This is just a reminder/invite to the Tonasket (W01) Fathers-Day fly in 2014. As you might have guessed it falls on Fathers-Day weekend June 14-15.
There is camping on the field, or you are welcome to camp at our place, Fowler Field (02WN), 6 miles East North East of Tonasket. We have lots of space for camping with your plane. The field is gravel 1500 feet long and off the runway can be a bit rough so be careful taxiing around.
There is a steak dinner Saturday, and I hear there is going to be a spot landing contest also.
I look forward to seeing you there............

The long range weather report is looking good. Not too hot, not too cold...........

The weather is still looking good, temps in the 70's, that is about perfect..........

This fly in sounds promissing. I hope the passes are clear enough early enough to get through from Seattle. School is out and this dad will be bringing my now 5th grade girl. What fun is there for a girl at the fly in?

Redbarron180 when are you heading over and what route are you taking?

Truck,
I am planning to go over Wednesday morning. I live on Lopez Island and usually go direct, which ends up being very near the North Cascades highway. If you are coming from Seattle area Stevens pass might be the best route.
While we never know who will actually show up, there are supposed to be several kids there. If you come up our way we have a couple dirt bikes and a 4 wheeler to thrash around the place (240 acres). I guess it depends how girly your girl is, my grand girls love that stuff.
Hope to see you there..........

There should be at least one other Pacer there...........

Here is a live cam at Fowler Field in Tonasket. It will give you an idea what the weather is doing there. I'm heading over tomorrow morning..........
http://64.139.109.64/

Great view from the Fowler Field web cam, you can see the windsock clearly. A quite night camping at Fowler looks guaranteed.

I have my eye on the weather. Bit of rain expected now on both sides. Getting a little wet is ok as long as it remains VFR. May have to take the long way around through the Gorge. Say hi if you see a brown and cream pacer.

Truck,
Yeah, the weather is looking a little unsettled, I hope you can make it..........Ron

Issue Date : June 09, 2014 at 1959 UTC
Location : HOOD RIVER, United States near KLICKITAT VOR/DME (LTJ)
Beginning Date and Time : June 09, 2014 at 2010 UTC
Ending Date and Time : October 01, 2014 at 2010 UTC
Reason for NOTAM : TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING
Type : Hazards
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 5700 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From June 09, 2014 at 2010 UTC
To October 01, 2014 at 2010 UTC
No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).
ONLY RELIEF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS UNDER DIRECTION OF COLUMBIA RIVER ARE AUTHORIZED IN THE AIRSPACE

Theres a TFR #4/9912 right smack in the middle of the "gorge". SFC-5700'. Valid till Oct 1st!!!!!!!!
I use this route all the time when the passes are not VFR. This now puts a damper on things.
Sam

That's not good. Preemptive TFR in the middle of a major VFR corridor? Whose idea was that?

june 9th-October 1st. to provide a safe environment for fire fighting, From the surface up to and including 5700 feet MSL.

what the hell are they doing

That's the worse TFR I have ever seen. The Columbia river must be on fire and it's going to take all summer to put it out. Good job placing it exactly where you can't fly low around it.

This definitely changes my eastern Washington plans. The gorge route is handy to get back home too.

The fire is less than 5 acres. Should be a short lived TFR.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/ ... contained/

TruckTent wrote:The fire is less than 5 acres. Should be a short lived TFR.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/ ... contained/

then why the 112 day TFR?

ExperimentalAviator wrote:

TruckTent wrote:The fire is less than 5 acres. Should be a short lived TFR.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/ ... contained/

then why the 112 day TFR?

I hope it was as innocent as somebodies fat fingers putting in 10 as the end month instead of the end day on some computer field. Because I have never done that before.

It looks like the weather might not be glorious Friday, but it is sure beautiful here in Tonasket now.........
Hope the fire is out soon........

The TFR in the Gorge near Hood River is gone.

tcj wrote:The TFR in the Gorge near Hood River is gone.

That's good. Are they usually scheduled for such a long duration simply to be conservative so they don't need to be reentered?

Zzz wrote:

tcj wrote:The TFR in the Gorge near Hood River is gone.

That's good. Are they usually scheduled for such a long duration simply to be conservative so they don't need to be reentered?

I'm not sure but suspect that is the case. I have seen the fire fighting TFRs issued "Until further notice" and with an until date just a few days after it was issued. I did notice the TFR for the Two bulls fire had "Untill Oct.1" also and it is gone now too.

Requests are made through ARTCC...KZSE - Seattle in our case. It may be a policy of the NW fire dispatch office or Seattle ARTCC. I'll have to check some more through this summer to see.