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cpayne(at)joimail.com
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:58 am    Post subject: SoCal Winds Reply with quote
Must be a bit sporty to fly in those Santa Anna winds, I assume that smoke has shut down a few airports also. As I remember, Ramona is a firebase facility we we used to clear the pattern and taxiway when ever one of the fire bombers headed in/out.

My personal "best" on crosswinds in the CJ was a 30+ Kt component. Was not a real pretty landing. Since then I have experienced same in a Light Sport out at West Pecos. The key seems to be good low speed handling, a wide runway helps too.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:09 am    Post subject: SoCal Winds Reply with quote
Essentially, the fire bombers have not flown on the fires we are currently sweating out.  They tried two sorties yesterday, I think, but without success.  The helicopters that the Navy had out yesterday also weren't too successful as the water they were dropping from their buckets was evaporating before it hit the fire...humidity yesterday was from 0% all the way up to 4%.  However, today it appears that the CDF air assetts, as well as the military ones, are finally aggressively in the air.  Rumour is that the DC-10 fire bomber will be working in our area today. 
I keep my Sukhoi and my Interstate at Ramona and they are o.k. even tho the fires have burned right up to the perimeter of the airport.  My partner in the Sukhoi lives just a mile or so North of the airport...and at this point, we believe he has lost his house....nobody can get up in that area to check for sure.  There is another Sukhoi at Ramona and the owner of that airplane has lost his house.

Ramona is about 20 something miles inland, but I live down on the coast, and we are all packed up and ready to evacuate.  My Yak buddies in some other coastal communities just to the south of us have evacuated their homes.  Yesterday was ugly and today appears to be no better.

Roger Baker_______________________________________________________On Oct 23, 2007, at 3:58 AM, Craig Payne wrote:
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Must be a bit sporty to fly in those Santa Anna winds, I assume that smoke has shut down a few airports also. As I remember,  Ramona is a firebase facility we we used to clear the pattern and taxiway when ever one of the fire bombers headed in/out.
 
My personal "best" on crosswinds in the CJ was  a 30+ Kt component. Was not a real pretty landing. Since then I have experienced same in a Light Sport out at West Pecos. The key seems to be good low speed handling, a wide runway helps too.
 
 
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: SoCal Winds Reply with quote
Group,

I counted 4 fire bombers taking off from fox Field
(Lancaster, CA) and one landing as I drove by on my way to
California City Airport.

Currently have freinds from San Diego (mandatory evac),
staying in my California City home.

Worked all day and got one of my hanger finished enough to
pull my YAK-52 in from the winds.

Laterrr
John Fischer

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From: Roger Baker <f4ffm2(at)adelphia.net>
To: yak-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: SoCal Winds
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:05:16 -0700

Quote:
Essentially, the fire bombers have not flown on the fires
we are currently sweating out. They tried two sorties
yesterday, I think, but without success. The
helicopters that the Navy had out yesterday also weren't
too successful as the water they were dropping from
their buckets was evaporating before it hit the
fire...humidity yesterday was from 0% all the way up to
4%. However, today it appears that the CDF air assetts,
as well as the military ones, are finally aggressively
in the air. Rumour is that the DC-10 fire bomber will
be working in our area today.

I keep my Sukhoi and my Interstate at Ramona and they are
o.k. even tho the fires have burned right up to the
perimeter of the airport. My partner in the Sukhoi
lives just a mile or so North of the airport...and at
this point, we believe he has lost his house....nobody
can get up in that area to check for sure. There is
another Sukhoi at Ramona and the owner of that airplane
has lost his house.

Ramona is about 20 something miles inland, but I live down
on the coast, and we are all packed up and ready to
evacuate. My Yak buddies in some other coastal
communities just to the south of us have evacuated their
homes. Yesterday was ugly and today appears to be no
better.

Roger
Baker_____________________________________________________
__ On Oct 23, 2007, at 3:58 AM, Craig Payne wrote:

>
> Must be a bit sporty to fly in those Santa Anna winds, I
> assume that smoke has shut down a few airports also.
> As I remember, Ramona is a firebase facility we we
> used to clear the pattern and taxiway when ever one of
the fire bombers headed in/out. >
> My personal "best" on crosswinds in the CJ was a 30+ Kt
> component. Was not a real pretty landing. Since then I
> have experienced same in a Light Sport out at West
> Pecos. The key seems to be good low speed handling, a
wide runway helps too. >
>
> Craig Payne
> cpayne(at)joimail.com
>
>
>
>
>




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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:23 am    Post subject: SoCal Winds Reply with quote
At least one of the two remaining Martin Mars are on the way this morning
from B.C. to help out.

Walt
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