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Welcome to COPAMA!
The Central Ohio Professional Aviation Maintenance
Association, COPAMA, is a Nonprofit Membership Organization designed to
provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, concepts and techniques through
communication, education, representation and support related to the
Aviation industry.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday each month at
the Lane Aviation facility at Port Columbus Airport, 4387 International
Gateway.
Pre-meeting gathering starts around 5:30 with dinner at 6:00 and
the presentation thereafter.
No meetings are held in June, July or August.
This page was last updated on
09/07/10. Please refresh your browser to view the latest updates to
our website!
SPECIAL THANKS !
To
LANE
AVIATION, Bruce Harrison and all the Lane employees
which celebrate their 75th year
of operation in 2010.
Visit Lane's new online store at
www.lane-estore.com.
We also want to thank
all of our Corporate Sponsors
who help to make our monthly
meetings and scholarship program possible. Please accept our thanks and appreciation.
EMAIL
- Our main email address for contacting us is
mail@copama.org and it allows us to more
easily send out newsletters and notices. We've kept the
colpama@yahoo.com address we've had for
years, so use whichever address you prefer.
Links to topics on this page.
COPAMA Information Regulatory
Issues
Aviation In Ohio
In the News
Central Ohio
Aviation Golf Outing 2010
2009 Golf Outing Report
2010 COPAMA Calendar and Meeting Schedule
Plastic Airmen
Certificate Info
COMING NEXT WEEK!
8TH ANNUAL CENTRAL OHIO AVIATION GOLF OUTING!
CLICK ON LOGO FOR GOLF COURSE INFO AND MAP
We're hoping for beautiful weather
just like last year as we start sponsor and player registration for this years COAGO event
scheduled for Friday, September 10th at the Willow Run Golf
Course. This event, which is co-hosted by the
Professional Pilots Association (PPA),
provides a day of relaxation, food and a raffle for local aviators, sponsors and
guests. The golf outing has been the main fundraiser for the COPAMA Scholarship
Fund which provides monetary awards for tuition and testing fees of local
student Aviation Maintenance Technicians.
Click on the logo above for more information about the course or click this link to get all the details of
last years wonderful day of Golf.
Many thanks to
our many Sponsors and Players
in this years event!
Beverage Cart Sponsors
Honeywell
Aerospace
Lane Aviation
Odyssey
Aviation
Capital City Jet
Center
Lunch Sponsor
Dallas Airmotive
Breakfast Sponsor
Dassault Falcon Jet
Snack at the Turn Sponsor
CSCC Aviation
Maintenance Technology
Winners Trophies
Constant Aviation
Longest Drive
West Star Aviation
Closest to the Pin
Apex Aircraft Detailing
Hole Sponsors
Player Registration is closed.
Individual player still interested in playing? Send us an
email and we'll put you on a standby list
in case
cancellations occur.
Download Sponsor Form
Thanks Central Ohio Players for such a great response!
COPAMA and PPA are 501 (C)(3)
Non-Profit Organizations
SEPTEMBER KICK-OFF
MEETING IS ON THE 14TH.
This years Kick-Off meeting will be a little different from years past with
the meeting happening the week after the Golf Outing.
We're still planning the pulled pork and trimmings for dinner but we had a
sudden change in topic due to a pop-up sales meeting by our previously
scheduled sponsor, Olympus NDT.
We're happy to have Tom Sheckler of Expert Aerospace Solutions, LLC as our
speaker with a timely topic of "Career Confidence During Unstable Times".
Tom is Senior Consultant, President and Proprietor of E.A.S. and we want to
thank him for volunteering to speak on short notice. Please click on the
photo to view Tom's credentials on Linkedin.com.
We'll meet at Lane Aviation's Media Room, 4387 International Gateway, Port
Columbus International Airport, on the second floor. The pre-meeting
gathering will start at 5:30 with dinner around 6:00 and Tom's presentation
immediately following.
Please RSVP to the email notice or
mail@copama.org with the number attending to help up plan for food. See
you at the meeting!
SUMMER EVENTS
While we break from our normal meeting schedule for the summer, here are
some events around Central Ohio that you may wish to attend!
