =V+4V -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Sat Apr 21 08:06:12 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Sat Apr 21 08:06:25 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Flyout destination changed to Jake's Dinner Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Bend AWOS is reporting clear and greater than 10SM visibility, but it looks a lot worse than that to me. I can not see Betsy Butte or Horse Ridge from my house on Awbrey and that is way below my personal minimums. So, let's meet at Jakes a bit after 9am for a hardy breakfast and some table flying! RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGKihp8KZibdeR3qURAgCPAKDrGJlRXUCaCMWBqSNnEF+6PYrU3QCgwWwx AptzA4+g+E4f/GyMSYbcfLo= =dr70 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Apr 23 10:38:01 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Mon Apr 23 10:51:49 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly schedule April 22-27 Message-ID: Hello all, Below is the weekly schedule of work for the Bend Airport. We're in the heart of the excavation and development of grades for the north half of the runway, and work is proceeding on schedule. As you all know, most of the work will be completed at night, but please be aware there will be work during the day as well, all of which is outside the general area of the Runway and the Runway Safety Area. WEEKLY SCHEDULE APRIL 22TH- 27TH DAY SHIFT: DRILL TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA northeast of runway DRILL UTILITY CORRIDOR (SEWER AND WATER) SURVEY WATER AND SEWER MAINS SET UP CRUSHER AND START PROCESSING MATERIAL RELOCATE EXISTING WINDCONE NEAR AWOS NIGHT SHIFT: BLASTING (ALL SHOTS WILL OCCUR AFTER RUNWAY CLOSURE) REMOVE 2? OF TOPSOIL OFF BORROW AREA AND UNDER NEW RUNWAY NORTH AREA - BUILD SUBGRADE INCLUDING 12? OVER EXCAVATION SORT EXISTING STOCKPILE- NORTH END OF RUNWAY My best to you all. Let me know if you have any questions, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From catacres at webformixair.com Thu May 3 09:40:24 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Thu May 3 09:40:37 2007 Subject: [Co-opa] 5 Acre Homesite near the New Meadows Airport Message-ID: <001001c78da1$c0333160$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Hello Central Oregon Pilots, I know many of you have landed at the New Meadows Airport during the annual 'McCall Mt Flying ~ Safety Seminar' and perhaps you've desired to own some Idaho property... Because of family needs, Debbie & I are selling our 5 Acre Homesite near the New Meadows Airport. To facilitate a prompt sale, we are asking only $159,000 for Lot 19 (which we consider very 'modest') considering Lot 11 sold for $218,000 and Lot 13 is listed for $199,000, which are right below our property (& are also 5 acre homesites). So if you are seeking more serenity or just looking for an excellent investment, please review the flyer below. Photo available upon request. Happy Spring to you! Richard & Debbie 389-4523 FOR SALE: 5 Acre Homesite near the New Meadows Airport: A Serene timbered setting in Little Salmon River Estates, in the beautiful Meadows Valley, 12 scenic miles west of McCall Idaho. ~ 3 miles north of the New Meadows Airport (1U4). ~ 3 miles south of Zims Hot Springs. ~ Driveway & Building Site roughed-in ~ Septic approved. ~ Underground Power & Phone ~ Paved Roads ~ Easy year-round access. ~ View across Meadows Valley to Brundage Ski Area (20 minutes). ~ ? mile to Meadow Creek's public 18-hole championship Golf Course. ~ Little Salmon River ? mile. ~ Protective CC & R's ~ Horses allowed. *Only $159,000 * Contact Richard & Debbie Benson in Bend @ (541) 389-4523 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed May 9 14:20:53 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 14:20:53 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Bend Airport - Notice from McMinnville Flight Service Station Message-ID: Hello all, As you all know, the McMinnville Flight Service Station has been scheduled for consolidation into the Prescott, AZ Western Hub this summer. Forwarded is a note from the OR Department of Aviation regarding this transition and the imminent closure of the MMV FSS, which is scheduled for June 4, 2007. Here's hoping we get the same level of service out of AZ that we get now from the helpful MMV FSS staff. Best regards, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 ----- Forwarded by Greg Phillips/Bend on 05/09/2007 02:10 PM ----- "CAVILEE Tamara * Aviation" To 05/09/2007 01:51 PM cc Subject Notice from McMinnville Flight Service Station Oregon Department of Aviation is assisting The McMinnville Flight Service Station by passing along the following information? The McMinnville Flight Service Station (MMV FSS) will cease operations on June 4, 2007. Aviation Services will move and be provided by the Western Service Area Hub located in Prescott, Arizona. Please read the attached article that describes the associated changes to this long standing aviation service. If you get an opportunity, please pass this article on to pilots, organizations, etc. to help get the word out. We hope to include it in a future edition of our FlightLines newsletter as well. Thank you, Oregon Department of Aviation Airports Division 1-800-874-0102 503-378-4880 (See attached file: Oregon Flight Services for the 21st Century.doc) From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Thu May 10 15:21:37 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:21:37 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport construction May 13-18 Message-ID: Hello all, Here is the construction schedule for next week's work on the new Bend Airport runway. More of same for the most part, and we're still on schedule. We are approaching the end of the rock blasting and the rock crushing that's required to turn our "rock pile" into a "dirt pile," and the completion of that work will signal a reduction in the amount of day shift work we will be doing. This coming week we will also begin installation of the utility lines (gas, water, and sewer) during the night shift, a process that should take approximately the next four weeks. We're watching dust closely and have the water truck cruising the exposed areas around the clock. WEEKLY SCHEDULE MAY 13th- MAY 18th DAY SHIFT: DRILL TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA CRUSH 6?-0 & 4?-0 ROCK FOR RUNWAY EMBANKMENT BLASTING TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA SURVEY ** ALL BLASTING WILL OCCUR AFTER 7:00 P.M. ** NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT (FILLS) Epic Air taxiway South INSTALL SEWER MAIN AND MANHOLES From catacres at webformixair.com Tue May 15 06:34:55 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 06:34:55 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] John Day River Retreat ~ Playing Life Bigger ~ This Saturday Message-ID: <006101c796f5$d37543a0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> John Day River Retreat Fly or Drive to Monument Oregon (12S is only 88 DME from Bend) "Playing Life Bigger" ~ May 19th ~ *Local activities include: Fossil Beds -- Rafting -- -- Fishing -- pick fresh fruit at the Kimberly Orchards ~ 'Playing Life Bigger' ~ This Saturday May 19th ~ 9am-5:30pm in Monument *A Fundraiser for the Volunteer EMT's of Monument* A Magnificent Occasion awaits you: Playing Life Bigger is a contemporary Experiential Seminar focusing on 'Self-Discovery' ~ thus enhancing all areas of your life (Family-Work-Community). Could you use a little inspiration in your life? Does your relationship need a positive boost? Do you just need to lighten up and start enjoying your life more? If you answer YES to any of these questions then I invite you to "call time-out" and join us Saturday May 19th from 9-5:30. I will be sharing my favorite experiential exercises and simple tools & processes that will empower you to remember how wonderful life can be when you allow yourself to "relax & enjoy". Tuition is on a Donation Basis ~ Lunch is included ~ For Details on Group Camping--RV Park--Motel & Registration Call or Email Richard & Debbie Benson at (541)389-4523 All proceeds benefit the Volunteer EMT's of Monument *Informal Light Dinner at Richard & Debbie's after Class, for those who desire* Call Monument Motel & RV Park for Special Seminar Room Rates ~ 934-2242 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com We recommend at least one or two extra days to enjoy this amazing canyon environment: a.. Visit the John Day Fossil Beds and hike among the majestic Painted Hills. a.. Schedule a raft trip, go for a swim, jump off a 60' cliff into the John Day River. a.. Fish for steelhead, small mouth bass, rainbow trout. a.. Take a walk along the North Fork, John Day River. a.. Pick your own cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, pears & apples in season at Thomas Orchard located in Kimberly. a.. Drive up into the Umatilla Forest to see the many varieties of wildflowers and wildlife, including Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, antelope, bear, & cougar. From gem at rellim.com Tue May 15 11:06:46 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:06:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] URGENT CALL TO ACTION (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! I am all for properly funding aviation, but user fees would create a huge paperwork mess. Call Smith TODAY and voice your opinion. I called and left a message at the Bend office: 541.318.1298 Also talked to a human at his PDX office: 503.326.3386 RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 13:34:56 -0400 From: AOPA President Phil Boyer To: GEM at rellim.com Subject: URGENT CALL TO ACTION - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Bulletin about a breaking situation on USER FEES - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ? STOP USER FEES: CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TODAY! ? AOPA NEEDS YOU NOW! ? Please immediately call your U.S. Senator Gordon Smith at 202/224-3753 who is a member of the Commerce Committee urging his support of the Nelson/Sununu amendment that strikes all user fees from the Senate FAA funding bill.? Time is of the essence since this bill is scheduled for a vote by the Committee tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. (EDT).? This amendment, if offered during the Commerce Committee’s consideration of the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 “S.1300,” would eliminate the $25 per flight?"Air Traffic Modernization Surcharge"?from the bill.?? ? Based on experiences around the world, this $25 user fee will escalate and expand to all segments of GA-this is a chance to win now!? AOPA has worked Capitol Hill on your behalf to secure this amendment.? Even though?piston engine aircraft are exempted from this user fee, AOPA is adamantly opposed because once a user fee or surcharge is imposed it is only a matter of time before it applies to all aircraft.? ? Please call the Senator’s Washington, D.C., office at 202/224-3753.? If you have difficulty getting through use the general Capitol Hill switchboard number 202/224-3121. ? Urge your Senator to support the Nelson/Sununu amendment if offered during tomorrow’s Senate Commerce Committee mark-up. ? You can also send a message to the Senator’s office via facsimile to 202/228-3997. ? Your fellow pilots are counting on you to make this call now!? A limited number of members in key states are being asked to take this action.? Thank you for your help. ? Sincerely, Phil Boyer ? P.S. - Please be sure to let us know if you hear back on their support by calling the AOPA Pilot Information Center at 800/872-2672, e-mail the correspondence to this repository e-mail account FAAfunding at aopa.org ? ? ? ? AOPA sent you this important message because you subscribe to "AOPA ePilot." If you do not wish to receive non-ePilot messages in the future, reply to this message and type "SUPPRESS" in the subject line. ? AOPA, 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701 Telephone: 800/USA-AOPA or 301/695-2000 ( http://www.aopa.org ) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGSfa48KZibdeR3qURAnqmAJ0WuI0tQ8NcQjIinHPgAuNcr+ZryQCgtlAP 4kA62txjdXcyP/QWkz9d4Nw= =LTzL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From ed at edendsley.com Tue May 15 15:17:57 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 15:17:57 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, May 17, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Mr. Tim Proctor, the new Redmond Tower Manager, will be presenting special information on the upcoming RDM area radar and about the changes in flight service operations from McMinnville as well as stories of his career in aviation. Mr. Proctor has been a U.S. Air Force Controller for thirteen years and continues to serve in the Air National Guard in the Training Tower at Kinglsey Field in Klamath Falls. Mr. Proctor joined SERCO in 1999 and worked in Troutdale before coming to Roberts Field in Redmond. We are very fortunate to have Mr. Proctor's experience in Central Oregon. Bring your questions and hear about new procedures in Central Oregon. Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- -- -- From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue May 15 18:06:58 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:06:58 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA May 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <464A5932.9090106@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the May 2007 newsletter ... the full PDF version is on the COOPA website. Mike Bond ----------------------------------------------------------------- CASCADE FLYER May 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 5 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: Many thanks to Greg Phillips for opening our April meeting with a bang. The folks at Knife River have really hit the ground running on the new Bend runway. A large part of the early work is blowing up the lava rock in the project area. The recent schedule has been to close the runway at 7pm and blast away at 7:15pm. That 7:15pm blast provided a great twilight show. Maybe if we are lucky Greg can repeat the performance for us this month. This month our meeting will be on the normal schedule. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Ed will provide more program details as he has them. Calendar: 17 May - Monthly Meeting 19 May - Monthly Flyout 16 June - Bend Municipal Airport Open House 21 June - Monthly Meeting 23 June - Monthly Flyout 19 July - Monthly Meeting 21 July - Monthly Flyout 16 August - Monthly Meeting 18 August - Monthly Flyout 20 September- Monthly Meeting 22 September- Monthly Flyout Web doings: Check out our website for past newsletters, hot links and other goodies: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Professional Air will be sponsoring the Bend Airport Open House again this year and the City of Bend will be doing their part to spruce up the field for the event. That leaves it up to the rest of us to bring out a lot planes and people. Invite every airplane owner you know to bring their plane, invite all your neighbors to come out and see the great things happening at the airport and come yourselves to enjoy a great day. Random Thoughts: The morning looked promising for my mid-morning trip up to Troutdale airport (TTD). Last night's forecast for the Portland area was for good weather so I slept in a bit late. Of course the weather in Bend was severe clear for my java fix, but the sky over PDX was not clearing up on schedule. When I know the weather is solid over the Wilammette Valley the best bet is to head directly north to The Dalles and then motor down the Columbia River Gorge. The weather has to be really stinko for the Gorge to be impassable. There is also weather reporting from Cascade Locks State airport (KCZK) so you know in advance how weather will be before you enter the gorge. Heading for The Dalles is a good backup route, but it adds significantly to the flight time. Being a bit rushed, and a bit over optimistic, I set my course for TTD direct. The climb up to Mt. Jefferson was smooth and that was a bit worrisome. Turbulence is an indication of up- and down-drafts. Those drafts could punch holes in the cloud deck for me to descend into the Portland area. The smooth air was a bad sign. I leveled off at 10,500 as my course brushed by Jeff. The clouds from the west were pushed up against the ridge of the Cascades just as the sat photos showed. A few more miles to the west I expected to see a hole in the cloud deck for my descent but there was just white. The morning sun was tardy in burning off the fog and there was no turbulence to break any holes open. This left me in an unfamiliar situation; too far west to want to turn back to The Dalles and yet no good way to continue west. So I split the difference and headed north along the ridge, and the cloud line, towards Mt. Hood; The mountain doing its best to hold the clouds. Mountain passes are tricky things to spot from the air, until you are aligned just right. At this, point my aircraft was lined up just perfectly on the Hood River Valley. From my altitude you could see directly down the valley, under the cloud deck and all the way to the Columbia River. Check out the red line on the attached chart and you can see how well things line up. At that point I knew making Troutdale was not going to a problem. All I had to do was descend down that nice wide valley, fly past Hood River airport and motor down the river. I cannot count how many times I must have flown over that valley and never recognized the natural flyway. Clearly the valley was no secret as I passed several other planes coming and going on the same route. Once in the Gorge it was back to familiar territory for me. Two river bends and then Cascade Locks comes in to view. From there you can see all the way to the end of the Gorge and just follow the river for a straight in landing to TTD Runway 25. Next time I have to head to Portland in similar weather I think I'll just head directly for Mt. Hood. That way if I see a break to the West I can head for it. If the break does not come I can head down the beautiful Hood River Valley to the Gorge. Of course it is all in the timing. 15 minutes after shutting down the TSIO-520 the sky was blue to the north of the river and rapidly clearing to the south. Just what my local knowledge had expected, just 30 minutes too late. Gary Miller ED NOTE: Remember you can magnify to see more map detail Master Pilot Award Our CO-OPA member and friend, Mr. Bill Witt has been awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award! Mr. Lloyd Swenson made the announcement at our general meeting in March on behalf of Mike Benedict, the FAA Portland FSDO Safety Program Manager. This is a tremendous acknowledgement of an extraordinary pilot. The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to a pilot who has been active in excess of fifty years and has never had a violation or an accident. Bills accomplishments go far beyond these requirements with his service to the aviation community. Bill has found many ways to apply his pilot skills. He served with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Air Squadron for a decade and was Commander of the group one of those years. Celia Hartman, ATP, CFII, MEI, said of Bill during that time: "We flew many missions together that involved either surveillance for or transportation of law enforcement personnel. As our demanding operation required a crew of two, it was crucial that each pilot know he could count on the other-- - and there was never a question in my mind that I could count on you." High praise from a professional colleague. Of the many contributions Bill has offered to his community two more also stand out in a very distinguished manner. Bill has flown over one hundred Angel Flight Missions for the great humanitarian need that exists making peoples lives better and easing their family's situation. Further, in a commitment to share the love of flight and inspire new pilots, Bill has flown over three hundred EAA Young Eagles. Wow, what a way to share the excitement! What inspiration! Bill was initially enthralled with aviation at three years of age when he had his first airplane ride in a Ford Trimotor. He said the thrill launched his career in aviation. In 1950 he soloed in minimum time in an Aeronca Champ and received his Private Pilot Certificate in about two months. His primary instructor was Nancy Corrigan, a relative of "Wrong Way Corrigan", but she obviously did things the right way with results that assured student success. As a nationally known race pilot she was hired by the University of Kansas and directed the aviation program that trained over one thousand pilots. Miss. Corrigan's students all passed their examinations and there were no injuries during this hectic training for military aviators. Bill Witt's aviation career in the Air Force included Aircraft Mechanics and Electronics schools. After top- secret clearance he joined a B-36 Crew as a gunner on missions of 25 to 42 hours in duration. The B-36 was a gargantuan aircraft with a 230-foot wingspan and weighing over 400 thousand pounds at takeoff powered by six 3800 hp Wasp radials and four GE jets. Bill left the Air Force with an A&P mechanics license and was later awarded a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal-Poly in San Luis Obispo California. The majority of Bill's professional career was with United Airlines in engineering and management. He also was an officer in the United Airlines Flying Club. With over 3700 flying hours Bill has completed phase 16 of the FAA Wings Program demonstrating a concentrated diligence to safety. This revelation during the ceremony drew applause of admiration. I have had the pleasure of flying with Bill Witt in his spotless Cessna 182 Skylane, N9944E, in actual IFR and during currency training as well as on CO-OPA flyouts accompanied by Bill's lovely wife Betty. I remember these flights fondly and look forward to many more. Thanks Bill and congratulations! Ed Endsley BIRDMAN AT 5000 FT ! In legends where the dream became real, as in the myth of the Ancient Greek birdman Icarus, the price was a heavy one; an ignominious crashing to Earth. But for one brave Swiss pioneer, a former military pilot called Yves Rossy, the dream has become reality. For as these amazing pictures show, Rossy, 45, has managed to come as close as it is possible to get to the feeling of being truly like a bird. Back in 2003 Rossy, now a commercial airliner captain, began his Flying Man project, when he strapped a pair of stubby wings to his back and leapt out of a plane, swooping eight miles in freefall for the loss of just 1000ft in altitude. Strapping on the contraption, which is made of various metals, fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fiber, Rossy climbs into the small aircraft, which is to launch him into his flight. At an altitude of some 7750ft, he leaps out, just like a skydiver. But unlike a skydiver, he does not plummet to the Alps below. There is just enough lift generated by the 10ft aerofoil strapped to his back to negate the effects of gravity. At first, after the wings are unfolded electrically, he becomes a glider then, when the four kerosene-powered engines are turned on, he becomes a jet-plane. Thanks to the engines, each of which develops 22kg of thrust, he can not only maintain altitude but actually gain height, he says, at a rate of several hundred feet a minute - until the fuel runs out six minutes later. He lands with a conventional parachute. "There have been no proper aerodynamic studies of how to simulate this sort of flying," he says. "All simulations involve a rigid aircraft. My wings are rigid, but of course I am not." He steers the contraption, he says, 'purely by intuition'. Like a bird, he can adjust his 'trim' with incredible precision with the flick of a foot or by simply leaning his body one way or the other. "It is like how a child would fly," he says. He says his ultimate goal is to take off and land just using his Jetwing without an aircraft to take him into the air. Now he has gone one better, strapping four, small kerosene-fuelled turbojet engines (mini-versions of the engines used to power airliners designed to power model aircraft) to his wings to create what is effectively the first rocket-propelled hang-glider: the ultimate microlight, jet- powered flight at its most minimalist. His passion to fly like a bird began at the age of 30 when he began learning how to do free-fall parachute jumping. He has completed 1,200 free-fall jumps. He said: "I had tried sky-surfing, but that didn't last long enough either, so I decided to create my own wings to enable me to fly for longer." Rossy's flights have taken place from the Yverdon airfield in western Switzerland. Last week, after opening the wings, he glided to 7750ft, ignited the engines and waited 30 seconds for them to be able to stabilize and began to open the throttle. At 5000ft, he achieved horizontal flight for more than 4 minutes at 115 mph, faster than the small aircraft which took him into the air. He steers simply by shifting the weight of his body, and lands with the aid of a parachute once the fuel is exhausted. "It was an amazingly good feeling, like in a dream. When you are in an aircraft you have to steer by a stick. You have no contact with the elements," Rossy told the Daily Mail. His extraordinary flight can be seen on Rossy's website, http://www.jet-man.com/. Like the semi-mythical flying jet-backpack (which was actually tested by the US military in the 1960s) Rossy's ?150,000 flying machine, which with engines, wings and fuel weighs only 110lbs, sounds like something out of science fiction. "It would be a great device for James Bond so he can go behind enemy lines," he says. "I want to fly, not to steer." "Up there in my invention, I am as free as a bird." Best not let the health and safety brigade hear about this. ED NOTE: The above is from a UK Daily Mail newspaper article, to which credit is being given. Indonesian news item: 'Pilots argued moments before crash' April 1, 2007 - Two pilots had been arguing moments before their Garuda Airlines passenger jet crashed last month at an Indonesian airport, leaving 21 people dead, a senior investigator said today. Two pilots had been arguing moments before their Garuda Airlines passenger jet crashed last month at an Indonesian airport, leaving 21 people dead, a senior investigator said today. The Boeing 737-400 burst into a fireball after overshooting the runway on landing at Yogyakarta airport on the main island of Java and skidding into a rice field on March 7. Chief investigator Tatang Kurniadi said his preliminary findings would point to human error and "absent- mindedness" as the cause of the disaster. "I worry that this accident came from the absent- mindedness from the cockpit," Kurniadi said on the Nine Network interview. The destroyed airliner's black box audio recordings revealed the pilot and co-pilot were arguing over their speed and wing flap angles moments before the crash, Kurniadi said. The captain had "enough experience" after flying more than 15,000 hours, while his first officer was a "young pilot" with 2,000 flying hours, Kurniadi said. He said the co-pilot demanded the pilot "go around" ? fly a circuit and make a second approach to land. The pilot proceeded to land so fast that the co-pilot could only partially extend the flaps supposed to slow it down, Nine reported. Kurniadi and his investigation team are to finalize their results within a month. The crash killed 21 people, while 119 others were able to escape through the exits of the burning jet. It was the fourth accident involving a commercial jetliner in Indonesia since 2005. Experts say poor maintenance, rule bending and a shortage of properly trained pilots may contribute to the sprawling country's poor aviation safety record. MORAL: KEEP IT COOL IN THE COCKPIT --------------------------------------------------------- COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri May 18 09:32:44 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 09:32:44 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Runway Construction and other items of interest Message-ID: To all friends and tenants of the Bend Municipal Airport, I don't normally pass on these updates that I receive from the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), but there were a couple of issues I thought many of you would find interesting. The first is a discussion of the next step in the saga of the FAA Reauthorization Bill. This proposal is a response to the FAA Administration's original proposal and attempts to address concerns raised by that proposal. The second item is about Required Navigation Performance (RNP), a new and exciting form of precision navigation that's being implemented at a number of airports across the nation. Next is an article about Delta's emergence from bankruptcy and the last article is a note about the job opening for the Klamath Falls Airport Director's position. Who knows, maybe there's a budding Airport Manager out there amongst you! I have also attached the construction schedule for next week's work on the runway. Until next time... FAA Reauthorization Bill Introduced In Senate Senate Commerce Committee leaders on May 3 introduced the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007, a four-year FAA reauthorization bill that would increase AIP funding by $100 million annually and maintain the $4.50 cap on PFCs. The committee is set to mark up the legislation May 16. On the other side of the Capitol, members of the House aviation subcommittee plan to begin drafting their version of the FAA reauthorization bill soon. House and Senate lawmakers have stated they want to complete action on a final bill before the current law and excise taxes expire at the end of September. Major provisions in the proposed Senate bill include: User Fees: Lawmakers rejected the administration?s proposals to scrap several excise taxes, including the 7.5 percent ticket tax; institute new user fees, and fundamentally change how FAA is financed. However, the bill calls for establishment of a new surcharge of $25 per flight for air traffic control costs. Piston-powered and turboprop aircraft operating under visual flight rules would be exempt from the new fee, along with military and other public aircraft. Revenue generated from the fee would be deposited in an Air Traffic Modernization Fund and would be used to pay for projects approved by an Air Traffic Control Modernization Oversight Board. Leveraged Financing for the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System: The bill would authorize limited bonding authority for DOT to finance capital investments in the air traffic control system between fiscal years 2009 and 2025. The borrowing authority would be capped at maximum of $5 billion of principal debt. Possible Changes to Fuel Taxes: Although not addressed in the bill, the Senate Commerce Committee is expected to recommend increasing the general aviation jet fuel tax from 21.8 cents per gallon to 49 cents per gallon, while the general aviation gasoline tax would remain at 19.3 cents per gallon. The committee also may recommend phasing out the commercial jet fuel tax, which is currently 4.3 cents per gallon. Airport Improvement Program: The measure would authorize a total of $15.8 billion for AIP during the next four years. The measure would increase AIP funding by $100 million per year-to $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2008, $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2009, $4 billion in fiscal year 2010 and $4.1 billion in fiscal year 2011. The administration proposed significantly less for AIP. The legislation also rejects the administration?s proposal to dramatically change how the AIP program is funded. Further, the bill does not include the administration?s proposal to reduce the government?s maximum share for airfield pavement and rehabilitation projects for runways and taxiways at large and medium hub airports from 75 percent to 50 percent. In addition, the bill includes a provision that would maintain the 95 percent federal matching share for small hub and smaller airports. The administration?s proposal would have decreased the federal share for many small airports to 90 percent. FAA Operations: The bill includes $8.726 million for FAA Operations in fiscal year 2008, $8.978 million in fiscal year 2009, $9.305 million in fiscal year 2010 and $9.590 million in fiscal year 2011. Facilities and Equipment: The measure includes $2.572 billion for F&E in fiscal year 2008, $2.923 billion in fiscal year 2009 (with $412 million derived from the $25 per flight surcharge), $3.079 billion in fiscal year 2010 (with $423 million derived from the surcharge) and $3.317 billion in fiscal year 2011 (with $436 million derived from surcharge.) Research and Development: The bill includes $140 million for RE&D in fiscal year 2008, $191 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 and $194 million in fiscal year 2011. PFC Cap and Pilot Program: AAAE, the Airport Legislative Alliance and airport executives around the country have been urging Congress to increase the PFC cap from $4.50 to $7.50 and to index the cap for increasing construction costs. Despite those efforts, the Senate bill would keep the PFC cap at $4.50. The legislation calls for a PFC pilot program that would allow up to six airports to collect PFCs ?without regard to the dollar amount limitations? in current law. Participating airports would be required to collect fees directly from passengers ?at the facility, via the Internet or in any other reasonable manner.? However, airports would be prohibited from using air carriers to collect the fees. Air Navigational Facilities Pilot Program: The bill would allow up to 10 airports to participate in a new air navigational facilities pilot program. Entitlements for Large and Medium Hub Airports: The legislation does not include the administration?s proposal to phase out entitlements for large and medium hub airports. Non-primary Apportionment: The bill does not include the administration?s proposal to replace the $150,000 apportionment for non-primary commercial service, general aviation and reliever airports with tiered funding levels. Funding Level: The proposal does not include the administration?s proposal to increase the minimum amount for discretionary funds from $148 million to $520 million. Small Community Air Service Development Program: The measure would authorize $35 million for the popular Small Community Air Service Development Program through fiscal year 2011. Essential Air Service (EAS) Program: The bill includes $50 million from overflight fees for the program and authorizes an additional $83 million for a total of $133 million per year. The measure also allows DOT to encourage carriers to ?improve service to small and rural communities by incorporating financial incentives? in EAS contracts and by allowing the agency to ?execute long-term contracts.? The bill also requires DOT to establish a program to ?provide general aviation conversion funding for airports serving eligible places? that DOT has determined no longer qualify. Essential Air Service Connectivity Program: Vision-100 included a provision that gave DOT the option of requiring air carriers to participate in a codesharing pilot program at up to 10 EAS communities. The bill would strengthen that provision by requiring air carriers to participate in the pilot program. Contract Tower Program: The bill authorizes $8.5 million for the contract tower cost-share program in fiscal year 2008 and increases that amount by $500,000 per year through fiscal year 2011. FAA To Publish RNP/RNAV Procedures FAA the week of May 7 was slated to publish 10 more Required Navigation Performance (RNP) precision approaches for Atlanta and three for Dallas Fort Worth, agency Administrator Marion Blakey told a media briefing. RNP takes advantage of an airplane?s onboard navigation capability to fly a more precise flight path into an airport. Blakey noted that FAA has 37 RNP approaches in place at 17 airports, with another 34 approaches that should be in place by the end of the year. She said that Delta on March 6 received approval for its 737-800 fleet to fly RNP approaches. ?They join Horizon, Alaska and Continental airlines, which also have RNP approvals,? Blakey said. ?This group?s growing?I learned that the entire Southwest fleet is going to be equipped for RNP. That means all new planes and a retrofit of what?s in the fleet now.? Blakey also pointed to the agency?s area navigation, or RNAV, procedures that create more lanes in limited airspace, allowing pilots to reroute around weather and avoid longer trips. ?With RNAV, we?ve implemented 155 arrivals and departures (procedures) to date at 38 airports, with 42 more to be published by the end of the year,? Blakey said. ?RNAV is saving about $8.5 million per year annually at Dallas Fort Worth. Delta reports savings of $36 million annually at Atlanta. We?re also seeing capacity benefits with RNAV. At Dallas Fort Worth, RNAV departures are allowing between 11 and 20 additional operations per hour. Results are similar at Atlanta, with an additional 10 departures per hour.? Delta Exits Bankruptcy Protection Delta exited bankruptcy protection on April 30, after an extensive reorganization process that lasted 19 months. The company stated that its achievements during the restructuring included: ? completion of a comprehensive transformation plan one year ahead of schedule, delivering $3 billion in annual financial improvements; ? four consecutive quarters of operating profits, with $155 million in operating profit in the first quarter of 2007, and ? reduction in net debt by more than 50 percent, from $16.9 billion at June 30, 2005, to a projected $7.6 billion at the end of 2007. Calyon Securities analysts issued a research note that expressed concern about higher oil prices that the airline industry will not be able to pass through to travelers and will negatively impact carrier stock prices. However, the analysts added that, ?Longer term, we believe that Delta remains an attractive acquisition target when airline industry consolidation once again comes to the forefront, as we expect.? Delta also unveiled its new corporate brand?a three-dimensional, red ?widget? icon flying across a blue background. The updated brand will appear on more than 900 Delta and Delta Connection aircraft, in more than 300 airports, on Delta?s website, and in all advertising and printed material. AIRPORT DIRECTOR Klamath Falls, Ore. Under the city manager, this skilled administrative head plans, directs and coordinates activities concerned with all aspects of airport operations. Duties include counsulting with government officials and airport users to plan design and development of airport facilities; formulating operating rules and regulations; managing ongoing airport construction and planning; developing airport capital improvement program; obtaining funding and administer grant programs; negotiating and administering leases and agreements with airport tenants; overseeing airport emergency procedures; directing personnel in investigating violations; making airport improvement recommendations to city manager and/or council; developing, implementing and monitoring budget for operations and maintenance and capital improvements. Serves as representative before civic and other organizational groups, and as member of Team Klamath, promoting economic development and job growth. Develops and implements air service improvement program; works with Oregon Air National Guard for joint use of airfield. For complete applicant packet, due by noon May 25, visit www.ci.klamath-falls.or.us, or call (541) 883-5317. City of Klamath Falls, HR, 500 Klamath Ave., Klamath Falls, OR 97601. WebPage: http://www.ci.klamath-falls.or.us WEEKLY RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE MAY 20th- MAY 25th DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA CRUSH 6?