Mar/Apr 2011

• Member Spotlight:  Flying Frenchman – Denis Pariente Flies All Over Europe in his SR22 – Kim Blonigen
• Fuel of the Future for High Performance Piston Aircraft (part 2) – George W. Braly
• Pilot Issues: Non-Towered or Uncontrolled? – Matthew McDaniel
• Tech Talk: Know before you say "GO" – Mike Busch
• Migration 9 - Rockies: Set for Colorado Springs – Kim Blonigen
• To Sun 'n Fun and Back – Karl V. Leaverton
• A Look at Cirrus Insurance and Training Requirements – David McCoy
• Safety Talk: "Remembering" the Importance of Safety– Cliff Izer
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Jan/Feb 2011

• Regional News – Myron Garfinkle
• Member Spotlight:  Aviation Rewards - Roger Whittier is Proving You Get Out of Life What You Put In – Kim Blonigen
• Fuel of the Future for High Performance Piston Aircraft (part 1) – George W. Braly
• Tech Talk: How to Flunk an Annual Inspection – Mike Busch
• Mark your Calendars! Migration 9 Location and Date Set for August 2011 – Kim Blonigen
• Flying into a Dust Storm in Australia – Geoffrey Hamilton
• Pilot Issues: What's in a Number – Matthew McDaniel
• Using an Excel Spreadsheet to Calculate Takeoff and Landing Distances – Heron, Rifkin, and Farley
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Nov/Dec 2010

• Regional News – Myron Garfinkle
• Member Spotlight:  Owning a Cirrus in the South Pacific – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: The Prebuy – Mike Busch
• Flying to Alaska – Gil Williamson
• Pilot Issues: To Forgive is Devine – Dennis R. Haber
• Instruction: Energy Management for the VFR Pilot – John Fiscus
• Holiday Gifts for your Cirrus...or Your Favorite Cirrus Pilot – Mike Radomsky
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Sep/Oct 2010

• Regional Initiative Update – Myron Garfinkle
• Member Spotlight:  Getting to Know Veteran Cirrus Instructor John Fiscus – Luke Lysen
• Tech Talk: Mag Check – Mike Busch
• My Other Plane is a Globe “Super” Swift – Matthew McDaniel
• Dayton, Ohio Was the “Wright” Place for Migration 8 – Kim Blonigen & Stuart Rosenberg
• Another Look at Upgrading – Andy Groth
• Safety Alert
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Jul/Aug 2010

• Regional News:  The Key – Myron Garfinkle
• Member Spotlight:  Stuart Rosenberg Uses Skills He Learned in his Corporate Life to Teach the Leaders of Tomorrow – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: EGT Myths Debunked – Mike Busch
• My Other Plane is a Stearman – Matthew McDaniel
• Crossing the Outback for an SR22 – Scott Hutchison
• Return to Flight: Getting your Medical Recertified After Being Diagnosed with a Serious Illness – A. J. Parmet, M.D.
• Unique Gifts & Gadgets for Pilots – Dianne White
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

May/Jun 2010

• Member Spotlight:  Gil Williamson - Add Migration 8 Planning to His List of Accomplishments – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: Time to Overhaul? – Mike Busch
• A Closer Look at Migration 8 – Kim Blonigen
• Adventure: Duluth to Santiago, Chile (part 3) – Luke Lysen
• Instruction: The High Speed Approach – Bill Frank
• Flying Airplanes and Tasting BBQ: Can it get any better? – T. Michael Garrison
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Mar/Apr 2010

• Member Spotlight:  A Passion for Flying and Volunteerism Make Tom Ahonen a Perfect Fit for the COPA Board – Kim Blonigen
• Re-energizing COPA with a New Regional Initiative – Myron Garfinkle
• Tech Talk: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes – Mike Busch
• Migration 8: The "Wright" Place to Be! – Andy Niemyer
• My Other Plane is a King AIr 200XP – Matthew McDaniel
• Adventure: Duluth to Santiago, Chile (part 2) – Luke Lysen
• Instruction: TAAs for TAAs – Matthew McDaniel
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Jan/Feb 2010