"UNCLE JOE" WELLS
CELEBRATES 94TH BIRTHDAY!
 Nearly
everyone who has worked at the Ohio
State University Airport knows about Joe Wells who long ago received the
honorary status of "Uncle". On Friday, July 16th, he and his friends
gathered at "The
Barnstormer Restaurant" to celebrate his 94th birthday. We wish him well as he reaches this milestone in
his life.
Joe received the Charles Taylor Award in May 1999 and the Wright Brother's
Master Pilot Award in February 2005. Lindy Lusch has provided a
"Summary of Joe's Life and Career" which included
being an aircraft mechanic for the National Guard and building a Glasair
aircraft. Please click on the link to read about some
of his many accomplishments!
For those who have known Joe or worked with him, we invite them to email us
at mail@copama.org with your birthday
wishes and messages. We'll collect them and pass them on to Joe for reading. We'd like to
thank the folks at "The Barnstormer" restaurant for arranging and providing
space for this small get together and hope you'll consider repaying their
kindness by stopping by for breakfast, lunch or a cup of coffee the next
time you're around OSU Airport. Click on the logo and links for more information about
OSU Airport and "The Barnstormer"!
OHIO AIRSHOWS THIS SUMMER
A few years ago, we started posting information on airshows scheduled in
Ohio. Visit the Airshow Buzz website for
information about shows around the world, videos, photos and other
information.
Here's their list for Ohio!
Sept 04-06
Cleveland National Air Show
Cleveland, Ohio
Labor Day Weekend
Sept 20
Wings Over Coshocton
Coshocton, Ohio
TAKE A TRIP TO MARS OR THE MOON!
 Need
a place to take the family but a little short on cash? Take them on a free
trip to Mars or the Moon, with the help of the
Google Earth application. It's a free
download and, once installed, you'll find it not only gives you spectacular
views of our home planet but also our closest solar neighbors. You'll find
"Tranquility Base" the site of the Apollo 11 landing and the other manned
missions to the moon. On Mars you can see the Mars Rovers, Spirit and
Opportunity, their landing sites and their exploration paths over the last 6
years. Not a bad payback for the rovers that were only designed to operate 3
months!
The software also give you some select panoramic views using photographs
taken by the astronauts and the various probes that have continued the
exploration of Mars and the Moon. It's similar to the "street view" function
that allows you to look at panoramic photos of our neighborhoods and sites
of interest here on earth. Hope you enjoy this link to Earth and other
worlds!
YOUTH
AVIATION ADVENTURES HANGAR-FEST - AUGUST 28TH
 YAA is planning
their second annual "HangarFest" this August at
Spirit Avionics Port Columbus
facility. This adult fundraising event helps provide for the two outings YAA
provides for youth interested in aviation and
Boy Scouts working on their
Aviation Merit Badges. Details and ticket information may be found by
clicking on their logo to the left. Please make
plans to attend and help continue this learning experience for Central Ohio
youth.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SIGHTING
OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for something to do on clear summer nights?
Check out the
NASA Sighting
Opportunities link on our Links page to see if
the International Space Station is in view! Just enter your state and
city into the applet and a list of possible sighting dates and times will be
given. You'll also find times to view the Space Shuttle as it completes the
last few missions of the long Shuttle program. If
there's clouds in the forecast, check out some of the other websites on our
Links page. Have an aviation related website that
you think others will like? Send the URL to us at
mail@copama.org for inclusion on
the Links page.
SPRING 2010 MEETINGS
LYCOMING
LYCOMING SPONSORS MAY 11th MEETING
 Lycoming
sponsored our May meeting and featured an informative presentation by Ray Crist on
the company's history, their product lines of engines and support issues.
Beginning business in 1845 as Demorest Manufacturing Company, their plant in
Williamsport, PA has manufactured sewing machines, bicycles, typewriters and
engines for ground transportation vehicles. In 1939 they produced their
first aircraft engine and have concentrated on only that product line ever
since. Many thanks to Ray and Lycoming for sponsoring the meeting! Please
click on the logo to learn
more about Lycoming Engines and view the the
Meeting Minutes submitted by
Secretary, Jeff Gruber.
