See www.kernvalleyairport.com/carvers-cut for all details.
The founders of the Carver’s Cut airstrip and the CA RAF Liaisons are having a Fall Flapjack Fly-In at our brand new private airstrip in the southern High Sierras on Saturday, Oct 7 - Sunday, Oct 8th. The strip is on a private ranch holding completely surrounded by National Forest, gorgeous granite peaks, a stream with natural rock water slides and swimming, fishing, and hiking. If you would like to join us, you can stay for the day or stay for the weekend and enjoy a hearty Sierra Nevada flapjacks breakfast, good company, and beautiful mountain scenery. ALL ATTENDEES MUST COMPLETE THE "PERMISSION TO LAND REQUEST FORM" (blue box on the right side of this page).
THE AIRSTRIP: Located a 10min flight north of Kern Valley Airport (L05), the 4500’ MSL dirt airstrip is 1400' x 50' with an approx. 4% slope downhill towards the south. There is a short windsock at the southwest end of the airstrip. NOTE: FREQ: 122.8 LAT/LONG: 36.006/-118.490 CAPABLE AIRPLANES ONLY PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PERFORMANCE CHARTS The airstrip is too new to be seen on Google Maps, sorry :/ If you need to land at Kern Valley Airport (L05) and get shuttled up, please call ahead of time to make arrangements with our Kernville Uber/Lyft driver Jim Warner 760-223-3635. The price is usually about $35/car ride.
THE AMMENITIES AND ACCOMODATIONS: Carver’s Cut airstrip has a cabin, toilet, shower, kitchen, BBQ, covered kitchen and eating patio, tent platforms and plenty of open space to camp. There's a shooting range area near the cabin, a swimming hole, the famous Tea Cups Waterfalls, hiking, fishing in the creek, and natural rock waterslides.
THE PLAN: We'll be hanging out and cooking a hearty flapjack breakfast and sides on Saturday, Oct 7th from 8:30am-10:30am. We will camp out Saturday night and into Sunday but some might even camp out Friday night (Oct 6th) as well. Feel free to do the same.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: Clothing/gear: tie-down straps and stakes, swim trunks, sunscreen, hiking shoes, etc If you plan to come in and camp either the day before or day after, bring a tent, sleeping pads and bags, pillows, extra water, etc
THE COST: Free, but donations are kindly accepted to go towards paying for the food and grounds/equipment upkeep. ↓↓