AvidFlyer wrote:I flew to Nancy's Restaurant in Willows CA today and did some playing on the way back.

Awesome pics!!

Glidergeek and I flew to Bacon Strip Ranch, but the runways were still way to wet for our 182 and 180 to land. So we flew down to Amboy for lunch and played around the desert southeast of Amboy before heading back to Riverside and Fullerton.

Still lot's of snow up in Big Bear Lake, CA


Bacon Strip Ranch was still pretty soggy


Glidergeek and I at Roy's in Amboy, CA


Fuel at Roy's. The pump hoses are pretty long if anybody is interested in mogas. I believe there's Ethanol in the fuel though.


Shadow's on the sand dunes

On Friday (1/29), went to Idaho City, Bruce Meadows, Indian Creek, Thomas Creek, Mahoney Creek, Soldier Bar, Cabin Creek, Vines and Big Creek. Pretty lonely in the Frank Church this time of year! For you wheel guys, before the snow started falling again Saturday, Mahoney and Lower Loon would have been easily landable with even regular size tires - just a couple inches. Middle Fork Lodge has been keeping Thomas Creek Strip plowed, so didn't even want to touch down with the skiis down. Flying B and Bernard are completely clear of snow. A friend went into Bernard with his 182 Fri night and all was good - not too muddy or anything. Looked like at least one other person had been into McCall on the ski strip. Wonder who else has been out and about - Mike Doris Maybe?, but he usually just uses the runway with his hydraulics.
Matt

Matt 7GCBC wrote:On Friday (1/29), went to Idaho City, Bruce Meadows, Indian Creek, Thomas Creek, Mahoney Creek, Soldier Bar, Cabin Creek, Vines and Big Creek. Pretty lonely in the Frank Church this time of year! For you wheel guys, before the snow started falling again Saturday, Mahoney and Lower Loon would have been easily landable with even regular size tires - just a couple inches. Middle Fork Lodge has been keeping Thomas Creek Strip plowed, so didn't even want to touch down with the skiis down. Flying B and Bernard are completely clear of snow. A friend went into Bernard with his 182 Fri night and all was good - not too muddy or anything. Looked like at least one other person had been into McCall on the ski strip. Wonder who else has been out and about - Mike Doris Maybe?, but he usually just uses the runway with his hydraulics.
Matt

Matt,
What is vines like on ski's? I have never flown ski's but seems like places like that are pretty short without brakes. Does the snow need to be fairly soft or is it no big deal? Would you land Mile Hi on ski's?

Thanks

The snow needs to be fairly SHALLOW to allow a definite takeoff at places like Vines! (like those guys get in MN) At cabin creek, the only significant snow depth was on the runway which is slightly depressed from the surrounding ground. Vines, being deeper in the canyon had deeper snow, but not the chest deep stuff that there was at Bruce Meadows. When going into Vines, I did several circuits landing downstream to pack the snow down. Landing downstream at Vines was a lot easier than landing downhill at Soldier and Cabin! Yes, you could just go and plunk it down normally the first time, but it seems a lot easier and quicker to compress the snow with the plane than do all that stomping.
Matt.

Thanks for the report Matt,
I've got to do that someday!

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patrol guy wrote:I went and landed in 2 1/2 ft. tall corn stalks in a short corn field surrounded by tall trees to look at a tractor I saw on Ebay. How dumb was that?

Depends. What is the damage?

This new page in WDYFT? has some great stories, but needs more pictures.

mountainmatt wrote:This new page in WDYFT? has some great stories, but needs more pictures.

Sorry, it was kinda dark. How's this?

denalipilot wrote:

mountainmatt wrote:This new page in WDYFT? has some great stories, but needs more pictures.

Sorry, it was kinda dark. How's this?

BEST PICTURE SO FAR ON THIS PAGE!!! but, the story needs a little more work to keep up with previous ones on PG74.

I made it 4 days in a row flying a taildragger thanks to Bmurrish today for letting me hitch a ride after work to go see Bijou Bottom and Kelly Airpark!

Chest deep and ankle deep snow in Idaho. Pics to accompany report, as requested.

Ah, stomping down a track with snowshoes--great way to warm up

highroad, STOPPING is rarely a problem on skis, unless you're on ice.

Now, getting AIRBORNE again, THAT can be a bitch in tight places.

Stomp, stomp, stomp...

MTV

Thank you Matt great pictures.

Cheers...Rob

Matt,
Thanks for the pictures. Looks like a great time.

Matt, wonderful pictures. Thanks for taking the time to post them.

Took advantage of the nice weather on Thursday and went out to bore some holes in the sky over the Willamette Valley. Took off from Scappoose in the pacer and went to hit as many aiports as I could until I had to have the plane back for the next guy. (The joys of renting )

Cornelius Skyport - little soft from the rain.....
Starks T.O.
Chehalem
Sportsmen
Aurora
Mulino
Valley View
County Squire
Sandy River -

Then back to Scappose by the way of the Willamette. Always like flying over downtown portland at 1500'.

-Matt

Wanted to go to Scottsbluff to fly Clint's J-3 Cub but the weather in Nebraska got the best of us. We stayed in the Denver/Colorado Springs area instead. We did Centennial, Kelly Airpark, Bijou Bottom, Matt's Strip, Calhan astro turf, Meadowlake, Springs East, ran the Basin, back to Centennial then back to Meadowlake for me. Great weather and an awesome time.

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