This was the last meeting before the summer
break. See you in September!
YOUTH
AVIATION ADVENTURES AT OSU AIRPORT - MAY 15TH
Again
in 2010, youth from all over Central Ohio gathered at OSU Airport to
participate in the Spring Youth
Aviation Adventure. This educational and informational event
provided learning stations and exhibits for youth interested in aviation. Local Scout
groups also used this experience toward their Aviation Merit Badge.
This marks the third year that the volunteers have organized their displays and
educational presentations to give these future aviators a glimpse of how an
aircraft operates and the different employment opportunities at our airports.
Please visit their website for more information about this event.
Thanks to all the volunteers
and the staff of Ohio State University Airport
that pulled their time and talents together to provide the attendees a day
to remember.
The COPAMA Scholarship Fund awarded
$1000.00 to help sponsor this years events and
YAA is planning a fund raising "Hangar Bash" this August at Port Columbus. Make
plans to attend and help continue this learning experience for Central Ohio
youth.
AERO BATTERY SPONSORS APRIL 13th MEETING
We want to thank Gary McCauley and Aero Battery who volunteered
on short notice to sponsor and speak at our April meeting. Gary presented his IA renewal approved program
"Battery Maintenance, Servicing, and Overhaul" which included a
history lesson on the early years of Aero Battery. Please click on the logo to go to their website for more information about
their services and products.
Click here to view the
minutes of the meeting recorded by Jeff Gruber, our Secretary. Due to
scheduling conflict, the presentation by Bruce Stetler on the Olympus line
of NDT products originally scheduled for April meeting will be later in the
year.
Terms and procedures have been changing in the world of battery maintenance.
For example, the latest revisions to the Saft Battery manual has dropped the term "Deep
Cycle" using newer terms like Periodic, Regular and even
Restoration to name a few. There's always something new to learn in
maintaining these critical parts for starting engines and emergency power!
COPAMA TAKES PART IN 2010
DISTRICT SCIENCE DAY
COPAMA once again participated as one of the many
Sponsored Awards at this years District Science Day held at the
Columbus State Community College Main Campus. Judging took place in the
morning with Cliff Kelling, Earl Redmond, Paul Tursic, Joe Lippert, Jeff
Gruber and Lowell Dowler interviewing the student entries. Our thanks to
them and especially Jeff who stayed to give out the awards in the award assembly in early afternoon. For
details about the event, click on the logo above. Congratulations to
all these scholarly youth from around Central Ohio.
This years District Science Day Award winners
(L-R).
1st Place David Parkhill, 8th Grade St Pauls Middle School,
"Wing It!"
2nd Place Reilly Mengel, 5th Grade Harrison Street Elementary
School, "How Does the Wing Effect How an Aircraft Flies?"
3rd Place Aron Aziz, 8th Grade St Pauls Middle School,
"Stealth Technology: The Science of Radar"
Honorable Mentions go to
Alex Macias, 8th Grade St Pauls Middle School, "Do Winglets Improve Flight
Performance?"
Benjamin Shershen, 7th Grade Dominion Middle School, "Testing Good Aerodynamic
Design With High Performance Gliders."
If you have questions about COPAMA's participation,
please send us an email at
mail@copama.org.
OHIO AVIATION
MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM
 We
were happy to co-host this years Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium with Columbus State Community College
at their Aviation Maintenance Technology facility at Bolton Field. The event
provided contact with vendors and
presentations to help attendees meet the requirements for next years IA renewal. Representatives
from the Columbus and Cincinnati Flight Standards District Offices were also
there to provide information and FAA training sessions
throughout the two day event.
Our many thanks to those vendors that provided products and gifts for door
prizes and the COPAMA Scholarship Fund raffles. This years
$641.00 was raised to provide testing and scholarship dollars to student aviation technicians as
they get ready to enter the aviation industry. We'd like to acknowledge
those vendors that gave a little extra to help provide the morning and
afternoon breaks. They are Rapco Inc and Standard Aero for breakfast and
Chance Aviation, Flightdocs Inc, Rapco Inc and Tempest Plus for afternoon
snack.
