Backcountry Pilot • Fry Canyon UT74

Fry Canyon UT74

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Fry Canyon UT74

8Sept 2016 Recent rains have produced prop and gear leg green mash. Mid-field, mid-strip(300' west of windsock pole) 1-2" erosion. It would be nice to have a mower or blade clean it up. Anyone know if the County Road and Bridge will help? Would suggest north edge of strip for best surface and reduced weed height.
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Re: Fry Canyon UT74

So happens we just laid eyes on the Fry Canyon airstrip while road tripping (just couldn't pass by without looking). Posting this from Hanksville.
The surface looked pretty tough, there were definite cuts across it from recent rain, especially at the road. I would estimate those as 6" wide by 3" deep and if you were landing across the road you'd definitely know it was there. It also had a very nice crop of ~18" weeds mostly evenly dispersed across what looked like the entire surface. I'd be willing to take the Skywagon in there with ABW's but probably not with the 8.50's
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Re: Fry Canyon UT74

Camped there 28-30 Oct. Nice trip! Vegetation still fairly tall suggest middle to NE edge of strip.
Erosion is increasingly present the closer to the two track road you get. Suggest landing with touch down between 2 track and windsock pole. Our 182 has dinky tires. 5 nose, 6 main.
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