• Member Spotlight:  Doug and Carrie Woods Have Cirrus Connections to Oshkosh – Kim Blonigen
• Doing Time in a Simulator – Brian Johnson
• Tech Talk: When to Say "No" – Mike Busch
• My Other Plane is a Eurcoupe – Matthew McDaniel
• Adventure: Duluth to Santiago, Chile (part 1) – Luke Lysen
• Fly Like the Pros – Bill Frank
• Red Tail Project: It Made the Difference! – Doug Rozendaal
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Nov/Dec 2009 - Special Safety Issue

• Member Spotlight:  Rick Beach – Taking a Trip Flying – Kim Blonigen
• How Safe is a Cirrus? –Rick Beach
• Sidebar: COPA Works With Accident Investigators
• Lessons Learned from Cirrus Accident History – Rick Beach
• CAPS Works! 35 Survivors in 17 Activations – Rick Beach
• Visualizing a CAPS pull – Rick Beach
• Sidebar: NTSB Vehicle Recorder Laboratory
• CAPS Works! 35 Survivors in 17 Activations – Rick Beach
• 2009 Baden-Baden CPPP Hits All Records – Tim Preusser
• Brace for Impact: Ditching Demystified – Matthew McDaniel
• Tech Talk: How to Destroy Your Engine – Mike Busch

Sep/Oct 2009

• Member Spotlight:  Don and Clara Milligan are Literally Living with Aviation – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: Tribology – Mike Busch
• My Other Plane is a Pilatus PC-12 – Matthew McDaniel
• Sidebar: Twister of Fate
• A Wonderful Weekend at Migration 7 – Kim Blonigen
• Was it Fate or Extraordinary Effort? – Kim Blonigen
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Jul/Aug 2009

• Member Spotlight:  Timm Preusser – Keeping Cirrus Thriving in Europe – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: Return to Service – Mike Busch
• Flight Instruction in the Cirrus Perspective – T. Michael Garrison
• My Other Plane is a Cessna 185 Amphibian – Matthew McDaniel
• BELLA ITALIA! E7 - The European Cirrus Migration to Elba, Italy – Tim Preusser
• Pilot Issues: The Dreaded 709 Ride: AIrcraft Accident, Incident, or Just Another Disney Attraction – Dennis Haber
• Instruction: Dealing with Thunderstorms – Bill Frank
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

May/June 2009

• Member Spotlight:  Family and Flying: A Perfect Fit for Sherri Platt – Kim Blonigen
• The Mysterious D: Dumbfounding Data or Dangerous Disregard? – Matthew McDaniel
• M7: A Migration Vacation – Andy Niemyer
• Duluth: Not Just Home to Cirrus Design – Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: What’s Your Fuel Flow at Takeoff? – Mike Busch
• Instruction: CANPA for the General Aviation Pilot – Cliff Izer
• SuperCirrus: Another Choice to Go Faster in Your Cirrus – Les Ruthven
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Mar/Apr 2009

• Member Spotlight:  Rich Karlgaard: A Unique Cirrus Pilot Who Sheds New Light on the Benefits of COPA– Kim Blonigen
• Cirrus Perspective Is Here – T. Michael Garrison
• Tech Talk: Engine Failure For Unknown Reasons? – Mike Busch
• Food for Flight – Jack Gershfeld
• My Other Plane is a J-3 Cub – Matthew McDaniel
• Pilot Issues: New Medical Certificate Forms – A. J. Parmet, M.D.
• Instruction: What's the Big Deal with Flight Directors? – Bill Frank
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Jan/Feb 2009

• Member Spotlight:  Jerry Seckler is Still Living the Dream – Kim Blonigen
• Making the Most of Your Fuel Dollars – Matthew McDaniel
• Tech Talk: Recommended or Required? – Mike Busch
• My Other Plane is a V-Tail Bonanza – Matthew McDaniel
• What Happens AFTER an Accident – Ted Fox
• Tornado Alley's Turbo for the SR22 – Kelly Rudy
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

Nov/Dec 2008 – Safety Issue

• Member Spotlight: Cirrus is Sweet to Candy King Pierre Redmond - Rick Beach
• How Safe is a Cirrus? – Rick Beach
• Lessons Learned from Cirrus Accident History – Rick Beach
• Why Not More CAPS Saves? – Rick Beach
• They had time. They had altitude. But they crashed without using CAPS. – Rick Beach
• Top 10 Fundamentals of Safe Flying – Luke Lysen
• It Isn't The Tough Stuff – What to work on during simulator training. – John Fiscus
• Tech Talk: Misfueled! When piston airplanes are fueled with Jet A, people can die. –Mike Busch