Please click on the logo to go to the CSCC website for photos and summary information
about this and previous year's
events.
PAMA ANNOUNCES TOWN HALL MEETINGS
 PAMA
announces a series of Town Hall Meetings being held at industry events
throughout the United States this past winter and spring. In an effort to reach
out to the Aviation Maintenance Industry, PAMA is holding discussions about
the organization's direction and initiatives. PAMA leadership will be making
short presentations followed by a reception at upcoming events, as well as
participating in local PAMA chapter expositions and IA renewals.
PAMA has held many successful Town Halls at the following programs: 21st
Annual Women in Aviation Conference on February 26th, Great Lakes Aviation
Conference on February 19th, the PAMA First State IA Renewal event on
February 20th and our meeting on March 17th, right after the first day of
the Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium.
Jeff Gruber, PAMAs Great Lakes Director, gave the short PowerPoint presentation about PAMA to those who
gathered at JP's Barbeque and enjoyed finger foods and beverages courtesy
of PAMA National. There was a question and answer period where PAMA's
history, current position as a national organization representing aviation
maintenance personnel and it's future direction were discussed.
Dale Forton, PAMA Director and Town Hall presenter at the Great Lakes
Aviation Conference, was unable to attend our meeting but had previously
stated this about the first program. "Our First
town hall at the Great Lakes Aviation Conference in Novi, Michigan was a
great success. Current, past and potential members showed an excitement in
the direction PAMA is taking and many happily renewed or joined at the
event!"
Join PAMA at their next Town Hall and Exhibit! Visit
www.pama.org/industry-events
for scheduled dates and full details.
For more information about PAMA, please visit
www.pama.org.
HI-LINE SPONSORS JANUARY MEETING
 Our
January meeting was held at Lane Aviation on Tuesday the 12th and Sponsored by
Hi-Line a supplier of specialty items including Mil-Spec terminals,
connectors, fasteners and bench stock products. We want to thank Don Huff and
Roy Connel who spoke on Hi-Line's history and capabilities. Please click on their logo
to the left to visit their website and view the many product lines they have available.
The 2010 Testing Scholarship recipients were also announce during the meeting.
This and other meeting discussions such as the deadline for AMT Award
submissions and a NPRM regarding Security at Certified Repair Stations may be
viewed by clicking on this Meeting
Minutes link
DAYTON PLAYED HOST TO DOOLITTLE RAIDERS APRIL 16-19
Original Article written by Robert Buchwalter Saturday, 30 January 2010 02:09
The B25s are on final approach!
On April 15, 16, 17,
and 18, 2009. the Champaign Aviation Museum at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio
welcomed up to 20 to 25 B-25 Mitchell bombers! Grimes Field was the host
field and staging airport for these wonderful airplanes as they took part in the
68th and final Doolittle Raiders public reunion.
These high-performance
medium bombers were at Grimes Field from Thursday until Saturday morning. A
formation departure was made Saturday morning as the airplanes flew off to
participate in the reunion festivities. They returned to Grimes Field in
formation on Sunday. Their activities, when finalized, will be posted on this site.
>>>
Champaign Aviation Museum
The Doolittle Raiders,
using the B 25, altered the course of the war in the Pacific and this is your
chance to see the type of airplane that changed history. The crews of these
airplanes were on hand Friday, April 16, 2010, from approximately 0800 to
1700. A five dollar donation gave visitors ramp access
which was limited on Thursday, Friday & Saturday
due to stringent safety concerns, weather, and possible flight operation
schedules. This allowed an even closer look at the one of the cleanest,
most aggressively attractive airframes ever built.
These airplanes have
been carefully restored to combat status. They served in war and continue to
serve as flying memorials to the men and women of the Greatest Generation: the
people of our grandparents' generation who gave their all in order that we can
live in freedom. These airplanes are exceptionally expensive to fly and maintain
but it is important that they continue to fly and remind future generations that
freedom isn't free. Tom Casey was the coordinator for
this event.
