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High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

A beautiful day flying in the Sierra's!
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The "Bumpy Barn" Landing....its the "S" turn road that leads to the barn
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More pics on my blog

Lets do some flying!

AKT
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Awesome! It's good to see you're back and flying!
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Game on Rob! Its going to be a good summer! Weather is finally on our side. Been home for over a week. The North cirq was full of water last week. Many spots still are but, its very good flying now as the spring bloom is full on.

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Hey there Kevin,

I plan on being out tomorrow morning in the Cub..... You going to be out n' about?


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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Sunday I'm thinking Sierraville Kitchen if you guys are gonna be around.

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

I Love that barn. I swear I'm gonna see it in person one day. Nice pics!
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Good for you Kevin! I thought of you today as I was cruising past a 12k 60 degree mountainside, still with plenty of snow.
A little steeper and it would have made good skiing :shock:
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Hey Gump,

I will be out burning cub gas tomorrow morning, have Mother's Day Brunch to fix up Sunday morning.

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Moms day on Sunday for me too. Eaa pancake breakfast in the am (sat) in ktrk. Meeting nvflyer for some fun around 930 or so.

Would like to see that spot Tom!

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Anyone else get the flyer in the mail that Totem Pole Ranch is for sale? No listing price.

Would be an incredible RAF type fly in destination in NorCal!

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Id throw in a few hundred dollars for it....haha military only pays so much! We really need to find out about Van Vleck! That would be incredible!
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

We met up with Kevin and Dave and had a great time out on the North Circuit today!

Stampede
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Kevin taking off
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Dave was next
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Totem Pole 2
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The original Totem Pole
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This place can be yours for a million bucks, we're thinking about making it the Sierra Flyers headquarters..
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T&G
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Landing at The Ranch
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Heading home
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Damn... I was playing slumlord in Ferntucky today. Gonna hit Sierra Valley tomorrow. After I call Mom of course! :roll:

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" OPEN

Totempole is for sale and has been for a very long time.

[url]http://www.totempoleairport.com/TotemPole/TotemPole.asp?src=[

Cool spot! Would be an awesome place to have to ourselves. I wish it were closer to the lake...

Great day today. Just uploading some photos now.

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/11

Just some pics from my buddy Grant

Long road touch and go
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NVFlyer low pass over the "Bumpy Barn"
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Our version of a spot landing
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Rob nailed it!
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Rob Departing
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Rob, NV and I at "Stampede SW"
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Final for "Totem Pole 1". Its not as short as it looks. Not a place for a tail wind but we had one
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You can see all of the pics here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pnvbeflufw9z0po/IduMkJCrpW

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

Anyone flying the north circuit or anywhere else tomorrow Sat 18 I'm game. I will fly up from krhv.
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

This pic is sweet.

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

The north circuit is open for certain. I am down for a few weeks due to some rock damage. Grapefruit sized rock / concrete in the in field at Beckworth. Heard a loud bang and shut her down...Bushwheels, concrete rocks and leading edges dont mix at the tail feathers. Getting the horizontal stab fixed... :^o Hoping to make JC... #-o Thinking about adding some mud flaps behind the tires now. This is the 5th time I have had to repair that leading edge...

Anyhow, the North circuit is open...

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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

That's cool. =D>
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Re: High Sierra "North Circuit" Updated 5/14

AK, what certifies as enough damage to ground a horizontal??? More info would be appreciated.

Thanks,
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