Sept/Oct 2008

• Member Spotlight:  Bob Anderson; Second-guessing a lifetime decision - Kim Blonigen
• Migration 6 Review – Gil Williamson
• Tech Talk: Five Rules for Cost Effective Maintenance – Mike Busch
• COPA's Northeast Fly-In at Prestegious Nemacolin Woodlands Resort - John Ylinen
• My Other Plane is a Globe "Super" Swift – Matt McDaniel
• A Day in the Life of a WAAS-equipped Cirrus– Thomas W. Close
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity – Marty Weinhous

July/Aug 2008

• Member Spotlight:  Andy Niemyer: A Humble Guy with a Great Story - Kim Blonigen
• Favorite Stops – Places to Hit on the way to Migration and Oshkosh - Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: A Mechanic's Liability - Mike Busch
• Pilot Maintenance: Recurrency in a Cirrus - Gil Williamson
• Instruction: Storm Dodging - John Fiscus
• COPA Bahamas Invasion 2008 - Mason Holland
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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May/June 2008

• Member Spotlight:  Dennis Haber: A Man of Many Faces - Kim Blonigen
• Cross-Country Critical Decision Making - Gil Williamson
• Tech Talk: Is This Engine Airworthy? - Mike Busch
• Migration: Something for Everyone, Year after Year - Kim Blonigen
• Instruction: Perpetual Training - Bill Frank
• WAAS Upgrades to the Cirrus - Tom Close
• Pilot Issues: The Benefits of Good Sleep - A. J. Parmet, M.D.
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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March/April 2008

• Member Spotlight:  Rick Beach: Passionate about technology, Aviation and Safety - Kim Blonigen
• Instruction: The Circle of Confusion, Part III - Matt McDaniel
• Tech Talk: The Lost Art of Repair - Mike Busch
• 1100 Hours in Two Years - Geoffrey Hamilton
• FLOW Your Way to Emergency Procedures Proficiency - Hugh Gommel
• Turbo-Normalize Your Brain - Jeff Callahan
• Gadget Review: Help for High Altitude Flying and Hypoxia
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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Jan/Feb 2008 – Buyer's Guide Issue

• The Joys (or Not) of Buying or Selling Your Cirrus:
• The Ups and Down of Finding the Right Cirrus - Sherri Platt
• The Slow Selling of Our Fast SR22 - Arlen Stauffer
• Calling All Invisible Cirrus Owners  There's more than one way to own an airplane. The trick is finding the right one.
• (Europe) Putting the Strong Euro to Work: Getting Your Pre-loved Cirrus Now! - Timm Preusser
• The SR20 and SR22 Model History and Market - Tim Gieseler
• Assessing the Value of Your Cirrus and the Used Market - Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: The Pre-Purchase Inspection - Mike Busch
• Instruction: Cirrus Transition Training, A New Owner's Preparation Guide - John Fiscus
• Insuring Your Bird - David M. McCoy
• Avoiding the Tax Sting - Daniel Cheung

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Nov/Dec 2007 – Safety Issue

• Member Spotlight: Bill Graham - Foremost A Pilot, Yet also a COPA member, Cirrus owner, CAPS survivor, CSIP and CPPP instructor, and safety advocate  - Rick Beach
• How Safe is a Cirrus? Cirrus Accident Statistics - Rick Beach
• Lessons Learned from Cirrus Accident History Accidents happen. Chute happens. But what can we learn from history? - Rick Beach
• Tech Talk: The Dark Side of Maintenance - Mike Busch
• Consider This Yet another article on aeronautical decision making - Bill Frank
• To Prepare or Not - That's the Question - Doug Ritter
• Cirrus Safety and the TAA Safety Study - Bruce Landsberg
• Editing the Nall Report - Neil Krey
• Inventory of COPA Safety Assets
• BRS Perspective on the CAPS Parachute - John Gilmore
• Cirrus Design Wants to Make You a Better-informed and Safer Pilot - Ian Bentley

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Sept/Oct 2007

• Member Spotlight: Flying Leads to a New Journey for Ken Brown - Kim Blonigen
• When the Chips are Down, Let George Do It - Bill Frank
• Catching the "Flying Bug" - Brett Taylor
• Tech Talk: The Dreaded Compression Test - Mike Busch
• Refilling TKS Fluid - Casey Jones
• Decision Time - Dennis Spence
• Personalizing your Cirrus - Bob Miller
• Instruction: The Circle of Confusion, Part II - Matt McDaniel
• New Products: A First Look at "The-Jet" - Kim Blonigen

