The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume XI issue 9.0  September 2023 CPS Newsletter :  September 2023 Issue_* *_ Welcome back to Your Cessna Pilots Society Newsletter.  A review of what's happening, great destinations, and discussions taking place on your CPS Forums.   Throughout this Newsletter, note the items in 'highlights'.  If everything has gone well, you should be able to hover your mouse over the highlighted text and 'click through' directly to the linked discussio ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume XI issue 5.0  May 2023 CPS Newsletter :  May 2023 Issue_* *_ Welcome back to Your Cessna Pilots Society Newsletter.  A review of what's happening, great destinations, and discussions taking place on your CPS Forums.   Throughout this Newsletter, note the items in 'highlights'.  If everything has gone well, you should be able to hover your mouse over the highlighted text and 'click through' directly to the linked discussion. (we hope) ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume XI issue 4.0  April 2023 CPS Newsletter :  April 2023 Issue_* *_ Welcome back to the Cessna Pilots Society Newsletter.  A review of what's happening, great destinations, and discussions taking place on your CPS Forums.   Throughout this Newsletter, note the items in 'highlights'.  If everything has gone well, you should be able to hover your mouse over the highlighted text and 'click through' directly to the linked discussion. (we ho ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume IX issue 1.0  January 2021 CPS Newsletter :  January 2021 Issue   We have made it through 2020.  A full year of our lives is behind us and never to be lived again.  'Was it lived fully ?' is a question for each to ask of ourselves... 2021 is here, and has an as yet unfulfilled promise, but it will only be what we make of it. Included below are the on-going stories of your fellow Aviators.  Despite restrictions and obstacles, they c ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 12.0  December 2020 CPS Newsletter :  December 2020 Issue_* *_ A bunch of years back, Bill Seidl put together the McMinville gathering for our CPS family.  One of the highlights of that stellar trip was the chance to spend the day at the home of Lindi and Dave Phifer, complete w/ excellent food, terrific company, and a private airstrip.  We finished up our trip to McMinnville w/ a banquet dinner under the wings of the Spruce Goose. ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 11.0  November 2020 CPS Newsletter :  November 2020 Issue_* *_ "East is odd, and West is even odder"....  My first CFI resorted to the above in an effort to reach into his students' brains to teach basic altitudes for direction of flight.   With all the power of a 1/2 amp fuse, the inrush of current turned on the first of a series of dim bulbs, and that's how we slowly build our foundation of aviation knowledge. We ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 10.0  October 2020 CPS Newsletter :  October 2020 Issue_* *_ So we move from Summer to Fall.   We get some gentle reminders of the change in seasons on our first trip to the airport when the temperatures require a sweatshirt for a comfortable pre-flight followed by that surprising boost in performance when the airplane literally jumps off the ground, inspired by the extra power available.  Cooler temps, more performance, and a ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 8.0  August 2020 CPS Newsletter :  August 2020 Issue_* *_ Even in August, our airplanes can take us over terrain that could be challenging w/ temperatures you wouldn't expect.   This recent trip/travel image courtesy of Commander Dave, with our thanks for sharing.  Cool thoughts when most of the USA is swealtering! In the midst  of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with the inevitable uncertainty that surrounds such an unusual ev ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 7.0  July 2020 CPS Newsletter :  July 2020 Issue_* *_   Sad News:  Destinations continue to take a hit as Triple Tree Cancelled their late Summer avaition love fest.    The CPS 2021 Gathering:   Destination hotels are dealing with being pre-booked for 2021 dates and under extra pressure from those w/ plans this year that simply pushed them into 2021 will cause some ripple effect, specifically that the CPS 20 ...Continue Reading

The Newsletter of your Cessna Pilot's Society Volume VIII issue 6.0, June 2020 CPS Newsletter :  June 2020 Issue_* *_ CPS Get Together Cancelled. The Forum Board in conjunction with our host James Atnip announced the 2020 Gathering has been cancelled in light of the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 Crisis. The Forum Board Directors' announcement can be viewed HERE   The Coronavirus issues have presented unprecedented challenges.  Even though things are starting to ease up, we realize that every ...Continue Reading