-0 & 4?-0 ROCK FOR RUNWAY EMBANKMENT BLASTING TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA (only 1 more small blast and we should be done with all blasting) SURVEY ** ALL BLASTING WILL OCCUR AFTER 7:00 P.M. ** NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT (FILLS) Epic Air taxiway South - subgrade from Epic Taxiway north is virtually complete at this point INSTALL SEWER MAIN AND MANHOLES INSTALL WATER MAIN AS A BACK-UP Best regards and fly safe out there, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From gem at rellim.com Fri May 18 12:45:26 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 12:45:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] CO-OPA Flyout This Saturday Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The Pendleton Weather Forcast Office will have a rare open house this Saturday. They are celebrating 200 years of NOAA. They are located adjacent to the FBO at PDT. Since Pilots and weather go together like peanutbutter and jelly we just have to show up and help them celebrate! Let's meet at the Bend Flight Services Building at 8:30am for a 9am departure. The open house is from 10am to 3pm and there is a nice cafe in the PDT terminal for us to brunch at. You can learn more about the Open House here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt/reference/openhouse/ There are 3 planes already scheduled to go so we should have some seats available if anyone wants to ride along. Looks to be a fun day to commit intrastate flight. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Ave., Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGTgJZ8KZibdeR3qURAtPLAKC40sjzkT1AUufLjvx6zK5eHyLeVQCgzxiR DD6AZJi1tzZINWvCNSA9O5o= =M3xz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From mvbond at myexcel.com Fri May 18 13:00:41 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 13:00:41 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] May 19 fly-out Message-ID: <464E05E9.2050103@myexcel.com> Here is the NWS website for their Pendleton open-house: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt/reference/openhouse/ If the weather does not cooperate, there is an EAA breakfast at Black Bear Diner at 9am Mike Bond From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri May 25 10:00:46 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 10:00:46 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction - Memorial Day Weekend Message-ID: Hello all, A little longer weekly update than usual, but we have much to report. Construction on the new Bend Airport runway continues and I'm pleased to say that we're still on schedule for an end of October, 2007 opening. A GREAT job by Knife River to date! We should finish subgrade work within the next couple of weeks and we should be able to send the rock crushers home about the same time. The utility corridor work continues and we will probably be looking at making a cut on Epic's taxilane for the sewer line by the middle of next week. We've also finished all the rock blasting we need to do for a while. Regarding flight procedures for the new runway, I talked this week with the FAA's Flight Procedures Development Branch and they tell me the existing instrument procedures (RNAV 16 and VOR/DME 16) have already been written for the new runway and are honest-to-goodness scheduled for publication concurrently with the runway opening. When they're published, you should notice some improvements to each of those approaches, with lower minima for each. The RNAV dogleg angle on the approach should be lessened, too. In addition, WAAS procedures for GPS LPV approaches for both Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 are being entered into production and should be ready for publication the very next charting cycle following the runway opening, which will be on 12/20/07. On another note, it got pretty windy this last week and, from that, pretty dusty on the Airport with all the exposed earth we have now. The one water truck just wasn't enough to stay ahead of it. In response, Knife River brought in another water truck to help keep the dust down; they also started actively sprinkling their "dirt pile" where they are stockpiling material. When we start putting down the subbase rock over the earthen subgrade, I expect that we may start to see a lessening of this "blowy day" effect. We'll do our best to stay on top of it. Here is the construction schedule for next week. You'll note that the contractor will not be working Sunday night (May 27th) before this coming Memorial Day holiday (hey, everybody deserves a holiday once in a while), so we have elected to keep the runway open for operations this coming Sunday night. The NOTAM-D that has been issued reflects this and we hope that keeping the runway open might allow you a little more flexibility in your holiday weekend plans this weekend. As advance notice for the future, we will plan to apply the same principle to the two additional summer holidays coming up, July 4th and Labor Day in early September. More to come on each of those as we approach those specific weeks. Now here's the schedule: WEEKLY SCHEDULE MAY 28th- June 1st No work on Sunday Night, May 27 (runway to remain open) DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA (NORTH SECTION OF RUNWAY) CRUSH 6?-0 & 4?-0 ROCK FOR RUNWAY EMBANKMENT NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT (FILLS) Epic Air taxiway South INSTALL SEWER MAIN AND MANHOLES INSTALL WATER MAIN AS A BACK-UP As we reach completion of the runway subgrade work, the time is approaching that we will have to shut down and remove the VASI and REIL on the Rwy 16 end. We will wait as long as possible to do this, but the VASI sticks out into the area of the new runway itself and the REIL impacts the new Runway Safety Area, where grading work needs to be done, so I'm sorry to say we can't leave them in place and operating for much longer if we're going to build the runway. Our plan right now is to shut down the VASI and REIL the week of June 10, and remove the actual equipment sometime during that week. Remember that the VASI will be replaced on the new runway with a PAPI, although in order to have adequate funding to get the runway open this October, we had to make the hard choice to defer putting the PAPI in until next summer when additional funding is available. If I find a few extra dollars in the meantime, that's one of the first things we plan to add back in. Finally, I personally want to say again that I appreciate all your assistance toward keeping operations safe at the Bend Airport. I recognize that we keep a tight schedule for opening the runway at 0700L and closing the runway precisely at 1900L, and I know that you all understand the necessity of doing that. Remember that the AWOS clock is the gold standard for time checks, and I promise you that we are checking it often these days to keep it accurately synchronized with the National Atomic Clock in order to eliminate any potential confusion. At each closing or opening, we also make VHF radio calls on the CTAF frequency 10 minutes prior to opening and closing the runway, five minutes before, and then broadcast twice when the runway is opened or closed. Thank you for planning appropriately so you can still meet your schedules and I appreciate again your patience while we work to complete this great project. A happy Memorial Day weekend to you all. Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com Tue May 29 13:55:38 2007 From: flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com (Michael Adler) Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:55:38 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Co-opa] FAA Policy Change Voids Many IFR GPS Units Message-ID: <20070529205538.32E8711D37@belvoir.belvoir.com> You have been sent this message from flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com as a courtesy of AVwebFlash (http://www.avweb.com). FAA Policy Change Voids Many IFR GPS Units May 24, 2007 By Chad Trautvetter, Editor In Chief Numerous previously IFR-certified GPS receivers might now be unapproved for flying many instrument procedures due to recent FAA policy changes, according to AOPA. On Thursday, the association said the FAA's Advisory Circular 90-100A (http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/5c94e4f44ba319a98625729c00612f37/$FILE/AC%2090-100A.pdf), issued in March, indicates that only three GPS models -- the Garmin 400, 500 and G1000 series -- are now legal. Other models made by Garmin, including the new GNS 480 WAAS receiver, as well as receivers manufactured by Chelton, Honeywell, Northstar, and Trimble are listed as "noncompliant (http://download.aopa.org/epilot/2007/070524gps-chart.pdf)," AOPA said. (Click here (http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs400/afs410/policy_guidance/media/AC90-100compliance.xls) for a more comprehensive compliance list.) AOPA said the the FAA has committed to work to resolve the pilot group's concerns over these policy changes. The action, as it now stands, means up to 26,000 GPS users no longer comply with a 1996 FAA policy that allows GPS to be used in lieu of ADF or DME. The entire article may be viewed at http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA_Policy_Change_Voids_Many_IFR_GPS_Units_195277-1.html (c) CLIENT_COPYRIGHT From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Jun 1 17:03:58 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:03:58 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Message-ID: Hello all, A wild rainstorm this afternoon at the Bend Airport, but the good thing is that the water will help keep the dust down for the next day or so. The runway is open for the weekend until Sunday night, and we'll hit it hard again next week. It's been a good week of work and you may notice that if you look at the south end of the runway, the grades of the new runway have now been built up to extend the extra 195 feet that we're building into the new runway. It looks good, if you don't mind my saying so. This will also be the last week that the VASI and REIL to Rwy 16 will be in service. We've gone as far as we can with them operating in the area of the new runway, but it's reached the point that we can't get it done unless we remove them. They will be shut down on Sunday night, June 10th, for good and then the equipment will be removed on an evening that week. Sorry we can't keep them operating, but I know you understand. Here's the schedule for next week. WEEKLY SCHEDULE June 3rd to June 8th DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA - won't be long until we're done in this area on the NE section of the Airport. CRUSH 6?-0 & 4?-0 ROCK FOR RUNWAY EMBANKMENT - this may be our last week of daytime rock crushing. NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT AND SHOULDER FILLS FINAL PREP OF SUBBASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 BASE ROCK - this means the subgrade should be complete within this week. SEWER MAIN AND MANHOLES(EPIC AIR SOUTH) - more than 2/3 of the way complete with this piece of the work. INSTALL WATER MAIN AS A BACK-UP That's it for now. My best to all, and have a great weekend, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Jun 8 11:23:37 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 11:23:37 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - VASI/REIL Rwy 16 and Runway Schedule Message-ID: Hello all and Happy Friday, The work goes on. Runway shoulders are starting to take shape, the subgrade is complete south of the VASI, and the sewer line utility relocation is almost complete with a good part of it already live. I have attached the schedule for the coming week on the runway project for your information. Also, you will notice that the VASI and the REIL on Runway 16 have been decommissioned as of today and are no longer in service. A local NOTAM has been issued to this effect. DAY SHIFT: Build Grade in Terrain Obstruction Area Crush rock for runway embankment NIGHT SHIFT: Continue placing runway embankment and shoulder fills Final prep of subbase prior to placing base rock Finish sewer main and manholes south of Epic Air Hot tap 12" water main locations (2) Install water main Cut grade on north end of project Best regards and have a good weekend, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Jun 13 11:44:37 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:44:37 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Appreciation Day Message-ID: To all friends of the Bend Municipal Airport, Here's a quick reminder that this weekend, on Saturday, June 16th, we will hold our annual Airport Appreciation Day at the Bend Municipal Airport. This year's festivities, which will be a happening affair between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., are being feted by our own fine FBO, Professional Air. Activities will include: 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast by our own Cafe 3456 and Chef Dave 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Hamburger and Hot Dog BBQ by Cafe 3456 10:00 - 10:15 Model Aircraft flight display (please note that the runway will be NOTAM'd closed between 1000-1030L for this demonstration) 12:30 - 12:45 Model Aircraft flight display (please note that the runway will be NOTAM'd closed between 1230-1300L for this demonstration) Static displays include a US Army Blackhawk helicopter, a Viet Nam era Huey helicopter, and the actual Waco biplane used for the original Indiana Jones movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Of course, we will have our own great tenants, Epic and Columbia Aircraft, displaying their amazing creations for view. Possible surprise appearances may include a vintage DC3 and Beech 18, along with a US Coast Guard Dauphin helicopter. Come on out and see for your self, or better yet, bring your own vintage aircraft for display! There will also be airplane, helicopter, and glider rides available at a nominal cost. Check in with Professional Air when you get here. Finally, Butch Roberts from Professional Air will once again offer his famous "Wheel of Fortune." Everybody wins, with prizes for all. Bring your kids and take home something to remember this fun event. After all, we only do this once a year. I look forward to seeing you all out here. Tell your friends and neighbors and let's celebrate! Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Sat Jun 16 09:10:49 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:10:49 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Runway Schedule Message-ID: Hello all, A good week of work on the runway shoulders this last week and on the runway subgrade at the north end of the runway. Alas, the VASI and REIL on Rwy 16 are gone now, but it just means we're getting one step closer to getting the runway itself completed. We did have a blip over the last week that I should let you know about, however. We have been particularly sensitive about noise surrounding this nighttime project since we started, and we've monitored the noise throughout the course of the project. Still, it's pretty tough to do such a big project and not create some noise. Though we've only had four separate noise complaints in the two and a half months that we've been working nights, that's still four too many. These last few weeks, as we've worked on the trenches for the utility corridor, we unfortunately ran into some hard rock that required more pneumatic rock hammering than we would have liked, and it reached the point of unacceptable last week. At this point, we are rearranging some of the schedule so we can do the hammering that is outside of the runway safety area in the daytime and still focus on the rest of the work at night. We are still on schedule and still moving ahead. I'll keep you apprised as we press forward, of course. Here's the schedule for the coming week: WEEKLY SCHEDULE June 17th to June 22nd DAY SHIFT: INSTALL SEWER MAIN AND WATER MAIN BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA at north of runway CRUSH 4?-0 ROCK FOR RUNWAY EMBANKMENT HOT TAP WATER MAIN NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT AND SHOULDER FILLS FINAL PREP OF SUBBASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 BASE PREP TEMP. TAXIWAY A-6 My best to all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Sun Jun 17 21:35:55 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:35:55 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Update #14 Message-ID: Hello all, Here are the latest goings-on at the Bend Airport. My best to you all. Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 (See attached file: Bend Airport Update #14 - 6-07.doc) June 17, 2007 Airport Update #14 Friends and Tenants of the Bend Municipal Airport: As we race headlong into the summer season, perhaps you?re off to exotic, faraway vacations. Here at the Bend Airport, summer means we?re racing headlong into the future, with the construction season in full swing. Our biggest project, the runway relocation construction project, continues on track, with a number of other projects also headed for completion this summer. Here?s the latest and my best to you all. CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE RUNWAY 16/34 RELOCATION PROJECT: I?m pleased to say that after almost three months of construction, we are still on schedule for an October, 2007 opening. If you?ve followed the weekly updates, then you know much of the pace thus far, but here?s a short recap. As of today, we are about a week away from having the entire subgrade of the runway complete, with the exception of the existing Columbia and Epic taxiways. The VASI and REIL for Runway 16 are gone now, and the area around them has been cleared and excavated. Preliminary work has been completed to prepare temporary taxiways for Epic and Columbia, and those will be completed a little later in the schedule. You probably also noticed the work on the shoulders of the new runway, leaving a ?hollowed out? and well-defined outline of the new runway itself, including the additional 195 feet of runway being added at the south end. Completion of the subgrade is significant because it means we are just about ready to start laying subbase rock as the first real course of the new runway. The subbase consists of 13? of 4? minus material that will form the foundation for the 30,000 pound weight capacity (single wheel) we?ve designed into the new runway, and it will be followed by 6? of 1-1/2? minus base rock and 3? of asphalt. If all goes well, we should be laying asphalt by September, which really isn?t that far away, folks! The existing instrument procedures for Runway 16 have already been remapped for the new runway and the FAA flight check is being coordinated now. WAAS straight in procedures for both Runway 16 and Runway 34 are being developed for publication at the December charting date, shortly after opening. Other work on the runway includes sewer, gas, and water utilities which are being placed well east of the new runway and clear of the location identified for the new eastside taxiway, which is scheduled (and funded) for construction in 2009. This week, we will finish the sewer line and should complete the main portion of the water line, with the gas line to follow in the next few weeks. We did run into one hitch with this work, however, and that has to do with noise. While we have been generally successful in mitigating the noise of most of our effort in this night time construction project, you all know that we live in a pretty rocky world around the Bend Airport. We blasted most of the rock we needed to remove, but there are a few areas that have required pneumatic hammering to clear. Unfortunately, that makes a lot of noise, and as you might guess, we did receive some complaints. There weren?t many, but they had valid concerns, and we?ve been told to find daytime solutions to the rock hammering. We think we?ve come up with an acceptable approach, and it means you?ll see and hear some of that work during daytime operations in the coming weeks. I will warn you now that there may have to be a few daytime shutdowns for critical pieces of the work, but we?ll plan them as far in advance as possible and let you know. Other than the utilities, we have some work to do at the north end of the runway in the runway safety area which will require a displacement of the threshold by approximately 400?. In preparation for this work, we will be constructing a new temporary taxiway connector at the north end as well. More to come as we get closer to this work. That?s it for the construction project, at least for now. The project is going very well, is on schedule, and there haven?t been any surprises to throw us off our budget. Hats off to our contractor, Knife River, and our engineer, David Evans & Associates, for working so hard to keep it that way. FAA GRANT FOR $3.819 MILLION: Everything I just discussed above would come screeching to a halt if it weren?t for our friends at the FAA (yes, the FAA Airports Division really is our friend). They see this project as a top priority for the region and they have ?shown us the money? once again to prove it. Following the $3.435 Million we received last year, they have offered (and the Bend City Council has accepted) a grant for $3.819 Million for the second phase of construction of the runway project. While we expected a grant this year, it wasn?t until the day of the offer that we learned they found an extra $500,000 to from elsewhere in the region to put in our grant! This is great news, as that puts us over the top to ensure the financial ability to complete the runway in this construction season, as we have planned. We?ll still need some additional funding to complete the ancillary pieces of the runway project, such as the REILs and PAPIs, but we have enough to get the runway itself open in October. So it?s full steam ahead, as they say! MAINTENANCE WORKER FOR BEND AIRPORT: I?m very pleased to report that the City Budget Committee has recommended and the City Council has approved a half-time maintenance worker for the Airport in the coming budget biennium. I?m excited about this because this addition, which could come as early as this fall, will allow us to improve what I feel has been unfortunate and dismal response times for some of the maintenance needs at the Airport. Weeding, pavement sweeping, and repairs currently are all done by contractors who often have much bigger jobs and higher priorities than the Bend Airport. Having a maintenance worker will allow us to rectify this. I?m excited, too, because this will also give us the opportunity to establish a regular maintenance program at the Airport. If you want to know the truth, this additional half time staff member will actually cost us less than we now spend on contract maintenance! PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE: While it?s unfortunate the Oregon Department of Aviation has had to put their pavement maintenance program on hold for this summer, pushing a good project here at the Bend Airport back a summer, we?ve found a bit of work that we can do ourselves. You won?t see anything spectacular from it, but we will fill a few potholes and fix a couple of standing pavement issues on the Airport within the next couple of weeks. We?ll have to wait for the rest of it until next summer, however. WESTSIDE AIRPORT ENTRANCE: Surprise! If you came to the Airport Appreciation Day this last Saturday, you might have noticed the new landscaping at the entrance to the Airport. Thanks to Brandon at Alpine Landscape Design for doing this work and for helping us spruce up the entrance for our annual event. We are also in the process of procuring a sign permit for an entryway sign at the Airport and have a solid design that we think you?ll like. If all goes well, you should see a real honest-to-golly welcome sign at the Bend Airport within the next few weeks. It?s about time, don?t you think, after 65 years of flying incognito?! FUEL FARM TRASH: Have you ever noticed all the old concrete, fence posts and fencing, and the old Chevron sign out by the self-service Fuel Farm? Well, look again, because it?s all gone now! Thanks to Roger of NW Premiere Builders for helping out and removing all this trash. 6200 pounds of trash went to the dump and 1700 pounds of scrap steel was taken from the site and recycled, so it?s all gone now! WATER MASTER PLANNING/THIRD AIRPORT WELL: We?re reaching the final stage in digging the third well on the southeast corner of the Airport, and I hear that it should be completed within the next month. The wellhouse itself should be out for bid soon and will be constructed this summer, completing this project in entirety before the fall. Similarly, the Airport Water Master Plan is pressing forward as planned and should be completed within the next couple of months. DEVELOPMENT EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT: Sometimes things move quickly?and sometimes they don?t. We?re still moving forward, and I do have at least some promising news. As I mentioned in my last update, the FAA has specified that we needed to complete an Environmental Assessment (EA) prior to beginning construction on the east side development, and additionally for the eastside parallel taxiway. We?ve completed the Scope of Services with our consultant and developed an acceptable fee for the project, and we are going to City Council this Wednesday to seek approval of our financing plan for the project. The FAA has agreed to pay a major portion of the cost, so we hope to begin work as soon as we have approval for the funding. The EA is anticipated to take approximately six months, during which the Master Developer will work to complete their design and prepare to begin infrastructure construction. Please know that this is the #1 project on my priority list in addition to the new runway construction. SOLAR POWER AT THE AIRPORT: Our own City Council approved the plan to move forward toward placing solar panels on the Airport in an effort to reduce electricity usage. Sun Energy Power is currently in the design process for this work and with any luck, we could have something in place at both the north and south ends of the Airport within the next few months. Stay tuned. GENERAL AIRPORT APPRECIATION DAY: It?s come and gone, now, but a big thanks to Butch Roberts and Professional Air for shepherding the annual Airport Appreciation Day this last Saturday. We had a number of good displays, including a vintage Huey helicopter and a current model UH-60 Blackhawk, and Gary Miller from the Oregon Pilots? Association did a fine job emceeing, as usual. Chef Dave and Caf? 3456 provided the food, and from the looks of all the happy faces, did a great job. The Bend Aero Modelers put on a fine demonstration, including a real live model jet aircraft demonstration. If you missed it this year, mark your calendar for the same weekend next year and be sure you come hungry! MOVING ON: It?s no secret, but I wanted you to hear it from me directly. I have been offered the position of Deputy Director of the Missoula International Airport in Missoula, MT. Though it has been one of the most difficult decisions of my professional career, I have decided to accept, and will depart the Bend Airport in mid-July. It?s a hard decision to leave after twelve years of making Bend my home. I?ve felt fortunate in having the good fortune to work with some wonderful organizations in my time here and with great people passionate about making this the town it is today. Missoula is a town much like Bend was before this recent growth spurt and, as a gem in the making, I look forward to participating in their growth as well. As I depart, I want to say that it has been a pleasure and an honor serving you all. I?ve been in the field of Airport development and aviation for a long time and I assure you that the Bend Airport is unique among General Aviation Airports. As an active aviation business park and as an economic engine for the community, it contributes in many ways to helping make Bend and Central Oregon so special. My sincere thanks go to the Bend City Council and the City of Bend staff over these past three years for the support and assistance in moving the Airport forward. My heartfelt hope is that the Airport will continue to receive the recognition and support it deserves. I would humbly offer to all of you to please remember that it?s your airport. Don?t forget the lesson of our own Dale Evans. Get involved, make your opinions heard, and make sure the Bend Municipal Airport becomes the Airport you want it to be. You can make a difference, as Dale proved to us all. To The Flight Shop and to Professional Air as the FBOs during my tenure, and to all the great businesses and tenants on the Airport, you have my thanks for great work done, for your counsel when I?ve needed it, and for the support you?ve offered. Good luck in your businesses and in your aviation futures. Finally, please know that in the coming final weeks I am still here, I will make every effort to make sure the current projects on the Airport continue without a hiccup, and that the City of Bend finds a pool of strong candidates for the position of Airport Manager, someone who could ?hit the ground running.? Perhaps you know someone who would fill that bill, or maybe it?s you! If so, now?s the time to get your hat in the ring. The position will close on July 6th, so don?t delay. You can access the job description for the position on the City of Bend website at www.ci.bend.or.us, under Job Openings on the left side of the page. I?ll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Guess that?s it for me, everyone. It?s been an honor to serve you these past three years. Fly safe out there and keep up all the great work. My best to every one of you. Airport six, out. Greg From ed at edendsley.com Tue Jun 19 10:37:55 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:37:55 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: From: ed endsley Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:19:29 -0800 To: Subject: Aviation Program Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, June 21, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Mike & Kathy Custard of Advanced Aviation will show the Titan 3/4 scale Mustang and describe their award winning kit builder assistance company. This program should not be missed. Check out their way cool website: http://www.advancedaviationinc.com Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Celebrate Summer Solstice at the Bend Airport! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Jun 19 16:06:21 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:06:21 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA June 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <4678616D.3020806@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the June 2007 newsletter ... the full PDF version is on the COOPA website. Mike Bond ----------------------------------------------------------------- CASCADE FLYER June 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 6 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: Just about any day at the airport is a good day, but last Saturday the 2007 Bend Airport Appreciation Day was a great one. We had a rocky patch planning the event this year, but in the end it all worked out. The proof was in all the smiling faces enjoying their outing to the airport. Many thanks to all those that helped out! Tim Proctor, the Redmond Tower Manager, was our guest speaker last month. We've heard his guiding voice for years and it was great to put a face to a voice and have time for a bit of chit-chat. Tim also gave us the bad news that the RDM radar project is running late. Even worse there are no plans to install a radar screen in the tower, only the approach controllers will have access to the radar data. This month our meeting will be on the normal schedule. Ed Endsley will provide the details about this month's speaker. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Calendar: 21 June - Monthly Meeting 23 June - Monthly Flyout 14 July - CO-99s Poker Run 19 July - Monthly Meeting 21 July - Monthly Flyout 16 August - Monthly Meeting 18 August - Monthly Flyout 20 September- Monthly Meeting 22 September- Monthly Flyout 18 October- Monthly Meeting 20 October- Monthly Flyout Web doings: The Central Oregon 99s will be hosting a Poker Run on July 14th. They will be flying to Madras, Prineville, Redmond and Bend airports before finishing up with a noon BBQ at Sunriver. Register by mail before July 10th. If you are interested there are more details on their web site: http://www.centraloregon99s.org/upcoming-events.php For other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Not everything that lands in my Inbox is good news. The sad news that just landed in there is that our Bend Airport Manager, Greg Phillips has taken another job. Greg will be moving up in the world to be Deputy Director at the Missoula International Airport in Montana. Maybe he can also grow some dental floss over there in his spare time. Progress at KBDN only came in fits and starts before Greg took the reins as Airport Manager. Since then it is hard to count the fine projects that he has shepherded to completion. New hangers, level aircraft parking, an AWOS, the Epic Aircraft factory, Cafe 3456, Nelson Road relocation end especially the new runway have all happened largely due to Greg's diligence at finding funding and then making things happen with it. Greg Phillips will be greatly missed and we wish him well in his new job. Random Thoughts: Most of my flying is purpose driven. Even when I am flying for pleasure it is usually with the goal of getting somewhere and usually there is a schedule involved. But sometimes you just have to fly with no destination, no timetable, just for the joy of it. June is usually a good month for it. Last winter was mild, but nothing beats a leisurely late spring flight. The chill of early spring is gone and the heat, smoke and dust of summer are not yet here. Warm but not hot and just a few bumps in the air. So last Sunday, rested from the hustle and bustle of the previous day's Airport Appreciation Day I just headed off in a south-easterly direction. Why to the SE? No good reason, other than to enjoy an area I had not flown over for a while. The scenery is not quite as dramatic as over the Cascades but the High Desert has its own beauty. The terrain is level and free of people and structures so the day calls for sweeping over the desert scrub at a low altitude to appreciate the textures of the earth. 10 thousand years ago Fort Rock was an island in the middle of a big lake, with native Indians visiting it for the good fishing. Now it looks like an abandoned fort guarding a sea of Rabbit Brush. No site seeing flight nearby is complete without a 360 around the big structure. Continuing on to the south I find myself flying over Summer Lake and the marsh surrounding it. In the mid- summer heat this area will be fairly turbulent but today the air is smooth. Last year's fire damage to Winter Ridge just to the west is clearly visible as my Cessna cruises by. I could just keep floating south past the California border but the Bend Airport runway closes at 7pm so it is time to head back up north. Along the ride back I'll swoop over the sand dunes east of Christmas Valley then over Horse Ridge and back to Bend and the ramp. What a great way to spend a lazy day! Sometimes flying is just about the flying. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Editors Note: Thanks to Don Wilfong for the photos from the May fly- out. Pendleton National Weather Service had an open house celebrating the 200th anniversary of the predecessor to NOAA, of which they are part ? Also, note the B-25 and the Doolittle Raiders memorial. June meeting: Plan to attend the Thursday, June 21, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Mike & Kathy Custard of Advanced Aviation will show the Titan 3/4 scale Mustang and describe their award winning kit builder assistance company. This program should not be missed. Check out their way cool website: http://www.advancedaviationinc.com Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Celebrate Summer Solstice at the Bend Airport! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!! August 25 OPA Convention in Albany, chaired by President-elect Joe Smith, Here are a few facts to entice early commitments to attend: Held in the middle of the three-day Albany Art & Air Fair, the OPA convention will cost members very little. A package for the full day, Saturday August 25, will include breakfast, lunch and the evening banquet with a guest speaker. The package for members will be $40, and banquet-only cost will be $30. Advance registration will be required for the banquet. Tent camping with an aircraft will be free, along with free admission to all events including OPA forums, free entertainment, and free transportation around the airport and to the adjoining fairgrounds. Mark your calendars now for a great event on August 25: the first OPA convention since 1992. Dave Martin, President, OPA The convention date coincides with our local Madras Airshow, but you can make it to both, weather permitting ? Oregon Flight Services for the 21st Century - FS21 FS21 is the latest step in modernizing and consolidating the flight service system. Since the time Lockheed Martin Corporation won the government contract and began providing flight services on October 5, 2005 until most recently, there has been little change in the manner in which pilot weather briefings were conducted. That process is finally changing. Flight Service Stations across the nation are in the process of either consolidating to the 3 Major Hubs located in Prescott, AZ; Fort Worth, TX; or Ashburn, VA; or they are being refitted with the new FS21 system. The Automated Flight Service Station located in McMinnville, Oregon (MMV AFSS) was founded in January of 1987 and on June 4, 2007 will cease operation. Services will be provided by the Western Service Area Hub located in Prescott, Arizona. Several of the Specialists the local pilots currently work with in Oregon will be the very same Specialists the pilots will work with in Arizona. Pilot weather briefings will still be provided on 1-800-WX-BRIEF (1-800-992-7433) and your call will be automatically directed to a briefer that specializes in your area. The current "866" phone number will no longer work after MMV AFSS has closed. There is NO CHANGE to the "INFLIGHT" Frequencies across the state or the manner in which pilots use them. Pilots will also be able to interact with the briefer using their home or office computer and the Pilot Web Portal. (www.afss.com) Web Portal features: ? A personal home page customized with selected weather products for your specific areas of interest. ? Access to the same weather products, NOTAMs, TFRs, and SUAs as your briefer. ? All applicable "Local" NOTAMs will be available; eliminating the need to call the out-of-state destination AFSS for additional information. ? A personal profile that can include your favorite flight plans, routine and emergency contact information and aircraft performance data. ? Links to other aviation information and events. Some New System Benefits: ? Enhanced safety by improved situational awareness between pilots and specialists. ? More personalized and efficient service (due, in part, to the pre-stored pilot provided profiles). ? Optional notification by e-mail or text message for hazardous weather and TFR alerts that impact your filed flight plan. (This will be a "future enhancement") AFTER JUNE 4th, 2007: ? Airport authorities will use a single exclusive toll-free NOTAM phone number that will route the caller to the appropriate Flight Data position for NOTAM formatting and dissemination. For NOTAMS, please call 1-877-4-US-NTMS (1-877-487-6867). ? A separate phone number for automated Telephone information Briefing Service (TIBS) is provided. For TIBS, please call 1-877-4-TIBS-WX (1-877-484-2799). ? Pilots wanting IFR or Special VFR clearances or to cancel an open VFR Flight Plan by telephone will now have a single exclusive phone number to use anywhere in the nation. For CLEARANCES or CANCELATIONS, please call 1-888-766-8267. We will still be dedicated to providing the very best service to the aviation community in Oregon even though our physical location has changed. We will personally miss Oregon and the lives we have established here. Of the 18 remaining Professionals, 5 are destined for the Prescott Hub and 2 for the Fort Worth Hub. For the most part, the remaining will enjoy retirement in the Pacific Northwest. From the MMV AFSS Staff and Specialists Sent to EAA chapters, but a reminder of the Fly-Fest ?.. City of Eugene Mahlon Sweet Field 28855 Lockheed Drive Eugene, Oregon 97402 (541) 682-5430 (541) 682-6838 FAX www.eugeneairport.com June 7, 2007 Oregon EAA Chapters, We need your Help! The second annual Norwest Fly-Fest will be held this summer over the weekend of August 25, 26. We will have a full Airshow, featuring, Eddie Andreini, Doug Jardine, Kathy Hirtz, Dr. D, Bud Granley and Renny Price. Additionally we will offer over 20 Forums including presentations on Aviation Insurance, Garmin, LSA, aircraft fabric, metal and composite construction and many others. The Oregon Air and Space Museum will offer a full breakfast both Saturday and Sunday starting at 0830, before the show opens to the general public, and many GA vendors will be present offering everything from the latest avionics to tie-down systems. Two areas that will receive special attention are our LSA area featuring 6 or more LSA manufacturers and our Young Aviators area sponsored by the Lane Aviation Academy, NASA and others. There will be a larger EAA presence at this year's Fly-Fest and part of that will be an active Young Eagles program. We want to be able to offer as many young people as possible Young Eagle Flights during the event. With that goal in mind we need Young Eagle pilots to sign up for the event. The Young Eagle flights will be conducted from runway 34L/16R away from the Airshow to enhance safety and ease of operation. What we do not want to do is advertise Young Eagle flights heavily and then not have enough pilots to make it work. Young Eagle Pilots will receive a substantial fuel discount and free admission to the event. If any of your chapter members would like to sign up as a Fly-Fest Young Eagle pilot please have them go to our web site, www.norwestflyfest.com (Flying In page) and fill out a Young Eagle Pilot registration form. I encourage as many of your members as possible to attend the Fly-Fest and enjoy the local hospitality here in Eugene. We will not be able to offer on site camping as we had planned, it's just too big a hassle with the TSA, but rental cars and hotel shuttles are available at the terminal for those who plan to remain over night. Links to local hotels can be found on the web site. Thanks for your interest in the Norwest Fly-Fest and I hope to see you this summer. Sincerely, Phil Groshong, EAA 31 Phil Groshong GA Services Manager, EUG Fly-Fest Organizer 541 682-5063 COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Wed Jun 20 15:04:58 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:04:58 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] JUNE FLY-OUT Message-ID: <000d01c7b387$0ac3f600$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG: WE CHECKED WEATHER TO THE WEST FOR POSSIBLE PLACES TO FLY FOR OUR MONTHLY CO-OPA FLY-OUT... NOT GOOD....... SO.........CHECKED WEATHER TO THE EAST.............GREAT WEATHER..... PLAN IS TO FLY TO NAMPA, IDAHO THIS SAT. JUNE 23... "NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S67)" A PAVED 5000 FT RUNWAY..... THERE IS A CAFE ON THE FIELD...... WE WILL TOUR THE "WARHAWK AIR MUSEUM" WE HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND IT IS VERY INTERESTING... THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT INCLUDING A F-86 JET FIGHTER AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO SEE INCLUDING VEHICLES AND MEMORABILIA FROM WW-2. AND AN ON GOING VIDEO, FROM THE WAR YEARS, THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING. IT WILL BE QUITE WARM....TEMP FORECAST TO BE AROUND 90 DEGREES........SO.......IF WE COULD LEAVE HERE A LITTLE EARLY IT WOULD BE NICE........... WE HAVE BEEN MEETING AT PRO-AIR AT 0830 FOR A DEPARTURE AT 0900........WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MOVING THAT UP 1/2 HOUR ????????? WE CAN DISCUSS THIS AT THE POTLUCK/MEETING THURS EVENING....... IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS AS TO THE DEPARTURE TIME........ DON WILFONG dwnw at bendbroadband.com 541 389-1456 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Jun 22 12:01:22 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:01:22 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] FLY-OUT FUN Message-ID: <000801c7b4ff$b9f91f00$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG..........CO-OPA FLY-OUT IS SET FOR: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELONG TO CO-OPA TO PARTICIPATE..... SAT: JUNE 23 (TOMORROW) MEET AT PRO-AIR.......0830 FOR AN 0900 DEPARTURE DESTINATION: NAMPA, IDAHO.... NAMPA MUNICIPLE "S67" ELEVATION 2537' RUNWAY 5000' PAVED WATCH FOR TRAFFIC....BUSY ON WEEK-ENDS THERE IS A CAFE ON THE FIELD FOR LUNCH OR BREAKFAST EASY WALK WE WILL VISIT THE WARHAWK AIR MUSEUM (ON THE FIELD) EASY WALK VERY INTERESTING SELF SERVE 100LL IS AROUND $3.45 +/- (AT THE WEST END OF THE FIELD) NOT AT AV CENTER WHICH IS AROUND $4.00 +/- FORECAST TO BE CLOUDY IN BEND AND CLEAR IN NAMPA WITH TEMP IN NAMPA AT 84 (BETTER THAN THE 91 THAT WAS FORECAST EARLIER) TRY TO MAKE THIS ONE.........IT IS REALLY AN INTERESTING PLACE TO VISIT. DON WILFONG.....TEMP FLY-OUT CHAIR dwnw at bendbroadband.com 541 389-1456 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Jun 22 12:05:57 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:05:57 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: FLY-OUT FUN CORRECTION Message-ID: <001d01c7b500$5d6de8a0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> CORRECTION.................MEET AT PRO-AIR AT 0800 FOR 0830 DEPARTURE !!!!!! HEY GANG..........CO-OPA FLY-OUT IS SET FOR: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELONG TO CO-OPA TO PARTICIPATE..... SAT: JUNE 23 (TOMORROW) MEET AT PRO-AIR.......0830 FOR AN 0900 DEPARTURE DESTINATION: NAMPA, IDAHO.... NAMPA MUNICIPLE "S67" ELEVATION 2537' RUNWAY 5000' PAVED WATCH FOR TRAFFIC....BUSY ON WEEK-ENDS THERE IS A CAFE ON THE FIELD FOR LUNCH OR BREAKFAST EASY WALK WE WILL VISIT THE WARHAWK AIR MUSEUM (ON THE FIELD) EASY WALK VERY INTERESTING SELF SERVE 100LL IS AROUND $3.45 +/- (AT THE WEST END OF THE FIELD) NOT AT AV CENTER WHICH IS AROUND $4.00 +/- FORECAST TO BE CLOUDY IN BEND AND CLEAR IN NAMPA WITH TEMP IN NAMPA AT 84 (BETTER THAN THE 91 THAT WAS FORECAST EARLIER) TRY TO MAKE THIS ONE.........IT IS REALLY AN INTERESTING PLACE TO VISIT. DON WILFONG.....TEMP FLY-OUT CHAIR dwnw at bendbroadband.com 541 389-1456 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/862 - Release Date: 6/22/2007 3:04 PM From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Jun 22 12:34:32 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:34:32 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] FUEL IN NAMPA, IDAHO Message-ID: <000c01c7b504$5be43e90$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG............THE GUY THAT GAVE ME FUEL PRICES INCLUDE IN THE PRIOR E-MAILS WAS BEHIND THE TIMES........ I CALLED SOMEONE ELSE TO BE SURE......BELOW IS WHAT I FOUND OUT.... FUEL AT AV CENTER IS: $4.64 GAL. SELF SERVE AS OF THIS AFTERNOON THIS IS WHERE THE CAFE IS AND WHERE WE WILL PARK TO GO TO THE MUSEUM. (APPROX. MID FIELD) FUEL AT W. END OF AIRPORT IS $4.38 GAL SELF SERVE AS OF LAST NIGHT THIS IS AT THE OTHER END OF THE FIELD (WEST END OF FIELD) SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION DON WILFONG From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sun Jun 24 07:58:06 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:58:06 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: FUTURE PLACE FOR A FLY-OUT Message-ID: <001501c7b670$129908c0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG........THIS IS NOT ON OUR NORMAL FLY-OUT WEEK-END.......BUT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO MANY OF YOU........DON WILFONG NORWEST FLY-FEST EXPLORING AVIATION SECOND ANNUAL FLY-IN AND AIRSHOW !! AUGUST 25-26, 2007 @ EUGENE AIRPORT FLY-FEST Times 9 - 6 Saturday 9 - 4 Sunday Lowest price in Oregon for self-serve 100LL Deluxe Breakfast on both days from 08:30 to 10:00 AM Educational Forums for all interests Military, Certified, Light Sport and Kitplane displays Many general aviation vendors Visit them @ www.norwestflyfest.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/863 - Release Date: 6/23/2007 11:08 AM From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sun Jun 24 08:13:31 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:13:31 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] NORWEST FLY-FEST (MORE INFO) Message-ID: <000901c7b672$39ba0dd0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> MORE INFO ON THE NORWEST FLY-FEST IN EUGENE NEW THIS YEAR A full aerobatic airshow featuring Eddie Andreini, Kathy Hirtz, Dr. D, Doug Jardine, Renny Price, Bud Granley and many other terrific flying machines. You'll see military static displays and fly-bys. Oregon Air and Space Museum newly restored aircraft Saturday show and shine aircraft judging. Admission: $7.00 Adults, 17 and under FREE ! Manufacturers displays, avionics, aviation service vendors, great food, good friends and lots of family entertainment. Experimentals, Current and classic warbirds. EAA sponsored Young Eagle Flights www.norwestflyfest.com From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Jun 27 11:02:47 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:02:47 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction - Public Hearing July 2 Message-ID: Hello all, My best to you as summer starts to settle in. Still cool mornings for our construction around here, but we're still on schedule, still on budget, and the work is looking good. Should start putting some subbase material in place in the next week or so. I'm sending you this week's schedule (yes, I know it's Wednesday already, but I just got the formal update and thought you'd still want to see it), and I also want to let you know about a public hearing that is scheduled for July 2nd at 10:00 a.m. with the County Commissioners regarding the construction project. As you know, and as I wrote in my last Airport Update, we have been building this runway at night to minimize the impact to all of you and to maximize the operational hours of the existing runway. Of course, it's tough to do this construction work without making some noise and, though we've worked hard to address the few concerns that have been raised and the noise complaints that have come, we have been told by the Deschutes County Sheriff that the noise has engendered some complaints that have brought them to take action. As a result of that, we have prepared a request for a special operating permit with the County that requires a public hearing before the Commissioners. It is our intention to seek their approval so that we can continue to press forward in the tight construction schedule we have had since the beginning of this project, to ensure that we are prepared to open the runway, as we have planned, in October of this year. Failure to receive approval from the County could have a decidedly adverse impact on this project, possibly leading to a requirement to conduct the construction during daytime hours and necessitating the shutdown of the existing runway to do so. Clearly, that would be a disaster for the Airport and is an unacceptable resultant of this process. At the hearing on July 2nd, I would like to make sure our position is well represented in order to present our case and to fairly describe the potential impacts of a significant change to the schedule. There is, of course, the possibility that neighbors of the Airport will be present for this hearing. While we will be present to present our case and I have requested the particular presence of a number of key tenants I believe are most impacted by an adverse response to our request, I would invite any of you who would wish to be heard to come and be present for this meeting. July 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at the County Administration Building. Upstairs in the Commissioners' Boardroom, currently. See the attached notice sent out to local neighbors to the Airport within 1/4 mile. I don't mean to be alarmist with this message and in representing this issue, because I feel pretty strongly that we have a good case to make for approval of a Special Operating Permit. Still, I wanted you all to be aware of it and to offer you the chance to be present. My best to you all, (See attached file: BULLETIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SOP AIRPORT.doc) WEEKLY SCHEDULE June 25th to June 29th DAY SHIFT: INSTALL SEWER MAIN AND WATER MAIN BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA TEST SEWER AND WATER MAINS CHECK GRADES ON RUNWAY PRIOR TO ROCK PLACEMENT NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT FINAL PREP OF SUBBASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 BASE PREP TEMP. TAXIWAY A-6 Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Fri Jun 29 17:40:20 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:40:20 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] County Hearing 7/2 at 10:00 a.m. Message-ID: To all tenants and friends of the Bend Municipal Airport, Just a reminder that there will be a hearing with the Deschutes County Commission this coming Monday, July 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. regarding the City's request to continue night time construction on the new Bend runway. The meeting will be at the County Administrative Building at 1130 NW Harriman Street in downtown Bend (the building where you drop your ballots when you vote). As I mentioned in my last note, this meeting will offer an opportunity to voice your position on whether the runway construction work should continue to be conducted at night. The alternative to night time construction would be to construct the project in the daytime hours. If you cannot attend the meeting, I have been advised that it is permissible to submit written testimony to the Commission. I assume that would include sending testimony directly via letter or email to the Commission members themselves. I have been advised that I may also receive and submit written testimony. If you cannot make the meeting and would like to submit testimony for me to enter into the record, please feel free to send same to me via this email, not later than Monday morning at 0800 hrs. I will make sure your testimony gets to the Commission. My best regards to you all. I will update you immediately following the hearing, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Jul 2 17:43:24 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:43:24 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Construction starts again next week Message-ID: Hello all, To everyone who supported our efforts to convey the importance of the runway work at the Bend Airport and to allow continuance of the construction project at night, you have my thanks. In particular, to Dave Hice of Epic Aircraft, Bill Conklin of AirLife of Oregon, Travis Warthen and Doug Wetter of Leading Edge Aviation, Brandon Wilcox and a host of the great staff from Professional Air, Ron Wright and Terry Brewer of Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing, Steve Magidson, and Randy Potter, thank you for taking your time to come and testify. I'm pleased to report that we have been given approval from the County Board of Commissioners to continue with night time construction on the runway project. Given that we were waiting to hear the outcome of this hearing, and given that it's already a split week with the 4th of July on Wednesday, we have made a decision to remobilize during the days this week and to reinitiate night time work this coming Sunday night, July 8th. Thus, we have a surprise "open week" for operations at the Airport this week. I have canceled the NOTAM-D for the runway closure and runway will be open continuously until next Sunday, July 8th. At that time, we will once again apply the Sunday - Thursday night closure schedule we have had in place since April. We did consider the option of closing the runway each night just to maintain the routine we have established and to minimize confusion about open and closed hours on the Airport, but in the end that just seems way too silly. I'm happy to be able to open the runway for your use this week, days and nights, and I wish you all a happy 4th of July. We will be looking at the schedule in depth and finding where we can make up time potentially lost in the shuffle this past week, and I am confident that we will be able to stay on schedule for an October, 2007 runway opening. Thanks again to all of you for your support and patience. My best regards, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From gem at rellim.com Mon Jul 2 19:44:55 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:44:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Central Oregon 99s Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The CO99s asked me to remind everyone that their Poker Run will be this July 14th. If you wish to participate you need to sign up by the 10th. The Poker run will be in the morning before the thermals get rough and will be followed by a BBQ lunch at Sunriver. Sounds like good time will be had by all. The registration is on the website: www.centraloregon99s.org under the upcoming events section. Or you can contact Nancy for further info. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGibgq8KZibdeR3qURAr1NAJwLFsyOx1x+L+FeTUqjzEC1fe07PgCfRpBb Hnm1xALsPSx3ZY8g6yh1Nas= =4X2z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Tue Jul 3 17:01:42 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:01:42 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Central Oregon 99s Message-ID: Hello everyone, Stephanie Hartung asked if I could pass this forward, and I'm happy to do so. She says they will have over $1000 in prizes, so come on down and help the 99s out on the 14th. Best to all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 PS: Next time you come over to the west side of the Airport, see if you notice anything different... ----- Forwarded by Greg Phillips/Bend on 07/03/2007 04:55 PM ----- "Scott and Stephanie Hartung" To cc 07/02/2007 09:36 PM Subject Central Oregon 99s Hello Greg, We are having a Poker Run on July 14th. You may have seen the poster there at Pro-Air. Cards will be drawn at our 4 local airports (Bend, Madras, Prineville, Redmond), then the final card in Sunriver where a spot landing contest will be held, followed by a BBQ, awards and prizes. This is a fundraising event for our scholarship fund. Details are on the web site - www.centraloregon99s.org Thank you, Stephanie Hartung, Secretary, CO99s (See attached file: 99s Poker Run.pdf) From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Thu Jul 5 15:34:48 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:34:48 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - back on Schedule 7/8-13 Message-ID: Hello all, Well, we're back to work and full speed ahead on the runway in this hot, hot weather. Here is the schedule for next week's work, which will again assume a night time schedule from 1900 - 0700L, with all of the noisy work we can do in the daytime. I'm happy to report that the new water and sewer line have been fully brought into service and we're now beginning the process of extracting the abandoned old lines. The gas line relocation will begin at the end of this week and we should finish it in just over a week's time. At the noise hearing on Monday, one of the questions Commissioner Luke asked was what sacrifices the Airport and the Airport tenants have made in order to get this project done. Well, this coming week will bring one of those sacrifices, when we will relocate the threshold at the north end of the runway in order to remove the material in the existing Runway Safety Area in the daytime and begin to prepare the north runway taxiway tie-in for the new runway. The runway will be shortened by 400', with a new temporary taxiway A6 that will form the entrance to the new north end of the runway. This work will be completed by this coming Tuesday night, so when you wake up Wednesday morning, July 11th, you will find the runway length will be 4605' instead of 5005'. It will remain this way until the new runway opens. I know this is an inconvenience and I know it comes at the hottest time of the year. We'll work as quickly as possible to get the new runway open and get all this behind us. Thanks for your understanding and patience, WEEKLY SCHEDULE July 8th to July 13th DAY SHIFT: REMOVE WATER MAIN BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND EPIC BUILD GRADE IN TERRAIN OBSTRUCTION AREA TRENCH FOR GAS MAIN CHECK GRADES ON RUNWAY PRIOR TO ROCK PLACEMENT NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT FINAL PREP OF SUBBASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 BASE PREP TEMP. TAXIWAY A-6/ PAVE 7/9 IN THE A.M. STRIPING AND ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THRESHOLD RELOCATE ON 7/10 POSSIBLE PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED *** THRESHOLD WILL BE RELOCATED ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY July 11th *** Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From gem at rellim.com Mon Jul 9 00:05:52 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:05:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] 99s Looking for Poker Run Pilots! Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The Central Oregon 99s remind me that their Poker Run is just one week away, and they need more participants! They've got about $1000 worth of prizes to give away. Details and signup forms are here: http://www.centraloregon99s.org/upcoming-events.php RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGkd5Z8KZibdeR3qURAm90AKD2VPGmpwOFT5CrGLY9KmC+0xWP1QCgpYU7 aFyU26igGFUxIRcCCT1/E7M= =cpck -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Mon Jul 9 12:42:58 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:42:58 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Runway 16 Threshold Relocation Message-ID: Hello all, Just a reminder that we will relocate the threshold to Rwy 16 as of this Wednesday morning at 0700 Local, leaving the runway at 4,605' until the new runway opens in October. Last night, we paved the temporary taxiway connector at the north end of the runway which will define the new north end of the runway, and we will be relocating the runway threshold lights tonight and restriping Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning, the new runway threshold should be final and open. Thanks again for your patience. My best to you all, Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Tue Jul 10 15:39:30 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:39:30 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] JULY FLY-OUT FUN Message-ID: <001201c7c343$2e8790d0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG.........THIS IS A FUN EVENT..........BEST TO GO SAT AND COME BACK SUNDAY IF POSSIBLE I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE SAT NITE STEAK FEED BUT MEMBER STEVE WRIGHT HAS AND SAYS IT IS GREAT...........LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS TO WHAT YOU THINK.............. DON WILFONG dwnw at bendbroadband.com 2 0 0 7 SAT - SUN JUL 21 - 22 18th Annual Prospect Fly-In 64S Prospect State Airport Prospect, Oregon, USA Donation Hot dog feed Saturday noon. Big steak AND chicken BBQ Saturday evening, raffle to follow. 0600 breakfast Sunday (ham, eggs-to-order, hash browns, sausage, hot cakes, juice, etc.) served till 1000 hrs. Camp on field or call Prospect Hotel 1-800-944-6490 for lodging reservations ONLY. Contact: Guy Parker | flyguy6956 at earthlink.net | 541 560 4077 From GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us Wed Jul 11 18:36:47 2007 From: GPhillips at ci.bend.or.us (Greg Phillips) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:36:47 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Goodbye Message-ID: To my friends at the Bend Municipal Airport, Today is my last day at the Airport and I wanted to say goodbye and to wish you all well in your own adventures. It has been an honor to serve you these past three years. I also wanted to offer a few contacts for questions and issues that may come up between now and the time a new Airport manager is hired (by the end of August, I hope - there are 23 applicants for the position). If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the following individuals: 1. General contact or for routing to a specific person - Terri Shepherd (541) 330-4021 - tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us 2. Runway Construction ? Jeff Datwyler (541) 312-4913 Construction issues/coordination, noise complaints, FAA contact 3. Tenants/Eastside Development ? Eric Grindy 693-2152 Gina Kadow 693-2162 Maintenance issues, leases, tiedowns and hangars My best to you all. As always, may you find blue skies and tailwinds in every flight. Greg Phillips, C.M. Manager, Bend Municipal Airport PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 From gem at rellim.com Thu Jul 12 18:19:12 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:19:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Very Important Message from the CO 99s Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Bad news about this weekend's Poker Run from the CO 99s. The event is canceled. See below. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Morris Subject: Very Important Message from the CO 99s I am sorry to say that the Poker Run is being cancelled. We only had a very small number of planes and people that registered for it. With all of the food preparation, planning and prizes involved, we need a decent turnout to make it worthwhile. It's best to just try again at a later date. Right now we don't have a date, but plan on re-scheduling this event for the fall. Maybe people won't be so busy then, and it won't be so hot! Stephanie Hartung will be returning all the checks that she has received. We still have all of the those great prizes to give away, so we will be coming up with a new plan very soon. Nancy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGltMU8KZibdeR3qURAroYAKCVSSmXRhzBt40fp3vEwZKbIrf6HACfcvIc oKoI2vSJnhZxZICsFBvN+bE= =WJf6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Jul 13 08:39:03 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:39:03 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Jul 15-20 Message-ID: Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 Construction on the runway will continue Sunday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Following is the schedule for the week of July 15-20, 2007. DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE OFF NORTH END OF RUNWAY (16) TRENCH FOR GAS MAIN AND INSTALL GAS MAIN INSTALL STORM DRAINAGE ALONG EAST RUNWAY SHOULDER NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT FINAL PREP OF BASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 SUBASE PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Jul 17 01:32:34 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:32:34 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA July 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <469C7EA2.20406@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the July 2007 newsletter ... the full PDF version is on the COOPA website. Mike Bond ----------------------------------------------------------------- CASCADE FLYER July 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 7 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: We try to have a speaker every month for the meetings, but I do not remember any speaker bringing such a large show-and-tell item as last month. Many thanks to Mike Custard of Advanced Aviation for bringing by his 3/4 scale Titan Mustang. Mike told us how his company helps kit builders finish their kits. It was clear after his talk that Mike knows how to assemble airplanes. On Saturday our fly-out took us to the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa Idaho. There we got to see a real P- 51 and see how faithful the Titan kit is to the real thing. Both are impressive machines, but if you want to fly one of them right now only Mike's is for sale. This month our meeting will be on the normal schedule. Ed Endsley will provide the details about this month's speaker. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Calendar: 19 July - Monthly Meeting 21 July - Monthly Flyout 16 August - Monthly Meeting 18 August - Monthly Flyout 20 September- Monthly Meeting 22 September- Monthly Flyout 18 October- Monthly Meeting 20 October- Monthly Flyout 15 November- Monthly Meeting 17 November- Monthly Flyout Web doings: The Central Oregon 99s has cancelled their Poker Run on July 14th, due to poor response. They hope to reschedule for later in the summer. If you are interested there are more details on their web site: http://www.centraloregon99s.org/upcoming-events.php For chapter news and pointers to other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Summer is in full swing and there are no end of great events to check out before fall arrives. Particularly overloaded will be the weekend of August 25. As always will be the ever popular Central Oregon Airshow in Madras on Friday and Saturday. Last year they had an amazing stealth aircraft fly-by at dusk, who knows what they will cook up for this year. More details are on their website at: http://www.centraloregonairshow.org/ Also on the same days will be the OPA State Convention, and Northwest Art and Air Fair, at Albany airport on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They have some great speakers lined up for this year. You can register online at: http://www.nwartandair.org/ Rounding out the big weekend will be the NorWest FlyFest at Eugene Airport. Once again there are more details on the web at: http://www.norwestflyfest.com/ Random Thoughts:: How many of us remember to check our ELT every time we shut down? It hardly seems worth it, checking over and over again for something that never seems to matter. Last month, on returning to Bend Airport from the monthly fly-out I learned first hand how much it matters. Sometime early Saturday an ELT went off in the Central Oregon area. After the beacon had been transmitting for several hours, things started to escalate. NOAA operates satellite receivers to that detect ELT signals and can roughly determine the location of the source. This is called the Search And Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) System. So far in 2007 the SARSAT program has led to the rescues of 190 people. Over 5,500 people have been rescued in the US since the program began. NOAA triangulated the signal to the general vicinity of Central Oregon and called the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for the next step of a search and rescue mission. Up till now few had been much inconvenienced, but when the CAP received the call they swing into action. CAP dispatched a pilot in a 182 from Medford to fly to Bend to search from the air. They also dispatched a local crew of four in a Chevy Suburban loaded with radios. The ground crew headed up to the top of Pilot Butte and from there started a radio triangulation drill to home in the signal. By using directional antennas and by plotting the direction of the signal from several locations the CAP crew is able to narrow the search area to the vicinity of the Bend airport. Both the ground crew and the pilot in the 182 were able to converge at the Bend Airport around mid-afternoon. At this point you or I would have assumed the problem was an errant ELT, but the CAP crews are still worried that the signal may be from a downed aircraft near the airport. At this point their high-gain directional antennas became a liability. Any direction they are pointed in yields a strong signal. Yet they had to locate the exact source of the signal to determine whether the signal was a false alarm or a real emergency. The solution was good old-fashioned leg-work. The ground crew grabbed handheld radios and proceeded on foot. Even the handheld radios where swamped by the strong signal. So they removed the antennas from the radios and held the radios against their chest. Now their bodies were low gain directional antennas allowing them to continue to narrow their search. All the metal hangers and metal airplanes bounced, reflected and blocked the ELT transmissions so the final few hundred yards took almost an hour. In the end the alarm was determined to be a false one and emanating from a locked row of T-hangers along Powell Butte highway. Only then could the air search plane land as the search was now known not to be a rescue mission. The T-hangers were all locked and the city had no access to them. To complete their mission the CAP had to get the city to call the hanger tenants to come out and check their planes. I left the area at this time, so I do not know how long the CAP crew stayed or which hanger held the errant transmitter. Surely their vigil had a long time yet to go. I was very impressed by the CAP response. It is a great comfort to know that if my ELT trips because I need help that so many trained volunteers will be diligently sniffing the ether to find their way to me. On the flip side it was sad to know that such a dedicated group of unpaid volunteers had just wasted a beautiful day tracking down a simple mechanical glitch. As of 1 Feb 2009 the old analog 121.5MHz ELT system will be retired. The replacement 406MHz digital system will be a big improvement, but there will always be a need for volunteers to put their feet on the ground when the automated call for help is sent. So let's give them a break and check our ELTs every time we shutdown. Save the volunteers for when we really need them. Gary Miller MAY FLY-OUT... Due to an email glitch (my ISP decided Don's email was 'spam') this article did not arrive in time to accompany last month's photos ?.. however, here we go ?.. We gathered at Pro Air at about 0830 for a planned departure at 0900.. well the best laid plans etc. Gary Miller agreed to take Ed Endsley, Don Wilfong and Don's long time friend Fred Johnson from Idaho, David Dressler had his neighbor Mike Regan with him and Mike and Ann Bond showed up......as weather was checked and discussed. MAY FLY-OUT... continued Mike and Ann decided it might be quite turbulent for the return trip so they elected to go have breakfast here in Bend with the EAA group.......by the time the remaining two planes took on fuel and got ready to depart the clock had ticked way past the intended 0900 proposed departure time...but that was okay as we didn't have a schedule to meet so all was well...... The flight to Pendleton was pleasant and we all kept busy looking for the other aircraft (They were in radio contact and maintained altitude separation) but to our amazement we never caught sight of the other plane until it was on final at Pendleton. It is hard to understand how difficult it is to spot another plane sometimes. We checked into getting a car to drive to the weather station........but........it was decided that a walk would do us all good...so...we hoofed it over to the weather station.. It was quite interesting and they did serve "light" refreshments. The weather station was close to the B-25 display commemorating the fact that Pendleton was a training base for the crews that dropped bombs on Japan at the beginning of WW 2. On a previous fly-out we were there when they dedicated the memorial. By this time we were starved, as we had not had breakfast yet. A long walk back to the planes then on over to the airline terminal helped build our appetites...oooops......the cafe was closed so we hoofed it back to the planes and flew on back to Bend. We had a head wind but the flight was great. By this time we were really getting hungry so we all went to Cheerleaders and took care of the problem. This was