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United States Pilots Association |
Of the nearly 30 USPA members attending the flyout/meeting in Oklahoma City last week (June 15-18), everyone I spoke with designated it as one of USPA’s best ever. The weather cooperated nicely, bringing storms only Saturday night. And the thoughtful ServiCenter FBO at Wiley Post, without being asked, put all USPA planes in hangars to insure their safety. How awesome!
From the Thursday evening safety seminar held on the beautiful campus of Metro Technology Center’s Aviation Career Campus, to the excellent Friday and Saturday morning meetings, plus tours of the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and the National Cowboy Museum, all exceeded expectation. Touring the FAA headquarters included the water rescue training area, seat belt test track, high altitude chamber, and a personal experience in the commercial airliner evacuation trainer, complete with “smoke.”
The National Cowboy Museum provided a delicious lunch, and the facility turned out to be far more than envisioned, covering areas such as the origin and role of cowboys, rodeos, western movie and TV stars, Indian history, incredible western art of all types and sizes, and an “old west” town mockup, complete with jail, plus much, much more.
Other interesting highlights were the Murrah federal building memorial and city-center entertainment in Bricktown. Check out the pictures at the USPA website: www.uspilots.org.
Recognizing the fact that flyout/meeting attendance is largely contingent on interesting locations and activities, USPA Meetings VP Arnold Zimmerman promises more of the same, or even better, if that’s possible. Watch for the registration and meeting info for the next meeting in Branson, MO, August 24-27, and the fall meeting in San Antonio, November 2-5. Come join your fellow USPA members flying, having fun, and promoting general aviation.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association