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It’s time to make your reservations for the USPA Fly-Out/Meeting in Roswell, NM, to be held September 22-25. Complete with a WINGS program qualified Mountain Flying Clinic, this is a fly-out you won’t want to miss!
The cut-off date for the special USPA rate at the Best Western Sally Port Inn & Suites is August 22. So make your reservations now!
Remember, your registration fee won’t be charged to your credit card, or your check cashed, until after the meeting. If you are unable to attend, only those irreversible fees charged to USPA in your behalf will be charged to you. So send in your registration, as well.
United States Pilots Association
SUMMER FLY-OUT, ROSWELL, NM – SEPTEMBER 22 – 25, 2005
Roswell is a town of over 45,000 on the east side of the 12,000 ft. Sierra Blanco in the Sacramento Mountains and the Lincoln National Forest. Roswell is best known for the alleged crash of an alien space ship on a ranch outside of town in 1947 and the supposed cover-up by the Air Force. The first venture into space rocketry began in Roswell by Dr. Robert Goddard from 1930-1941 as he developed rocket science which led to our travel into space. Visit the International UFO Museum and Research Center, General Douglas McBride Museum on the campus of the NM Military Institute (high school and two years college,) Roswell Museum and Art Center, and Spring River Park and Zoo.
Those who might have even the slightest interest in western history may want to arrive a couple of days early or stay over, rent a car and travel back in time by visiting the historic town of Lincoln about 65 miles west of Roswell in the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains. Lincoln County is where the bloodiest of western wars took place from the mid 1870s to the early 1880s. Two of the best known participants were Sheriff Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. It all began in Lincoln and ended in Ft. Sumner in 1881 shortly after Billy the Kid shot two deputies when escaping from the Lincoln Jail. The entire town is mostly just like it was in 1881 and you can even see the bullet holes in the back stairway where the Kid shot the first deputy. Nearby is Ft. Stanton, a US Army Post created in 1855 to support the war against the NM Indians named for a Cpt. Stanton, who was killed near the town of Mayhill near USPA VP Bob Worthington’s small cattle ranch. A little further away is the resort town of Ruidoso (elevation of 6,720 ft.) with the largest purse quarter horse racing anywhere (it’s free), casinos, the Museum of the Horse, and a town full of shops, art galleries and restaurants. Just north of Ruidoso is the town of Capitan with its Smokey Bear Museum. This is where Smokey was rescued from a forest fire in the Lincoln National Forest as a small cub in 1950. He was treated for his burns and flown in a GA airplane to Washington, DC to live until he died in 1976 in the National Zoo. He is buried in a small park at the Museum. South of Ruidoso is the resort town of Cloudcroft (elevation of 8,650 ft.) with several art galleries, shops, restaurants and an excellent pioneer museum. It has a very scenic lodge, built in 1899, which has the highest golf course in the US and views stretching a hundred miles away. About 95 miles south of Roswell is the world famous Carlsbad Caverns. So, there are plenty of adventures awaiting every one attending the USPA meeting in Roswell.
Mountain Flying Clinic: The New Mexico Pilots Assn. and Silver Eagle Aviation sponsored mountain flying clinic is not designed to prepare a pilot for landing or departing high altitude short, dirt, mountain strips, but to acquaint pilots with mountain flying and landing at high altitude paved airports. The CFIs can tailor the instruction to the level of experience of the pilot and his or her airplane. The clinic will begin with a three hour ground school at the Best Western Sally Port Inn on Friday evening, September 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This ground school is free and open to the public. It will be taught by an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor experienced in mountain flying. The course will cover flying through and into mountains, mountain winds and waves, density altitude and its effect on aircraft and how to calculate safe landing and take-off distances depending on temperatures and elevation of the airport.