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July/Aug 2007

• Member Spotlight: Clyde Stubbs Bought His Cirrus "Sight Unseen" and Has Never Looked Back - Kim Blonigen
• A Ferry Tale - Arnim Stief and Timm Preusser
• Dealing With In-Flight Emergencies - Bill Frank
• Tech Talk: Reliability-Centered Maintenance (Part II) - Mike Busch
• What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - Darlene Gidley
• Instruction: The Circle of Confusion, Part I - Matt McDaniel
• America the Beautiful A trip to Maine confirms it - Fred Wolf
• COPApedia - A new approach to sharing and finding Cirrus information - Tom Ahonen
• Introducing COPA's New Regional Program - Roger Whittier
• COPA Code of Conduct - Rick Beach
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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May/June 2007

• From the Webmaster - Blaine Iller
• Member Spotlight The Passion of Flying Cirrus Airplanes - Ian Valentine Shares with Many in Europe - Kim Blonigen
• Getting Ready for Migration 5 - Jack Gershfeld
• The European Migration - Timm Preusser
• An Unforgettable Delivery Experience - Alan Grose
• A Controller's Words Don Brown's elegant solution for the perfect equation - Todd Caroll
• Tech Talk: Reliability-Centered Maintenance (Part 1)- Mike Busch
• What Happened to Needle-Ball-Airspeed Flight? - Mike Garrison
• A Cockpit Voice Recorder for under $100 - Mike Radomsky
• COPA's Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous
• COPA Code of Conduct: Advancement and Promotion of General Aviation- Rick Beach
• Liability "Tips and Traps" for Aircraft - Phil Kolczynski

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March/April 2007

• Member Spotlight: Change is Good for COPA Member Scott Prinz - Kim Blonigen
• Should I Train for my License in a Cirrus? - John Fiscus
• Weather in the Cockpit - European Style - Timm Pruesser
• Tech Talk: Carbon monoxide poisoning is a greater safety hazard than most pilots think. - Mike Busch
• Premium Cookies for Premium People
• Making Premium Airplanes - Tom Morrison
• Getting to Know the Cirrus Family
• Over Water? YES - Lorne Direnfeld
• First Looks
• Sun 'n MORE Fun - It's Bettter in the Bahamas - John Purner
• COPA Code of Conduct: Use of Technology - Rick Beach
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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Jan/Feb 2007

• Member Spotlight: For Carol Jensen, It's All About the Journey - Kim Blonigen
• Media Play: The plane is falling ... The plane is falling - Tom Martino
• Why Good Pilots Sometimes Make Bad Decisions - Tony Shields
• Tech Talk: Oh My ... There's Oil On My Belly! - Mike Busch
• Restaurant Odyssey The only way to visit Europe's finest restaurants is by Cirrus - Matthew Stibbe
• North to Alaska - Neil Paton
• Beyond your Dreams, Within your Reach - Gailmarie Hanna
• First Looks
• New Products
• Getting 0% Interest On Your Aircraft Loan - Rick McClanahan
• COPA Code of Conduct: Environmental Issues  - Rick Beach
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous
• Fly the Airplane - Chuck Lerman

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Nov/Dec 2006

• Member Spotlight: From Workaholic to Aviation Enthusiast - Curt Sanford is Now Enjoying a More-Balanced Life - Kim Blonigen
• Tech Talk: A Step-by-Step Guide to Changing an SR22's Oil - Mike Radomsky
• Cirrus on Ice - Gad Barnea
• Perimeter Flying - The Other Kind of Go-Around - Matt McDaniel
• Meet the 2007 COPA Board of Directors
• Instruction: The Fundamentals of TCAS - John Fiscus
• One Day, One State, 104 Airports - Matt McDaniel
• COPA Code of Conduct: Security - Rick Beach
• Use Your User Waypoints - Part II - Neil Singer
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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Sept/Oct 2006

