If done as u describe stol, that works there. Lori's comments are that with that approach, u really haven't got much time to "shop" the strip or to watch for departing planes...most aren't as wise as u and tend to hog the center of the canyon, damn dangerous...

same goes for the departure as well. i like to go immediately to the right when taking off, and if able just to continue north to and thru the notch...depends whether i'm goin' to challis or mccall...!sometimes just turn left 180 in the bowl up high, head south then to mccall...not a big fan of the Lick creek departure...Ray A does it this way...

Lori's biggest thing all over is slow flight, and she is right. the dumb things i've done in the back-country usually have to do with my lack of speed control...i constantly have to work on it...your earlier idea of spiraling down seems to work for a lot of people as well, and like ice said set up a normal pattern with a short approach on either end. respectful of the house and such...those maule guys are good sticks!

Just read the other thread about the approach/departure stuff that has been hashed and rehashed a million times... or this one too... and quit mucking up this trip planning thread.

Jimminy christmas...smells like dead horse in here.

Zane wrote:Just read the other thread about the approach/departure stuff that has been hashed and rehashed a million times... or this one too... and quit mucking up this trip planning thread.

Jimminy christmas...smells like dead horse in here.

Made the haul over to McCall this afternoon. It had cleared up nicely by the time we arrived. Met up with Oregon180 and his family. Headed out tolay on the middle fork tomorrow and maybe camp thomas creek or smiley.

Weathers shapin' up NICE!



Donna Dal Porto's bird in the current webcam shot.

Leaving Wednesday 6/22 hopefully @ 07:00 hrs KHWD, KMEV, KLOL, S78, 4 hrs, refuel,check WX for KMYL, 30 min. Staying @ the Best Western across the street anyone else spending the night in McCall call me 1-408 313-6094 or PM me. Late lunch, Dinner, Talk!
FlySafe
Bill

Leaving Thursday, or Friday morning, maybe even Saturday morning. All depends on crane work at the womens prison!

Don't know which way I'll go, or whether or not I'll fly direct or make some stops. This is typical of my pre flight planning, I like to keep myself guessing I admire you guys who figure it all out before takeoff

Knocked 3 VG off the wing landing Salmon Bar the effing brush was 5 feet high.

I got to fly with the living legends Joe D and Bobby C. What a day!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm Drunk


Saw Brent, Kristen,Rob Ryan all at McCall.
';jbb(*&^%$#@

))(*&%$@!

Need more Patron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers


PiC LaTeR

Clearing Salmon Bar

hey, terry and don are at moose cr. im headed over to meet them in elk city in the morning for breakfast......dave

OregonMaule wrote:Knocked 3 VG off the wing landing Salmon Bar the effing brush was 5 feet high.

I got to fly with the living legends Joe D and Bobby C. What a day!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm Drunk


Saw Brent, Kristen,Rob Ryan all at McCall.
';jbb(*&^%$#@

))(*&%$@!

Need more Patron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers


PiC LaTeR

Clearing Salmon Bar

you MUST be drunk, that PM you sent me has nothing on it...

99% clear!!so nice!!

Green Hornet wrote:Leaving Wednesday 6/22 hopefully @ 07:00 hrs KHWD, KMEV, KLOL, S78, 4 hrs, refuel,check WX for KMYL, 30 min. Staying @ the Best Western across the street anyone else spending the night in McCall call me 1-408 313-6094 or PM me. Late lunch, Dinner, Talk!
FlySafe
Bill

Bill,, why would you stay in McCall overnight... you can get into JC in daylight up to 9:30 PM.. I KNOW you can get to JC by 3 in the afternoon if you want to... Gas at McCall and go in after 6 when the wind is calm...You might miss that good campsite.....Butch

as at McCall and go in after 6 when the wind is calm...You might miss that good campsite.....Butch

If you can extend 75 miles Stop in Cascade for fuel, get directions on which road and power lines to follow to J'Creek. Arnold Aviation has a van they loan out to go to the store and cafe if you need to kill time to wait for winds. Arnold has airplanes in the backcountry most of the day and they can give you good info on conditions. 20% t'storms is the fly in the ointment.

TD

even better,,, Arnold is probably cheaper gas anyway... Anyway avoid Council... most expensive gas I ever got was there....you don't need no stinkin directions from there... Just fly east over warm lake to landmark and make a left..drop down into the canyon north of Landmark and your set up for left downwind,,,,lucky shit!!! Damn I'm gettin excited and I'm not even going till the end of July!!!!

Butch, Tom,
I'm nursing a pulled muscle in my back so I'm a no go on the camping this trip. I wanted to stay at Smiley but they are fully booked the entire week-weekend. Tom I will call council for a price before I leave. It will be either Council or Emmett for the fuel stop. I'll definitely be @ JC Sat.and I will be going to Smiley since I've never been@ Smiley. Butch are you going this year?
Bill

iceman wrote:even better,,, Arnold is probably cheaper gas anyway... Anyway avoid Council... most expensive gas I ever got was there....you don't need no stinkin directions from there... Just fly east over warm lake to landmark and make a left..drop down into the canyon north of Landmark and your set up for left downwind,,,,lucky shit!!!

This is the way I have been in to JC more than once!

no Bill,, couple reasons really... Streams are too fast for fishing which is the second big reason I go and I have to head for upstate new york on the 29th and won't get back till the 9th of July,,, then about 3 weeks to recover and squirrel away a few bucks and I'll head for JC about the 28th of July for a week. or 10 days, whichever comes first...

Bill, if www.100LL.com is to be believed:

http://www.100ll.com/showfbo.php?HashID ... 52f39064eb

Cascade is sub-$5.00 on 100LL. I would give them a call first.

Maybe sleeping on rocks and pine cones would straighten your back out.

hell sleep in the bunk house with a good air matress of course..

I understand some of you don't want to socialize. That is fine. Do your thing and enjoy. I have a ball meeting new people. The wx right now is a 10++. 70* sun.

If I were you I would drop everything and head straight to the airplane and JC.

Cheers...Rob