I'm heading to SW Oregon on May 26th and will be doing my annual on the 27th. I've been thinking about bringing my wife along and heading out to the coast for a couple days, she has never seen the ocean I haven't surfed in a long time but thought it would be fun to rent a couple G-boards and play around a bit. Any opinions on where we should go? We will probably be camping out and will only have a couple days...we have a rafting trip that launches June 1st.

I'll do my best to be there when you're there, and hopefully show you around.. I think I PMed you my number a while back.

I live in Coquille, just inland from Bandon. Where is your annual being done? There are a lot of great camping spots in this area on the coast, some you can fly into. If you have any interest in Kiteboarding, we have prime kiting here and some great instruction is available at Floris Lake.

Let me know what your plans are. I also have some surfboards you may be able to use if you are going to be in this area. Port Orford has some good breaks if the wind is out of the North which it usually is that time of year.

Brent

Yeah Z, I have your #...hope you are able to make it down.

highroad,

My annual is being done at Steve's over at Beagle Sky Ranch. Kiteboarding looks like a lot of fun but has never been on my list of things to do. My wife really wants to try it though. At this point my only plans are to get the annual done on the 27th. If my wife is not able to come then I'll probly just head home on the 28th but we are hoping to make a fun trip out of it...not that doing an annual isn't fun Thanks for offering your boards but I don't like borrowing stuff...I break things too often.

Steve and Brian do a great annual and keep tabs on our pacer. If you are going to be flying in the area let me know. Always enjoy flying with fellow BCP members

Sounds like the beginning of an informal Southern Oregon BCP fly-in. One of the best kinds.

TomW wrote:Sounds like the beginning of an informal Southern Oregon BCP fly-in. One of the best kinds.

Would be cool to get a few of us together. It doesn't look like my wife is going to make, too many other trips planned and not enough time off. I'll probably have to head back to Boise the day after the annual is done. It is only a 3.5 hr flight so I'll have a good part of the day to do whatever.

whee wrote: I'll probably have to head back to Boise the day after the annual is done.

You can always crash at my folks' house if I'm town and you need to overnight.

Thanks Z,

I'll be spending a couple nights there but I plan on tenting it, Brain said there is room and it won't be a problem. The plan is to arrive and Beagle late in the day on the 26th, do the annual on the 27th and head home on the 28th early enough that I won't get caught in the dark. Hopefull a few of us will be able to get together for whatever. I'm thinkin a ride in a 170B would be sweet

I put those dates on the calendar. If my annual is done by then, and it should be, I will make it down.

I can't do the 28th, but I might play hooky from work on the 27th and fly over and say hi.

I can get the time off. Agness would be fun?? I have been wanting to meet Brian. Hope for good weather.

Rob

Ah yes, the scheduled completion of an annual. What always starts with good intent seems to every year blossom into something bigger. I know I can't be the only one with this issue. It certainly causes me to shy away from out of area maintenance. Maybe if I stopped trying to help, things would go more smoothly?

Matt 7GCBC wrote:Ah yes, the scheduled completion of an annual. What always starts with good intent seems to every year blossom into something bigger. I know I can't be the only one with this issue. It certainly causes me to shy away from out of area maintenance. Maybe if I stopped trying to help, things would go more smoothly?

I hear what you are saying. I am prepared to stay longer if I need to. I like doing owner assisted annuals because it helps save $$ and I get learn how to care for the plane. The guys at Beagle like doing owner assisted annuals and I get credit for the work I do. Two years in a row I tried to find someone in the Boise area that would do an owner assisted annual, most said sure but the cost will be the same.

By the way Matt...when we going up again?

hey whee, u floating the middle fork in june, u lucky dog?!

We will have to head out when I get back from AK, Jon. Will miss the campout at JC, but looking forward to time in the Frank Church and Selway after the 4th of July.

jomac wrote:hey whee, u floating the middle fork in june, u lucky dog?!

Yeah...got a May 16th Selway trip, June 1st and June 7th Middle Fork trips. Should be a great year

Matt 7GCBC wrote:We will have to head out when I get back from AK, Jon. Will miss the campout at JC, but looking forward to time in the Frank Church and Selway after the 4th of July.

Well have a good time in AK and hopefully we can get together later in the year.

Now lets see....one, two, three or more guests......man I am going to have to clean out the hanger.....

Well, Everyone is welcome here at anytime, we run an open door shop here and love having people drop in....

As a side note.....I am taking my IA exam on Friday...that would be day after tomorrow.....wish me luck.....
(That means Whee's Luscombe may be one of the first airplanes that I can actually sign off as airworthy instead of Dad. )

Brian

Brian - Steve's Aircraft wrote:As a side note.....I am taking my IA exam on Friday...that would be day after tomorrow.....wish me luck.....

Good luck Brian!

Ya, good luck Brian.....I have a bunch of hair brain ideas for us to work on.

I'm always thinking of myself aren't I

Look forward to meeting a few of you (not all of you - kidding only) at the end of this month.

Roger