iceman wrote:Hey James, Been wondering about the fishing at Salmon bar... How did your M4 do getting in and out of there. I have a 210C is yours a Franklin... Getting in appears to be all finesse and gettin out all horsepower if I'm not mistaken...

I'm about 99% sure James also has the 210C.

mountainmatt wrote:

iceman wrote:Hey James, Been wondering about the fishing at Salmon bar... How did your M4 do getting in and out of there. I have a 210C is yours a Franklin... Getting in appears to be all finesse and gettin out all horsepower if I'm not mistaken...

I'm about 99% sure James also has the 210C.

you are right. IO-360 in Jame's plane. I was thinking it was a frank so i looked it up and its a m-4-210C

Theres a video on youtube of a C-170 going into salmon bar with a major bounce on landing. if a cessna can do it then you know any maule can

whee wrote:Theres a video on youtube of a C-170 going into salmon bar with a major bounce on landing. if a cessna can do it then you know any maule can

Heck I bet you could get anything "in" there!

Tadpole wrote:

whee wrote:Theres a video on youtube of a C-170 going into salmon bar with a major bounce on landing. if a cessna can do it then you know any maule can

Heck I bet you could get anything "in" there!

Haha...absolutely. A 170B has giant buzzard wings and enormous flaps. I little power with full flaps and you can land them incredibly short, enough that you'll be hauling it out on a boat. I heard that the pax in that 170-at-Salmon-Bar video rode out with another guy in a 185.

IIRC, there was a fellow (Bill Rusk maybe?) that beat the field of Super Cubs a few years ago in his 170B at New Holstein in the short landing contest.

mountainmatt wrote:

james wrote:Hello Backcountry Pilots,
Got away from the phone, and yard work I should be doing and flew into the Salmon Bar Airstrip located at the confluence of the Snake and Salmon River in Hells Canyon. The airstrip is 650 feet long, rough, narrow with river at both ends, "priceless"!

James
Spokane

Good work James. Backcountry at its finest!

Your the man, James!! Very cool!!

Hello Backcountry Pilots,
The confluence of the Snake and the Salmon Rivers is good fishing. There has been a good steelhead run this year and a even better salmon run expected too according to some friends from Lewiston. They pull the occasional 10 foot sturgen out of the deep holes in this part of the river too. I also had some friends drop by in a jetboat and I saw lots of chuckars for next hunting season.

This is a pretty short airstip 650 feet long, so aircraft performance is a factor. Winds in the canyon can make it a challenge too. I only land there when the windsock is limp if its standing or the river is glass. In the last two years there have been three airplance accidents at the Salmon Bar Airstip. Enjoy, hope you like the pictures.

James

nice job, james! think i'll drop the 182T in there, with a little help first go'round, thanx for the pics.

jomac wrote:nice job, james! think i'll drop the 182T in there, with a little help first go'round, thanx for the pics.

I'll follow you

Yes Zane, You with the stock 170 and me with the Cherokee better find something a little longer. Now Curtis, with the 180 and the sportsman STOL...It'd be no problem.

To scenic ( )Oakley, Idaho (reported east coast mob hangout, no kidding), 90+ miles for breakfast. After ordering I checked my wallet, 6 bucks and some pocket change, and I was waiting on a cheese omelet with all the trimmings plus coffee......they didn't take checks or VISA the sign said. I was sweating it until I got the bill $6.36, I had enough change for a 20% tip! What a deal! Flew the Snake River low level all the way back, played put the shadow on the interstate for a while, landed off airport 5 times, great weather and scenary. Nice having the Airstreaks back on.

oldtech wrote:Yes Zane, You with the stock 170 and me with the Cherokee better find something a little longer. Now Curtis, with the 180 and the sportsman STOL...It'd be no problem.

Hey, you're making me jealous. His plane looks cool on those bushwheels too.

