Vick wrote:Awesome pics guys, looks like it was a lot of fun, hope I can make the next one. Stuck in NJ with the 180 waiting for these biblical rains to let up. I almost forgot how much east coast wx can suck.

I was just in NJ last weekend. The Wx was almost perfect from Wed thru Monday

robw56 wrote:Vick, I'm out in NJ also right now, what city are you in?

Califon, not a city, just a little town in nirthern NJ in between Chester & Flemington. You at McGuire? 5" of rain yesterday!!! Ridiculous!

Yeah I sure am, wasn't expecting all the rain!

Here's another one chasing AKT around...

way cool Rob, I worked all last weekend on the 120 but not this weekend off to the Hood River fly-in in the Stinson, I hope friday night

This is my Zenith STOL CH701 at Dolores Point, CO. Built it myself. Every dang rivet.

Dang again. Posted my picture in the wrong thread. Sorry, guys.

Here's another video...

Alright, Rob...you've got me convinced I not only need to put the big tires on, but now I also have to get a video camera mounted on the Maule.

Yeah I'm pretty happy with the Drift and the ram mount so far, super easy to use and you get some good quality video.

ezflap. i was the only nosedragger pilot on sat. and i did 5 of the 9 landings. prop clearance is the greatest concern and secondly, the horsepower for take-off. not for landing. most of the guys are tailwheel with 2 feet of clearance(or more with bushwheels)and we have only about a foot at most. so there are places where i would just circle around and watch the other guys land, spend a few minutes circling, and then join them to go to the next landing which usually i could do. all things considered, well worth it!!! look forward to seeing another Noseguy. and as rob said, he has only 145 ponies also. john

Thanks for the info Yellowbird - As mentioned in another thread, I've taken over an STC to convert the older 172's to tailwheel. Seeing these guys having that much fun (and beer) up there in NV and NorCal may just be too much for me to withstand, and I'll have to start working on converting to tailwheel. Probably gotta get rid of those 6.00 x 6 ballet shoes as well.

Hey Rob - altered pic of your plane that turned out cool. Good desktop background! Submit for AvWeb pic of the week!

Nice photo Emmet!

Reservoirs are drying up! Landings everywhere now! Anyone wanna fly? Come on up!



AKT

Saturday, Dec 10th? I can probably fly for the day.

Awesome! Thanks for the pic Emmit!

aktahoe1 wrote:Reservoirs are drying up! Landings everywhere now! Anyone wanna fly? Come on up!

Man I need some bushwheels!

Fly? In the Truckee backcountry? Ow! Quit twisting my arm I definitely can't this weekend, I have the kids while the wife goes to Vegas (i know, tell me about it)...might give me some ammo to get away the next weekend though!

Dang. you guys are having too much fun.

I am new to the forum. I have owned my '54 170B for 12 years, based at KCCR. I've flown it across the lower 48 a couple times, commuted in it for a few years to Silicon Valley (KPAO) and done some short dirt strip flying, but nowhere near enough of the last.
The Tahoe Sierra has always been one of my favorite playgrounds, but knowledge of all these little dirt strips and mountaintop landing sites has until now escaped me. Then randomly, I stumble across this thread in this forum... Looks like FUN.

cheers,

Pete

Hi Pete- Welcome! I've got a '53 170B, and there are several others around this campfire too. I know a little something about climbing and hiking on the east side, but never got to do much flying there apart from an undistinguished attempt at learning to hang glide. Glad to have you on the forum.

Denalipilot