The above information provided by the Ohio
Regional Business Aviation Association
REGULATORY
ISSUES
THE MOVE TO PLASTIC
AIRMEN CERTIFICATES
 While
the deadline for pilots to exchange their paper to plastic airmen certificates
was March 31st, 2010, maintenance technicians should make sure to exchange theirs
before March 31st, 2013. A few technicians at the Symposium were unaware of the
requirement so we're providing this information to all members of the aviation
maintenance community. Click on the image of the new certificate to go to the
FAA website for information about the replacement certificates.
Click Here to view an image of the new plastic airman's certificate
For those who already have a plastic certificate, here is an interesting fact
about the images on it. Look closely at the Wright Flyer on the front and back.
Notice how the leading edges and struts of the flyer are really words printed in
extremely small font and are an excerpt from a speech by then FAA Administrator
Marion C Blakey at the
National Air and Space Museum on December 17, 2002. The occasion was the
"Centennial of Flight Kick-Off Event" and you may click on the link to read
the entire speech. The portion that appears on the certificate is posted
below.
"Without question, flight is represented by countless heroes who have stirred
greatness in others. It was a dream that had been waiting to be realized for
thousands of years and chased by countless visionaries, scholars, and brave
souls. But even as the mass of collected knowledge came to a crucial turning
point, it was not until the ingenuity of the Wright Brothers that the puzzle
was solved. Discovery requires deep interpretation of knowledge and
unb…"
"It's when these qualities come together that defining moments...true
achievements...occur."
The Wright Brothers are among a league of heroes that inspired the world to
follow their dreams with passion, courage, and resolve. Representing those
unique individuals whose achievements Orville and Wilbur Wright. Thousands of
hours of research, experimentation, and trial led to the eventual success of the
Wright Brothers' first flight. Like those…"
Click on link above to view advisory notice from GE Capital.
TSA RELEASES NPRM FOR REPAIR STATION SECURITY
 The
Transportation Security Administration has released Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking TSA-2004-17131, Aircraft Repair Station Security. We
encourage all COPAMA members to read the proposed rule and make comments
which can be submitted electronically, by fax or by mail. If
implemented, this rule could affect current Repair Station operations by
imposing another level of compliance and control by TSA. Comment period
ends January 19, 2010, at 11:59 PM EST.
Click Here to view the
document at Regulations.gov
New NTSB Reporting Requirements Take Effect Mar. 8
The National Transportation Safety
Board's (NTSB's) final rule on new requirements for incident reporting has been
published in the Federal Register. The new requirements, effective March
8, modify the instances when a pilot must report an incident in accordance with
49 CFR Part 830. Among other new reporting instances, the rule requires
immediate reporting of a complete loss of information, excluding flickering,
from more than 50 percent of an aircraft's cockpit displays, including alerting,
monitoring, navigation and airborne collision avoidance systems. NTSB incident
reporting should be completed using NTSB Form 6120.1. For more information,
contact NBAA's Doug Carr at
dcarr@nbaa.org. To view
a copy of the final rule, visit:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-30398.htm
2009 YEAR IN REVIEW
Click Here to review the COPAMA Events and Sponsors
for last year!
COPAMA CALENDAR AND MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2010
Date
Sponsors
Presentation
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January 12th
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Hi-Line
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Don Huff of Hi-Line gave a presentation on their full line of
support hardware and supplies.
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February 9th |
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Meeting cancelled due to Winter Storm Warning and Snow Emergencies |
March
17th - 18th
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Various
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Columbus State Maintenance Symposium. This year the Symposium replaced our March Meeting and no dinner
was planned for this Event. |
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April 13th
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Aero Battery |
Gary McCauley gave
a presentation on Aero Batteries History and servicing Lead-Acid and
Nickel-Cadmium Batteries. |
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May 11th |
Lycoming
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Ray Crist will give a presentation on Lycoming and their engine
product lines and support issues. |
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Summer Break
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June - August |
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September 10th
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Various |
2010 Central Ohio Aviation Golf Outing at
Willow Run Golf Course
Co-hosted by the
Professional Pilots
Association (PPA).
