Rhode Island Pilots Association / Meetings & Events

November 2019

First Saturday of the month, 9 AM
FAA Safety Seminar held at No. Central Airport (SFZ) in the Flight Level Hangar.
Topic: Runway safety - Runway incursions (Details)
Sponsored by Flight Level Aviation; Wealth and Risk Management Co. and RI Pilots Association

Tuesday, 12th, 7:00 PM
RIPA's Monthly Dinner Meeting at Sam's Inn, 2227 West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI.
Cocktails at 6:30 — Buffet Dinner at 7 PM
Topic: Experiences working and flying in Antarctica for the Navy
Speaker: Joe Mazza
Dinner is a buffet menu of special selections of entrees with coffee and desserts. Dinner is $25 per person / $45 per couple, RSVP Required!
Call Jim Burns at 401-884-0750 or email: captnburns@aol.com by the Sunday before the meeting.
Feel free to join us at 7:30 PM if you wish to only attend the meeting.

Saturday and/or Sundays
RIPA Mystery Fly-Out for breakfast / lunch. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) at 10 AM. Anyone is welcome to join us.

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JANUARY 2020

First Saturday of the Month
FAA Safety Seminar held at No. Central Airport (SFZ) in the Flight Level Hangar.
Topic: First-hand knowledge of Loss of Control (LOC) of an aircraft and Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) / trees (Details)
Speaker: Doug Cooper / pilot
Sponsored by Flight Level Aviation; Wealth and Risk Management Co. and RI Pilots Association.

Tuesday, 14th, 7 to 9 PM
RIPA's Monthly Dinner Meeting will be held at the Asia Grille , 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI
Cocktails at 6:30 — Buffet Dinner at 7 PM
Topic: Discussion of the status and future plans for the RI GA airports.
Speaker: Dave Lucas / Flight Level Aviation manager
Dinner is a buffet menu of special selections of entrees with coffee and desserts. Dinner is $25 per person / $45 per couple, RSVP Required!
Contact Bill Arsenault at 401-965-2026 or email: bpmvy@comcast.net by the Sunday before the meeting.
Feel free to join us at 7:30 PM if you wish to only attend the meeting.

Saturday and/or Sundays,
RIPA's "Fly to Lunch Bunch" fly for breakfast / lunch. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) around 10:30 AM. Anyone is welcome to join us.

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MEETINGS & EVENTS
We have lots of things going on, and as a courtesy we list other aviation-related events here as well as our own! If you sign up for our Yahoo Group, you can also receive notification of “spur of the moment” activities! For more information about any of these events, email us. Be sure to come back often to check this page for updates and for information about new events being added all the time.

RIPA's "Fly to Lunch Bunch" fly for breakfast / lunch every weekend. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) around 10:30 AM. Anyone is welcome to join us.

february 2020

First Saturday of the Month
FAA Safety Seminar held at No. Central Airport (SFZ) in the Flight Level Hangar.
Topic: The Difference Between Life and Death Is the Result of Quick Thinking and Making the Right Decision. (Details)
Speaker: Graeme Smith
Sponsored by Flight Level Aviation; Wealth and Risk Management Co. and RI Pilots Association

Tuesday, 11th, 7 to 9 PM
RIPA's Monthly Dinner Meeting will be held at the Asia Grille , 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI
Cocktails at 6:30 — Buffet Dinner at 7 PM
Topic: To be announced
Speaker: To be announced
Dinner is a buffet menu of special selections of entrees with coffee and desserts. Dinner is $25 per person / $45 per couple, RSVP Required!
Contact Bill Arsenault at 401-965-2026 or email: bpmvy@comcast.net by the Sunday before the meeting.
Feel free to join us at 7:30 PM if you wish to only attend the meeting.

Saturday and/or Sundays,
RIPA's "Fly to Lunch Bunch" fly for breakfast / lunch. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) around 10:30 AM. Anyone is welcome to join us.

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march 2020

First Saturday of the Month
FAA Safety Seminar held at No. Central Airport (SFZ) in the Flight Level Hangar.
Topic: To be announced (Details)
Speaker: To be announced
Sponsored by Flight Level Aviation; Wealth and Risk Management Co. and RI Pilots Association.

Tuesday, 10th
RIPA's Monthly Dinner Meeting will be held at the Asia Grille , 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI
Cocktails at 6:30 — Buffet Dinner at 7 PM
Topic: To be announced
Guest Speaker to be announced
Dinner is a buffet menu of special selections of entrees with coffee and desserts as listed in The Plane Paper. Dinner is $25 per person / $45 per couple, RSVP Required!
Contact Bill Arsenault at 401-965-2026 or email: bpmvy@comcast.net by the Sunday before the meeting.
Feel free to join us at 7:30 PM if you wish to only attend the meeting.

Saturdays and/or Sundays,
RIPA Mystery Fly-Out for breakfast / lunch. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) at 10 AM Anyone is welcome to join us.

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December 2019

First Saturday of the month, 9 AM
FAA Safety Seminar held at No. Central Airport (SFZ) in the Flight Level Hangar.
Topic: Back to Basics - Aircraft Performance (Details)
Speaker: Stephen K. Brown, FPM
Sponsored by Flight Level Aviation; Wealth and Risk Management Co. and RI Pilots Association

Tuesday, 10th, 7 to 9 PM
RIPA's Monthly Dinner Meeting at Sam's Inn, 2227 West Shore Rd., Warwick, RI.
Cocktails at 6:30 — Buffet Dinner at 7 PM
Topic: 2020 Nominations and voting for Officers
Dinner is a buffet menu of special selections of entrees with coffee and desserts.
RSVP Required!
Call Jim Burns at 401-884-0750 or email: captnburns@aol.com by the Sunday before the meeting.
Feel free to join us at 7:30 PM if you wish to only attend the meeting.

Saturday and/or Sundays,
RIPA's "Fly to Lunch Bunch" fly for breakfast / lunch. Destination varies with weather. Plan to depart from North Central State Airport (SFZ) around 10:30 AM. Anyone is welcome to join us.

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