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COPA Member Trips and Experiences
This section includes stories and photos of special
trips that various members have recently
undertaken.
COPA Flight 176 - Stories
Fort Chipewyan
January 2012
Dion Beier
click through to get the whole story
and all the photos.
Mike and his Shinn
May 2012
Mike Bellamy
Mike is currently in Ontario on a
helicopter fire contract. Click through
to learn more about Mike’s aviation
path and his Shinn.
Lost Prairie Boogie
August 2012
Alan Loehr
Here is a link to a video made by
Wayne Anderson of Rollins, Montana
from photos taken last weekend on a
short flight in my Cherokee 160
from Kalispell, Montana to the Lost
Prairie sky diving boogie.
Early Lessons Flying in the
Yukon
May 2012
Mike Bellamy
Click through to read about Mike’s
adventures in the Yukon.
The last night of the year
2012
Mike Bellamy
Mike shares this extract from his
logbook about an aviator in
Whitehorse closing out a year as only
an aviator can. Click through to read.
Radial or Jet Engine
Apr 2013
contributed by Mike Bellamy
Click through to read a hilarious
account of the clear advantages of
flying a radial engine tail dragger vs
flying a jet.
The Pleasure of Flight
I resolve to myself, to do this kind of
flight -- just for me -- more often. It's
not gotten old. 40 minutes
airtime -- I feel renewed.
The sheer pleasure of flight.
Click to read the whole article.
A Visit with the Gods
Nov 2015
Gary Sorge
All too soon it was time to leave the
"realm of the gods" and return back to
earth in a peaceful and reflective
transit to Hana airport. Oh how I envy
those Hawaiian Gods!.
Click to read the whole article.
View Gary’s Photos in the Gallery
Canadian Owners and Pilots Association - Flight 176
Edmonton City Centre Airport [CYXD]
Edmonton, Alberta
