Lowrider, Splashpilot and Aktahoe will be leaving Truckee in the am just after the pancake breakfast for the course. If anyone would like to join, the weather is looking good!

Pancakes start up at 8am at the EAA building here in Truckee. Will be flying by 9 or 10.

If "the course" should include some of the "dry" lakes, there's been a heap of rain over the past few days - - with much of it unevenly distributed with real downpours in spots.

In case I'm up, 'bout what time are you gonna be heading out and what frequency?

Shoot, I don't think I can make it up there in the Stearman, plus it'd be a pretty frickin chilly ride. We were planning on bfast at Auburn.

No dry Lakes left for awhile..Mostly dirt,er,I mean mud, roads and some other stuff that is good to go .........try 119.0 between when the fog burns off in TRK (if any)and 11 ish....

aktahoe1 wrote:Pancakes start up at 8am at the EAA building here in Truckee. Will be flying by 9 or 10.

How long is breakfast served at TRK EAA? I can't get up there until 0945 or so... I think Bumper and I will formate from MEV...

8-10 at the EAA building. We will be on 119.00 if we are not there, but betting we are still there. We will be 3 180's. Lots of good fun in the Sierra Valley and just north.

Will be great to see you guys!

Sounds good, thanks!

Lets hope the winds dont come up. Could be fun

A really great day flying with Lowrider, Splashpilot, Bumper, Onthegas and myself Aktahoe! Could be one of the more memorable.

Here is a little photo easy from the day...

Lowrider, Bumper and Onthegas landing at hole 4



The gathering...


Onthegas loves the sheep!


Our good ranch owner comes out to welcome us with his kids!




Bumper loves the dogs...


On to the next hole...


Onthegas


Hole 5, lowrider


Bumper departing hole 5


Bumper cruising...


Lowrider landing at hole 6


Lowrider and Aktahoe waiting for Splashpilot


Splashpilot arrives at Hole 6


Down the fairway we go...


Hole 4 again, this time with Splashpilot


and lowrider



On to our next hole..


This is a new hole...maybe 19?



On to hole 9 (thats what we call it anyhow)



And then my batteries ran out in the camera.....Stay tuned as the next few days will be fun...

I'm back in the air and will be joining you guys shortly...


Gump

She looks beautiful Gump!

Monday is looking like a big day if you can join us!

Hey guys,I was at spaulding lake this morning and saw the airshow.Nice
When Aktahoe did his 180deg. climbing turn,I was just below the turn,one of three cars on the beach.Cool
Low rider flying high cover,Tahe down low and the other 2 planes in the center.(Onthegas&Bumper)
Splash was not there yet.
Looked like fun,thanks for the show.






Be safe,Chuck

Well done guys, thanks for the pics!

Nice mini golf TR, K-man!!

Looked like fun!
HC

Thanks Aktahoe1 and low rider . . . good flying, fun, and photos. Plan to come up your way again to see the back 9. Sorry to bail mid-course with a semi-locked up left main. Got back to Minden and set it down on the dirt runway, right first then then touched the left gingerly and it turned freely.

Back at the hangar, took it apart and no real problem evident, so must have been brake caliper pins sticking. Will finish brakes and repack both sides today.

BTW, I've never seen sheep move that fast or stampede through a barbed wire fence before. Did they manage to round them all up? Onthegas should be ashamed of himself

GumpAir wrote:I'm back in the air and will be joining you guys shortly...


Gump

Congrats Gump...

Sorry I didn't make it either, flew up to Idaho to help joecub with his house.

Was a good time! We need to do it more often.

Weather looks good all week if anyone is interested.

Here is a good shot of Bumper launching from hole 4 yesterday...


And then of course there is always something cool about seeing your own airplane fly.