NVflyer wrote:I'm flying down to Bishop mid-day, then driving in with a Bishop local this afternoon also. I've had att cell service standing right on the chicken strip this last February...not sure if that is still the case. Is Rick taking a sat phone, or planning on cell coverage?

I've got room in the 182 if anyone is in the Reno area, trying to figure out how to get down.....pretty short notice though..

I'm not figurin' out the picture link thing quite yet....

NV

Desert Rat has indicated that last he was there he had AT&T we're not sure about Verizon.

Heads up!! for any one traveling Highway 395 and going to the Chicken Strip, 701 Driver gave a report of very high CHP activity along the H 395 corridor. Don’t feed the bears, watch your speed! See you there tomorrow.

Oh, yea, the other thing 701 said, the cheapest auto fuel by $.25 is at the Indian Casino north of lone pine.

How's the road in?

172heavy wrote:Oh, yea, the other thing 701 said, the cheapest auto fuel by $.25 is at the Indian Casino north of lone pine.

Yep! Diesel was $3.89

Also on the 395....... lot's of big wrecks from I-15 through Adalanto often. Last Sunday or Monday there was a hit and run with two people dead.

Thanks to everyone that is there working on the strip today. I would have loved to have made it, but an expectant wife has me home bound. I hope all goes well. Be safe and I can't wait to see the pics when it is opened!

I am away from the computer so can't copy and send bit just got an email and picture on my phone, looks like the work is almost done and the strip looks perfect!

Congrats to all!

FLHusky wrote:I am away from the computer so can't copy and send bit just got an email and picture on my phone, looks like the work is almost done and the strip looks perfect!

Congrats to all!

Cool...

Looks awesome! And is on the must do list. Thanks to all that worked to get it back. Can't wait to see some pics with planes on it.

I'm here stuck at work, wish I could have been there. It looks like a very productive day.
Now I'll have to check it out on my next day off.

Well done!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!

Also the US government for doing the right thing.

Cheers

I just got home form Chicken Strip.

By the time a arrived at the strip about 8:30am, Rick (701driver) Desert Rat, NVflyer and some others (sorry , I can't remember all the names ) pretty much did most of the work. I just helped kick some small rocks off the strip as Rick was smooth grading the strip. It's really in excellent shape! Kind of soft in some spots as they filled in some low spots (didn't have water and compaction). But I wouldn't think twice about landing my 182 there. Heck, it's in better shape than some of the backcountry strips in ID and Eastern OR

Anyway, had a great time and great to meet a few more BCP guys (701driver, NVflyer, Desert Rat, 172heavy and Glidergeek....... I already know him but figured I'd mention him ). I'm not much into the scenery around the hot springs , but this is a really cool strip in the middle of a huge desert valley surrounded by huge mountains. A plus for me to see fighter jets buzzing around up high and low (just wish they came lower!!).

We took a ton of pictures, measurements and notes. So I'm sure Chicken Strip will be updated on Shortfield.com in the coming days.

2008

Pat is this you getting ready to skinny dip at the Chicken Strip hot springs. Just asking

A request: If you by chance know it, when you update shortfield, could you add the slope of the runway? A couple of us were talking and wondering what it is.

Thanks!

Thanks to all who made this happen. I haven't been there yet, but have been intending to for some time.

Grassstrippilot wrote:A request: If you by chance know it, when you update shortfield, could you add the slope of the runway? A couple of us were talking and wondering what it is.

Thanks!

It's about a 3-4% uphill slope when your landing to the north. Shortfield has the length as 1500' feet. But Russ and I measured 1300' feet usable.

Chicken Strip traffic today.



Looking South which is the departing direction.



And the sign.

The "nose draggers" handle OK there? That was my only thought with some of the soft spots. But, not much different than any other soft field.

Oh....... and Rob!!!!! Can you please take that picture of me down off the public forum?!?! If you don't, I'll put the pic of you on here in that very compromising manner that one trip we were at the hot springs back in 2008.