2010 Sponsorship Form
Team/Player Form
Sign up now for this great annual event! |
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Thomas Sheckler of Expert Aerospace Solutions, LLC will give a presentation on
"Career
Confidence During Unstable Times" |
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October 12th |
TBD |
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November 9th
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TBD |
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December 7th |
Various |
2010 Holiday Dinner
Co-hosted by the Professional Pilots
Association (PPA).
Location: Villa Milano Banquet &
Conference Center - 1630 Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229, .
Guest Speaker: Lane Aviation will give a presentation on the History of Port
Columbus Airport and Their 75 years of Supporting Central Ohio Aviation. |
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FAA's
SAFETY WEBSITE IS GREAT RESOURCE
Maintenance technicians and Pilots alike can find a vast array of information
resources at the FAA Safety Team website. Sign up to receive email messages
about meetings and presentations related to your interests. You can even set how
far you're willing to travel to each event. Become a member and help promote
safety in our aviation industry!
Click on the logo to go to the FAAST Team website! Create and update your
profile to get credit for your training toward the 2010 AMT Awards.
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COPAMA BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 2010
The COPAMA Board Members for 2010 gathered on Wednesday December 2nd to elect
their new officers for next year. The Board and Officers were formally
introduced at the 2009 Holiday Dinner and we’d like to congratulate and
thank the following members for accepting these leadership roles.
President
Gene Sprang
Vice-President
Irv Schumacher
Secretary
Jeff Gruber
Treasurer
Lowell
Dowler
HAVEN'T HEARD FROM US IN A WHILE?
When we send out the newsletter, we always have a few emails that get returned
due to a unknown user at the listed mail server. If you didn't receive our last
COPAMA Meeting email, we may not have your correct address.
Just send us an email to mail@copama.org
and we'll be glad to check our address book. Also be aware that some mail client
software may put us in the junk mail folder so check to see how to add us to
your "Friends List".
PAMA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION!
COPAMA wants you to know the
benefits of being a member of PAMA:
- The power to influence legislative and aviation issues.
- Discounted attendance to the PAMA Annual Aviation Maintenance Symposium
and other PAMA events.
- FREE subscriptions to Air Maintenance Update, Aviation
Maintenance and other Industry
Publications.
- Career services to guide your professional advancement and Job Bank
listings to help you find a job.
- Networking, leadership, education, and training opportunities through
your local Chapters.
- Access to the PAMA Legal Services Plan — providing legal representation
in an FAA enforcement investigation
- Technology for less — discounted industry books and directories
- Discounted rates on shipping services, tools, hotel, car rental,
insurance, and more!
Join online now!
Learn
more about membership in PAMA!
 PAMA
Customer Service
Toll-Free: 1-866-865-7262; 1-724-772-4092
Fax: 1-724-772-4064
E-mail:
hq@pama.org
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR BAD WEATHER OR EMERGENCIES
Sometimes there are reasons why canceling our meeting may be the only safe
choice to make. Bad weather, storm damage or power outages are a few known
examples. If threatening weather or some other emergency may effect the date
or meeting place of our monthly meeting, please check this website and your
email for notices from the COPAMA Board. Any cancellations will be posted at
the top of this webpage and emails will be sent as early as possible to
notify the group.
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AVIATION IN OHIO
With the passing last year of House Resolution 444 to create a National AMT
Day, I thought it might be interesting to explore the world of aviation in
our great State.
Ohio became a
State on February 19, 1803 and 100 years later, the
Wright Brothers, with
the help of Charles Taylor and a few others, created the first
heavier-than-air, powered aircraft to make a sustained, controlled flight
with a pilot aboard. The rest is aviation history which will be 106 years
old this December. Since that first flight on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk,
Ohio's Sons and Daughters have been at the forefront of Aviation. Their
contributions span all aspects of military and civilian aviation and Space
exploration.
We've dedicated a webpage to the History of Aviation in Ohio. Please
click here to view our collection of
historic links and send us new links for inclusion to
mail@copama.org .
GOODYEAR AVIATION CELEBRATES 100 YEARS IN 2009!
