Backcountry Pilot • Where did you fly today?

Where did you fly today?

Did you fly somewhere cool, take photos, and feel like telling the tale to make us drool from the confines of our offices? Post them up!
Post a reply
8564 posts • Page 288 of 429 • 1 ... 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 ... 429
Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:22 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Good stuff! 8)

(had to take the Cub out of the lake and back to the hangar...winter is upon us... :?
BRD offline
User avatar
Posts: 1451
Joined: Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:15 am
top
Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:43 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

BRD wrote:(had to take the Cub out of the lake and back to the hangar...winter is upon us... :?


Snow in the outlook here- I just came in from putting on all the plane covers. Glad to have gotten in three separate flights yesterday. :D

Here's to the coming ski season!


-DP
denalipilot offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 2789
Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:53 pm
Location: Denali
Aircraft: C-170B+
top
Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:25 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Had a buddy come visit today in his sweet IAR-823. Romanian primary military trainer, retractable, fully aerobatic, 1,100 pound useful load, IO-540. Very cool plane, and this one is in beautiful shape. Handled my dirt strip without any trouble.

Image


Then I got busy turning my old dirty -12 into a bad mamba jamba for High Sierra next week. (I realize this is like buying new clubs to fix my golf swing :oops:, but I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of all the BCP hot shots coming to HSF.)

I've been wanting to add VGs for a long time. I wrung it out for 90 minutes this morning in all configurations, just so I'd know how much better it feels tomorrow morning when I get to fly it with the VGs. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve tonight! [-o<

Image
RanchPilot offline
User avatar
Posts: 974
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:18 pm
Location: Wyoming
Experience is the knowledge that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

RanchPilot Facebook Community: http://www.facebook.com/ranchpilot777
top
Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:31 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

We had our annual airport open house today. I flew 11 Young Eagles. And these guys brought a DC-4 into our 3000 foot strip. Biggest plane that's ever landed there.

Image

And we had a B-25 show up as well.

Image
svanarts offline
User avatar
Posts: 1393
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:18 pm
Location: Modesto, CA
Aircraft: 7AC (65HP) Aeronca Champ (borrowed horse)
Six Chuter Skye Ryder Powered Parachute
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:43 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

deleted
sorry
Last edited by S-12Flyer on Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
S-12Flyer offline
User avatar
Posts: 534
Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:11 am
Location: Grand Junction, CO
"In a world full of people, only a few want to fly"
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:23 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

Had to try the VGs out today. They work good. Even better, they were all still on when I got home.

I only had my cell phone, but here are a couple of pics from the morning.

Sunrise over the Great Divide Basin.
Image


Steamboat Rim at about 8,500.
Image
RanchPilot offline
User avatar
Posts: 974
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:18 pm
Location: Wyoming
Experience is the knowledge that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

RanchPilot Facebook Community: http://www.facebook.com/ranchpilot777
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:20 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

Hit up the old Vaca-Dixon with Joey...he said he knew the guy...so I wouldn't go here unless you know the guy like Joey does!
Image

Also went up and landed at Beryessa again...water is even lower now.
Image

Hit up some other places but that's all for pics! It was a nice day....and then it started to get hot so I put the ol' girl away. Supposed to be 99 here today :(
piperpainter offline
User avatar
Posts: 968
Joined: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:57 pm
Location: Auburn, WA
Aircraft: C-205
Was Backcountry Mooney M20C
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:05 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Had an awesome flight around lake wenatchee and leavenworth area. I took my wife and kids for some sight seeing to check out the fall colors. My wife had grand plans of taking real pictures, but her camera was dead, so you'll have to settle for some lame iphone pics. Turns out we were about a week early on the colors anyway. Still, a beautiful day to play in the Cascades with my family!
Image
Image
Image
Imagec
Last edited by Jeredp on Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:30 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Jeredp offline
KB and Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 625
Joined: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:31 am
Location: WA
FindMeSpot URL: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 7NYN40QT2I
Aircraft: Cessna 172
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:08 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Help. I loaded the pics the same way i always do. What happened?
Jeredp offline
KB and Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 625
Joined: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:31 am
Location: WA
FindMeSpot URL: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 7NYN40QT2I
Aircraft: Cessna 172
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:16 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Try this...

