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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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 Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:04 pm Post subject: finally a bit of flying weather |
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http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0siAoTNYTZD6KPbiDncNLfKZruRqx5nUO
The above link is to my spot tracking page. I prefer to use the hybrid feature since it shows roads. There isn't much reason to have good sat pictures here so you won't be able to get in too close.
The wind and weather finally moderated a bit or at least enough that I felt like flying for the first time in almost a month. My interest was to find a "two track" down into the Canyons that frame the Owyhee River that would allow me to take a quad from this side of the river. If I go the way that the roads are good I end up driving about 100 miles before I can even get on my quad. This way it is only about 50 miles of two track, and 15 hwy. It is very difficult here however because the roads are not signed, and the land is so featureless as to not be much help. So my plan was to press in GPS readings at the turns. Here in ranch country all the roads lead to water, generally a stock pond, so it can be a bit confusing actually trying to get somewhere.
I flew 103 miles in an hour and 34 minutes. I used 4.7 gallons of fuel for 21.9 mpg average speed was 62 MPH There was a pretty good headwind and it was a bit bumpy over the canyon coming back home.
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My feet were cold by the time I got back on the ground, but it was nice to get out for a while.
Larry
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Thom Riddle
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:36 am Post subject: Re: finally a bit of flying weather |
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Larry,
Good photos! I'm particularly curious about that partial circle feature in the second photo. Any ideas of what that is or was? Is it a meteor crater or dead volcano? Have you ever landed there or 4-wheeled to it to inspect/explore?
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williamtsullivan(at)att.n
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:20 am Post subject: finally a bit of flying weather |
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Larry- Thanks for the pictures. Your flying area looks like the other side of the moon.
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lcottrell
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:02 am Post subject: finally a bit of flying weather |
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Gang,
The area here is volcanic and that picture is of Scotts Butte, and to my untrained eye appears to have been one of the spots that lava poured from the depths, over the landscape. I have been up there on my quad. Very interesting country.
Larry
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:02 pm Post subject: finally a bit of flying weather |
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I just got to this one.
Very good. I knew there had to be a way to get down there.
We need to pack up enough stuff for a few days survival, hit the trails and make some gps tracks while looking for ways to get into the canyon, the shortest ways.
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject: finally a bit of flying weather |
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Sorry about this personal post to the Kolb List.
I did not look and realize it was addressed to the List when I hit the send button.
Got back from Lakeland today. Came home a day early to prevent possibly weathered in at Sun and Fun.
Had a good flight. MKIII and 912 performed flawlessly. Started getting in shape again during the flight home.
850 sm round trip. Head wind and rough air going south 5.9 hours, 415 sm. Tail wind and smoother air flying north, think it was 5.0 and 435 sm.
Ready to fly to MV next month.
john hauck
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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