a fun trip and it was enjoyable to ride with Gary.......he did notice that the addition of our fat bodies had a slight effect on takeoff and climb.....but.....his trusty steed was more than up to the task. Don Wilfong Don Wilfong GROUND-EFFECT VEHICLE PRODUCTION LAUNCHED Moller International has completed tooling for its M200G volantor, a small, "Jetson-like" two-passenger vehicle designed to take-off and land vertically. The M200G is saucer-shaped, about the size of a small automobile, and is intended for operation continuously about 10 feet above ground level. "It's the ultimate off- road vehicle, able to travel over any surface," claimed Dr. Paul Moller, CEO. He further claimed the M200G could speed up to 50 mph over a variety of terrain because the electronics keep the craft stabilized at no more than 10 feet altitude, where extra lift is obtained from operating near the ground. For more information, visit http://www.Moller.com. The M200X volantor has completed over two hundred successful test flights. It has been extensively hard-tooled so that derivatives not requiring FAA certification are now available. Recreational and utilitarian models include: Demonstrators for use over one's own property (M200D) Versions that operate within ground effect -- approximately 10 feet AGL (M200G) Experimental or homebuilt variants (M200E) Rescue configuration capable of docking with skyscrapers (Firefly 3) Depending on the number of orders received the prices could vary between $125,000 for the M200G to $450,000 for the Firefly 3. Information on potential military and/or para-military applications of the M200R and M200M are welcome. Interested parties should contact Bruce Calkins at bruce at moller.com, by phone at (530) 756-5086 by facsimile to (530) 756-5179. The June fly-out, another perspective Since you have already read Gary's 'President's Message', above, you may be way ahead of me ? So this was to be the first flight of N2123Q after a month in annual inspection, always a potentially interesting event. Our friendly FBO had asked if anything else was needed before delivering the plane back to our hangar on the Friday evening before the fly-out ? I asked for the tanks to be topped-off and was assured it would be done. Next morning, bright and early (for us!), we met at the Flight Shop and with only 2 planes, it was decided that Don Wilfong would fly with us to Nampa (S67) in our Cardinal RG. Preflight completed, we discover the tanks are almost empty, so taxi to the Cardlock to fill-up with 100LL. By this time Gary is already leaving ?.. Taxiing to RWY16, everything appears OK; then we start the run-up and hear an ELT transmitting, very loud. We flip the ELT panel reset and still the ELT continues to transmit. By this time there are a couple planes lined up behind us so we announce we will taxi down 16 to the first taxiway and exit while we fix the problem. We park by the north hangars and start to investigate ?.but cannot turn off the ELT. Since we can't fly with the ELT transmitting, we decide to disable it by removing the batteries, only to discover it requires a torx wrench, which my toolkit doesn't contain. Fortunately, being Saturday, there are several fellow plane owners outside nearby hangars, who offer to help. We finally open the ELT and remove the batteries. In total disbelief, we are still hearing the ELT on a handheld ?. with batteries in one hand and the empty ELT in the other. It seems obvious now, that there was also another ELT transmitting at the same time, but at that time we were incredulous ?! The conclusion reached was that maybe our ELT was not the one we heard at run-up and we would risk doing one pattern to see if we could differentiate between the signal strengths (the other getting weaker as we left the airport). The Cardinal's IO-360 is a little quirky on hot starts, since it tends to flood but it usually starts after a few blades ?. About now, I should mention we had a starter fail while at Salem, McNary Field on May 31st. We were incredibly lucky that the FBO Maintenance Manager used to own a Cardinal RG and had kept a new starter for it. He was able to install it and we returned to Bend that same afternoon, with the annual scheduled for the next Monday. Returning to the 'fly-out', this is the day we cannot restart, BEFORE THE BATTERY GIVES UP ? I guess the loading of start attempts as the starter was failing, then sitting in annual with battery-powered gear swings, then more attempted restarts, used whatever was left in the battery (new last year). Oh yeah, the 'new' starter is the original model that spins up slower than the Skytec we had previously ? We decided to have breakfast at Caf? 3456 and call it a day ??? I took the ELT home and exercised it repeatedly (at the prescribed FAR times) and it never failed to reset. Two days later I recharged the battery and so far, all is OK. Prolog: It turned out that the hangar containing the errant ELT that Gary reported was located very near RWY16 run-up. Should I feel foolish, careful or taken a different action? Mike Bond ????????????????????????????????????????? Reunion of past and present COOPA members _____________________________________________ Benjamin Franklin quotes: Here's a couple: He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas. Never confuse motion with action. COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From ed at edendsley.com Tue Jul 17 09:18:25 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:18:25 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, July 19, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Michael Honey of Redmond Air will be our honored guest speaker. http://www.redmondair.com In addition to describing the FBO management of a booming business at Roberts Field (RDM), Michael will share stories of his experiences with Evergreen Aviation in the middle east. This is sure to be a topical and interesting presentation. Mike's a very dynamic guy! Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Tue Jul 17 12:25:07 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:25:07 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] (no subject) Message-ID: <000801c7c8a8$2f4b3f70$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG.........A REMINDER TO PLAN YOUR WEEKEND WITH A FUN FLY-OUT TO PROSPECT. THIS IS AN ANUAL EVENT AND IS A LOT OF FUN... GET BACK TO NATURE......PLAN TO CAMP OVERNITE GREAT STEAK AND CHICKEN BARBEQUE AND BREAKFAST SUNDAY MORNING......... 0 7 SAT - SUN JUL 21 - 22 18th Annual Prospect Fly-In 64S Prospect State Airport Prospect, Oregon, USA Donation Hot dog feed Saturday noon. Big steak AND chicken BBQ Saturday evening, raffle to follow. 0600 breakfast Sunday (ham, eggs-to-order, hash browns, sausage, hot cakes, juice, etc.) served till 1000 hrs. Camp on field or call Prospect Hotel 1-800-944-6490 for lodging reservations ONLY. Contact: Guy Parker | flyguy6956 at earthlink.net | 541 560 4077 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Tue Jul 17 12:37:44 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:37:44 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] AirNav: 64S - Prospect State Airport Message-ID: <000501c7c8a9$f289e4e0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> http://www.airnav.com/airport/64S From Email at terrypickering.com Tue Jul 17 13:34:30 2007 From: Email at terrypickering.com (Terry Pickering) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:34:30 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] OPA 2007 State Convention References: Message-ID: <0F67EE2140D72E428948A19F08EFD5FD031462@sc430.CompuGroupInc.local> The correct web address for the OPA conference is www.oregonpilot.org/Convention2007 _____________ Terry Pickering From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Jul 19 08:41:44 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:41:44 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good Morning Everyone. It has been a productive week for runway construction at the Bend Airport. Construction continues weekly from Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. as well as some daytime work Monday through Friday. Following is the construction schedule for: WEEKLY SCHEDULE July 22nd to July 27th DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE OFF NORTH END OF RUNWAY (16) CRUSH 4?-0 ROCK TRENCH FOR GAS MAIN AND INSTALL GAS MAIN INSTALL STORM DRAINAGE ALONG EAST RUNWAY SHOULDER REMOVE ABANDONED SEWER AND GAS MAINS ALONG NEW RUNWAY SHOULDER (EAST SIDE) NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT FINAL PREP OF BASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 SUBASE PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED PLACE ROCK ON TEMP. TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) GAS COMPANY TO CUT GAS OVER TO NEW MAIN (MONDAY NIGHT) Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Jul 19 13:42:24 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:42:24 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Reminder Message-ID: Good Afternoon. As of July 11, the runway 16 threshold was relocated 400 feet south. Pavement markings and lighting have been modified in conjunction with this change and a temporary connector taxiway has been constructed to provide access to the relocated runway threshold. In addition, the 400 feet of unusable pavement north of the new threshold has been marked with chevrons. The reason for the threshold relocation is to separate aircraft operations from construction activities north of the runway. As construction equipment continues to work in this area, it is important that pilots remember to begin takeoff rolls at the relocated threshold and to land beyond the relocated threshold for all operations on runway 16. In addition, pilots should use the shortened runway length of 4,605 feet for all calculations and flight operations. For those of you who use the airport runway, please be aware of this relocation and refrain from using the chevroned areas. Thank you for helping us keep the Bend Airport a safe place to fly in and out of. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From gem at rellim.com Thu Jul 19 22:58:16 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:58:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Flyout to Prospect Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! This weekend we will flyout to the Prospect Airport for their 18th annual fly-in. Those that have attended before have all loved it. There will be a BBQ for Saturday lunch, a Steak and Chicken dinner on Saturday night and a pancake breakfast Sunday morning, plus other fun events. We already have one car and one plane going down for Saturday lunch and staying overnight. If you have the time at least fly on down for Saturday lunch with the rest of us. Contact me if you need further details. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGoE788KZibdeR3qURAg4FAJwPeVkp/k4sfxPleHCWaive7tCrVgCfSK0L Uh7nlUiz7T5Bus99rR1E6sU= =MS9b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Wed Jul 25 22:28:29 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:28:29 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] NORMA WILFONG Message-ID: <000f01c7cf45$ccf3a0c0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> SOME OF YOU ALREADY KNOW AND SOME DON'T THAT NORMA WILFONG HAD HER HIP REPLACED JULY 24..........THE SURGURY WAS A SUCCESS AND SHE IS RECOVERING NICELY........THEY ALREADY HAVE HAD HER OUT OF BED AND SHE WALKED A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE AID OF A WALKER... THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT, GOOD THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.........DON From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Jul 27 08:01:25 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:01:25 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good Morning Everyone. It has been another productive week for runway construction at the Bend Airport. Construction continues weekly from Sunday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. as well as some daytime work Monday through Friday. Following is the construction schedule for: July 29th to Aug. 3rd DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE OFF NORTH END OF RUNWAY (16) INSTALL STORM DRAINAGE ALONG EAST RUNWAY SHOULDER REMOVE ABANDONED SEWER AND GAS MAINS ALONG NEW RUNWAY SHOULDER (EAST SIDE) NIGHT SHIFT: CONTINUE PLACING RUNWAY EMBANKMENT FINAL PREP OF BASE PRIOR TO PLACING P-154 SUBASE PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED PLACE ROCK ON TEMP. TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Director Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From gem at rellim.com Tue Jul 31 09:58:21 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:58:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Fly-In Saturday @ Sunriver Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Stephanie Hartung from the 99s passes this on to us: 'Wings & Wheels' at Sunriver (S21) Saturday, August 4, 2007 8 AM - 4 PM FLY-IN OR DRIVE-IN FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH! CLASSIC & EXOTIC AIRPLANES & CARS ON DISPLAY Demonstrations, Exhibits and Rides! Food sale to benefit REALMS School RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGr2ow8KZibdeR3qURAkUIAKCSbqrMzr/i8XBd17eSfO91cZlzSgCg19q2 Oqd6UAwzMz4IIsg/KfGBVxU= =4+5b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Aug 2 10:13:18 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:13:18 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good Morning. Construction on the new runway continues at the Bend Airport from Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and some day time work Monday through Friday. Following is the schedule for the week of: Aug. 5th to Aug. 10th DAY SHIFT: BUILD GRADE OFF NORTH END OF RUNWAY (16)?Hammer rock REMOVE ABANDONED SEWER AND GAS MAINS ALONG NEW RUNWAY SHOULDER (EAST SIDE) NIGHT SHIFT: PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED PLACE ROCK ON TEMP. TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS UNDER NEW RUNWAY-CONCRETE ENCASSED BACKFILL GAS MAIN BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From gem at rellim.com Mon Aug 6 08:57:28 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 08:57:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Cherokee 180 flight Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Anyone with Cherokee time that can help this person out? RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Josh Clawson Subject: Cherokee 180 flight Mr. Miller, There is a student pilot here in Bend who recently purchased a Cherokee 180 and needs a pilot with some time in this airplane to fly it from Madras to Bend so he can train in it. Please forward this and have them call him direct: Chad Bethers, 541-788-2603. *He had to take the plane to Madras so the A&P there could install the right seat rudder and brake controls that'll allow him to use it for his flight training. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGt0Tr8KZibdeR3qURAmCzAJ4h3sMxYAaPDIkPmdPZKuTpORI6/gCeOoK5 +Ksb2/7d2+8ZNDZvRSH7ME4= =pVZ3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Aug 10 08:20:04 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:20:04 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good Morning. Construction on the new runway continues at the Bend Airport from Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and some day time work Monday through Friday. Following is the schedule for the week of: Aug. 12th. thru Aug. 17th DAY SHIFT: NIGHT SHIFT: PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED PLACE ROCK ON TEMP. TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) ** POSSIBLY PAVE TEMP. TAXI WAYS FOR EPIC AND COLUMBIA** INSTALL UNDERDRAINS Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Mon Aug 13 08:28:06 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:28:06 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Notice to Airport Tenants Message-ID: To the Tenants at the Bend Municipal Airport: Bend City Councilors have been receiving numerous complaints from homeowners living near the Deschutes River Canyon in the southwest area of Bend about aircraft flying low over their homes. Of course, when things like this happen, people want to enact laws and rules to prohibit the offending activity. Our understanding is that there are minimum altitudes. Please follow the rules, and allow some buffer above the minimums prior to this becoming a significant issue. We need all the support from the community and Bend City Council that we can get to keep the airport growing, funded and the valuable community resource that it is. We've come a long way over the last couple of years. Let's not mess it up now. Thank you for your cooperation and being a respectful and safe pilot. Bend Municipal Airport Interim Management Group Eric Grindy, CCIM Real Estate Manager City of Bend 541-693-2152 office phone egrindy at ci.bend.or.us 541-385-6676 fax 541-749-0308 cellular From flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com Mon Aug 13 11:28:28 2007 From: flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com (flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:28:28 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Low Fling Aircraft Message-ID: Mr. Grindy, I received a copy of your recent Notice to Airport Tenants regarding some low flying aircraft near the Deschutes River canyon southwest of Bend. I do not have any knowledge of such low flying aircraft. However, as you are probably aware, such matters are regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to the Federal Aviation Regulations. If any pilots are violating such regulations, this matter should be brought to the attention of the FAA for appropriate action. The Bend City Council should also be aware that there a number public and private airports in Central Oregon in addition to the Bend Municipal Airport. The aircraft that may be flying too low in the Deschutes River Canyon area could be flying from Redmond, Sunriver, Sisters, Prineville, or one of the various private airports in the area. In any event, it is not appropriate for the Bend City Council to consider this matter an issue related to the operation of the Bend Municipal Airport. This is a matter tha t should be handled by the FAA. Thank you for bringing this matter to the attention of the tenants of the Bend Airport. Michael Adler From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Aug 14 11:37:40 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:37:40 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA August 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <46C1F674.2000100@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the August 2007 newsletter ... the full PDF version is on the COOPA website. Mike Bond ------------------------------------------------------- CASCADE FLYER August 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 8 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: We sure scored a hit speaker in July. Michael Honey dropped by to speak to us. Mike's current job is managing Redmond Air (http://www.redmondair.com) near the base of the RDM tower. But that was not what he came to talk about. Mike regaled us with many tales about flying for Evergreen Air including first hand accounts of being in the center of many headline events while stationed in the Middle East. After a while the wear and tear on himself and his family was more than the rewards of the job so Mike took the quiet job in Redmond. Considering the number of cool projects he is working on their the pace of his life will soon be high again but he will be able to see his family everyday and live the CO lifestyle. This month our meeting will be on the normal schedule. Ed Endsley will provide the details about this month's speaker. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Calendar: 16 August - Monthly Meeting 18 August - Monthly Flyout 25 August - OPA Convention & Northwest Art and Air Fair, Albany 25 August - Central Oregon Airshow, Madras 20 September- Monthly Meeting 22 September- Monthly Flyout 18 October- Monthly Meeting 20 October- Monthly Flyout 15 November- Monthly Meeting 17 November- Monthly Flyout 20 December- Monthly Meeting 22 December- Monthly Flyout Web doings: For chapter news and pointers to other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Prepaid attendance numbers for the Oregon Pilots Association in Albany on 25 August have not been up to expectations. The OPA board has been calling the chapters to remind their membership to sign up in advance if they are planning to go. There will be lots of great things on the schedule so sign up and go if you can. Further information is on the Convention page at: http://www.oregonpilot.org/Convention2007 The OPA Convention is part of the larger Northwest Arts and Air Festival which runs Friday to Sunday. More information on that is available here: http://www.nwartandair.org/ Mike Grindy, with the City of Bend passed on this note to us: "Bend City Councilors have been receiving numerous complaints from homeowners living near the Deschutes River Canyon in the southwest area of Bend about aircraft flying low over their homes." We all know that the City has no jurisdiction over such matters. Still, there are practical considerations. The Councilors are like anyone else and do not like to get complained at. Rightly or wrongly, they might eventually feel the need to pass that aggravation on to us as airport users whether we are the cause or not. It always pays to be a good neighbor so let's be sensitive about that area. Let's fly friendly and remind other pilots to do the same. Sometimes it's the smoke ____ It is August; the weather is great; everyone else is taking it slow or already left town. So clearly my daughter figures it is time for Dad's Air Taxi service to get on the stick and ferry her to McCall Idaho to see one of her sorority sisters. My mission statement is to fly 2 hours from Bend to McCall, drop her off, and then leave. Like a good taxi driver. Only I do not really feel like burning all that avgas to get there, then round trip gas to return to Bend until the pickup on Monday, without getting anything out of the trip for myself. No problem I say to myself. The second weekend in August is the famed McCall Fly-In! I have been hearing rave reviews about this event for years from folks like the Bonds and the Leckliders and now I have the perfect excuse to attend. Sadly a quick google shows that the event has been canceled for this year, to return (hopefully) in 2008. No problem I say to myself. I have been hearing nothing but rave reviews about Lori MacNichol and her McCall Mountain/Canyon Flying Seminars. Lori is universally revered in Idaho for her instructional skills. Sadly a quick google shows they are sold out until 2008 : http://www.mountaincanyonflying.com/ No problem I say to myself. I have been to Johnson Creek before and there are other back country airstrips in the area with similar difficulty levels that I should have an easy time using. A quick refresher with the Fly Idaho book reminds me that Big Creek and Sulfur Creek airports suit my skill level and have just enough of civilization (hot food for sale) to suit my taste. Then Don Wilfong points me to the Johnson Creek webcam at: http://www.ruralnetwork.net/~yellowpinecm/. Nothing but smoke. Johnson Creek is out, but that was not on my list anyway. (As I write this the camera is now completely dead). No problem I say to myself. Idaho is a big place, how big can this fire be? So off we go to McCall with high expectations. The expectations dim a bit as we pass fly through the smoke from all the Oregon fires and then see smoke over the 8,000 foot ridges east of McCall. The smoke is mostly due east, from a fire just beyond Johnson Creek. No problem I say to myself. The smoke has been moving south for a few days and Big Creek is to the north. Chatting in the FBO with some helpful local pilots confirmed that my choice of destinations was a sound one given the current and forecast conditions. Then I saw the TFRs. Almost a solid wall of TFRs between myself and Big Creek. No problem I say to myself. A local pilot points out two safe paths in to me. One is simply to climb to 11,000, above the TFRs. The second is to fly around the TFRs by heading over the ridge tops directly to Yellow Pine and then doglegging to the Big Creek drainage and following it to the Big Creek Airport. So I head out early (at least for me) on Saturday. The plan works like a charm. A bit smoky, but the trip down the canyon is amazing. The river canyon is awesome in its beauty. In less than 45 minutes there is the 3,500 foot airstrip with several planes on the North end and a Seneca twin at the north end. As I circled down it was clear the river valley had a 1,500 foot ridge in the middle of it. The trick is to fly upwind over the runway, fly downwind (out of site of the airport) on the other side of the ridge, turn base around the north end of the ridge and land on the up-sloping ridge over the Seneca. Something funny about the Seneca, but time to check that out later. For the moment I can just enjoy the roll out on the magnificent canyon strip. At the top of the runway I am met by the caretaker, Dan, and led to a hearty country lunch. Now this is living well. But Dan has to spoil it a bit for me by telling the tale of the Seneca. The books says the strip is a one way strip, but the Seneca pilot thought landing downhill into a headwind was a better plan. Wrong. Near the end of the landing roll the pilot locked up his brakes tight. The tires cut ruts to the end of the runway but still the cliff rapidly approached. Fearing (rightly) that running off the cliff on the north end was a bad plan, the pilot intentionally ground looped his plane and stopped. Teetering over the edge. The plane was totalled, but the pilot was uninjured and hopefully much wiser for the experience. Big Creek is an idyllic mountain retreat perfect for a meal, or a day, and I enjoyed wandering the grounds and chatting with other pilots. All were describing how fun it was to land at these (to me) impossibly difficult canyon bottom airstrips and generally swapping bold plans and tall tales. As the day wore on, the visibility got worse and worse. Maybe down to just a few miles. No problem I say to myself. No one else is worried. A barbeque steak dinner awaits us, followed by a huge breakfast. Surely the smoke will lie down over night and the next morning will again be wonderfully clear. Only it wasn't, better but not clear. Even the hard cores started watching the sky and scaling back their plans for the day. No problem I say to myself. There are reports that it is easy to climb out of the smoke over us, swing around to the east of the smoke, and head to Sulfur Creek which has recently been reported as fairly clear. The wind that was now blowing the smoke to Big Creek should be blowing the smoke out of Sulfur Creek. Climbing out was easy, but not exactly fun. Even in the usually gentle morning air there is some turbulence around the ridges. Visibility is not much more than 5 miles and flying is now work instead of fun. Swinging to the east did not bring the expected improvement and Sulfur Creek looked just as miserable as Big Creek. Smoke was horizon to horizon with some tops above 14,000. Now I have a problem I say to myself. It seemed like, and fire charts later showed, that almost all the valley systems to the east of McCall are burned, burning or covered in smoke. Listening to the Forest Service pilots on Multicom told me that even they were bugging out. Time to call it quits and return to McCall. McCall was crisply clear, but looking back at the hills it now seemed like the smoke was no big deal. Just a few wisps over the ridgeline. Then over the course of the afternoon it got worse, and worse, and worse some more. The weather had unexpectedly turned much hotter and windier than forcast. The fire was boiling like crazy. Huge clouds of smoke along the eastern ridge from as far north, to as far south, as I could see. An immense swath of virgin wilderness consuming itself. Later that evening I ran into some of the seasoned back country pilots that had elected to stay at Big Creek after I left. They did not look as cocky as the day before. The smoke had proceeded to get worse and worse throughout the day. After dinner they had spotted a small opening in the smoke and taken the chance to get out. The stress of the wild ride out showed in their now deflated attitudes. In spite of the abrupt shortening of my back-country experience it really wet my appetite for more. All the hangar stories of the backcountry that I have endured do not seem like tall tales anymore. Shangri-La might just exist. With luck I can go back in better weather and enjoy a bit more of this incredible place. Gary Miller CESSNA SKYCATCHER There's no lack of interest in Cessna's new 162 Skycatcher. In just the first two days at Oshkosh alone, the company took 400 orders for the light sport aircraft. The airplane was selling for an introductory price of $109,500 at the show. It will go up to $111,500 later on. Cessna had drummed up interest last year at Oshkosh by showing off a proof-of-concept version of the airplane. So who's the typical buyer? According to Cessna officials, 80 percent of the buyers are flight schools/FBOs. The rest are private individuals who are downsizing from more expensive and complex aircraft, want to own their first new airplane, want to learn to fly, or want to inspire their children to take wing. In related news, Jack Pelton, chairman, president, and CEO of Cessna Aircraft, has joined the board of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association. JULY FLY-OUT... It is rumored that 2 planes from COOPA attended the Prospect Fly-in. Gary Miller, Steve Wright and Ed Endsley were there and possibly others? A visitor to Bend Muni I missed the final low pass as we were on downwind at the time, but hopefully Ed's photo will come out OK! Sentimental Journey was on display (and providing $425 rides), Monday to Friday last week. COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From gem at rellim.com Tue Aug 14 13:36:30 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:36:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA August 2007 newsletter In-Reply-To: <46C1F674.2000100@myexcel.com> References: <46C1F674.2000100@myexcel.com> Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo Mike! Looks good, in spite the thin content. Thanks, and sorry for the delay. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Mike Bond wrote: > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:37:40 -0700 > From: Mike Bond > To: CO-OPA members > Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA August 2007 newsletter > > Here is the text version of the August 2007 newsletter ... > the full PDF version is on the COOPA website. > > Mike Bond > ------------------------------------------------------- > > CASCADE FLYER August 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGwhJQ8KZibdeR3qURAsGZAKDQkKL5b9SLubvVMm+cWyvKDDfb3wCggpGb d5STSiVe2k4cBuhOwS49bXY= =jCOE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Tue Aug 14 17:26:52 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:26:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Bad news from the city follows. Here is the important part: "Effective Sunday, August 19, 2007 the hours of Airport operations will be from 6:00AM to 12:00 NOON (Sunday through Thursday), all day Friday and Saturday (local time). The Airport will be closed to all operations between the hours of 12:01 PM and 6:00AM the following morning, (Sunday through Thursday). This modified schedule is proposed to last for four weeks, or less, ..." RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:52:25 -0700 From: Andy Anderson To: Jeff Datwyler Subject: Bend Airport Closure Bend Municipal Airport (BDN) Dear Airport Users & Tenants: Important changes to Airport operations are needed to be implemented to ensure airport safety and continuation of the Runway Construction Project to meet the completion deadline of October 25, 2007. The runway construction project as originally packaged for construction bid, required a full airport closure during specific construction activities. "Anytime the contractor is within the Runway Object Free Zone (ROFZ) the Airport was required to be fully closed to operations." This requirement was modified to a "runway only" closure to allow for some airport operations to continue during those periods of construction in the ROFZ. Due to safety concerns, we regret to inform you that beginning today August 14, 2007 at 7:00PM and continuing for the duration of the Runway Construction Project, (when closed) the ENTIRE AIRPORT will be closed. NO OPERATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. Airport operation hours during the runway construction project have been scheduled to provide as much benefit to airport operation and business as possible while still allowing the contractor a sufficient block of time to perform construction in restricted conditions. That schedule has been that the Airport is open for operations each weekday (Monday through Friday) from 7:00AM until 7:00PM, and Saturday from 7:00AM through Sunday at 7:00PM. Additionally, modified hours of Airport operation are required to complete the runway construction project. Unanticipated developments have been encountered that have impacted the contractor?s ability to maintain construction activity to meet this schedule. The conditions of the noise permit required by Deschutes County for disruptive night-time construction have had a significant impact to the project schedule. Unanticipated conditions within the ROFZ have also had an impact on the project schedule. Effective Sunday, August 19, 2007 the hours of Airport operations will be from 6:00AM to 12:00 NOON (Sunday through Thursday), all day Friday and Saturday (local time). The Airport will be closed to all operations between the hours of 12:01 PM and 6:00AM the following morning, (Sunday through Thursday). This modified schedule is proposed to last for four weeks, or less, if the contractor can make significant progress with these longer windows of continuous production. We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption these changes will create for airport business, tenants, and users. We have tried to minimize this impact to date through the runway construction project, but have exhausted the options to keep the contractor able to perform under their contract. We also apologize for the timing of this notice. Prior closures were anticipated but avoided to keep the Airport in operation. This is for the long term benefit and viability of the Bend Municipal Airport, your businesses, and the community at large. Harold A. Anderson Bend City Manager Andy Anderson City Manager City of Bend Oregon PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 541-388-5501 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGwkhO8KZibdeR3qURAllcAKCqGdT3Yk39WhcR2Je4obSWeEm3IwCePdfJ 534CnBxJiL604rL5KINQE80= =Zuz8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From ed at edendsley.com Tue Aug 14 21:54:31 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:54:31 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, August 16, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Mr. Walter Klemperer, of the High Desert Soaring Club will be our featured speaker. What stories he has to tell!!! He was born into an aeronautical family. His father was an aviation innovator in the 1920s in Germany and later in the US. Mr. Klemperer soloed a glider at age 14 and has been active for over 50 years. He is now Chief Instructor (CFIG) for the club and has over 2000 tows logged. He also has commercial single and multi-engine ratings among many others. Come learn about one of the most fascinating aviation operations and their procedures on the Bend Airport. Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- -- From catacres at webformixair.com Wed Aug 15 06:43:29 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:43:29 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aircraft Washing Message-ID: <002301c7df42$437eaf80$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Greetings Fellow Pilots, Can any of you suggest an FBO or an individual who washes Aircraft for a reasonable fee? Thank you in advance, Richard 389-4523 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." --- Anais Nin From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Wed Aug 15 09:54:19 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:54:19 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Convention Message-ID: <002901c7df5c$ecd1b4a0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG...........PLEASE RESPOND TO HELEN IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO TO THE CONVENTION. DON WILFONG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Holman" To: "Don & Norma" Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:44 AM Subject: Convention > Hello Don, > > > I was wondering if anybody from your chapter will be attending the > convention? The business meeting to elect new officers, & other business > will be at 4pm on the 25th. > > Hope to see you. > > Helen > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/953 - Release Date: 8/14/2007 > 5:19 PM > > From gem at rellim.com Wed Aug 15 10:29:03 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:29:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure - UPDATE (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! More from the city about the airport closure. 