This wasn’t back country, but I went to Urbana-Grimes in Ohio. There is a gathering of B-25’s there this week (15 to 20 of them), getting ready for an anniversary of Jimmy Doolittle’s raid to be held at Dayton this weekend. A nice consolation prize for not going to S & F.

While entering the pattern, there was a formation flight of three B-25’s with a pair of P-51’s flying “cover” in front of me. How cool was that?

You could buy a 30 minute ride for 4 large ones. On the way home, I kicked myself for being so cheap.

Took a short trip in Gravelly Valley in No. Cal. for an overnighter.





I thought Bob was breaking wind and this is what greeted me when I got up to kick him.

14 Pacific City, 16 Hood River with the Z man, 17 going to Madras to meet James and his wife. Me and JB will be planning our Alaska trip. 18th back home.

Flew up to KLS to talk to the manager about some hangar space. First, though, I had to get the 150's hangar door opened. Took about 10 minutes of swearing and ended up with a blood blister. Apparently we didn't completely fix the sticking problem. Tires were low. Spent a good 45 minutes trying to get more air into the tires than was coming out around the valve stem and pump nozzle. I really hate wheel pants. Cleaned the glass, checked the tanks, finished the rest of the pre-flight. "Clear Prop", half a spin on the propeller then nothing. The battery was too low. Waited another 20 minutes for my partner to show up who graciously gave me a jump.

Finally, off the ground and headed towards Kelso. Winds were relatively light, clouds at 4500' or so. Mild occasional turbulance. A really pleasant day to be out. Got to Kelso to find out, the day before, someone rented the hangar I was interested in. Ahrg! The curse of the working man. Manager said there should be another opening soon. Hope so. I'm going to need it.

Flew down to Pearson. Hadn't been there in a while and though it would be nice to stop in. Re-fueled then off again back home. Passing over the North Shore of Vancouver lake I look south to see a HUGE column of water working it's way across the Columbia. I skirt north to avoid a small patch of rain then back over to Green Mountain. Was that lightening? If that thing gets much closer I'm getting the heck out of here. I get onto the ground at GM and taxi front of the hangar just as a few small drops start to fall and the ominous sound of thunder. By the time I get the airplane inside, the flight log filled, my crap (I mean essential gear) picked up, and the 150 buttoned up, it's now a downpour complete with a few flashes and more thunder.

Happiness is sitting in a dry hangar on the ground with a storm passing overhead.

GroundLooper wrote:Flew up to KLS to talk to the manager about some hangar space.

Hope it works out for you up in Kelso. Denny and the gang up there are good people.

fern_hopper wrote:Hope it works out for you up in Kelso. Denny and the gang up there are good people.

Every time I've been there, Denny has been friendly, helpful and usually offers a bottle of water with fillup, not that he's said that it's a prerequisite. They seem like a really good operation so I always try to buy something when I stop in, fuel, trade-a-plane, AFD..., or whatever.

Now if the fog will just clear I might work my way up to Elma. Haven't been there before.

courierguy wrote:To scenic ( )Oakley, Idaho (reported east coast mob hangout, no kidding), 90+ miles for breakfast. After ordering I checked my wallet, 6 bucks and some pocket change, and I was waiting on a cheese omelet with all the trimmings plus coffee......they didn't take checks or VISA the sign said. I was sweating it until I got the bill $6.36, I had enough change for a 20% tip! What a deal! Flew the Snake River low level all the way back, played put the shadow on the interstate for a while, landed off airport 5 times, great weather and scenary. Nice having the Airstreaks back on.

Hey,

How is the strip at Oakley. Learned to fly in Burley but never landed in Oakley. I know my cousin's boss keeps his planes there. I'm planning on checking it out this summer while we make our way to and from Idaho. Where did you eat? There used to be a place by the swimming pool, but I think it closed. Then there used to be a diner on the corner of the highway coming from Burley and Oakley's main east/west street.

Glad you didn't have to wash the dishes.

GSP

Saturday

Sunday coming back to Troutdale. 133 kts