Daily web cam movies are at the top of the picture on this site.
http://www.zeitcam.com/webcam/johnsoncreek/20120618

2hrs from McCall. Bumpy early but still beautiful !

robertc wrote:

stratobee wrote:Looking like I will make it for the first time. I'v been told to bring something to eat and share and beer. Lots of beer.

For the veterans: what time is the best to arrive for winds etc? Is it normally calmer in the mornings or in the evenings? How about traffic? I'm assuming it can get rather busy at times. Also, my plane is pretty big - will I run into trouble parking her tail out at the sides? I don't want to cramp anyone taking off or otherwise blob anything up.

Before 10:00 in the morning and usually after 6:00 in the evening will give you the calmest winds. Around 9:00 pm the canyon starts to look a little dark.
If you monitor 122.9 as you get close you will get a feel for what is going on. Take your time, look the field over and make your intentions known on the radio, and if you feel you need to make a longer final do it. If anyone is in the air, they can let you know the wind situation. Most are glad to help.

In addition, it's preferred to land to the south and Takeoff to the north unless winds dictate otherwise (avoid the white house on the south end). If you can't make a left downwind/base leg to the airstrip, you can fly to yellow pine and enter a long final. As others stated, be on the radio and keep your eyes open.

For Parking, I'm thinking the north end of the strip may be the best. Parking your nose toward the strip would be a plus, but I'll leave it up to you. JC is going to get pretty packed come Saturday with all this sun in the forecast.

Yes, bring food and beer.

Fly safe and we'll see you in a few days.

Ed & I are leaving in the morning (Wed) Ed is going to pick up Garry at GXY and then we will meet at Afton for lunch. On to Smiley Creek for an overnight stay and then on into JC Thursday Morning. Will try to give you a shout in the air Matt..see you at JC.
HC

Ok I am headed in on Friday afternoon... If you need anything please let me know by the day before Friday.

Hottshot wrote:Ok I am headed in on Friday afternoon... If you need anything please let me know by the day before Friday.

Possibly a Jet Boil.

This could be huge fly in. Already got close to 40 planes. Guns, whiskey, campfire are all working. Been water skiing with 3 planes. YeeHaw.Sun is out now so nice.

Cheers

Rob, checked your spot page... nothing there... SUp with that.. you forget it at home.....

Plane is all loaded up. Blasting off in the morning 6-7 ish. Should be seeing you by noon.
Tom

see u then tom

party on

Leaving Friday after work, hope to be in the air by 4PM, fuel at McCall, then into JC by 8:30 or so. Yee Haw

32 degrees at my house this morning and frost. The JC picture is also showing frost on the planes. Leaving the Big O in an hour headed to JC. See you later this morning . Where is Breakfast ?

Idahomauledriver wrote:32 degrees at my house this morning and frost. The JC picture is also showing frost on the planes. Leaving the Big O in an hour headed to JC. See you later this morning . Where is Breakfast ?

5 of us Dixie town

Cheers

Great weather here finally.after 3days of very high winds/low pressure. High and getting higher, and calm on tbis mt top i'm doing s crane job on.

Awesome day of flying here in Idaho, the air stayed good until noon. Went to the Flying B for breakfast then got to see a certain red retractable gear airplane go in and out of Soldier Bar!

That would have been cool to watch. Heard they made some improvements at soldier bar. It was one of the strips I wanted to check out this year.

I will be down in the morning from Orofino. Going to stop in McCall for a squirt and then I'll be in. Hoping to get a fairly start from here and it's a pretty short cruise down. Rob is there room around your group? Where you guys at?

AvidFlyer wrote:I will be down in the morning from Orofino. Going to stop in McCall for a squirt and then I'll be in. Hoping to get a fairly start from here and it's a pretty short cruise down. Rob is there room around your group? Where you guys at?

Yes we will make plane room, lots of tent room

Hottshot wrote:Ok I am headed in on Friday afternoon... If you need anything please let me know by the day before Friday.

Wup - I could use another set of 29"s. If its not too much trouble. I'm guarding your tent.

All of the cool kids are here. pops, dead stick, red mooney, eflys, and tons of Maules. Yep it sucks here you probably shouldn't come.Oh I need to light the camp fire.

peace, over and out