21 hours notice for a public meeting seems a bit short... Shoot first, ask questions later? RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:53:15 -0700 From: Andy Anderson To: Andy Anderson Cc: Jeff Datwyler Subject: Re: Bend Airport Closure - UPDATE The purpose of this email is to inform everyone receiving the attached email below of a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, August 16, 2007, at 7:00 am at Cafe 3456, Bend Municipal Airport. This meeting is to address concerns raised by airport users and businesses relative to the proposed changes to hours of operation for the Bend Municipal Airport. The City of Bend and representatives from Knife River Construction will be present to facilitate discussion and explore options. Some recipients of this email have interpreted the stated closures below to be full closure of the Bend Municipal Airport. This is not what was meant. When closures are required for runway construction the entire airport will be closed for operations. This does not mean full closure 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The modified hours of operation stated in this email will be one of the agenda items discussed at the meeting tomorrow. Andy Anderson City Manager City of Bend Oregon PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 541-388-5501 Andy Anderson/Bend 08/14/2007 04:52 PM To Jeff Datwyler/Bend cc co-opa at rellim.com, co-opa at rellim.com Subject Bend Airport Closure Bend Municipal Airport (BDN) Dear Airport Users & Tenants: Important changes to Airport operations are needed to be implemented to ensure airport safety and continuation of the Runway Construction Project to meet the completion deadline of October 25, 2007. The runway construction project as originally packaged for construction bid, required a full airport closure during specific construction activities. "Anytime the contractor is within the Runway Object Free Zone (ROFZ) the Airport was required to be fully closed to operations." This requirement was modified to a "runway only" closure to allow for some airport operations to continue during those periods of construction in the ROFZ. Due to safety concerns, we regret to inform you that beginning today August 14, 2007 at 7:00PM and continuing for the duration of the Runway Construction Project, (when closed) the ENTIRE AIRPORT will be closed. NO OPERATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. Airport operation hours during the runway construction project have been scheduled to provide as much benefit to airport operation and business as possible while still allowing the contractor a sufficient block of time to perform construction in restricted conditions. That schedule has been that the Airport is open for operations each weekday (Monday through Friday) from 7:00AM until 7:00PM, and Saturday from 7:00AM through Sunday at 7:00PM. Additionally, modified hours of Airport operation are required to complete the runway construction project. Unanticipated developments have been encountered that have impacted the contractor?s ability to maintain construction activity to meet this schedule. The conditions of the noise permit required by Deschutes County for disruptive night-time construction have had a significant impact to the project schedule. Unanticipated conditions within the ROFZ have also had an impact on the project schedule. Effective Sunday, August 19, 2007 the hours of Airport operations will be from 6:00AM to 12:00 NOON (Sunday through Thursday), all day Friday and Saturday (local time). The Airport will be closed to all operations between the hours of 12:01 PM and 6:00AM the following morning, (Sunday through Thursday). This modified schedule is proposed to last for four weeks, or less, if the contractor can make significant progress with these longer windows of continuous production. We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption these changes will create for airport business, tenants, and users. We have tried to minimize this impact to date through the runway construction project, but have exhausted the options to keep the contractor able to perform under their contract. We also apologize for the timing of this notice. Prior closures were anticipated but avoided to keep the Airport in operation. This is for the long term benefit and viability of the Bend Municipal Airport, your businesses, and the community at large. Harold A. Anderson Bend City Manager Andy Anderson City Manager City of Bend Oregon PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 541-388-5501 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGwzfi8KZibdeR3qURAtfEAJ4oq9/BVWXWqYttplm17b289qiWAgCcDNve k59ril/5inKUfOFWwCfCEr0= =yesU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Wed Aug 15 12:16:22 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:16:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Airport CLosures Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mr. Anderson! Needless to say the scope of the new airport closures come as a shock to most of us airport users. Would it be possible for you, or a representative of yours, to attend the regularly scheduled monthly CO-OPA meeting this Thursday (16Aug) to discuss this? RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGw1EK8KZibdeR3qURAow4AKDaerHwtrp/IVGytl1ttS2Hsuq7EwCeLRuD jJvKuORbcWF7c7xMVRU/PZM= =dpE5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com Wed Aug 15 13:11:40 2007 From: flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com (flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:40 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Closure of Bend Airport Message-ID: As you know, yesterday we were informed of the decision by the City of Bend to close the Bend Airport Sunday through Thursday from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 AM for the "next four weeks." If you have any concerns or issues that you believe should be considered, I suggest that you send an e-mail to Andy Anderson, the Bend City Manager (AAnderson at ci.bend.or.us) and attend the meeting at Cafe 3456 tomorrow morning, August 16, at 7:00 AM. Michael Adler From gem at rellim.com Thu Aug 16 10:09:30 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:09:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Urgent Breaking News Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! We will have a full briefing at tonights meeting, but some of this information is critical if you plan on flying in the next few days. Andy Anderson, the Bend City Manager, held an emergency meeting at Cafe 3456 this morning. Complying with the county noise ordinance has seriously impacted the runway construction. If it is to complete this year then more work time has to be found. No matter what there will be real impact to the airport comunity, the only question is how to structure the pain. As of now (clearly subject to change) the new schedule is to have a full airport closure from 2pm to 7am, 7 days a week, starting this Sunday. Another meeting is scheduled to discuss this at 3pm Friday (17Aug) in the Bend City Council chambers. There have been numerous incidents of airplane operations during the airport closure times. Knife River is seriously concerned about the safety implications of these unauthorized operations. To attempt to get a handle on problems a Sheriff is now on duty during airport closures. He is getting the tail numbers of problem aircraft and forwarding those to the FAA. The FAA is taking action against the violators. We do not want anyone hurt, or even to get violated, so respect the closure rules. With the closure times in flux be double sure before using the airport. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGxITN8KZibdeR3qURAssvAKDm2A62a3MlmJh5PAcmOb9kYfJ2rQCgwDbl qSc9Xkha4fz7YI0G8o2Nwhc= =tgHs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From ed at edendsley.com Thu Aug 16 10:55:37 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:55:37 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure - UPDATE In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Re: Additional and Extensive Closing of The Bend Airport. These points and evaluation are my impressions of the Thursday 7AM meeting: The contractor, Knife River, cannot complete the work as bid. The contractor wants additional closures that will impose additional impacts on business and employment and in some cases destroy business on the field. This does not even consider the impact of Central Oregon business that travels through the airport to service regional commerce. The airport is fully as important to access in Central Oregon as highway 97 or 20. Airport tenants and users have already conceded substantial concessions with existing closures and are being held hostage. Further closure is a bad economic idea for the airport, the vitality of Central Oregon commerce, and employment. The contractor says they have been falling behind schedule for twenty days and we are given only two days notice that the city either has to close the airport or there's a whole list of consequences. Who was asleep at the switch? Make no mistake, we are being bullied. The results of this failure to perform will have lasting economic effects. One step forward and two, no, many steps back. This is killing the Golden Goose that's laying golden eggs. This is not a forward thinking solution to the great economic contribution that the Bend Municipal Airport makes to Central Oregon. Ed Endsley Past member of the Bend City Council Airport Ad Hoc Committee Board Member, Central Oregon chapter, Oregon Pilots Association Central Oregon Resident for thirty years. -- From: Andy Anderson Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:53:15 -0700 To: Andy Anderson Cc: co-opa at rellim.com, Jeff Datwyler Bcc: ed at edendsley.com Subject: Re: Bend Airport Closure - UPDATE The purpose of this email is to inform everyone receiving the attached email below of a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, August 16, 2007, at 7:00 am at Cafe 3456, Bend Municipal Airport. This meeting is to address concerns raised by airport users and businesses relative to the proposed changes to hours of operation for the Bend Municipal Airport. The City of Bend and representatives from Knife River Construction will be present to facilitate discussion and explore options. Some recipients of this email have interpreted the stated closures below to be full closure of the Bend Municipal Airport. This is not what was meant. When closures are required for runway construction the entire airport will be closed for operations. This does not mean full closure 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The modified hours of operation stated in this email will be one of the agenda items discussed at the meeting tomorrow. Andy Anderson City Manager City of Bend Oregon PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 541-388-5501 Andy Anderson/Bend 08/14/2007 04:52 PM To Jeff Datwyler/Bend cc co-opa at rellim.com, co-opa at rellim.com Subject Bend Airport Closure Bend Municipal Airport (BDN) Dear Airport Users & Tenants: Important changes to Airport operations are needed to be implemented to ensure airport safety and continuation of the Runway Construction Project to meet the completion deadline of October 25, 2007. The runway construction project as originally packaged for construction bid, required a full airport closure during specific construction activities. "Anytime the contractor is within the Runway Object Free Zone (ROFZ) the Airport was required to be fully closed to operations." This requirement was modified to a "runway only" closure to allow for some airport operations to continue during those periods of construction in the ROFZ. Due to safety concerns, we regret to inform you that beginning today August 14, 2007 at 7:00PM and continuing for the duration of the Runway Construction Project, (when closed) the ENTIRE AIRPORT will be closed. NO OPERATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. Airport operation hours during the runway construction project have been scheduled to provide as much benefit to airport operation and business as possible while still allowing the contractor a sufficient block of time to perform construction in restricted conditions. That schedule has been that the Airport is open for operations each weekday (Monday through Friday) from 7:00AM until 7:00PM, and Saturday from 7:00AM through Sunday at 7:00PM. Additionally, modified hours of Airport operation are required to complete the runway construction project. Unanticipated developments have been encountered that have impacted the contractor?s ability to maintain construction activity to meet this schedule. The conditions of the noise permit required by Deschutes County for disruptive night-time construction have had a significant impact to the project schedule. Unanticipated conditions within the ROFZ have also had an impact on the project schedule. Effective Sunday, August 19, 2007 the hours of Airport operations will be from 6:00AM to 12:00 NOON (Sunday through Thursday), all day Friday and Saturday (local time). The Airport will be closed to all operations between the hours of 12:01 PM and 6:00AM the following morning, (Sunday through Thursday). This modified schedule is proposed to last for four weeks, or less, if the contractor can make significant progress with these longer windows of continuous production. We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption these changes will create for airport business, tenants, and users. We have tried to minimize this impact to date through the runway construction project, but have exhausted the options to keep the contractor able to perform under their contract. We also apologize for the timing of this notice. Prior closures were anticipated but avoided to keep the Airport in operation. This is for the long term benefit and viability of the Bend Municipal Airport, your businesses, and the community at large. Harold A. Anderson Bend City Manager Andy Anderson City Manager City of Bend Oregon PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 541-388-5501 From gem at rellim.com Thu Aug 16 11:37:08 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:37:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Urgent Breaking News Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Looks like I misunderstood some details. A further clarification from the city below. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terri Shepherd Hi Gary. Just a bit of clarification. The meeting tomorrow will be held at Cafe 3456 like the one today and the proposed closure, at this time which is subject to being changed, will leave the airport open to operations from 6:00 a.m. to noon. Thanks -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGxJlZ8KZibdeR3qURAv97AKCFahVPUkyZI16fuWtCUgoK+5VEDgCg8sy2 o+uA5F7NJPSl5khpTp4FMCM= =Rj7D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com Fri Aug 17 17:09:39 2007 From: flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com (flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com) Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:09:39 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] New Airport Hours Message-ID: There was another meeting today at the airport regarding the construction problems and more temporary changes to the airport hours of operation. The new temporary airport hours, as I understand the situation now, will be from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM every day. It is my understanding that the news hours will be in effect this Sunday. Obviously, pilots need to confirm the hours of operation by obtaining all applicable NOTAMs through the FSS or the DUATS system. Many issues were discussed. One issue was the possibility of having the FAA approve the use of the current taxiway as a temporary runway. I think the probability of this being approved is close to zero. If approved, many changes would need to be made before the taxiway could be used as a runway. Knife River reported that some pilots have used the taxiway as a runway already during construction. Obviously, this is prohibited and would be a very serious FAR violation. There is a hearing before the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners currently scheduled on August 29 concerning the construction noise issue and a request by the City of Bend that the noise ordinance waiver be extended allowing rock hammer work after 10 PM until 12 AM or perhaps later. It is important that all concerned attend this hearing. If Knife River is unable to pave the new runway by October 25, it appears that they will not be able to pave the runway this year, and we may be left with the current runway in its current condition, which would have a very limited instrument approach. Be careful to comply with all NOTAMs and plan to attend the County hearing. Michael Adler From gem at rellim.com Fri Aug 17 20:55:55 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:55:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Breaking News Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! There was a meeting this afternoon at the airport with the city. The city has asked the county for a waiver of the noise rules so they can work further into the night and meet this years paving deadline on the new runway. The county will meet on 29 Aug at 10am to decide the matter. Plan to attend and show your support if you can. Until then Knife River needs extra working hours to stay on schedule. To give them some extra hours the airport will be closed from 4pm until 9am the following morning starting this Sunday. The closure will be seven days a week until 29 Aug. After the county has weighed in on the noise waiver new plans will be made. Until this crisis is over be extra careful to check NOTAMs for airport closure times. There will be inconvenience to all involed but the end result will be a beautiful new runway. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGxm3P8KZibdeR3qURAi5sAJ9fq8pgKE1Oje38cjMwDhEe/V8hKgCfUCG9 8RDZpsG2EN7V3fwmZpOFgws= =nzDi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Fri Aug 17 21:10:08 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:10:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] AUgust Fly-out Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! At last night's meeting we decided that the August "Fly-out" will be to the Central Oregon Airshow in Madras next Saturday. The day airshow will be from 1:30pm until 5:pm. Since the Bend airport will close at 4pm Saturday our main option will be by traveling by car. Let's all plan to meet at show center on Saturday and enjoy the show together. Some of us will also travel to the night airshow from 7:30pm to 10:00pm Friday. With the Bend Airport closures driving will be the main option for getting there. The night airshow has always been a real treat si=o make it if you can. You can find more details about the airshow on their website: http://www.centraloregonairshow.org/ RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGxnEj8KZibdeR3qURAnb/AJ9memC+xKDUHHSrjfl4Nb8tAL3snQCeJr6h LT/PwqnYYnfo0Dn974v66/Y= =mGBL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Mon Aug 20 13:35:33 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:35:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Urgent Breaking News (fwd) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mr. Anderson! Thank you for the quick response. I'll pass this along. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Andy Anderson wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:13:30 -0700 > From: Andy Anderson > To: Gary E. Miller > Cc: John Russell , > Jeff Datwyler , > Eric Grindy > Subject: Re: [Co-opa] Urgent Breaking News (fwd) > > The closure is sunday 4:00 pm through friday at 9:00 am. From friday > morning at 9:00 am until 4:00 pm on sunday afternoon the airport is open. > From sunday at 4:00 pm until friday at 9:00 am, the airport is open from > 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. > You can contact anyone at the e-mail above. > Andy > > > Andy Anderson > City Manager > City of Bend Oregon > PO Box 431 > Bend, OR 97709 > 541-388-5501 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGyfsY8KZibdeR3qURAi1iAKDZxUFpcRhdrqjngcsLalvSxcR3sQCgx2co SdwQwzfdcNJsec8ibw8O3Z4= =nTLh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Mon Aug 20 14:17:22 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:17:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Airport Closure Times Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The last closure statement from the city is still not exactly clear to some folks. Here is my understanding: Airport closed: 4pm Sunday to 9am Monday 4pm Monday to 9am Tuesday 4pm Tuesday to 9am Wednesday 4pm Wednesday to 9am Thursday 4pm Thursday to 9am Friday Open the rest of the time. At least until the county acts, or fails to act, on 29 Aug. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGygTk8KZibdeR3qURAushAJoDNlOUjfd+Fnfukm1DC58SFdWcQACdEPao uUWYW9zWfuL+XZ0odf+XOEc= =j2Ow -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Aug 21 15:59:02 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:59:02 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Trojan Horse Virus Message-ID: <46CB6E36.40105@myexcel.com> Hi Don, Thought you should know that forwarded email with all the cute animations probably contained the Trojan Horse Generic6.UMS and .UMU virus. My antivirus program did not pick it up when the email was opened but found it during a later system scan. The scan removed the 2 files the virus created but when I reopened the email later, the files returned in a different directory. I reopened and rescanned several times and the same thing kept happening. When I finally deleted the email, the files did not return, hence the 'probably' conclusion . A 'trojan horse' is designed to extract data from the infected computer and send it 'somewhere'. I had noticed unusual outgoing internet activity so was already suspicious. Incidentally, the email contains a lightly disguised russian link which includes a file 'warn.htm' which I found looking at the source code. Needless to say I did not try the link! Mike PS: Gary: FYI , the files are setup.exe, 444.93kB and ISSetup.dll, 539.27kB At one point, setup.exe renamed itself _is13B.exe From flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com Tue Aug 21 17:19:14 2007 From: flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com (flyingeagle at bendbroadband.com) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:19:14 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction Scedule Message-ID: Mr. Anderson, I attended both of the meetings last week concerning the construction schedule and the operating hours of the Bend Airport. At the end of the second meeting it was my understanding that the airport would be closed from 4 PM until 9 AM every day to allow Knife River additional time to complete the paving of the new runway by the end of October. Therefore I was surprised to see that the 9 AM to 4 PM operating hours are now in effect only 5 days per week. While I welcome the additional operating hours, I am concerned that Knife River apparently declined the opportunity to work on this project 7 days per week. I am therefore now assuming that Knife River has assured the City of Bend that they will be able to complete the paving by the end of October with the current operating schedule. It will not be acceptable to the businesses and individuals who use the airport to hear from Knife River that they are unable to complete the project when they have apparently now declined to take advantage of 2 additional days per week that were offered to them to complete the project in a timely manner. Michael Adler From gem at rellim.com Wed Aug 22 12:20:06 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Additional Closer at BDN Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! FYI. The City has proposed a night closure this Friday at KBDN. (That notice is at the bottom). Professional Air, and Epic Aircraft have objected. Professional Air is now hiring legal council. (That notice just below). My head is spinning. If anyone is planning on flying keep a watchful eye on the latest NOTAMs. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:51:35 -0700 From: Brandon Wilcox Subject: Re: Additional Closer at BDN To all, Professional Air has at this time hired legal council to represent us in the runway closure issues. If any of you wish to be involved please contact me at the number below. Best Regards, Brandon Wilcox General Manager/ Partner Professional Air 541-388-0019 www.proairservices.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Grindy Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Additional Closer at BDN Dear Tenants: With Labor Day Weekend approaching next weekend and the loss of one day of work for the holiday, Knife River has suggested that if we can close the Airport this Friday, August 24, 2007 at 4:00 PM until 2:00 AM Saturday morning (10 hours) they can accomplish a very important section of work. To date with the new construction hours of 4:00 PM to 9:00 AM they have made a lot of progress. We collectively thank you for your cooperation during this rough time. Please respond if you have a major problem with closing the Airport this coming Friday for 10 hours from 4:00 PM (consistent with the closure time this current week) The Airport will then be open from 2:00 AM Saturday until 4:00 PM on Sunday and continue on this same schedule at least until the Deschutes County hearing on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 when we hope to get additional night time hours beyond 10:00 PM to hammer rocks. Thank you for responding and once again thank you for your cooperation keeping the airport safe and adjusting to the limited hours of airport operations. Eric Grindy, CCIM Real Estate Manager City of Bend 541-693-2152 office phone egrindy at ci.bend.or.us 541-385-6676 fax 541-749-0308 cellular -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGzIxp8KZibdeR3qURAjoEAJ0WduuruC/BEt8b5jYo47XaWcjVPACg7XHu lCIL8ayFdh1ej/aKykJjsWQ= =InTt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Wed Aug 22 14:38:48 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:38:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] NO CLOSURE FRIDAY AUGUST 24 AT 4:00 PM (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! FYI, no closure this Friday. Details below. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:30:43 -0700 From: Eric Grindy Subject: NO CLOSURE FRIDAY AUGUST 24 AT 4:00 PM Thank you to those of you who responded to the question of whether we could close the Airport this Friday from 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM. After reading your comments, which ranged from, this is a good idea and won't impact operations too much, it's worth it to get it done--- to the other end of the spectrum --- it's not acceptable, whoever thought this up has no clue what is going on, we're filing an injunction......... we have made the decision NOT TO CLOSE THE AIRPORT ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 FROM 4:00 PM TO 2:00 AM. THE AIRPORT WILL OPEN FRIDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AM AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:00 PM. The current schedule will remain until the hearing at the County on August 29. Eric Grindy, CCIM Real Estate Manager City of Bend 541-693-2152 office phone egrindy at ci.bend.or.us 541-385-6676 fax 541-749-0308 cellular -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGzKzq8KZibdeR3qURAkeAAKCM1S0qmet0cgEE31xlt4Cvw29JMQCdHtyZ lP4Ql9LLst8hxuADgEG1ero= =W4GS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Thu Aug 23 13:54:17 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:54:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! FYI, Next week's contruction. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:41:42 -0700 From: Eric Grindy Subject: Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule WEEKLY SCHEDULE Aug. 26th. Thru Aug. 31st. DAY SHIFT: HAUL IN SUBBASE ROCK (P-154) NIGHT SHIFT: PLACEMENT OF P-154 ON THE RUNWAY SECTION PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM INSTALL 12? HDPE STORM PIPE ROCK SAW FOR PHONE LINE RE-ROUTE (SOUTH END) SUBGRADE NORTH END TAXIWAY (A-6) BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. Eric Grindy, CCIM Real Estate Manager City of Bend 541-693-2152 office phone egrindy at ci.bend.or.us 541-385-6676 fax 541-749-0308 cellular -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGzfP/8KZibdeR3qURApWcAJ9RNgB8cGL9iVBgDlyReHW86A6wHACgzqFg utcb1TfWL9BNJjLUAtLKo1g= =/Rj+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From ed at edendsley.com Fri Aug 24 08:27:29 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:27:29 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aircraft Noise Complaints Message-ID: Mr. Eric Grindy, Re: S.W. Bend aircraft noise complaints to the City of Bend. West Bend lies under a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument approach path to the Sunriver Airport. Many planes of all sizes use his approach over Bend to Sunriver, especially in summer, on weekends, and during special events like the recent "Traditions" golf tournament. The perception of "low flying" is affected by the size of the aircraft and its apparent noise. Aircraft from the Bend Airport avoid this area because of the Sunriver approach path. Aircraft using this corridor are at safe FAA mandated altitudes and follow very strict rules designed for the safety of the aircraft passengers and local residents. All aircraft will be operating at least one thousand feet above the ground in this area. The fire bombers based in Redmond often fly over bend in their efforts to control wildfire. They are large aircraft carrying heavy loads and do make a noise that I personally find reassuring since they are on the job protecting us. There is more noise of all types in Central Oregon including lawn mowers and traffic as the area grows. My sympathies are with everyone as I try to do my part to preserve the quality of life here. Pilots are very aware of noise abatement procedures and endeavor to be good neighbors. If there are incidents that represent deviations from federal law then they should be reported to the regulating agency, the FAA, for investigation. Note the time and date of the incident and the registration number on the aircraft in question. Respectfully, Ed Endsley Oregon Pilots Association Member Thirty year resident of Central Oregon -- From gem at rellim.com Wed Aug 29 12:48:47 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:48:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Great News, and a bit of Bad News. Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Great news: The Deschutes County Commissioners voted a 24 hour a day noise permit to Knife River for the airport construction project. Baney and Daly voted for, Luke against. Thanks to all the people that showed up and packed the hearing room to let the County know how important this is to all of us. No one spoke against the permit, although one gentleman asked for some compensation from the City and the City is negotitating. With that the City is now arranging for the airport to be open more this upcoming long weekend and during the week. Knife River will get to work longer at night and everyone should be a bit happier. Expect a notice from the City later today. Bad news: There is one troubling issue still outstanding. Pilots continue to bust, or try to bust, the runway closure. Hap Taylor mentioned 2 serious incidents just last Sunday where one airplane took off and another almost did after the closure. Hap is very concerned that somebody will get hurt and that this serious issue must be dealt with. The Taxiway may look free and clear but it is frequently used by the dirt trucks and so is very unsafe to use as an runway. Just having a Sheriff on site has not been sufficient and the City is going to further beef up enforcement. I have spoken to several transient pilots on the field and many are totally unaware of the closures. We need to step up and not only make ourselves aware of the shifting closures but reach out to other pilots and make sure they are aware as well. It would be a shame to get so close to a new runway and have a safety event shut down the project. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG1c2j8KZibdeR3qURAulFAJwMi0gBmpa0mYPWXoIqNDSy6soHuACfUHZD Sr0l7KQhjDoooJQJO+sj0Ng= =7xE3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Aug 30 08:12:19 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:12:19 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Hours Message-ID: Dear Airport Tenants: Beginning Thursday August 30, 2007, the Bend Airport will be open for flight operations under new hours per the following: Thursday August 30, 2007 Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday August 31, 2007 Open 7:00 AM through the weekend until Monday, September 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday September 1, 2007 Open 24 hours Sunday September 2, 2007 Open 24 hours Monday September 3, 2007 Open until 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thereafter, the Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM Thank you. Eric Grindy From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Aug 30 11:47:22 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:47:22 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Weekly Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good Morning. Construction on the new runway continues at the Bend Airport with some changes in the construction and airport operation hours. Following are the new hours of operation for the airport: Beginning Thursday August 30, 2007, the Bend Airport will be open for flight operations under new hours per the following: Thursday August 30, 2007 Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday August 31, 2007 Open 7:00 AM through the weekend until Monday, September 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday September 1, 2007 Open 24 hours Sunday September 2, 2007 Open 24 hours Monday September 3, 2007 Open until 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thereafter, the Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM And the airport construction schedule for the week of: Sept. 3rd to Sept. 7th DAY SHIFT: HAUL IN BASE ROCK (P-209) NIGHT SHIFT: FINAL PREP OF P-154 SUBASE ON THE ENTIRE RUNWAY SECTION PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS (WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM INSTALL 12? HDPE STORM PIPE (TAXIWAY A-6) SUBGRADE NORTH END TAXIWAY (A-6) BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. PLACE BASE ROCK (P-209) ON APPROVED SECTIONS OF RUNWAY CLEAR AND GRUB TAXIWAY A-1 Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Aug 31 15:34:06 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:34:06 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Notice Message-ID: Dear Tenants: Please be advised that in approximately 2 weeks, around September 10, 2007 the South threshold of the existing runway will be moved North 204 feet. This will be done to construct the new South taxiway connector, known as (A1). This threshold movement will make the existing runway 4,401 feet long and will remain this length until the new runway is open. Once again thank you for your consideration and patience through this difficult time. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Aug 31 16:43:22 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:43:22 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - Helicopters Message-ID: Dear Tenants: It has come to our attention that there might be some confusion regarding Leading Edge Aviation Helicopter Operations VS. the airport closures. Leading Edge confirmed with the Portland Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) operations inspector, Gary Burns, about operating out of their painted box labeled ?helicopter operations area? and he indicated they would not be violating any regulations if they conducted these operations while the airport is closed. Leading Edge continues to operate west of that helicopter operations area and avoid any personnel or equipment during these operations. The City's understanding, via observations corroborated by our consultants and contractors with regard to Leading Edge is that they have been doing a good job of only entering and exiting the area to/from the West. Please do not confuse this with the airport being closed. The hours going forward beginning Monday, September 6, 2007 for the airport to be open are 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM; from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM Sunday at 6:00 PM through Friday at 7:00 AM the Airport is Closed, exempting Leading Edge Aviation Helicopter Operations out of their "HELICOPTER OPERATIONS AREA". The airport will be open from Friday morning through Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday until 6:00 PM. Except this Labor Day weekend when the airport is open until Monday all day until 6:00 PM. Thank you. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Sep 6 15:50:29 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:50:29 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Message-ID: Good afternoon. Construction on the new runway continues at the Bend Airport with some changes in the construction and airport operation hours. Following are the new hours of operation for the airport: Beginning Thursday August 30, 2007, the Bend Airport will be open for flight operations under new hours per the following: Thursday August 30, 2007 Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday August 31, 2007 Open 7:00 AM through the weekend until Monday, September 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday September 1, 2007 Open 24 hours Sunday September 2, 2007 Open 24 hours Monday September 3, 2007 Open until 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thereafter, the Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM And the airport construction schedule for the week of: Sept. 9th to Sept. 14th DAY SHIFT: HAUL IN BASE ROCK (P-209) HAMMER OVERSIZE ROCK IN PREPARATION OF CRUSHING 4?-0 ROCK CRUSH ROCK ? POSSIBLE BY MID WEEK NIGHT SHIFT: *** RELOCATE 34 THRESHOLD ON MONDAY NIGHT *** PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS (WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. PLACE BASE ROCK (P-209) ON APPROVED SECTIONS OF RUNWAY CLEAR AND GRUB TAXIWAY A-1 Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From jomiller at cocc.edu Thu Sep 6 23:37:14 2007 From: jomiller at cocc.edu (John Miller, COCC Aviation Program) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 23:37:14 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Central Oregon Flying Club References: Message-ID: <00ed01c7f119$8767ed40$6401a8c0@D32C1> A non-profit Central Oregon Flying Club is being incorporated and they are in the process of searching for prospective members. The club would be open to pilots holding at least a private pilot certificate and interested in purchasing a Cessna 172, which they are in the process of buying. Please let me know if you are interested and I will pass you email on to the club founders so you can get more information and help with the formation of the club. John Miller From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Mon Sep 10 17:02:58 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:02:58 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Message-ID: Dear Tenants: This is a reminder that tonight, September 10, 2007 the south runway (34) threshold will be relocated 204 feet north to accommodate construction. The runway will be 4,401 feet in length from tonight forward. The construction is progressing nicely and paving is anticipated to be done just after the first of October. Thank you. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Sep 13 08:37:46 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:37:46 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure Notice Message-ID: Dear Tenants: Knife River Construction has just informed us that they need an additional 13 hours to complete some additional work with the cooler weather closing in so they can complete paving in time on the new runway. The work has been progressing satisfactorily, however, after discussions with the FAA construction manager today, they have determined that they need one additional shift of a full night to complete some additional work. Therefore, THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 THE AIRPORT WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT 6:00 PM UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM. THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT AT 6:00 PM. We are extremely sorry for this change and will do everything possible to limit any additional changes from the current schedule for the rest of the project. Thank you once again for your cooperation and understanding. Sincerely, Eric Grindy Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Sep 14 08:36:57 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:36:57 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good morning. Construction on the new runway continues to move forward at the Bend Airport with some changes in the construction and airport operation hours. Following are the new hours of operation for the airport: Beginning Thursday August 30, 2007, the Bend Airport will be open for flight operations under new hours per the following: Thursday August 30, 2007 Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday August 31, 2007 Open 7:00 AM through the weekend until Monday, September 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday September 1, 2007 Open 24 hours Sunday September 2, 2007 Open 24 hours Monday September 3, 2007 Open until 6:00 PM ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thereafter, the Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM Following is the airport construction schedule for the week of: Sept. 16th to Sept. 21st DAY SHIFT: HAUL IN BASE ROCK (P-209) CRUSH 4?-0 ROCK HAMMER OVERSIZE ROCK NIGHT SHIFT: PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS (WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. PLACE BASE ROCK (P-209) ON APPROVED SECTIONS OF RUNWAY PLACE P-154 ROCK AND P-209 ROCK ON ALL TAXIWAYS INSTALL PHONE CONDUIT ON SOUTH END OF RUNWAY Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Sep 14 10:14:32 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:14:32 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Bend Airport Construction Schedule-Revised Message-ID: Please see the revised information below regarding airport hours. Sorry about the confusion. Good morning. Construction on the new runway continues to move forward at the Bend Airport with some changes in the construction and airport operation hours. Except for this weekend, September 14-16th (excerpt from previous email) "THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 THE AIRPORT WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT 6:00 PM UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM. THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT AT 6:00 PM." Unless otherwise notified, the Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM Following is the airport construction schedule for the week of: Sept. 16th to Sept. 21st DAY SHIFT: HAUL IN BASE ROCK (P-209) CRUSH 4?-0 ROCK HAMMER OVERSIZE ROCK NIGHT SHIFT: PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS (WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. PLACE BASE ROCK (P-209) ON APPROVED SECTIONS OF RUNWAY PLACE P-154 ROCK AND P-209 ROCK ON ALL TAXIWAYS INSTALL PHONE CONDUIT ON SOUTH END OF RUNWAY Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From ed at edendsley.com Mon Sep 17 13:06:14 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:06:14 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, September 20, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Kyle Skidgel, Instructor at Professional Air, will be our honored guest speaker. http://www.proairservices.com Kyle Will be telling us about the world of flight instruction and sharing stories from the right seat. In her spare time she races jet cars and this last weekend achieved 270MPH over the quarter mile in six seconds with full afterburner... Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Sep 18 03:45:50 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:45:50 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA September Newsletter Message-ID: <46EFAC5E.6030008@myexcel.com> CASCADE FLYER September 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 9 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: Many thanks to Walter Klemperer, of the High Desert Soaring Club (HDSC), for being our speaker last month. Walter had some great stories to tell of his 50 years flying gliders and of his father being an aviation pioneer before him. Presently Walter is the Chief Instructor (CFIG) for the HDSC and it was good to hear that they are doing well. We all share the same field so learning a bit about the glider operations will help us share it safely and with a minimum hassle. This month our meeting will be on the normal schedule. Ed Endsley will provide the details about this month's speaker. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Calendar: 20 September- Monthly Meeting 22 September- Monthly Flyout 18 October- Monthly Meeting 20 October- Monthly Flyout 15 November- Monthly Meeting 17 November- Monthly Flyout 20 December- Monthly Meeting - XMAS Party 22 December- Monthly Flyout Web doings: For chapter news and pointers to other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas, the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Things have been moving fast, but not necessarily in a straight line, on the new runway construction project. My inbox, and probably yours, has been full of last minute closure notices for the Bend Airport. The last I heard the new runway is still on schedule to open by the end of October. Keep your fingers crossed and a close eye on the NOTAMs until then. The new Bend Airport manager, Sue Palmeri, is due to arrive 16 Sept. Let's keep an eye out for her and give her a warm welcome. Sue comes to us from Florida and with luck our winter will not scare her off. Random Thoughts: Sometimes you just don't know what it is... Surely every pilot has been following the news of the disappearance of multiple world record holding pilot Steve Fossett in the Nevada desert near Reno. At press time there was still no news on his whereabouts. I am a bit reluctant to speculate on the accident since the facts may yet prove my conjectures to be totally off base. Still, I'll dive right in (since my deadline looms). The facts we do have are pretty minimal. Steve took off from the Flying-M Ranch, near Reno NV, in the ranch's Blue and White Decathlon. He had five hours of fuel and was going to scout the area to find a dry lake-bed suitable for setting a new land speed record. He never returned. The press has been afraid to say it, but it seems to me that Steve must have perished in whatever sort of accident he had. His borrowed aircraft surely had a working ELT and Steve would have known to set it off if he was able after the accident. Even if the airplane's ELT failed he had an ELT equipped watch that could have been triggered to alert rescuers. If he was unconscious then surviving two weeks in the desert is very unlikely. There is a fatal GA crash in the US about once a day. So what makes this event so newsworthy is not the presumed crash, but the pilot and his mission. The unstated irony is that one of the world's great aviation pioneers, a man that has publicly cheated death repeatedly, should perish on such a mundane mission. Often pilots are done in by unfamiliar territory. The terrain near Reno, with its rugged terrain and world class mountain waves, is full of hazards for the unwary. Since Steve was looking for dry lake beds he had no reason to be loitering near dangerous mountainous or forested territory. As holder of 9 of the 21 Glider Open records this theory holds no water. Health may have been an issue. In spite of, or because of, rigorous flight medicals the incidence of accidents caused by health problems is miniscule and most likely not an issue here. The aerobatic capable Decathlon is a rugged little craft so airframe failure is unlikely. Engine failure is a possibility but should have been no problem for a pilot with Steve's glider skills. I rate equipment problems a possible cause but not likely. I'm going to go a bit out on a limb here. My speculation is that in spite of Steve's renowned aviation prowess that he was not familiar, or truly current, in his borrowed Decathlon. Many an excellent pilot has been undone trying to pilot on unfamiliar aircraft. John Denver comes to mind but there are many others. Everyone has a story of a high time airline pilot that could not handle a new puddle jumper around the patch. Experienced pilots feel they can fly anything, but the failure to have a recent and thorough checkout in an unfamiliar craft has contributed to many accidents. My guess is that something unexpected about the Decathlon's operating characteristics was Steve's undoing. Regardless of the root causes, and the eventual outcome, of this accident there is at least one solid take home message here. Bad things can happen to the best of pilots even on the simplest flights. Stay on your toes, all the time, and be safe out there. Gary Nestled in the Hood River valley along the Columbia River you will find the opportunity to step back in time and see life as it was in the era of early flight and transportation. The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM) is a living museum dedicated to preserving transportation's golden past. WAAAM honors the memory of early aviators from the first and second war, barnstormers, airmail and early transportation. The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum is one of the nations largest collections of flying Antique Aero planes or Airplanes and operating antique Automobiles. Our flying fleet of aircraft include a 1917 Curtiss Jenny JN4D, along with aircraft from many manufactures of the early days of flying including Waco, Davis, Curtiss Wright, Travel Air, Piper, Taylorcraft, Spartan, Buhl, Ryan, American Eagle, Lincoln, Arrow, and many more. Our antique cars vary from a 1914 Ford Model T Depot Hack to Model A's, early Dodge, Mercury, and Studebaker vehicles. WAAAM also has a large display of military Jeeps, Weapons, and other Tools of War. The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum opened it's doors to the public September 7th 2007. Please visit our website events page for further details. Special appointments can be made for private tours. Madras Airshow 2007 ? was attended by several COOPA members, some of whom drove, instead of flying in ? ?. More later ? Sometimes it's the smoke, again ____ Not the experience Gary described last month, but our recent flight from Bend to the San Carlos, in the SF Bay Area, was not quite what we expected ?. We started to experience dense smoke around Red Bluff. Fortunately, the temperature inversion caused the smoke top to be around 10500', our cruise altitude, so it was like being in the top of an overcast (undercast?) with the only visibility being straight down. Because there were several TFRs for firefighting along our route, and we were interested how far the smoke extended, we called up Flight Service for an update. We were told the smoke covered the entire Central Valley, beyond Fresno to the south, but it lessened toward the southwest, the way we were headed. We hoped, by keeping to the west side of I-5, we could avoid the worst of it What we didn't know was the smoke was from a new fire east of Mt Lassen (the Moonlight Fire) and the winds aloft had unexpectedly shifted from the east, driving the smoke directly into the Valley. Around the time we needed to start our descent into the Bay Area, the smoke was not thinning as predicted, but we knew we had 2 to 3000' terrain clearance, and still had the ground visible (directly below) so estimated we had the required 3 miles to maintain legal VFR conditions. The conundrum was, how did you know you could see 3 miles ahead when there was nothing to see?! Since we had Flight Following we figured we would have the necessary traffic warnings. Around Napa County Airport, there were several other GA pilots in the smoke searching for the airport, but none close enough for a traffic alert. By this time I was flying solely by instruments since the smoke was in banks that were tilted from the horizontal and very disorienting .. I was thankful for both GPS and VOR directional help and for doing biweekly instrument practice! By the time we had to descend below the outer tier of the SFO Class B airspace, 6000', the ground contact was improving ? by the Oakland Hills we had to be below 4000', then visual to the Oakland Coliseum and cross the RWY29 numbers at Oakland International at 2500' before crossing the Bay at 1500', under the SFO flight path ? then the radios started to fade ?. not a good place to have an electrical failure! Fortunately the alternator breaker reset OK after we turned off the landing and taxi lights and we joined the pattern at San Carlos, followed by a request from the tower for a short base and final. Oh yes, there were numerous frequency changes as we traveled through each ATC jurisdiction ? from Oakland Center to Travis Approach back to Oakland then to Norcal Approach then Oakland Tower to Oakland South, then finally San Carlos Tower ?. fortunately there wasn't much fog around that day ?? Ann & Mike Bond Type rating? The rice paper and buhydrate dope covering is getting a little brittle 45 years after I built it but it still hangs on my office ceiling as a reminder of all thing aviation... Ed Endsley Talking about smoke; this was not a good day to fly into Johnson Creek, ID, or pretty much anywhere in central Idaho ? thanks to Don Wilfong for keeping an eye on their webcam. An outstanding photo of the Friday night show at Madras Airshow (thanks to Ed Endsley) BFR Preparation "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator I have a BFR coming and wanted to go do the maneuvers in preparation so I could exhibit some sort of proficiency. You know, like stalls, steep turns, slow flight, the PTS standards that we all practice every two years or when an emergency arises and we have to be instant experts Oh, yeah, and demonstrate three takeoffs and landings that leave the airplane reusable. I like to invite friends along to share the experience, now my therapist and I may have to discuss why I'd want witnesses but it seems a shame to waste a seat with time in the air being the premium it is now. So it came to pass that I started asking my remaining friends if they'd like to go fly. I felt obliged to explain that I was a low time pilot although I was current by FAA standards if not by more sensible standards. One friend said, "well if you're current by the FAA then it's OK with me." Now that's a trusting and confident friend. Another friend, (Yes, I have more than one) Joel Premselaar once said he would fly with me if the airplane had dual controls and a fire extinguisher That way he could hit me over the head with the fire extinguisher and fly the plane. I admire his pluck and skill but we have yet to make that flight. I saw Don Wilfong at the Madras Airshow and since he has offered me a seat on many flights I reciprocated the offer to him. He actually said yes and most amazing, he actually showed up at the appointed time. I won't speculate on what went on in his mind to make that decision. Now I don't like BFRs. It still seems like a test. I dread the critique. I know that I can always benefit from input and I value the opportunity to fly with an expert but I find it stressful. So Don fit this qualification to a "T". He's a very smooth expert in the cockpit, and other places too of course, but I must admit I was nervous. I didn't want to embarrass myself too badly We waited for the airport to open for operation and then boarded the aircraft. I was trying to look so nonchalant as I climbed into the left seat but I couldn't get the seat belt to work. I mean how much confidence is this going to create if I can't even buckle in? I finally decided I wasn't the problem and radioed for a mechanic who was also slightly buffaloed. We finally got this sorted out and decided to launch. I admired Don's patience and confidence Did I mention that I hadn't flown in two months and I hadn't flown this particular aircraft in a couple of years, although I was current in type. I just wanted you to know how green I was feeling. I wanted to get some touch and goes out of the way first and then get creative. My first landing resulted in several touch and goes and Don sagely observed that I'd completed the currency requirements of three landings. We were obviously very forward CG and a little more control authority would be appropriate next time. We at least had full fuel and the explosions would be spectacular. I got better with subsequent tries but decided it might be wise to go out and do some maneuvers and such while safely at altitude; besides I wasn't sure Don was having fun yet. As I climbed out over the badlands, Don mentioned that it looked real different from the right seat and a person could look around without having to be a pilot and see different stuff. Frankly, I think he just wanted to make sure the ground wasn't rushing up to greet us. Eventually we got up to an altitude that I deemed reasonable to try some steep turns and stalls. I may not have performed to commercial standards but I didn't spin it and I held altitudes pretty well. Don didn't even raise his voice once. Can you imagine Don screaming in a falsetto? No, I didn't think so; he's a pretty unflappable guy. As we approached the field on the 45 there was conflicting traffic all over. Some I could see and some on nonstandard pattern that I couldn't. I always wonder about the ones you can't see. Actually, my last landing was pretty good and I decided I'd fulfilled the requirements and had best stop while I was ahead. We decided to have breakfast at the airport restaurant, what a great idea, especially since Don bought. Thank you Don for your generosity! Caf? 3456 is the best thing that's happened to the Bend airport in a long time. I bring friends out for lunch and out of towners to experience a very special place. Give Dave and Sarah the business, they and their crew deserve our loyalty for their extraordinary efforts. Thank you!!! http://www.cafe3456.com (541) 318-8989 Restaurant upstairs at the Bend Airport Terminal, Special Event Catering, and Receptions. Excellent!!! I'll have to let you know how the BFR goes, but I'm ready and raring to go fly and come back for a celebratory lunch!!! Ed Endsley Don Moberly on final at Madras (not Ed during BFR) COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Wed Sep 19 08:26:21 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:26:21 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction Notice Message-ID: Unfortunately this cold weather is closing in on us and Knife River has requested one more night of work in preparation for paving of the new runway. Therefore, this FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 THE AIRPORT WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING. OPEN AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING AT 6:00 PM. We believe this will be the last additional night time closure. Thank you for your cooperation, understanding and patience. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Sep 20 12:47:39 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:47:39 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Construction Schedule Message-ID: Good afternoon. Construction on the new runway continues to move forward at the Bend Airport with some changes in the construction and airport operation hours. Following are the new hours of operation for the airport: Airport will be open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday through Thursday. Fridays open beginning at 7:00 AM through Sunday at 6:00 PM SPECIAL HOURS REMINDER NOTICE: FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 THE AIRPORT WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING. OPEN AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING AT 6:00 PM. BEND AIRPORT WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Sept. 23rd to Sept. 28th DAY SHIFT: GRADE RUNWAY SHOULDERS END OF WEEK- PLACE BITUMINOUS PRIME COAT ON RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS SURVEY RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY GRADES NIGHT SHIFT: PLACE ROCK ON PERMANENT TAXIWAYS (EPIC & COLUMBIA) INSTALL UNDERDRAINS (WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY) INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUITS FOR M.I.R.L. SYSTEM BUILD SHOULDERS ON WEST SIDE OF NEW RUNWAY FOR M.I.R.L. PLACE BASE ROCK (P-209) ON APPROVED SECTIONS OF RUNWAY/TAXIWAYS FINISH BLADE RUNWAY You can also see the operating hours and changes on the city's website at: http://www.ci.bend.or.us/depts/urban_renewal_economic_development/bend_airport/index.html Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From gem at rellim.com Thu Sep 20 22:16:36 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:16:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Fly-Out to Chiloquin Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Weather permitting it looks like our monthly flyout will be to Chiloquin. Melita's Restaraunt is just across Highway 97 from the field and is a great place for brunch. So let's all meet at the Flight Services building on Bend Airport at 9am and leave by 9:30am. Flight time should be just over an hour. Come whether the weather is good or bad. The bad weather destination will probably be the Black Bear diner. Hope to see you all there. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG81O38KZibdeR3qURAtquAKCO2bHFEQS/wx1lgkkiFMIy7JAIHACg2wJ1 e2QTwK4TXbvDzThaGK88YQI= =Wccx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Wed Sep 26 08:49:20 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:49:20 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Municipal Airport Closure Schedule Message-ID: THE TIME HAS COME TO PAVE THE NEW RUNWAY! PAVING CLOSURE SCHEDULE - BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDN) BEGINNING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2007 AT 6:00 PM, THE BEND AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED FOR PAVING - THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 2007 AT 7:00 AM WHEN THE AIRPORT WILL OPEN. THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007 FROM 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM THE AIRPORT WILL REMAIN ON THE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCHEDULE OPEN 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RUNWAY STRIPING SCHEDULE - BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDN) THE AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007 AT 6:00 PM THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2007 AT 7:00 AM. THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 20, 2007 FROM 7:00 AM THROUGH SUNDAY OCTOBER 21, 2007 AT 6:00 AM. Once again thank you for your cooperation and understanding. We realize this has been a painful process for many of you. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Wed Sep 26 11:18:00 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:18:00 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure Schedule - REVISION Message-ID: In my last email regarding the airport closures, there was one small error in the following paragraph. I have highlighted and bolded in red the revision. Thank you for your patience. THE AIRPORT WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007 AT 6:00 PM THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2007 AT 7:00 AM. THE AIRPORT WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 20, 2007 FROM 7:00 AM THROUGH SUNDAY OCTOBER 21, 2007 AT 6:00 AM PM. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From gem at rellim.com Wed Sep 26 13:54:57 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:54:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure Schedule - REVISION (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! FYI since we did not get the colorization in the original revision. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terri Shepherd Subject: Re: Bend Airport Closure Schedule - REVISION Hi Gary. The change is the very last thing in the paragraph. It did say AM, but in fact should be PM. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG+sck8KZibdeR3qURAkGQAKDS17UvunpcRZ04zrNR3xiLpMcp5gCg4m3v GFIHz950AtXOrOdlvbJvJp4= =uZnz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Thu Sep 27 10:38:39 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:38:39 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport - October Closure Schedule Message-ID: Attached is a calendar to simplify the airport closures (and hours open for operation). It is in color and can also be accessed on the city's website: http://www.ci.bend.or.us/depts/urban_renewal_economic_development/bend_airport/index.html Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Sep 28 17:23:32 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:23:32 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Hours of Operation Message-ID: Dear Airport Tenants: >From this date forward (9/28/07) this is the schedule of operating hours at the Bend Municipal Airport. Sunday - Thursday Open 5:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday - Saturday Open 5:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday The current weather pattern is detrimental to paving the runway. Therefore the contractor will be working on a limited schedule. The runway is ready to pave, so if good weather comes in on a long term (7-9 days) forecast we will get it paved. It's just not possible with the current wet/temperature cycle. Thank you. The new hours are posted on the airport's website calendar for easy viewing. http://www.bendairport.org/ Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Oct 5 15:27:43 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:27:43 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Media Release: Airport Paving vs. Mother Nature Message-ID: <200710052246.l95Mk5GF005924@catbert.rellim.com> Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR ?97701 N E W S ? R E L E A S E For Immediate Release Date: October 5, 2007 From: Andrea McCullough City of Bend Communications Manager (541) 388-5516 Contact: Susan Palmeri City of Bend, Airport Manager (541) 389-0258 Media and Interested Parties Airport Paving vs. Mother Nature The paving of the new 75-foot-wide 5,200-foot long runway at the Bend Municipal Airport may be in jeopardy of not being paved this year according to city staff. In September, city staff along with the Project Managers from David Evans & Associates met with the contractor, Knife River, and outlined plans to begin paving preparations and scheduled the work for October 3-7. ?Unfortunately that schedule was scrapped late last week when rain and lower than average temperatures entered the area. ? A majority of the approximately $10 M project is funded by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program Grants, and requires the project to be managed and constructed by very stringent specifications outlined by the FAA. Specifically the runway base rock must first be coated with a bituminous "Primecoat" material before the actual asphalt can be laid. ?The "Primecoat" must be applied when there is no threat of rain and then cure for at least 48 hours, possibly longer, dependant upon air temperatures. ?The special FAA asphalt pavement mixture, specified for the runway, contains significantly more oil than a standard mixture used for roadwork, and can only be laid when the surface temperature is over 40 degrees to best ensure the required quality. Also, unlike roads, this asphalt must be laid continuously without any breaks. As the days grow shorter the window of opportunity is closing. However a 5-day window of warm sunny days with clear skies would be adequate to allow paving. The contractor, Knife River is on standby and ready to move if the opportunity arises. Hap Taylor of Knife River said, "Nobody wants this runway paved anymore than us. We have worked very hard with many long hours to get us where we are today on this project. We want the users of the airport to have a great runway when completed and with some good weather we will get it paved". City staff and Knife River will give as much notice as possible to Airport tenants if a weather window opens and runway paving can continue. If the runway is not paved before cold weather sets in permanently, the paving will be put off until spring 2008. ? ### From ed at edendsley.com Sat Oct 6 08:02:21 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:02:21 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] CO-OPA, Don't miss it!!! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: To the Pilots of Central Oregon... If you missed the September meeting you missed a great happening!!! Dinner (our famous CO-OPA Potluck) was wonderful with everyone's contributions. Eggplant parmesan courtesy of Ann Bond, a surprise rice dish from our program presenters parents, the Skidgel's, various salads and a French wine personally imported by Gary Miller from a business trip to Paris, topped off by pie provided by Ken Haffner; it just doesn't get any better. We had so much food we shared leftovers for our lunches the next day. We had TWO make that TWO program presentations... Our new Airport Manager, Susan Palmeri introduced herself and gave a wonderful vision statement for her management of our airport. She is a very capable manager who brings tremendous experience. Ms. Palmeri will continue the progress and look out for our interests. Please give her a warm welcome. spalmeri at ci.bend.or.us Our program continued with Kyle Skidgel who is an instructor and charter pilot with Professional Air. Kyle shared stories about pilot training from the right seat and passed along some great tips from her instruction experiences. Kyle is very personable and I look forward to flying with her soon. The real surprise was that Kyle drives jet dragsters in her spare time... She showed us pictures and described driving the quarter mile in 5.8 seconds and achieving 270MPH... This is one fast woman. Introduce yourself at jetcarpilotz at aol.com and http://www.proair.com The flyout on Saturday was a great experience. Good friends launched two planes at 9:30 and formed up for a great flight to brunch at Melita's in Chiloquin. Excellent food, good conversation, and just a great time all around. Make a note on your calendar for the next potluck meeting, 10-18, Six PM at the Bend Airport Terminal Building followed by the club flyout on Saturday, 10-20. Come and make destination suggestions... See you there, Ed Endsley, Program Chair, ed at edendsley.com http://www.co-opa at rellim.com -- From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Mon Oct 8 14:38:05 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:38:05 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure Message-ID: There has been a change in the Bend Airport's hours of operation. The Bend Airport will be closed for paving beginning Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 pm and will reopen on Tuesday, October 16h at 7:00 am. You can visit the website: www.bendairport.org to view the updated calendar. If you have any questions regarding the hours, please give Susan Palmeri, Airport Manager, a call at 541.389.0258. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Fri Oct 12 17:06:54 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:06:54 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Message-ID: BEND AIRPORT UPDATE: Happy Friday Afternoon. The weather has been cooperating and the paving of our new runway is going very well. We will be finishing the second runway panel tonight and the pavement quality is outstanding! The contractor will be working through the weekend and into Monday and we still plan to reopen the Airport on Tuesday, October 16th at 7 am. Beginning that night, Tuesday, October 16th, the contractor will be back on their night schedule working from 7 pm until 7 am through Friday morning October 19th. This will enable them to get all of the lights, wiring, and other miscellaneous items completed so we CAN OPEN THE NEW RUNWAY ON OCTOBER 25th as planned. As previously discussed, we will still need to close the Airport for one more full day to complete the striping/marking. Tentative dates of either October 19th or October 23rd - more specific details to follow and I am cognizant that many of our users prefer Friday, October 19th. I should have a firm date, weather permitting, for you on Monday, October 15th. Thank you all for your continued support and understanding. Have a great weekend. To view the calendar go to: www.bendairport.org Sue Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From catacres at webformixair.com Mon Oct 15 13:29:03 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:29:03 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Ride to the Redmond Airport Message-ID: <006d01c80f6a$073960d0$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> Greetings fellow pilots, I'm looking for a ride to the Redmond Airport Tuesday (or Wed) so I may bring our AC back to Bend. If any of you are flying or driving to Roberts field & have room please let me know... Gratefully, Richard 389-4523 www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." --- Anais Nin From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Mon Oct 15 18:30:00 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:30:00 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Notice Message-ID: Good evening all! Just a note to let you know that the Bend Airport will have one final day of closure for this year's construction to perform the striping and marking of the new runway. The Airport will close Monday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. staying closed all day Tuesday, October 23rd and reopening on Wednesday, October 24th at 7:00 a.m. For a calendar format of this information, please go to www.bendairport.org. For any questions you might have please call our Airport Manager, Sue Palmeri at (541) 389-0258. Terri Shepherd Assistant to the Department Head Economic Development/Urban Renewal 541.330.4021 ph 541.385.6676 fax City of Bend 710 NW Wall St Bend, OR 97701 From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Oct 16 03:10:17 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:10:17 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA October 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <47148E09.9080004@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the October 2007 newsletter. Gary has posted the full version on the website. Mike Bond +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CASCADE FLYER October 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 10 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: Turnout was a bit thin last month but it did not stop us from having a pretty good meeting. First of all we had a chance to meet our new Bend airport manager Sue Palmeri. Sue wanted us to feel sorry for her about having to adapt to our coming winter climate. Then we found out that she was born in Connecticut and grew up in New Hampshire. Our winter climate should make her feel right at home. Best of luck to you, Sue, in your new job. Topping our program was Kyle Skidgel the daughter of our members Dave and Pat Skidgel. Kyle regaled us with tales of teaching and flying charter flights for Professional Air and driving jet powered drag racers. We all know that Jet-A powers some dandy aircraft but who knew it also made for for great drag racing. Be sure to attend this month's meeting as Bend's own balloon chair pilot adventurer will be speaking to us about his high altitude exploits. Our program chair Ed Endsley will be sending out some more info on the event soon. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Calendar: 18 October- Monthly Meeting 20 October- Monthly Flyout 15 November- Monthly Meeting 17 November- Monthly Flyout 20 December- Monthly Meeting - XMAS Party 22 December- Monthly Flyout 17 January- Monthly Meeting 19 January- Monthly Flyout Web doings: For chapter news and pointers to other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". Random Thoughts: Sometimes it's the progress... Last weekend was a spectacular clear fall day perfect for flying. My mission was to head to Eugene for the day, but instead I resorted to travel on four wheels instead of by air. Such indignity. Sometimes it is the weather, or the smoke, or mechanical problems. This time it was progress in the way of a good flight. The hitch, as most should know by now, was that the Bend airport was closed to allow the new runway to be paved. I could have relocated my plane to KRDM before the closure, and moved it back after the closure. Then I could have been free to fly over the weekend. Each move would have required about 90 minutes and the help of a driver on the ground to shuffle a car around. Given how bad the weather had been, and how bad the long term forecast was, it seemed at the time to be a bad bet. Maybe it was a long shot bet but it would have paid off handsomely. Oh well. Some minor work remains to be done, and one more short closure for runway painting, but the new runway looks to unavoidably be ready for opening before the end of the month. Sadly the runway opening will not be the end of the current construction. The old VASI is long gone and a new PAPI will not be installed until next year. There is also the matter of the old runway which will need to be removed. That will require more noise, more dust and more closures. On the eve of this great accomplishment it is good to look back a bit at how long this has been in process. Planning for the new runway goes back at least to the work by an airport committee on the airport master plan update in the mid '90s. At the rate we have been going it isalmost time to start work on the next 20 year plan. Scary thought. Another scary thought is how much still remains to be started. Hangars have been virtually unobtainable for a decade and now tie-down space is also in short supply. The planned new east side facilities will probably be sold out the day they open and yet construction is still barely in the planning stages. The city, the county, the state and the FAA have all done a great job getting the new runway almost here, but let's not stop, or even pause. Much more needs to be done. Sometimes progress gets in the way of what we want to do, but the lack of progress will hurt us even more. Gary Program News To the Pilots of Central Oregon... If you missed the September meeting you missed a great happening!!! Dinner (our famous CO-OPA Potluck) was wonderful with everyone's contributions. Eggplant parmesan courtesy of Ann Bond, a surprise rice dish from our program presenters parents, the Skidgel's, various salads and a French wine personally imported by Gary Miller from a business trip to Paris, topped off by pie provided by Ken Haffner; it just doesn't get any better. We had so much food we shared leftovers for our lunches the next day. We had TWO, make that TWO, program presentations... Our new Airport Manager, Susan Palmeri introduced herself and gave a wonderful vision statement for her management of our airport. She is a very capable manager who brings tremendous experience. Ms. Palmeri will continue the progress and look out for our interests. Please give her a warm welcome. spalmeri at ci.bend.or.us Our program continued with Kyle Skidgel who is an instructor and charter pilot with Professional Air. Kyle shared stories about pilot training from the right seat and passed along some great tips from her instruction experiences. Kyle is very personable and I look forward to flying with her soon. The real surprise was that Kyle drives jet dragsters in her spare time... She showed us pictures and described driving the quarter mile in 5.8 seconds and achieving 270MPH... This is one fast woman. Introduce yourself at jetcarpilotz at aol.com and http://www.proair.com The flyout on Saturday was a great experience. Good friends launched two planes at 9:30 and formed up for a great flight to brunch at Melita's in Chiloquin. Excellent food, good conversation, and just a great time all around. Make a note on your calendar for the next potluck meeting, 10-18, Six PM at the Bend Airport Terminal Building followed by the club flyout on Saturday, 10-20. Come and make destination suggestions... See you there, Ed Endsley, Program Chair, ed at edendsley.com Pilot and Flight Crew Procedures During Taxi Operations FAA Notice Number: NOTC0988 Do you conduct the following 5 steps prior and during taxiing operations? Please go to the following web address or link listed below for more information: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2007/Sep/Pilot_ Brochure_FY08.pdf For more information please contact Anna Cohen at 404-305-5558 or anna.cohen at faa.gov . "Sentimental Journey" Commemorative Airforce B-17 I heard the growl of 4800 horsepower circling over Central Oregon. The B-17 was banking up into a tight base to final turn and descending under full throttle to a low pass over the Bend Airport. Tipped up on a wing in a 45 degree bank and accelerating in decent, the noise was gorgeous. I became aware that this 50 thousand pound plane was aimed right at me with four engines at full throttle. I didn't know whether to run or stand my ground. The very air shook and I was buffeted by the outrageous beating of four big radial engines swinging eleven-foot props screaming down on me at 250 knots. The plane got bigger and lower and passed over me at less than a wing span away and at fifty feet the shear presence of this formidable Flying Fortress knocked me off my feet. I scrambled to follow its passage as it climbed in a zooming turning pull up and flew away. I was left there by the runway hooting and hollering and jumping up and down. I burst into tears at the majesty of this magnificent machine and trembled with the realization of what I had just experienced as it disappeared in the distance with the rumble of those radials rolling across the desert. ........... Ed Endsley Pipistrel "Virus" ? yes, it's an airplane ? read on ? PIPISTREL VIRUS THE BIG WINNER AT PAV CHALLENGE A Pipistrel Virus flown by Australian pilot Michael Coates dominated the PAV Challenge held recently in Santa Rosa, California. Photo by Stefanie Olsen, courtesy of CNET (www.CNET.com) A modified version of the Pipistrel Virus owned by Vance Turner of Rescue, California, emerged as the big winner in the first Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) Challenge competition held last week (August 4-12) at Charles Schultz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) near Santa Rosa, California. NASA put up $250,000 in prize money for the inaugural event, which was hosted by the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation, and the Pipistrel took home $160,000 of it. The Slovenian-built aircraft piloted by Michael Coates won the $100,000 Vantage (overall best) prize; the $25,000 CAFE Efficiency prize; the $25,000 Short Runway prize; and $10,000 for second place in the Top Speed prize. Other awards included the $50,000 Noise prize and the $15,000 Top Speed prize won by Dave and Diane Anders of Visalia, California, who entered their modified Van's RV-4; and the $25,000 Handling Qualities prize won by John Rehn of Santa Rosa, California, and his Cessna 172 (pilot: Jeff Stocks). Another Pipistrel Virus was also entered in the contest. The PAV, one of the seven NASA Centennial Challenges, promotes the use of self-operated, personal aircraft for fast, safe, efficient, affordable, environmentally friendly and comfortable on-demand transportation as a solution to America's future mobility needs. Modeled after the "X Prize" competition, it aims to stimulate rapid, private sector innovation and progress in PAV performance through the offering of substantial prize awards. Virus 912 is a fast, yet very economic cruise aircraft. Ideal for cross-country flying it is also suited for aero- clubs and training flights. She offers unprecedented handling and performance while remaining highly efficient and every task she is confronted with. Full composite construction, 12.4-meter wing span and a glide ratio of 1:24 put Virus alongside motorgliders, but she maintains supreme maneuverability throughout the envelope. Features such as 4-stage flaperons, airbrakes, variable pitch propeller with feathering capability and an overpowered engine make the Virus literally a dream aircraft for many pilots. Undercarriage can be tricycle (nose wheel) of tail-dragger type. The engine is the famous and reliable four-stroke Rotax 912. With the Virus 912 you enter a new world of super-fast economic cross-country flying. Speeding over the skies at over 225 km/h (120 kts) will take you to destinations over 1000 km away without refueling. The advantage of using automotive (mogas) fuel or avgas means you can go virtually everywhere - and you do not need much of it, a mere 10-12 liters per hour at cruise speed will suffice! Efficient? No? the Virus is super-efficient! Virus 912 comfortable cockpit resembles the Sinus' and has a side-by-side seating arrangement with all the controls reachable to both pilots. The pedals, seat and headrest can be adjusted to suit your body size in just seconds. The large, ergonomically shaped, instrument panel has enough room to fit all the bits and you would wish to have beside the multifunction digital flight display, which monitors all flight- and engine parameters and comes standard with the aircraft. Full dual controls and straight-forward handling make the Virus 912 a fascinating aircraft for both primary and advanced flight training. Glider pilots can make an easy transition into the world of powered flight and still enjoy gliding with the engine shut-down when the weather permits. The whole of the cockpit is also completely encased with bulletproof Kevlar? & Lexan? materials. This, together with an 1:24 glide ratio and a dedicated parachute rescue system makes the Virus one of the safest aircraft on the market. More than 200 aircraft of the Sinus/Virus family are now flying on all six continents of the World, being subjected to the most extreme temperatures, altitude and humidity and they have performed with an impeccable safety record. Virus 912 is made using the highest technology composites and best quality aviation alloys, including Titanium and Magnesium. This ensures a very long life- span of the aircraft and virtually maintenance-free operation. And if you do not intend to fly for a while, you can disassemble the Virus912 in only 15 minutes ? all the controls are self-fitting, making this task as care- free as possible. Many pilots consider the Virus912 as their dream aircraft. She indeed does combine very fast cruise flying on unprecedented low fuel consumption, supreme maneuverability, the ability to fly from short runways and being safe in case of engine trouble - but it is dream? No. It is the Virus from Pipistrel? get infected! Since that time of year is fast approaching, I thought the following from an EAA Technical Counselor would be useful ?. COLD WEATHER INFLIGHT HAZARDS AND TIPS By: Technical Counselor Dave VanDenburg (email: WA8DOF at yahoo.com) EAA Chapter 439 (Michigan) www.eaa.439.org This month I would like to discuss cold weather operations by discussing some in-flight hazards and tips applicable in the winter months. Probably the first in-flight hazard that comes to mind when we think about winter is icing. I have flown combat aircraft in a lot of areas of the world, and short of actual combat, only two things scare me in an aircraft. One is thunderstorms (which we don't see much of in the winter) and icing, which we do. If you see ice build up on your windshield or wings, change altitude or find clear air quickly. Don't be afraid to use the "E" word (emergency) to get whatever help is available from ARTCC. If you experience a reduction in RPM (fixed pitch prop) or a reduction in manifold pressure (constant speed prop) suspect induction system icing. This could be carb ice or impact ice on your air filter. If you think you are experiencing induction system icing, apply full carb heat or select alternate air. If you have carb ice, the engine will probably run rougher (as the ice melts) but will clear up soon. I do not recommend using partial carb heat unless you have a carb air temp gauge. Partial heat may increase the carb ice problems. If you are flying behind a constant speed prop, cycle it every 30 minutes or so to keep warm oil in the dome. A sluggish pitch change mechanism could be slow to react and result in an engine overspeed during a rapid power application. This could be real expensive (and dangerous). Switch fuel tanks with plenty of fuel remaining in the tank. If you have a frozen valve and cannot select the full tank, you will still have enough fuel to land safely. If you wait until the engine coughs, and then find you cannot move the selector valve, you will probably call yourself a few bad names and join the ranks of those called "Glider Pilots." Avoid power off letdowns. A high speed, idle, descent can result in very rapid cooling of your engine (shock cooling) and cracked cylinder heads. Lycoming recommends a maximum temperature change of 50 degrees F per minute. Keeping the engine leaned until you are approaching pattern altitude can also help keep your engine temps up. After landing, run your engine at a low power setting for several minutes prior to shutdown. This also promotes slow cooling and will reduce oil cooking if you are turbo supercharged. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com From ed at edendsley.com Tue Oct 16 08:11:14 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed endsley) Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:11:14 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Aviation Program Message-ID: Oregon Aviation Community Plan to attend the Thursday, October 18, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Kent Couch, Lawn Chair Balloonist-Aerialist and all around nice guy, will be our honored guest speaker. http://www.couchballoons.com Kent traveled almost 200 miles across eastern Oregon in a lawn chair supported by 105 helium balloons. He said: "When you're a little kid holding a helium balloon, it has to cross your mind." We'll have videos of Kent's appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and other videos about Kent's flights... It was international news, come meet the star!!! Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Association http://co-opa.com/ -- -- From gem at rellim.com Thu Oct 18 23:01:25 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:01:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Saturday 'Fly-out' Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! The weather looks iffy for this weekend. So our Fly-out will be a drive-out to the Pilot Butte Drive-In for breakfast. Let's be there at 9am for a hearty breakfast and good conversation. If the wait is too long will move on to Black Bear Diner as a backup. Love to see you all there! RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFHGEg48KZibdeR3qURAsV7AJiiqAjaUAnABLt0cf59yDLRH33VAJ4s6ifY 1imaAJtUINwD+vob6AJ66w== =CQi3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From gem at rellim.com Fri Oct 19 16:11:27 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:11:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: BEND AIRPORT UPDATE (fwd) Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! This just in from the city. Looks like 3pm on 25 Oct will be the ribbon cutting! RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:15:19 -0700 From: Eric Grindy Subject: Fw: BEND AIRPORT UPDATE Susan Palmeri/Bend 10/19/2007 03:03 PM To Eric Grindy, jdatwyler at ci.bend.or.us, Terri Shepherd cc John Russell Subject BEND AIRPORT UPDATE BEND AIRPORT UPDATE Runway Striping & Marking: Unfortunately, thanks to "Mother Nature", we have to move out our schedule one day to complete the painting and marking our new runway. We had planned to do this work on Tuesday, October 23rd however we will now be completing the work on Wednesday, October 24th. This will be the final full day of closure. The Airport will close at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 23 - and reopen at 7 am on October 25th. When it reopens we will still be using the old runway allowing the new paint to completely dry. New Runway Opening The new runway will open on October 25th at 3 pm in the afternoon. In order to accomplish the switchover from the old runway to the new one we will close the airport for one hour before the opening (from 2-3 pm.) During that time, the contractor will be blacking out the numbers on each end of the old runway, moving the closing crosses, and barricades, etc. We are planning a short ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 3 pm on the ramp at Professional Air and hope you are able to join us to celebrate this event! Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks, Sue Susan L. Palmeri, C.M. Bend Airport Manager PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 ph (541) 385-6676 fax -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHGTmi8KZibdeR3qURAgU0AKDjceUOz92Rr3pEAufdOngSW6F7wACgtVpv 3fDaTiO7B145U51liwm9NJM= =FFzp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From spalmeri at ci.bend.or.us Tue Oct 30 17:03:16 2007 From: spalmeri at ci.bend.or.us (Susan Palmeri) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:03:16 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Important Request for Support!!! Message-ID: <200710310013.l9V0D13u027886@catbert.rellim.com> Dear Bend Airport Tenants and Users: ? I hope that you are enjoying our new runway that was paid for by FAA AIP grants and an Oregon Dept. of Transportation Connect Oregon grant.? I am in the process of applying for?an additional Connect Oregon grant?that?will assist us as we move forward to complete the associated projects connected to the runway project.?? ? I am asking for your assistance to support our request.? I have?to attach to the application as many letters of support as I am able to obtain from tenants or groups of users who?the field for?business or?recreational purposes.?These letters should?describe in your own words why you support the projects here at the Bend Airport.?Think about not only the projects but what they?mean to you in jobs, increase in sales, connectivity to other airports, movement of goods, services, and airport safety and operational?efficiency. ??Please feel free to pass on this request to others who you think of that I may have missed. ? ? PROJECT?INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ? (4) Taxiway Connectors to allow aircraft to enter and exit the runway from?locations other than the ends of the runway Electrical Building/Improvements that will?be built on the east-side of the field that will house the regulator and electrical equipment that provides electricity for the new runway lights and signage.? We are currently providing temporary service from the west-side of the field Removal of the old runway Perimeter roadway Built from the millings/grindings?of the asphalt that is removed from the old runway. Will reduce vehicles crossing runway. Drainage Improvements Segmented Circle? ? ? PLEASE FORWARD LETTERS OF SUPPORT?TO MY ATTENTION AT THE ADDRESS BELOW BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH (or?call me and I?can pick them up as soon as they are available.) ?? ? Thank you in advance for your help.?? Sue ??? ? Susan?L.?Palmeri,?C.M. Bend?Airport?Manager PO?Box?431 Bend,?OR??97709 (541)?389-0258?ph (541)?385-6676?fax From tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us Wed Oct 31 14:34:22 2007 From: tshepherd at ci.bend.or.us (Terri Shepherd) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:34:22 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure Message-ID: To: Airport Users & Tenants: The Bend Municipal Airport will be closed on Monday, November 5, 2007 from 7 am local to 10 pm local to complete some necessary drainage work that is required at the approach end of the old/new runway 16. The area unfortunately slopes toward the new runway and our concern is that if we do not complete the work before winter we will have ponding, large ice build ups, and sand, rocks, and debris constantly on the new runway. The work involves rock hammering, excavating, grading, and clean-up. All of this needs to be done before 10 pm as we no longer have a noise permit. If things move faster than we anticipate we will reopen earlier. This should be the last closure for this year. Susan L. Palmeri, C.M. Bend Airport Manager PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 ph (541) 385-6676 fax From catacres at webformixair.com Wed Oct 31 17:39:33 2007 From: catacres at webformixair.com (Richard/Debbie Benson) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:39:33 -0700 Subject: [Co-opa] Bend Airport Closure References: Message-ID: <002f01c81c1f$ac23cb50$6464a8c0@cascadecot7hp2> GOOD GRIEF SUSAN !!!!!!!!! Have you no sensitivity for those of us whose passion is Back-country flying !!!! There is nothing like the delicious feeling of Canyon Flying & feeling like a 'spam can sourrounded by Granite' ---- then landing on an uphill "runway" with a tailwind, gopher holes, rocks, no showers, & large animals all around... Please honor Susan, that the "ponding, large ice build ups, and sand, rocks, and debris constantly on the new runway." ---> would at least have the possibility of quenching our thirst for the next 6 months, until the snow melts & the Idaho & BC Backcountry are once again available for our pleasure... A sincere TEE-HEE to all, Richard Benson www.GoldenBridgeSeminars.com "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." --- Anais Nin ----- Original Message ----- From: Terri Shepherd To: Susan Palmeri ; Eric Grindy ; Jeff Datwyler Cc: co-opa at rellim.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:34 PM Subject: Bend Airport Closure To: Airport Users & Tenants: The Bend Municipal Airport will be closed on Monday, November 5, 2007 from 7 am local to 10 pm local to complete some necessary drainage work that is required at the approach end of the old/new runway 16. The area unfortunately slopes toward the new runway and our concern is that if we do not complete the work before winter we will have ponding, large ice build ups, and sand, rocks, and debris constantly on the new runway. The work involves rock hammering, excavating, grading, and clean-up. All of this needs to be done before 10 pm as we no longer have a noise permit. If things move faster than we anticipate we will reopen earlier. This should be the last closure for this year. Susan L. Palmeri, C.M. Bend Airport Manager PO Box 431 Bend, OR 97709 (541) 389-0258 ph (541) 385-6676 fax From jomiller at cocc.edu Thu Nov 8 21:30:31 2007 From: jomiller at cocc.edu (John Miller) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:30:31 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Lawn Chair Balloonist In-Reply-To: <200710310013.l9V0D13u027886@catbert.rellim.com> References: <200710310013.l9V0D13u027886@catbert.rellim.com> Message-ID: Does anyone have contact information for the Bend Lawn Chair Ballonist? Our COCC Aviation Club thought it might be fun to hear his story. I think he did a briefing to the CO-OPA. Was it interesting? John From mvbond at myexcel.com Fri Nov 9 23:43:48 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:43:48 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] URGENT: To all KBDN Pilots Message-ID: <47356134.4070207@myexcel.com> Folks, Yesterday (November 8th, 2007), I received an email from EAA Headquarters with an alert notifying us of an impending change to fuels in Oregon. According to the email, "...Oregon legislature passed and Governor Kulongoski signed into law House Bill 2210, which has the potential (bill sections 17 and 18) to mandate a 10 percent ethanol blend in all grades of gasoline." The notification described a meeting that was to be held today (Friday, November 9, 2007) where "...the Oregon Department of Agriculture will be holding a HB 2210 mark-up meeting ...to develop the proposed rules, including exceptions, for HB 2210." Today I received a post-meeting report from Bob Brown, President of EAA 292 in Independence, Oregon. Bob wrote: " I attended the meeting at the Oregon Department of Agriculture today, along with Dave Martin (EAA and Oregon Pilots Association) and two members from ODA. Basically, the Dept of Agriculture's position is that they are changing formulations for automobile gasoline and if we are using it for airplanes, that is not their problem. They suggested trying to source alternate sources of fuel and having FBO's stock and deliver alternate fuels. They agreed to another meeting at some point in the future to discuss the issue, but it was clear (at least to me) that they intend to follow the State of Washington's lead and implement the addition of ethanols/alcohols into all of the gasolines used in OR, to begin with Region 1 (that is the area that includes Portland, more specifically, it includes Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill, Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion and Polk counties) followed by Region two (the remainder of the western counties) and then region 3, which includes all of central and eastern Oregon." I wrote to Bob Brown and asked him how this would affect aircraft that don't use auto fuels. Bob replied to me that: "I believe this will affect every aircraft owner who flys a Rotax powered aircraft, based on discussions Dave Martin had yesterday with Rotax. Their recommended fuel of choice is unleaded fuel (without alcohol blend). Additionally, it will affect those aircraft who operate under an STC for auto fuel, plus those aircraft engines which were never designed for 100LL (those aircraft engines like O-235's). It will also affect most LSA and ultralight aircraft, which were not designed for use with alcohol containing gasoline. I do not believe it will affect 100LL." This is a matter of potential significant concern for many pilots at KBDN. I will follow this and provide an update at the EAA Chapter Meeting, Wednesday, November 14th at 7pm. Dennis Douglas EAA 1345 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Tue Nov 13 07:24:53 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:24:53 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Are you using auto fuel in your airplane? Think again. Message-ID: <006b01c82609$5d495fb0$508d64d0@WilfongDon> ----- Original Message ----- From: Oregon Pilots' Association To: dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 9:15 PM Subject: Are you using auto fuel in your airplane? Think again. You're receiving this email because of your relationship with Oregon Pilots' Association. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. Oregon Pilots' Association November 9, 2007 Dear Don Surprises are sometimes fun, but not this time. Yesterday afternoon I (past president Dave Martin) was among the recipients of an e-mail from EAA headquarters noting a shocker: Oregon House Bill 2210 mandates adding 10% ethanol to all auto fuel, and the program begins on January 15, 2008, for the Portland vicinity and as far south as Marion and Polk counties. Rolling implementation will soon affect the entire state. The impact will affect fueling three categories of aircraft: 1.. Those whose owners have STCs to use auto fuel in their FAA-certified aircraft. In Oregon, EAA says 1,053 aircraft have these STCs. The STC prohibits using fuel that contains any alcohol. 2.. Experimental aircraft whose pilots have chosen to use auto fuel. STCs for these aircraft are not required, and they are not available. 3.. Factory-built light sport aircraft (SLASs) powered by Rotax 912S engines. More than 75% of the SLSAs, mostly from Europe but also some built in the U.S., are powered by the 100-hp Rotax 912S, and Rotax recommends unleaded premium (91 octaine) fuel with 5% or less ethanol. On October 27, 2006, the FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin CE-07-06, which lists four reasons that auto fuel containing alcohol may not used in conjunction with the STCs issued for standard aircraft: 1.. Alcohol may cause vapor lock. 2.. Alcohol is corrosive and may be incompatible with rubber seals and other materials used in an aircraft fuel system, causing deterioration and malfunction. (Example: the seals in an older fuel valve may swell and prevent turning the valve.) 3.. Alcohol in auto fuel may cause phase separation as the aircraft climbs. Alcohol absorbs water, which may separate from the fuel and cannot be handled by the sediment bowl. 4.. Ethanol contains approximately 73% of the energy content of gasoline. The more ethanol in the fuel, the less range is available from the same volume of fuel. Some pilots are using auto fuel to save money, and others are using it to avoid the lead fouling that occurs with 100LL avgas, particularly in older, lower-compression engines. Why didn't we know about this legislation in time to have proposed a solution? It appears that neither the drafters nor the sponsors considered the effect on aviation. None of the three people at the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) that I talked with yesterday and today knew about this problem. The EAA e-mail noted that the Department of Agriculture (which did not draft the bill) was to have a meeting of interested parties this morning. I attended for OPA. Bob Brown, president of the Salem/Willamette Valley EAA Chapter (Independence) attended, as did two ODA employees. I shared the information above with the 25 attendees, and Bob Brown and the ODA representatives also commented. A person from the state legal department said that the bill does not preclude the use of alcohol-free fuel in aircraft. But I noted that the problem therefore is supply. Everyone agreed with my opinion that no gasoline dealer-either at a filling station or an FBO-is likely to install a pump for ethanol-free gasoline for aviation. Also, no refinery is likely to make ethanol-free fuel for this small fraction of a tiny market, especially since it carries aviation liability. The only practical solution, I said, was to amend the legislation (after the legislature returns in February) to reflect the same solution in two states that have mandated ethanol in auto fuel: Require all premium gasoline at every auto fuel dealer to be alcohol-free. Because premium gasoline sales are small compared with regular gas, environmental objectives will be met, and those who need ethanol-free fuel will pay premium fuel prices to get it. This would provide fuel not only for some aircraft but also antique cars, older boats, lawn equipment and other devices that are not designed for ethanol-blend fuel. Pilots have few choices Until and unless this amending legislation is passed, pilots have few choices if they want to remain safe and legal: Those with STCs and Experimental-category owners will have to return to using avgas. (TCP added to the fuel helps minimize the lead-fouling problem, but TCP is difficult to obtain because of shipping problems; it contains toluene.) For pilots with Rotax 912S engines, there is no safety-of-flight issue, according to Phil Lockwood, whose company is one of 29 worldwide Rotax service centers. I talked with him early this morning about this. His experience is that Rotax engines operating with up to 10% ethanol have shown no adverse effects. He also notes that these engines operate well on 100LL but may require lead removal and will need more frequent oil changes. The several aviation people at today's meeting are to be contacted to work out details that may restore alcohol-free fuel to Oregon. We will see. Look for an email update when there is news. To paraphrase Winston Churchill (or one of the many others credited with this line), I apologize for the length of this monologue. I didn't have time to write a shorter one. Dave Martin, past president, OPA Forward email This email was sent to dwnw at bendbroadband.com, by propwash at oregonpilot.org Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by Oregon Pilots' Association | 93963 Airport Ridge Lane | North Bend | OR | 97459 From ed at edendsley.com Tue Nov 13 08:50:42 2007 From: ed at edendsley.com (ed at edendsley.com) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:50:42 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Program Announcement Message-ID: <200711131739.lADHdD4r029274@catbert.rellim.com> November meeting: Plan to attend the Thursday, November 15, 2007, Central Oregon - Oregon Pilots Assoc. meeting in the Bend Airport Flight Services Terminal Building at 6PM for a pot luck dinner and a very special program. Everyone is welcome! Scott Philiben of Precise Flight, who builds unique flight enhancement equipment for aviation manufacturers and aircraft owners throughout the world, will share news of new products and research. Scott and Precise Flight were featured on the front page of the Sunday Bulletin Business section and described new lighting systems that may help decrease bird strikes. Great news! (http://www.preciseflight.com) Don't miss this opportunity for a very entertaining and informative evening. Bring your friends for flying fellowship, fine food, and fabulous fun!!! http://co-opa.com Ed Endsley, CO-OPA Program Chair ed at edendsley.com From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Nov 13 03:25:44 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:25:44 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA November 2007 newsletter Message-ID: <473989B8.1000409@myexcel.com> Here is the text version of the November 2007 newsletter. Gary has posted the full version on the website. Mike Bond +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CASCADE FLYER November 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 11 Website: http://co-opa.com/ President's Message: "Up, up and away, in my beautiful balloon...". The old song can not begin to capture what last months speaker had to say about his balloon adventures. Ken Couch, Bend's own nationally known lawn chair balloonist, was our speaker last month and what a nice experience he had to share. Ken stated he had no plans for a third trip, but we all know that once you have cheated gravity and taken flight that it is hard to stay on the ground. In case you missed it, or are looking for even more on Ken's travels you can check out his web site: http://www.couchballoons.com/ In other news we voted to continue our annual Christmas charity for a deserving youth or two at Pilot Butte Middle School. In past years we have really seen that we can make a difference for a local student. This year we are going to do it again. 100% of what you give goes to the student so make this the charity of choice this season. To be sure we have enough time to spend the money properly please be sure to have your donations in by the end of November to Don Wilfong: dwnw at bendbroadband.com The year has flown by and this month is our last regular meeting of the year, so don't miss out. Our program chair Ed Endsley will be sending out some more info on the event soon. Meet at the Flight Services building at 6pm for some hanger flying, at 6:30pm our famous pot luck and then our formal meeting at 7pm. Next month will be our annual Holiday Party and the ever popular Yankee Swap gift exchange ?. the party that will be talked about at least until spring. Watch out for further details. Gary Calendar: 15 November- Monthly Meeting 17 November- Monthly Flyout 20 December- Monthly Meeting - XMAS Party 22 December- Monthly Flyout 17 January- Monthly Meeting 19 January- Monthly Flyout 21 February- Monthly Meeting 23 February- Monthly Flyout Web doings: Several links on the links page have been fixed and a few added. Let me know if you have some favorite links to add. And as always we have chapter news and other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". My Inbox: Sometimes the best email is no email. Now that the new runway is up and running we are spared emails on the ever changing closures. It was all for the best in the end as we have a nice shiny new runway. Sadly things are not done yet. Next year the old runway has to be removed and a new PAPI installed. So expect more runway closure next year. Random Thoughts: Sometimes it's the progress (again)... If it ain't one thing it is another. Reading the aviation trade press has been pretty depressing lately. I guess it is time to start saving up for new avionics (so what else is new). February in 2009 will be a bad month. Not only will all our old analog TVs be obsolete but, of more concern to pilots, our ELTs will lose much of their utility. In that month SARSAT will stop listening on 121.5MHz. If your ELT goes off in a remote area there may no longer be anyone listening. The NTSB is pushing the FAA to make 406MHz ELTs mandatory by 2009 so we may be forced into that upgrade soon. The accuracy of a 121.5MHz ELT signal detected from space is only 12 to 15nm. A basic 406MHz ELT improves to 1 to 3nm and when coupled with a GPS improves to less than 300 feet. That improvement makes it easy to see why many are pushing the new system. Since the early '90s the FAA has been threatening to phase out VORs starting in 2010. It's now almost 2008 and the FAA seems to be sticking to their guns on this one. First the VOR only stations will get the axe and later some of the VOR/DMEs. I know by now some of you are feeling smug that your new GPS/WAAS receivers will have a long life at the top of the heap. Think again. In 2013 the FAA will certify an improved GPS called L2C-capable and in 2015 an even fancier version called L5-capable. L2C adds a second frequency for increased accuracy and L5 adds a third one for even more performance. The goal is to improve GPS to be as good or better then ILS anywhere in the US. That, or course, will require a new GPS. If you are a big worrier then you can add 2020 to your list of bad years. Last month the FAA floated a plan to require ADS-B transceivers in all aircraft. It could also be a very good year if I can finally start worrying less about mid-air collisions. There is one disappearing navaid few seem to miss, the NDB. Not having an ADF in the panel means not having to fly NDB approaches on a check ride and very few miss that chore. The original plan was to also start phaseout of NDB in 2010 but they started early in 2005. Clearly it is possible for the FAA to get ahead of schedule. There is another bright note. LORAN just will not die. The feds are rethinking the plan to depend totally on GPS and the current thinking is the best backup would be LORAN and not VOR. Even better there is talk about an Enhanced LORAN (eLORAN). eLORAN would borrow a page from the GPS play book and transmit correction data along with the raw signal. After applying the correction data the position accuracy would be much improved over before. Of course the downside is that my old LORAN would still have to be replaced to make good use of the new system. The biggest item of "progress" on the list for many of our members is not the FAA's fault but the State of Oregon's fault. Recently signed legislation mandates that all auto gas in the state must have 10% ethanol. Sometimes we can feel a bit frustrated by the seemingly slow pace of FAA rule making but the impulsive actions of the state government are much scarier in comparison. Obviously a piece of "feel good" legislation since it appears that it costs as much oil to grow corn for ethanol as the ethanol saved in the gas tank. Sadly ethanol eats rubber and many engines that run fine on low lead will fail as a result. We should call this one the "Mechanics Full Employment Act". The bottom line for pilots is that ethanol laced auto gas is not acceptable. Pilots that have depended on auto gas will probably be forced back to the less environmentally friendly and more expensive 100LL. At least in the case of the electronics upgrade there is potential for many saving and/or improved functionality. In the case of the new auto gas rules the benefits are no where to be found except in the pockets of farmers. Let's hope we don't hear about any more "progress" for a while. Gary October fly-out Well, it didn't happen, due to weather, so a select group headed out for breakfast at Pilot Butte Drive-in. We of course solved all the world's problems ? as usual! Stay in touch ?. Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface- to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience! One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!" "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb. "I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today." Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell- bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know. Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety. Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes. I am sending you this as my way of thanking you for your part in packing my parachute And I hope you will send it on to those who have helped pack yours! Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word. Maybe this could explain it: When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do -- you forward jokes. And, to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get? A forwarded joke. So my friend, next time when you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile, just helping you pack your parachute........ Have a great day and stay in touch..... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The ?ussian Connection. In the 1970's, when the first American satellite photos were taken of this vessel as it sat inland, it was believed that it was a normal Jumbo jet sized aircraft under construction, and when the vessel was later photographed sitting in water the questions started to fly "what is it? " The 'Caspian Sea Monster' Ekranoplan is a Russian word meaning 'screen craft' or 'skimmer'. Neither a plane nor a ship, but a mixture of both, it moves along on a dynamic cushion of air, generated by its forward movement. It has similar characteristics of the common hovercraft in that it flies just above the surface as it moves. It is yet another example of a 'ground effect' or 'WIG (Wing-in-ground effect) vehicle. These craft were kept secret from the west until the fall of communism in the early 1990's. Envisage a hundred of such craft zooming across the ocean relatively undetected, underneath radar, to invade a country ? these move over water at over 500 knots and weigh over 540 tons ! Bend Muni has a new runway (page extract from the EAA newsletter, 'cos I thought it looked good!) Double Vision?? We actually landed on the left-hand runway, whose markings were later obliterated during an hour-long closure, after which the new runway was officially opened. Our landing on the old runway I recommend landing long on the new runway as there are no taxiway connectors until next Spring ?. Otherwise, it's a loooooong taxi to the end of the runway before exiting ? but it IS smooth compared to the old one! Mike Bond Thanks to Ed Endsley for risking his reputation, taking the photos on the right, of the return of the first flights to have taken-off and landed on the newly opened BND runway First Landing welcome committee. Pro Air's BeechJet left with a load of local dignitaries and was welcomed back by the Fire Dept. ?.. followed by their KingAir: ATC humor Tower: "... and for your information, you were slightly to the left of the centerline on that approach." Speedbird: "That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right" British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?" ______________________________ Thought for the day: The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From gem at rellim.com Fri Nov 16 11:37:44 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:37:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Co-opa] Saturday (16Nov) Flyout Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Looking out my window right now (noon Friday) I do not think it is VFR all the Sunriver. Christmas Valley looks to be, but not by much. The Saturday forcast is for a very slight improvement, but we know how accurate those have been lately. So, in the spirit of optimism we'll meet 9am Saturday at the Flight Services Building and stick a finger in the air to see how flyable it looks. With luck we can get over the Christmas Valley for breakfast. Otherwise we'll pick some place local to have breakfast. Either way fun will be had by all, see you there. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHPfGQ8KZibdeR3qURAsWIAJsEDk2kO4QgEYH2rFMr0b02KwW6XACgoPKd vxh3twhFhrpXPL4t5Vw4mno= =FaH7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sat Nov 17 12:50:08 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:50:08 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] OUR ANNUAL XMAS CHARITY Message-ID: <000c01c8295b$7078d930$508d64d0@WilfongDon> FELLOW CO-OPA MEMBERS: FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE, IN COOPERATION WITH SOME TEACHERS AT PILOT BUTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAVE CHOSEN TO PROVIDE A VERY NICE CHRISTMAS FOR ONE OR TWO VERY DESERVING CHILDREN THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE SELECTED. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GRATIFYING EXPERIENCE. WE DONATE MONEY AND THE TEACHERS DO THE SHOPPING AND WRAPPING OF THE GIFTS. THERE ARE A FEW FUN GIFTS BUT MOST ARE CLOTHES AND OTHER THINGS TO ENHANCE THEIR LIVES AND HELP THEIR SELF ESTEEM. WE HAVE MADE A DIFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE CHARITY IS THE FACT THAT 100% OF THE MONEY GOES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN. NOT ONE CENT IS KEPT BY OUR ORGANIZATION OR BY THE TEACHERS. AT OUR LAST MEETING WE COLLECTED SOME DONATIONS, BUT, THERE WERE NOT VERY MANY PRESENT SO WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE DONATIONS EITHER LARGE OR SMALL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP IN THIS WORTHY CAUSE, PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO "CO-OPA" WITH THE NOTATION "CHARITY FUND" AND SEND IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (TO ALLOW TIME FOR SHOPPING, WRAPPING AND DELIVERY) TO: CO-OPA c/o NORMA WILFONG P.O. BOX 5364 BEND, OR 97708-5364 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE AND MAY YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON (INCLUDING THANKSGIVING) BE EVERYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. DON & NORMA WILFONG From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Tue Nov 27 07:29:35 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:29:35 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: OUR ANNUAL XMAS CHARITY Message-ID: <000b01c8310a$51609fe0$d472dc42@WilfongDon> I SENT THIS OUT ON NOV 17........IT MUST NOT HAVE GONE OUT AS NOT ONE RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM OUR MEMBERS........SO........I AM SENDING IT AGAIN..........DON P.S.: IF YOU DID RECEIVE IT AND ELECTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE.....PLEASE EXCUSE THIS SECOND REQUEST.......... ----- Original Message ----- From: Wilfong To: CO-OPA Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: OUR ANNUAL XMAS CHARITY FELLOW CO-OPA MEMBERS: FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE, IN COOPERATION WITH SOME TEACHERS AT PILOT BUTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAVE CHOSEN TO PROVIDE A VERY NICE CHRISTMAS FOR ONE OR TWO VERY DESERVING CHILDREN THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE SELECTED. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GRATIFYING EXPERIENCE. WE DONATE MONEY AND THE TEACHERS DO THE SHOPPING AND WRAPPING OF THE GIFTS. THERE ARE A FEW FUN GIFTS BUT MOST ARE CLOTHES AND OTHER THINGS TO ENHANCE THEIR LIVES AND HELP THEIR SELF ESTEEM. WE HAVE MADE A DIFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE CHARITY IS THE FACT THAT 100% OF THE MONEY GOES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD OR CHILDREN. NOT ONE CENT IS KEPT BY OUR ORGANIZATION OR BY THE TEACHERS. AT OUR LAST MEETING WE COLLECTED SOME DONATIONS, BUT, THERE WERE NOT VERY MANY PRESENT SO WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE DONATIONS EITHER LARGE OR SMALL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP IN THIS WORTHY CAUSE, PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO "CO-OPA" WITH THE NOTATION "CHARITY FUND" AND SEND IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (TO ALLOW TIME FOR SHOPPING, WRAPPING AND DELIVERY) TO: CO-OPA c/o NORMA WILFONG P.O. BOX 5364 BEND, OR 97708-5364 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE AND MAY YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON (INCLUDING THANKSGIVING) BE EVERYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. DON & NORMA WILFONG From gem at rellim.com Tue Nov 27 16:46:43 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:46:43 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Co-opa] Columbia Aircraft is no Cessna Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! FYI, Cessna just won the bidding for Columbia Aircraft. Final bid $26.4M RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHTLp28KZibdeR3qURAvSsAKC4WNQsDY+PWqSALz+T9Uvf+bXAPACgt21T y/aaZiavtr6n0I0eY944u34= =cFqb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From mvbond at myexcel.com Tue Dec 4 23:29:10 2007 From: mvbond at myexcel.com (Mike Bond) Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:29:10 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Today's Ethanol meeting at the Or. Dept of Ag. Message-ID: <47565346.3090409@myexcel.com> Dennis Douglas has asked me to forward to all EAA1345 and COOPA members. Mike Bond, Newsletter Editor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folks, Richard Scott (EAA Chapter 902) attended the Department of Agriculture ethanol-in-gasoline meeting today (12/2/07) in Salem. Here's what he remember about the meeting : There were 5 pilots present. Others present represented the legislative majority, the Department of Aviation, Weights & Measures, the Attorney General, the Marine Board as well as Dept. of Ag employees. I was disappointed with the pilot turnout. We were well received, however. Most, if not all the people present were pretty well informed on the issues, although some details needed clarification for some people. Some background: The legislature worked on this bill (HB2210) for about 3 years, failing to pass it in 2006 because they couldn?t agree on a tax question. When that question was resolved this year, the bill passed quickly. Aviation apparently was never considered and we let this slip by without notice on our part. Gasoline is delivered to distributors by pipeline. Pipeline operators do not allow ethanol in their pipelines because of water issues and maybe also because ethanol isn?t produced at refineries but at distilleries at other locations. Consequently, ethanol is added to the gas when the delivery truck is loaded at the distributor?s site. Most stations have only 2 gas tanks, one for regular and one for premium. When a buyer wants mid-grade, the pump mixes the gas from the two tanks. The result is that if we were to succeed in getting premium exempted from the ethanol requirement, mid-grade gas will only have half as much ethanol as regular. This creates a huge political problem as long as legislators believe the ethanol is a good thing. Oregon has only 1, 2 or 3 airports with mogas, depending on who is talking, Medford and Lenhardt's being mentioned. What I learned: All present were supportive of aviation needs and were interested in finding a way to keep the fuels, both 100LL and mogas available to pilots in Oregon There was a lawyer from the Attorney General?s office who interpreted the law in the most favorable light she could. ?That?s my interpretation and I?m sticking to it?, she said. She said 100LL could be exempted by a ruling from the Department of Agriculture (which monitors the program), but she could not find a way that would allow the Dept. of Agriculture to exempt premium autogas sold at gas stations serving automobiles. She did think that mogas sold at airports for aircraft only could be exempted. She found no way to exempt boats or other gasoline powered equipment, such as chain saws, generators, etc. The legislative leadership has already decided what bills to consider during the upcoming session in February and the ethanol question isn?t on the calendar. Committees could propose new legislation or amendments to bills could be proposed, but we were advised it is unrealistic to expect action could be taken before the 2009 session. New legislation, whether it is to exempt ethanol or provide some other solution, would likely take a year of work to build a consensus in support, so mogas will be unavailable at least until February 2009, except at those few airports that carry it. The proposals: The Department of Agriculture will work up some wording that would exempt mogas sold at airports for use in aircraft and to clarify that 100LL is exempt. There are tax credits from renewable fuels programs which will reduce the cost of installing new tanks by 35% and Dept. of Ag. Employees will seek out other possible ways to reduce the cost to airports of installing tanks for mogas. Cost of a tank runs about $70,000 before any breaks or assistance. Not discussed, just my own idea while sitting here typing this up: Because the state created this problem, perhaps the state could provide substantial cash assistance for airports to add tanks for mogas. There will be another meeting on December 12. FWIW, Washington has reportedly not yet finished their similar legislation and that untainted mogas can still be had across the river. This also means that Washington pilots may still have time to influence the outcome. Lastly, Rob Breitbarth called a Standard Oil distributor to confirm he could still get untainted mogas outside the tri-county area. He was told that they are already delivering ethanol tainted gasoline everywhere they serve. Richard Scott EAA Chapter 902 From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Dec 7 10:12:08 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:12:08 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] Fw: Update on Ethanol Issue - #2 Message-ID: <000e01c838fc$b64e54c0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> I AM FORWARDING THIS JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY READ THIS INFORMATION.......DON WILFONG ----- Original Message ----- From: Oregon Pilots' Association To: dwnw at bendbroadband.com Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: Update on Ethanol Issue - #2 You're receiving this email because of your relationship with Oregon Pilots' Association. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. Oregon Pilots' Association Here is an update on this "volatile issue" from Past President Dave Martin: Special Ethanol Report No. 2: Oregon Aviation Fuel: A Glimmer of Hope December 4, 2007 Today, representatives of several Oregon state government agencies met with pilots to discuss solutions for the general aviation problems caused by passage of House Bill 2210. The new law mandates 10% ethanol in gasoline throughout the state by July 15, 2008. Chaired by Dan Clem, the director of the Oregon Department of Aviation, the meeting was hosted at the Department of Agriculture, which is tasked with implementing the law. HB 2210 appears to preclude the use of FAA-approved automobile fuel (mogas) STCs, which prohibit the presence of ethanol. It may also affect pilots of Experimental and LSA aircraft. However, a lawyer from the Attorney General's office was the key to positive action expected to result from the meeting. She described her detailed analysis of HB 2210 and concluded that aviation use of ethanol-free gasoline is permitted, regardless of whether it was intended for aviation (100LL) or not (mogas). However, she believes that the law would not allow the long-term fix: mandating the availability of ethanol-free mogas at all retail outlets. (Several states including Montana have provisions requiring that all premium gasoline will remain ethanol-free.) An amendment to force ethanol-free premium gas in Oregon would require legislative action and would be difficult to achieve because of political and oil industry opposition. Also, the deadline has passed for starting new bills to be processed during the February 2008 legislative session. Clem characterized the effect on aviation as an "unintended consequence," and someone who tracked the bill speculated that because it appeared late in the 2007 legislative session, few legislators were likely to have even read it. Are the drafters of HB 2210 and the governor's office aware of the problems they have created? Yes, Clem said. He and others agreed that current momentum for an acceptable long-term solution should be pursued now by both state agencies and affected users such as pilots using mogas, the marine industry and others. The 21 people at today's meeting included five pilots and Michael Burrill, chairman of the state aviation board. Everyone at the meeting appeared concerned about the technical issues and expressed an interest in finding an acceptable solution. At the conclusion, Agriculture Department reps agreed to Step 1 of a two-phase process: The department will draft a clear implementing statement that ethanol-free gasoline for aviation remains legal. Step 2-the mandate to require ethanol-free premium gasoline everywhere in Oregon-will take longer and need support eventually by major players such as the oil industry. That is likely to be a tough sell. Attendees appeared to agree that the best hope for short-term success is to convince FBOs at airports to install tanks and pumps and sell ethanol-free premium mogas. The state's Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) program may be an incentive. The next meeting to address HB 2110 is scheduled for 9 a.m. on December 12 in the downstairs conference room at the Agriculture Department, 635 Capitol Street in Salem. -Dave Martin, past president, OPA Forward email This email was sent to dwnw at bendbroadband.com, by propwash at oregonpilot.org Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by Oregon Pilots' Association | 93963 Airport Ridge Lane | North Bend | OR | 97459 From mvbond at spiritone.com Wed Dec 19 12:20:29 2007 From: mvbond at spiritone.com (Mike Bond) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:20:29 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA December 2007 newsletter In-Reply-To: References: <4767AC78.2020206@spiritone.com> <476957E2.4000307@spiritone.com> Message-ID: <47697D0D.3010705@spiritone.com> I sent this to the COOPA members address ... here is the re-resend ... CASCADE FLYER ----->> DON'T MISS THE XMAS PARTY Website: http://co-opa.com/ December 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 12 President's Message: We certainly had a great speaker last month in Scott Philiben of Precise Flight. Scott had the usual things to say about the product line of his company Precise Flight located here on the Bend Municipal Airport. They now have 85% of the worldwide pulse-light market and have a bunch of other cool products. Then he really woke us up with some really exciting research on how to use light to ward off birds and other airport critters. To vastly over-simplify what he had to say: if you modulate the frequency and pulse rate of the light coming from your landing lights in certain ways you can scare pesky birds out of the way of your aircraft. Even better the birds do not learn to ignore the signals over time, so the repulsing light works as well every time you shine it on birds as the first time they saw it. The promise of this new technology is to greatly reduce bird strikes and that is something aviators have been seeking for a long time. Since there are patents being filed Scott was reluctant to share all the details but as Precise Flight finishes up development on the project we can expect some really ground breaking results. By popular demand we will follow the age-old traditions of our Chapter. The gathering will start at the usual 6:00pm for hanger flying, 6:30pm there will be our potluck. The club will provide the main dish and the membership will provide the rest of the trimmings. At 7:00pm we will have a short business meeting. Then comes the main event, the Yankee Swap. Everyone that wishes to participate must bring an aviation related gift. Items need not be new. Maybe there is some unused, but valuable item in the bottom of you flight bag that just needs a new home? Maybe you have gotten tired of the tail wheel spring you took home last year? Wrap it up and bring it to place beneath our pagan Yule Tree. This is one of our best events of the year so do not miss out! Be there or be square! Calendar: 20 December- Monthly Meeting - XMAS Party 22 December- Monthly Flyout 17 January- Monthly Meeting 19 January- Monthly Flyout 21 February- Monthly Meeting 23 February- Monthly Flyout 20 March- Monthly Meeting 22 March- Monthly Flyout 17 April- Monthly Meeting 19 April- Monthly Flyout Web doings: Not much new on the web this month. As always December is not really a month for aviation news. You might have noticed that the Bend AWOS data is missing from our website, but it is not our fault. The AWOS data is also missing from the master URL as well: http://www.bendmunicipal.awosnet.com/ The city of Bend has been notified and we will let you know when it is back up. If you did spot anything newsworthy then please drop me a line. For the usual chapter news and other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". Gary My Inbox: My, oh my. There has been a ton of email flying around HB 2210. That is the new law that mandates that all auto gas in Oregon have 10% ethanol. One can debate whether using alcohol made from corn as a fuel additive for cars makes any sense, but we know it is just not an alternative if you have a mogas STC for your airplane. Judging from my inbox the OPA, the EAA and a bunch of other organizations have been lambasting the Oregon legislature for this stupid move. Sadly it looks like bureaucratic pigheadedness still rules and no exceptions will be made. Let's hope that all our communications to our elected state representatives pays off in the coming special session. Random Thoughts: It's the last newsletter of the year. Looking around at other publications I see that it is traditional to create lists of the Best and Worst of the years events. Being a bit late on deadline, and a bit unimaginative I am not quite up to 10 of each. So fill out my list as you see fit. So here goes, our local Central Oregon Best and Worst aviation events of 2007, in no particular order. The years Best: 1. 5000 feet of brand new runway at KBDN. 2. Cessna purchases the assets of Columbia Aircraft and vows to expand operations in Bend. 3. Sue Palmeri takes on the job as Bend Airport's second airport manager. 4. Cafe 3456 makes KBDN a destination for the $100 hamburger. The years Worst: 1. Columbia Aircraft files for bankruptcy. 2. Greg Phillips, the first Bend airport manager, gets hired away by the Dental Floss growers in Missoula Montana. 3. Weeks of evening, weekday, and weekend closures of the Bend Airport on short notice. 4. Way too many monthly CO-OPA fly outs called on account of bad weather. 5. Central Oregon radar service delayed (again). Gary Top this for a speeding ticket... Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet, which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea. Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style: 'Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully- armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed. Good Day....' Dealing with the fog?. For Thanksgiving, we hoped to fly to San Carlos, in the SF Bay Area. For the previous flight there we had to deal with smoke in the Sacramento Valley (see the September newsletter), but it sure beats the alternative of driving for 10 hours. Frequent checking with DUATS predicted the 5-day weather window we needed would happen, so we went ahead and planned to depart at 1000 PST, to arrive at San Carlos around 3pm. Bend Muni was clear to 12000 ft, with 10 SM visibility. Redmond had a freezing fog layer but from experience we knew it usually burns off by 10am. Arriving at Bend Muni a little late we saw the fog had already raced south, off the end of RWY 16, courtesy of a blast of arctic air from Central Canada. At 1030 PDT, with a stiff breeze from the north, we departed from RWY34 as the fog moved overhead ?? Crosswind and downwind legs were held at 500 feet, staying just at the bottom of the fog layer. By now, the fog had reached way south of Hwy 20 but we could see a bright 'slot' to the SW. Staying at about 500ft AGL, we passed Lava Butte below its crest and left the fog behind ?. We were the last plane to arrive or depart Bend that morning (all day?), as we heard others diverting to Prineville, still in the clear. The trip to San Carlos was fantastic ? smooth and clear with a steady tailwind the whole way and the Bay Area traffic was light (at least in the air!). We had a great stay but left a day early as a weather system was moving into the Pacific Northwest ? The return trip was again smooth, with a few cloud layers just above our cruise altitude. The first warning of trouble came as we monitored 122.8 around Chemult and heard a lot of Sunriver traffic activity ? yes, Bend was (still?) fogged in and the AWOS reported a 300 ft ceiling. The fog this time was just north of Sunriver and the RWY 18 approach was VFR but with fog swirling in the trees. The S21 ramp was quite busy ?. We were lucky to meet another Bend evacuee who asked a friend from Sunriver if he could drive us all to Bend Muni to pick-up our cars. He tried again later in the day to fly back to Bend, but the fog settled in around Lava Butte and all points north, so he returned to S21 So next morning we all drove back to Sunriver to find the fog had deposited a thick layer of rime ice on all the ramp occupants ? after an hour of ice removal at around 20degF, the Cardinal started on 2 blades and I flew uneventfully back to Bend ?. Ann & Mike Bond .+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> From mvbond at spiritone.com Wed Dec 19 12:20:29 2007 From: mvbond at spiritone.com (Mike Bond) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:20:29 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] COOPA December 2007 newsletter In-Reply-To: References: <4767AC78.2020206@spiritone.com> <476957E2.4000307@spiritone.com> Message-ID: <47697D0D.3010705@spiritone.com> I sent this to the COOPA members address ... here is the re-resend ... CASCADE FLYER ----->> DON'T MISS THE XMAS PARTY Website: http://co-opa.com/ December 2007, Vol. 07, Issue 12 President's Message: We certainly had a great speaker last month in Scott Philiben of Precise Flight. Scott had the usual things to say about the product line of his company Precise Flight located here on the Bend Municipal Airport. They now have 85% of the worldwide pulse-light market and have a bunch of other cool products. Then he really woke us up with some really exciting research on how to use light to ward off birds and other airport critters. To vastly over-simplify what he had to say: if you modulate the frequency and pulse rate of the light coming from your landing lights in certain ways you can scare pesky birds out of the way of your aircraft. Even better the birds do not learn to ignore the signals over time, so the repulsing light works as well every time you shine it on birds as the first time they saw it. The promise of this new technology is to greatly reduce bird strikes and that is something aviators have been seeking for a long time. Since there are patents being filed Scott was reluctant to share all the details but as Precise Flight finishes up development on the project we can expect some really ground breaking results. By popular demand we will follow the age-old traditions of our Chapter. The gathering will start at the usual 6:00pm for hanger flying, 6:30pm there will be our potluck. The club will provide the main dish and the membership will provide the rest of the trimmings. At 7:00pm we will have a short business meeting. Then comes the main event, the Yankee Swap. Everyone that wishes to participate must bring an aviation related gift. Items need not be new. Maybe there is some unused, but valuable item in the bottom of you flight bag that just needs a new home? Maybe you have gotten tired of the tail wheel spring you took home last year? Wrap it up and bring it to place beneath our pagan Yule Tree. This is one of our best events of the year so do not miss out! Be there or be square! Calendar: 20 December- Monthly Meeting - XMAS Party 22 December- Monthly Flyout 17 January- Monthly Meeting 19 January- Monthly Flyout 21 February- Monthly Meeting 23 February- Monthly Flyout 20 March- Monthly Meeting 22 March- Monthly Flyout 17 April- Monthly Meeting 19 April- Monthly Flyout Web doings: Not much new on the web this month. As always December is not really a month for aviation news. You might have noticed that the Bend AWOS data is missing from our website, but it is not our fault. The AWOS data is also missing from the master URL as well: http://www.bendmunicipal.awosnet.com/ The city of Bend has been notified and we will let you know when it is back up. If you did spot anything newsworthy then please drop me a line. For the usual chapter news and other aviation goodies check out our chapter website: http://co-opa.rellim.com/ To access the members only areas the username is "BDN" and the password is "123.0". Gary My Inbox: My, oh my. There has been a ton of email flying around HB 2210. That is the new law that mandates that all auto gas in Oregon have 10% ethanol. One can debate whether using alcohol made from corn as a fuel additive for cars makes any sense, but we know it is just not an alternative if you have a mogas STC for your airplane. Judging from my inbox the OPA, the EAA and a bunch of other organizations have been lambasting the Oregon legislature for this stupid move. Sadly it looks like bureaucratic pigheadedness still rules and no exceptions will be made. Let's hope that all our communications to our elected state representatives pays off in the coming special session. Random Thoughts: It's the last newsletter of the year. Looking around at other publications I see that it is traditional to create lists of the Best and Worst of the years events. Being a bit late on deadline, and a bit unimaginative I am not quite up to 10 of each. So fill out my list as you see fit. So here goes, our local Central Oregon Best and Worst aviation events of 2007, in no particular order. The years Best: 1. 5000 feet of brand new runway at KBDN. 2. Cessna purchases the assets of Columbia Aircraft and vows to expand operations in Bend. 3. Sue Palmeri takes on the job as Bend Airport's second airport manager. 4. Cafe 3456 makes KBDN a destination for the $100 hamburger. The years Worst: 1. Columbia Aircraft files for bankruptcy. 2. Greg Phillips, the first Bend airport manager, gets hired away by the Dental Floss growers in Missoula Montana. 3. Weeks of evening, weekday, and weekend closures of the Bend Airport on short notice. 4. Way too many monthly CO-OPA fly outs called on account of bad weather. 5. Central Oregon radar service delayed (again). Gary Top this for a speeding ticket... Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado fighter jet, which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea. Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style: 'Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully- armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed. Good Day....' Dealing with the fog?. For Thanksgiving, we hoped to fly to San Carlos, in the SF Bay Area. For the previous flight there we had to deal with smoke in the Sacramento Valley (see the September newsletter), but it sure beats the alternative of driving for 10 hours. Frequent checking with DUATS predicted the 5-day weather window we needed would happen, so we went ahead and planned to depart at 1000 PST, to arrive at San Carlos around 3pm. Bend Muni was clear to 12000 ft, with 10 SM visibility. Redmond had a freezing fog layer but from experience we knew it usually burns off by 10am. Arriving at Bend Muni a little late we saw the fog had already raced south, off the end of RWY 16, courtesy of a blast of arctic air from Central Canada. At 1030 PDT, with a stiff breeze from the north, we departed from RWY34 as the fog moved overhead ?? Crosswind and downwind legs were held at 500 feet, staying just at the bottom of the fog layer. By now, the fog had reached way south of Hwy 20 but we could see a bright 'slot' to the SW. Staying at about 500ft AGL, we passed Lava Butte below its crest and left the fog behind ?. We were the last plane to arrive or depart Bend that morning (all day?), as we heard others diverting to Prineville, still in the clear. The trip to San Carlos was fantastic ? smooth and clear with a steady tailwind the whole way and the Bay Area traffic was light (at least in the air!). We had a great stay but left a day early as a weather system was moving into the Pacific Northwest ? The return trip was again smooth, with a few cloud layers just above our cruise altitude. The first warning of trouble came as we monitored 122.8 around Chemult and heard a lot of Sunriver traffic activity ? yes, Bend was (still?) fogged in and the AWOS reported a 300 ft ceiling. The fog this time was just north of Sunriver and the RWY 18 approach was VFR but with fog swirling in the trees. The S21 ramp was quite busy ?. We were lucky to meet another Bend evacuee who asked a friend from Sunriver if he could drive us all to Bend Muni to pick-up our cars. He tried again later in the day to fly back to Bend, but the fog settled in around Lava Butte and all points north, so he returned to S21 So next morning we all drove back to Sunriver to find the fog had deposited a thick layer of rime ice on all the ramp occupants ? after an hour of ice removal at around 20degF, the Cardinal started on 2 blades and I flew uneventfully back to Bend ?. Ann & Mike Bond .+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COOPA officer contact info: President Gary E. Miller 20340 Empire Blvd., E-3 Bend, OR 97701 541-382-8588 gem at rellim.com Vice President Nancy Lecklider 3054 NW Clubhouse Dr Bend, OR 97701 541 330-1853 leckone at bendcable.com Secretary/Treasurer Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Temp Flyout Chair Don Wilfong 210 SE Cessna Dr Bend, OR 97702 541 389-1456 dwnw at bendbroadband.com Program Chair Ed Endsley 63505 Bridle Ln Bend, OR 97701 541 382-6414 ed at edendsley.com And finally, send Newsletter inputs to Mike Bond 22052 Banff Drive Bend, OR 97702 541 317-8443 mvbond at myexcel.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> From gem at rellim.com Wed Dec 19 18:19:56 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:19:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Co-opa] Big Party this Thursday! Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! It is that time of year again! The big CO-OPA Holiday party is upon us. If you only attend one meeting a year this is the one! 6:00pm we'll start off with the usual hanger flying and chit-chat. 6:30pm will be our famous pot luck. The main dish will be provided so concentrate on side dishes and deserts. 7:00pm a short business meeting, followed by our Yankee Swap. If you want to participate be sure to bring wrapped aviation related white elephant gift. Looking forward to seeing all of you there. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHadFP8KZibdeR3qURAszFAJ9Pd+Gl8crU5HPD+TXB7YwXwj1GfgCfRWtb iUJZ+Uxq/wyB6buT1nrL9Pw= =76Oh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Dec 21 03:10:29 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:10:29 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] XMAS PARTY Message-ID: <000801c843c2$1906c690$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> WOW!!!! IF YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE CO-OPA XMAS PARTY LAST NIGHT......YOU SURE MISSED A GREAT TIME, A DELICIOUS MEAL AND AN EXCITING GIFT EXCHANGE............ THOSE OF US THAT DID SHOW UP HAD A WONDERFUL TIME....... HAPPY HOLIDAYS DON & NORMA WILFONG From dwnw at bendbroadband.com Fri Dec 21 03:35:50 2007 From: dwnw at bendbroadband.com (Wilfong) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:35:50 -0800 Subject: [Co-opa] AUTO FUEL Message-ID: <002701c843c5$a363bca0$6401a8c0@WilfongDon> HEY GANG.......IF YOU USE MO GAS IN YOUR PLANE......YOU SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING INFO FROM AOPA........DON WILFONG Beware oxygenated fuel in planes burning auto gas By AOPA ePublishing staff If you have received a supplemental type certificate (STC) to operate your airplane using auto gas in addition to avgas, you need to be aware of the potential hazards posed by "oxygenated" fuel. "Usually when fuel is labeled 'oxygenated,' it means the gas is blended with ethanol," explained Craig Brown of AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Ethanol-blended fuel can damage fuel cells, O-rings, gaskets, and other rubber parts. It can also absorb water, leading to corrosion or forming ice crystals that obstruct the fuel system. Water absorbed by the fuel cannot be detected by sumping the tanks. Many states now require the blending of ethanol in gasoline, but not all blended auto gas is labeled, so you can't rely on information provided at the pump. Simple procedures and test kits are available to test fuel for the presence of ethanol. In October of 2006, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin, addressing the airworthiness concerns of ethanol blended with auto gas for general aviation use. "The bottom line is simple," Brown said. "If you are using an auto gas STC, you need to check every batch of auto gas you purchase before you put it in your aircraft." Testing fuel for ethanol The following test can be performed to determine the presence of ethanol in gasoline. On a test tube or olive bottle, make a permanent line about two inches from the bottom. Fill with water to this line, then fill the tube to the top with gasoline. Cover the tube, agitate it then let it stand. Ethanol mixes with water and the two will separate out together. Therefore, after mixing the water and the gasoline, if the water level appears to have increased, then the fuel contains ethanol and should not be used. Ethanol fuels can damage the rubber and aluminum components of your aircraft fuel system. Ethanol increases the volatility of fuel, and hence the possibility of vapor lock also increases. Ethanol may vent off at altitude, reducing both range and octane. For these reasons fuel containing ethanol must never be used in airplanes. From gem at rellim.com Fri Dec 21 14:12:25 2007 From: gem at rellim.com (Gary E. Miller) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:12:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Co-opa] December "Fly-out" Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Yo All! Saturday's forecast is 70% chance of snow. With our luck so far this far this fasll we are going to throw in the towel now and vow to meet at the Black Bear Dinner for a "Fly-Out" at 9am. This will be a great way to fortify yourselves for the last weekend of holiday madness before Christmas. Hope to see you all there. RGDS GARY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97701 gem at rellim.com Tel:+1(541)382-8588 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHbDpM8KZibdeR3qURArNQAJ4hxDuA8JSEBQi6pNxSHoljXgFTLgCfaq2n iByyU9o+6NprIY6r7dfPN7Q= =Iu+a -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----