Well, this month of August is not starting out too well in terms of good flying weather. I have managed only one flight in the last month and that was up to Red Deer last week for a quick oil change and brief engine inspection by my AME. All things checked out and are looking good after the first ten hours on the new engine (I would have been slightly disappointed if they hadn’t). I’m looking forward to an improvement in the weather as there are still a number of excellent flying events this summer.

One of those is the Fly-in breakfast in Linden. They have successfully removed the power lines at the south end of the strip and are inviting us in for a celibately breakfast on Saturday, August 29th. You should have received an e-mail from Carl with the details. I hope to see many of you there.

The COPA convention was held on the weekend of July 17th and those who were there know what a successful event it was. With near perfect weather, a large number of fly-ins as well as drive-ins made this one of the best conventions ever! Thanks very much to Garrett Komm for your countless hours over the past 18 months and for being a fine representative for our club. Next time you see Garrett give him a big thanks for all his work. Thanks also to all of the people from the club who were able to give some time during the weekend to help make things run as smoothly as they did. With out you, these events just don’t happen.

On a housekeeping note, and a little early but I want you to start thinking about the upcoming elections in December. We have three positions up:

• President
• Treasurer
• Director

We will have more information on this as we move into the fall. We also start back with the monthly meetings starting September 10th; so, if I don’t see you out flying, I look forward to seeing you in September.