 With it
roots based here in Akron, Ohio we'd like to acknowledge the historic
100th anniversary for Goodyear Aviation. Their first aircraft tires helped replace
skids and bicycle tires on the fledgling aircraft that started our great
industry. Please click on the logo to visit their "Heritage" webpage and
also check the links to the "Innovations" and "Future of Aviation" links at
the top of that page.
Congratulations, Goodyear Aviation, on being one of the first of many
aviation corporations from Ohio that will soon pass this 100 year mark!
EAA
SHORT VIDEO ON BOEING 40.
Brady Lane of EAA has done
a wonderful short video on our Boeing 40 that can be viewed by clicking the
below link and hitting Boeing 40. We are very grateful to EAA and Brady for this 1st class piece. WOW!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.eaa.org/video/eaa.html?videoId=1618638475
VISIT THE U.S. AIR FORCE MUSEUM IN DAYTON. ADMISSION IS FREE!
Looking for something to do that's just a short trip
from Columbus? Go to Dayton and visit the U.S.A.F Museum. It's a great place
to see the history of the U.S.A.F. that celebrated it's 60th anniversary
in 2007! Don't forget the IMAX theater and Art Gallery inside the museum and
the Annex. Can't wait? Visit their website by clicking on the logo above!
Special Links
C141 Retirement Flight
http://www.c141heaven.com/index.html
The Hanoi Taxi (tail
#66-0177) was retired from active service in May 2006. She was the last of the
285 C-141s built by Lockheed to leave active service. She flew 100 POWs out of
Hanoi on 12 February 1973, some of them tasting freedom for the first time in
six years. Each POW put their shot-down date on the face of the oxygen panel
during their flight to Clark AB in the Philippines. For her retirement ceremony,
the POWs she brought home were brought back for the ceremony and one last flight
by this gracious lady. Most of them are old men now but their enthusiasm,
emotions, and excitement were evident during this flight and retirement
ceremony. She was then flown to Dayton, OH where she will spend her final days
in the Air Force Museum. A very touching video!
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IN THE NEWS
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SIGHTING
OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for something to do these cold winter nights?
If the forecast is for clear skies, check out the
NASA Sighting
Opportunities link on our Links page to see if
the International Space Station is in view! Just enter your state and
city into the applet and a list of possible sighting dates and times will be
given. For example, there are sighting opportunities for the Space Station over the next two weeks for those in Central Ohio. If
there's clouds in the forecast, check out some of the other websites on our
Links page. Have an aviation related website that
you think others will like? Send the URL to us at
colpama@yahoo.com for inclusion on
the Links page.
BE A PART
OF "OUR GROUP"!
We've created a Yahoo Group for COPAMA members and friends.
As a member, you'll receive meeting reminders 7 days and the day before our
meetings and events and be able to exchange ideas and information between
members. Click Here for
more information on joining the group!
Click to join the
COPAMA GROUP
COLUMBUS STATE AVIATION
MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
For over 40 years Columbus State Community College has been providing
Aviation Maintenance Technical
Training. The school is a FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician
School certificated under 14CFR part 147, Air Agency Number DL9T090R. For the
first 15 years Airframe and Powerplant Training was accomplished at the main
campus in downtown Columbus Ohio. In 1980 the Bolton Field facility was
constructed to house the A&P School. For more information about AMT training in
Ohio, visit their website:
www.cscc.edu/AM. Columbus State Community College's Aviation Maintenance
Technology at Bolton Field announced the forming of a CSCC-AMT Yahoo Group. The
site will be used to collect information about alumni of the CTI and CSCC
Aviation Maintenance Technology and give them a tool to allow them to
communicate with each other. Sign up and see where old classmates and instructors are
and what they're doing! The site is located at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cscc_amt/. Please join and be a part of
the Aviation Alumni Group!
Check out our JOBS
page!
Please give us feedback on
the content of our website by emailing us at
mail@copama.org.
We'll send out notices as our meeting dates near and ask that you please RSVP by
February 5th with the
number attending by replying to the email or sending one to
mail@copama.org. This helps in planning for
the correct amount of food for dinner. See you at our next meeting and bring a
friend!
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