On Saturday and Sunday, the flying portion will take place. The flying will be three hours with an experienced mountain flying CFI. The beginning airport, Roswell, is at an elevation of 3,671 feet with 10,000 and 13,000 foot runways. The flying will be in the Sacramento Mountains (with the highest peak at 11,973 feet) to public airports which have paved runways at 6,814 feet, 5,371 feet, and 4,200 feet elevations. Completion of this clinic will qualify for a phase of the FAA WINGS program, a BFR, and should help reduce your insurance premiums. The cost for the flying portion is $150 in your airplane. The cutoff date to enroll in the flying portion is Saturday, August 27, 2005. (See registration form.)
Hotel: Best Western Sally Port Inn & Suites, 2000 N. Main Street, Roswell, NM 88201-6450, is located just steps from the prestigious New Mexico Military Institute. It has a complimentary full breakfast, oversized guest rooms and suites, a restaurant and lounge, Jacuzzi hot tub, indoor pool, fitness center and airport courtesy shuttle from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The rate is $70 plus tax. Call 1-800-528-1234, 505-622-6430 or fax 505-623-7631. Tell them that you are with USPA and that you want the USPA meeting rate. The cut-off date is August 22, 2005. There will be a hospitality suite in the hotel.
Airport and FBO: Roswell International Air Center, elevation 3,671 ft. (ROW) is the selected airport of arrival. The host FBO is Great Southwest Aviation, Inc. A full service FBO, it is open from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekends. They will offer a discount on fuel and free parking. They also offer rental cars. Call 1-800-824-0531 or 505-347-2054 for a reservation.
Transportation: An airport courtesy shuttle provided by the hotel is available from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Call 505-622-6430 for airport pickup.
Schedule of Activities
Thursday, September 22 – Hospitality and registration are available at the hotel in the afternoon and evening. All day and evening are open for you to relax and enjoy Roswell.
Friday, September 23 – 8:30 a.m. to noon. General members meeting in the hotel. Lunch is on your own with the afternoon free. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. FAA WINGS Safety Seminar (Mountain Flying Clinic) in the hotel (open to the public.) 9:00 p.m. to??? hospitality suite will be open.
Saturday, September 24 – 8:30 a.m. to noon. USPA Board meeting in the hotel. All members are welcome. Lunch is on your own. Afternoon is open for sightseeing and shopping in the local area. For other tours that are available, contact Bob Worthington at (505) 522-6785. 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Banquet in the hotel – program will be an audio visual presentation on the recent USPA sponsored trip to Alaska. 9:45 p.m. to??? hospitality suite will be open.
Sunday, September 25 – Depart at your leisure or stay over a few more days and do some of the things you didn't have time for in our short weekend.
USPA Registration Form
Name(s)___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
City_____________________________________________________________ State ______Zip___________________
Phone_____________________ Fax______________________ E-mail________________________________________
Number Amount
Basic Registration: $90.00 (Wings seminar, hospitality suite,
meetings and Saturday banquet.) ______ @ $ 90.00 $_______
Send registration form with check or form below to: United States Pilots Association, 483 S. Kirkwood Rd., Suite 10, St. Louis, MO 63122. If paying by credit card, the registration form may be faxed to: (314) 843-5155
Charge it! M/C______ or VISA______
Card No._________________________________ Exp.______
Signature___________________________________________
For additional information, please call Bob Worthington at (505) 522-6785, email at rworthin@zianet.com or USPA at (314) 849-USPA.
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New Mexico Pilots Association Registration Form For Mountain Flying Clinic
Name(s)___________________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
City_____________________________________________________________ State ______Zip___________________
Phone_____________________ Fax______________________ E-mail________________________________________
Number Amount
Registration: $150.00 (Wings seminar and instruction in your airplane only) ______ @ $150.00 $______
Send registration form with check payable to NMPA. Mail to Bob Worthington, 1136 Cave Springs Trail, Las Cruces, NM 88011.
For additional information, please call Bob Worthington at (505) 522-6785, email at rworthin@zianet.com or USPA at (314) 849-USPA.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association