July 2005
Newsletter
CORONA PILOTS ASSOCIATION
President Paul Bricker
V. President Shane Reichardt
Secretary Margaret Nunnaly
Treasurer Susan Brunner
Editor John Elwell
NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting will be held July 10th and the location will be moved to the east hanger for By George Painting. This is a change of location on a trial basis for the month of July. The location is changed to have a BBQ with our meeting. Bring something for yourself to BBQ and a dish to share. The meeting will begin at the usual time (5PM). We will have our usual open house from one until four so be sure to display those classic airplanes.
LAST MEETING
The June meeting featured a great BBQ held to honor the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). The outing was staged to thank the CAP for their
help during the recent floods and the other help the crew has given us. Hamburgers, hotdogs and salads were served and several
pilots donated plane rides to the cadets. The Stearmans were a big hit with the cadets but they all enjoyed the other rides as well.
Our thanks to all the pilots who donated rides for the cadets, they truly enjoyed them.
There was a brief business meeting after the BBQ and a decision was made to hold the July meeting at the east Hanger of “By
George” (the painter) instead of the terrace. The reason to change would permit individual BBQ for the evening meal. The month of
July will be a trial and a decision will be made whether or not to hold BBQ‘s at Georges for the summer months. Be sure to be
present and to voice your opinion to the officers.
FROM THE PREZ
By Paul Bricker
This is my first opportunity to write this column for the newsletter, and I want to take the opportunity thank you for the honor of
being elected President of the CPA. I hope I can fulfill your expectations.
Corona airport is a unique place. The people are friendly, there is always someone around, and there is almost always something
happening. We are the home to everything from ultra lights to turboprops to Rose. There are pre-TV trainers (the only universal time reference I know) to brand new “plastic planes.”
The other day I heard one of the airport regulars say that the airport had 4 neighborhoods. Imagine that, most airports have a
runway or two, taxiways, hangers, businesses and maybe a tower. But they don’t have much of a community, much less one with
neighborhoods. The Corona City officials were surprised at the way the airport came together during the floods this spring and the
residents took care of what needed to be done. They recognized this as a community. This from a group that barely knew the
airport existed. We are unique and special.
Despite what we think of AJO many of the residents of the Corona don’t even know there is an airport. Others know there is one,
because they see the planes downwind while driving down the 91 and suspect they’re either landing or crashing, but they don’t
where the airport is located. More critical to us, they don’t know why Corona should have an airport and what it does for them and
their community. We need to be not only an airport with four neighborhoods; we also need to be part of the community that is
Corona. If we are not recognized as a contributing part of Corona there is no reason we should expect the people and elected
officials in Corona to support the airport. In sales it’s called WIFM; “What’s in It For Me?” If the people and leaders of Corona don’t see something in the airport for them then they won’t understand the need for an airport.
If you like being part of this airport community then we need your help in demonstrating to Corona why they want this airport. This
is being pursued on several fronts, but the big annual event is the Air Faire. This year it’s on the first of October this year, and it’s
our opportunity to attract the people of Corona to the airport. It’s our opportunity to show them the fun and excitement of an airport. It’s our chance to expose someone to the special attraction of flying. At some time in our lives all of us walked into a small
office with a group of people running around, and confessed to the person behind the counter that we wanted to fly. But to get more of the people of Corona here telling someone that they want to fly too. The Air Faire is a great way to get them here, but to have the type of event that will want them to stay we need your help.
I’m asking two things:
1. Volunteer. Whether you can call around to make arrangements, help set-up, teardown, traffic control or clean-up. Mostly we need people who can spend a little of their time in the planning and arrangements ahead of time. Please, contact me, Shane Reichardt - the Air Faire chairman this year, or any of the officers of the club. We’ll get you in contact with the right person, they will appreciate your help and you can be part of the fun.
2. When we had to move them recently we found out there are approximately 600 aircraft on AJO. We need every one of their
owners and pilots to be members of the CPA. With numbers comes more dues, which allows us to do more, but more important
with numbers comes influence and contacts. And influence and contacts provide avenues to express the value of AJO to the
community and officials of Corona. Please talk to the person in the hanger next to you or at the wash rank or the fuel island. Point
them to the web site, invite them as a guest to the next meeting, or just hand them an application. For the price of less than 10 gal of 100LL they can help the airport, and be part of a great group of people.
CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
By Rich Broduer
Rich has been on vacation and his column will resume next month, we wish him well as he has fun in his job as Airport Manager.
TREASURER’S REPORT
By Susan Brunner
PILOT PROFILE
By Margaret Nunally
We lead off this profile with the sad news loss of another pilot.. Arthur “Tom “ Huntley was born in West Los Angeles April 23, 1923. He attended Fairfax High and The Art Center School in Los Angeles.
The sight of a P-38 flying over his home during WWII inspired him to enlist in the Army Air Corps instilling his love of flight - He
served with the 464th Bomber Group in Italy as a Belly Gunner. Aircraft was his passion, owning several with his friends. He also
built and constructed them: his Nieuport 11 is on permanent display at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Tom had an inborn sense of aesthetic beauty in art. His hands could express his art fabricating a violin to creating fine furniture, his trade and craft. His furniture has been exhibited at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and has furnished the homes of
celebrities.
Tom passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on June 9, 2005. He is survived by this wife Rosemarie “Suzie”
Huntley, Sons Mark T. Huntley and David T. Huntley, M.D. and three grandchildren.
There will be a celebration of Tom’s life July 20th at Leisure World , Clubhouse 6 at 2 PM. The address is 5365 Alga Rubo in
Laguna Woods.
TRAVELING CPA
By Nick Nicolary
June 18th dawned sunny, foggless, but with a few scattered clouds - Yes the CPA Tehachapi fly-in was on!! Nine Aircraft and 20
CPA'ers (with pot-luck in hand) headed northwest bound for TSP!! Once above 6K feet it was CAVU on top with smooth air all the
way. TSP had her typical 15 knot wind right down the runway. George and Lucy Sandy, along with the Tehachapi Pilots
Association put on a great Barbeque, and once everyone moved out of the wind (TSP is at 4000' msl, which in June is still "cool") it was actually warm!! A good time was had by all and I'm sure there will be plenty of tales to quench the hangar flyers!!
Next month's fly-in is to Columbia (July 16 & 17), so make your reservations and have a great time!
If you need a ride call Nick 951-737-0470
To find the next CPA Fly-in, click here.
NEWS YOU REALLY NEED
Ray and Sandy Henry have sold their house and bought a new one in Winter Haven, Florida. They have about a month to close
escrow. Their new address is very close to Lakeland, so you can be sure they will be at Sun n' Fun every year in the future.
The Henrys are not the only members leaving. Don Sprankle is moving to Caldwell Idaho very soon, probably in August. Let’s all
wish them well for they will be missed. In the meantime Don tells me his 182 is for sale so he does not have to move it.
Don’t forget, Bob is holding a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of each month. All the pancakes you want for five dollars and
part of the proceeds go to the airport. Since the first Saturday is only July 2nd you may not get this massage in time to attend this month, so mark you calendar for the next month and support this fund raiser.
Have you considered receiving your newsletter by e-mail? The e-mail version saves CPA postage and printing and there is more
activity by way of pictures on the web site.