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UPDATED with lot of PHOTOS - Nor / Cal Fly-in

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What dates work best for you?

October 8-9
8
38%
October 15-16
5
24%
I can't go so take lots of pics/vids.
8
38%
 
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:37 am

UPDATED with lot of PHOTOS - Nor / Cal Fly-in

Weather is starting to get real nice. Getting a number of messages about another fly-in here in October.

Curious about what dates are BEST for folks?

Zane can you create a poll on this thread for either October 8, 9 or October 15, 16?

Once we get a feel for who can make it I will make it so.

We need to spend more time on our south circuit.

AKT
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:13 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

If you meant Oct 8-9 or Oct 15-16, either weekend works for me. Mon-Tues is a no-go...new quarter starts next Monday and I'll have class. :cry:
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:14 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Kevin, those dates are monday and tuesday. Do you mean October 8-9 or 15-16?
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:28 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

You guys are correct...poll has been corrected..Thanks Zane!

Pick a weekend

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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:44 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

I feel a bit out on the fringe on this one, where will this event be held? I would love to attend if it’s on the week end of the 15Th, however I have a previous engagement for the weekend of the 8th.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:45 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

We base in Truckee (KTRK)
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:49 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Oct 15 weekend is Lemoore airshow with the Blues.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:59 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

I'll be here for 8/9th, gone the following weekend
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:21 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

aktahoe1 wrote:We base in Truckee (KTRK)

Thanks
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:28 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

If it's on the 15-16 I'll only be able to make it on the 15th. I go out of town on the 16th.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:32 am

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Sound like the 8th and 9th will be best for everyone!

Details forth coming in the next week.

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Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:44 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Rich Finkle and I would like to attend. Probably we will come up Friday night and camp at Truckee. I take it we can camp out near the south east corner of the air port. Is this correct? Also is it set for Oct 8-9? I hope we won't be looked to far down at, our tail wheels are in the front of the planes. Rich has replaced his plane with another C-205.
I have a C-182. Not sure which we will be in, maybe we will bring both.

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Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:07 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

aktahoe1 wrote:You guys are correct...poll has been corrected..Thanks Zane!

Pick a weekend

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Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:36 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

I have to work the weekend of the 8th. Bummer. Take lots of pictures then.

If I don't have to work...
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:24 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

We will have the glider port to ourselves.

Will post more details as time warrants but you can plan on camping there with no problem (Friday and Saturday night if you wish). Its actually a great spot. Last time we used the camp ground close by but this time we will use the actual grass at the glider port to camp with the fire pit as the glider port will be closed for the season. Very easy.

Nose draggers will be fine for both circuits. Would really like to spend more time on the south circuit as we have a lot of options for people to land both real high and low depending. Not to mention nose draggers. Folks should bring a fire arm if you have one and we can have a shooting gallery at the strip "3 shot gun shells and a pair of shoes". Thinking also about a flower bomb there or short field event...I dont know, we will get creative.

The hippies have burning man...thinking we should have "Burning pilot" ..obviously, not literally, but we could have one hell of a bonfire out there. Maybe even camp there on Saturday night. Most everyone last month said the same thing. We should camp here. So that is an option for Saturday night and can be determined at a later time. For those of you that have not been around here, trust me, your gonna like it. The more I think about it, we should camp at 3 SS & PS on Saturday night. The stars will be going off! You Oregon boys should come join us!!!

Thats all for now...

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Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:30 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Dang that sounds fun.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:57 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Can't wait...I finally got the 29's on her last week.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:00 pm

Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

Dad gummit - my oldests birthday that weekend. Have fun guys!
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:06 pm

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My kids 2nd Bday is that weekend also.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:11 pm

Re: Nor Cal / Sierra Fly-in - October

aktahoe1 wrote:We will have the glider port to ourselves.

Will post more details as time warrants but you can plan on camping there with no problem (Friday and Saturday night if you wish). Its actually a great spot. Last time we used the camp ground close by but this time we will use the actual grass at the glider port to camp with the fire pit as the glider port will be closed for the season. Very easy.

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The hippies have burning man...thinking we should have "Burning pilot" ..obviously, not literally, but we could have one hell of a bonfire out there. Maybe even camp there on Saturday night. Most everyone last month said the same thing. We should camp here. So that is an option for Saturday night and can be determined at a later time. For those of you that have not been around here, trust me, your gonna like it. The more I think about it, we should camp at 3 SS & PS on Saturday night. The stars will be going off! You Oregon boys should come join us!!!

Thats all for now...

AKT


already drooling with anticipation :lol:
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