{"id":214,"date":"2015-09-17T02:13:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T02:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/propilots.org\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:30:10","slug":"monthly-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/events\/monthly-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>October 2026 Newsletter<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>NEXT PPA MEETING<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Professional Pilots Association\u2019s next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Lane Aviation, 4389 International Gateway, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Columbus, Ohio.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/y1MebpD3eUvy2GWA8\">Click here for a map<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>FEATURED SPEAKERS &amp; TOPICS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PPA member, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/coe\/alumni\/de\/bios.php?name=Robert%20C.%20Banasik,%20Ph.D.\">Dr. Robert Banasik<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>will speak about Shooting the big five in Southern Africa (Cape Buffalo, Lion, Elephant, Rhino and Hippo) No harm all with a camera. Additionally, we will visit the Okavango Delta, Victoria falls and The Virgin Airlines Richard Branson game preserve. Many other animals and sites as well.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NOTAMS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Spirit of Aviation Golf Classic, September 25, 2026 (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Spirit-of-aviation-flyer.pdf\">CLICK HERE<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>for the flyer)<\/li>\n<li>My-Place 15th annual Fly-In, October 11, 2026 (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-Place-Fly-In-2026.jpg\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>for the flyer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Future meeting speakers and topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\">TBA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Request: Please contact me or any of the Trustees with suggested speakers and topics for future meetings.\u00a0 You can call one of us or send a message:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/contact-2\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MEETING RESERVATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each PPA member is encouraged to make reservations as early as practicable to help us obtain an accurate estimate of attendance. Please make your reservation not later than noon on Monday, Oct 5. This meeting is not sponsored. There will be a $20 registration fee collected at the door to cover the meal and PPA expenses (please pay by check, if possible). The meal is ordered based on the number of reservations, so we ask that members reimburse the Association for a non-cancellation. Cancel not later than Tuesday at noon or you will be charged for the meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your reservations:<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/reservations\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here to make your reservations<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MEETING TIMES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>6:00 p.m. Social<\/li>\n<li>6:30 p.m. Dinner<\/li>\n<li>7:00 p.m. Presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See you on October 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mike Ponzani<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit;\">President, Professional Pilots Association<br \/>\n_________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/minutes\/\"><strong>View PPA Business Meeting Minutes<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PPA-2024-Activity-Report.pdf\">View PPA 2024 Activity Report<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n_________________________________________________________<br \/>\nPPA Welcomes our newest members!!!!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/membership\/new-ppa-members\/\"><strong>Click here to view the list<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>_________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/\"><strong>Gone West<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><br \/>\nPPA members who have recently passed. <a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/david-j-cencula-ppa-315\/\"><strong>Dave Cencula<\/strong> <\/a>(PPA #315), <a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/james-e-holt-ppa-270\/\"><strong>Jim Holt<\/strong><\/a> (PPA #270), <a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/james-warren-tippie-ppa-222\/\"><strong>Jim &#8220;Tip&#8221; Tippie<\/strong><\/a> (PPA #222),\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/jerry-gene-isbell-ppa-324\/\">Jerry Isbell<\/a><\/strong> (PPA #324),\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/gone-west\/ronald-d-craig\/\"><strong>Ronald Craig<\/strong><\/a> (PPA #171)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 2026 Newsletter NEXT PPA MEETING The Professional Pilots Association\u2019s next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Lane Aviation, 4389 International Gateway, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Columbus, Ohio.\u00a0Click here for a map FEATURED SPEAKERS &amp; TOPICS PPA member, Dr. Robert Banasik <a href=\"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/events\/monthly-newsletter\/\" title=\"Monthly Newsletter\">[Read More]<\/a>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":468,"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1534,"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/1534"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propilots.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}