Image
Image
Image
Image
8GCBC offline
User avatar
Posts: 4623
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:55 pm
Location: Honolulu
Aircraft: 2018 R44
CFII, MEI, CFISES, ATPME, IA/AP, RPPL, Ski&Amphib ops, RHC mechanic cert, RHC SC— 3000TT
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:19 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Thank you! What was wrong?
Jeredp offline
KB and Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 625
Joined: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:31 am
Location: WA
FindMeSpot URL: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 7NYN40QT2I
Aircraft: Cessna 172
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:25 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Jeredp wrote:Thank you! What was wrong?


Not to sure. I reposted the [IMG] links and it worked. Nothing was altered, that I know of?

Thank you for the pictures!
8GCBC offline
User avatar
Posts: 4623
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:55 pm
Location: Honolulu
Aircraft: 2018 R44
CFII, MEI, CFISES, ATPME, IA/AP, RPPL, Ski&Amphib ops, RHC mechanic cert, RHC SC— 3000TT
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:26 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Jeredp wrote:Help. I loaded the pics the same way i always do. What happened?


You have the "disabled BBcode" checkbox checked.
Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2855
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:34 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Kooskia Idaho to Troutdale. Then jumped in the boat and went to Hooter's for lunch. Good day.
OregonMaule offline
User avatar
Posts: 6977
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:44 pm
Location: Orygun
My SPOT page

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety". Ben Franklin
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
top
Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:36 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Looking for a little practice for Kevin's HSF next weekend, I headed up the hill to Blue Canyon (BLU) on Saturday morning.
Blue Canyon is not backcountry, or even "side country" as Zane has called some strips, but it does have a nice patch of dirt at the north end of Runway 15. Thanks to a little western sierra inversion layer, I had 70F air temps and a density altitude of 6900ft by 8:00am. Again, not real high, but a fun place to fly a dozen trips around the pattern! Really looking forward to next weekend.
Image
Blue Canyon
Image
Playing in the dirt!
Image
Big Yellow
MCH offline
User avatar
Posts: 64
Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:15 pm
Location: Roseville, CA
top
Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:42 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

Went down to my mates strip this morning to look over his solar system, beautiful little strip! I wish i had a 6 plane hangar attached to my house! Though currently housed in the hangar is that gorgeous 180 i always show off, a murphy rebel under construction with some amazing home built anphib floats, a full race spec wrx and all the parts required to rebuild an ex vietnam war australian army forward air control cessna 180.

Image

Image

Image
DrifterDriver offline
User avatar
Posts: 940
Joined: Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:37 am
Location: GOONENGERRY
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it..." HENRY FORD
top
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:46 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

A group of 180's went to western Colorado to camp and play around. Great fall flying with wonderful weather.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Cool private strip at 11,000 ft msl (my highest landing yet).
Image

Very bummed I'm going to miss the HSF. :(
mountainmatt offline
User avatar
Posts: 2803
Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:43 pm
Location: Colorful Colorado
FlyingPoochProductions
FlyColorado.org
top
Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:56 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Wow! Looks amazing!
ryancz offline
User avatar
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:51 pm
Location: Tucker
top
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:36 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Jeeze matt! Those photos are simply stunning! Im waying up with to make the background on my pc!
DrifterDriver offline
User avatar
Posts: 940
Joined: Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:37 am
Location: GOONENGERRY
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it..." HENRY FORD
top
Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:15 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Great pictures Matt! Landing at 11,000ft is pretty cool. We'll miss you at the HSF!
robw56 offline
User avatar
Posts: 3263
Joined: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:30 pm
Location: Ward
Aircraft: 1957 C-180A
top

DISPLAY OPTIONS

PreviousNext
Post a reply
8564 posts • Page 288 of 429 • 1 ... 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 ... 429
Return to Trip Reports

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

Latest Features

Latest Knowledge Base