• Member Spotlight: A Long Journey to Fulfill a Passion for Flying - COPA President, Mike Radomsky Shares His Story  - Neil Myers
• So You're Ready To Upgrade? - Andy Groth
• Sidebars: Steppin' on Up - Kenneth L. Reed
• Stepping Up: Cirrus SR-22 to Socata TBM 850 - Bruce Ravenel
• Stepping Up ... Back Down ... and Still Upgrading - Mark Woglom
• Very Light Jet Transition - Neil C. Krey
• Cessna 414 Upgrade - Neil Myers
• Cirrus's New European Center - Matthew Stibbe
• Built-in Oxygen from Aerox - Kara Dodge
• S-Tec - Dedicated to its Products, Customers and Future - Kim Blonigen
• A Trip to The Rock - Clyde Stubbs
• COPA Code of Conduct (CCC): Training and Proficiency - Rick Beach
• Top Ten List for VFR Flight Following with SoCal ATC - Neil Myers and Rick Beach

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July/Aug 2006

• Member Spotlight: After Winning Flying Lessons, Stuart Ungar Makes Aviation Part of His Life - Matthew Stibbe
• Tech Talk: How To Fix Your Audio Volume - Marc Alexander
• Landing the Cirrus - Kevin W. Moore
• Sidebars: Landing with Full Flaps, Roy Helsing • Short Field Landings, Bob Bowen • Where to Look on Landing, Ed Benson • Conquering the Grass Airstrip, Clyde Stubbs
• Flying the Grand Canyon - Tom Close
• Virtual Cirrus - Matthew Stibbe
• A Case for Alternative Headsets - Tony Fiorillo
• Getting The Most From Your Engine - Neil Myers
• A Discussion with Advanced Pilot Seminars
• Instruction: Being a Responsible Pilot in Command - Cliff Izer
• Victor Charlie Conquers Europe - Anthony Clinch
• COPA Code of Conduct (CCC): Passengers and People on the Surface - Rick Beach
• Use Your User Waypoints, Part I - Neil Singer
• COPA Technical Liaison Activity - Marty Weinhous

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May/June 2006

• Member Spotlight: From Boyhood to Retirement; Stuart Clumpas Perseveres to Fly - Neil Myers
• Surviving a Forced Landing (Part Three) Signaling for Help - Martin Kent
• Using the Cirrus Flight Simulator as a Recurrent Training Tool - Gil Williamson
• Round Trip Sao Paulo to Miami - With Stops - André Castellini
• Flying in Europe - Matthew Stibbe
• Garmin - Staying True to its Goals - Neil Myers
• Instruction: Staying Centered - Matt McDaniel
• Instruction: Takeoff Alternates - J. Robert Moss
• COPA Programs: Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program - Robert D. Miller
• Deciphering the Nall Report - Neil C. Krey
• The Truth about the Condition of the Used Market - Jaime L. Steel
• COPA Code of Conduct: General Responsibilities of Aviators - Rick Beach
• Activating Legs - Neil Singer

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March/April 2006

• Member Spotlight: From Sailplanes to Cirrus; Charles Boles Now Soars in his SR22 - Neil Myers
• Surviving a Forced Landing: After the Landing; Tending to Immediate Needs - Marty Kent
• Involving Non-Pilots In Our Flight Planning - Mason Holland
• Cirrus Swap - Nick Crane
• A Conversation with Cirrus Founder & CEO Alan Klapmeier - Neil Myers
• COPA's Technical Liaisons - Marty Weinhous
• Instruction: A Dark, Stormy Night - Matt McDaniel
• Insurance 101: Shop for a Broker, Not for a Quote - John "JT" Helms
• First Trip - Coast to Coast - Heather Rose
• Migration - Formula for Excitement - Jack Gershfield
• New Products
• COPA Code of Conduct (CCC): Tally Ho - Traffic in Sight; Simple Technique Helps You Spot Traffic More Quickly - Rick Beach

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Jan/Feb 2006

• Member Spotlight: Clif Simonson Enjoys a Lifelong Love Affair with Aviation ­-  Neil Myers
• Tech Talk: Trust But Verify - Flying Your Aircraft After Maintenance - Chris Jewell
• Surviving a Forced Landing: Preparation is Key to the Safety - Marty Kent
• Diary of Ferry Pilot: Flying from California to New Zealand Is Not For the Faint of Heart - Robin Leach
• A Bright Future for Chutes; A Conversation with BRS CEO Larry E. Williams
• Study for Your Medical Exam - Dr. Al Parmet, AME

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