USPA News

PUEBLO MEETING WELL ATTENDED

The USPA flying/meetings in Pueblo, CO, this past weekend were very well attended, and much important business was conducted in behalf of GA. On top of that, members had dinner and a tour of the Pueblo Historic Aircraft Museum, and many attendees took the opportunity to visit more of the beautiful Colorado area, including the spectacular nearby mountains, the Royal Gorge, the quaint mountain towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, and the Holy Cross Winery, and the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, not to mention the excellent Pueblo shopping.

Among the business items on the agenda was the election of new officers for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1. All officers except VP Membership were re-elected, and Duane Smith of MO was elected as VP Membership, since Chuck Huber asked to step down from that position due to time constraints. In addition, the issues of user fees, MOA expansions, restricted airspace, airport closures, escalating costs of flying, membership development, and organization publicity were addressed and actions taken. State organization bylaws were approved by the USPA board, in order that any new state group desiring to organize under USPA may now do so, and is therefore eligible to come under the USPA’s 501c3.

Bob Worthington presented an informative program on historical items of interest from the Roswell, NM, area, where USPA will be meeting September 22-25. Among those residing in this area in the 1800’s was Sheriff Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, known to all of us. This will be a flyin/meeting you will want to attend, as the area is steeped in fascinating history, to say nothing of the obvious UFO information and tours available there.

The next meeting after Roswell will be November 5 in Tampa, FL, in conjunction with the AOPA Expo. Meeting locations for 2006 include Tunica, MS, New Orleans, LA, Dayton, OH, and Palm Springs, CA.

Check out the USPA website for Pueblo flyin/meeting pictures soon to be posted there.

Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association

Posted by Jan at June 6, 2005 12:32 PM